Witch Heart (Elemental Witches, Book 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

Anya Bast (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 6, 2009

Third in the Elemental Witch series from the national bestselling author

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Claire, a demon’s handmaiden, is rescued from enslavement by a handsome playboy. Now they’re both in danger of being captured by warlocks who are determined to harness Claire’s powers for evil.

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About the Author

Anya Bast lives in the country with her Belgian husband, their tornado toddler of a daughter, and more cats, dogs, and rabbits than is sane. Ever since she was a little girl, Anya has told stories (much to her mother's dismay). She's happy to finally be making a career out of it.

A native of one of the colder states, she loves to ice skate and watch hockey. She has fascination for crows, ravens and birds of prey. She enjoys the study of Eastern philosophy, Celtic myth, dreaming, and shamanism and occasionally incorporates what she learns into her paranormal stories. She works part time as a data base editor and French translator.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (January 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425225534
• ISBN-13: 978-0425225530
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Anya Bast lives in the country with her Belgian husband, their tornado toddler of a daughter, and more cats, dogs, and rabbits than is sane. Ever since she was a little girl, Anya has told stories (much to her mother's dismay). She's happy to finally be making a career out of it.

A native of one of the colder states, she loves to ice skate and watch hockey. She has fascination for crows, ravens and birds of prey. She enjoys the study of Eastern philosophy, Celtic myth, dreaming, and shamanism and occasionally incorporates what she learns into her paranormal stories. She works part time as a data base editor and French translator.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning continuation of a fascinating saga!, January 6, 2009

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Jennifer Ray (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Witch Heart (Elemental Witches, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Although born in the Earth realm, Claire has lived most of her life in the demon realm of Eudae where she serves as handmaiden to a powerful Ytrayi daaeman. When her master's home is attacked by the deadly Atrika demons, she is thrust through the portal to Earth bearing the Ytrayi's most dangerous weapon, the Elium. The Atrika will do anything to possess the weapon, and follow her to Earth to retrieve it by any means necessary.

Claire must rely on the assistance of the human witches in the Earth realm to protect her from the demons hunting her. But she soon finds she wants much more from sexy Adam tyrell than his protection - she craves his touch, his kiss, and more.

For his part, Adam Tyrell is captivated by the little witch. He hasn't felt this way for a woman in years. His past love ended in tragedy, and Adam will do anything to keep the same from happening to Claire, no matter the sacrifice to himself.

I love Anya Bast's books, but my favorite of all her stories is definitely those in her ELEMENTAL WITCHES series! Book three of this saga, WITCH HEART, kicks the story up a notch as we learn even more about the origins of Earth's witches and warlocks and their connections to the demon realm Eudae.

Claire's appearance in the world of her birth has a lot to do with that. She may be human, but she has spent the majority of her life surrounded by daaemans (demons) in their world, serving their needs and whims as a slave, albeit a well-treated one. Having aided in Thomas's escape from that world in WITCH BLOOD, it is only natural that his coven help her now when she is in mortal danger in their realm.

Much to readers' delight, Thomas assigns the sexy playboy Adam Tyrell to take point as Claire's bodyguard. A powerful Fire Witch, he will be useful in the fight against the Atrika demons in pursuit. But that very power also reacts to Claire's own magic in a way that proves irresistible to them both... Of course, beyond the magical attraction, there is real love in his heart for Claire, although he is slow to admit it - mostly because of his own past. Ah, but how the mighty do fall, and watching Adam Tyrell succumb to Claire's womanly charms is an absolutely delicious ride!

As for Claire, this woman has lived her life as a slave until now, and now suddenly has an unlimited degree of autonomy - at least as much as the danger she is currently in allows. She can do what she wants, eat what she likes, and be with whomever she desires. This new freedom is a heady thing to her, although not nearly as intoxicating as the feelings that Adam inspires in her. She is a beautiful blend of naïve innocent, powerful witch, and desirable woman. Intent on always doing what is right, her nobility drives Adam crazy from the danger it keeps her in even while he admires her for it.

WITCH HEART is a grand escape into a paranormal world brimming with sensual delight and everlasting love, even while fraught with unspeakable dangers. With a well-written story and an intriguing plot, readers can practically feel every emotion along with the characters, immersing them into the world completely Bravo to Anya Bast for another great story in this fascinating saga!

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Series Order:
Witch Fire (Elemental Witches, Book 1)
Witch Blood (Elemental Witches, Book 2)
Witch Heart (Elemental Witches, Book 3)
Witch Fury (Elemental Witches, Book 4)

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars At the Heart of a Witch,, February 3, 2009

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A. For You "Failed writer" (Phila., Pa.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Witch Heart (Elemental Witches, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Fans of the supernatural or the action/occult will enjoy this book. There is plenty of sex and violence so it is not for the young nor the conscientious objector. The story moves along at a pretty good pace and is perfectly understandable even if you have not read the previous two in the series. Even the dialogue (which sometimes bogs down a Meyer or a Rowling and even King and, dare I say it - Tolkien) moves the story along with hardly a bump. No small feat considering the super-human abilities of the main characters.

Unlike one of the previous reviewers I found no real fault with the Alpha Male Character. He is, after all, a born killer hiding his powers from the 'normal' human beings surrounding him his whole life. Now that the enemy is upon them he gets to find out what he is really made of. A bit more trumpeting and posturing from him would have been fine with me.

The heroine of the story is believable and quite likeable. I thought she was, frankly, a little easy, but maybe I'm just getting old. She certainly complements her male lead. But, in keeping with current trends she knows how to kick some monster butt when necessary. It's the classic love story in the middle of running from certain death saga.

The bad guys are The Consummate Bad Guys. They're actually demons in the flesh. Alien flesh, to be sure, but killable nevertheless. Like they would care about that. And her former master, Rue, well he could be even worse.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good one..., March 1, 2009

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Mary L. Jacobs "BookHounds" (Huntington Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Witch Heart (Elemental Witches, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

I finished this in just a few hours. I loved this story and can't wait for the next one in the series. Each one stands alone, but they are best read in order to get all the details straight about these witches.