"Mixed with paranormal romance and humor...Sparks clearly has a style [that] readers love."-- USA Today 's Happily Ever After blog
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Love at Stake series comes a novel of the Embraced--an epic tale of two star-crossed lovers destined for doom--or desire...
Growing up on the Isle of Moon, Brigitta knew that she was born with the magical powers of the Embraced--even if she did not know how to wield them. But she has finally learned the truth: Brigitta is the lost princess of the kingdom of Tourin. She was sent into hiding as an infant to escape the wrath of her half-brother, the king. And now he knows just where to find her. . .
Rupert is a notorious pirate and sorcerer. He's spent most of his life plotting revenge on the evil king--and Rupert believes that Brigitta could be the key to finally destroying his enemy. But what begins as a kidnapping of the innocent beauty escalates into something deeper, and more passionate, than either captor or captive could have imagined. Rupert soon vows to protect Brigitta against the king--but will they survive long enough to find their happily-ever-after. . .or does fate have something else in store?
An exiled princess and a sorcerer pirate find love on the high seas, but their histories could tear them apart.On a voyage to visit her adopted sister, Queen Luciana of Eberon, Birgitta discovers that she herself is the princess of Tourin, though she grew up on the Isle of the Moon thinking she was an orphanand then only minutes later, she's kidnapped by the pirate Rupert, who's also a Wind Sorcerer. Rupert knows Birgitta as "the so-called princess" to whom he was betrothed 19 years earlier, when he was 7 and she was only a baby, before her father had his entire family killed and usurped the Tourinian throne. While Rupert has developed a reputation as a fearsome pirate, thanks to efforts he's taken to relieve the current king, Birgitta's brother, of his beloved gold, it doesn't take Birgitta long to discover that he's a more honorable man than he lets on. While he constantly reminds himself that she's the enemy and part of his revenge, Rupert can't help but fall for the brave and intelligent woman Birgitta has become, and she might just feel the same way about him. In the second book of a new fantasy series by Sparks (How to Tame a Beast in Seven Days, 2017, etc.), the pacing shows some improvement, but there are several of the same drawbacks, including a rushed ending. A dense but enjoyable fantasy romance. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.