"powerful spellbinding romantic fantasy"

Two centuries ago two clans with magical powers fought a battle that left the Raintree victorious and the Ansara family devastated. While the Raintree brood thought that was the war to end all wars, the Ansara healed and regrouped on a Caribbean island with their home base Beauport magically enclosed so that the nearby humans would not know of their existence. Judah leads the Ansara clan, but is being undermined by his half-brother Cael, who craves power and wants to rule.

Cael sends one of his men to infiltrate the Raintree Sanctuary in the North Carolina Mountains protected by a magical shield that keeps humans away. It is in the care of Guardian Princess Mercy who had a one night stand with Judah that led to the birth of their daughter Eve who is more powerful than either of her parents. When Judah goes to stop the assassination of Mercy, he meets Eve. Judah plans to kill Cael and bring Eve home with him before his sibling starts clan war III; Eve has other ideas for her parents.

This concluding electrifying Raintree saga is a powerful spellbinding romantic fantasy thriller with a final twist that will shock the audience who never will anticipate it coming yet it seems plausible. Fast-paced and action- packed like its predecessors (see RAINTREE: INFERNO and RAINTREE: HAUNTED) RAINTREE: SANCTUARY is character driven tale making the clans seem genuine as if they actually exist in real life. Fans will enjoy the struggle of the Romeo and Juliet like lead pair, as each feels they must decide between clan loyalty and love.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted June 24, 2007

Summary

Princess Mercy Raintree is the greatest empath in the world and equal in power to her brothers Dranir Dante and Prince Gideon. Preordained to take on the role as the guardian of the Raintree home place, the Sanctuary, nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, Mercy provides mental, physical and emotional healing to all within her clan. But Mercy holds a deep, dark secret in her woman's heart and has gone to great lengths to protect the thing most precious to her—her 6 year-old daughter Eve. Believing she and her daughter are safe and secure within the shielded boundaries of the Sanctuary, Mercy hoped that she would never have to confront her greatest fear. But one week before the summer solstice, the dark lord of her nightmares reappears in her life to claim what is his.

Dranir Judah Ansara rules a rival clan, one the Raintree had all but annihilated 200 years ago. Having secretly grown into a mighty clan once again, the Ansara are preparing to confront their deadly enemies—the Raintree—in a battle of revenge, planning to wipe every member of the rival clan from the face of the earth. Judah has claimed Princess Mercy and her brother Dante as his "kills" on the day of the final battle. But when Judah's insane brother tries to usurp his authority and wage war before the time is right, Judah is confronted with putting down a rebellion within his own clan. And when he comes face to face with Mercy once again, he discovers that she possesses the one thing his brother can use against him.