New Release Review: Priestess Dreaming (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon #16) by Yasmine Galenorn

[Eva Millien]

Blurb:

With the war in Otherworld raging, the Queen of Shadow and Night summons me to her court. Aeval orders me to embark on a hunt through the mists to find an ancient ally she once knew. I must seek out The Merlin and wake him from his long sleep. But Morgaine and Bran are along for the journey, and the pair pose a threat to both me and my quest. Now, surrounded by danger on all sides, I must pray they are allies rather than enemies, as we undertake a perilous search through the labyrinth of time...

My Review:

Camille is sent on a quest into the land of the Elder Fae to awaken The Merlin in order to fight an ancient dragon that has awakened.  Others are along for the journey, so she must watch her back as well fight her way to the crystal cave in this thrilling Otherworld novel. There is never a dull moment as beloved characters return and new ones are introduced, destinies are progressing and danger lurks from known and unknown sources to keep the readers on the edge of their seat and surprising twist that I certainly didn’t see coming. And I have to say that the Winter Solstice gathering leaves the story on an upbeat and happy note even as it lets us know that there is more to come for the D’Artigo sisters and their friends and I for one cannot wait.

5 STARS 4 FLAMES

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http://paranormalhaven.com/2014/09/book-review-priestess-dreaming-b...

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Jove, September 30 2014, 336 pages, ebook & print

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18072607-priestess-dreaming?ac=1

Series Links:

http://www.galenorn.com/index.php?body=YasminesBooks.htm#Otherworld...

https://www.goodreads.com/series/42245-otherworld-sisters-of-the-moon

Ever wonder if the monsters under your bed are real...?

Meet the D'Artigo Sisters--three half human, half-Fae, wild and sexy members of the OIA--the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. Camille, a witch, Delilah, a werecat, and Menolly, an acrobat extraordinaire turned vampire, are sent Earthside to keep them out of trouble by their superiors, who consider the girls nothing but a bunch of bumbling half-breeds. But the girls soon find themselves smack in the middle of Demon-Central when Shadow Wing, the leader of the Subterranean Realms, decides to attempt a coup on both Earth and Otherworld. Now, with their friends and lovers, they must use all of their collective talents to prevent the demons from taking over as the three sisters attempt to save two worlds, one monster at a time. Adult Urban Fantasy (Explicit Sex)

Camille Sepharial D'Artigo

Eye Color: violet with flecks of silver that grow when she runs magic 
Hair: waist length curly black hair 
Skin Color: pale, almost alabaster 
Height: 5’7” 
Weight: 140 lbs. 
Body Type: curvy, buxom, fit but not lean 
Age: app. 62 ES years (equivalent to 22 years old) 
Ethnic Background: Human (Spanish--Mother), Fae--Sidhe (Father) 
Birthday: January 10th, 1944 (ES Time) (Capricorn) Wolf-Moon, Day 10, 1944 (born on a full moon) 
Abilities: Camille is a witch, trained under the Moon Mother. Her power comes from the moon, stars, and the weather, especially lightning. 
Nicknames: Witchling (Smoky), Camey (Maggie) 
Home: Y’Elestrial, Otherworld. 

Husbands: Camille has three husbands by the end of Bone Magic: 
Smoky, Trillian Leshon Zanzera, and Morio Kuroyama. She met Trillian years earlier (in Etched in Silver), and meets both Smoky and Trillian in Witchling.

 

Camille Sepharial te Maria, or Camille Sepharial D'Artigo as she's known Earthside, is the oldest of the sisters, and she's a witch by birth. Her rune spread that was cast when she was born foretold she should enter the service of the Moon Mother, the goddess of the Hunt. From the beginning, she had magical powers, but it took a lot of focus for her to be able to control them and she still has problems with some of the spells. At times, her powers will fritz out or backfire, or even increase to the point of overwhelming her. 
Camille is pledged to the Moon Mother and her magic comes from the moon, the weather, the stars. Every full moon, she's called to join the hunt of the Moon Mother, who spans both Earthside and Otherworld. 

