Posts Tagged ‘Paranormal Romance’

Publisher – Piatkus Books
Publication Date – 29th July 2010
Paperback – 480 pages
Genre – Paranormal Romance
Series – Book 1 in the Sisters of the Heart series

Source – Received from publisher for review

Book Information -For Lev Prakenskii, the last thing he remembers is being lost in the swirling currents of the ocean and sucked deeper into the nothingness of a freezing black eddy off the coastal town of Sea Haven.  Just as quickly, just as miraculously, he was saved – pulled ashore by a beautiful stranger – but Lev has no memory of who he was – or why he seems to possess the violent instincts of a trained killer.  All he knows is that he fears for his life, and the life of his unexpected saviour.  Her name is Rikki, a sea-urchin diver in the small town of Sea Haven.  She always felt an affinity for the ocean and the seductive pull of the tides – and now, for the enigmatic man she rescued.  But soon they will be bound by something even stronger – each other’s tantalising secrets that will engulf them both in a whirlpool of dizzying passion and inescapable danger.

Review – This book is the first in the Sisters of the Heart series, but it is tied to another series written by Feehan – the Drake Sisters series.  Although there are quite a few references to events that happened in the other series, I did not have any trouble reading this book as a stand alone from the other series.
Rikki has moved to Sea Haven to seek refuge from her past.  Her parents were killed in a house fire when she was just thirteen, and also survived fires at several other times in her life.  She now has an intense fear of fire and is frightened that she has subconsciously started these fires herself.  But she has an affinity with water and loves her home by the sea.  She is a sea urchin diver and she is never more at peace than when diving out at sea.  One day when Rikki is out diving, she comes across a man who has obviously fallen into the sea without any diving gear and he is hurt and in trouble.  Rikki rescues him and takes him back to her house to help him recover from his injuries.  This man, Lev, has suffered severe concussion as a result of his injuries and he can’t remember much from his past.  All that he can remember is that he is a bad man with killer instincts.  Over time Lev and Rikki start to fall in love with each other, but they are both in a huge amount of danger and Lev must find out where this danger is coming from and put an end to it so that they can live together in peace.
The biggest strength of this book is the way that Feehan is able to describe her characters and bring them to life.  Rikki is a troubled young woman with a lot of problems.  As well as her tragic past with the fires, she also suffers from autism and has to live by her routines.  She gets so overwhelmed by lights, sounds, people and deviations from this routine that at times she is not able to function.  Feehan describes these breakdowns so well that you feel as if you are right inside Rikki’s head and you can’t help but feel for her. Lev has also had a tragic past and has been trained as a killer.  Although he believes himself to be a bad man, he finds a different side to himself whenever he is around Rikki.  You can really feel his pain as he tries to discover who he is, as well as who he would like to be.
The romance between these two characters is well written and believable.  I have read quite a lot of paranormal romance books lately and it seems the norm that the main characters jump into bed with each other and then fall in love with each other later.  However, in Water Bound, Rikki and Lev take time to get to know each other and give their love time to grow before starting a relationship.  This just gave the book a more romantic feel than some others I have read recently.  I also enjoyed reading about the psychic link between Rikki and Lev as this added a new dimension to their love for each other.
However, I wasn’t very impressed with the mystery part of the novel.  They are both in danger from unknown sources and this should have brought in an element of intrigue and excitement.  But I felt like this part of the story moved too slowly and I will admit to being bored during a few parts.  Also, I just wasn’t happy with the way that the mystery part of the story was concluded.  To me it felt a bit rushed and I found it a bit unbelievable, leaving me with a slightly unsatisfied feeling.
Overall though, I did enjoy reading this book and I would definitely try another book from this author.

Publisher – Harlequin
Publication Date – 1st July 2010
Genre – Paranormal Romance

Source – From netGalley for review

Book Information -Vampire princess Alexia Feodorovna has been undead for 125 years, so it’s been a while since any man has made her pulse race.  Until Declan Black.  One look at his bronzed body and a fire like no other consumes her.  Then she discovers that he’s a dragon lord come to take revenge on the vamps who killed his parents.  And claim a crystal said to imbue its owner with incredible powers.
Alexia is ordered to torture and kill the dragon lord.  Yet with each reckless encounter, she finds herself
consumed by his fiery passion.  A passion Declan battles, as well.  Will he be able to resist the fire of lust she kindles within him and keep revenge in his heart?  Or will he risk everything to quench the burning desire and claim the vampire as his own?

