Immortals: The Crossing
by
Joy Nash
Scintillating
and imaginative!
Publisher: Love
Spell (September 2008)
For Manannan mac Lir, known as Sidhe, demigod and Guardian of Celtic
Magical Creatures, life was one endless party, seven hundred years of
light hearted jokes. A popular musician, fans flock to him, tracking
his very movements. Mac could have any woman he wanted. With pure life
magic brimming full force inside, Mac, this disdainer extraordinaire of
death magic and demons, finds himself pulled away from the pristine yet
sterile perfection of the Sidhe Otherworld. When he hears a report of a
death magic attack on Gilraen's Highland village the day before
Samhrain, Mac plans to hunt down the demon. Mac discovers a mysterious
clue. Unlike a typical death magic spell, Mac senses the barest trace
of a most unusual spell, a spell of life and death magic cast together.
Only humans have the ability to handle both and never simultaneously.
Artemis Black is on a race to collect as much life magic as possible to
ransom her son before the end of Samhrain. Just as her moonstone
pendant finally fills with faerie life essence trapped inside,
something goes terribly wrong. A tiny theft, and one so
well-intentioned, has disastrous consequences. Trying to rectify her
actions only gets her in worse trouble, face to face with Mac, a man
determined to hunt her down and learn her secrets. Artemis is one
powerful witch precisely because she has within her the perfect
balance, a balance disrupted by Mac's powerful presence and
determination to uncover her secrets. As Samhrain approaches, the
completion of her quest takes on an increased urgency full of
complications as a powerful attraction seethes underneath the surface
of cross purposes. With Mac hot on her trail, can she allow love to
enter her heart enough to trust him? Can Mac find within himself the
key and magic to defuse the deadly threat that awaits them?
As the sixth volume in the IMMORTALS series, Joy Nash builds on the
theme of the balance between light and dark of the previous book, IMMORTALS: THE REDEEMING by Jennifer
Ashley, giving her own unique insights into the magical world. Mac has
it all ---fans, his music and a god-like body to match his power and
yet deep with a memory of the past, a memory of a battle tortures his
very soul. A man of pure life magic feels the taint, the mark of death
magic separates him from he perfect Sidhe world, attracting him to this
unusually adept witch, but this attraction prove to be his ultimate
downfall or the force which heals his inner wounds? Artemis may hold
within her the perfect balance, but when trapped into a dangerous
alliance, how can she choose one life over another? In IMMORTALS: THE CROSSING, Joy Nash
creates moving internal vulnerabilities in her characters, giving a
beautiful balance to their romance as Mac and Artemis Black discover
not only each other but a healing that touches deep within to the
darkest corners. Although some readers might take quarrel with one of
Mac's actions that decides the fate of the heroine without her
knowledge, as a demigod, his actions alongside other story details will
remind other readers of the antic of other ancient immortals, the gods
and goddesses who used humans. Unlike these legendary characters,
however, Mac's character undergoes a moving transformation as love
grows within and he must give up control as he learns to trust not only
himself but another. Joy Nash creates a moving romance where two
characters' past mistakes become the ground from which they both love
and individual growth is born.
Joy Nash creates a wonderful mix of humor and tension-filled danger as
Mac and Artemis descend the circles of a Dante's INFERNO, a world
infested with demons and nightmares familiar to 21st century living
nightmares. Whether you loved Dante's INFERNO or found it the most
tedious excruciating school read ---or even if you have never read it,
Joy Nash's unusual version is priceless! I could not stop smiling, even
laughing aloud, at her imaginative look into shopping and the
punishments meted out to the inhabitants of hell.
IMMORTALS: THE
CROSSING is a paranormal romance that combines a knowing tribute
to the classics of the demon and immortal world while also turning
those traditions on their head in just the right proportion to
scintillate, amuse and thrill with an imaginative modern romance
vision. Laughter interwoven into a tension-filled race against time and
a vicious, manipulative villain or two makes this romance a fast,
enjoyable read. Joy Nash's IMMORTALS:
THE CROSSING is a perfect read for paranormal lovers who want
intelligence, imagination and contemporary sass all interwoven together
in their romance. Witty, eclectic and just plain reading fun, Joy
Nash's addition to the IMMORTALS series adds a delightful flavor to the
whole. Complementing the suspenseful drama and awe-inspiring heroes of
the series, Joy Nash gives a unique look into the Sidhe world and a
hero that will give anything and everything for his soul mate.
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The Immortals
The Calling
Jennifer Ashley
The Darkening
Robin Popp
The Awakening
Joy Nash
The Gathering
Jennifer Ashley
The Redeeming
Jennifer Ashley
The Crossing
Joy Nash |
