"Good romantic fantasy"
In ancient Eire, several years ago Keavy shared a magical
encounter with a golden eagle that she believed was
actually the man that fate intended to be her eternal
mate. Over time, the beautiful Keavy rejected suitors
waiting for her mate to arrive. However, as she approaches
her twenty-fifth birthday, her parents have had it with her
rejecting all males. They give her a choice to marry a
person they have selected or be exiled into servitude.
Reluctantly she agrees to wed the stranger from a foreign
land though her future spouse does not want to marry
either. They agree to a marriage of convenience. However, her groom fails to inform Keavy of a custom of his
people. The bride spends her first night with the king and
not her spouse. King Aengus finds he is attracted to the
newcomer and cannot help but stare at her with his eagle
like eyes. As they begin to fall in love, she wonders if
he is that eagle from years ago even while both worries
that their actions could lead to war between their
respective homelands. The seventh of eight books in the Celtic Journeys series,
MAIDEN OF THE WINDS at first makes the lead female
protagonist seem too much a paragon as Keavy seems to have
no flaws. When she travels to her new home, Aengus makes
her real and turns the tale into a delightful romantic
fantasy with two warm characters struggling between love
and duty. Fans of the series will enjoy the latest entry,
but need patience for once the prime duo meet, the novel
turns magical. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted June 20, 2003
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