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Untouchable

Untouchable, August 2008
Emperor's Bride #1
by Linda Winstead Jones

Berkley Sensation
Featuring: Sanura; Alixandyr
304 pages
ISBN: 0425222969
EAN: 9780425222966
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"Who Will Marry the Emperor?"

Fresh Fiction Review

Untouchable
Linda Winstead Jones

Reviewed by Stacey Hayman
Posted October 6, 2008

Romance Historical

Jahn and Alix are twin brothers who became Emperor and Prince of Columbyanan, but it they weren't born to the titles. Six years ago, the brothers had been sentinels fighting the demon-possessed Ciro when they were spotted by key court officials and persuaded to take on living the lives of the brothers who died too soon. Now Jahn is searching for his Empresses and he's changing the rules again. This time his potential brides are being brought to him and Alix has been sent to retrieve Princess Edlyn. Along with the Princess, Alix is given Sanura a beautiful Agnese woman who, like all Agnese women, could see the truth of a person no matter how they tried to hide their true soul. To ensure that no man touches her but the intended recipient, Sanura is painted blue and her keepers will kill any man with a blue mark who is not the Emperor. On the journey, the life Alix led as the soul Trystan begins to bleed into his current life's soul. Sanura recognizes the struggle and is determined to help Alix as much as she can, even though the darker soul of Trystan is willing to risk his life to be with her.
Another potential bride Verity and her entourage, including the guard Laris, begin a separate journey to the Emperor. They are drawn to each other but their stations in life are so different, how could either possibly consider a future together?
As these groups move closer to their destination, they people involved need to decide who they want to be and want they truly want out of life.
UNTOUCHABLE is complex and the characters inhabit an strangely familiar world. The nature of choices and how those choices can change a person is worth a second thought. The second book in this series, 22 NIGHTS, is coming December 2008.

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SUMMARY


For the Emperor of Colymbyana, no bride can compare to Sanura, an exotic slave with the power to see into men's souls. To touch her brings incredible pleasure — and certain death. Even for his brother, who loves her ardently. This is their story.


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