Ev gets his voice back with the help of Mariel. She's a healer that uses song so of course they are perfectly matched. Evanor also gets to know her son Mikor and both are willing to become part of a family together. The interesting part was the Katani royalty and councilors who force their way onto the island and force Kelly's hand in ringing the bell and declaring them a sovereign nation. Now they just need to have a god or goddess show up to make it all legal. They have a year and a day to do that in. Up next is The Cat and my library doesn't have a copy of it. I may have to buy a used copy from a bookstore to continue the series. ( )

Fun. This is one of the easy courtings - as in, all the conflicts (well, almost all) are external. Evanor sees and is attracted to Mariel in The Master, and she sees and is attracted to him; in this book, she and her son come to Nightfall as was planned in the previous book. There's a slight delay in the courting while Mariel figures out how to heal Ev's voice, but not much of one - in fact, the (mutual) seduction starts almost immediately. Ev's bout of running on pure instinct is rather neat, especially since we see it only from his point of view. But from then, and especially once the healing is over, it's a matter of time only, not a question whether Ev and Mariel will be together (and technically, by the end of the book they're not married. Yet). Mikor provides a small barrier at one point, but his father foreSaw that and dealt with it (Milon's involvement is quite interesting, actually). There is major external conflict near the end - the Council of Katan finally begins to take action, but Nightfall deals with them quite elegantly. Overall, a fun book - the romance is mild but powerful, the sex is, as usual, somewhat explicit and quite erotic, and the overall story arc of the series is significantly advanced. Nice! ( )

from official Jean Johnson website:
Evanor, fourth-born of the Sons of Destiny, lost his voice—and with it, his powers—in the violent battle that freed his family from their greatest enemy. Thankfully, with the safe return of his twin, Evanor now knows precisely who can bring his songs back to life. She is the enchanting widow Mariel, a Healer brought to Nightfall to help the brothers in their hour of need. For Mariel and her young son, that means leaving their beloved homeland for the unfamiliar island of Nightfall and its still-forbidden shores…and with it, risking the passion she stirs in her intriguing patient’s heart. But a new danger looms when the Council of Katan learn there might be women on the Isle… ( )

Eight brothers, born in four sets of twins, two years apart to the day—they fulfill the Curse of Eight Prophecy. To avoid tempting their destiny, the brothers are exiled to Nightfall Island , where women are forbidden. This presents a challenge for the brother whose magic has been destroyed…
Evanor, fourth-born of the Sons of Destiny, lost his voice—and with it, his powers—in the violent battle that freed his family from their greatest enemy. Thankfully, with the safe return of his twin, Evanor now knows precisely who can bring his songs back to life.

She is the enchanting widow Mariel, a Healer brought to Nightfall to help the brothers in their hour of need. For Mariel and her young son, that means leaving their beloved homeland for the unfamiliar island of Nightfall and its still-forbidden shores…and with it, risking the passion she stirs in her intriguing patient’s heart.
But a new danger looms when the Council of Katan learn there might be women on the Isle…

http://totally2aymless.blogspot.com/2008/06/pimpage-and-reviews.html ( )