Title: Rhiannon's Pride
Author: Frances Stockton
Publisher: Cerridwen Press
Publisher URL: http://www.jasminejade.com/
Author: Frances Stockton
Publisher: Cerridwen Press
Publisher URL: http://www.jasminejade.com/
ISBN: 9781419920103
Genre: Historical Paranormal Romance
Rating: 3.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Rhiannon is plagued by memory loss, tiredness and severe headaches. She has spent the last twenty years living in near seclusion with her handmaid, Mary, as her only friend and companion. Rhiannon is upset when she unexpectedly learns that the reason she’s been educated and taught to run a large household is so she can wed an earl. It’s during the earl’s visit that she sees and is drawn to a beautiful but mysterious painting filled with mesmerizing mythological creatures. Running away with her maid, Rhiannon makes her way to Florence in hopes of speaking to the painting’s artist; in order to learn all she can about the race she believes herself to be a part.
Artist Dante is a lion Abcynian Elder and he’s been hoping to meet his mate for decades. When he sees Rhiannon and recognizes her Leo heritage and her ability to speak mind to mind with him, he realizes she’s his mate and rushes to claim her. When Rhiannon collapses in his arms, he takes her and Mary to his home, in order to care for her while she heals. While Rhiannon recovers her memory and recuperates, he teaches her about the history of their race and the two fall in love. Threats to their happiness come from within and without…by Rhiannon’s fear and the plans of an evil man determined to get her back, at all costs.
Rhiannon’s Pride is the second release in Frances Stockton’s historical paranormal series Abcynian Panthera, and takes up several decades after the first left off. The book can be read as a stand-alone, but greater understanding of the Abcynian race and ongoing characters will be attained, if read in order.
This second release by Ms. Stockton is well written, taking the reader deeper into the world of the Abcynian shapeshifters, giving out additional pieces of information regarding their ancient history and that of their long-held enemies, the Saturian. I admit that I love the mythological aspect to this intriguing ongoing storyline and am curious to where, when and with whom the author will deal with next. However, getting back to this story…I loved seeing many of the characters we met in Seductive Persuasion and once introduced, they play a vital part in this story.
Dante is everything an Abcynian Elder should be…dedicated to the people under his care, loyal to his friends and family, talented, strong, aggressive and protective. He’s also tenderhearted and loving, which he shows in abundance when he meets up with the emotionally bruised and physically abused Rhiannon and claims her as his mate. Ms. Stockton did a wonderful job creating this man. He’s patience personified and I couldn’t help but like and appreciate him for those qualities.
Rhiannon begins as a rather sad character, which isn’t surprising, considering that she’s spent the last several decades of her life plagued by severe headaches and memory loss, at the hand of her so-called guardian. I was thrilled when she developed a backbone and fled with her companion, Mary. I wasn’t thrilled with her seeming inability to work through what had happened to her in the past, despite learning the truths of her family history, the Abcynian race and why she had been ill for so long. I understand that Rhiannon needed to deal with her painful history at her own pace, but from a reader’s viewpoint, her fear and uncertainty dragged on for far too long. It also, unfortunately, made her more than a bit annoying and unlikable to me…that is, until near the final portion of the story. This is the point where Rhiannon started to change into the strong woman she needed to be, if she was to be a good mate to Dante, and an important member of the Abcynian race.
Genre: Historical Paranormal Romance
Rating: 3.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Rhiannon is plagued by memory loss, tiredness and severe headaches. She has spent the last twenty years living in near seclusion with her handmaid, Mary, as her only friend and companion. Rhiannon is upset when she unexpectedly learns that the reason she’s been educated and taught to run a large household is so she can wed an earl. It’s during the earl’s visit that she sees and is drawn to a beautiful but mysterious painting filled with mesmerizing mythological creatures. Running away with her maid, Rhiannon makes her way to Florence in hopes of speaking to the painting’s artist; in order to learn all she can about the race she believes herself to be a part.
Artist Dante is a lion Abcynian Elder and he’s been hoping to meet his mate for decades. When he sees Rhiannon and recognizes her Leo heritage and her ability to speak mind to mind with him, he realizes she’s his mate and rushes to claim her. When Rhiannon collapses in his arms, he takes her and Mary to his home, in order to care for her while she heals. While Rhiannon recovers her memory and recuperates, he teaches her about the history of their race and the two fall in love. Threats to their happiness come from within and without…by Rhiannon’s fear and the plans of an evil man determined to get her back, at all costs.
Rhiannon’s Pride is the second release in Frances Stockton’s historical paranormal series Abcynian Panthera, and takes up several decades after the first left off. The book can be read as a stand-alone, but greater understanding of the Abcynian race and ongoing characters will be attained, if read in order.
This second release by Ms. Stockton is well written, taking the reader deeper into the world of the Abcynian shapeshifters, giving out additional pieces of information regarding their ancient history and that of their long-held enemies, the Saturian. I admit that I love the mythological aspect to this intriguing ongoing storyline and am curious to where, when and with whom the author will deal with next. However, getting back to this story…I loved seeing many of the characters we met in Seductive Persuasion and once introduced, they play a vital part in this story.
Dante is everything an Abcynian Elder should be…dedicated to the people under his care, loyal to his friends and family, talented, strong, aggressive and protective. He’s also tenderhearted and loving, which he shows in abundance when he meets up with the emotionally bruised and physically abused Rhiannon and claims her as his mate. Ms. Stockton did a wonderful job creating this man. He’s patience personified and I couldn’t help but like and appreciate him for those qualities.
Rhiannon begins as a rather sad character, which isn’t surprising, considering that she’s spent the last several decades of her life plagued by severe headaches and memory loss, at the hand of her so-called guardian. I was thrilled when she developed a backbone and fled with her companion, Mary. I wasn’t thrilled with her seeming inability to work through what had happened to her in the past, despite learning the truths of her family history, the Abcynian race and why she had been ill for so long. I understand that Rhiannon needed to deal with her painful history at her own pace, but from a reader’s viewpoint, her fear and uncertainty dragged on for far too long. It also, unfortunately, made her more than a bit annoying and unlikable to me…that is, until near the final portion of the story. This is the point where Rhiannon started to change into the strong woman she needed to be, if she was to be a good mate to Dante, and an important member of the Abcynian race.
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