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5.0 out of 5 stars
Soul of a Witch, July 30, 2008
Sinya's brother Wes has come down with a mysterious illness that threatens to consume the young man. Wes' only hope is the powerful witch Beulah who states that the young boy's illness is caused by Wes' uncontrolled empathic powers. The only way to cure the boy is for Beulah and Sinya to travel into Wes' spiritual plane and convince the boy to come to consciousness. Unfortunately, once in within the spiritual plane, Beulah and Sinya discover a powerful intruder, Hortra, trying to take over Wes' powers.
Soul of a Witch is the eighth book of the Heart and Soul Romance series. This series features the Reeka, a warrior race of amazon-like women who have been wrongfully accused of killing their men and are trying to regain their reputation and homeland, as well as their allies the Daamen traders. Other races such as the lustful Argons, the cruel Inka Empire, the superhuman mutants, and the greedy pirates are also introduced throughout the series.
Unlike the rest of the books from the Heart and Soul Romance series, Soul of a Witch is more of a paranormal romance with a science fiction twist rather than a pure science fiction romance. However, like the rest of the books in this series, the female characters are strong, stubborn, and cautious of love. Also like the other books in the Heart and Soul series, Heart of the Forsaken is fully self-contained. Therefore, one can read this book without having read the first seven books. Nonetheless, reading the first seven books in this series will give the reader more information on the collective personality traits, historical background of the various cultures, and interconnections between the various characters described in this story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Soul of a Witch- A Joyfully Recommended Title, September 6, 2007
Laine is a Reeka warrior who was captured at age seven and then imprisoned at age nine. For some unknown reason, when her people were all given a trial for their deeds done after being declared outlaws and then pardoned, no one brought her to the attention of the officials. Now it's eleven years later, and Laine is taken away from the prison by Daamen traders to be brought home - finally.
Borga feels something for Laine the first time he sees her in the prison yard. The more time he spends with Laine, the more protective and possessive he becomes. When Borga must explain to Laine that she has spent eleven years in prison after her race was pardoned, because it appears she was forgotten, it breaks his heart. Borga is determined that no one will ever forget Laine or hurt her again.
Laine is rediscovering all the small things that are taken for granted with the wonder of a small child. Borga is behind or beside her along the way, and he experiences each of her discoveries with Laine. When it is revealed that someone has remembered about Laine but is determined to kill her, Borga learns just want protective and possessive really mean. Laine is a warrior and has been since birth - she does not take this threat to her life lightly, especially since she is just rediscovering it. Borga and Laine have to figure out a way to follow the clues in Laine's past to discover who is trying to kill her and why, with a little help from her warrior sisters and the Daamen traders.
Discovery and those that are forgotten in the vastness of war are the themes of Soul of the Forgotten, and it is done in a simple but wondrous way. Laine has spent her entire life fighting to survive and the last eleven years have been hell while in a prison with guards who make misery a life's achievement. Borga is a laid back trader on a ship with a crew he enjoys. However, he does not realize the drastic changes his life will take when the ship is asked to pick up a forgotten prisoner from prison planet Cardrak. Watching Laine discover an entire lifetime of things both large and small with wonder, and watching Borga trying to give her space while protecting her, took me on a wonderful roller coaster ride. I simply loved watching both Borga and Laine learn together and then realize their love was the best discovery of all. The suspense and danger added to the plot and storyline in a way that only a very good storyteller can do. I ended my roller coaster ride with a well-earned sigh after experiencing laughs, disgust, eye rolling and yes, even some tears in a couple of very special passages. I have enjoyed several of Ms. Verdenius' books before, but Soul of the Forgotten had it all. I can't recommend this highly enough and know it will be reread several times over. For all of these reasons, I have made Soul of the Forgotten one of my Joyfully Reviewed Recommended Reads.
Jo reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Soul of a Witch, May 24, 2007
With deft ability Angel Verdenius entices you into her world--a future universe where the impossible blends seamlessly with the plausible in an enthralling story of good against evil.
Sinya, pirate, betrayer and womanizer, seeks out the healing witch Beulah to cure his beloved brother Wes of a mysterious illness. Beulah promised to help Wes. The virtuous healing witch Beulah draws her power for good from nature, but possesses a disconcerting knack for knocking Sinya off kilter. While helping Wes, Beulah discovers the boy possesses an untrained but powerful empathic power that the malicious and evil mystic Hortra covets. Before Beulah can save Wes, Hortra steals the boy's soul. Sinya and Beulah join forces to retrieve Wes's soul, traveling on Sinya's pirate ship deep into the dangerous Outlaw Sector.
Soul of a Witch is another trilling tale from Verdenius's Heart and Soul series. Whether you are a regular reader of this series or a first time reader, you will enjoy Soul of a Witch will. The promise of its enticing cover carries through to the very last word
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