July 11, 2016
Kennedy spins a new fantasy romance series off the Twelve Kingdoms books (The Talon of the Hawk, etc.) as diffident librarian Dafne Mailloux of the Twelve Kingdoms is sent on a diplomatic mission to King Nakoa KauPo of the wealthy and independent Nahanau islands. Almost immediately after her arrival, Nakoa sweeps Dafne into a clearly magical ritual with unknown implicationsâexcept Dafne is reasonably certain they might now be married. Dafne's companions leave her behind with Nakoa in an attempt to salvage their original mission while she tries to resist his appealingly roguish attempts to seduce her mind as well as her body. After facing off with Nakoa's scornful rival, Tane, Dafne must use all of her skills to resolve a conflict that could endanger both her romance with Nakoa and the fate of the islands. New readers will quickly engage with the charming heroine, whose confidence in her research abilities proves satisfyingly well earned.
June 1, 2016
The Twelve Kingdoms are in chaos and it is up to Dafne Mailloux to restore order and save the realm. Dafne isn't sure she is up to the challenge that lies ahead of her. She has spent years learning how not to be a victim. She is now a librarian skilled in many languages, but will this help her? When forced by her queen to take up a quest, she has no idea she would be forced to marry a man whose language she doesn't speak as part of an alliance to keep the peace. Dafne is not above using her language skills to her advantage both in the library and in the bedroom as she and Nakoa slowly learn to trust one another and to allow themselves to feel the passion that lies below the surface. Fortunately some things don't require spoken language. Fairy-tale storytelling mixes with mythology and romance as Kennedy begins her new Uncharted Realms series, a spin-off from her Twelve Kingdoms books.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)