Forced into a marriage with one of the FirstFamily GrandLords, Lahsin Burdock Yew has suffered through physical and emotional abuse for three years. Now, at the cusp of her Second Passage, she has the right to repudiate the underage marriage and have something she’s never experienced, independence. Having escaped T’Yew and his Family, she’s directed to a sanctuary within the walls of Druida City, the fabled BalmHeal Estate and FirstGrove. Lahsin can now begin a new life.

Tinne Holly has been stripped bare by his wife’s unheard of request to a divorce. Divorce just isn’t done on Celta, especially amongst the FirstFamilies. However, not being Heartmates and enduring the loss of their child due to Tinne’s father’s broken Oath and the subsequent malaise, their marriage has been irrevocable ruined. The only remotely good thing about the divorce is Tinne’s ability to search out his Heartmate.

The seventh book in Robin D. Owens’ fabulous Celtan Series brings back all of the characters we’ve grown to love. This time we watch as Tinne Holly, the youth we met in HeartMate, is all grown up and has had quite a few hard knocks. You really feel for both Tinne and Lahsin and Ms. Owens does an amazing job crafting both the characters and their environment. I was thrilled to see Tinne’s story, and he definitely got the woman he was due. Robin D. Owens writes one of my absolute favorite series, and I cannot wait to see who she writes about next. Vinni perhaps?

Reviewed by: Serena