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There's nothing stronger than love, except maybe desperation.
All Jade wanted was her own happily ever after. Unfortunately, it's never that easy. Being a woman and a mage complicates things. Falling for three men at the same time? At least that's working out.
Everything else is a mess.
And it's all the Spider's fault. That man just can't help himself. He wants power, and Xel is the best source he's ever found. To fuel his own addiction, the Spider will destroy everything in his path - including the quiet little village of pirates and whores that Jade has claimed as her own.
But everyone has a price. For Jade and her men, it's the people they care about. For the first time, they've found a family, and the Spider wants to destroy that too. After all, his goal is pain. He doesn't even care whose.
The only way to stop this is to go for the source. If the Sultan is this desperate to have his mage wars, then she'll play. After all, Jade has mastered the one weapon these men won't even consider.
Love - it cuts both ways.
Spell of Love is a complete novel with a reverse harem, polyamorous storyline. It is intended for a mature audience due to the presence of consensual sex, group sex, M/M scenes, and plenty of vulgar language - as well as some potentially triggering situations since the bad guys don't always play nice. While this is a love story, it may not be right for all readers.
PDF Spell of Love The Dark Orchid Book 3 eBook Auryn Hadley
"Jade has risen from lowest of the low, a disowned whore, to one of the leaders of a town and one of the strongest mages ever. Lust gave her power, gave her the men in her life. Compassion brought them all together and made them stronger. Love unlocked their future and made them whole. But the Spider lurks, just like his namesake, and waits to make his strike. First, though, he baits his trap. If they won't leave the protection of their mountain willingly, he'll make them do so on his terms. An old mage with nothing to lose is a terrifying thing. And after that they still have to stop the Sultan's mage. Because, if magic is going to bring balance to the world, that means someone has to enforce it. Too long has it been a weapon, wielded by a mundane at that! A new rule will be put into place, and woe be to any who break it.
Spoilers ahead!
That was the most beautifully written anticlimactic finale ever. And I mean that in the absolutely best way possible. I'm still not sure how Auryn managed to fit so much into just 3 books, and it not take days to read each one. Jade, with her humble start, her low status, but her pride in herself undeterred. Xel, with his power, his beauty, but so fragile. Treb, with his powerful body but gentle heart. Civan, a soldier, a protector, his compassion. Their rise to power and their bonds to each other are stunning to read. Far from a traditional romance or even fantasy read, but with all the elements of each. Just arranged so very differently. I have to admit, I tend to pass by any blurb that mentions the heroine as a stripper/hooker/whore. They tend to be portrayed as brittle, hard, combative or broken. Jade is anything but. Tossed from her home for loving the wrong man, forced to sell her body to survive, she remains strong even as everyone takes and uses her. Sacrificing herself to save a woman who was still a child, and coming to the attention of the Jackal, was the best thing that happened to her. Embracing her role as Sacrifice took her from the shadows and put her center stage. Ironic when her magic shows such a dark color, like shadows made real. Whore to Sacrifice to Mage to near goddess power level, her journey has taken her through so many stages. But even as she is the center she isn't the complete focus. Xel, Treb and Civan each have their own stories to tell, growth to go through and loves to embrace. Loving a woman is accepted. Loving a man is accepted by some. Three men and a woman, all in love with each other? That one raises some eyebrows and begets some criticism. Well, anywhere else except their perfect town of whores and pirates that could care less- as long as they protect them from the other mages. The crystals they've found are leveling the playing field for the mundanes, though. It could be a way to keep those who abuse magic in check. Oh, there really was just so much packed into this trilogy. I will probably be finding new things with every reread. ðŸ˜"
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Spell of Love The Dark Orchid Book 3 eBook Auryn Hadley Reviews
- Jade has risen from lowest of the low, a disowned whore, to one of the leaders of a town and one of the strongest mages ever. Lust gave her power, gave her the men in her life. Compassion brought them all together and made them stronger. Love unlocked their future and made them whole. But the Spider lurks, just like his namesake, and waits to make his strike. First, though, he baits his trap. If they won't leave the protection of their mountain willingly, he'll make them do so on his terms. An old mage with nothing to lose is a terrifying thing. And after that they still have to stop the Sultan's mage. Because, if magic is going to bring balance to the world, that means someone has to enforce it. Too long has it been a weapon, wielded by a mundane at that! A new rule will be put into place, and woe be to any who break it.
Spoilers ahead!
