In the twelfth century Region of Chiarrai -- modern day
Kerry, Ireland -- Sorcerer Hoyt Mac Cionaoith calls out to,
and damns the demon responsible for the death of his twin
brother, Cian. The demon is a beautiful female named
Lillith, and she is a vampyre. Cian comes to Lillith's
aid and attacks Hoyt, but Hoyt runs a dagger through his
brother right before Cian sinks his fangs into Hoyt's
throat.
Hoyt is visited by the goddessMorrigan, who
advises him there is a great battle for him to fight, good
vs. evil, on the feast of Samhain. He must gather a
Circle of Six to fight Lillith for world dominance. The
circle must include himself, a sorcerer, a witch, a
warrior, a scholar, a shifter of shapes, and a vampire.
Morrigan shows Hoyt a vision of modern New York City where
he will find his brother and learn from him. Hoyt will
also find Glenna Ward, a twenty-first century witch, living
in New York, who he knows from his dreams.
After saying good-bye to his family, and leaving them with
protective silver shields given to him by Morrigan, Hoyt is
allowed to walk through a portal one thousand years into
the future, and into Cian's apartment.
Cian is wealthy, cynical, and bored. He no longer feeds
from humans, but from pig's blood supplied to him by
butchers. He agrees to help, and transports Hoyt and
Glenna, and King, Cian's most trusted friend, to his castle
in Ireland via his private jet, where the circle can train
for their battle. Hoyt is dumbstruck when he realizes
Cian's modernized castle was once the Mac Cionaoith's
family home and fortress. Two more soon join their circle
in Ireland; Moira, the scholar, and Larkin, the shifter of
shapes. They are from twelfth century Geall, and have
been sent by Morrigan. When Blair Murphy from Chicago
arrives, the Circle of Six is complete.
Like any novel by Nora Roberts, MORRIGAN'S CROSS has the
reader mesmerized from the outset of the story. The tale
is complex, but easy to follow, and the characters are
terrific, especially the sardonic Cian. The romance
between Hoyt and Glenna is as powerful and potent as the
white magic they make together. MORRIGAN'S CROSS sets up
the storyline for this new trilogy and introduces the major
players. It also whets your appetite for the books to
follow.
As a storm rages, the tale begins...of a powerful
vampire's lust for destruction-and of the circle of six
charged by the goddess Morrigan to stop her....
A battle is brewing between the forces of good and evil-a
war that will be fought across the planes of time-as
Lilith, the most powerful vampire in the world, gathers
her dark minions around her.
The goddess Morrigan rises up to stop her-and with her, a
circle of six...
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