The Sword Jean Johnson

The Sword

First Published 2007
384 Pages

ISBN-10: 0425214400
ISBN-13: 978-0425214404
Reviewer:
Amanda
March 2007

The youngest brother of the exiled Sons of Destiny, Mage Morganen, does two things with one action; he completely disrupts his seven brothers' lives, while saving Kelly Doyle from a fiery death as he brings her out of a burning building in t his world into theirs. What makes things so difficult is that women are forbidden on their island. The brothers were sent there because it was prophecied that when the first brother, Saber, would fall in love, disaster would come on the woman's heels.

The rest of the prophecy detailed the consequences of the other seven finding love, but none of that can happen until Saber falls. Morganen has decided it is time for destiny to begin its work, so Kelly is imported. As soon as she is healed, Kelly begins turning life on the island upside down, forcing recalcitrant men to clean and behave civilly for the first time in three years. Although he does not want to fall under her spell, Saber finds that destiny will not be denied. Sure enough, as soon as he commmits to her, the prophecy begins its work.

This is a fun story. Seeing Kelly make grown men "eat dirt" and how she handles the foretold calamity are hilarious incidents. All the brothers have given hints of how intriguing their personalities are, though the focus was on Saber. I look forward to seeing how these alpha males find their soulmates in the remaining books, especially Morganen.

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Synopsis
The first novel of the Sons of Destiny...a romantic tale of magic, superstition, and a love that transcends dimensions.

Eight brothers, born in four sets of twins, two years apart to the day-they fulfill the Curse of Eight Prophecy. To avoid tempting their destiny, the brothers are exiled to Nightfall Island, a land where women are strictly forbidden. But, when the youngest of the mage-brothers rescues a woman from another universe, their world is altered forever.

Kelly Doyle had wanted to get away from the world. Threatened, attacked, and accused of witchcraft, Kelly had enough of her narrow-minded small town. And now she has somehow landed in another, magical dimension-the only woman in a realm inhabited by eight men who are desperately in need of a woman's touch.