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December 05, 2008
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 | Guardian's Keep by Lori Devoti | Reviewed by Harriet Klausner |  | Publisher: Silhouette Nocturne
http://www.harlequin.ca
ISBN: 0373617798
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: Fantasy
Release date: Jan 2008
Format: Mass Market
Pages: 288
Price: $5.25
| Witch Kelly Shane returns to the scene of her abduction and that of her best friend. Kelly gets back because her beloved twin sister, Kara, risked her life and heart to help her make it back (Unbound) from the portal the hellhound shapeshifting kidnapper took her through; her pal does not. She wants answers and believes the guardian shapeshifter, Kol Hildr, has them; as she holds him culpable for what happened to them.
Kol feels guilty that he failed to do his mission but was caught unaware. He is attracted to the tyro witch who keeps coming around demanding answers from him that he refuses to provide. However, Kelly knows that the portal leads to species enslavement and trafficking, including the sale of humans and humanoids. She wants to know why he would allow this, though she kicks herself for wanting this hunk. However, as he tells her to go home every evening, this night is different when an assault on the portal occurs that he thinks she inadvertently caused. Teaming up to keep those wanting in out, they fall in love; but the council he works for has no use for Kelly or a disobedient guardian.
This exciting romantic fantasy sequel will hook the audience from the onset, as Lori Devoti enthralls her devoted fans with a terrific thriller. The action never slows down once the portal is breeched, whereas the relationship between the guardian and the witch is enchanting, as both know it is wrong. Although this can be read as a solo, perusing Unbound first enhances this experience; as the whole is greater than the sum of the wonderful twin parts. | | |
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