A Legacy of Love
by Amy Clipston
Local volunteer fire
fighter Leon King agrees to repair his ex-girlfriend Susie Bontrager’s
grandparents’ antique rocking chairs for her future home with her fiance
and is forced to acknowledge that his feelings for her have not quite
gone away. As Susie spends time with Leon, she begins to recognize she
is marrying the wrong man for all the wrong reasons.
The Cedar Chest
by Beth Wiseman
Decades after
inheriting her great grandmother’s cedar chest, Emma Fisher decides to
pry it open only to discover a beautiful love story in the form of
letters between her great grandparents. But as Emma immerses herself in
their story, family secrets are revealed, and she must decide whether to
share them to preserve family history or honor her great grandparents’
decision to leave them hidden.
The Treasured Book
by Kathleen Fuller
For the past two
years, Shane Broyles has felt God leading him to join the Amish. He’s
staying with his friends Noah and Ivy Schlabach in Birch Creek, OH,
where he is reunited with Lucy Fisher, an old friend of Noah’s family.
Shane and Lucy have never revealed their feelings for each other, but
when they stumble upon an antique Bible at a flea market, they feel
drawn to each other and to the mystery of the contents found within.
The Midwife’s Dream
by Kelly Irvin
Iris Beachy serves as a
midwife in her district where she longs for a family of her own. When
her friend’s brother Mahon Kurtz seeks her help in delivering the baby
of two young teenagers who have sought refuge in their town, they begin
to see each other in a different light. Unprepared for parenthood, the
young couple leave their baby girl behind in an antique crib quilt
resembling the one destined for Iris when she becomes a mother. Mahon
and Iris come together to take care of the baby as they try to find her
parents, and they begin to see new possibilities for their future. @goodreads
There are four different novella's in this book.
The first one is: A Legacy of Love by Amy Clipston
Leon is a volunteer fire fighter and he does some other work on the side. He agrees to repair is ex-girlfriend, Susie, grandparent's antique rocking chairs. These rocking chairs are going in Susie's new home with her fiance.
Soon the couple realize they still have feelings for each other. But what are they going to do? They never should have parted ways to begin with but things happen.
The second one is: The Cedar Chest by Beth Wiseman
I have to say this one is my favorite because the author made a dedication to her grandmother who's old cedar chest she owns and I have my grandmothers old cedar chest. It has a special place in my heart.
Emma gets her great grandmother's old cedar chest. She finds a bundle of old letters her great grandparents wrote back and forth to each other.
I think this would have been a lovely thing, even if they hold a secret.
The third one is: The Treasured Book by Kathleen Fuller
I love this one as well, the finding of an antique bible by Lucy and Shane was wonderful. This story holds a mystery. And will Lucy and Shane finally share their feelings for each other?
The fourth one is: the MIdwife's Dream:
This book is about Iris who is a midwife. She is asked to help a young couple have their baby but as the young couple becomes afraid, they leave the baby wrapped in an antique baby quilt for Iris to take care of. Mahon helps Iris take care of the baby and what will it mean for Iris and Mahon? Will they have a happy ending?
I loved that these book all had to do with antique items. I would actually like to own all of the antique items mentioned in the stories, accept I already have the cedar chest.
The stories were sweet and I think anyone that loves Amish books will enjoy these short stories.
Thank you to BookLookBloggers for a print copy of this book!
Happy Reading!
Mel ♥
You go through life thinking there’s so much you need…
Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother.
Marin
hasn’t spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left
everything behind. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. Not
even her best friend, Mabel. But even thousands of miles away from the
California coast, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of
the life and tragedy she’s tried to outrun. Now, months later, alone in
an emptied dorm for winter break, Marin waits. Mabel is coming to visit,
and Marin will be forced to face everything that’s been left unsaid and
finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart.@goodreads
This book was everything to me.
"'Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what
you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them
as soon as you can."'
••••••••••
You go through life thinking there's so much you need.
Your favorite jeans and sweater. The jacket with the faux-fur lining to
keep you warm. Your phone and your music and your favorite books.
Mascara. Irish Breakfast tea and cappuccinos from Trouble Coffee. You
need your yearbooks, every stiffly posed school-dance photo, the notes
your friends slipped into your locker. You need the camera you got for
your sixteenth birthday and the flowers you dried. You need your
notebooks full of the things you learned and don't want to forget. You
need your bedspread, white with black diamonds. You need your pillow-it
fits the way you sleep. You need magazines promising self-improvement.
