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The Hunter: Tales of Pern Coen (Bloodlines Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Hannah E Carey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Strange shores, strange Spirits, and an outlaw who should be her enemy, but might just steal her heart.

Forced to flee her uncle's palace in the dead of night in order to save her own life, Duchess Rhiannon of Solis finds herself pulled into an ongoing war. She seeks safety on the shores of the island of Pern Coen, though she knows little of the strange land and its even stranger Spirits. A stroke of fate leaves her at the mercy of a band of rebels led by a notorious outlaw, a man the people of the island call the Hunter.

Conor has lost his family and his home. Forced to live in exile, he dreams of the day that the people of Pern Coen win back their freedom. He has no love for the Empire of Kelnore, but when he finds an injured Kelnorian noblewoman, he can't bring himself to abandon her. Against his better judgement, Conor offers Rhiannon his protection, but the more time he spends with her, the more he finds his feelings toward her shifting. He's already had his heart shattered once, does he dare take that risk again with a woman who should be his sworn enemy?

The longer Rhiannon spends with Conor and his band of outlaws, the more she finds herself torn between the life she knew and the life she has discovered on the island. Can she turn her back on all she's ever known? And can a rugged outlaw capture her heart?

This Celtic inspired romantic fantasy features a slow burn, fade to black romance.
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    Bloodlines
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A duchess desperate for freedom
An outlaw determined to save his people

The Tales of Pern Coen & Kelnore are a collection of interconnected romantic fantasy novels and novellas. Novels, novellas, and series within this world can be read on their own, though it is recommended to read the entire collection of books to get the full immersive experience of this Celtic & Roman inspired world. Use the chart below to guide your reading experience. The Tales of Pern Coen take place roughly a few hundred years after the Legends of Pern Coen.

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The Duchess: Tales of Kelnore The Hunter: Tales of Pern Coen The Huntress: Tales of Pern Coen The Successor: Tales of Pern Coen The Betrayer: Tales of Pern Coen The Ascendant: Tales of Pern Coen
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Main Couple Faustina & Idris Rhiannon & Conor Rhiannon & Conor Briallen & Torin Ciara & Niall Ciara & Niall

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08178PFJ3
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Serenity Star Press LLC (January 31, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 31, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5228 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 249 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Hannah E Carey

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Hannah E. Carey began telling stories as soon as she was old enough to talk and she hasn't stopped since. As a Dysautonomia warrior, writing and her love of stories allow her to explore new places & worlds, no matter what her body throws at her. She loves all things romance and writes romantic fantasy with fierce heroines that is inspired by her love of mythology, along with romantic women's fiction that stars loveable four-legged companions and is inspired by her years of being a horse & dog mom, her background in equine rescue, and her years of working as a certified Centered Riding Instructor. When she's not writing, you'll find her reading romance novels and spending time with her husband, horses, and dog on her small hobby farm.

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Roberta
5.0 out of 5 stars Rhiannon, a Kelenoran duchess, treated as weak and something to be used, is there something better?
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2024
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Rhiannon, ward of her uncle the emperor is to be forced into an arranged marriage to an older man, women are not felt to be able to rule on their own. She wants more and has been seeing a soldier in her cousins group of men and her uncle decides that this has to stop. How he does it is outrageous. It leads her to the land he is trying to conquer, without much success. She is found by some of the inhabitants, healed and eventually trusted by them. Will she return to her prior life or stay on Pern Coen? Great book, just loved it and highly recommend it, esp. if you like Celtic type cultures. This is the first book in the series and I will definitely will be reading the others. So get it and go for an adventure.
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amber gabriel
4.0 out of 5 stars Realistic, gritty medieval fantasy with Robin Hood vibes!
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2022
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The story opens with the heroine, Rhiannon, stuck in a hopeless situation with nothing to look forward to but ill usage by her uncle, King Stelios, who plans to give her hand in marriage to one of his evil lackeys. Her current love interest cares for her, but fails to respect her as an equal. Then her world is torn apart. Those she considered enemies become her only friends as her own family hunts her down.
Conor, leader of a rebel clan on the island of Pern Coen, engages in guerilla warfare with the occupying forces, hoping one day to drive them from his lands. When he takes in a bedraggled, wounded woman, he guards his heart, hardly expecting her to be the hope his people need, let alone a balm for his scarred soul.
The plot unfolded slowly, with strong world-building and background stories to help you understand the characters, but it is well-written and worth the wait! Multiple points of view provide added insight. I am curious to see what happens to some of the supporting characters and discover how Rhiannon's and Conor's relationship develops in the next book. Mild language, some violence. The Hunter is part I of II.
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Annie Douglass Lima
3.0 out of 5 stars Good Story, Poor Writing
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2024
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First, the positives. This book features unique, interesting characters in a richly developed world. The setting was clear and vivid, and the various cultures were well thought out. The story was compelling and held my interest.
The negatives: This is one of the wordiest narratives I've ever read. Almost every sentence had extraneous words (unnecessary adverbs, redundancies, etc.). The manuscript could easily be trimmed down to 3/4 the length and would be much stronger for it. In addition, the writing just sounds awkward in many places. There were hundreds of times when the author stated that things happened simultaneously that could not possibly have done so. For example, "Standing up, she walked through the door" (not an exact quote from the book, but MANY things were said that way). A person must complete the first action before they can do the second! That aspect of the author's writing style drove me crazy again and again, continually yanking me out of the story. In addition, a lot of story details were stated multiple times. How many times do we need to hear that she decided to stay in her new location or that the two of them were each interested in the other?
Most of the time, when a book is written that awkwardly, I set it down after a few pages and find one that's better written. But this story was good enough that it kept me turning pages until the end. I don't plan to pick up any more books in the series now that I know they're probably all written in a way that will grate on my nerves, but I'm not sorry I read this book. If you want a good story and aren't bothered too much by word usage issues, you'll probably enjoy it.
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Calster
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2024
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I was pleasantly surprised by this book! I did not think it would suck me in the way it did!
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MLW
4.0 out of 5 stars Will definitely be reading Book 2!
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2021
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I loved the premise for The Hunter. The blurb and opening pages had all the Vikings/Braveheart vibes.

