What Lies Beyond the Veil

The Of Flesh & Bone Series, Book 1

By: Harper L. Woods

Narrated by: Ava Lucas

Once, we’d worshipped them as Gods.

For nearly four-hundred years, the Veil has protected us from the Fae of Alfheimr. In their absence, our lives have shifted from decadence and sin to survival and virtue under the guidance of the New Gods. I’ve spent my entire life tending to the gardens next to the boundary between our worlds, drawn to the shimmering magic like a moth to the flame.

Then, we died on their swords.

All of that changes the day the Veil shatters, unleashing the fae upon our world once again. The magic of faerie marks those of us they mean to take, but the Mist Guard protecting Nothrek will kill us all before they let the fae have us. There’s no choice but to flee everything I’ve ever known, not if I want to live to see my twenty-first birthday as a free woman.

Now, they’ll claim what’s theirs.

But before they capture me, Caelum saves me from the Wild Hunt. Fae-marked and on the run, he is able to fight back in ways I only dream of. From tentative alliance to all-consuming passion, our bond strengthens as the fae close in and evil lurks ever nearer. With my life on the line, he is everything I shouldn’t dare to want and a distraction I can’t afford. I can’t seem to stay away, not even with something greater on the line.

My heart.

©2022 Harper L. Woods & Adelaide Forrest (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

Predictable, but storyline enjoyable

This isn’t one that keeps you guessing what’s next, but was a fresh take on the Fae/Human history and story. That said, while the spice level was perfect, the actual verbiage was remedial and rudimentary at best which ruined entire segments. It felt like those lines were written by a 14yo who was raised on pet-names-for-body parts and slang.

Fae and fate

Young girl seeks freedom from poverty and pain and the Fae break free. And the hunt begins. Wondering, surviving and fighting for everything to define fate and what she was supposed to do.

Save or Destroy Your World, Your Choice…

This was everything I was looking for in a steamy, great world building, fast moving plot, female heroine novel. We meet Estrella who believes she is just meant for mediocrity until her small village is shaken to its core along with her world.

Along comes Caelum. The definition of every female heroines dreams and nightmares when she wants to save the world on her own without any help or distractions. The attraction between the two is palpable and jumps off the page. When all I wanted was something steamy and pure romantasy, Woods delivered. I loved the story and the speed at which I flew thru this. The narrator for this makes is soo much better as well. She’s spot on!

Very sexy

Great story that goes through all the books. Can’t wait for the next book of the series.

Plot Twist??!!

An absolutely AMAZING story and very well written. I’m excited to see what’s next for the little star.