Stolen Mage Bride
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- Author：Sylvia Mercedes
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Reviews
Fiyin
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I laughed。 I cried。 and I was left breathless by the beauty of the characters， the world， the very magic written into the words of this book--which I suspect is far stronger than any miphate spell ever cast。
Melissa
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Quick and fun and utterly sweet。 Loving this series of stolen bride stories。
Kelly Stepp
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This is the kind of story I live for！ I love enemies to lovers and the tension between these two as well as obstacles they faced kept me on edge just waiting for things to work out。 I loved the magical worlds and the writing was superb， making this shorter story feel full-bodied。 This was my first time reading this author， but she definitely won me over！ I can't wait to read more and hopefully get a glimpse of these characters again！ This is the kind of story I live for！ I love enemies to lovers and the tension between these two as well as obstacles they faced kept me on edge just waiting for things to work out。 I loved the magical worlds and the writing was superb， making this shorter story feel full-bodied。 This was my first time reading this author， but she definitely won me over！ I can't wait to read more and hopefully get a glimpse of these characters again！ 。。。more
Mariana Hristova
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Sylvia Mercedes' worldbuilding is one of the things I love best about her books。 I was thrilled to see that this book would add more to it and reveal the hinted and hidden story we'd glimpsed in her Mage world so far。 A nice work on the enemies turned lovers trope。 I have to admit I didn't quite expect the way it happened。 Dasyra reminded me of the characters of the Venatrix Chronicles a little but it was different as well。 I didn't expect the Fatebound thing and it definitely did add urgency to Sylvia Mercedes' worldbuilding is one of the things I love best about her books。 I was thrilled to see that this book would add more to it and reveal the hinted and hidden story we'd glimpsed in her Mage world so far。 A nice work on the enemies turned lovers trope。 I have to admit I didn't quite expect the way it happened。 Dasyra reminded me of the characters of the Venatrix Chronicles a little but it was different as well。 I didn't expect the Fatebound thing and it definitely did add urgency to the pacing！ I still prefer the pacing of her earlier books， though， albeit it's a strictly subjective thing。 I do wish this book had had the time and space for more expansive development but I suspect Ms Mercedes had to work within some limitations - and the book worked for me anyway。King Lodirhal and his methods of solving his problems made me smile。 They were such an odd couple， he and Dasyra。 I sympathize with his shock at finding out that they WERE a couple。 Watching them fall in love was certainly amusing - and the book wouldn't have worked half as well for me if it had failed to include Kyriakos and his schemes！Overall， another success in my book for Sylvia Mercedes。 I'll be waiting for more， albeit hoping the new books would be in the earlier， more expansive formats。 The more to read， the better！ 。。。more
Jennifer K
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Dasyra and Lodirhal's story is yet another entry in the list of "Why Sylvia Mercedes is my favorite author"。 I swear each time I think she couldn't possibly top her previous books she goes and proves me wrong。 Stolen Mage Bride is no exception。 First let me say that I adore the world she's created throughout her books， though you absolutely don't have to be familiar with it to fully enjoy this book。 Her Miphate's are so interesting and I love the little homages to her other books that she includ Dasyra and Lodirhal's story is yet another entry in the list of "Why Sylvia Mercedes is my favorite author"。 I swear each time I think she couldn't possibly top her previous books she goes and proves me wrong。 Stolen Mage Bride is no exception。 First let me say that I adore the world she's created throughout her books， though you absolutely don't have to be familiar with it to fully enjoy this book。 Her Miphate's are so interesting and I love the little homages to her other books that she includes in this book。 So， to my review。 If I could have any criticism it's that I wish their story had spread over multiple books so I could enjoy it for longer。 Dasyra is such a wonderful heroine - a beautiful contradiction between her love for growing things and the elite warrior spirit that possesses her。 And Lodirhal is the cold， heartless fae Mercedes always includes - a conquerer with little regard for human life until he meets an unusul Miphata。 I love that we got to see both points of view throughout this story and how these two reluctantly Fatebonded beings slowly came to see the beauty in their partner。 It wasn't rushed， but neither was it dragged out too long。 The pacing， as always， was perfect。Oh yeah， Kyriakos is awful。 Like always。 。。。more
Sam
