Heart Dance (Celta's HeartMates, Book 6) (Paperback)

by Robin D. Owens (Author) "Dufleur Thyme watched the fresh pinecone wither before her eyes and fall into dust..." (more)
Key Phrases: teleportation pad, merry meet, experiment with time, Heart Dance, Time Wind, Winterberry Residence (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review
A poignant, sensual story...as usual, Ms. Owens's brilliant writing makes this character-driven tale difficult to put down. -- Romance Reviews Today

I look forward to my yearly holiday in Celta, always a dangerous and fascinating trip -- so much to see and do. -- Fresh Fiction

I wholeheartedly recommend this wonderful journey into a fantasy world of magic, love, and those funny telepathic cats. -- All About Romance

The latest Heart fantasy is one of the best of this superior series...retaining the freshness of its heartfelt predecessors. -- The Best Reviews

Product Description
Alliances and secrets can come back to haunt, as the protagonists in Owens' newest spellbinding tale of the planet Celta discover. Owens' worldbuilding skills are quite evident, and she continues to deliver stories that are heartfelt and intensely rivettng. -- Romantic Times

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (July 3, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425216357
• ISBN-13: 978-0425216354
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #423,795 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 6 in The Celta's HeartMates Series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Return to Celta and it's Heartmates, July 17, 2007

By	Elaine C McTyer "avid reader" (Dawson, GA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I love Robin Owens Heartmate stories and this one is excellent.

Saille T'Willow is the new matchmaker and leader of his family. His grandmother was a vicious, greedy, scheming old woman and is now in stasis until a cure for the virus that is killing her is found. She has hidden the Heartmates of most of her family including Saille. He however, has sent his Heartgift out to find his mate and now that he knows who she is he fears she will refuse his gift. It seems her father destroyed his home and killed himself while experimenting with time. The former D'Willow had ridiculed and persecuted his family.

Defleur Thyme is dedicated to finding out what happened to her father and fulfilling his commission to find a cure for the disease killing the former leader of the Willows. The leaders of Celta have decreeded that there be no more time experiments, so she has to hide her investigations. She was one of the people attacked by the Flair stealers in HEART QUEST.

She is strongly drawn to Saille, but is determined not to return his affections because of his grandmother and if she succeeds and can resurrect his grandmother will they have any relationship left.

I enjoy every visit to Celta and hope we never reach the end of the series.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worthy Addition to Celta, July 10, 2007

By	30 Book A Month Reader (Ohio) - See all my reviews

Sixth in a series - Heart Dance is a delight.

The heroine, Dufleur Thyme, has a flair for controlling time. Unfortunately, such magic is illegal on Celta ever since her own father blew up his laboratory and himself with his time based experiments. Working in secret to clear her father's name and prove her own time studies, Dufleur has no time for romance, especially a Heartmate romance with all that nasty, overwhelming emotion.

Saille T'Willow has a flair for matchmaking, and insures everyone else is happy with their mate, but can't seem to find success with his own. Knowing that Defleur is his HeartMate, Saille makes a HeartGift and sends it out for Defleur to find, but everytime she gets her hands on it, she throws it out.

The entire book is a "dance" between the two as they slowly come to terms with each other, their families, their expectations, their pets and their magic. I loved the book. It was well-written and the romantic conflict was perfect - not overdone or drawn out. You watched the love happen between the two almost step-by-step. As a plus, secondary characters are supplied from previous Celta books, and the couples two Fams are a delight. Although I normally will NOT buy a trade paperback, I love Robin D. Owens, and this one is worth the money.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another enjoyable Celta book, July 9, 2007

By	Shawna Lanne "Shawna" (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

Once authors get to the five or six book mark in a series I am always a bit nervous. Many of my former favorite authors tend to fall off at about there. I don't know if they are bored or the ideas run out, or what, but they aren't as into the book.

Robin D. Owens, thankfully isn't one of those authors. Dufleur Thyme and Saille T'Willow were both engaging characters. I understand how they could have fallen in love and the plot, while advancing previous storylines neither went too far into explanation mode nor left new readers outside the magic circle of knowledge. This is well worth the cost of a trade paperback.