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Visions of Chains (The Awakening #3)

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Every witch has a destined mate, an Eternal who will serve as her guardian and complete her powers. Once the first of the coven has awakened, the witches must race against time to join with their Eternals and protect the relics that will prevent the destruction of the world....

Deidre Sterling is tired of being used. Her mother, the President of the United States, uses her...more

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Published June 5th 2012 by Signet

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Jun 11, 2012 Lisa Annesley rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, pnr, witch-warlock, reviewed-4-blog

One of the Most Powerful Witches in the World...

Eight hundred years ago, the original great coven of seven witches attempted to gain power with a Black Silver Artifact. Instead, they opened a gateway to Hell. In atonement, the witches each hid a part of the Artifact and their power was bound. Now the time of the Awakening is upon the reincarnated witches, and it's within their power to withstand the dark call of the Artifact. Each witch has an immortal Eternal, their destined mate, who will serv...more One of the Most Powerful Witches in the World...

Eight hundred years ago, the original great coven of seven witches attempted to gain power with a Black Silver Artifact. Instead, they opened a gateway to Hell. In atonement, the witches each hid a part of the Artifact and their power was bound. Now the time of the Awakening is upon the reincarnated witches, and it's within their power to withstand the dark call of the Artifact. Each witch has an immortal Eternal, their destined mate, who will serve as her protector and complete her powers. Together the witches and their Eternals must find the hidden pieces of the Artifact and reassemble them to undo what they did centuries ago.

Witches the world over came out of the closet ten years ago. Since then they have been hunted, tortured, and burned. There are groups fighting for witches' rights, however. Deidre Sterling, the daughter of the president of the United States, belongs to such a group. When she escapes the Secret Service to go on a raid to free witches, she finds herself kidnapped by a pro-witch terrorist group. While under fire during a raid, she discovers that she has powers and that she herself is a witch. She is one of the reincarnated witches of the original coven, and she is being held by Finn, her Eternal. Although desire flames between them, neither of them wants to complete the Mating that will bring them fully into their powers. Yet the fate of the world depends on their finding her piece of the Artifact, and time is running out. Along the way, they face a betrayal that threatens everything they believe to be true.

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Finn is a good example of an alpha hero who is damaged and hurting inside from a past with Deidre that she can't even remember. He doesn't want to be hurt again, which makes him sympathetically vulnerable. He's in no way weak, however. He's big, strong, sexy, capable, commanding, honorable, protective--what more could you ask for?

Deidre might look like a Barbie doll, but she's a fighter. Fighting for witches' rights leads her to be kidnapped. Fighting back in a firefight leads to the awakening of her powers. Fighting with Finn leads to both problems and solutions. All her fighting is motivated by compassion, however. She's never simply--excuse the language--bitchy.

The plot is faced-paced and many-faceted. There are story lines involving the developing romance between Finn and Deidre, the significance of Deidre's disappearance to the president, the rescue of witches, and a number of betrayals. There is a subplot involving a missing Eternal that sounds like the set-up to a future book.

Visions of Chains can be read as a standalone book, but you'll enjoy it more if you read the two previous books in the series, Visions of Magic and Visions of Skyfire.

By the way, Regan Hastings is the pen name of the prolific author Maureen Child.

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Jun 11, 2012 Lisa M rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, kindle-touch, witch-warlock

3 1/2*s Deidre Sterling is the president's daughter and an advocate for witches' rights. When she goes on a raid to free some witches who are to be executed, she is kidnapped by Finn, the leader of a witch freedom terrorist group. While in mortal danger, Deidre discovers that she herself is a witch, and that Finn is her destined mate and guardian, her Eternal.

Finn and Deidre have a mission to accomplish. They must mate, increasing her powers, so that she can find her piece of an ancient Artifact...more

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May 25, 2012 Robin Priddy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Deidre Sterilng tries to save the witches from the internment camps and the executions. She tries to help by staging peacful protest for witches' rights. She has even gone to her mother for help. She belives that her mother can do more to help the women who are accused of being withes because she is the President of the United States. Her mother wants Deidre to stay out of the limelight and not let the public know she is fighting for rights for the witches. Deidre does whatever she can but she i...more

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Jun 12, 2012 Tabby - IMReviews rated it 3 of 5 stars

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With this being the third book, I pretty much knew what to expect from this author. I am pleased to announce that, while I still hold the first two a little closer to my heart, this one was pretty awesome too!

