Bookfanatic reviewed on 3/18/2011

Bowen saw his mate die in a freak accident in the early 1800s. Since then he has mourned for her years thinking he would never find another. However, nearly two centuries later, he finds himself intensely attracted to Mariketa, a young fey/druid witch, when he shouldn't be for Lykae only have one mate in their lifetime. Bowen and Mariketa meet during the Hie which is the immortals' version of The Amazing Race. The Hie is a race around the world to find various artifacts in old and dangerous places. The winner gets a key to go back to the past. Bowen wants to use the key to go to the past to prevent his mate from dying.

This book had nicely paced action and repartee. Mariketa she wasn't a pushover. She owns her sexuality and isn't afraid of it unlike the heroines in some stories. She's also very capable of putting the hero in his place when he needs to be put in his place. Bowen is charming, loving, and sexy. Both h/h had deep mistrust issues they had to overcome. Her reluctance to be with him given his past was understandable. His reluctance to believe he might have a second chance at love was also understandable. I liked the hero in this book more than the hero in the first book of this series. Bowen is the epitome of a Lykae mate. The things he does for Mariketa are so sweet.

You can read this as a stand alone book, but the story is much more interesting if you've read the first two books.

Don't avoid the book because of the ugly cover. The title is misleading. Most of this book takes place in the steamy tropical jungles of Central America, not winter in a cold climate.

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