Stars of Fortune (The Guardians Trilogy, #1)

by Nora Roberts

Sasha Riggs is a reclusive artist, haunted by vivid dreams and nightmares that she turns into extraordinary paintings. Desperate to understand her visions, she finds herself drawn to the Greek island of Corfu.

She has only just arrived when she encounters Bran Killian, an Irish magician with a warm charisma and secrets dancing in his eyes. Sasha has never met Bran before, but she knows him only too well - because this is the man from her dreams. The man she has painted over and over again. The man she seems fated to be with...if she can find the courage to accept who she really is.

Sasha soon discovers that four other strangers have been lured to the island. Like Bran, they are all desperately searching for a mysterious jewel known as the fire star - before it falls into the wrong hands. Together, they might just succeed. But first they must learn to trust one another, and reveal their deepest secrets.

On the sun-drenched island of Corfu, love and magic are sparked into life. And for Sasha, nothing will ever be the same again.

• ISBN10: 0349407797
• ISBN13: 9780349407791
• Publish Date: 5 November 2015 (first published 3 November 2015)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 5 March 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Imprint: Piatkus Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

[kimbacaffeinate]

Nora Roberts continually delights me with her paranormal trilogies of good versus evil. I love the ancient mysteries and mythology she wraps into these stories and Stars of Fortune delivered.

We meet the six who are destined to find the stars and protect them from the evil that seeks them to destroy the world. Roberts brought us such an interesting cast of characters with Bran, Sasha, Annika, Riley, Sawyer and Doyle. Each brings something to the quest but they will need to learn to trust each other. I loved the paranormal aspects and had a delicious time piecing together who, what each character was. We learned about all of them, but spent the most time with Bran and Sasha. Riley is strong, gutsy, incredible smart and has a career I envy. She was my personal favorite of the bunch. Kickass and full of snark. Annika is all sunshine and you cannot help but smile when she is present. Sawyer is my dream man, and Doctor Who fans will soon understand why. Doyle is a warrior and a man of few words, but they held weight.

While her formula is predictable, her stories are always richly detailed and well-paced. We know each book will feature a romance and that one part of the quest will be fulfilled. In Stars of Fortune Bran and Sasha unite. Their romance had a bit of a unique twist. Sasha knew of Bran before without having ever met him, so she came to the relationship with feelings. Despite how quickly their romance developed, it was powerful and felt genuine. I loved the heat and tenderness between them.

It was fun seeing these strangers come together and watching them forge a friendship. I was tickled to discover how unique each of them was and enjoyed learning their histories and secrets. As they battled these secrets were revealed. Each used their strength and taught the others. While they searched and fought battles with evil and mythical beasts Roberts also made time for banter and friendship. I enjoyed time spent around the table enjoying a meal and each other’s companies.. We spend time with Evil, and Roberts' is a master at describing and setting the tone in her stories. The villain is dark and formidable. I enjoyed the sense of foreboding and look forward to completing this quest.
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[wyvernfriend]

There was a fair amount of predictability but overall I enjoyed the ride, closer to 4 star than 3 but more 3.5ish.

Sasha Riggs is an artist with visions, literally, she paints these visions and this has led to a successful career. Now she's drawn to Corfu, with a bundle of sketches of people she believes are important, people she's never met but she's dreamed about, particularly one, Bran Killian an Irish Magician. Four other people are drawn to the island four other people from her sketches. The six of them have to find 3 stars and defeat evil over a trilogy of books.

Now it's Nora Roberts so you know, or you should know that with six people that's three couples and one per book and developing relationships between the group throughout but things aren't always straightforward and easy for each couple and there will be a bumpy road while people deal with their own stuff. I loved Sasha and how she decided to become stronger and not let others just fight for her and how she became a leader and kicked butt when it was necessary.

I enjoyed it.

[EBookObsessed]

Another interesting trilogy from Nora Roberts. This is definitely geared toward the paranormal/fantasy lovers. The character introductions will keep you intrigued.

A more detailed review will follow closer to the release date.

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