Air Bound (Sea Haven/Sisters of the Heart, #3) in Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group

Jun 05, 2014 Danielle The Book Huntress rated it it was amazing

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Reread in January 2016.

I am working my way through a reread to get ready for the next books in the series, and I also just plain love the Prakenskii brothers (they're Russian, enough said!) and the Sisters of the Heart, the found family of women who buy a farm together and are united by personal tragedy and their gifts of power over the elements.

I can easily say this is still my favorite so far (out of the first 3 books), although I loved to the third power Water Bound and I really did enjoy Spi Reread in January 2016.

I am working my way through a reread to get ready for the next books in the series, and I also just plain love the Prakenskii brothers (they're Russian, enough said!) and the Sisters of the Heart, the found family of women who buy a farm together and are united by personal tragedy and their gifts of power over the elements.

I can easily say this is still my favorite so far (out of the first 3 books), although I loved to the third power Water Bound and I really did enjoy Spirit Bound. I think that this has the best action and the romance between Airiana and Maxim is so natural in its progression. Although they seem to start as enemies, the mutual alliance they found becomes a bond of trust and love.

It hit me hard like for the first time how lethal Maxim is. He doesn't play around! Airiana is sweet, but she has the capability to dive into the fray and do what needs to be done. She's feisty too and she definitely tells Maxim what she thinks. They're such a great couple!

The children are integral to the story and adorable, but it's so awful and heartbreaking what they have experienced. The subject matter here is definitely not for the faint of heart.

I'm super jazzed to finally be able to start reading Earth Bound and excited about Fire Bound coming out in April! I've a feeling that Casmir is like Maxim on steroids.

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Previous Review
I loved this book!

I am seriously in love with the Prakenskiis, and I have to say that Maxim is my favorite now. He's a mad, bad, dangerous man but he loves so good! I had no clue that this tough, lethal man that we met at the beginning of this book could be such a sweet, gentle, loving guy to Airiana. I think that is Feehan magic, how she creates this guys who are lethal and ruthless, but then they are so deeply in love with their heroines, that I end up sighing as I read the book. Now this won't work for some readers, but I am such a sucker for the mix of action and suspense and romance, and Feehan has delivered both in such a delicious combination in this book.

I will confess that she's autobuy for me and I didn't even read the synopsis. I was there because I knew it was a Prakenskii hero. I didn't read the blurb until I opened the book to read it, and I was like, 'cool.' So I didn't have much preconceived notions, but I was just in it for the ride, and what a fun, wonderful ride it was.

Most of the book takes place away from Airiana's sisters, but I didn't mind that. I think that the situation was crafted very well to the lead characters. While somethings will always be the same about Feehan's books (but those things are why I read her), the situation felt different in an appealing way. Maxim is in no way a carbon copy of his brothers. And Airiana is also distinctive from her 'sisters'. Despite her air element, she's actually quite cerebral and far from flighty and hippie-chick, like I was suspecting. I liked the backstory of her life and how it ties into Maxim's story. Airiana is a tough young woman. For such a small, delicate person, she can hold her own and she was quite the action heroine in this book. She's really a very cool, down to earth, mature for her age woman. She gets my seal of approval.

I feel that Feehan does a good job of plotting and tying her stories together. and this fits very cohesively into the series. She makes the idea of the 'Sisters of the Heart' all ending up with Prakenskiis a lot more plausible than one would expect. I'll admit that I am fine with it because I can't get enough of these guys.

I liked that the love scenes come later in the book. Considering how dangerous Airiana and Maxim's situation was, it made a lot more sense. I can't stand when they take an inappropriate 'sex break' in romantic suspense novels. When the the love scenes come, they are blisteringly sexy but also very romantic. Although both are wounded, the 'getting busy' part isn't implausible. the love scenes say so much about the love journey of these two characters. You can see how much Maxim cherishes Airiana and you can also see that Airiana truly trusts Max and gives her heart unreservedly. That makes me sigh happily.

There is a really cool twist in this book that I really liked, and it adds to the believability of Maxim settling into a normal life, which he never had because of his family and their tie to the Russian government. There was some horrible tragedy and wrongness in this book, but I think that Max and Airiana were in exactly the right place at the right time and they will make things right.

