India has always been an exotic and steamy land, beribboned
with colour, full of mystery and tradition and where tigers
and elephants are free to do as they please. The India
of "Soul of Fire", set in the Magical British Empire time,
dramatically deepens India's adventurous soul, now a land
filled with shape shapers and secret alliances fraught with
spies and danger at every turn.
Shattered by the rejection of his father in England, Peter
Farewell, now Lord St. Maur, had found some solace as a
were-dragon in Calcutta. Comforted in some part by the
acceptance in this exotic land, he still felt doomed and
dismayed by the knowledge that he could never find love or
see his beloved ancestral home of Summercourt again. He
also knew the quest he was on to find the Soul of Fire ruby
was doomed as he had no further clues to where it was
located and the land was filled with people, many on the
verge of rebellion again their British rulers.
Yet, the British gentleman always, he had to respond to the
cry of someone in distress, despite the danger to himself.
Shifting into his dragon self, he quickly found himself
saving the most lovely woman he had chance to met. After
rescuing Sofie Warington, he soon found her as independent
and stubborn as she is beautiful. Bound and determined not
to enter into an arranged marriage with a powerful Raj with
dangerous tigerlike eyes, she was adamant she would not go
home.
Refusing to let her go into even more danger, Peter offers
to take her on her journey to a past flame she met while
dancing in England, now serving as an officer in the
British Army. Meanwhile, Sofie's maid, Lalita, seeks to
save her from the dangerous dragon that snatched her. But,
Lalita has her own secrets as she is in reality a Princess
of the noble were-monkey king and the holder of all that
Peter seeks. Can she get there in time to save Sofie or
will powerful enemies prevail?
Sarah A. Hoyt has crafted a jewel of a fantasy romance
story with a very charming and likeable hero in SOUL OF
FIRE. Developing a
minor character from her first book, "Heart of Light",
Peter Farewell comes into his own as a romantic hero as he
strives to keep his promise to Nigil about finding and
returning the missing legendary jewel while shy of his
growing love for Sofie, so sure he is of rejection. While
this book can be read as a sequel or a stand alone, I am
sure all readers will want to joint me in eager
anticipation of Hoyt's continuation of the story in "Heart
and Soul" when released in October 2008! Enjoy!
British gentleman and were-dragon Peter Farewell has
embarked on a daunting task: to recover the Soul of Fire, a
magical ruby said to lie at the heart of British-controlled
India. But finding one stone in the heart of a land
simmering on the cusp of rebellion, and rife with hostile
magics, seems an impossible task—until Peter saves the life
of a young virgin fleeing a distasteful arranged marriage.
For unknown to Sofie Warington, the flawed gem that is all
that is left of her dowry is the very one Peter has been
seeking. And if Peter can keep her safe from the sinister
factions desperate to gain control of both Sofie and her
dowry, he will find more than a jewel; he will find his
heart’s destiny.
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