The pages of the mind

Format:

Book

Title:

The pages of the mind

Author:

Kennedy, Jeffe, 1966- author

ISBN:

9781496704245

Publication:

New York, NY : Kensington Books, [2016]

Physical Description:

x, 358 pages ; 21 cm.

Number in series:

[1]

Summary:

"Magic has broken free over the Twelve Kingdoms. The population is beset by shapeshifters and portents, landscapes that migrate, uncanny allies who are not quite human, and enemies eager to take advantage of the chaos. Dafne Mailloux is no adventurer--she's a librarian. But the High Queen trusts Dafne's ability with languages, her way of winnowing the useful facts from a dusty scroll, and even more important, the subtlety and guile that three decades under the thumb of a tyrant taught her. Dafne never thought to need those skills again. But she accepts her duty. Until her journey drops her into the arms of a barbarian king. He speaks no tongue she knows but that of power, yet he recognizes his captive as a valuable pawn. Dafne must submit to a wedding of alliance, becoming a prisoner-queen in a court she does not understand. If she is to save herself and her country, she will have to learn to read the heart of a wild stranger. And there are more secrets written there than even Dafne could suspect."--Page [4] of cover.

Subject(s):

Marriages of royalty and nobility -- Fiction.

Queens -- Fiction.

Shapeshifting -- Fiction.

Librarians -- Fiction.

Genre:

Paranormal romance stories.

Fantasy fiction.

Fiction.

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Independence Public Library	SCIENCE FICTION - KENNEDY	Searching... Unknown
Searching... Salem Main Library	FANTASY Kennedy, J.	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

An Orphan's Throne

Magic has broken free over the Twelve Kingdoms. The population is beset by shapeshifters and portents, landscapes that migrate, uncanny allies who are not quite human...and enemies eager to take advantage of the chaos.

Dafne Mailloux is no adventurer--she's a librarian. But the High Queen trusts Dafne's ability with languages, her way of winnowing the useful facts from a dusty scroll, and even more important, the subtlety and guile that three decades under the thumb of a tyrant taught her.

Dafne never thought to need those skills again. But she accepts her duty. Until her journey drops her into the arms of a barbarian king. He speaks no tongue she knows but that of power, yet he recognizes his captive as a valuable pawn. Dafne must submit to a wedding of alliance, becoming a prisoner-queen in a court she does not understand. If she is to save herself and her country, she will have to learn to read the heart of a wild stranger. And there are more secrets written there than even Dafne could suspect...

Praise for The Mark of the Tala

"Magnificent...a richly detailed fantasy world." -- RT Book Reviews , 4½ stars, Top Pick

"Well written and swooningly romantic." -- Library Journal , starred review

Author Notes

Jeffe Kennedy is an award-winning author with a writing career that spans decades. She lives in Santa Fe, with two Maine Coon cats, a border collie, plentiful free-range lizards and a Doctor of Oriental Medicine. Jeffe can be found online at JeffeKennedy.com, or every Sunday at the popular Word Whores blog.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Kennedy spins a new fantasy romance series off the Twelve Kingdoms books (The Talon of the Hawk, etc.) as diffident librarian Dafne Mailloux of the Twelve Kingdoms is sent on a diplomatic mission to King Nakoa KauPo of the wealthy and independent Nahanau islands. Almost immediately after her arrival, Nakoa sweeps Dafne into a clearly magical ritual with unknown implications-except Dafne is reasonably certain they might now be married. Dafne's companions leave her behind with Nakoa in an attempt to salvage their original mission while she tries to resist his appealingly roguish attempts to seduce her mind as well as her body. After facing off with Nakoa's scornful rival, Tane, Dafne must use all of her skills to resolve a conflict that could endanger both her romance with Nakoa and the fate of the islands. New readers will quickly engage with the charming heroine, whose confidence in her research abilities proves satisfyingly well earned. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

The Twelve Kingdoms are in chaos and it is up to Dafne Mailloux to restore order and save the realm. Dafne isn't sure she is up to the challenge that lies ahead of her. She has spent years learning how not to be a victim. She is now a librarian skilled in many languages, but will this help her? When forced by her queen to take up a quest, she has no idea she would be forced to marry a man whose language she doesn't speak as part of an alliance to keep the peace. Dafne is not above using her language skills to her advantage both in the library and in the bedroom as she and Nakoa slowly learn to trust one another and to allow themselves to feel the passion that lies below the surface. Fortunately some things don't require spoken language. Fairy-tale storytelling mixes with mythology and romance as Kennedy begins her new Uncharted Realms series, a spin-off from her Twelve Kingdoms books.--Lefkowitz, Ilene Copyright 2016 Booklist