Aura releases to some mixed reviews. LOL

Seems as if the book itself is being well received, but Aura herself is going to be in for a rocky ride. People go from loving her, to disapproving of her attitude. Well, controversy can be a good thing, right?

Aura, is only 18 when she first encounters Thorn. She is scared and out of her element. She has no experience with love beyond what she has seen at home, and that was precious little. Her mother instilled a fear of men in her when she was very young and she is afraid to get close to anyone. She reaches out for some form of friendship with others, but it is basically women that she is willing to trust, like her friendship with Signi. She puts up walls so no one can hurt her any more than she has been. She has no defenses against someone like Thorn, doesn't know how to act around him...worse, she does not really believe in love.

Thorn is a man of experience, and he knows his worth. He is a warlord, and he knows what he wants, though he is a little torn at first when the time comes to claim Aura. She is all he has prayed for, yet he has been on his own for a long time. Once his mind is made up, he goes after her like the warrior he is, allowing her no choice but to accept the inevitable.

Both Thorn and Aura are complex people, though Thorn is easier to understand. He is a man with basic wants, and it doesn't take a lot of imagination to figure out what that is. Aura is a girl/woman who has to fight through her fears and doubts to accept the gift life has given her. It is a lesson she does not learn easily.