Fated to Love by C. Phillip
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
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Following the unanticipated success of Book 1, Amodini is back in a new adventure in Book 2.
The prologue is the bonus story from eight years prior, where Nandini is about to execute Charaka for the murder of Amodini’s mother, Devisena. Charaka convinces the young queen to set him free but not before he faces numerous heavy punishments for his crime. Eight years later, Charaka discovers Satya’s true identity by accident and makes her his prime target.
Satya is back in Satvikshila, three months after the events of Book 1, and runs a free clinic for destitute patients using the reward money the emperor bestowed on her. Alongside the clinic, she’s also advancing her physician degree and working as a temporary physician for Veerata, the young general and temporary mayor of Satvikshila. During an inspection of her clinic, Veerata unexpectedly confesses his feelings and Satya rejects him. At first, Veerata is devastated. But when Charaka targets Satya, Veerata places her entire family under his protection.
Together they travel to Vijayanagar for the new year festival, where once again Veerata stops Charaka from harming Satya. But he’s badly wounded in the fight. Seeing his condition, Satya decides she won’t let anyone die for her sake again.
Meanwhile, Uttara, the queen of Videha, is Charaka’s true employer. She demands Satya be sent as a gift back to Videha. When Kalyani, the empress of Satayu, refuses the request, Veerata and Charaka face each other in a contest to win Satya’s hand. Unable to stop the fight, Satya uses her skills as a physician and healing magic user to bring an end to Charaka’s reign of terror.
While this book has lesser instances of Satya’s healing magic, it has a lot more of action scenes and romance, and also details the cultural aspect of life in Satayu.
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Fated to Live by C Phillip
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
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This is my first historical fantasy romance series. Princess Amodini’s story is based in a parallel universe of Ancient India.
Amodini lives in Satayu, under an assumed name, Satya, near a well-known school of medicine & studying to become a doctor. I’ve taken most of my inspiration for Amodinis medical studies from Ayurveda. Although it’s not going into any technical details, the story will focus on her progress using a mixture of her healing powers & traditional medicine to treat her patients. Her hobbies are playing the Veena (Indian musical instrument) and swimming in the river.
Senapati (General) Veerata is the young general of the Satayu Army and the Emperor’s favourite warrior. At 25 years old, he is already feared to be an invincible warrior, a keen tactician and a merciless executor. His maternal aunt is the Rajmata (Queen Dowager) of the Royal family of Satayu, making him 1st cousin to Emperor Padmapani.
Three years after the fall of the ancient kingdom of Amritambu, he is still looking for the lost princess, Amodini. Almost killed by Queen Nandini of Amritambu in the last battle and suffers from a near fatal wound in his leg since then. Pride is his only weakness. Falls in love with Satya, without realising that she is the princess he is looking for.
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Fated to Strike by C Phillip
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
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This is a bonus story in my new historical fantasy romance series based in a parallel universe of Ancient India.
The book opens with a significant ritual from ancient India – The Ashwamedha yajna. In Sanskrit, ‘Ashwa’ means horse, ‘Medha’ means sacrifice & ‘yajna’ means ritual. Loosely, it can be translated as a horse sacrifice ritual. This ritual was used by ancient kings to declare their sovereignity over other kingdoms. It’s mentioned in both the great India epics – Mahabharata and Ramayana.
Technically, a white stallion is worshipped and then sent to wander through the neighbouring kingdoms for a period of one year. A group of warriors follows the horse closely behind. It works as an open declaration to the other kingdoms. Surrender or Fight! Any king who tries to stop the horse or capture it must battle the warriors. Those who allow the horse to pass unhindered become vassal states to the owner of the white stallion.
The Kingdom of Satayu performs this ritual to gain control of the continent. Queen Nandini of Amritambu decides to capture the horse & fight. But the forces of Satayu are too strong for her tiny kingdom. Within a single week, Amritambu’s defenses fall to Satayu. Nandini is killed in the battle while Amodini flees the royal palace, becoming the last surviving member of the royal family of Amritambu.
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