By far my least favorite of the series so far. The hero was pretty feminine. All my hero's don't have to be alpha male warriors but this guy was much too metrosexual for my tastes. Her character was much more interesting. I like tough women. She was a traveller and quite competent on her own and didn't really need him at all except for the heartmate thing. So he was basically a wimpy jerk and didn't redeem himself until the very end and then just barely. They should have communicated more honestly with each other and tried to resolve their differences before they got hurt but he basically had his head in the sand and his fingers in his ears singing nah nah nah I can't hear you the whole time. Although cudos to the author for giving the characters actual conflict to overcome. I just would have liked to see them work on it together. I am with him here, she is steam rollering him a bit.

This series is also falling prey to the exponentially growing powers thing that happens in many series. Every book is full of more magic and more powers. She justifies this by saying that flair (magic) ability is growing in the people of Celta. Really? That much? They've been there 400 years and suddenly the power is growing so fast just in the last 6 or so years since the series started? Not really buying it. Seems too much 'deus ex machina' for me. These people have got a power/spell for every little thing, and more each book. He can levitate. Just a throw away power. Never been mentioned, that I can remember, in the series before. Why can't everyone levitate? Maybe in the next book they will. There are no magic rules. That just irks me.

So other that than I HATE the Fam (animal familiar) thing. Some people hate cutesy kids in a story, well I despise talking animals. I particularly despise conceited cats who are meant to be funny. Not. Funny. At. All. Not Cute. Not interesting. I'm not sure I can read more of this series for that reason. If talking cats are your thing maybe you'll love it.

I'm giving it 3 stars for actual competent writing, a strong female lead and lingering fondness for the series. ( )

Another solid Celta novel. This time it's an actor, Raz Cherry, and a cartographer, Del, also known as Helena D'elecampane.

Raz is happily pursuing his dream of being an actor, far from the family business of transportation. Del has been exploring the planet as a cartographer but is suddenly called back to Druida City because she's the sole remaining adult in her Family.

Will they carve out a life together or continue to pursue the careers they love?

Great characters, solid plot, and the continuing attraction of the culture of the planet Celta. More details on the early settlement. ( )

Del is a cartographer and used to being on her own with her Fam Shanuk a fox. She returns to Druida when she learns of the death of almost all her family but Helena. This works well because she knows her Heart Mate is there and hopes to find him. She quickly finds Raz, but he's an actor and is interested in growing his career. It's a nice story, gives more background into the history of Celta. ( )

It took me a long time to get into this book. I picked it up and put it down several times before finally getting into the story. It didn't grab me like many of the others in the series. I enjoyed it, because I always enjoy this world, but it isn't a favorite. ( )

I really, really dislike the new cover direction for this series. Ick. However, I really like the author and the world so...I got it anyway. ( )