⭐⭐⭐⭐ Was I hooked by that book? Yes. Witches and Vikings and one hot Highlander, oh my, make for a tense and sizzling read.

Rory Sutherland had traveled to Norway to secure an alliance for his family, but things went horribly wrong with the leader of a village there. He escaped back to Scotland where he was betrayed by his own family. Asa found him on the brink of death. Rory warned her to run and hide from the danger coming for her, but Asa healed his wounds and they stayed together.

MY THOUGHTS

A case of insta-lust/love brought Asa and Rory together fairly quickly and then we had the pleasure of seeing them work together as a team to defeat Hosvir and his witch. Rory struggled a bit with the break from his clan and the fact that his father considered him useless. With Asa he felt as if he had found a home again. Asa had an interesting range of powers that she used effectively. She showed time and again that she cared deeply, not just about Rory, but also the animals she could talk to, and through references to her good deeds in the past. I quite liked the two of them together.

As our group of heroes made their preparations, the writing creating sufficient tension to make the wait quite nerve-wracking. The odds seemed overwhelmingly against them and it was difficult to imagine how the battle would unfold. And then the highly anticipated battle threw new twists into the mix.

The warriors and witches from Norway were unexpected and provided an interesting slant to the story. Asa and Rory asked the very same questions I had in the aftermath of the battle. I do hope more will be revealed soon.

I can recommend this book and this series if you like fantasy with steamy romance. Ruin stands well on its own. It doesn’t tie in with the events of Rage, other than it takes place in the same world and slightly after the events of the first book.

Thank you to the author for providing me with an ARC copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Genre: Fantasy Romance
Sensuality Rating: Warm
Series: Kindred: The Fated
Other books in the series: Rage