With her city overran by evil creatures from the underworld, Hannah Wentworth and her fellow D’Anu witches retreated to the Otherworld. They needed to find a way to defeat the demon Ceithlenn and her army before the whole city became a battle zone. The only solution was to plead aide from the intractable Dark Elves, the ones who helped release the demon in the first place. 

Garran was a dark elf and the Drow King. Though he regretted his part in releasing Ceithlenn, it was no reason to join the war against the demons. His job as King was to look out for the welfare of his people. But when the beautiful Hannah challenged and tempted him, he decided to think matters over. The Guardian sweetened the deal with a promise of something he’d always wanted for his people. Garran finally surrendered and made a pact- he would help the humans … if Hannah stayed with him as an advisor. 

The request both shocked and pleased her. The instant she laid eyes on Garran, the attraction between them made her soul ach. But the more she learned about him and his world, the more she was convinced he placed a spell on her. How could she want a man who lived so differently than her? The thought infuriated Garran and left him with only one choice: he needed to show the Hannah that he didn’t need any spell for her to want him. But when the battle raged closer and forces from both worlds worked against them, they have little time to for each other until it’s almost too late.  

The great descriptions and powerful emotions pulled me immediately in the story. The action adventure and smooth fight scenes are both entertaining and really kept the pace jumping. This is book four in the Magic series and has a lot of threads going at the same time, so the story is not as focused as it could be with such a large cast of characters. This does not detract from the story at all, but gives it a little more oomph. Garran and Hannah’s journey left me satisfied, and the ending segued nicely to the next and last book due out in November.

Reviewed by Stacey Brutger for The Road to Romance

June 26, 2008