Ariana Kane Varden, as daughter of the Sun Witch, is also a
witch. Her power is healing, and she's an empath. Her job
for the past few months has been treating Emperor Arik,
who's been on his deathbed, unbeknownst to anyone else.
Then Sian Sayre Chamblyn shows up with a prophecy. A great
war with evil is coming and Ariana is to help lead the
opposition. Ariana will need to hone her skills and develop
new ones, which Sian can help with, since he's a wizard.
He's also extremely attractive, which makes spending time
with him a pleasure. However, Sian has more knowledge of
the prophecy he hasn't told Ariana, that it foretells her
death during the struggle. Since he's falling in love with
her, Sian decides to go with Ariana into battle and will do
anything he can to prevent her death.
PRINCE OF MAGIC is the first novel in Ms. Jones' Children
of the Moon trilogy, which continues the family line of the
Fyne Sisters of the Sun trilogy. The setting is familiar,
to an extent, the characters very likable and the storyline
is very believable, especially since it follows the
previous series. The next installment, PRINCE OF FIRE, is
due out next month and the third, PRINCE OF SWORDS, is due
in May. I can't wait to read them and plan to get all three
as soon as they hit the shelves. A good read.
The firstborn children of the Fyne witches have finally
come into their own, each with a special gift . . .
Independent Ariana Kane Varden, daughter of the Sun Witch,
has never let family duty from reaching her dreams. She
learned the practice of her gift, the power to heal others,
at her mother's knee. And now she is the palace healer,
tending to her emperor . . .
The last prophesy of magician Sian Chamblyn's late
grandfather points to Ariana as the one to save Columbyana
from a growing evil. Sian has hightailed it from lands afar
to deliver the message. While he prepares her for the fight
of her life, Sian intends to remain undistracted by his
sensuously beautiful protégée. But in the heat of battle -
and passion -- diligence might be his downfall . . .