The Chosen: A Novella of the Elder Races

An interesting read... A woman lured as a child to a new world by a goddess and destined to lead her people to their future meets a man forced into a leadership role by tragedy and perceived as a villain. Set in a world loosely connected to the Elder Races series, The Chosen, captured my interest and made me want to delve deeper into the story. To be honest, the Elder Races connection was not immediately obvious and I unsure about what I should expect from the book. Thankfully, I approached it with an open mind and found that Thea Harrison had penned yet another wonderful story. The main character’s romance was sweet and quirky given that each character was from very different backgrounds. The story will appeal to fans of the Elder Races series and anyone that likes Thea Harrison’s works. I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Chosen is a novella in the Elder Races world created by Thea Harrison. It brings to light new faces along with a deeper insight into the crossover worlds referenced about in the Elder races series till now. The focus is on illuminating a new mythos with brand new characters and relationships. This book introduces Lily, the Chosen of Camaeline Abbey. She has a strong connection to Camael, the elder races goddess of the hearth and as the Chosen has the responsibility of looking after the welfare of the kingdom of Ys. Wulfgar Hahn is a highly powerful warrior who ascended to the position of Protector of Braugne after his brother's murder rumored to be at his hand. But things are not always what they seem. Together, after starting out as potential enemies Wulfgar and Lily work together to save their kingdoms from the nefarious designs of their neighbor Guerlan. Thea Harrison's novella is enchanting and a worthy holiday read. The other three stories just add to the magic. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC

Thea Harrison is a must read for me, I've loved all of her books and that's the reason I read this one when it was part of an anthology. It's set in the Elder race's world but it's kinda totally separate so it can be read as a complete standalone. It builds the world up really well and you didn't feel like you were missing out on anything. There's quite abit going on so you need to concentrate for those first few chapters and then I just got sucked into the bubble that is Lily and Wulf. They worked really well with each other and lily quietly schooled Wulf in the way to behave to get what he wants. He was very abrupt and forceful but she chipped away at his harder outer shell and I found him to be really lovable. Lily i felt was still finding her feet but she has a quiet strength about her and it rose up when needed. Really fun chemistry and I was left wanted so much more. I'm really hoping this could get expanded in the future as would make a brilliant full length novel.