My Book Report
If you’re a lover of romance and looking for something a bit different than the norm, then you may want to pick this one up. Heart Duel is the third in a series by Robin Owens, and not a great way to start out reading the series, but I was able to work my way through it. It’s set in a futuristic time far away in space though it is made obvious that the people came from Earth. In the way that some authors stick to their guns with foreign accents, Ms. Owens uses original prefixes and suffixes throughout the story. They’re a bit hard to get the hang of at first, and I trudged through the first 50 pages or so. Once I got that down, though, the rest was easy and enjoyable to read.
The story centers around a plot point called a Heartmate, along the lines of a soulmate. A person must go through a turning point in their lives to realize if they have one or not, and they do not always have one. The hero of this story finally realizes that he does have a heartmate, but keeps her name secret from everyone since she’s the daughter of a warring family. She, on the other hand, is oblivious to the idea of him being her heartmate and considers only a short term affair with him due to his status and reputation.
It’s very much a grown up Romeo and Juliet without the angst. It does have sorrow and some deaths, but they’re handled maturely. The couple interacts like adults would, and I think that’s what I liked best about it. She was neither the simpering virgin nor the feisty rebel. She was a woman, a doctor, a widow, who was looking for love and a way away form her controlling family. She didn’t see the hero as her way out, but a passing fancy only to unconsciously fall for him the way she was supposed to in his mind.
So, there are some odd terms to learn, a bit of magic known as flair (made me laugh whenever I read it) and a classic story of love, peace and war. I do recommend this book to any of you that would be interested in something romantic and different, but not over the top and full of paranormal activity.
Next to Read: The Pleasure Slave by Gena Showalter
A romance full of slightly paranormal activity maybe? Seems some immortal got trapped in a box by a pissed priestess so that he could serve his owner in whatever pleasurable way she wanted him to.
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