Most Nocturnes have featured couples finding a new love, but this is one of the few that present an estranged couple rekindling their passion. And on this passion, the fate of a family gifted in magical talents and even the fate of the world depend.
Alexia Reve-Drake and her Druid husband Braeden Drake have tried going their separate ways, after a misunderstanding following a car accident that injured Alexia and claimed the life of their unborn son, as well as Alexia's own misguided tampering with a grimoire which Braeden has tried to keep hidden from the more dangerous branch of his magically gifted family. But when Alexia's townhouse is torched by mysterious assailants, and a stranger sends her a packet containing what appear to be missing pages from the grimoire, she has only one person she can turn to for support and protection, and yet his wounded pride and heart may not allow him to give her what she needs, until the two of them can work together to disclose and disarm these attackers...
An intense, even dark atmosphere hovers around this story, darkening the shadows evn more than the brooding castles and the magical subterfuge at work. There is a real feeling of menace that threatens this couple and their own mistrust of each other is palpable. You get the feeling that as dangerous as Braeden's more malevolent kin may be, the real struggle is against the darkness in the hearts of this couple. Their pain and their attempts to rebuild their relationship are very real: you want to see them back together and you want to see their love rekindled. Their dance of attraction and distrust around each other leaves you breathless with hope. This is definitely one Nocturne well worth re-reading!
