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WARNING: If you have not read at least through Shadow Lines in The Madonna Key series, you may want to stop here. This novel reveals major spoilers for events in the earlier books. What do you do when you see your own face staring at you from an obituary? Nadia Bishop, former MI-6 agent living under the radar in Great Britain, finds herself in this predicament as Veiled Legacy opens. She was adopted as a young child and a nagging memory leaves her searching for answers now. When she sees Scarlet Rubashka’s photo, she is convinced there is a connection between them. Now she is on a mission to uncover the truth. Nadia never expected that this journey for secrets would lead her to the Marians, protectors of an ancient legacy of the Black Madonna that could set the world upside down. She also never thought she’d run into the one man she dearly loves, Joshua Adriano, whose evil family wishes to crush the Marians and the powers they protect. Now Nadia ventures across Europe, to Ireland, Paris, St. Tropez where Scarlet was brutally murdered, and even to the ancient ruins of Pompeii, hoping to recover a great secret, the Madonna Key. Hot on her heels follows Joshua, but is he her most dangerous enemy? Or her greatest ally? Veiled Legacy was my first book by Jenna Mills, but it will not be my last. She has a great talent for wonderful adventures full of taut suspense. I was absolutely blown away with this chapter in the saga of the Black Madonna. I know I keep saying each book in the Madonna Key is better than the last, but that is once again the case here. Maybe it’s the fact each story delves deeper into the story of the Marians that holds me fascinated. Or is the he sheer talent of the authors working together on the Madonna Key legacy. Or maybe it’s the breathless adventure that grows more dangerous and desperate in each story. Whatever it is, I grow more and more rapt as we venture even farther into the ancient past to learn more about the Marians. Adventure, excitement, and danger are at a maximum velocity throughout Veiled Legacy, carrying readers at a breathtaking pace from the moment Nadia realizes the significance of Scarlet’s picture in the paper. Secrets are revealed and others hinted at that are bound to keep you reading late in to the night to find out what happens next. Surprises unfold and I have to admit to at least one that I was not expecting at all, though the clues were there all along had I picked up on them. And yes, we find out exactly what the Madonna Key really is in this installment in the series, but you’ll just have to read for yourselves to find that answer. The attraction between Joshua and Nadia plays a large role in the story as well. They have a history and that adds to the sizzling magnetism between them. I have a tendency to steer clear of stories where one of the protagonists is married or in a relationship with someone else. So I admit to being a little bit concerned about how Nadia and Joshua’s love affair would play out. Jenna Mills did a remarkable job telling their story and I found I ended up not having any problems with the romance between them. How the issue gets resolved is very satisfying and will not leave readers feeling uncomfortable. One of the best things about this story was that we finally find get the answers to who Scarlet is and where she came from. It’s very sad what fate had in store for her, but that was the catalyst for everything that happens in Veiled Legacy. I found myself crying when we get the answers Scarlet so desperately wanted. As the overarching story of the Marians continues to unfold and more answers are forthcoming, I am pulled deeper and deeper into the adventure, reading faster and faster. Veiled Legacy sets up the pending finale to the series perfectly and I don’t know how I am going to wait to see how it all ends! © Kelley A. Hartsell, November 2006. All rights reserved.
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The Madonna Key Book 6: Veiled Legacy
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Posted November 2006 |
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