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I enjoyed this story so much！ Though the story starts slow it picks up the pace quickly。 I was fascinated by the world building and the dynamics of the fated love situation。 If there was one thing I would have loved more of in this book， it would have been more time spent on the trials Dasyra and Lodirhal had to go through as I feel it would have given us more time to see and really feel their feelings grow。 With this being a short story I totally get needing to gloss over some of the trials to I enjoyed this story so much！ Though the story starts slow it picks up the pace quickly。 I was fascinated by the world building and the dynamics of the fated love situation。 If there was one thing I would have loved more of in this book， it would have been more time spent on the trials Dasyra and Lodirhal had to go through as I feel it would have given us more time to see and really feel their feelings grow。 With this being a short story I totally get needing to gloss over some of the trials to get to the point of the story。 I'm so glad I got to read this one and can't wait to read more books by this author！ 。。。more
Kelli McBride
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This book gets off to a slower start than most of Mercedes’ books。 This is important to establish the context for the conflict between the H/H。 Because Lodirhal， the hero， is in a losing situation， he is acting more defensively than offensively。 We need to see how dire his position is to truly grasp the shock of him meeting his fated bride， who happens to be the vessel for the spirit of one of his people’s biggest and most deadly enemies。 Once Dasyra， our heroine， enters， the pace kicks up。 She This book gets off to a slower start than most of Mercedes’ books。 This is important to establish the context for the conflict between the H/H。 Because Lodirhal， the hero， is in a losing situation， he is acting more defensively than offensively。 We need to see how dire his position is to truly grasp the shock of him meeting his fated bride， who happens to be the vessel for the spirit of one of his people’s biggest and most deadly enemies。 Once Dasyra， our heroine， enters， the pace kicks up。 She is brave but not a warrior， so the conflict she feels in channeling such a bloodthirsty spirit is heartrending。 We see cultures and characters from previous books that add layers to the story。 I’m looking forward to more stories with Kyriakos。Once again Mercedes creates a non-human creature that adds a tender， lovely aspect to the story。 I can’t remember another author who has brought me smiles and tears when reading about paper wyverns with a bad wing （Scarred Mage of Roseward） and Respenia blossoms （this book）。 I highly recommend this book。 It’s a great balance of desperation， anger， love and humor。 Since it is a stand alone novel， the relationship is not a slow burn。 We don’t have to wait several books before they admit their attraction and act on it。 。。。more
Kay Smillie
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This is the second in a series called 'Stolen Brides of the Fae'， in which a selection of well-known and admired authors such as Emma Hamm， Sylvia Mercedes and Sarah K L Wilson have written stories of the different brides， goblin， mage， shadow， etc。This review is for Sylvia Mercedes' 'Stolen Mage Bride' which was a very entertaining and exciting read。 An elf， King Lodirhal， is just about to do battle with a human mage， Dasyra， when he looks into her eyes and realises that she is his Fatebond， hi This is the second in a series called 'Stolen Brides of the Fae'， in which a selection of well-known and admired authors such as Emma Hamm， Sylvia Mercedes and Sarah K L Wilson have written stories of the different brides， goblin， mage， shadow， etc。This review is for Sylvia Mercedes' 'Stolen Mage Bride' which was a very entertaining and exciting read。 An elf， King Lodirhal， is just about to do battle with a human mage， Dasyra， when he looks into her eyes and realises that she is his Fatebond， his one true love。 Dasyra is a vessel for the mighty Ilestriesa， and wears her amulet to show this。 Dasyra never wanted to be a vessel as she dislikes violence and is a kind， petite， and gentle soul。 She doesn't understand why she was even chosen in the first place。King Lodirhal kidnaps Dasyra and intends to break the Fatebond。 They both have to go through hoops to do this。 However， along the way， minds and hearts may be changing。。。 I don't want to spoil the story， but the adventure they go on is really enjoyable and the ending is just fantastic。As I've said many times before in my reviews， this really isn't my type of book， but Sylvia Mercedes always manages to draw me in and get me hooked over the first few pages。 On each occasion， I come away from her work with a stronger appreciation for her excellent writing and the way she can tie my emotions around her little finger。 I'm so pleased that this series will allow new readers to be transported into her wonderful tales of fantasy and romance。 Enjoy！I chose to voluntarily read an ARC copy of this book， then honestly reviewed it。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Tara Grayce
