So the hero and heroine never say 'I love you' and you never meet the evil sorceress that holds Frayne in her thrall.Įven though this book is about 200 pages longer than it should have been (100 if I'm being generous), there's still plenty of action, though. It's worth noting that this is book one of three in a series (can you IMAGINE waiting in the '80s and finding that out on page 525 when there's no HEA or closure? I'd be sCREAMING). She actually saves his ungrateful ass during at least three key moments of this book (not that he's grateful or anything). This would be unbearable if the heroine weren't so utterly capable of holding her own. He doesn't rape her, but he definitely comes from the 'little fool' school of love interests, and most of their romantic development is either arguing or him trying to ditch her. Frayne, our hero, is kind of an asshole, though. And yes, in case you were wondering, she really is wearing that sheer see-through tablecloth that she's shown in on the cover. She meets our knightly hero in one of those naked bath meet-cutes that always seems to happen in books like these (which is when they bang). Even though she's human, she speaks the old tongue of the elves because they took her in after two of them witnessed her mother's murder at the hands of Mysterious Dark Knights. Which is a good thing, because every male in this book with a working peen, regardless of species, age, or creed, wants to bang her. She sleeps with the hero before page fifty, and never allows herself to be shamed for it. The heroine Anduan/Aurora is unapologetic about her sexuality.

In fact, in many ways, it reads as being very similar to other fantasy novels coming out today, such as those by Jennifer Armentrout or Sarah J.

It was published in 1985, but there's literally nothing in it that would keep it from being published today. In many ways, ENCHANTED PARADISE is surprisingly progressive. But that's the only thing they have in common. Like STORMFIRE, it's also got a cover by Pino Daeni. (Don't judge me.) Today, I'm going to be talking about another hard-to-find gem from the bodice-ripper world.

Because I laughed to myself and said CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. Be careful what you wish for, gentle readers. People wanted to read more bodice-rippers vicariously- through me! HAHA. Not too long ago, I wrote a review of Christine Monson's STORMFIRE, and I received really positive feedback.

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