Return of the Warrior (Brotherhood/MacAllister #7)
by Kinley MacGregor
Blurb:
Fiercely
devoted to her people and her land, Queen Adara refuses to let a power-mad
usurper steal her crown. But the only way to protect what is hers is to seek
out the man she married in childhood.
A
proud, tormented warrior, Christian of Acre owes allegiance only to the
mysterious Brotherhood -- and has no wish to be king over anyone but himself.
Now a bold and beautiful stranger has appeared in his rooms, tempting him with
an irresistible seduction and demanding he accompany her back to their kingdoms
... or, at the very least, provide her with an heir to her throne. Though he
cannot abandon the brave regal lady to her enemies, Christian dares not give in
to his traitorous body's desires. Yet how can he deny the passion that is
rightfully his and the ecstasy that awaits him in Adara's kiss?
Review:
Kinley
MacGregor, aka Sherrilyn Kenyon, is definitely one of my three favorite
authors. That being said I only recently
discovered the greatness of this series.
The Brotherhood series has been
a pleasant surprise and a great experience to immerse myself in the world of
these great men and their secret society of crusaders. The men of this society have been through
hell and have banded together to make their lives bearable, but the denial of
their basic nature, their need for women
to complete their lives, leads to some interesting life affirming changes being
forced on them by those women.
Christian
has made himself a promise to trust no one except the fellow members of his
society, the men who went through hell with him and came out changed on the
other side. He has made a choice to
never return to his childhood home, to never accept the crown that has been
saved for him through all these years. He is beyond surprised when he is confronted
with a very beautiful and very naked woman in his room one night. She says
she’s his wife, but he knows he’s never married anyone and is ready to kick her
out without hearing another word from her.
But then they are attacked and he has no choice but to get them both to
safety.
Adara
is a strong and fierce queen, one who has devoted her life to trying to make
the lives of her people more bearable, but as a woman she has only one
desire. She wants her love, her husband,
to come back to her and give her the family she wants. Everyone has tried to convince her that he is
dead, but she knows in her heart that he is still alive, and she is determined
to bring him back to both her personally and to the crown he is destined to
wear and lead their people. But the man
she meets isn’t the fair and sweet boy she remembers from her wedding, instead
and he is a dark and changed man, and though she sees glimpses of her love in
him, dealing with those changes is difficult for her.
Betrayals
and truths are uncovered as they work together to keep themselves safe and to
find their way home. As they are thrown
into such tight quarters during their travels, they begin to relearn each other
and the passion that flairs is sexy as hell.
Adara’s sensuality is irresistible to Christian and she is determined to
use everything at her disposable to make sure that she gets what she wants:
Christian to come back to her and stay with her for the rest of their lives. Christian begins to see that they are meant to
be, and though they have been torn apart by others and their manipulations,
they can overcome and defeat the naysayers and find their love together.
Return of the Warrior
was a great addition to this series.
Though the series is connected don’t feel you need to read the entire
series to enjoy the story, as they are definitely written to stand alone and
there is more than enough information and background to bring you up to date. Christian
and Adara’s story is wonderful and sensual as well as being exciting and full of
conspiracies that were made to pull them apart, but instead in the end bring
them together. I loved this book and
can’t wait to read the series finale.
I’ve waited for that one from the beginning and will finally be able to
find out who is made to be Lochlan’s Mate.
Rating: 3.75
stars
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