You need your running shoes and your sandals and your boots. Your grade
report from the semester you got straight As. Your prom dress, your
shiny earrings, your pendants on delicate chains. You need your
underwear, your light-colored bras and your black ones. The dream
catcher hanging above your bed. The dozens and dozens of shells in glass
jars.
The cab was waiting at the station.
The airport, I said, but no sound came out.
"The airport," I said, and we pulled away.
You think you need all of it.
Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother.
First off the book cover it one of the best ever. And the
inside pages are beautiful too. The front page with the one light in the
dorm room speaks so many volumes to me. 
Marin
is trying to make a new life for herself. She has a roommate in
college, she's trying to get a job, which she eventually does at a
wonderful place, she's just trying to live from day to day. She's alone
while everyone is away for the holidays. There are a few left in the
dorms but not many. And her best friend Mabel is on her way to see her.
What is going to happen? Will Marin share the reasons why she left
everything, everyone?
I can't believe I have had this book for so
long and just now found out what a jem I had. It went straight to my
favorites list. Is if for everyone? No. But I'm not everyone. I'm ME. It
touches a part of me that made me feel happy/sad/hopeful.
Did I cry. Yeah. And that ending. I can't even.
How
could such a small book pack such a powerful punch to me. I'm going to
do some things that were in the book. Just some little things.
Everything is in the little things people. EVERYTHING...Mel ♥
GOODREADS REVIEW
Arram. Varice.
Ozorne. In the first book in the Numair Chronicles, three student mages
are bound by fate . . . fated for trouble.
Arram Draper is a
boy on the path to becoming one of the realm’s most powerful mages. The
youngest student in his class at the Imperial University of Carthak, he
has a Gift with unlimited potential for greatness–and for attracting
danger. At his side are his two best friends: Varice, a clever girl with
an often-overlooked talent, and Ozorne, the “leftover prince” with
secret ambitions. Together, these three friends forge a bond that will
one day shape kingdoms. And as Ozorne gets closer to the throne and
Varice gets closer to Arram’s heart, Arram begins to realize that one
day soon he will have to decide where his loyalties truly lie.
In
the Numair Chronicles, readers will be rewarded with the
never-before-told story of how Numair Salmalín came to Tortall.
Newcomers will discover an unforgettable fantasy adventure where a
kingdom’s future rests on the shoulders of a talented young man with a
knack for making vicious enemies. @goodreads
We got a cool poster in the back of the book!
I
enjoyed this book but I do believe it could have been shorter with just
the things that were in book. I'm hoping the next book will blow this
one out of the water.
My favorite character is, Preet the bird. You will love him too! Trust me =)
I did love the other characters too. They were a lot of fun.
But
for the love of all that's holy! WHY did I have to hear about Arram
talking about his little boy peen! Yes, the teachers are supposed to
give them the lecture when they are 12 and since he started the school
younger, I guess they forgot about him. And then I had to read about
Ozorne telling him everything about said peen!
I can't even people!
Happy Reading!
Mel ♥
GOODREADS REVIEW
Betsy and Ty Franklin,
owners of Franklin Dairy Farm in southern Alabama, have decided to put
life’s disappointments behind them. At least in theory. Ty manages their
herd of dairy cows, while Betsy busies herself with the farm’s
day-to-day operations and tries to forget the longing for motherhood set
deep in her heart. But when Betsy’s free-spirited younger sister Jenna
drops her young daughters off at the farm to attend a two-week art
retreat in Florida, Betsy’s carefully constructed wall of
self-protection begins to crumble.
As those two weeks stretch
much farther into the hot Alabama summer, Betsy and Ty learn to navigate
the new additions in their world and revel in a home that’s suddenly
filled with the sound of laughter and life. Meanwhile, record heat
promises to usher in the most active hurricane season in decades.
Four
hundred miles away, Jenna is fighting her own battles. She’d once been
free to travel and pursue a career in photography, but all that changed
with the appearance of two pink lines on a plastic stick and a boyfriend
who hit the road. At Halcyon art retreat, she finally has the time and
energy to focus on her photography. As the summer continues, she wonders
how her rediscovered passion can fit in with the life she’s made back
home with her two children.
When Hurricane Ingrid aims her steady
eye at the Alabama coast, Jenna must make a decision that could affect
both her and her children’s futures, and Betsy and Ty find themselves
protecting their beloved farm as well as their own hearts. @goodreads
*Thank you to BookLookBloggers for a print copy of this book*
This book is told by the differen't POV's. Betsy, Jenna & Ty. Betsy & Jenna are sisters and Ty is married to Betsy.
