Book: Falling Ashes (Ashes to Ashes #2)
Author: Annie Anderson
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: 21st March
Mena Constantine is pissed off.
Finally freed from her fifty-year imprisonment by a maniacal leader, she is desperately trying to recover and get her life back. Problem is, the life she had is long gone. Struggling under the weight of her memories and healing from the wounds of her captivity, she can’t seem to catch a break. Every waking moment, death seems like a relief she would welcome.
Asher Crane is a dead man.
As a Guardian to the King, his only purpose in life is to keep the King alive. And he’s failing. Miserably. With the King ill, the Queen dying, and zero plans for a successor, he’s pretty much screwed. Because if the King dies, the law says Asher dies, too.
As these two wounded souls collide in a series of bloody and unfortunate events, they will clutch to the last shreds of life before death beats down their door.
Review by Nikki K: 5 STARS
Mena’s story is electric (pun intended). Having been imprisoned for the last Mena has a lot of catching up to do. First and foremost she must reconnect with her estranged sister and savior, Aurelia.Through circumstances beyond her control, Mena has been thrust into a war between the Phoenix and the Wraiths, a war that she is unknowingly about to be the star warrior in.
Asher knows instantly that Mena is his mate, but he has to convince her of this He knows she feels, it, but will she allow herself to give in to the bond they share? When Asher’s path is cleared for him to pursue his mate, he makes it his mission to not only show her the love she has been denied, but to keep her safe at all costs.
As with Scattered Ashes, author Annie Anderson has created a fictional world that draws you in. I am not an avid paranormal reader, but this book and series keep me thoroughly entertained. My mind doesn’t work really well in the fantasy realm, so the fact that I am kept intrigued is something to be said for the writing and story telling ability of the writer.
I love the relationships that form in this book and the path they take. Annie Anderson does not just put Mena and Aurelia together and have instant sisters, she allows their relationship to grow and trust to build. From the reintegration of Mena into today’s society, to the battle scenes and the oh so hot sex, this book offers a bit of everything. There were ugly cry and thigh squeezing moments and then the occasional …oh damn. Even if you are not a “paranormal fan” I would still suggest this book to you. Take a chance and read a great story. My only complaint…. the cliffie…GAH!!!! Why must I wait for more?????
I happily rate this book 5 stars.
**I was gifted a complimentary copy of this book.
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Tanya Rae’s Review: 5 STARS
Another really good book by Annie Anderson! I have been waiting to see what happens next. Thankfully I do and Sparks fly literally in this paranormal/fantasy world! This story is about Mena Constantine “the last living full-blooded Aegis and rightful leader of the Phoenixes.” & Asher Crane, he is the King’s Guardian. The King is dying and as the guardian of the king he will die too. I will let you read the synopsis because the author does a much better job than I will.
I had to bookmark the Glossary again. There are so many terms & different characters i.e. Wraiths, Oracles, Seers & Aegis oh my! I needed to go back through it to refresh my memory.
I loved the warning! And here it is for everyone:
“This book is intended for readers aged 18 and older. Within these pages are situations containing effluent cursing, torture, rape, blood, guts, gore, sex, love, despair, war, corruption and death. If you are unable to handle these situations, I would advise putting this book down immediately. Because shit’s about to get real!”
Of course this book ended on a Cliffie! But, we know who the next book is going to be about! Kyle & Nicola’s.
I was given a complimentary copy of Falling Ashes for an honest review and I give this book 5 STARS and bring on Kyle and Nicola!
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Excerpt
© Copyright 2016 Annie Anderson
Asher
She’s going to leave me.
That thought runs on a loop through my head, and I want to rip the house apart in my unmitigated rage. I should go back to John and Olivia and see how I can help, but losing time with her rips apart my chest worse than anything I can imagine. I want to do my duty, but I need her more than my next breath.
She’s going to leave me.
And I can’t remove myself from this hallway. Even when Aidan comes in behind me, I don’t move my eyes from the door separating me from the only woman I could ever want.
“John wants you to get back to the house, Ash,” Aidan says gently from behind me, and I close my eyes to the battle waging in my head, and rest my forehead on her door.
She’s going to leave me. One way or another. She’s going to leave.
“I’ll make sure she stays here, but you have to go,” he says, and it takes a moment to realize I spoke my thoughts aloud. When I finally open my eyes and look at the man I’ve called a friend for so many years, he winces at the look in my eyes.
“I swear it, Ash,” he promises, and I believe he’ll try, but nothing and no one can hold Mena if she doesn’t want to be held.
I can only nod.
“John needs you, Ash.”
I stare at the door a moment longer before traveling to my King, dreading every moment I’m away from Mena. It only takes a few seconds, but it kills me, and I can’t believe John has been away from Olivia for even a minute without losing his fucking mind. How can he stand this? This clawing, gouging ache. It rips at my chest, and I have to focus all my energy on not traveling back to her. I knock on the chamber door, and I cannot fathom what I can do to help when I feel so torn in two.
Annie Anderson is a military wife and United States Air Force veteran. Originally from Dallas, Texas, she is a southern girl at heart, but has lived all over the US and abroad. As soon as the military stops moving her family around, she’ll settle on a state, but for now she enjoys being a nomad with her husband, two daughters, and old man of a dog.
Other Books In the Series
Scattered Ashes (Ashes to Ashes #1)
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Synopsis
Aurelia Constantine is having a rough century.
Plagued by visions of murder, death and destruction, she has resigned herself to the nightmare her life has become. When an enemy from her past comes to her rescue, she must let go of old wounds and heal the breach so she may survive the evil poisoning her mind.Rhys Stevens is guilty.
Murder. Betrayal. Treason. Take your pick; he’s guilty of them all. On the path of redemption, he must beg for forgiveness from the one person he fought to save – the woman he has always loved.Thrown together in the trenches of war, they must work as a team to stop a monstrous puppet master from pulling their strings.Ashes, ashes. We all fall down.
Get ready to burn.
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