Tempestuous Journey

Breytalia has an idyllic life. She’s the daughter of the High King and she spends her days in the companionship of her wild and sensual cousin Felicia. Then her father promises her to her perverted uncle Triton in marriage and her days of pleasant diversion are over. She vows to run away with Persinion, the man of her choosing. Stealing one of the kingdom’s vaunted Skyhorses, Felicia and her lover Themon join them on their adventure.

They flee to another land and find a people much different than themselves, a peaceful people that give them refuge. But her father’s army comes for them, leaving death and chaos in its wake, and they are escorted back to Miletynus to their fate. Forced to marry Triton, Breytalia soon falls into the role of obedient and repressed wife, until the arrival of a handsome Pleasure-Sayer in her kingdom. She feels alive for the first time since her marriage, and flees again with her new lover. Once more, she is pursued.

The Tempestuous Journey chronicles the story of Breytalia and her confusing and twisting path to learning herself. She’s a gorgeous pawn in the game of power between men. Emy Naso takes us on a riveting and fantastic trip in The Tempestuous Journey; it’s filled with glaring color, heated passion, and brutal war. The quest for dominance by the warriors of the High King and the infighting among the leadership adds another thread to this tale. The Tempestuous Journey brings readers along a winding and plot-filled road in this story of passion and power.

Reviewed by: Michelle