Immortal Bonds

Dawn Scovill
ArcheBooks Publishing (2007)
ISBN 9781595071613
Reviewed by Susan Pettrone for Reader Views (7/07)


Within the pages of this book, the reader meets Jane Dougharty, a woman who is much more than a mere woman….a woman who is immortal. She leaves everything, and all she cares for, for one last chance to be mortal again. Her love for her husband Rand push her toward her goal of being mortal, but the secret to her mortality is within the grasp of a Maltese knight who is bound and determined that Jane will be his for all eternity, despite what her wishes may be.   As Jane ‘disappears’ from her husband’s yacht in search of the key to mortality, the reader sees the desperation and determination in her character that only  love can inspire. A desperation that will be stopped by no man, mortal or immortal until Jane realizes her goal. After two centuries she has learned one thing -- that is not to give up until she gets what she wants….Jane wants mortality and Jane is set on getting it despite the cost!

This novel is one of those books that leaves the reader breathless in that the characterization is so vivid, the scenes so realistic, and the language so timely, that one is pulled into the storyline without a choice. It is a book that leaves the reader anxious for the ending, yet wanting it to continue, with perhaps a different turn, to the last page in the book.   The pace within this book is equaled only by the pace in which the reader blazes through its easy-to-read pages, hungry for more, though bitterly disappointed that the book ends far too soon!

I would definitely recommend this book for readers who like to be put on the edge of their seat with high energy storylines, sharply-defined characters and deep emotion. Within the pages of this 300-page book, the reader will find all three of those things and much more besides. It is a book not to be missed and it is a book not to be read alone in a dark house. Although, regardless of how or when you read "Immortal Bonds," it will prove to be a book you will re-read time and again hoping against hope that Jane accomplishes her goal and she finds mortality and true love at the same time!

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