Synopses & Reviews
In the remote hills of northern England lives a powerful clan with a centuries-old secret. They are the drákon, shape-shifters who possess the ability to Turnchanging from human to smoke to dragon. And from the very stones of the earth, they hear hypnotic songs of beauty and wonder. But there is one stone they fear....
Buried deep within the bowels of the Carpathian Mountains lies the legendary dreaming diamond known as Draumr, the only gem with the power to enslave the drákon. Since childhood, Lady Amalia Langford, daughter of the clans Alpha, has heard its haunting ballad but kept it secret, along with another rare Gift....
Lia can hear the future, much in the way she hears the call of Draumr. And in that future, she realizes that the diamondalong with the fate of the drákonrests in the hands of a human man, one who straddles two worlds.
Ruthlessly clever, Zane has risen through Londons criminal underworld to become its ruler. Once a street urchin saved by Lias mother, Zane is also privy to the secrets of the clanand is the only human they trust to bring them Draumr. But he does nothing selflessly.
Zanes hunt for the gem takes him to Hungary, where he is shocked to encounter a bold, beautiful young noblewoman: Lia. She has broken every rule of the drákon to join him, driven by the urgent song of Draumrand her visions of Zane. In one future, he is her ally. In another, her overlord. In both, he is her lover. Now, to protect her tribe, Lia must tie her fate to Zanes, to the one man capable of stealing her futureand destroying her heart....
Synopsis
Award-winning author Abe presents the second novel in the Darkon trilogy-acaptivating addition to the wildly-popular genre of paranormal historical romance.
About the Author
Shana Abé is the award-winning author of nine novels, including The Smoke Thief. She lives in the Denver area with four surly pet house rabbits, all rescued, and a big goofy dog. Please, please support your local animal shelter, and spay or neuter your pets.