Lord of Mists

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Summary: Timeless Tales 4 stars review
Review: by Angela Gibbs

Madeline Carlton lives a quiet and peaceful life with her brothers and her father, until one day tragedy strikes. She is frantic to find a way to save her father from dying. After hearing about a mystical healer, she sets out on a quest to find him and to bring him back to aid her in her quest to save her father's life. After traveling far, and alone, she finds whom she is looking for, only to be turned away most abruptly. Dance D'epanier, renowned healer, wants nothing to do with Madeline. Thinking that he is rid of her, she turns up again, having been found by his caretaker, and almost dead. After nursing her back to health, he intends to send her away, only to find out that his worst fear is about to come true. Again.

Lord of Mists was a phenomenal read. Ms. Lindsey masterfully transports you into a world of passion, fear, hatred and love. Her characters are exquisitely written, and the dialogue of the story is amazing. Madeline is a very smart and determined young woman, vastly different from most girls of her time frame. She is determined to save her father, and she is willing to sacrifice anything to do so. Dance is a completely tortured man. He has believed that he is living in his own hell, and until Madeline arrived, he was. Dance has been through what other men can only imagine in nightmares, but he has survived.

Lord of Mists will have you laughing at the antics of the characters, especially Dance's caretaker, Hywel. You will also be crying at the injustices and the pain that has been visited on Dance, and then cheering at the way Madeline and Dance fight to save themselves from danger. Lord of Mists is a love story for love stories. Ms. Lindsey has written an excellent book that will have the readers attention from the first word to the very end of the book.

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Summary: A Wonderful Welsh Setting, And Yummy Hero!!!
Review: I totally loved this book and I am glad to finally find a historical romance set in the mystical Welsh countryside.

Madeline Carlton is from Boston and is in Wales with her father and five older brothers in order for her father to sell merchandise. While on the road her family is set upon by what is thought to be just road thiefs. What is really happening is the beginning of a twisted plan by an evil man to destroy someone innocent. Maddie's father is shot and is in need of a healer. Maddie is told about a special healer, but she will have to make a long journey to get to this man. Maddie agrees without question but soon thinks that her trip is in vain. Maddie is led into a forest and left to find her own way to the healer. She is lost and alone until a vision all dressed in black speaks to her and informs her that the healer no longer tends to the sick and wounded and that she must leave the forest. Maddie will not just walk away since he is need by her father. Circumstances lead to Maddie being abandoned by her horse and left for dead in a horrible storm. When she next wakes up she is in the care of the most beautiful man she has ever seen.

Dance once had the great power of healing, but his power has been taken from him in a tragic way. Living alone with the exception of his wolf's and one loyal servant, Dance is set to live his life alone. He will not risk someone else he loves to be taken away from him. So he is very upset when the young girl that he sends away is brought back to his castle ill and in need of healing. He can't stay away from the beauty that stirs his soul and makes him feel things that he would and should forget. He does not want to feel alive. Despite his best efforts he can't turn away from Maddie and he helps her to recover with the plan to send her away before the evil one finds that he is not alone. Maddie doesn't understand why Dance wants to send her away. She grows to love this wounded, handsome man and does not want to leave him. On the morning that is set for her to return to her brothers and father, the evil one appears and promises to take her away from Dance. Dance will not see her harmed so he locks her away from danger, and in the process locks her into his heart.

This was a wonderful read full of the sensuality that Ms Lindsey is known for, and what readers expect. This book tugged on all of my emotions, and I was so sad to see the story come to an end. I loved the setting, the Welsh country is very mysterious and not often written about so I was thrilled with this. And of course Dance is a dream hero come true. This was a great page turner, and you will find it hard to put down. Do yourself a favor and buy this book. You won't be sorry!