The Dreamwalkers
Book Three
Danube Adele
Book Description:
Dr. Cecilia—Ceci— Bradford at your service.
I dance, rock climb, and have mastered MMA, because just being a twenty-six-year-old doctor isn’t enough. It doesn’t keep me from remembering the terrifying night my life changed, the night my true love died. I was nearly seventeen.
Life goes on, but the secret I keep is that I still talk to him in my dreams. That was getting me by until Tabron showed up—or, more specifically, until the six-foot-two brute of a Viking whisked me off to another planet because his leader is dying. And the joy didn’t end there. I’m being forced to choose a mate. The Brausa are facing extinction.
Tabron has no need for a mate, himself, and he’s told me as much. Multiple times. What he does have are hands and wicked lips that stir feelings I thought lost forever. Choosing him (just to play along until I can find a way home) seems to irk him and I find this surprisingly fun. But surviving a hidden conspiracy and the dangers of this alien place might be more difficult than I could ever imagine…
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MY REVIEW:
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Dreams of a Wild Heart by Danube Adele is a 2014 Carina Press publication. I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This the 3rd in the Dreamwalkers series but it can read as a stand alone.
Cecilia or CeCi for short, had her life all mapped out. She knew who the right guy was and that they would marry and have children. But, her boyfriend and presumed fiance, Carlos was shot to death, leaving Ceci so stunned and hurt she has never let Carlos go and so he visits her in her dreams trying to convince her it's time to move on with her life and in so doing allows him to do the same.
It would seem that fate intervened and the unbelievable circumstances CeCi finds herself in will no doubt force her to leave her old hopes and dreams in the past and forge a new future for herself. But, CeCi doesn't go quietly. For one thing she was kidnapped, for another she isn't even on her home planet anymore and to make things that much more interesting, the Viking responsible for her being in this predicament has brought her here to find a mate... but not him.
Tabron's homeland is riddled with disease and famine. A doctor, like CeCi would certainly be a plus, not to mention her ability to have children. But, when push comes to shove, CeCi refuses to chose anyone for a mate but Tabron, who in turn refuses to be her her choice. So, the two come to an impasse.
In the meantime, CeCi makes friends and enemies, uses her skill as a doctor to instruct the inhabitants on proper nutrition and health practices and treats many maladies. It's not too awful long before Tabron begins to lose the battle of wills and succumbs to CeCi's wishes. But, there are many wars to fight yet and as Tabron and CeCi forge an ever stronger bond the situation around them becomes more and more fraught with danger, putting them both in the line of fire. Will they survive? Will CeCi have her long overdue HEA?
This book is primarily listed in the paranormal romance genre and technically it does fit in that category, but it would fit much better in the science fiction/ fantasy genre. I don't usually read SF/ fantasy all that often, but this was one was pretty good. This author has a very vivid imagination, and of course Alpha Vikings don't hurt either. I loved CeCi's character and her natural personality will serve her well when she is challenged in ways she couldn't have possibly prepared for. Tabron is a good guy with a sad background that made me want to hold him. But, he also has that super hot alpha quality as well. There is intrigue, action, adventure and a steamy, sensual love story and was pretty entertaining.
I believe this story will continue with more adventures for CeCi and Tabron.... so stay tuned. Overall this one is 4 stars.
About the Author:
Danube Adele wrote her first romance at the age of seven when she penned the story of her dogs falling in love and having puppies. She’s been dreaming up romantic tales ever since. A lifetime resident of southern California, she spends time playing at the beach, camping in Joshua Tree National Park, and hiking Mammoth Mountain.
Always a lover of adventure, she and her husband took their sons on a cross country road trip to Florida and back in an old VW Westfalia, that had no A/C, in the month of July, and still, it continues to be the best trip they ever took.
Extensive travel and trying new things has kept the creative spark alive. Danube lives in Claremont with her biggest fans, her loving husband, amazing and wonderful identical twin sons, and a teddy bear of a Rottweiler.
Her debut novel, Quicksilver Dreams, Book 1 of the Dreamwalker series, was released January 6, 2014, and Dreams of a Dark Summer, Book 2 of the Dreamwalker series, is set for release June 9, 2014. The next book in the Dreamwalker series is set to come out in December, 2014.
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