"This series is outstanding!!"

This third book in Kathleen Nance's myth series incorporates the Myth of Leda and the Myth of Hades into it. This is the story of Dia Trelawny and Hugh Pendragon. Dia is a magician who wants to be as good a magician as she can be. The problem is Demetria Cesare blackmailed her into switching jewels during her act. Dia doesn't know that Demetria is actually Demeter, goddess of the Earth. Demetria has only one thought in mind and that is to ruin any descendents of Hades, the Soul Seeker. Hugh Pendragon is that descendent and Demeter will do anything she can to destroy him.

Hugh is drawn to Dia in a way he cannot fathom. The very air sizzles and crackles every time Hugh is around Dia. Hugh doesn't have time for a relationship, especially since his psychic power seems to have taken a six month holiday. He will soon find out that Dia, Diametria and the jewelry he's had in his family for generations all tie into his current problems. In the meantime he will do all he can to keep Dia close, even taking in her and her sister's two sets of teen and pre-teen twins. It seems her sister has taken off on a holiday and has left Dia to babysit. This is just what Dia needs in her life when she's trying to get her show on the road. Will all work out for the best?

Kathleen Nance is a superb storyteller. Her books are guaranteed to captivate and entrance to the point where time has no meaning. The only thing I could think of was to finish this outstanding book in order to see how it would end. I eagerly look forward to my next fix.

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted December 6, 2001

Summary

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!