Reading Between the Lines [Paperback]

Lauren Dane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2008

The end of a curse is the beginning of a magical love. Celtic language expert Haley OBrien is thrilled when she gets the chance to translate a scroll written in Ogham, an ancient Celtic text used in magic and divination. While translating the text, she unwittingly frees Conall macCormacs Fae soul from a millennia-old curse that kept him imprisoned in a human body, lifetime after lifetime. The end of the curse is just the beginning of the magic for Haley and the ridiculously sexy Conall. He takes her into the world of his people, the Daoine Sidhe, where she begins to learn of her own Fae heritage, carve out a new path for herself, and embrace her new-found power. But their happiness is marred by Ninane, the jealous Fae who cursed Conall a thousand years ago. She will stop at nothing to have him for her own, including the murder of Haleys family. Determined to bring Ninane to justice, Haley must ask Conall to undergo the ultimate test of loveto stand aside and let her fight her own battles.

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About the Author

Lauren Dane is a suburban mom with a salacious imagination that she’s put to good use with her writing. Her favorite thing is when people tell her that she doesn’t look like “someone who’d write those books.”

She lives in the Northwest with her husband and three very rambunctious kids. She writes everything from paranormals to contemporary BDSM books and develops terrible crushes on all of her heroes. To date, she’s contracted over thirty novels and novellas.

Trinity is her thirtieth published novel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 227 pages
• Publisher: Samhain Publishing (August 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599988348
• ISBN-13: 978-1599988344
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,212,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The story goes like this - While on pregnancy bed rest, Lauren Dane had plenty of down time so her husband took her comments about "giving that writing thing a serious go" to heart and brought home a secondhand laptop. She wrote her first book on it before it gave up the ghost. Even better, she sold that book and never looked back.

Today Lauren is a New York Times bestselling author of over forty novels and novellas across several genres. Though she no longer has to deal with Polly Pocket and getting those tiny outfits on and off, she still has trouble blocking out the sound of iCarly so she can write a love scene.

Visit Lauren on the web at www.laurendane.com
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Blog www.laurendane.com/blog
You can write to her at: PO BOX 45175, Seattle, WA 98145

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 5 blue ribbons from Romance Junkies, February 9, 2008

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C. Dionne "Chrissy Dionne" (Cloverdale, OREGON USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reading Between the Lines (Kindle Edition)

Haley O'Brian is ecstatic when she's given the opportunity to translate an ancient scroll. She just didn't anticipate that her translation would lift a curse that will forever change her life. She had no idea that she possesses Faerie blood so Conall's revelation comes as quite a shock.

Conall is the liaison whom the government has assigned to the cursed site which the Foundation has been researching. For him, the discovery of the scrolls is far more personal than just an historical artifact. He's been separated from his heritage and forced to live as a human over and over again. Haley proves to be the answer to his prayers as well as the perfect woman for him.

Haley and Conall are extremely attracted to each other but neither have acted on it. Haley's waiting for Conall to make the first move. Conall's waiting for the scrolls to be translated - then he'll be able to feel real emotion and be released from the curse Ninane, a jealous fae, placed on him so very long ago. Soon after Haley's finished translating the Oghan writing which the scrolls were written in she speaks the words aloud and almost immediately is able to feel the intent of what she's translated and witnesses a strange transformation take place in Conall.

Knowing that Haley has many questions and needs to understand what just happened, Conall takes her out to dinner. As strange as the whole situation is, his announcement that she's `a witch with a touch of Fae in her blood' really has her questioning who she is and why it's been kept from her all this time. Haley's reluctant to believe Conall's claim but her grandmother confirms his words. Haley's got a lot to contend with - her newfound heritage, her feelings about her family keeping it from her, the loving relationship with Conall - and let's not forget Ninane who's still intent on having Conall for herself.

Conall would like nothing better than to rush out to find and kill Ninane before her jealousy and insane obsession threatens his newfound happiness with Haley, but helping Haley adjust to her new life amongst his people, the Daoine Sadhe, takes priority. When push comes to shove, it just may turn out that taking down Ninane falls to Haley and her newfound fae powers. Will Conall be willing to trust Haley enough to eradicate his greatest enemy on her own?

Lauren Dane intrigued me with this tale from the very first page. Something about magical beings and alternate realities just fascinates me - combine the two and it's a wonderful way to `lose yourself' for the length of a story. I found it very easy to sympathize with Conall. To live several human lifetimes without emotions; knowing that your true family is out there and you're unable to find them is horrible. Haley is a strong young woman and I loved reading about the changes that take place in her life and her acceptance of each of them - besides I always love a kick butt heroine.

Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You have a crazy sister in law too?!!!, May 21, 2011

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This review is from: Reading Between the Lines (Paperback)

If you love this author as I do then you will be pleased that this story holds the same characteristics as her previous work. The h is an independent, no-bull female and the H is a strong yet supportive Alpha male. I liked that even though this story has a magical backdrop, the characters are dealing with the same relationship issues that non-magical couples deal with. The couple having to deal with the little issues that come up with blending families made this story very relatable. The manner in which the author dealt with the lines that people have to draw was great. I especially liked that the h did not back down from any fight in the story. She took it all on, big and small. I was left wanting more of a resolution with the sister in the end but other than that I really liked this story.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fae love story, March 15, 2010

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This review is from: Reading Between the Lines (Paperback)

Haley breaks a thousand year old curse releasing Conall, a Fae, from his current mortal body. Soon after she finds out she's not only part Fae but his soul mate. They return to his people while she learns to use her new magic, incorporate her new life into her old life, and try to make Conall's enemy pay for what she did.

The Fae seemed a little plain and lacking for magical powerful beings. Didn't feel the author gave enough life to the magical aspect. The ending wasn't the best either. Overall really lackluster and weak.