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THE MAN IN THE MIRROR

Eleven centuries ago, Cian MacKeltar from our favorite and infamous MacKeltal family, was trapped inside the Dark Glass by a dark sorcerer who thought he was his friend.

In our century, Cian will discover Jessi.
Soon he will realize that Jessi is his:
-soul mate
-true love
-perfect match in heart, mind and body
Jessi is the one that Cian will exchange binding vows with and bind their souls together for all eternity.

Jessi St. James is a PhD archaeology student with no personal life until she discovers Cian and his mirror.
Firstly Jessi summons Cian out of the mirror. And they she licks Cian. So I suppose he is hers now.

Jessi has a metal place to piece her skull back together after a terrible accident at her senior year in high school. She was miserable then, it is a blessing now because the magic does not work on her. Everything happens for a reason, it seems.

The two of them will travel from USA to Scotland and Inverness, they will meet the rest of the MacKeltars, they will fall in love and they will defeat Cian’s old enemy.
Pure perfection!

WARNING - THE FOLLOWING WILL NOT MAKE SENSE IF YOU ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE FEVER SERIES:

This book felt so much like it is the Fever series prequel…

Cian as a dark sorcerer behaves totally like Barrons:
• He uses the Voice, the Druid art of compulsion, without hesitation and frequently.
• He has tattoos on his body for protection.
• He applies wards and spells to secure area and rooms using Dark Magyck.
• He is at ease with his dark side and he will not hesitate to go there. Especially for sexual pleasure.

Also there are some common elements with the Fae series
• The mirror and what is hidden behind it. Mirrors are passages in Fever.
• The Dark Book (is it the Sinsar Dubh I wonder?)
• The mentioning of other Unseelie and Seelie Hallows/objects/relics/artifacts (the sword, the spear – just waiting for Mac to find them and grab them)

Lastly, there is the warning of Aoibheal (the queen of the fae), that the walls between Earth and Faery will fall and the Unseelie Princes will walk on the Earth raping and transforming the women into shells of their previous self. And that the MacKeltars are where they should be TOGETHER and that they need to be prepared.
Cian and Dageus apparently will make the best team.
Cian seems to know more about what is coming in comparison to the other MacKeltars, but he will keep his silence.

“What is it, Cian? Is aught amiss? Do you see something, kingsman?”
“Nay. Tis nothing, Drustan. Nothing at all.”