Review – Alexia is just days away from becoming the new vampire queen, when Declan, a dragon lord, steals a powerful crystal from the vampire horde.  He is captured in the process, and it is up to Alexia to torture him in order to find out where the crystal is.  However, Declan and Alexia can’t deny the passion that they feel for each other.  To complicate matters the dragons are planning a rescue mission to get Declan back, Alexia’s soon-to-be stepfather, Lotharus, has plans to take over the throne himself instead of allowing Alexia to rule, and the dragons and vampires are sworn enemies who would never accept a relationship between their two leaders.  Declan and Alexia have a lot to overcome if they are to be together.
The first thing I would like to say about this book is that I fell a little bit in love with Declan.  He is strong, loyal, protective and has a body to die for *swoon*. Ahem, anyway back to the review!  I have never read a book about dragons before so this was an interesting new take on the paranormal genre for me.
I also really like the character of Alexia.  She is a feisty lady who can see straight through Lotharus and his wicked ways and who is strong enough to survive the worst of what he puts her through.  I think that Declan and Alexia complement each other perfectly as a couple and there is a huge amount of sexual chemistry between them.  Although there are a lot of steamy scenes between these two, they also obviously care about each other a great deal and are willing to put themselves in danger to protect each other.
Apart from the aforementioned steamy scenes between Declan and Alexia there is also a great plot, which can sometimes be hard to find in paranormal romance novels.  A lot of this plot revolves around Lotharus, who is the bad guy that everybody will love to hate!  This book has moments of lust, romance, suspense, action, betrayal, hope and intrigue and all of this makes for a book that is impossible to put down!  I definitely recommend this book to any fans of paranormal romance and I can’t wait to read something else written by Meagan Hatfield!

Publisher – Gollancz
Publication Date – 11th February 2010
Paperback – 368 pages
Genre – Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
Series– Book 1 in the Gulid Hunter Series

Source – Library

Book Information - Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux knows she’s the best – but she doesn’t know if she’s good enough for this job.  Hired by the dangerously beautiful Archangel Raphael, a being so lethal that no mortal wants his attention, only one thing is clear – failure is not an option…  even if the task she’s been set is impossible.  Because this time, it’s not a wayward vamp she has to track.  It’s an archangel gone bad.  The job will put Elena in the midst of a killing spree like no other… and pull her to the razor’s edge of passion.  Even if the hunt doesn’t destroy her, succumbing to Raphael’s seductive touch just may.  Because when archangels play, mortals break…

Review - Elena Deveraux spends her time capturing wayward vampires and then delivering them back to the angels that ‘Made’ them.  In Angels’ Blood, the angels are not the religious icons that we have come to know them as today, but are in fact all-powerful rulers of the human world who use vampires to help them impose their will.  When Elena receives a summons from the Archangel Raphael, she knows this is not good.  He is known to be incredibly dangerous and seductive and he needs Elena to work for him and track down another archangel who has turned to the dark side.  During the hunt that ensues, Elena finds herself getting closer to Raphael whilst her inability to keep her mouth closed manages to upset a lot of other dangerous characters.  As a result of this, Elena is constantly fighting off threats from vampires, angels and even archangels.
I loved the main characters of Elena and Raphael.  Elena is strong and independent and I love that she will not back down on things, even when facing an archangel (although this does tend to get her in a lot of trouble).  She has been through a lot in her life and although at times her past comes back to haunt her, she fights through her fear and still manages to get on with the job at hand.  Raphael is dark, dangerous and incredibly sexy.  There is a huge amount of sexual chemistry between these two characters and I love the way the relationship develops between them.
I also really enjoyed reading about the world created by Nalini Singh.  I am fairly new to the genre of urban fantasy but this book was very different to the others that I have read.  Angels are the most powerful creatures on the earth and they are beautiful and deadly.  Vampires, on the other hand, are created by angels and are their subordinates.  In Angels’ Blood the vampires are not portrayed as the all evil beings that they are in some other books - although they do drink blood, they do not kill people.
I loved reading Angels’ Blood; it is full of action, romance, sexual tension and mystery.  I especially loved the ending – it is the first urban fantasy book that has brought a little tear to my eye because of a happy ending!  I cannot recommend this book enough to anybody who loves reading urban fantasy or paranormal romance.

Other books in the series:
1. Angels’ Blood
2. Archangel’s Kiss

Book Information - When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her.  It isn’t until eleven years later that Wendy finds out her mother might’ve been telling the truth.
With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed – and it’s one she’s not sure if she wants to be a part of.

