The New York TimesтАУbestselling author тАЬtakes readers to a realm where Faerie and mortal worlds intersect and spins a darkly magical storyтАЭ (Library Journal).
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After eloping with her mysterious cousin Cornelius, Eden Fleming discovers he is, in reality, a powerful, otherworldly being, a guardian of the forest, and she was тАЬgivenтАЭ to him by her father in a bargain for the latterтАЩs life. Though her feelings for the forest lord are real, Eden fleesтАФonly to learn she is pregnant with his halfling child.
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Years later, following a loveless marriage, Eden returns to the dilapidated estate where she last saw Cornelius. And when he finds her there, a devastating lie will be exposedтАФone that will reveal CorneliusтАЩs true heart, heal EdenтАЩs shattered soul, and save the magical realm they have both come to love.
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Based on the ancient English legend of Herne the Hunter, The Forest Lord is тАЬsheer magic┬а.┬а.┬а. utterly romantic and impossible to put downтАЭ (Mary Balogh).
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тАЬMagical, mystical, and moving, KrinardтАЩs book has a surprise villain and a nice twist at the end. Fans of Nora RobertsтАЩ Irish trilogy [Jewels of the Sun, Tears of the Moon, Heart of the Sea] and Karen FoxтАЩs Buttercup Baby will be delighted by this fantasy and its underlying ecological message.тАЭ тАФBooklist