It doesn't take an oracle to know that Donna Del Oro is destined for great
things with her novel (and hopefully series) THE DELPHI BLOODLINE. The premise
of the book has the perfect historical hook, and the ending leaves us waiting
anxiously to see if another book is in our future.
THE DELPHI BLOODLINE
tells the tale of Athena Butler - painter, gallery owner, and oh yeah, psychic -
who attempts to prevent the kidnapping and deaths of other psychics across the
U.S., including her mom, Annabella, and their distant relative, Lorena Skoros.
Lorena sends her son, Kas, to act as Athena's Guardian, a role that men in the
Delphi bloodline have been playing for millennia. In addition to dodging
bullets, Athena and Kas have to deal with their attraction to one another as
well as the emotional baggage they each carry.
Right away, THE DELPHI
BLOODLINE grabs you with the idea that these women who have psychic abilities
are part of a heritage that dates beyond biblical times and that the whole
history of mankind - past, present, and future - is contained in another
dimension that the women in the Delphi Bloodline can access. Ms Del Oro gives
the reader just enough information about the psychics' abilities to let us know
the framework, but not too much to be convoluted or to bog down the tempo of the
book.
The development of the romantic relationship between Athena and Kas
was, for the most part, well done. While the time frame is short, there are
supernatural factors that connect them, making the romance believable. As for
heat level, I would rate this a 3 out of 5.
There were some issues,
though, with editing and contradictory facts - the way people are described -
repetitive descriptions and narrations, as if old text wasn't removed during the
revision. These issues posed a bit of a challenge at times, but I am SO glad I
kept reading.
The ending of the book was fabulous. The immediate issues
in the book are resolved, but danger still lurks, leaving the possibility
(please!) of another novel. If the editing issues are resolved in the next novel
(or in a re-publication of this one), this series could rival similar popular
series found in mainstream bookstores.
Review originally written for The Romance Reviews:
http://www.theromancereviews.com/viewbooksreview.php?bookid=6748
