LONEN'S REIGN in the final book in the Sorcerous Moons series by fantasy author Jeffe Kennedy. Coming in at under 200 (eBook) pages, this is a quick wrap up to the story of sorceress Ora from the kingdom of Bára and her husband Lonen, the new barbarian king of Dru. I've followed as Oria figured out how her people imprisoned her, literally and knowledge-wise, and I love how she's coming into her own. She's figured out how to flex her magical muscles and it's very empowering.

In the final book, Oria and Lonen must head back to Ori's kingdom of Bara to fight her evil brother, so that the Baran will stop attacking the Dru. Lonen has finally won the crown of Dru from his crazed and corrupted brother and leads his warriors against the foul forces of Baran. Oria and Lonen must act separately for a good part of the book, using their own areas of strength to help turn the tide in the fight. I love how Lonen successfully fights his protective impulses to let Oria shine as an active magical combatant, despite his barbarian upbringing. Hooray for "woke" barbarians!

In LONEN'S REIGN, Oria and Lonen finally undergo formal wedding rites and have figured out how to circumvent Oria's earlier magical intolerance of human touch. So there is a lot of sexual activity in this book. And Lonen is thinking about sex. A lot. A. LOT. Which makes sense if you're the character who has not been able to consummate your marriage for months, but does detract from the adventure/battle portion of the story for me. You'd think a warrior facing the battle for his life and his kingdom would be able to concentrate a little better but perhaps not!

This has been a fun series, and Kennedy's world of magic and warring kingdoms is fascinating. It will be a pleasure to see where Kennedy turns her attention to next in the large Twelve Kingdoms world for her next series focus. Kennedy's LONEN'S REIGN brings us a happy conclusion to warring magical kingdoms and leaves us with a king and queen happily in love and in lust.

Book Summary

A Looming Threat

The sorceress Oria has finally come into her own—able to wield the power of her birthright and secure in the marriage she once believed would bring her only misery. But the past she escaped still chases her, and the certainty of war promises to destroy everything she’s fought to have.

An Impossible War

Once before Lonen led an army in a desperate attempt to stop the powerfully murderous sorcerers of Bára—and he nearly lost everything. Now he must return to the battlefield that took the lives of so many of his people. Only this time he has more to risk than ever.

The Final Conflict

With guile, determination—and unexpected allies—Oria and Lonen return to the place where it all began… and only hope that it won’t also be the end of them.

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