The Mage
Jean JohnsonParanormal romance
Available from Berkley Publishing
ISBN: 978-0425225943
April 2009
| Duchess Haupanea of Nightfall is a Seer and has been through a lot recently. Thrown through the portal into another world where she assumes the identity of a recently deceased lady named Hope, she becomes friends with Kelly who then disappears. If that's not enough she is contacted by Morg from the world where Kelly is now, which turns out to be Hope's original home. Due to the time differences only 200 years have passed for that world to the 5 years in the world where Hope currently resides. Hope then comes back to her previous home to fulfill her Goddess prophecy that says she will be Morg's bride. Morg is the last Son of Destiny and a very powerful mage and his prophecy was that Hope would be his bride once all seven of his brothers had found their own wives. Knowing this, Morg is disappointed to find that Hope hasn't been completely open with him. Will Morg accept Hope before it is too late and old enemies succeed in stopping the final prophecy?
I think it's amazing the way the author tied the prophecies together. The whole concept for this story is fascinating and brought together in such a way that it makes the reader think about how far reaching our own words and actions might be. The book moves along fairly quickly with the family working together and I found myself slowing down my reading trying to keep the characters separate. There are a lot of support characters, both good and bad. Hope's faith and uplifting attitude has served her well in life and makes her the perfect bride for Morg. Morg was an interesting character, one who knew his role in life. He knew for his prophecy to come true his brother's had to have already met their wives so all along he has been doing what needed to be done, just waiting for it to be his turn. I loved how he exuded a quiet strength and capable calmness but we still knew deep down how he felt about Hope. This book had subtle humor that I really enjoyed too. The Mage was a great ending to the series and a great beginning for the nationality of Nightfall.
Overall rating:
Reviewer: Lisa Freeman |