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This book is a companion story set in the same world as several of this author's other series， though it is most closely tied with the Scarred Mage of Roseward series。 In that series， the fae king Lodirhal plays a minor role as this great fae king working in the background with a few hints about his past backstory。 It was really fun to finally see that backstory as Lodirhal's love story with Dasyra plays out in this book。 This is probably one of the funnier stories this author has written， and I This book is a companion story set in the same world as several of this author's other series， though it is most closely tied with the Scarred Mage of Roseward series。 In that series， the fae king Lodirhal plays a minor role as this great fae king working in the background with a few hints about his past backstory。 It was really fun to finally see that backstory as Lodirhal's love story with Dasyra plays out in this book。 This is probably one of the funnier stories this author has written， and I was laughing out loud at some of the parts。 Yet， by the end， I was holding my breath since the happy ending looked so impossible！ A fun， quick read that makes a great companion novel set in this twisty fae world！ 。。。more
Nicole
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An enjoyable read containing magic， adventure， romance， and fae。 Humans and fae have been at war for centuries。 Both have killed and they do not trust each other。 King Lodírhal has a plan to keep his people safe and avoid death， even at his own expense。 However， he has no intention of losing。 Mage Dasyra is a kind and gentle woman， who does not like violence， yet have been chosen to be the vessel for Ilestiesa， a mighty warrior。 Both do not have a choice and are fighting their destiny as Fatebon An enjoyable read containing magic， adventure， romance， and fae。 Humans and fae have been at war for centuries。 Both have killed and they do not trust each other。 King Lodírhal has a plan to keep his people safe and avoid death， even at his own expense。 However， he has no intention of losing。 Mage Dasyra is a kind and gentle woman， who does not like violence， yet have been chosen to be the vessel for Ilestiesa， a mighty warrior。 Both do not have a choice and are fighting their destiny as Fatebonded。 Lodírhal has more knowledge of it and does not tell Dasyra everything。 To break the bond， they go on a journey and face many trials， which brings them closer。 Both fight their feelings， for humans and fae have too much bad blood between them。 But the truth can be rather terrible to discover and deeply hurt those whom one loves。I received this novel as an ARC from MS。 Mercedes。 Thank you！ All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Sherri Nix Botta
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I love this book。 What a great story。 The characters were interesting， the story was fun。 I really enjoyed the journey。 I just wish it was longer。 Would Love to know what happens next
Mary Elizabeth
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I could not stop reading this book。 I found it so enthralling， especially when I made the connection to the Roseward books。 Lodirhal and Dasyra are such strong characters; I love the way Sylvia alternates the chapters between their point of view as to what is happening， while still maintaining a sequence of action。 There's a villian to hate too， who'll remain nameless in this review as you need to discover that！ I won't give any plot away because people need to experience this book as I did， but I could not stop reading this book。 I found it so enthralling， especially when I made the connection to the Roseward books。 Lodirhal and Dasyra are such strong characters; I love the way Sylvia alternates the chapters between their point of view as to what is happening， while still maintaining a sequence of action。 There's a villian to hate too， who'll remain nameless in this review as you need to discover that！ I won't give any plot away because people need to experience this book as I did， but I highly recommend that they read the Scarred Mage of Roseward books after finishing this one。 。。。more
Anna
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This is a fun and romantic adventure through perilous and unique fae lands。 The romance was sweet （and PG， which I appreciated！）。 I particularly like Dasyra。 But my favorite thing？？ The respenia blossoms！！ They're so adorable and， of all the characters， they were the ones I rooted for the most。 Which is funny because I'm not even sure how much they count as characters， being flowers and all。 （Who knew I'd ever say I almost cried over flowers in a book？？） But you have to read this just for the re This is a fun and romantic adventure through perilous and unique fae lands。 The romance was sweet （and PG， which I appreciated！）。 I particularly like Dasyra。 But my favorite thing？？ The respenia blossoms！！ They're so adorable and， of all the characters， they were the ones I rooted for the most。 Which is funny because I'm not even sure how much they count as characters， being flowers and all。 （Who knew I'd ever say I almost cried over flowers in a book？？） But you have to read this just for the respenia blossoms！ The ONLY thing I didn't like was that it felt like it needed to be longer。 I felt like the characters and the romance could have used a teensy bit more development， but this is supposed to be short。 Read this if you like beautiful writing， stunning world building， and sweet romance！ 。。。more
Stacey Beneze
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Sylvia Mercedes is a masterful storyteller！ I was excited to see that this story was about the characters Lodirhal and Dasyra， who were introduced in the Mage of Roseward series！ I loved seeing these characters fleshed out and their story told！ As always， Sylvia does a great job with character delvelopement， action， adventure and has some romance thrown in as well！