Betsy:
She usually stayed in bed until at least six, but this morning she was restless, like animals get when the barometric pressure drops before a storm. It wasn't the cows, or the approaching hurricane season, or even the milk prices, which had dipped lately. It was something else, something she couldn't quite name. She felt like she needed to both run a mile and go back to sleep for the next three hours. It was energy and lethargy, anticipation and dread. Anna Beth would likely diagnose it in a heartbeat, but Betsy had always been good at pretending everything was just fine.
Jenna:
The babysitter was late, Addie and Walsh were flying around the house in superhero capes yelling the Batman theme song-"Da-na-na-na-na-na-na-Batman!" - and Jenna had just poured a mug of coffee when Walsh bummed into her from behind, spilling hot liquid down the front of her black Full Cup Coffee T-Shirt.
Ty:
Ty Franklin's mornings began hours before everyone else's. Every night before bed, he set his alarm for 4:30 am., an hour he once thought was only for late-night bar hoppers and graveyard-shift workers. When he became a dairy man, he saw that the darkest hour before the sun rose was actually one of the most beautiful in the entire twenty-four-hour masterpiece. He now considered himself a lucky man, awake to the day's first sighs and stretches.
I actually get up at the same time as Ty, I just can't sleep. I would like to see the world as he sees it and find my own first sighs and stretches.
Betsy and Ty live on a 500 acre dairy farm. They own Franklin Dairy Farm in Alabama. How lucky to have that many acres of land!
Jenna is a single mom and she gets an opportunity to go to a photography retreat. She's hoping to make something of this instead of working at a coffee bar forever.
Jenna proceeds to drop her children with Betsy and Ty for the few weeks she is gone. Betsy is actually happy about this because she can't have her own children.
The book unfolds with everyone's own storms and dreams they are trying to make come true or keep a reality. As the hurricanes come, we see how well they all weather the storm.
Great book!
Happy Reading!
Mel ♥
The flu pandemic of 1918 took millions of souls within a few short weeks.
Except it wasn't flu, and death gave them back.
Seventeen-year-old Ella copes the best she can; caring for
her war-injured father, scrubbing the floors, and slaying the undead
that attack the locals. Vermin they're called, like rats they spread
pestilence with their bite. Ella's world collides with another when she
nearly decapitates a handsome stranger, who is very much alive.
Seth
deMage, the new Duke of Leithfield, has returned to his ancestral home
with a mission from the War Office — to control the plague of vermin in
rural Somerset. He needs help; he just didn't expect to find it in a
katana-wielding scullery maid.
Working alongside Seth blurs the
line between their positions, and Ella glimpses a future she never
dreamed was possible. But in overstepping society's boundaries, Ella
could lose everything – home, head and her heart… @goodreads
This was a fun book! I love Ella being bad @ssed!
Just as the nation planned armistice celebrations after
the war came the most devastating attack. The flu pandemic of 1918
struck and in just a few short weeks from September to December,
millions of people died. We all pulled together to nurse the sick and
bury the fallen.
Except it wasn't the flu.
And they didn't stay dead.
Ella is of course a retelling of Cinderella. She is a maid
to her stepmother and stepsisters. Ella's has some best friends that
work with her. Ella is also the towns exterminator. They don't want to
kill the dead so Ella does this herself with her fathers katana! Her
father is home in a catatonic state after the war. But Ella does what
has to be done and she does it well. She doesn't like it but it is what
it is.
And she also meets Seth deMage while she is out riding
the fence one day. He's the Duke of Leithfield and they hit off
perfectly. He will be her Prince Charming of course. But he's a good guy
that is still in the military and working to get rid of the zombies
too.
Seth is with Ella on one of her missions and he finds out a little bit more about her.
Seth followed, his brow furrowed. "Why did he call you? Why did he not deal with it himself?"
"Because
I am their exterminator." My position in the village was that simple.
When you cannot face beheading the friend who turned up on your
doorstep, even though they are salivating to take a bite from your
succulent flesh, you summon the girl who carries the sword. The girl who
was always different, the girl suspended between two worlds, neither
servant nor gentry. Born a girl, but raised as a boy. Some called me
Ella the Slayer, but it is not a compliment. I would give anything to
not have to carry out the gruesome job that life had thrust upon me.
I loved the story and I'm glad it had the happy ending. Well, for the most part =) Happy Reading!
