Bane by Viola Grace Review
A healer who can’t control her talents meets a dark elf who needs her to shape her own destiny and save his people.
Ava has gotten used to the solitude of being a contact healer, but when she is stolen before she can get to her next assignment, she is up for sale to a very specific clientele. The folk of Nafki need her for her healing abilities, but the raiders who stole her want her for her ability to create a toxin for any species she has ever healed. Her talent successfully helps pause the plague rippling through the population, but once she has a grasp on the dark elves of Nafki, she knows that being used as a weapon to kill them is the next step in the plan.
Kondr has faith in Ava’s ability to heal his people, but when she confesses that she is the true danger, he has to decide between the safety of his people and the woman who has caught his attention and imagination,
Review
I love the portrayal of loneliness in this romance. How a the gift of healing also has other impacts. The world building in this story is well done. The heroine is very practical and clever.
Elf heroes are always a good time.
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