Unexpected Eden by Rhenna Morgan – a Review

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Description:
Paradise, love, power…and a prophecy with a price.

Most people believe Eden no longer exists. Lexi Merrill’s about to learn they’re wrong. A hard-working bartender with a self-sufficient backbone and a wary nature, she knows pickup lines like a second language. So, when Eryx Shantos barges into her world with too-smooth words and a body to back it up, she locks up her libido and vows to keep her distance.

Eryx has other ideas. As king of the Myren race, Eryx is duty-bound to enforce the laws preventing exposure of their existence to humans. Yet The Fates have led him through his dreams to Lexi, a temptation he doesn’t want to resist. The question–is she Myren, or human, which makes her forbidden fruit?

When Eryx’s nemesis tags Lexi as his next target, Eryx insists on taking her home where he can keep her safe. Lexi had no idea “home” would mean the one-and-only land of creation…or that she’d trigger a prophecy that could doom her newfound race.

Review:

Unexpected Eden by Rhenna Morgan is my first book by this author. I wasn’t sure what to expect after reading the description. However, I am happy to say I did enjoy this book, and loved the main characters, with the exception of the villain.

We meet Lexi Merrill, our heroine, at the start, when she is working her night job as a bartender. Before the night is out, she meets a gorgeous man who refuses to take no for an answer. Lexi allows herself to meet him after work at a local diner, where her cop friend, Ian is.

Eryx Shantos is the hunk she meets, and he is our hero. Eryx has been searching for Lexi for years, since he continues to see her in his dreams. He convinces her to go with him to Eden, the place where she always dreamed of.

What follows is a trip to an alternate earth called Eden; a place too beautiful to describe, and those who surround her with special powers. As Eryx seduces Lexie, she learns along the way that he is indeed her mate, and she is one of the lost Myrens, who live in the human world, not knowing they are truly Myrens. Lexie also discovers that Eryx, is in fact the King of the Myren race. Her life will never be the same, but despite all this thrown at her, she begins to adapt very well and can’t wait to learn all her powers. The romance between Eryx and Lexie is very hot, so much so it sizzles the pages. The secondary characters that we meet along the way, such has Ludan, Ramsey, Galena are totally awesome. I loved all of them, and really enjoyed spending time with them all.

In the midst of this nice story, there is a villain, who wants to take over Eden, and remove Eryx from power. This is a major part of the story, that also puts Lexi’s life in danger. As Lexi accepts her true fate as Eryx’s mate, the danger will escalate with the villians using her to get to Eryx. The ending was very exciting, with a satisfying conclusion, but much, including the villians were left open ended to be continued. I really enjoyed the main characters, the Myren world, and look forward to going back to Eden.

Reviewed by Barb

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