I must admit this isn't the first time I've read this book. Before it was released in paperback, I read the electronic version. And I must say the second time through was just as pleasurable as the first. Maybe more so.

I love these characters and I love the world Burkhart has created for them. As a romance, this book delivers a unique and powerful depiction of love, honor and sacrifice. It's bold and adventuresome, pushing against traditional RWA boundaries (you know, where there must be only one hero and one heroine and a threesome would never shadow the edges of the gilded page...).

As a fantasy novel, it offered a view into a world filled with an active embodiment of Light and Darkness. Magic and madness.

Honestly, I can't wait for book #2 to be released in paperback. (Here's hoping that happens sometime soon!)