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The Forest Lord (The Fane Series) Kindle Edition

by Susan Krinard (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
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The New York Times–bestselling author “takes readers to a realm where Faerie and mortal worlds intersect and spins a darkly magical story” (Library Journal).
 
After eloping with her mysterious cousin Cornelius, Eden Fleming discovers he is, in reality, a powerful, otherworldly being, a guardian of the forest, and she was “given” to him by her father in a bargain for the latter’s life. Though her feelings for the forest lord are real, Eden flees—only to learn she is pregnant with his halfling child.
 
Years later, following a loveless marriage, Eden returns to the dilapidated estate where she last saw Cornelius. And when he finds her there, a devastating lie will be exposed—one that will reveal Cornelius’s true heart, heal Eden’s shattered soul, and save the magical realm they have both come to love.
 
Based on the ancient English legend of Herne the Hunter, The Forest Lord is “sheer magic . . . utterly romantic and impossible to put down” (Mary Balogh).
 
“Magical, mystical, and moving, Krinard’s book has a surprise villain and a nice twist at the end. Fans of Nora Roberts’ Irish trilogy [Jewels of the Sun, Tears of the Moon, Heart of the Sea] and Karen Fox’s Buttercup Baby will be delighted by this fantasy and its underlying ecological message.” —Booklist
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In an intriguing departure from her popular werewolf romances (Secret of the Wolf), Krinard takes readers to a realm where the Faerie and mortal worlds intersect and spins a darkly magical story of love, betrayal, and redemption. Based on ancient Celtic lore and set in the remote, forbidding forests of northern England, this well-written tale takes a powerful guardian spirit of the forest determined to save his race and a young woman whose innocence has unknowingly been bargained away by her father and gives them a dilemma that only love-and a little bit of magic-can resolve. A cast of exceptionally well-done secondary characters (most notably a villainous aunt and a wise, enchanting child), the excellent use of language, and an intricate, nicely unfolding plot add depth. Although the novel falls firmly within the fantasy romance subgenre, its compelling characters and the universal nature of their underlying conflicts should guarantee an across-the-board appeal to general fantasy fans and other readers. Krinard is a best-selling, highly regarded writer who is deservedly carving out a niche in the romance arena. She lives in Concord, CA.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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The Fairy Folk are dying out, but they're unable to reproduce without a human mate. The Forest Lord captures Cyrus Fleming, earl of Bradwell, who has broken the age-old agreement with the Fane through his neglect of Hartsmere and his killing of the creatures who live there. Fearful for his life, Cyrus agrees to a match between his daughter and the Forest Lord. Eden is flattered by the attention paid to her by her mysterious "cousin." They elope; she becomes pregnant; her "cousin" disappears, and Eden is grief-stricken when her baby is stillborn. Six years later, the Forest Lord returns for his offspring, then is ready to call on all of nature's powers to punish the woman who lost his child. Magical, mystical, and moving, Krinard's book has a surprise villain and a nice twist at the end. Fans of Nora Roberts' Irish trilogy [Jewels of the Sun (1999), Tears of the Moon (2000), Heart of the Sea (2000)] and Karen Fox's Buttercup Baby (2001) will be delighted by this fantasy and its underlying ecological message. Shelley Mosley
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B088Z1W9KL
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy (July 28, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 28, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5141 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 404 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 36 ratings