Review – Wendy is a seventeen year old who has always felt that she didn’t fit in anywhere.  This all started from a very young age when her mother attacked her at her sixth birthday party and tried to kill her.  She now lives with her brother and her aunt, but Wendy still doesn’t really feel like she belongs.  Then a new student, Finn, arrives at the school who keeps staring at Wendy.  She finds it all a bit strange and when she confronts him about it he won’t give her a proper reason.  One night, Wendy wakes up to find Finn sitting outside her bedroom window.  She lets him in and he starts to tell her why he has been following her around.  Finn tells Wendy that she is a changeling and that she isn’t really human either, she is a troll (although they now prefer the term Trylle).  It is Finn’s job to take Wendy back to her real family and to a place where only the trylle live.  When she arrives there she must try once again to find a place to belong.
I have to admit that when I was reading the first few chapters I didn’t think I was going to like this book at all.  It moved at a slow pace and didn’t really draw me into the story.  I found Wendy to be spoilt and immature and I didn’t like Finn either (he just seemed really creepy).  And when Finn told her that she was actually a troll, I just found that a bit too big a stretch of the imagination.
However when Wendy leaves her home to go and find her real family with Finn, the story improves a huge amount.  Wendy actually becomes a lot more likeable and I started to feel quite sorry for her.  She feels incredibly lonely in the world as her hopes of being part of a loving family where she feels she belongs are ruined once again.  She begins to mature and show that she often thinks of others rather than just thinking of herself.
Finn also becomes a lot more likeable (and a lot less creepy) once his role in the story becomes clear.  He is a tracker who hunts for the changelings and then brings them back to their real family.  Once he has reunited Wendy with her mother, he stays around for a while after in order to help her acclimate to her new life.  Although at times he can seem quite cold, this is just a professional facade he puts on whilst carrying out his duty to Wendy and her mother.  But there is also another side to him -  a side that shows he is intelligent, kind and cares about Wendy in a huge way.  After not liking Finn at all at the beginning of the book, he actually grew on me a lot and he is now one of my favourite male characters in a YA book.
The troll storyline also grew on me a lot as the story progressed.  When trolls were first mentioned at the beginning of the book, I immediately thought of big, green ugly creatures living under bridges and I didn’t like the idea of this at all.  However, once Wendy reaches her home it is explained that trolls are in fact mostly the same as humans but they have special abilities and an affinity with nature.  I actually really enjoyed this explanation and I felt that it gave the book a nice little twist when compared with other paranormal stories.
So, overall I really enjoyed reading Switched, and my message to anybody else who is reading it and is struggling with the beginning: please carry on as it does get a lot better!

Source – Received from author for review

Publisher – Pocket Star
Publication Date – 2nd June 2008
Paperback – 384 Pages
Genre – Paranormal Romance
Series – Book 1 in the Immortals After Dark Series

Source – Library

Book Information - A mythic warrior who’ll stop at nothing to possess her…
After enduring years of torture from the vampire horde, Lachlain MacRieve, leader of the Lykae Clan, is enraged to find the predestined mate he’s waited millennia for is a vampire.  Or partly one.  This Emmaline is a small, ethereal half Valkyrie/half vampire, who somehow begins to soothe the fury burning within him.
A vampire captured by her wildest fantasy…
Sheltered Emmaline Troy finally sets out to uncover the truth about her deceased parents – until a powerful Lykae claims her as his mate and forces her back to his ancestral Scottish castle.  There, her fear of the Lykae – and their notorious dark desires – ebbs as he begins a slow, wicked seduction to sate her own dark cravings.
An all-consuming desire…
Yet when an ancient evil from her past resurfaces, will their desire deepen into a love that can bring a proud warrior to his knees and turn a gentle beauty into the fighter she was born to be?

