CFRB, that's the Christian Fiction Review Blog to those who are not familiar with the site (found at http://cfrblog.blogspot.com) just ran a review of Caprice Hokstad's first book, The Duke's Handmaid last month. This month we are allowed to pick past books that we liked instead of all doing the same book. One of the books I've chosen is Nor Iron Bars a Cage, the sequel to The Duke's Handmaid. I have a great appreciation for Caprice's literary skills. She will be one of those writers people will look back on and say, "Did you ever read anything by Caprice Hokstad? She's fabulous. In my opinion she forged a whole new sub-genre in writing fantasy." They'll be right, of course, only I know her, at least by association with CFRB and through reading her books. And I know her before she's famous, which has a great appeal to me. I feel the same way about several of the authors.Getting back to the book, we continue following the lives of Duke Vahn Rebono and kee. In this book we get really deep into some wonderful, and not so wonderful things. For anyone who wants to know that God is in control even when things seem to be falling apart at the seams, this is a book they can read to encourage them, although that wasn't the reason she wrote it. She simply wanted to take the reader further into the tales of the Duke and Kedrina (kee). The main thrust of the book is the Duke's attempts to locate and retrieve his son, who was stolen by his now estranged wife, and taken into Ganluk. He can't go looking for his son himself, because of the political powder keg crossing into that country would create. His faithful servant kee comes up with a bold plan, one in which she must subject herself to all kinds of cruelty just to learn about her master's son, and where the child might be found. Meanwhile, back at home, the Duke trips over his ego and finds himself in an extremely awkward situation. I don't want to say too much other than if you like The Duke's Handmaid you're going to love Nor Iron Bars a Cage. Sometimes when people come out with sequels they are less exciting, but it's as if she used the first book to build up to this story. You'll love it.
Pay special attention to the various Christ-like attributes you will find here, from mercy to righteous judgment. She sneaks these in without the least compromise to her storyline.
You can visit with Caprice and even read the first few chapters of either The Duke's Handmaid or Nor Iron Bars a Cage by clicking HERE.
You can purchase Nor Iron Bars a Cage at:
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Hey, I already had the book, so I'm just telling it like it is. No one paid me to do anything I didn't want to do. This was my choice.
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