Review: Salvation by Cara Carnes

10 January of 2016 by

Reviewer's Rating: 5
5.0Overall score

How deep is her love? Beyond all that life offers.

Salvation by Cara Carnes
Salvation By Cara Carnes

Paranormal Dystopian Romance

Release November 24, 2015

Heartscape Publishing, LLC

Series: The Rending, Book 3

Reviewed by Jean

A blood debt shrouded in secrecy…
 
From birth, Camryn has been groomed for sacrifice. She’ll do anything to fulfill her last mission—protecting the Paraspecies king. Recent betrayals have left everyone on edge, especially the king’s second in command. He has no intention of standing down. She must either earn the trust of the mate she can never have or destroy him.
 
He won’t fail his king again…
 
Trent will eradicate the treachery within the Paraspecies that nearly killed him and the king. No one is above suspicion—especially the female succuba mage who rescued the king and saved them both from certain death months later. Why would she help the enemy? The elusive female is a hindrance he’s determined to break.

 

How deep is her love? Beyond all that life offers.

 

Ms. Carnes pulled out the stops with this heroine and the story of Salvation. I couldn’t put it down and my emotions were doing a yo-yo dance. For the previous two books in The Rending series, she’s left you wondering just what Camryn’s agenda is. She is at the root of all suspicions and despised by all and yet she sticks loyally by their sides and continues to pull their butts out of the fry pan time after time.

Towards the end of Redemption’s Forgiveness, she saved the lot of them from an army of NAH. She was instrumental in rescuing the king. Still they won’t trust her. Now her mate lies in a coma and she isn’t allowed near him. Of course, no one knows he’s her mate and she is bound by oaths and her mission not to tell anyone. It’s for the best right? After all, she doesn’t expect to make it out of this alive. But she’ll do everything she can to make sure the king and her mate do, in spite of all the visions that say otherwise. So with the help of her fledglings, a bit of ancient magic and ritual, she’ll heal her mate in secrecy. Then she’ll deal with the repercussions of his suspicions. Everything is about the success of her mission.

Trent awakens from his coma to discover himself drawn to the succuba mage. He doesn’t know what her agenda is but he’s going to find out, one way or another. Being ordered to seduce her, though… that doesn’t sit quite right with this warrior. The closer he gets to her, though, the harder he finds it not to defend her. He discovers she is one hell of a knowledgeable warrior. She’s an excellent mentor. She commands loyalty from those she trains. It’s becoming darned hard to stay away from her and it sure isn’t a command that keeps him at her side.

There is so much that could be said about Camryn and Trent. She was raised from birth in the crucible as the enemy behind the lines. Her life has always been about sacrifice. I loved watching Trent fall in awe and in love with her long before he figures out that she is his mate. I loved watching him become the mate she needed him to be. I wish I could express all those things that had my emotions tripping, but you’re going to have to read this one to figure it out for yourself. There are just too many surprises and spoilers to go there. I have no clue how the heck Ms. Carnes is going to top this one. I’m sure we’ll find out when she delivers the king’s story. If you haven’t picked up The Rending series then I’d highly recommend it. It’s an excellent dystopian fantasy. While all of the books can be read as stand alones, I would really recommend reading them in order.

 

♥♥♥♥♥

O Factor: Spicy

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The Rending Series:

Redemption, Book 1
Redemption’s Forgiveness, Book 2

Salvation, Book 3

 

 

Redemption’s Forgiveness, Book 2
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