Protector of the Flight

To start, I am an equestrian so I love finding books with horses. The horses both the horses of our world and the magical beasts of theirs where very well done. However. I found the story hard to follow and I could not help but dislike how the moment she arrives in this world she is being up for grabs. I think this book is amazing for those who want a sweet love story with a mate. I just personally got bored after the first three chapters and never finished.

When I purchase each of the books in this series, I follow the same pattern: start reading. Time for bed. Promise myself that I'll read until the end of the chapter. Then promise myself that I'll read just one more paragraph. Then, promise myself just one more sentence. Finally glance at the clock and realize with horror that it's now 2 AM, and I have to be somewhere early. Dream pleasant dreams of the story, then launch right back into it. It's a great book, and a great storyline, and Ms. Owens has done it again. Good night, I wish I had half her talent. I can't wait for the next one, so I'll be re-reading the series from the start YET again. It didn't make me openly weep like Sorceress of Faith did, but darn it, I did get misty-eyed, especially since I felt the same way about my dad as Calli did hers.

I recently discovered this author (actually I read the books out of sequence!!) and each book has pulled me in from page one. Cannot wait to see what she comes up with next! Though I'm not a big fan of the romance genre, I'm thinking about reading the "Heart" series by this author as well just to tide me over until the next comes out in this series.

The newest Summoning adventure is just as good as the first one. Robin Owens has a wonderful imagination and her worlds are so full of life that they breathe. Her writing is some of the most readable I have found and the flow of her adventures is smooth and enchanting. The third Exotic has been summoned, Calli Torcher, is a wounded horse whisperer. She was hurt while Barrel RAcing causing physical hurts, and her father is a cold-hearted man who has mentally abused her. At 24 she is washed up as a racer due to her injuries. Her father coldly sells her horse and pretty much tells her she has no place there. Retreating to her special place in the mountains, she cries until she is caught by bells and ringing leading her to Llandrana. When she arrives she is welcomed not only by the other exotics but by the Volarans, the flying horses. The volarans had all left the marshalls and returned home so they were forced to summon a new exotic for the volarans. Calli is able to talk to the flying horses and they give her all the love she has never had from her family. Alexa and Marian tell her about the snap and about the choosing. The cavaliers want her bonded as quickly as possible so she will stay in Lladrana. Merrec Gardpont is a Cavalier, very low in status. He and his volaran serve in the company of Lady Hallard's. Like every unattached person in the castle he leaves a token on a table. Calli has agreed to find a mate through a love potion. She studies over four offerings and finally accepts Merrec's. Togather Merrec and Calli both want the same thing a home and family, but Calli was damaged by an infection and cant have children. So they decide they will adopt. Calli has no thought of returning to Terra. It is here she will fight and serve to have a love, a home, a family. The action is fast and intense, unexpected twists and turns are around every corner. There are others with their own plans for the new exotic. Calli and Merrec have destinies to be fulfilled. I love it, every journey to this land is filled with love, adventure, and surprises. Do not miss it.

I am so enjoying this series of stories. It is fascinating. Robin does a wonderful job of creating another world and linking it to ours. I highly recommend the Exotic series.

I have been waiting for this sequel for a year and it was worth the wait. Robin D Owens is a wonderful writer, who creates worlds and characters that pull you in. I couldn't read fast enough and know I will reread this book again and again, as well as her others. I hope the next book of the series doesn't take as long to get published, as I am already impatient to read it. If you like fantasy, humor, magic and a world that is different from ours, just enough to be interesting not confusing, then this series is for you. All of her books, including her heart series, are terrific and different. If you enjoy Jayne Castle (Jayne Ann Krentz), P.C. Cast, Catherine Spangler, or Donna Fletcher, you will enjoy Robin D Owens.