Review – The story starts with Lachlain MacRieve, a Lykae who has been held prisoner and tortured by vampires for 150 years.  He finally finds the strength and courage to break free from his imprisonment when he scents his mate somewhere near by.  Lachlain has been searching for his mate for centuries and he is not going to let her get away from him now he has finally found her.  However, he is disappointed when he catches up to Emmaline to realise that she is a vampire – one of the creatures that has tortured him for the last fifteen decades – and he readily shows his disgust of her and the rest of her species.  But he soon finds out that Emmaline is nothing like the vampires that held him captive and he starts to fall for her.  Emmaline feels very differently about Lachlain though.  She sees him as a monster who wants to torment and hurt her.  But soon danger surrounds them from all sides and they realise that they are willing to do anything to keep each other safe.
Both Lachlain and Emmaline go on an emotional journey throughout A Hunger Like No Other, and I loved reading about this journey.  Lachlain starts off as a (literally) tortured soul who has trouble keeping his animal instincts in check.  But as he spends more time with Emmaline, he becomes a lot more content and, although at times he does lie to his mate or treat her in a way that is perhaps not quite right, he would do anything for her and do anything to keep her at his side.  And it is easy to forgive Lachlain for his little indiscretions when you consider that he has not had any contact with others (apart from the vampires torturing him) for 150 years.
Emmaline, however, starts off as a very timid creature who is used to the protection of her aunts – a coven of vicious Valkyries.  Although she is part vampire, she has never drunk ‘from the source’ and wants to protect living things (a way of life that earns her a lot of ridicule from her family).  But during her time with Lachlain, she finds herself in many dangerous situations and she finds strength from them.  The result of this is that by the end of the novel she is an incredibly strong female who can hold her own in a fight as well as refusing to be walked over by her family and Lachlain.
I loved both of the main characters and the relationship that develops between the two of them – there is certainly a huge amount of sexual chemistry between them, even if it does take them a long time to realise that their feelings run a lot deeper that just this physical connection.  I also found the storyline of the book, involving all the threats from their enemies, to be intriguing, well-written and full of action.  Overall, I really enjoyed reading A Hunger Like No Other and I can’t wait to read the others in the series.

Other books in the series:
1. The Warlord Wants Forever (in the anthology ‘Playing Easy to Get’)
2. A Hunger Like No Other
3. No Rest for the Wicked
4. Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night
5. Dark Needs at Night’s Edge
6. Dark Desires After Dusk
7. Kiss of a Demon King
8. Untouchable (in the anthology ‘Deep Kiss of Winter’)
9. Pleasure of a Dark Prince

Publisher – Piatkus Books
Publication Date – 2nd February 2006
Paperback – 288 pages
Genre – Paranormal Romance
Series – Book 1 of the Queen Betsy Series

Source – Library

Book Information - It’s been a hell of a week for Betsy Taylor.  First she loses her job.  Then she’s killed in a freak accident only to wake up in a morgue to discover she’s a vampire.  On the plus side, being undead sure beats the alternative.  She now has superhuman strength and an unnatural effect on the opposite sex.  But what Betsy can’t handle is her new liquid diet…  And whilst her mother and best-friend are just relieved to find out that being dead doesn’t mean Betsy’s can’t visit, her new ‘night-time’ friends have the ridiculous idea that Betsy is the prophesied vampire queen.  The scrumptious Sinclair and his cohorts want her help in overthrowing the most obnoxious power-hungry vampire in five centuries.  Frankly Betsy couldn’t care less about vamp politics.  But Sinclair and his followers have a powerful weapon in their arsenal – unlimited access to Manolo Blahnik’s Spring collection.  Well, just because a girl’s dead – er undead – doesn’t mean she can’t have great shoes…

Review – Betsy Taylor arrives for her job as a secretary on her thirtieth birthday only to find out that she has been fired.  Her day get considerably worse, however, when she gets hit by a car on the way home and dies.  But things take an interesting turn a couple of days later when she wakes up in a coffin at the morgue.  Betsy then makes several attempts on her own life, figuring that she is meant to be dead anyway, but she soon realises that she is invincible and a vampire.
But Betsy doesn’t seem to be a normal vampire.  All of the things that affect others, such as holy water, sunlight etc, don’t seem to worry her at all.  This leads other vampires in the area to believe that she is the prophesised Vampire Queen.  The Master Vampire, Nostro, wants Betsy to join his group of vampires but when she offends him, he tries to kill her.  Obviously this doesn’t work and she is rescued by Sinclair and some of his vampire followers.  They want Betsy to help overthrow Nostro but Betsy isn’t interested in getting involved in vampire politics.  But Sinclair knows how to push Betsy’s buttons and uses Manolo Blahnik shoes to bribe her into helping.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  It is a very light read (which is exactly what you want when you are reading it whilst doing night feeds with your newborn) and incredibly funny, with many laugh-out-loud moments.  My only minor complaint would be that, although it states on the back of the book that it is a paranormal romance, the romance side of things seem to be pretty lacking.  However, this doesn’t take anything away from the story and I can’t wait to read the second book in the series.
Betsy is a great heroine, but is slightly annoying at times as she can come across as being shallow and not-too-clever.  On the plus side, she is feisty, knows exactly what she wants and is brilliant at witty come-backs.  Sinclair, at first glance, isn’t really a very likeable love interest for Betsy, which is why she seems to spend most of the book being angry with him, but he is very funny, ambitious and willing to risk his life for the woman he believes is the vampire queen.  Not much happens between Sinclair and Betsy in this book but I can’t help but feel that the author is setting the scene for a great romance in future books in the series.
I would definitely recommend this book to any fans of vampire fiction or chick-lit and I am hoping to get my hands on the rest of the series soon!