Mel ♥
GOODREADS REVIEW
AMAZON REVIEW
In Croswald, the only thing more powerful than dark magic is one secret…
For
sixteen years Ivy Lovely has been hidden behind an enchanted boundary
that separates the mundane from the magical. When Ivy crosses the
border, her powers awaken. Curiosity leads her crashing through a series
of adventures at the Halls of Ivy, a school where students learn to
master their magical blood and the power of Croswald’s mysterious gems.
When Ivy’s magic––and her life––is threatened by the Dark Queen, she
scrambles to unearth her history and save Croswald before the truth is
swept away forever. @goodreads
I got this lovely little box from the author sent to my PO Box. It is lovely, although, my special newspaper was torn =( 
I
liked Ivy's character. She gets kicked out of the castle and ends up at
a school to hone her magical skills. She has some trial and error at
this school! Who doesn't?
I very much enjoyed the magic system and the characters. I think middle grade readers will enjoy this book! Happy Reading!
Mel ♥
When four old University
friends set off into the Scandinavian wilderness of the Arctic Circle,
they aim to briefly escape the problems of their lives and reconnect
with one another. But when Luke, the only man still single and living a
precarious existence, finds he has little left in common with his
well-heeled friends, tensions rise. With limited experience between
them, a shortcut meant to ease their hike turns into a nightmare
scenario that could cost them their lives. Lost, hungry, and surrounded
by forest untouched for millennia, Luke figures things couldn’t possibly
get any worse. But then they stumble across an old habitation. Ancient
artefacts decorate the walls and there are bones scattered upon the dry
floors. The residue of old rites and pagan sacrifice for something that
still exists in the forest. Something responsible for the bestial
presence that follows their every step. As the four friends stagger in
the direction of salvation, they learn that death doesn’t come easy
among these ancient trees . . . @goodreads
I
first saw this movie on Netflix & then I found out on GR that is
was a book. I went right to Amazon to buy it! I loved it! I love both
the book and the movie although I'm glad they left out the first part of
the movie in the book. I didn't care for it. 
And on the second day things did not get better. The rain
fell hard and cold, the white sun never broke through the low grey
cloud, and they were lost. But it was the dead thing they found hanging
from a tree that changed the trip beyond recognition. All four of them
saw it at the same time.
This
is the story of four old friends who get together to go camping. Some
of them hadn't seen each other in years and didn't hit it off like they
did when they were younger. But Luke, Hutch, Phil, and Dom finally come
to a realization they need to stick together, get over their shit and
get out of the damn black woods. (Never take a short cut through some
black woods you know nothing about. I don't care who is injured, you
will be dead instead)
They come across a hideous monster and crazy arse people. 
It's a book/movie you will either love or hate. I loved it because it's so messed up I couldn't not love it! Happy Reading!
Mel ♥
GOODREADS REVIEW
AMAZON REVIEW
Seventeen-year-old Ana
is a scoundrel by nurture and an outlaw by nature. Found as a child
drifting through space with a sentient android called D09, Ana was saved
by a fearsome space captain and the grizzled crew she now calls family.
But D09—one of the last remaining illegal Metals—has been glitching,
and Ana will stop at nothing to find a way to fix him.
Ana’s
desperate effort to save D09 leads her on a quest to steal the
coordinates to a lost ship that could offer all the answers. But at the
last moment, a spoiled Ironblood boy beats Ana to her prize. He has his
own reasons for taking the coordinates, and he doesn’t care what he’ll
sacrifice to keep them.
When everything goes wrong, she and the
Ironblood end up as fugitives on the run. Now their entire kingdom is
after them—and the coordinates—and not everyone wants them captured
alive.
What they find in a lost corner of the universe will
change all their lives—and unearth dangerous secrets. But when a
darkness from Ana’s past returns, she must face an impossible choice:
does she protect a kingdom that wants her dead or save the Metal boy she
loves? @goodreads
Owlcrate!! OMG! Look at the purple stained edges! Follow link below picture for unboxing!
Cancer be damned, I'm writing a review!! Then of course I really need to stop for a bit.
Far above the crown of stars,
there lay a kingdom cast in shadows
until a daughter born of light
drove the night away.
And so the Great Dark waited
a thousand turns around the sun
and promised on its heart of iron
to once again return.
-"Origin of the Moon Goddess,"
The Cantos of Light
I loved this book so very much!
There are 4 POV's in this book: Ana, DO9, Robb & Jax
I loved these characters so very much too! I knew I would just from the summary of the book.