Deidre is one strong heroine. I love me some Alpha females. Here she is on a rebellious streak against everyone who is out to "use" her. She has a strong will and one big heart. She is hell bent on saving witches from camps where they are to be killed for...more

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Jul 28, 2012 Maria Mercedes The Oracle Reviews rated it 4 of 5 stars

Visions of Chains (The Awakening #3)
By: Regan
Paperback, 364 pages
Published June 5th 2012 by Signet

Every witch has a destined mate, an Eternal who will serve as her guardian and complete her powers. Once the first of the coven has awakened, the witches must race against time to join with their Eternals and protect the relics that will prevent the destruction of the world....
Deidre Sterling is tired of being used. Her mother, the President of the United States, uses her as a prop for the televisi...more Visions of Chains (The Awakening #3)
By: Regan
Paperback, 364 pages
Published June 5th 2012 by Signet

Every witch has a destined mate, an Eternal who will serve as her guardian and complete her powers. Once the first of the coven has awakened, the witches must race against time to join with their Eternals and protect the relics that will prevent the destruction of the world....
Deidre Sterling is tired of being used. Her mother, the President of the United States, uses her as a prop for the television cameras. And men only pursue her for political connections. Determined to stand for something, Deidre throws herself into causes like the fight for witches’ rights, but ends up stepping into the line of fire.
Finn has waited eight centuries for his mate—united they will be a powerful weapon. Unfortunately, she wants nothing to do with him. Even after gunfire awakens her powers and a kiss from him engulfs them in flames, she refuses to take the final step. But as the world burns and her duty becomes clear, she realizes that some passions are worth paying the ultimate price.
You gotta love Finn! He is a true hard ass with a soft spot…Deidre. Both Finn and Deidre want to fulfill their mission to find her piece of the black silver, but neither wants to do anything with each other. Her mother a powerful world leader, someone she trusted and believed in, betrays her. Deidre learns hard lessons that lead her back to Finn, who proves to be a valuable protector and is able to finally realize his true feelings for her.
The story is well written, with a great plot. Hastings draws you into this world of passion and action, which grows with each story. The politics are typical of the hysteria of Salem, showing how the lack of knowledge, hate and even envy can birth fear and propel it into action. Everything this country has stood for since its conception is destroyed, our civil liberties stripped and internment camps established as the norm. I can’t wait for her next novel. The witches are gathering in their ancestral home, soon there will be a dynamic conclusion where the fight for good vs. evil will take place. Each story brings us a step closer, filling in all the missing puzzle pieces. This is a unique series with a fantastic take on witches. The witches are born fighters the perfect balance for their Eternals. The love making throughout, is a sensual union of souls, utterly hot and beautiful. The ongoing subplot of the missing Eternal and his witch grows, elevating the level of intrigue for the story in the series. There aren’t any details yet available on the next in the series, but each has turned out to be a page turner and thought proking, so I greatly look forward to it.

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Jun 17, 2012 Ellen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance-series, paranormal-series

Deidre made some stupid moves, including going to see her mother after being told to wait for Finn. One day wouldn't have killed her surely?

It was different from the previous books but I'm not sure I like the direction that Deidre and Finn took, so bloody proud I wanted to slap sense into them. Yeah yeah eternity with someone you don't love sucks, but bloody hell THE WORLD IS IN DANGER. It was selfish of both of them to think their relationship issues are more important than the freaking world.

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Jun 23, 2012 Samantha rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-s-challenge, arc, paranormal

Deidre Sterling is the daughter of the President of the United States and she knows better than anyone that she has an image to uphold. Holding it up is another story because Deidre’s main cause is to fight against the torment of the witches. When Deidre’s friend, Shauna, recruit her into a new mission to fight with witches, she discovers that she is a part of the most powerful coven of witches ever.

Finn has been waiting over eight centuries for Deidre’s power to awaken and for them to begin the...more Deidre Sterling is the daughter of the President of the United States and she knows better than anyone that she has an image to uphold. Holding it up is another story because Deidre’s main cause is to fight against the torment of the witches. When Deidre’s friend, Shauna, recruit her into a new mission to fight with witches, she discovers that she is a part of the most powerful coven of witches ever.

Finn has been waiting over eight centuries for Deidre’s power to awaken and for them to begin their journey together to find the missing artifact that she has hidden. His wait is finally over but Deidre is fighting him every step of the way. He struggles with how to get his witch to accept their destiny and believe in the magic that binds them together forever.

This book is fantastic. The first two books are great reads as well but this one step the stage for more drama and action in the future books. There are tons of twists thrown in the mix. Finn discovers early on that there is a traitor in his group and a larger power that wants to take them down. The stakes are high and the level of the game has risen.

Deidre is a strong female lead and she definitely holds her own. Even as she learns who she really is, she accepts it but doesn’t lead every decision by it. Her humanity remains in tack for the bulk of the book which causes her to make some stupid decisions. Even so, she is a likeable character.

Finn struggles with the mating process because Deidre has never needed him in the past and the one time she did, he had failed her. Vowing to never make that mistake again, he holds his heart close to his chest. However, the heart has a way of overruling any logical sense and Finn and Deidre have a passionate romance.

