"Reclusive Pychic Seeks Masterful Magician for Lifetime of Love"
Harriet (Hera) is back from d-Alphus with new magic rings,
and Zeke (Zeus) has chosen the latest woman to whose line
he owes restitution. Magician Dia Trelawny is a descendant
of Zeus and Leda, a mortal woman who was seduced by him
when he appeared to her in the form of a swan. Harriet
isn't thrilled by his choice, having once caught Zeus and
Dia in a suspicious looking kiss, but fortunately Dia's
assistant Paolo is of the line of Apollo. This should be a
quick fix, or will it? Only Zeke notices that somewhere in
the audience, another son of Olympus is watching the
performance with the intensity that could only belong to a
descendant of Hades, the Soul Seeker. Failure to make the
correct match could result in lifelong misery for the
solitary Hugh Pendragon, for a soul seeker can love only
once. Hugh hadn't been able to get Dia out of his head since he
first set eyes on her, six months earlier, at his friend
Armond's wedding, six months during which the psychic
powers that define his life had dwindled severely. Yet he
knows with a certainty that Dia will soon seek him out. Backstage Dia has learned that she's been "gifted" with
temporary custody of her sister's four teenagers, two sets
of twins, while her sister Liza pursues yet another
relationship doomed to failure. This just won't do. Dia's
lifestyle just isn't suited to taking care of kids and the
timing couldn't be worse. Six month's ago, Dia's
performance at a museum had served as a distraction for a
jewel theft. Though Dia had been innocent of duplicity,
proving that was next to impossible, making her the perfect
blackmail victim. She needs to make sure the teens are
safely away before her command performance for Demetria
Cesare, the master jewel thief. Naturally Demetria is none other than Demeter, goddess of
the earth, who is determined to make the latest son of
Hades' line pay for the loss of her daughter Persephone to
that god. She's a virulent as poison ivy. Dia is a
convenient pawn in her scheme. Queries had led Dia to the doorstep of Hugh Pendragon, a
recently retired private detective. Dia had met Hugh once
and he had haunted her dreams long after. Now she needed
his abilities to locate her errant sister. If anything the
effect the two have on each other has intensified with
time, but haunted by his recent string of failures Hugh
declines to take the case. End of connection, right?
Somehow he just can't let it go at that. Six months ago he'd met Dia Trewlawny, six months that his
powers had been dwindling, six months since he'd loaned the
two oldest gems of the Pendragon legacy to a museum where
she'd performed, during which time one of the gems had been
switched. Could there be a connection? He doesn't want
think so. Yet Dia's earrings are the only personal items
that have stirred his visions recently, and his dreams
indicate that to regain his gift he must either possess
both of the gems, or her. His senses tell him she's in
trouble up to her pretty neck. Now he must make a choice,
to lose his gift or lose his heart. Will he take the case?
With Zeke and Harriet running interference, you can be sure
there will be lots of laughs on the road to romance. I really am enjoying Ms. Nance's imaginative approach to
the legends of the Olympians. Each of the characters have
incredible depth, and I love the way Zeus's prior
mechanizations manifest themselves in his granddaughter's
phobias. Imagine being scared of swans! What fun. I highly
recommend THE SEEKER, as well as the previous
novels, THE
TRICKSTER, and THE WARRIOR, and hope the series will
continue. Copyright © 2002
Reviewed by Leslie Tramposch
Posted February 28, 2002
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Stuck with her sister's two sets of teenage twins and a
magic show about to go on tour, Dia Trelawny needs help
fast. Her irresponsible sibling has disappeared as
inexplicably as a rabbit in a hat, but Dia has learned of a
man who specializes in finding missing persons, no matter
how lost. Hugh Pendragon's piercing green eyes appear to
look right into Dia's soul, reading her anxiety about her
sister, her unexpected attraction to him. Dark and
mysterious, he seems a creature of moonbeams and nighttime,
while she lives in the spotlight. But as he draws her into
his web of seduction, she wonders which of them is the true
magician. She may be a mistress of illusion, but Hugh has
performed real magic in bringing her heart back from the
dead. Love Spell Book Club selection!
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