Robb
is a royal who ends up with Ana, DO9, Jax & and their crew. Well I
should say the captain's crew (who is a woman btw) I love that crew too.
Yes, some die in unfortunate encounters with jerk holes and robots and
what not.
Ana, DO9 and Robb are after the same thing. Get to
this ship and to look for things they all need. Jax is helping Ana and
DO9 even though they all get hell when the captain finds out. Supposedly
there is nothing but fear about this lost ship.
Anyhoo, they
all get there and yes, all hell breaks loose. Sigh.... Then most of them
get dragged back to the Space Station by Robb's evil mother and more
hell breaks loose and revelations people. I love when the ole
revelations come out!
But that ending! No! I'm hoping some good
things will happen in the next book. And now I wonder why I read books
before the trilogies or series are even finished because I always want
to know what comes next RIGHT NOW! Makes me wonder. And hopefully I will
beat this cancer and read more books that are going to drive me nuts
because I won't wait until the series is finished!
Once again I loved the book and I love love love love love love my purple stained pages from Owlcrate! Thank you!
Happy Reading!
Mel ♥
GOODREADS REVIEW
AMAZON REVIEW
Here is the March Fairyloot box. I'm starting out with my main picture.
The next picture has a Bilbo's Birthday Cake Vegan Soap by Geeky Clean. Toast To The Warden of The North Hot Chocolate by Eponine. And a Goblet of Fire Candle by Paper Flames Candle Co.
Next is a Belles bookmark, the beautiful card telling what's in the box as well as the bookmark of the same card. And a little Belle pin.
Next is a Cork Bunting by Paladone to put pictures or whatever you want on them and put them on your wall or bookshelves. And a Rune Ceremony Scarf by Fiction Tea
And last but not least, we have the book of the month. State of Sorry by Melinda Salisbury. This hardcover edition was printed exclusively for Fairyloot. There is also a signed bookplate, author letter and postcard.
And of course I put the signed bookplate in the book upside down!
Happy Reading!
Mel ♥
So here's the update. I went to the oncologist today because I had some cancer cells show up.
He couldn't do the biopsy today because I was in too much pain.
Next week I go so he can put me to sleep and do a biopsy on my cervix & uterus and check my bladder and colon.
Then I get a ct scan with some kind of cancer dye.
Then I get some kind of surgery to insert some thing in my chest where they can easily insert the thing for my chemo and radiation.
Then maybe surgery.
Isn't life grand.
Funny thing is, I have been telling my doctors for almost a year I have cancer down there somewhere and they all just thought it was my mental disorders kicking in. Well, I showed them didn't I. My pap smear showed cancer cells when I went a few weeks ago and then I went Monday for the ultrasound and then today to the oncologist and you know the rest.
I will let y'all know as I go or until I can't any more from all that I'm going to be going through.
Thank you for your prayers.
Mel
Here I am back with another unboxing. This is the March Owlcrate box.
I got a mystery Guardians of the Galaxy but I am going to have to watch my movie again because I don't know who it is. Lol
Here we have an Infinity scarf. A beautiful bookmark and a lovely pin =)
A Lunar inspired mug =) And a nice smelling candle from the Illuminae files =)
And look at the beautiful purple edge stained book! OMG!
I loved this box!
Mel ♥
I had my example last week and this morning my gyn called me himself and asked if mom could bring me in for an ultra sound. He said for me not to freak out because he's knows about my mental disorders and stuff.
There are cancer cells in my uterus. There are no lumps or anything weird and my cervix doesn't show any cancer cells but the ones in my uterus are a worry.
I'm going to an oncologist this week and he will do whatever tests he needs to do. My gyn couldn't say what all would happen. He could give me surgery, chemo or whatever depending on his findings. I'm very scared and my suicidal thoughts are running on high as I can't handle life. Yes, my psych already called me.
I'm going to try to get through this visit and see what my options are and go from there.
I might be gone from here for awhile. I truly hope my blogging friends stay on as my friend since I won't be reviewing and that google doesn't cancel my free account.
But I think having cancer cells is more important than who's going to stay your friend and if a website is going to cancel your blog.
Any prayers will be greatly appreciated.
I will be back hopefully. I'm hoping sooner than I think and that this isn't something bad and nothing bad will happen. We shall see.
I'm going to be spending my time with my dog for now.
Mel
When her seventeenth
summer solstice arrives, Brienna desires only two things: to master her
passion and to be chosen by a patron.