The action is leaping off the pages. There is a subplot that involves past characters. I’m excited to see how they finally come together. Hastings delivers another tense and passion filled book in her Awakening series. I can’t wait to read the next book!

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Jun 14, 2012 All Things Urban Fantasy rated it 4 of 5 stars

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In the third book of the Awakening series; VISIONS OF CHAINS delivers another intense and passionate story with a new couple; Deidre and Finn. I love the way the witch hunts and hysteria is translated to a modern setting with guns and GPS trackers. It’s an interesting ‘what if’ scenario involving civil liberties being slowly stripped away and accused witches being shuffled off to internment camps.

The world building gets bigger and more in depth with eac...more

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Aug 16, 2012 Meaghan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Visions of Chains is the third installment in The Awakening series and this book just reminds me of why I love Regan Hastings. She writes fast paced novels with intense romance that will have you glued to the pages from start to finish.
In this book we focus on Finn and Diedre. While the end goal for each couple is the same, find the artifact they hid, reunite all of them together and fix the mistakes they made eight hundred years ago, Regan has an amazing ability to make each journey unique. The...more Visions of Chains is the third installment in The Awakening series and this book just reminds me of why I love Regan Hastings. She writes fast paced novels with intense romance that will have you glued to the pages from start to finish.
In this book we focus on Finn and Diedre. While the end goal for each couple is the same, find the artifact they hid, reunite all of them together and fix the mistakes they made eight hundred years ago, Regan has an amazing ability to make each journey unique. These witches are also in the middle of a war and there are causalities. I was sorry to see some of the characters go, but Regan keeps the book realistic and I appreciate that while reading them.

While some of the other Eternals could not wait to find their witches, Finn is not so sure he wants everything that comes with the Awakening. He also does not coddle Diedre at all. He is very matter of fact with her and it takes a while to warm up to him. I can sympathize with him because after all none of the witches trusted their Eternals and turned their backs on them, so it cannot be easy for Finn to trust her now. However, I did think he was a little harsh a couple of times, but in the end I was just as in love with him as Diedre was. While these books are about the witches atoning for their mistakes, the Eternals also struggle with an internal battle of trusting these women again. I am thankful that Regan allows us to see both the witches and the Eternal’s journey.

The romance was just as intense as the ones from previous books, but it was hard to get behind this couple and root for them completely because they did not want to complete the bond. They are going to find the artifact wherever Diedre left it and then leave each other. Thy each had serious trust issues to work through and while previous couples struggled with people chasing them, these two really struggled more with just giving into what their hearts truly desired. It was a different kind of experience than we have seen previously, but I did end up loving watching them go through it.

I was also really excited about the secondary plot that was laced throughout which centered around Egon and Kellyn. We found out more about where Egon has been and why Kellyn is acting the way she is. I have no idea how the two of them are going to work through the issues they have but I am keeping fingers crossed that Regan will write their story soon.

Overall, this series is just fantastic. The world building is very well done. It is informative without being overwhelming and Regan paints a vivid picture of what this world looks like. The plot has interwoven non-stop action with a passionate romance and fantastic characters that you will easily fall in love with. You can read Visions of Chains as a stand-alone novel, but I highly recommend reading Visions of Magic and Visions of Skyfire to learn more about this world and the women who are fighting to save it!(less)

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Managed to read 1/3 of the book. If I didn't warm up to it and I don't feel for the characters by this point I'm hardly going to like it . What's the point in reading further? :( DNF

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Aug 13, 2012 Diane rated it 3 of 5 stars

It is a sdecent story, and although it is fairly predictable, it is fun to read. I hope this is not the last in the series as there are a couple of characters I would like to see next.

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Jun 07, 2012 Christina Turville rated it 5 of 5 stars

Amazing, just like the first 2 in the series! Keep them coming.!

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Apr 06, 2012 Pamela rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Jun 17, 2012 Diana Gould rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is the third book in the series and I really enjoyed it. I love the "world" that Regan built with the witches living in modern times and being persecuted. I suggest starting with the first book, but you don't have to.

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Jun 24, 2012 Kris Dickinson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Hope there is going to be a book #4!!

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Mar 11, 2013 Glenda Bettin rated it 5 of 5 stars

really really LIKED this series, looking forward to the next one

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Jun 07, 2012 Angela rated it 5 of 5 stars

Love this new series by Regan Hastings! Can't wait for the next one!

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Jul 12, 2012 Tamara rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Regan Hastings is the dark alter ego of USA TODAY bestselling author Maureen Child. As Regan Hastings, she writes The Awakening, a series of dark paranormal romances set in a modern day world where witches are real and are hunted by military magic police with the most powerful weapons the world has ever known. Each witch has an Eternal mate, an immortal who was forged from the sun to battle at the...more

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