Broken Dove (Fantasyland, #4)

by Kristen Ashley

Far too young, Apollo Ulfr lost Ilsa, his wife, the love of his life and the mother of his two children. The grief of her loss does not settle in his soul, it solders to it. But when he discovers there is a parallel universe where his wife may have a twin, he feels there's hope and sets about bringing her to his world so he can have her back.

But Ilsa Ulfr of our world is married to the parallel universe's twin, Pol, who is not a good man. Not in any way. She's on the run from him and the last thing she wants is to be transported to a fantastical world and be forced to take his side as his wife, even if he is not Pol. And Apollo finds the broken Ilsa nothing like his beloved, and further, wants nothing to do with her.

But darkness is looming and evil is amassing. Apollo must protect his land and keep his family safe, including the new Ilsa.

• ISBN10: 0692619364
• ISBN13: 9780692619360
• Publish Date: 6 April 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Kristen Ashley
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 534
• Language: English

Reviews

[nitzan_schwarz]

My least favorite of the bunch, unfortunately

[Romance Schmomance]

Review to come!

[Eve1972]

Dude was an ass that totally loved his wife WAY more then the h. She deserved better...

[leelu92]

This is what happens when KA has no restrictions and I have to say that I love it. Was it Golden Dynasty? No but there were a lot of parts- especially the epilogue- that made me swoon and/or tear up. Was it long winded, heavily detailed and slower in some parts that others? Yes...AND I'M TOTALLY OK WITH THAT. I love this world she has created, I love the details, the families and friends. I love it all. At times while reading this, I thought that this side of KA may be more incredible than the mountain man/hot bunch guys. This is a lonnnngggg book but I thoroughly enjoyed spending time in this world, with these characters and I totally need to do a re read of Finnie and Cora's books. I fell in love with Derrik and Achilles. They both need books....long ones. And yes, I'm ready for Noc's book too!

[stacey_is_sassy]

A hard one to love...

I'm not going to change my rating, but listening to this one reminded me how much I BLOODY HATED APOLLO...for awhile. Goh blimey, I wanted to kick him in the ding ding. Egotistical, self-serving, arrogant DOUCHEWAFFLE, is being nice. He broke my heart...

Good thing he's REALLY good at...things. Sexy things. REALLY good, so good I was squirming as I listened.

I'm not sure if this was the most heart-wrenching story KA has written, but it knocked me about a bit. You start a book and the heroine is in a bad situation...who then get swept off to another bad situation, to be dumped and left alone, ummm...I gave this one 5 stars and raved about KA's legend status?

I'm famous for finishing on a high and forgetting all the bad bits. Oh boy, it did not take me long to remember the bad bits and at times I had to brace for impact.

Now, I remember why this is one of the ONLY KA books that I haven't re-read numerous times. I just hate seeing the hero act like a douchewaffle MORE THAN ONCE.

Anyways, Apollo comes good, saves the heroine and leaves Maddie (and me) with a big goofy smile on my face.

Hard one to listen to but the journey left me satisfied. The narrator does a marvellous job. Her voice is easy to listen to and I had no problems telling when the characters changed.

I survived but I think I'll take a wee break from the Fantasyland series...for now.

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Kristen Ashley is a legend!!

I absolutely loved this story. Just before I started reading Broken Dove I read the first three again and it was an epic way to enjoy this addition to the series.

I wasn't sure I could love Apollo after reading the teaser chapters released ages ago, but I knew KA would turn me around.

This book had everything...action, adventure, fun and lots and lots of sexy bits.

I love this series and I am very excited to hear there will be at least one more.

Thanks Ms Ashley...LOVE YOUR WORK!!!!