Book Review-Keeper Of The Heart

Keeper Of The Heart 

Ly-San-Ter Family 

Johanna Lindsey

Paperback

Avon, 412 Pages

Published Nov 1993

Futuristic Romance

ISBN: 978038077493

Synopsis:
WHERE WARRIORS RULE

In search of a true and gentle love, fiery Shantele Ly-San-Ter flees the lustful advances of the blue-eyed barbarian who has been chosen as her lifemate - confused and frightened by the fevered yearnings the handsome brute has awakened in her innocent soul.

WHERE PASSION REIGNS

A Warrior's warrior, virile and magnificent Falon Van'yer is overwhelmed with intense desire for the spirited beauty who has vowed never to be his. And though the heavens themselves conspire against him, he will pursue his sensuous prize - and brave any peril to conquer and claim the keeper of his heart...

MY REVIEW
  
Summary:
Shanelle Ly-San-Ter has been searching and yearning for a tender love, the kind that her parents have shared. Shanelle under her mother, Tedra's, wing has learned what to do in every situation handed her, however she never knew what to expect in the barbarian who stirs up secret yearnings and causes her to both be afraid and yet excited as well. Falon Van'yer has found the one woman who is the "Keeper of his Heart" but then Shanelle flees from him, causing him to be overwhelmed with the whirlwind of emotions that she stirs within him. Falon knows that Shanelle is his to keep forever, and he will do everything in his power to possess her and keep her at his side.

The Hero:
Falon Van'yer, a warrior came to another world for a competitions among warriors, and found a prize worth more than anything he had ever achieved, a woman with a gentle heart and a strong spirit. When he shared a passionate night with Shanelle, he lost control and bruised her without realizing it. Now he must earn her trust once more, not only in their bed but also to share a life with him and be the Keeper Of His Heart.

The Heroine
Shanelle Ly-San-Ter has grown up watching her parents love for each other, and aches with needing that same kind of passion and love that her parents have shared. When a competition among warrior comes, she meets the one warrior that will steal every defense that she has. After sharing a passionate night with Falon, and only feels the pain of it, instead of the pleasure, she flee's from the warrior, afraid of being hurt both on the outside and the inside. But then he takes her and claims her as his own, but his warm embraces and tender kisses tempt her to share the unknown with the Virile Warrior who has claim to her heart.

My Thoughts
Keeper of the Heart is one of my favorite novels that Johanna Lindsey has written, as well as one of my favorite series apart from the Malory's of course :). Keeper of the Heart is the second installment in the Ly San Ter Family Trilogy. This series is different than the rest of her series, because this series has more of a science fiction and futuristic twist to it. This is such an endearing love story, of two souls that looking for love and family, but not knowing what  is right in front of them. I found the plot to be engaging and full of surprises. I found overall Keeper Of The Heart to be as infectious as a chocolate truffle, Definitely a first rate love story.

My Grade On This Story 
5 Blossoms

Other Books In The Series 
 Warrior's Woman
Heart of a Warrior

Book Review-Heart Of A Warrior

Heart Of A Warrior

(Ly-San-Ter Series)

Johanna Lindsey

HarperCollins,

368 Pages, 

Published April 2001 

(Hardback)

Futuristic Romance

ISBN: 0-380-97854-7

Synopsis:
They say men are from Mars and women are from Venus, but according to perennial New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey, men, especially huge hunks like Dalden Ly-San-Ter, are from the planet Sha-Ka'an, and women, especially strong-minded, statuesque beauties like carpenter Brittany Callaghan, are from right here on Earth! Lindsey's latest offering is out of this world--literally. Brittany meets the first man she's ever had to look up to when she sees Dalden at a political rally... like she could avoid noticing a 7-foot tall Hercules clad in form-fitting leather pants. When he disappears without a trace, Brittany is unaccountably put out. But when Dalden just as mysteriously reappears in her apartment the next day, her already piqued interest--and libido--goes into overdrive. Brittany thinks Dalden is just visiting from another country, never guessing that his home is actually in a whole different solar system. Dalden is hunting an unscrupulous enemy who has stolen a shipment of mind-altering weapons, a situation with potentially cataclysmic results. But the virginal Brittany is a distraction Dalden didn't count on. 

My Review:
After Dalden Ly-San-Ter finds out that who was once one of his friends, has taken vital weapons of a sort, he knows that he must go after him and retrieve these weapons. These weapons are called "Rods" which if used properly can influence men to do whatever the holder of rod desires. His friend being a royal, but having no kingdom to rule, has decided to go to a place where he can rule. This planet is Earth, which takes about Dalden three months to reach aboard "Martha's Ship" and with his sister and brother n law coming along for the ride. However he never expected his life to change after this adventure of meeting a stubborn, independent yet beautiful Brittany Callaghan. When Brittney see's a very tall yet captivating man standing not to far from her, at the mall, and looking lost she endeavors to help him out. Brittney however never knew that that small act of compassion would get her struck with a true barbarian warrior. When Brittney realizes that Dalden is obviously from a far away land, she decides to help him out with his dilemma of finding Jorran (Dalden's ex friend) in doing so, she finds herself falling for this intense man that keeps her on her toes. Even though she tries to deny it to everyone, even herself, she is about to embark on a adventure that will change her life to last a lifetime.

I have to say that this is the only one of the Ly-San-Ter series that I finally managed to get a hold of to read. I have to say its one of my favorites, and I have really loved reading this series. This one was a bit different than the other two previous books though. I think I loved Dalden, he seemed to have both sides of his parents civility and barbarism. I know that probably sounds insane and not possible, but somehow Lindsey worked it out that I Dalden is one of my favorite Alpha's. Because despite the culture he has been raised in, he is much more able to compromise with Brittney. Now Brittney, is unlike any other heroine, she is pure wit in this one. I had to laugh through the whole thing, because she doesn't want to believe in space ships, or "aliens" from other planets, well she sure gets the shocker of her life. It takes her quite some time, before she allows everything that she see's to be real, but once she starts to accept her new life, she more accepting of Dalden and who he is and where he comes from. All in all in was one hell of a ride, filled with surprises that I totally delighted in. It was a pure bliss to read such a read as this, will all its intricate delights and adventures that has your head spinning with the thrill of the story that will capture you heart.

My Grade On This Book
4.5 Blossoms

Other Books In The Series
Warrior's Woman
Keeper of the Heart