A Noble Sacrifice by Ciara Gold

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Title: A Noble Sacrifice
Author: Ciara Gold 

Author Site: http://www.ciaragold.com/

Buy Link: http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-anoblesacrifice-9407-140.html
Publisher: Champagne Books

Genre: Science Fiction/Futuristic/Romance

Length: 234 pgs.
Other: M/F

Pagan & Pagan Elements: no/yes

Reviewed by: Karmyn Klein

About The Book: Can a stranger from a distant planet breach Yalfar's strict laws to save a nation from doom and rescue one lone woman from the errors of her way? Fen Tared Charst has betrayed his brother, and his people. To right the wrongs he's done, he suffers the horrors of the zeel pits only to find himself a captive of the Temi tribe. In Yalfar, he discovers that leading the Temi princess and her warriors from their dying world is the key to his redemption. But losing his heart to Princess Joyella will be the key to saving his soul. Princess Joyella Denue has broken a sacred law and for that, she is exiled from Yalfar. To regain her honor, she agrees to lead a convoy topside to escape the collapsing city, but she can't make the journey alone. She needs someone who has traversed the path to guide her. Tared is forced to help her, but he soon becomes more than just a guide, he becomes her heart.

The Review: The author, Ciara Gold, does a wonderful job creating an intriguing world and an interesting adventure for the reader. The combination of technology and religion is unique and well thought out. The relationship between the mother, Kormion, and the daughter, Joyella, is dynamic and believable. I just wish I could say the same about the relationship between the two lovers, Tared and Joyella. No where in the story did I feel a true connection between them that made their eventual loving relationship believable to me. I was disappointed when Joyella gave up everything—her position among her people, her beliefs, and her religion—while Tared gained everything, including her heart, yet gave up nothing at all. Love means acceptance; a loving relationship means compromise. Tared failed to do both, so for me this story was less a romance and more a commentary on gender inequality in our society. However, the author’s vivid imagination and exciting storyline kept me reading until the very end, and I would give her next book a read.

Pagan Elements: fortune telling, stone reading

Cover (Rated 1-10): 5-The artwork is vague and left me with no clue to what I’d find under the cover.

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