"Antonina Beaulieu is in the glittering city of Loisail for her first Grand Season, where she will attend balls and mingle among high society in hopes of landing a suitable husband. But Antonina is telekinetic, and strange events in her past have made her the subject of malicious gossip and hardly a sought-after bride. Now, under the tutelage of her cousin’s wife, she is finally ready to shed the past and learn the proper ways of society.
Antonina, who prefers her family's country home to the glamorous ballrooms of the wealthy, finds it increasingly difficult to conform to society’s ideals for women, especially when she falls under the spell of the dazzling telekinetic performer Hector Auvray. As their romance blossoms, and he teaches her how to hone and control her telekinetic gift, she can't help but feel a marriage proposal is imminent.
Little does Antonina know that Hector and those closest to her are hiding a devastating secret that will crush her world and force her to confront who she really is and what she's willing to sacrifice." (Netgalley description)
When i began reading this book i found myself hooked, i was so captured by the story and what would come of it.
This book not only shows you how things were in a time that seems to foreign to us now, but it transports you back in time. You will feel as if you are living right there with Nina and Hector following along with every heartbreak, lie, passion and love.
Nina is a simple county girl sent to the city where her cousins wife Valerie will watch after her and turn her into a proper lady to be wed. Nina is attending her first grand ball where she meets Hector Auvray and as any young girl will be she is smitten with him and his amazing talent. We find out that Nina has the same talent as Hector and the two begin to bond over that. Nina is finding herself falling in love with Hector, but he has not shown any romantic feelings towards her.
Hector is in love with Valerie, and has been for over 10 years. We learn that while they were young they has a summer romance and he had to leave town and make his fortune, he asked her to wait and he shall return for her. Sadly she did not wait, and she married a wealthy man. When Hector returned he only thought of her and wanted to try to win her back and have her run away with him, little did he notice that Nina was falling in love with him.
Valiere we will learn is a spiteful woman and will do anything to remain on this pedestal Hector has her on, she will not leave her husband and she will not show Hector any affection but she remains prudent in the fact that no one will have Hector.
A summer goes by- Hector and Nina are no longer speaking- they havent seen each other in a year now...
The second Grand season is back in swing and Nina has arrived in the city once more, she does not plan to see Hector or speak to him, and a new man has his sights on Nina, a Luc Lemy. He is young, passionate and a bit wild. Nina finds herself having fun and enjoying his company but Luc is greedy and wants to make his own money the way he wants too, not by his family business. Luc sets his sights not only on Nina but on her money and quickly steps in to wed her.
Nina and Hector have found each other once more and now Nina is engaged to be married, except she does not love Luc and is unsure what to do.
I won't give it all away, but i can promise you it is worth the read!
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