"A Fascinating twist to the real world and romance."
Miranda Stead, a rising poet is about to have her
perspective of the world shift as she stumbles through a
portal on a San Francisco street. She was only trying to
get away from some common street thugs and reach for the
first door that would offer some protection. Little did
she know it would be a doorway to secret sect called Les
Croyant des Trois. Thinking she may have made the wrong decision as now
the robed clan is accusing her of being a moyenne spy. A
very confused Miranda struggles with her twisted ankle and
prepares to make yet another escape. What she doesn't
realize is that the doorway she entered is one not seen by
the human eye. So the fact that she has appeared and seems
un-phased by the strange people around her has one Sariel
Valasay intrigued. Sariel is an empathic healer. And not since his tragic
capture and torture at the hand of his last love has he
felt any stirrings like Miranda has produced. He
volunteers to help her home and promises to wipe her
memory clean of the whole experience. Being that she is
moyenne the process should go off with out a hitch. What
Sariel doesn't realize is that there is more to Miranda
than even she knows. Ms. Inclan has written a complex and fascinating story
of an alternate race of magical people that have cloaked
their existence in order to preserve their privacy and
prevent any possible harm that could occur based on the
fear of someone not understanding who they are. The
beginning of this novel is a bit dry as the author sets up
the complexities of the Croyant life to those of Miranda
in the modern world. However this is time well spent as
the story is amazing and well thought out. "When You
Believe" is like nothing I have read before and would
highly recommend to paranormal romance fans looking for a
change.
Reviewed by Mindy Lobaugh
Posted November 5, 2006
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