Eternal Love comprises two novellas, Eternity and Infinity.
These are both reprints of stories that were previously
published in the '90s.
Eternity
In Eternity, we meet Raven St James, a young witch sentenced
to death by an evil priest named Nathaniel Dearborne when
she and her mother are blamed for the illness that erupts in
their town. Only one man, Dearborne's protégé, Duncan
Wallace, tries to stop the murder and even he is powerless
to stop the angry mob demanding vengeance. Raven and her
mother are hanged in front of their neighbors.
What Raven doesn't knowis that she will wake up hours later,
even though her neck was broken. Before she can think about
the import of this, she rremembers that her mother told her
to retrieve a diary from her home, which informs her that
she is an immortal High Witch, and now that she has died she
will no longer age and her powers will increase. Her mother
also warns her that she is a witch of the Light, born
because she tried to save another witch's life in the past,
but that there are Dark Witches who will try to come and
steal her heart, the only way that they can sustain their
immortality. Raven runs to her aunt in the town of
Sanctuary, Massachusetts, where she plans to make a life for
herself and make sense of her new identity.
She is followed by Duncan Wallace, who finds himself drawn
to the mysterious beauty. Duncan finds her again in
Sanctuary and the two fall in love. Raven also finds another
high witch, Arianna, who teaches Raven the things she needs
to know to survive. When the villagers in Sanctuary become
suspicious of Raven, they contact Dearborne to come rid them
of the witches. Unable to wait for his arrival, the
townspeople throw Raven to her death (not realizing she will
wake up) and Duncan follows in an attempt to save her.
Though Raven knows that Duncan will be reborn as an immortal
witch of the light for his attempt to save her life, she
doesn't know how long she will have to wait until they
reconnect... she only knows that she's willing to wait an
eternity
Infinity
The second novella, Infinity, tells the story of Arianna,
who is first introduced in Eternity. Arianna is from a
Scottish town called Stonehaven where she is considered an
outsider because she hangs out with the Crones, a group of
old women who the townspeople believe to be witches. Arianna
is also considered an outsider because after the death of
her sister she spends a lot of time alone and wandering in
the cemetery.
When one of the chieftain's cousins, Nicodimus Lachlan,
arrives, he knows that Arianna is an immortal high Witch
like him. He does not know how to stop her from being so
willful and potentially getting herself killed by practicing
spells and wandering alone. When one eager lad decides to
cut Arianna to see if she bleeds, Nicodimus and the
chieftain decide that for her own good, the girl must marry.
She says the only man she will have is Nicodimus. So they marry.
Nicodimus refuses to tell Arianna of her true nature, even
though he knows he is a hunted man. One of the oldest
immoral witches in existence, there are many who would kill
him to take the strength in his heart⎯not the least of
which
are his mortal enemies Kohl and Marten. When these men
intrude on the sanctuary he's found in Stonehaven, Nicodimus
knows he'll have to kill them. What he doesn't know is that
they have joined forces with Nathaniel Dearborne to try to
take his heart and they will do anything to get
it⎯even use
Arianna as bait.
This is the first Maggie Shayne story that I've ever read,
but I have to say I enjoyed her writing style. Eternity and
Infinity were two very different stories, but each was
enjoyable. These are older stories, but they are both well
written and entertaining. It was nice that the two stories
were connected, but they were also two very separate tales.
I think fans of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series and
Cheyenne McCray's Magic series will enjoy this book.
Two passionate paranormal romances in one volume from the
New York Times bestselling author.
In
Eternity, readers will savor the story of Raven St.
James, whose unearthly beauty brought accusations of
witchcraft-and a sentence of death. Luckily Duncan, the town
minister, saved her life. But Raven could not save him. Now,
after three centuries, Raven has found Duncan in the body of
a man who has no memory of their past. As Duncan slowly
reawakens, they are once more endangered by the evil that
tore them apart.
Infinity tells the
enthralling tale of Nicodemus Lachlan, who lay dormant in
the Scottish Highlands for five centuries after his one love
betrayed him. The only thing he remembers is Arianna, the
golden-haired lass who touched his soul-and her treachery,
which cost him his life. But when Arianna finds a way to
bring back her love, the dark power that reunited the two
threatens all they hold dear.
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