She's practical and yet totally on the fringe. She's blatantly sexual and yet loyal to a fault when it comes to friends and family. Far from squeamish, she's a realist and takes things as they are, rather than as they should be or in fear of what they might be. 

Camille took over the role and tasks when their mother, Maria, died, keeping the family going and acting as surrogate mother to her two little sisters. She repressed her own grief in order to help them handle theirs, and she still feels responsible for both of them. She's definitely the emotional anchor for the family, including their father, whom Camille takes after. She’s also the one who kept her wits about her when Menolly returned as a vampire. 

Camille is extremely sexual, as is the way of her Fae heritage and can't imagine limiting herself to one lover. She is not, however, promiscuous--she accepts lovers only if they call to her blood. She has no problem with her lovers having other lovers, as long as she's not pushed to the side. Some years before, in Otherworld, she met Trillian, a Svartan, and their attraction was so intense and his charm on her so powerful that she agreed to go through with a bonding ritual--a sexual ritual that forged a bond between them forever within this lifetime. She later tried to get away from Trillian, worrying that he would cast her aside and that she couldn't handle losing him, but he re-entered her life a few years later when she came Earthside and she gave up, realizing that he was as bound to her as she was to him. She also has another lover named Morio, who is a youkai-kitsune--a fox demon, roughly translated, who has joined the girls on their quest against the demons, and it looks like she's taking a third--Smoky the dragon--in Dragon Wytch. 

About Yasmine Galenorn

Hi, I'm New York Times, USA TODAY, and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn.  In April 2012, I won a Career Achievement Award in Urban Fantasy at the Romantic Times Convention.

I write two urban fantasy series, the Otherworld Series, (aka Sisters of the Moon Series), and Indigo Court Series for Berkley. I will soon be writing a spin-off series in the Otherworld altaverse called the Fly By Night Series.

In the past, I've also written a paranormal mystery series (the Chintz 'n China Series) for Berkley Prime Crime, a short-lived mystery series (the Bath & Body Series) under the name of India Ink, again for Berkley Prime Crime, and eight metaphysical nonfiction books (Llewellyn Publications and Crossing Press).

I'm represented by Meredith Bernstein of the Meredith Bernstein Literary Agency--I adore my agent and am thrilled to have her on my side.

And yes, I'm a shamanic witch and am considered an elder in the Pagan community, having been in the Craft since February 29th (yes, leap year day), 1980.  I walk an eclectic path and consider my life to be a blend of teacups and tattoos--the former in my china closet, the latter on my skin--I'm heavily inked.  While I do run a small coven, I no longer teach magical workshops nor do I accept students or offer personal magical advice. However, you can find information my coven chooses to offer on this website.  I collect teacups, teapots, Old Country Roses china (Royal Albert), antlers and skulls (of the non-human variety), daggers and crystals.  And of course, my bookshelves are overflowing with books.  I cannot walk out of a bookstore without buying at least one book.  My TBR pile is huge!

I'm a theatre major, a 1983 graduate of the Evergreen State College (Olympia WA).  I started college when I was fifteen, skipping high school.  I took extra time to finish because of money considerations and a hiatus when I was 17, to hitchhike to California where I lived with one of my sisters for a brief time.

On Beltane, 1993 (May 1st) I married Samwise and we're still very happily married. We are the parents of one senior kitty and three young cats. Three of our senior gurlz went over the Bridge a few years ago and we still miss them terribly. We reside in the Seattle WA area.

Because so many people ask, you pronounce my first name this way: Yaz-mihn (NOT Jasmine--it's a "Y", not a "J") and our last name is pronounced: Gal-eh-norn. The accent is on the first syllable. Interesting trivia: Samwise and I created our last name together after we got married. At first, he took my last name, but I decided I didn't want to be stuck with my stepfather's last name forever.  So we decided to construct a name that would be ours alone and that would mean something to us.  We created our last name out of the Elvish in LOTR. Galenorn means Green Tree in Elvish, went to court, and legalized it. And yes, Samwise is his *real* name.

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Books by Yasmine Galenorn:

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