Pagan Fire - Barnett, Teri

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Résumé :
In 883 A.D., in a secluded convent in Great Britain, Maere cu Llwyr embarks on a journey back to her home of Tintagel, Cornwall with a powerful warrior who claims to be her long lost betrothed.

Dylan mac Connall survived the slaughter of his family by a traitor to their clan. A young boy at the time, he was rescued by a wise woman who taught him the ways of magic and warned him of the perils that lay ahead if he chose a path of revenge. But Dylan can no longer heed the advice of his foster mother and is determined to avenge his family and find the spirited girl he loved in his youth.

Raised in an abbey by the Sisters of Saint Columba, Maere cu Llwyr is ready to take her full vows and become a nun. But when the warrior Dylan arrives and claims to be her rightful betrothed, Maere is shocked and wary of what her future will bring. A wee child when she was abducted from her village, Maere has blocked the memories of that horrific night. She has no recollection of the powerful ancient magic dormant inside her, or of the handsome man determined to unlock both Maere's mind and her power.

As Maere and Dylan travel back to Tintagel, they must face the mercurial goddess Morrigu, dangerous Viking raiders, and the traitor who destroyed their families. Can Maere and Dylan survive the battles to come and find their way back home and to each other? Or will they be forever separated by forces outside of their control?...