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               Mason Wade had fought death, and to some degree he had won. The fire of a phoenix coursing through his veins made him feel like hell. Each of his new senses forced him to reach into a past he knew was better left alone, yet he was grounded in the primal desire to protect Indie, to be a lethal supernatural guardian. The discovery of a secret library within the Falcon Manor landed River Sabine, the very girl who first stole his heart and left him in his darkest hour, front and center in his life. Mason and the others discovering how closely his past is connected to the paranormal war at hand have only scratched the surface of how deeply entwined those who lurk at the Falcon Manor are; a painful lesson Indie is forced to learn as she fights to rise to her role as the Queen of the Veil and protect the hearts of her own. An impossible decision must be made; no matter the choice lovers will divide. The only real question is whose sacrifice will be for the greater good.

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               In life he haunted her...in death she haunted him. Love is eternal... Weeks away from her twenty-first birthday, the date where she would assume control over her family legacy, a night terror robs Indie of the balance she was clinging to. Like the dream she had before she lost her family, it predicts a fatal catastrophe on the horizon. The fight between life and death, good and evil, began the moment her thundering heart awoke her. Everything changed after that dream. The one thing that keeps her curse at bay is stolen, and then her enigmatic boy arrives in the flesh. Face to face with her fiery born-again lover Indie realizes that the only way she can prevent the tragedy before her is to surrender everything she was, is, and could be. Can she bend the laws of nature and fight the improbability that fire and ice could ever be one? As far as Indie is concerned, there is not a myth, spoken fate, or curse that is stronger than her stubborn desire to have it all ... including him.  

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               Jamie Magee has always believed that each of us have a defining gift that sets us apart from the rest of the world, she has always envied those who have known from their first breath what their gift was. Not knowing hers, she began a career in the fast paced world of business. Raising a young family, and competing to rise higher in that field would drive some to the point of insanity, but she always found a moment of escape in a passing daydream. Her imagination would take her to places she’d never been, introduce her to people she’s never known. Insight, her debuting novel, is a result of that powerful imagination. Today, she is grateful that not knowing what defined her, led her on a path of discovery that would always be a part of her.

 

Fire and Ice My thoughts on Rivulet by Jamie Magee

Happy New Year readers!

                With the new year I have a new reading challenge (100 books), a new work schedule which is currently kicking my tale, and of course some resolutions.  One of mine is to work on my blog more and post reviews more frequently and other fun things.  Any ideas on this please feel free to e-mail or comment, I’m always looking for ways to improve.

                Rivulet by Jamie Magee, todays review, was provided to me through none other than NetGalley, of course, and Alvasia Publishing.  Now when I saw this book the cover caught my eye.  The first thing I did was check if it was in a series and if it was book one.  I’ve requested books realizing after getting them they are like book three or four which does me no good until I’m caught up.  Here is the semi-confusing part, Rivulet is book one in the self-titled series but also book 11 in the Web of Heart and Souls series which from what I’ve gathered on Goodreads has several series in it.  I didn’t learn this until after reading and it didn’t hinder my enjoyment of the book one bit.  It just added ten other books to my TBR is all.  The start of the book did state all the books saying:  All series mingle at some point creating a “web of hearts and souls.”  So read it as part of the whole or like me as the start of a new series that may mingle with others.  Either way you will be fine!  Promise.

                Indie, our main character, is dealing with a lot.  She has this curse; this cold that she can’t get rid of.  It pushes people away from her and keeps her somewhat captive and isolated from all but a select few.  Still she cherishes the visions, particularly those of a special guy that held her in a lost time, one she can never reach.  She would give anything for that life.  She has all of this to deal with while fighting over her inheritance from her evil Aunt who tries to take advantage of her grief.  Her parents where unfathomably rich and had fostered several generations over the years. 

                Then one night she wakes from a nightmare, just like the one she had before she lost her parents, and knows something horrible is going to happen.  Everything changes then.  Oh and the one thing that keeps her curse semi-under control is taken back as her special guy, Sebastian, the one she is in love with from the visions, walks into her life in the flesh.  Indie soon realizes that she has her work cut out for her and she may have to risk everything she was, is, and could be to do what she knows is right.  Because she will do everything in her power to prove that no myth, spoken fate, or curse, is able to keep her from having it all.

In life he haunted her…in death she haunted him.

Love is eternal…

                I was intrigued through the whole story and read it in about three days and have already bought the first could of books in the overall Web series and look forward to starting them.  Clearly I enjoyed the book or I wouldn’t bother right?  I found Indie and her dilemma interesting.  Sure there were times when I didn’t agree with her or her actions but she is impulsive and I respect that.  Sometimes impulsive people do stupid things, I speak from experience.  Besides you can’t help but feel for her with everything going on.  You cheer and cry for her.  Her close network of friends and the way they interact felt natural (minus the supernatural curse part of course haha).  Falling into things that are expected then realizing it wasn’t meant to be but not losing anything.

                Then you have Sebastian.  Oh yummy.  First we fall for him like Indie in her visions.  Then when he appears in the flesh there is definite chemistry and sparks.  They don’t see eye to eye with lots of things in the way, but one thing is clear they have something real, something more than a vision.  Sure he is a bit pig headed but he’s a guy and like so many of our beloved book boyfriends he has some brooding to do and that only adds to his appeal. 

                As mentioned the story is pretty fast paced.  There is a LOT happening.  I give this book a solid 5 Stars.  I look forward to reading more books in the Rivulet series as well as catching up on the other books by Jamie Magee and seeing what connection Rivulet plays in the overall Web of Hearts and Souls series overall.