As ARCANE CIRCLE opens, Persephone Alcmedi is fresh from the
shore-side battle with the Fae and dealing with the many
repercussions. She plunged a stake into Menessos heart and
still does not know if he will rise again. Johnny has been
gravely wounded with the claws of a phoenix and his wounds
are not healing as they should have while in wolf form. When
the vet finishes doing what he can for Johnny, Seph needs to
convince him to help the other victims of the battle
including dragons, griffins and phoenixes whose loyalty
shifted as the Fairies returned to their realm.
There is nothing to shield her from the anger of the witches
in her former lucusi. Her role in the death of Xerxadrea is
unclear, and the investigation has been picked up by a new
section of Homeland Security specializing in non-human
crime. She hasn't the luxury of dealing with them now. With
Johnny all but confirmed as Domn Lup, the time has come to
keep her promise and remove the tattoos that magically
constrain his powers. The trail to the artist who made them
so long ago is more than cold, and when they finally track
down the person responsible, it is the last person in the
world Persephone would have guessed, and the last person in
the world she would want to speak to.
Linda Robertson maintains her high standards in book four of
the Persephone Alcmedi series. I especially enjoy her method
of starting each subsequent book directly where the previous
one left off, making the series even more of a keeper
for me as they can be read in one sitting with hours of
enjoyment as I linger in the alternate world of Cleveland
she has created. I am so glad she is continuing the story in
book five, Wicked Circle.
After facing down the forces of Fairy in mortal combat,
Persephone Alcmedi still must deal with the aftermath. Not
only does Seph now possess deadly secrets she must hide
from the arcane and mundane world alike, but the dozens of
magical creatures who've taken up residence behind her
cornfield need food and shelter, and there's still her
foster daughter Beverly's tenth birthday party to plan.
And that's not all. . . . Seph's boyfriend Johnny has
revealed himself as the wærewolf Domn Lup, and the ruler
of the wære world is en route from Romania to make sure
Johnny really is the 'king' he claims to be. But Johnny's
hiding a dangerous secret: his magic is locked in his
mysterious tattoos. He and Seph must find a way for him to
reclaim it - fast - despite those who have no intention of
letting Johnny gain his full powers. Seph knows that, in
the arcane world, strength is always a necessity and power
must be constantly proven, but how far is she willing to
go to succeed . . . and at what cost?
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