Elizabeth Rain
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The Stolen Mage Bride is an amazing read filled with loads of adventure。 Dasyra is a magess whom never wanted to become a vessel for the mighty warrior， Ilestriesa。 King Lodírhal was told about one day meeting his true love， which is known as Fatebond。 It would strengthen each weakness and weaken each strength。When he meets Dasyra on the battlefield of a Champions Combat match， he doesn’t expect to meet his Fatebond。 In order to get him closer to Dasyra， Lodírhal makes a dangerous deal with Kyri The Stolen Mage Bride is an amazing read filled with loads of adventure。 Dasyra is a magess whom never wanted to become a vessel for the mighty warrior， Ilestriesa。 King Lodírhal was told about one day meeting his true love， which is known as Fatebond。 It would strengthen each weakness and weaken each strength。When he meets Dasyra on the battlefield of a Champions Combat match， he doesn’t expect to meet his Fatebond。 In order to get him closer to Dasyra， Lodírhal makes a dangerous deal with Kyriakos if he succeeds at breaking his Fatebond， Kyriakos shall own have the amulet of Ilestriesa。 He kidnaps Dasyra and takes her on a seven day， seven night journey to encounter seven perils to break the Fatebond。I loved watching the two of them fall in love。 The imagination of the thread between their hearts reminded me of the movie Hercules when the three Fates try and cut Hercules life string。 It made me think of that kind of string。 It’s an absolutely worthy adventure and must read。 I can’t wait to read the rest of the series！ 。。。more
Alisha
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Loved it！！ Sylvia did it again！ She was able to keep you in suspense， with a little love and action mixed in。 This book brought together two people that couldn’t have been so different from each other， that were perfect for each other。 Read this book in one sitting because I was so captivated。 Another great read from Sylvia！
Sherri Sharpe
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This was a solid read。 An elf king meets his fated mate on a field of battle。 He then kidnaps her， and takes her on an epic adventure to try to break the bond。 I love the pair's skittish， almost nervous interactions with each other on the journey， as they struggle to keep the bond from "taking"。 And， oh my gosh， the Shakespearean ending almost brought a tear to my eye。 *I received an ARC from the author， in exchange for an honest review*。 This was a solid read。 An elf king meets his fated mate on a field of battle。 He then kidnaps her， and takes her on an epic adventure to try to break the bond。 I love the pair's skittish， almost nervous interactions with each other on the journey， as they struggle to keep the bond from "taking"。 And， oh my gosh， the Shakespearean ending almost brought a tear to my eye。 *I received an ARC from the author， in exchange for an honest review*。 。。。more
MeaQC
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I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。Wow， I absolutely loved this book。 The chemistry between Daystar and Respen is unique and I was rooting for them。 It took them a while to realize what they meant to each other。 They fought the attraction and bond， but were curious about it and wanted more。There was action and adventure throughout the book。 And， self discovery for each of the main characters。 If you have read The Scarred Mage of Roseward， then you may recognize some I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。Wow， I absolutely loved this book。 The chemistry between Daystar and Respen is unique and I was rooting for them。 It took them a while to realize what they meant to each other。 They fought the attraction and bond， but were curious about it and wanted more。There was action and adventure throughout the book。 And， self discovery for each of the main characters。 If you have read The Scarred Mage of Roseward， then you may recognize some of the places and a character in this story。 But， you don't need to read that series in order to enjoy this book！I can't wait for the next book by Mrs。 Mercedes！！ 。。。more
Melissa
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I know exactly what I am going to get when I read a Mercedes book。 Action， adventure and romance。 This was a fun read， I enjoyed the slow building romance， but it is more the very different story lines that draw me in with her books。 An Elf King that has been at war with the humans for ages fights his one true love for the victory。 He just has no idea until minutes before the fight。 I Love how different her books are。 This one did feel a bit chopped up in the middle， so much more building could I know exactly what I am going to get when I read a Mercedes book。 Action， adventure and romance。 This was a fun read， I enjoyed the slow building romance， but it is more the very different story lines that draw me in with her books。 An Elf King that has been at war with the humans for ages fights his one true love for the victory。 He just has no idea until minutes before the fight。 I Love how different her books are。 This one did feel a bit chopped up in the middle， so much more building could have happened but I understand why the author did it this way， it would have been one near death after the next for pages and that can drag a book down。 Overall a fun read I could give my teen。 。。。more
Mariko L。 Odhner
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