That was the most beautifully written anticlimactic finale ever. And I mean that in the absolutely best way possible. I'm still not sure how Auryn managed to fit so much into just 3 books, and it not take days to read each one. Jade, with her humble start, her low status, but her pride in herself undeterred. Xel, with his power, his beauty, but so fragile. Treb, with his powerful body but gentle heart. Civan, a soldier, a protector, his compassion. Their rise to power and their bonds to each other are stunning to read. Far from a traditional romance or even fantasy read, but with all the elements of each. Just arranged so very differently. I have to admit, I tend to pass by any blurb that mentions the heroine as a stripper/hooker/whore. They tend to be portrayed as brittle, hard, combative or broken. Jade is anything but. Tossed from her home for loving the wrong man, forced to sell her body to survive, she remains strong even as everyone takes and uses her. Sacrificing herself to save a woman who was still a child, and coming to the attention of the Jackal, was the best thing that happened to her. Embracing her role as Sacrifice took her from the shadows and put her center stage. Ironic when her magic shows such a dark color, like shadows made real. Whore to Sacrifice to Mage to near goddess power level, her journey has taken her through so many stages. But even as she is the center she isn't the complete focus. Xel, Treb and Civan each have their own stories to tell, growth to go through and loves to embrace. Loving a woman is accepted. Loving a man is accepted by some. Three men and a woman, all in love with each other? That one raises some eyebrows and begets some criticism. Well, anywhere else except their perfect town of whores and pirates that could care less- as long as they protect them from the other mages. The crystals they've found are leveling the playing field for the mundanes, though. It could be a way to keep those who abuse magic in check. Oh, there really was just so much packed into this trilogy. I will probably be finding new things with every reread. 😠- Auryn Hadley is my favorite author. I own and love all of her books... but this book failed me.
The universe in the trilogy is amazing - the relationship between the four was beautiful - but this book fell flat for me. Book 1 had more drama and Book 2 made me worried..... This book.... meh. They spent all this time preparing for two separate fights (that imo should have been combined together to make it more dramatic) and when they both happened - meh. Basically Auryn made Jade and Xel too powerful -- and the "boss fights" were all hyped up about how bad it could go... but the fights didn't even last a chapter long a piece and wasn't an issue.
Aisha got annoying. If she was an adult male (10+ yrs older) trying to pressure a (young teenage) female into having sex with them, people would be up in arms about it. This girl after two books (cause she was in the epilogue) couldn't get the hint that he didn't want to have sex with her and that she was a child / too young. It seems that the universe is set up to have her as the main character of the next series in it and I hope - HOPE - that it is at least 10 years later than this one because this CHILD needs to grow up.
And Jade... oh Jade... We get it. You are a whore. A good whore. You shouldn't be a mage. I kinda wished I tallied up the "I am just a whore" comments throughout the series... because it was a lot and got annoying by the end. Look honey - you are a mage now -- the Queen of Magic -- get over it.
I felt like the whole trilogy could have been streamlined and combined into a two book story --- fighting w/Spider was boring (book 1 and 2 fights were more exciting) and the "oh yeah, we have to go after Stag and the Sultan now" seemed forced.
I love Auryn - I do - and I can't wait to read w/e else she has in store for us - but this book failed to deliver what I hoped/thought/wished the trilogy would end like. - Auryn always comes up with amazing stories, totally her own, new ideas, totally brilliant. I waited and just finished reading books 1,2,3 all in a row. Now I am facing that empty VOID that always shows up after ending one of Auryn's series. I truly enjoyed the Dark Orchid series. I loved all the characters, even the evil, nasty &*$$* ones who all got what they deserved. Auryn has such a superb imagination - the characters, the world-building (we could easily return to this world for more stories - hint, hint), the action, the loving... Auryn, thank you so much for taking me away to another of your worlds again, for the great entertainment, for the love in your stories.
PS What to read now?? Everything else out there will seem so PALE in comparison to this latest of yours. I think I'll have to stay with a Hadley series and re-read the ROTI series again and prepare for book 9. Auryn, please don't stop with only 10 books! I'm on my knees here... - I'll start by saying that this series has very clean writing. I don't really remember any errors throughout the whole series so they either weren't there or they weren't enough to pull me out of the story.
That said, this is the second time I've read a series by this author and been really underwhelmed.
I felt like everything from the characters to the plot was overwritten. Character have the same conversations over and over again. The plot drawn out to the point that it became tedious. Really touching scenes fell flat time after time. I got so frustrated with reading basically the same conversations again and again.
I feel like I should have loved this series, but I was so disappointed in it. I never connected with any of the characters and I honestly feel like this entire series could have fit into one book if they weren't so repetative. I personally can't recommend this series but I've seen tons of rave reviews for this author so it may just be me.
