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The Dark Shield
Sequel to The Dark Plain

by Sloan St. James



      Conner is a cop. A bust goes bad and his partner is killed. Conner is badly wounded, but he survives. Why is he always the one who lives, while a loved one dies?

When Conner was a boy, he lived in Ireland and was called Niall Malone. He and his older brother, Peter, lived on the streets. They were barely surviving. One day a man brought them to "the clubhouse." This was a place where street kids lived until they were needed by one of the factions fighting for the unification of Ireland.

When Niall was ten, he and Peter were sent on what was to be a simple mission. Instead, it turned into a fiasco, and Peter was shot. The brotherhood got the boys out of town. After that they were on their own.

Jack Wolfe found them hiding in a cave. It was too late to save Peter, but he smuggled Niall out of the country. In America, Jack and his wife, Cala, raised Niall as their own. They named him Conner.

Now Conner feels the urge to return to Ireland. Only by facing his past will he be able to find his future.

Soon after arriving in Ireland, Conner meets up with a member of the freedom movement. The man brings him to the meeting place. Conner hopes to find some answers. The things he discovers are very upsetting.

While in the old country, Conner also finds the love of his life, Di O’Dea. Her brother has recently joined a group of freedom fighters. She’ll do anything to get him away from these terrorists. She involves Conner in the quest to save her brother.

This is the sequel to a very good book. It can also be read as a stand alone novel. Although it is a good story, it does have a couple of flaws. It tries to combine too many genres into too short a novel (128 pages). However, the plot and the writing are good. Overall it is an enjoyable story. Sloan St. James is an author to watch.

The Book

Tiger Publications
June 15, 2007
Paperback
978-0979262906
Romance/Paranormal
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The Reviewer

Sheila Griffin
Reviewed 2007
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