Review of Beneath the Surface (The Malions #1) by Miranda Rae Carter

Deep underground, an ancient species of mystic healers exist: the malions. Their capabilities are endless. Their strength is colossal. But they are also being hunted and their numbers are dwindling.

One of them has just fallen in love with a human.

On the west coast of Canada, sixteen-year-old Melissa Lawrences’s life is about to take a turn for the worse. It could also be her saving grace.

She just can’t get caught.

*****

Adolescence hasn’t been fun for Liss Lawrence. And after a year in Vancouver, when she’s finally adjusted to her new situation, a freak car accident sends her life spinning out of control and crashing into the world of the malions, a hidden race silently helping humanity from secret enclaves underground.

Liss’s knowledge of the malions endangers her family when Jaredsons Securities takes an interest in her accident. Few know the men of Jaredsons Securities, an international intelligence company specializing in missing persons cases, are actually the Vykhars, ancient malion enemies whose true purpose is the eradication of the malion race. The Vykhars will stop at nothing to discover if Liss is connected with the malions, and if they do, they will exploit her.

Perhaps more dangerous still are Liss’s growing feelings for Rion, a strong-willed malion scarred by his encounters with Vykhars and carrying a secret that could destroy their relationship. But Liss has a secret and scars of her own, and Rion’s fiercely protective nature threatens to tear them back open.

Can this pair of unlikely lovers survive the dangers of the Vykhars? And can their love survive their own misconceptions?

Author of the malion series.
Most people that know me, know I love being a mom first and foremost. I often wake up long before the sun rises to write furiously on my computer with a really strong cup of Folgers Smooth. I also love the outdoors and camping, and driving around to find scenes in my book, so that I can physically place myself there and take a zillion photos (there is truly nothing more inspiring). I always have my reading close by, but during the week, you’ll most certainly find me looking in people’s mouths. 🙂 

4 stars for Beneath the Surface by Miranda Rae Carter.  Warning-this is a
paranormal romance, so if not is not something you enjoy reading, this is
not the book for you.

Lissy is a shy teenager who avoids crowds due to a tragic experience from
her past.  After much convincing, she decides to meet her best friend at a
high school party.  She gets lost and is in a terrible accident.  When she
wakes up, she discovers that some of the creatures from her favorite fairy
tale are in fact real.  She finds herself in the middle of a war that is
more frightening than anything she has ever imagined.  She meets Rion who
is a malion.  He heals her, and this bonds them together in ways neither
one of them can predict.  Can Lissy finally feel the love she so
desperately wants, or will she be tortured and killed for what she has
discovered?

This is a good book.  If you like paranormal books then you should really
enjoy this book.  *I was given a copy of this book as a gift from
Stephanie’s Book Reports in exchange for an honest review.