After cheating death, Veronica Welling is determined to savor every moment in her idyllic kingdom with both her true love and best friend by her side at last. At the same time, Mackenna Reid is enthusiastically building her new life and a theater with her prince. But just as their dreams of happiness are within reach, the world Vee and Kenna have chosen is ripped away, leaving them to face their most horrific challenge yet—their old lives.
Thrust out of Doon, the best friends are confronted with tormentors from their past and no way to return to their adopted land. When the MacCrae brothers rush to their rescue, the girls’ situation turns from nightmare to modern-day fairy tale. But their happiness could be short lived: unbeknownst to them, someone in their closest circle is aiding the witch of Doon in her bid to destroy the kingdom once and for all.
In the third Doon novel by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon, Veronica is rescued from death by her prince, Jamie, but the spell he cast in saving her has now unleashed a new horror on the land of Doon. As Jamie's behavior becomes more erratic, Veronica and Kenna, must find a way to save Jamie from himself---but their actions could have dire consequenc
Veronica and best friend McKenna reside in the medieval kingdom of Doon after being called from the modern world by the Protector. Veronica, now queen of Doon, has met her true love in Prince Jamie and is happy to remain in the magical world, yet she constantly questions her ability to rule the kingdom as she struggles with poor self-image resulting from her life in the modern world. McKenna who has met her true love in Duncan, Jamie's younger brother, struggles with her choice to remain in Doon because she misses the success she has experienced in her world's musical theater and the future she might have had. Meanwhile, the evil witch, Adelaide, repeatedly attempts to permanently remove the two best friends from the kingdom so she can take her place on the throne. A fierce confrontation ensues, forcing Queen Veronica to make decisions that could alter her and Doon's future. Alternating chapters of the female protagonists' first-person points of view immerse readers into the narrative. Good versus evil is adeptly explored in this installment of the 'Doon' series (Blink). VERDICT Not a stand-alone, this book will appeal to fans of the series, romance, and the Brigadoon musical.-Susan Harris, Ridgeway High School, TN Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
