"Terrific Ancient Britannia romantic fantasy"
Almost two decades have passed since newborn Bryna was
abandoned. Raised as a slave to the Romans, she has no
family that she knows of and no friends except an ancient
Druid Derina. The Sorcerer has chained a naked Tynan to an ancient stone
hoping that this one is the Dark Chieftain of Prophecy.
Derina sends Bryna to help the prisoner; she starts by
bringing water with crushed apples. Meanwhile Tynan hears
voices of fairies crying to him to rescue them from the
darkest lowest dungeon. He is the Dark Chieftain who will
break the spell that binds the fairies in the pits beneath
the keep. His only hope to escape rests in rescue by the
territorial goddess not by a Roman slave even if he
admires her courage and in spite of his predicament
desires her. PREDESTINED is a terrific Ancient Britannia romantic
fantasy that grips the audience the moment that Bryna
serendipitously provides water to the chained Tynan. This
is more a fantasy than a romance though the latter is
heavily imbued in the fast-paced plot. Tynan is a
terrific champion seeking his ally the territorial goddess
but ironically as he is attracted to his rescuer he fails
to realize who she really is. For that matter the
Sorcerer fails to comprehend who his slave is. While
these two rivals seek the key female, readers have a fine
time knowing what we know as R. Garland Gray provides a
colorful historical tale that will elate fans of both
genres. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 4, 2005
SummaryIn an ancient realm of magic, love has a destiny of its
own . . .
Abandoned at birth on the shores of a sacred loch,
Bryna never knew her family or true heritage. She exists
as a slave in the fortress of a Roman invader, her only
friend an ancient, blind Druidess, Derina. Her life is
bleak and without hope. And then Derina tells her she
must rescue the prisoner in the dungeon.
Tynan lies naked, chained to a cold, stone slab, both
body and mind tortured by the Sorcerer, evil ally of the
Roman lord. The Sorcerer's purpose? To discover if this
one, at last, might by the Dark Chieftain, the fulfiller
of prophecy.
Even deeper in the dungeon, trapped by magical
enchantment, are the faeries. They await their liberator,
the one who has been prophesied.
And the Dark Chieftain awaits a destiny of his
own . . . mating with the territorial goddess . . . a
union that will set the land, and many lives, aright.
First, however, he must gain his freedom and find her.
And Bryna is on her way to the dungeon . . .
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