Gryphons at Merybourne Manor were just the start of a war that has been brewing, unbeknownst to all. The Riders rid Merybourne Manor of the gryphons, but something ancient is awakening. But he's the finest of the Riders, with an impressive lineage and impeccable instincts. But one of the Riders, Alastair Daired, is as haughty as he is handsome, and doesn't like anyone. Aliza's older beautiful sister takes a liking to one of the Riders, and that romance blossoms. Lord Merybourne hires Riders to hunt down the gryphon, and so they arrive. The Manor has been attacked by gryphons several times recently - including one attack that claimed the life of her youngest sister. This book though! This is one to gush about for ages.Īliza Bentaine lives in Merybourne Manor with her three sisters and parents. I am so pleased that I LOVED this book! I've been feeling kind of meh about the books I've been reading - they've been good (some were not-so-good), but I haven't felt gushy-passionate about most of them. I'd only seen one other review for the book when I started it, so it was fairly fresh and 'untainted' to me. I love Pride and Prejudice, and I love fantasy, so I had high hopes that I would enjoy this book. *** Review posted on The Eater of Books! blog*** :D :D :D :D :D :DĬheck out a swoony excerpt from the book! While Heartstone is NOT a romance novel, it does feature a lovely and subtle romance. It’s a war Aliza is ill-prepared to wage, on a battlefield she’s never known before: one spanning kingdoms, class lines, and the curious nature of her own heart.Įlle Katharine White infuses elements of Austen’s beloved novel with her own brand of magic, crafting a modern epic fantasy that conjures a familiar yet wondrously unique new world.Ĥ.5 stars. something far more sinister than gryphons. Nor does she anticipate the mystery that follows them from Merybourne Manor, its roots running deep as the foundations of the kingdom itself, where something old and dreadful slumbers. With the arrival of the haughty and handsome dragonrider, Alastair Daired, Aliza expects a battle what she doesn’t expect is a romantic clash of wills, pitting words and wit against the pride of an ancient house.

So when Lord Merybourne hires a band of Riders to hunt down the horde, Aliza is relieved her home will soon be safe again. Passionate, headstrong Aliza Bentaine knows this all too well she’s already lost one sister to the invading gryphons. They say a Rider in possession of a good blade must be in want of a monster to slay-and Merybourne Manor has plenty of monsters.

A debut historical fantasy that recasts Jane Austen’s beloved Pride & Prejudice in an imaginative world of wyverns, dragons, and the warriors who fight alongside them against the monsters that threaten the kingdom: gryphons, direwolves, lamias, banshees, and lindworms.

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