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3.9 out of 5 stars
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Tanya Urban Fantasy Fanatic
5.0 out of 5 stars Get your tissues ready
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2010
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Such a lovely sappy paranormal historical romance. Wow, you don't see that very often! Yes this tale is reminiscent of childhood fairy tales and the ending was a little too pat. But notwithstanding those foibles, this story was sooo romantic. Lord Hern, a powerful fae incapable of love or feeling, planned to entice a innocent young woman to bear his child so that he may return to his own world. The hero's plan is thwarted by a terrible lie told to both the fae lord and the heroine. The hero comes back to claim his child, so that he may return to the land of the fae, but he finds he is still attracted to the heroine. If you love fairy tales and sappy romances, you NEED this book!
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L. Frankel
4.0 out of 5 stars A God Brought To Life
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2008
I understood the hero, Hern, within the matrix of Pagan religion. He is the God of the wood and protector of all its creatures. Since humans have been so destructive toward Hern's domain, he is in conflict with them. So it is in The Forest Lord. In this book, there is a Faerie mythos overlay in conflict with Hern as I know him. At first I found this difficult to deal with, but I eventually came to enjoy the novel on its own terms. Bits and pieces of the Hern I love coaelesced very nicely in certain scenes. Krinard also made very good use of the traditional Pagan religious festivals.
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G. Robinson
2.0 out of 5 stars A bit below average for the genra
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2006
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This is a typical fairy tale plot told in a pedestrian manner. The characters are rather flat. I found it disappointing having read and been impressed with one of the author's short stories.
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P. E. Wagner
5.0 out of 5 stars The Forest Lord
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2008
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A fun book. Lots of twists and turns. Happy ending. Great dealing with Amazon.
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Andalso
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2016
This is a wonderful, romantic story told with such skill that I couldn't put it down. I love watching the relationship develop between the hero and heroine. The touch of supernatural was fabulous. I'm not usually a fan of shapeshifting stuff, but this book is a keeper.
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globetrotter
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Approach!
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2006
A lot of people say after reading one romance, you've read them all. Well, that isn't the case here. I haven't decided whether I'm going to read more books by Susan Krinard, but I was impressed with Krinard's imagination, and her rather novel storyline. She combines regency romance with fantasy, which makes for a very interesting read. More interesting than vampire human love stories, which start on a slightly deranged premise. Krinard also gets to the spirit of love, perhaps more than many other authors. The typical romance has characters whose appearances are stationary. In contrast, Krinard's hero, Hartley Shaw/Cornelius Fleming/Lord Hern transforms his physical appearances throughout. Eden, however, is able to recognize his form no matter his physical transformation. *Sigh.* Overall, a very interesting story.
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mtnlaurell
2.0 out of 5 stars Better suited to the fantasy shelves...
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2016
When I begin a book, I almost always read to the end, if for no other reason than to search for reasons why someone published it. The Forest Lord was a first for me, in that it is ostensibly a romance, but turned out to be anything but. The Hero, a faerie without emotion, purportedly, was angry throughout the entire book. If I ran the forest, I think I would be in a better mood. A new complication was introduced on almost every other page. By the middle of the book, I had lost the will to live. I skipped a bit, but when I read near the end, I knew I would have to read it all to know what was going on. So back to the middle I go. I so wanted this story to work out; I love fairy tales. But near the end, the story was so horrific, I was stunned by it. It was violent and shattering. Not something I would expect in a romance. I wondered if Ms. Krinard was going through a divorce when she wrote it.

I do not want to indicate that the writer was bad; she certainly has talent. And I did read until the end. I am just suggesting that the book would have been better suited to another genre, perhaps fantasy. I would not like to run into another like it on the romance shelves.
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Marilyn Rondeau
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Introduction to this Author!
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2003
Herne is the forest lord of the legendary Fane, or faery world. He couldn't be with others of his ilk until he presents them a halfling child born of himself and a human woman to strengthen the weakened fane blood line. When the Earl of Bradwell breaks the age-old rule of not hunting in the forest protected by the Forest Lord, Herne agrees to let the Earl live if he agrees to let Herne marry his daughter. In order to save himself, the Earl agrees with the provision that Herne must present himself to Eden as a human and woo her, without trickery, into falling in love with him.
The young, Lady Eden is presented to a handsome man introduced to her as Cornelius Fleming, a cousin from India. He woos her, she falls in love, and he convinces her to run to Gretna with him to be married but they stop and consummate the pairing before marriage. The earl catches up to them before the marriage and through foul means manages to trick the Forest Lord into revealing his true appearance to Eden who is at once, devastated, fleeing in horror, then finds out later she is pregnant.
Eden bears the child who she is told was still-born at birth, then she is shipped off to London to an arranged marriage to a minor noble who turns out to be a rake who uses her, and gambles away all her money, then finally, taunting her that her son was alive, did her the great favor of dying. Alone, with just her faithful Aunt Claudia, Eden returns to the only un-entailed property she owns, Hartsmere. It is there she finds her beautiful son Donal and she is fully intent upon becoming a good mother.
Six years have passed, the Forest Lord, awakens and returns as well to find Eden who has just come home to Hartsmere. He also discovers he was lied to and his son still lives. His hatred knows no bounds and he will punish the woman who tried to cheat him of his child before he ultimately takes him away. Only, as he weaves his way into Eden's life, he finds that his hatred is not as strong as a very new feeling - normally foreign to a fane - could it be love?
This is the first book I've read by this author and I found it to be a wonderfully magical, mystical, and sensual read. You will feel the betrayal of the unsuspecting Eden, by those she trusted to be every bit as devastating as one could imagine, as well as being caught up in the heart-stopping, cliff hanging and surprise ending. The pace through out the book was non-stop with a wonderful cast of secondary characters adding to a complete feel of contentment over this great read! Another one for the keeper shelf!
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S Logan
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 14, 2016
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Love this author and another great book that i could not put down. Can't wait for the next one coming out.
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