Ebony
& Ivory - Sky Castles Book 3
A deadly
plague attacks the Eos forcing Robard and Tazia to put aside the
intimacy
problems in their arranged marriage. Robard organises the
Dukes of Hejmen to
assist in the crisis. Meanwhile Tazia becomes
the telepathic holder of the Eos
history and hears rumours of a
lost tribe of the spirits. Their only hope of
discovering a cure is
to find these spirits. Failure means the extinction of
both the Eos and humans.
Available December 2009 from
Whiskey
Creek Press
Excerpt
The
doors were flung open and Tazia took a deep breath before walking towards
the
group around the big table near the fire. She was pleased to see Jefor had
accompanied Robard. At least there would be one friendly face at the ceremony.
Her
brother turned to her with a grin, which changed to confusion when
he saw what
she was dressed in. He shook his head and Tazia knew he
realised Halla had been
making mischief again.
The
tall dark man standing talking to her father turned and she
recognised Duke
Robard of Ardon. The welcome on his lips began to fade
then turned into a fixed
smile as she moved towards the group.
“There
you are, my dear.” Her father came forward to take her hand.
“Looking lovely as
usual.”
For
one small moment, Tazia wondered if her father was blind, but then
realised
women’s fashions held no interest for him, so he had no idea
how ridiculous she
looked. Taking his arm she moved forward.
“Duke
Robard, may I present my daughter Tazia.”
“I
am pleased to meet you again, Milady.” Robard bowed over her hand and
dropped a
kiss on the palm. “Especially on such a happy occasion.”
Embarrassment
flooded Tazia. Quickly, she dropped her head to hide the
blood rushing to her
face. Robard led her towards the dignitaries who were waiting to perform
the
legal duties of the betrothal. The touch of his hand sent a weakness
her body and she longed for this to be over so she could go and hide in her
bedroom.
“Milady,
if you would sign here and Duke Robard, if you would sign here.”
The dignitary
pointed to the appropriate places and she wrote her name,
hardly knowing what
she was doing.
After
the legal part of the ceremony was over, wine and finger food were served.
She
noticed Robard was attentive but distant and she knew he was disappointed.
She’d got the better part of the bargain, while he must think he was lumbered
with a half-wit woman for his Duchess.
* * * * Review Review by Emma D - Bitten By Books
I quite enjoyed this book. Overall, a very relaxing read of what seems to be a pure fantasy genre.
While nothing stands out as WOW, I would read more of this world and from this author.
This is the third in a series but very readable as a standalone. However, I possibly would have been more
pulled into the story if I’d read the first two. This book is very enjoyable but not stunning because a
lot of the storyline was predictable.
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