War of Hearts (True Immortality, #1)

by S. Young

A standalone paranormal romance from New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young, writing as S. Young.

Thea Quinn has no idea what she is. All she knows is that her abilities have been a plague upon her life since she was a child. After years of suffering at the hands of a megalomaniac, Thea escaped and has been on the run ever since.

The leadership and protection of his pack are of the utmost importance to Conall MacLennan, Alpha and Chief of Clan MacLennan, the last werewolf pack in Scotland. Which is why watching his sister slowly die of a lycanthropic disease is emotional torture. When Conall is approached by a businessman who offers a cure for his sister in exchange for the use of Conall’s rare tracking ability, Conall forges an unbreakable contract with him. He has to find and retrieve the key to the cure: dangerous murderer, Thea Quinn.

Thea’s attempts to evade the ruthless werewolf are not only thwarted by the Alpha, but by outside dangers. With no choice but to rely on one another for survival, truths are revealed, intensifying a passionate connection they both fight to resist. At war with themselves and each other, Conall and Thea’s journey to Scotland forces them to face a heartrending choice between love and betrayal.

• ISBN10: 1916174019
• ISBN13: 9781916174016
• Publish Date: 1 October 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Samantha Young
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 388
• Language: English

Reviews

[Leigha]

Thea Quinn is on the run until werewolf Conall MacLennan gets in her way in this sexy paranormal romance.

I always find myself torn with Samantha Young books – I’m either pulled immediately into the story or find myself losing interest quickly. Luckily, this is a strong debut into her first foray with paranormal romance. Thea and Conall’s enemies to lovers romance is done to perfection. Their individual motives – her on the run from her abusive adoptive father, him on the hunt for her to save his sister – are complex and interesting. If you’re looking for chaste romance, I’d recommend skipping this series.

While I enjoyed the characters and plot, I found the world-building a little too convoluted. Or, perhaps, the world-building moments got info dumped into long passages during the middle of the book. It slowed the story down considerably as I tried to keep pace with the current setting and yet understand the entire world. Hopefully the world building moments are broken up more in future installments.

tl;ldr A sexy, fun paranormal enemies to lovers romance with complex and interesting characters.

[reveriesociety_]

THIS. WAS. EPIC.

I mean, I haven't felt like this after finishing a book since The Winter King, by C.L. Wilson. Like rooting so much for the main characters, and feeling like I just read a series instead of a standalone book. Because it feels like so much happened! Then I go check the actual length of the book and I'm just amazed that it doesn't even get to 500 pages. It felt like much longer than that but I read it in a breeze!

This book just feels so complete. It has everything. It gives us a nice set up of the stakes, introduces us to the characters, let them know, respect and trust each other, and only then does the book finally start bringing them together. I loved that.

I don't really even LIKE supernatural books where there's a mix of supernatural creatures. I like my werewolves books being ONLY about werewolves. But this one... I could look past that pet peeve of mine, because the actual story was so entertaining and well-executed.

I just enjoyed this so much, and I'm so happy I get another book in this world soon!

[Romance Schmomance]

Absolutely wow, just sign me up all for all of Samantha Young's adult paranormal books. What a delight it was to read War of Hearts. After vampires, I love shifter reads, they're quickly becoming one of my kryptonites. And the wolves will always be one of my favorites.

Conall and Thea rank up pretty high on my favorite couple in the paranormal world. I absolutely loved the dynamics between the two, both powerful characters and the way that Samantha wrote their story will definitely be a memorable one for me.

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