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“Abé is an immensely gifted storyteller.”—Karen Marie Moning
“Skillful writing, excellent characters, fascinating setting and outstanding story earn The Treasure Keeper a Perfect 10.” —Romance Reviews Today
“Complex, enthralling and captivating, Abé’s storytelling has you soaring through wild adventures and spellbinding scenes made possible by the power of love and the forces of magic.”—RT Book Reviews
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She is a young drákon of untried powers. He is the powerful second son of the Alpha male from their clan of shapeshifting, supersensual beings. And what she is about to attempt will violate every taboo and break every law that bind the drákon together—and just may save them from destruction.
A mere seamstress’s daughter, Zoe Cyprienne Lane isn’t even in the same league as Lord Rhys Langford. Nothing could be more shocking than the notion that she’d set out to find her childhood friend and first true love. But when news arrives in the Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania that Rhys is being held captive, that’s just what she does. Guided by her own hidden Gifts and her psychic link to Rhys—his presence and touch as electric as if he were beside her in the flesh—Zoe is his last lifeline to a world and a passion he thought he’d never regain. Only reunited, hunter and huntress, can they save the drákon from those who would destroy them all.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Better than the last one, April 16 2009
By E. A. Montgomery - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Treasure Keeper (Hardcover)
Treasure Keeper is really a bit better than a three star read, but not quite a four. I disliked the third series in this book so much that I went with the library for Treasure Keeper. I think Abe is back on my purchase list. Treasure Keeper sidesteps most of the issues with the council that plagued prior reads, placing the heroine and hero firmly away from them. The flaw in this book comes in the ending - while there is a fair twist, that twist is presented too late in the book to do anything but bring the action to a halt, at which point the exposed evil doer begins to suffer from that most frustrating trait, sudden illogic. The twist opens the door to a fair number of "yes, but" questions while allowing for the resolution of none. (Which means there is certainly a book five.) Given the tools at the villain's disposal, the method chosen to destroy the Drakon makes little sense.The strong aspect of Treasure Keeper is the heroine. It is very easy to understand the conflicts Zoe experiences and to become interested in her. The primary conflict in the book is Zoe coming to understand the artificial restrictions she's placed on herself in her attempt to achieve what she thinks her life should look like. To please others, to conform, to avoid conflict, Zoe has defined who she is and who she loves by the needs of other people. When events force her outside of her constrained world, she is forced to redefine herself. The romance isn't weak, but it's definitely secondary to her self discovery.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent - highly highly recommended, Mar 25 2009
By JSG "paper lion" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Treasure Keeper (Hardcover)
I just finished the Treasure Keeper (had pre-ordered it on my Kindle2, and it came right on time!). I highly recommend it. I thought it was wonderful. I actually liked it better than the third in the series, Queen of Dragons - more satisfying in some way. The relationship between the H/H was so interesting and the secondary characters were strong. I do believe you need to have read the other three books in the series to understand the nuances of the book, but for fans of the Drakon series I think this is definitely a keeper. Kudos to you Ms. Abe. Can hardly wait for the next in the series!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Fourth in Drákon series, April 8 2009
By Helen Hancox "Auntie Helen" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Treasure Keeper (Hardcover)
I've enjoyed Shana Abé's 'Drákon' series ('The Smoke Thief', 'The Dream Thief' and 'Queen of Dragons') but this fourth novel in the series was slightly disappointing. Not because of the writing style - Abé continues her lyrical, descriptive writing of the life of the Dragons - but because somehow the plot in this story didn't quite work for me.Zoe Cyprienne Lane is a mere seamstress's daughter and nothing special, even if she did have a close childhood friendship with the Alpha's son Lord Rhys Langford. But life and Rhys have moved on and she's engaged to a good man. However, when he goes missing she decides to travel to Paris to find him. Unknown to all those back home, Zoe does have some drákon skills which may help her to find Hayden, her fiancé.
But Zoe also sees the dead and when Rhys Langford starts haunting her, things get more complicated. Especially as he is able to do strange things in his ghostly form. Together they search for Hayden and yet Zoe's feelings may well be changing. And who is the mysterious trapped dragon, and can he also be rescued?
Although an enjoyable read, I wasn't always too sure of Rhys's morality and behaviour. Zoe was a strong and self-reliant woman, which was appealing, but I didn't feel that I entirely got to know her. This felt more like a transitional book than a full story in its own right and, although resolved properly, I didn't entirely understand whether Zoe would be happy when she returned home.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2009
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