Sometimes I find fantasy worldbuilding to be overwhelming, but Hannah Carey presents her setting and characters in a way that is easy to read. I had no trouble envisioning the lands and people of Kelnore and Pern Coen. Though there were many characters (even the horses had names), they were all unique enough to avoid confusing the reader.

For as numerous and complex as the characters were and despite the intricate plot elements (secret lineage, war, love and loss), the story felt somewhat underwhelming/uneventful. The author glossed over scenes that I expected to see more in depth. I wanted more action, more tension, more peril. And the slow burn romance was a little too slow burn for me.

I thought the most compelling element of Book 1 was Ri Blodwen, the last clan leader yet to succumb to Emperor Stelios's campaign (the fact that she's a woman really irks him). I REALLY wanted to see the hero and/or heroine join forces with Blodwen. I'll definitely be reading Book 2 to see whether that happens and also to see if things heat up between Rhiannon and Conor.
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Ally
5.0 out of 5 stars So sweet
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2024
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I love this story! It's a clean romance fantasy rebellion story and I loved it. I can't recommend this enough!
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Megan
4.0 out of 5 stars A great intro to Pern Coen
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2021
The number one thing I look for when starting a new fantasy series is a believable world. This is a tricky balance: to describe things enough to make them seem real, but not to bog down the story with too much world-building up front.
The Hunter is an example of a book that absolutely approached it in the right way. Not too much time is wasted introducing all the intricacies of the setting, but you can immediately much tell that the book is taking you somewhere totally new. As you make it through each chapter and fall more in love with the characters, the love you feel for their world grows as well.

Can't wait to start reading the next one and learn more about Conor and my badass girl Rhiannon.
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Jessica G.
2.0 out of 5 stars 2.5 stars really..
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2024
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The writing was really good. I got this book for free from the “Stuff Your Kindle” day sale because it sounded interesting: enemies to lovers, rugged outlaw, and Celtic-inspired…what’s not to love?

I see this being a great setup for the next book, however I’m just not invested enough in the characters or overall plot to pay for the next one. If it was free on KU, maybe. But overall it’s too slow for my taste. The main reason I finished it though was because the writing was well done and the world was intriguing.
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Karla Sentíes
4.0 out of 5 stars I liked it very much!
Reviewed in Mexico on January 27, 2024
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I really liked this book. It’s a really easy read, with not-so-complicated worldbuilding, with fast pacing and great characters and narrative.

The characters are great, and although I thought I wouldn’t like Rhiannon, I did like her. And Connor, too. I thoroughly enjoyed the romance and how it develops through the story, not as instalove, but it matures with the characters. It is a really slow burn and it makes you savor more the times they were together.

The only thing I didn’t like was that while I was reading I felt that some things were missing; I don’t want to pinpoint them because I don’t want to spoil anything, but some scenes were cut too short, with important situations that would have been good for the story. The ending was too… I don’t know how to explain it, but I wanted more of it, a lot more.

Overall I think it is a really good book, I enjoyed it very much, and loved the author’s writing style. I sincerely want to read the next one to see what happens.
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Miss A J Ward
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2023
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Loved this story. The author really emursed you into her world. I loved the characters and their place in the story. And the slow burn romance which you wonder will they won't they. Can't wait to read book two.
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