Growing up in the southern
Kingdom of Valenia at the renowned Magnalia House should have prepared
her for such a life. While some are born with an innate talent for one
of the five passions—art, music, dramatics, wit, and knowledge—Brienna
struggled to find hers until she belatedly chose to study knowledge.
However, despite all her preparations, Brienna’s greatest fear comes
true—the solstice does not go according to plan and she is left without a
patron.
Months later, her life takes an unexpected turn when a
disgraced lord offers her patronage. Suspicious of his intent, and with
no other choices, she accepts. But there is much more to his story, and
Brienna soon discovers that he has sought her out for his own vengeful
gain. For there is a dangerous plot being planned to overthrow the king
of Maevana—the archrival kingdom of Valenia—and restore the rightful
queen, and her magic, to the northern throne. And others are
involved—some closer to Brienna than she realizes.
With war
brewing between the two lands, Brienna must choose whose side she will
remain loyal to—passion or blood. Because a queen is destined to rise
and lead the battle to reclaim the crown. The ultimate decision Brienna
must determine is: Who will be that queen? @goodreads
Magnalia House was the sort of establishment where only
wealthy, talented girls mastered their passion. It wasn't designed for
girls who were lacking, for girls who were illegitimate daughters, and
certainly not for girls who defied kings. I, of course, happen to be all
three of those things.
This book was everything to me! I loved it so very much. Was
it full of action and fighting. No, not really and guess what? That's
okay!
I
have to admit when I first saw the beautiful cover I knew I had to have
it and then I read the summary and thought it sounded pretty good and I
took the plunge. I just wish I would have gotten to it sooner!
Brienna
is brought to Magnalia House when she was ten by her grandfather.
Brienna couldn't think why he would take her from the orphanage and
bring her to this school. She had no passion she could think of but he
wanted to tuck her somewhere safe. So he told the Dowager that she could
do a little bit of all the passions: art, music, dramatics, with and
knowledge. Well, it didn't go very good. You're supposed to have one
passion and study it for 7 years and see if you can find a patron who
will get you started in the world.
Brienna ended up going
through all of the passions and ending up with knowledge for her last 3
years. Her master was named Cartier and he was a mysterious man. When
Brienna and Cartier started talking about Maevana, things started to
change. Maevana has a long history of Queens and magic, but many years
ago some of the things that helped with this magic was stolen away and
the Queen killed along with any survivors. And the King that sits the
throne to this day will kill of any rightful heir he might find. They
are the Kavanagh family and there is one daughter in hiding, waiting to
take back the throne.
When Cartier gives Brienna a book about
the stone and some more of the history, she starts having visions. And
when everyone leaves the school and she's left without a patron, she
finally tells the Dowager about her visions. To Brienna's amazement, the
Dowager said she needs to get her with a patron that no one can know
about. She can't write to her friends, her grandfather, or Cartier and
let them know where she has gone. For she is going to Maevana where is
it very dangerous and get that stone to get the rightful Queen back on
the throne.
Brienna's patron is a man with the last name of
Jourdain ad he takes her on as his daughter. It's all very cloak and
dagger stuff, but it must be done and he's very kind to her. And will
protect her with his life and he did on the road back home.
"One thing you should know about me," he murmured, nudging
his empty bowl aside. "If anyone so much as threatens my family, I
won't hesitate to kill them."
"I am not even your blood," I whispered, surprised by his steely resolve. I had only been his adopted daughter for one day.
"You
are part of my family. And when the thieves tore apart your things,
threw your books in the mud, threatened you . . . I reacted."
I
didn't know what to say, but I let my gaze remain on his face. My embers
of defiance and irritation faded into darkness because the longer I
looked upon him, my patron father, I sensed that something in his past
made him this way.
"Again, I am sorry you had to see such of me," he said. "I do not want you to fear me."
I
reached across the table, offering my hand. If we were gong to succeed
in whatever plans we authored, we would have to trust each other.
Slowly, he set his fingers in mine; his were warm and tough, mine were
cold and soft.
"I do not fear you," I whispered. "Father."
He squeezed my fingers. "Amadine."
They had to change Brienna's name to keep her in disguise
just in case. So he named her Amadine. And she also has a new brother
named Luc. They were all very kind to her.
Luc works with
Brienna to help her figure out how to get her visions of her ancestors
back. She does get more visions and knows where the stone is and how to
get it.
She finds out who her father is and that's not a great day.
Brienna
also finds love in all of this madness and revelations she never would
have believed. She finds hope and a family. It was just wonderful. But
you have to read it for yourself to see how you feel as I am but one
person.
Happy Reading!
Mel ♥
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