Heart Fortune by Robin D. Owens – a Review
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Description:
On the faraway planet Celta, there are some forces you cannot fight?
Jace Bayrum has always been a loner. Concerned more with getting an adrenaline fix and making money to live on his own, Jace cares little for family ties or matters of the heart. On the other hand Glyssa Licorice, Jace’s former fling and true mate, is both loving and loyal. She is determined to track down her HeartMate and have him claim her.
After hearing that Jace has been involved in an accident, Glyssa sets out to find him, departing for the excavation site of the lost starship Lugh’s Spear. Though her goal is to help Jace and finesse him into recognizing her as his mate, the excavation itself draws her in?
Thrust by fate into working side-by-side, Jace and Glyssa’s electric connection from years before sparks once more. She intrigues him, and Jace begins to realize that a HeartMate can make a difference. And one as magnetic as Glyssa could be exactly what he has been searching for.
Review:
Heart Fortune by Robin D. Owens is the 12th book in her Celta series. This is such a wonderful series, and Robin continues with another fabulous book. The destined mates in Heart Fortune are Glyssa Licorice, whom we have met previously, as she is best friends with Camellia and Tiana; and Jace Bayrum, who is a loner in so many ways.
Jace and Glyssa had been sexually involved awhile back, and Jace wasn’t interested in any kind of long term relationship. Glyssa, though knew Jace was her heart mate, but she wants him to come to her and accept their true relationship. Glyssa is a second level Librarian, with her family all first level librarians. After talking to her friend, Camellia, Glyssa decides to travel to where the excavation of a lost starship is going on, and where Jace is. She is going to use this to record her findings to help her become a first level Librarian, and take the same opportunity to work on Jace, and make him recognize her as his heart mate.
The story focuses on the excavation, and the danger involved, as someone is trying to sabotage the site. Jace is being framed, and though Glyssa tries to defend him, he gets angry at her for what he calls interfering. Jace has always been a loner, having blamed his mother for his father’s death, and remembering how she ruled him. Jace wants nothing to do with a permanent relationship with any women who would try to tell him what to do. Glyssa has her hands full, and though they do have steamy sex, and often, she does know that something is holding Jace back. I loved Glyssa, who was a strong heroine, well liked, very personable, and smart. She would stand by Jace, but he was too blind to see her. Personally, I did not like Jace, until closer to the end. He enjoyed his sex with Glyssa, and knew there was something more; but he steadily refused to open himself up, and in doing this, he hurt Glyssa. There were times I wanted to smack him, and for the most part, I felt Glyssa was too good for him. However, I understand Jace’s childhood issues.
What I love the most about this series is the world of Celta; the ability to teleport, and the different flairs many have. Robin always has wonderful characters that come to life in her books. Most of all, I adore the Fams. If you remember from my previous reviews, the Fams are animals who become the persons familiar, and they talk telepathically to each other. In most cases, the fams are cats, but there have been many different animals. In Heart Fortune, I adored Lepid, Glyssa’s young fox fam., who was so cute, vocal, and rambunctious. Jace’s fam was Zem, a hawkcel bird, who became fast friends with Lepid. The Fams are a big part of this story, the mystery and become involved in the danger surrounding Jace and Glyssa.
I won’t reveal any spoilers, other then to say this is a fun, fast and enjoyable read. Heart Fortune is a wonderful book, with a romance that was slow to build, due to Jace’s stubbornness; the wonderful Fams; a marvelous heroine in Glyssa; and a very exciting last 1/3 of the book, as the danger escalates, putting lives in jeopardy. It is also a story of friendship, family, mystery, all in the wonderful world of Celta I love this series, and Robin Owens is another one of my favorite authors that I will not miss a book.
Reviewed by Barb
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