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Master of Salt & Bones by Keri Lake


MASTER OF SALT & BONES
By Keri Lake

Release Date: April 22

When I was a little girl, I dreamed a handsome knight would come and rescue me from my wretched mother. He’d ride up on his white steed and break the curse I’ve been fated to carry since the day I was born. 

Funny how things changed over time. How the fairy tale twisted into something far more crooked, darker than I ever imagined.  

In reality, my knight is scarred and broken, living alone in a castle of bones that overlooks the sea. He isn’t searching for me. He never was.

Lucian Blackthorne is as cursed as I am, and equally shunned by the locals, the fishers of men, who believe him to be the devil in the flesh. 

Perhaps he is, with the way his amber eyes draw me in, ignite me like an infernal blaze. And the sins he whispers in my ear are as wickedly intoxicating as the man himself.

Yet, his touch is heaven and his will is my weakness.

 He calls us forbidden, an unsalvageable tragedy, with no happy end. Maybe we are. But in this story, her's the one who needs saving.  

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"What kind of curiosities plague the mind of a devil?"

This was a cornucopia of emotions
- loss - anger - fear - pain - love - hope - desire - sacrifice
It was all here, overflowing within the pages

It wasn't just a romance. You know; two souls who were lost and fought against the odds 
and ended up sappily in love. This was so much more.
There was trauma. There were secrets.
There were some pretty disgusting and/or misdirected bad guys/gals (I'm not telling).
There was a little push, then a little pull
There were twists wrought with "who done it" moments that left my heart beating a little faster - 
my palms a little sweaty

"When you feel dead inside, you inevitably reach for things that make you feel alive, Pain. Adrenaline. Drugs. That's how vices are born. That's how you became my obsession."

Lucian's past was so haunting.
It was an actual presence that cloaked his being.
A chill that never leaves your bones.
There was so much to Lucian.
His fractured mind. His experiences real or imagined. His loss.
My heart broke for the child that could have been.
For the man that was.

"Like a breath of air after drowning"

Isadora was such a vibrant breath of air. She had her demons as well 
but she was young and her view of the world was not quite as skewed as Lucian's.
She still held a bit of sunshine and hope.
She still believed in her dreams.

I will say I wish the story was a touch longer -
No, this time it isn't just me being greedy. There were scenes both current 
and background that I wish we had gotten to spend some more time exploring
I would have liked more time spent with the Isadora and her family.
More time watching her and Lucian come to terms with "them".
Definitely would have liked more on Lucian's family and his childhood.
Did I want more of the why's? "How"'s?
How could you/they?
I got the base idea but still why?
To what end?

Maybe I am just being greedy...


Meet Keri Lake
Keri Lake is a dark romance writer who specializes in demon wrangling, vengeance dealing and wicked twists. Her stories are gritty, with antiheroes that walk the line of good and bad, and feisty heroines who bring them to their knees.  When not penning books, she enjoys spending time with her husband, daughters, and their rebellious Labrador (who doesn’t retrieve a damn thing). She runs on strong coffee and alternative music, loves a good red wine, and has a slight addiction to dark chocolate.

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