I really can't say enough good things about this book. I wanted to read it again right after I finished it. Lately, I've felt less sucked into books, and this book certainly breaks that trend for the better. I rejuvenates my romance novel juices and makes me want to go on a reading tear. I have a need for more high octane romance novel action books like this, with a yummy hero and heroine I really like for this long, hot summer I am facing! Please write the next book soon, Ms. Feehan! ...more

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Apr 28, 2013 Darcy rated it liked it

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I found Airiana to be interesting, most especially how she kept complaining about the Prakenskii brothers. I really thought she would fight a relationship when one of the brothers came her way, instead she accepted Maxim without much of a fuss. Airiana seemed to be more upset over her father and what he wanted from her, which was very warranted.

What really saved the book for me was the kids. I loved seeing Airiana and Maxim dealing with the kids and making a decision that those kids would be th ...more

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Jun 07, 2014 Ally rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, paranormal-romance, 2014

It feels like I've waited forever for Air Bound to come out as the last one came out in 2011! { Water Bound #1 // Spirit Bound #2}
Which really does seem like such a long time ago now, can I say it was worth the wait, yes and no. I did enjoy Air Bound it was exactly what I'd come to expect from The Sister of the Heart series and in that sense it didn't let me down, although Air Bound was slightly different from what I had expected due to the storyline. But otherwise it was very similar to the oth It feels like I've waited forever for Air Bound to come out as the last one came out in 2011! { Water Bound #1 // Spirit Bound #2}
Which really does seem like such a long time ago now, can I say it was worth the wait, yes and no. I did enjoy Air Bound it was exactly what I'd come to expect from The Sister of the Heart series and in that sense it didn't let me down, although Air Bound was slightly different from what I had expected due to the storyline. But otherwise it was very similar to the other two books in the series so far. However, I didn't think it was up to par with the fact as a reader of this series I'd had to wait three years for the book to come out. I guess I expected a little bit more with Air Bound because of the wait. As I assumed that Ms Feehan had taken a break with this series so make it more worth while but it seem's as really she left this series alone to work on the other three that she currently also has going on. Especially as Ms Feehan has three Dark books coming out this year!
I really liked Max and Airiana I thought they made great couple and enjoyed the journey that Ms Feehan took them on. Max and some other men turn up in a helicopter at the farm and only Airiana and Lexi are home and they plan to take Airiana but will take Lexi with them too if that's what it takes to get Airiana to co-operate. Instead Airiana uses herself as bait and gets kidnapped by Max and the others. Max is of course a Prakenskii and secretly working for the government and someone else who wants Airiana very badly. They both go in this interesting adventure where Airiana learns about her family and forms a connection to Max along with killing a lot of bad people in a short amount of time. Like I said I really enjoyed Max and Airiana together and I enjoyed the storyline once they made it back to the farm with her other 'sisters' and Prakenskii brothers. It was as enjoyable as Water Bound and more enjoyable than Spirit Bound. But will I have to wait another three years for the next book? ...more

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May 05, 2013 BooksBooksandmoreBooks69 rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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This is a hard hitting story, full of heartbreak and fast paced action.
Airiana is a genius, she has the ability to read the air around her, it warns her of danger, but she’s never really believed in her ability, she thinks she’s going mad, her brain won’t shut down, she’s going to end up like her mother,
Maxim is another Prakenskii brother. He’s come to take Airiana to see her father, but under the cover of darkness and over his shoulder?! That’s not the normal way to meet a parent you didn’t e ...more

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Jul 09, 2014 Cindi rated it really liked it

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As usual, Ms. Feehan was verbose, angsty and repeated herself often...BUT...This was a very good book and a nice addition to the series. I may have decided to stop reading her Carpathian books but I plan to keep on reading on her Sea Haven ones.

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Jun 09, 2013 Keri rated it liked it

Shelves: 2010s-read, romance-contemporary, romance-paranormal

Maybe CF's heart isn't in writing this series anymore. A lot of repetitave word filler and the heroine's personality kept changing for me to keep up. However, I am not going to give up on the series...we still have 3 "lost" brothers out there that need love. ...more

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Jul 18, 2014 Shelita rated it really liked it

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This is definitely my fav book of the series so far! I had trouble connecting to the characters in the previous books but I really enjoyed Ariaiana & Maxim's story.

Still waiting for them to be reunited with Ilya!! ...more

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