Other books in the series:
1. Undead and Unwed
2. Undead and Unemployed
3. Undead and Unappreciated
4. Undead and Unreturnable
5. Undead and Unpopular
6. Undead and Uneasy
7. Undead and Unworthy
8. Undead and Unwelcome
9. Undead and Unfinished (July 2010)

Publisher – Harlequin
Publication Date – 1st April 2010
Paperback – 368 pages
Genre – Paranormal Romance

Source – Received from publisher for review

Book Information - She may resist his bite, but she can’t resist his charms.
Werewolf princess Blu Masterson won’t allow her seductive vampire husband to consummate their marriage with his bite, marking her forever.  Alone in a secluded estate with her sworn enemy, Blu curses the marriage arranged to bring their rival nations together, especially since Creed Saint-Pierre calls out to her most feral desires.
When Blu uncovers her pack’s secret plot to destroy the vampire nation – and Creed – she is forced to confront her growing feelings for her sexy undead husband.  Will she choose the only life she’s ever known or accept his vampire bite?

Review – An arranged marriage is set up between Blu, a werewolf princess, and Creed, a vampire tribe leader, in an attempt to bring together the two warring species in peace.  The two groups have hated each other for centuries and neither Blu or Creed are happy to be the sacrificial lambs.  The peace treaty, however, is as much a sham as the marriage as both the werewolf packs and vampire tribes have made plans to attack the other side.  But then something happens that nobody expected – Blu and Creed fall head over heels in love with each other.  This makes them determined to bring about the peace that was supposed to happen as a result of their union.  However, it is going to take a lot of persuading to get both sides to agree to drop their plans of attack and forget about the hate that they have harboured for each other for many hundreds of years.
Blu is a great character.  She comes across as strong, funny and sarcastic, and she always knows exactly what she wants.  What I love most about her though is the vulnerability that is hiding just below the surface of all of this.  She is a rare werewolf female who has been abused at the hands of her father all of her life.  Although her trust in men has been shattered, she doesn’t let this hold her back and she is definitely a survivor.
But I think my favourite character in this book is Creed.  He is a 900 year-old vampire warrior who has killed many a werewolf during his years.  However, he treats Blu with respect and kindness right from the beginning, even though he sees her as the enemy.  As he starts to fall in love with her, it becomes obvious he would lay his life on the line for her and is willing to change his ways and the beliefs that he has held for centuries in order to keep his wife happy.
Although the pair of them are polar opposites; with Blu being loud, racy and fun-loving, and Creed being an old-fashioned gentleman with a liking for killing werewolves; the relationship between the two totally works for me.  They completely accept each other for their differences and end up bringing out the best of each other.  There is also a lot of sexual chemistry between the two of them and this helps to strengthen their relationship.  Creed is the first man that Blu has ever trusted and he is determined not to hurt her in order to keep this trust.
I really enjoyed the story and found it had a good balance between romance and action.  The first half of the book seems to focus on the developing relationship between Blu and Creed, whilst the second half focuses on them trying to find a way to solve the problems between the vampires and werewolves.  The book moves along at a good pace and during the second half I was completely gripped and hoping that they would find a way to bring about peace between the two groups.

Other books in the series:
1. The Highwayman
2. Moon Kissed
2.1. After The Kiss
2.2. Vampire’s Tango

Publisher – Avon Books
Publication Date – 10th February 2006
Paperback – 384 pages
Genre – Paranormal Romance
Series– Book 1 in the Argeneau Vampire Series

Source – Library

Book Information - That hot guy tied to Lissianna Argeneau’s bed?  He’s not dessert – he’s the main course!
Lissianna has been spending her centuries pining for Mr. Right, not just a quick snack, and this sexy guy she finds in her bed looks like he might be a candidate.  But there’s another, more pressing issue: her tendency to faint at the sight of blood… an especially annoying quirk for a vampire.  Of course it doesn’t hurt that this man has a delicious-looking neck.  What kind of cold-blooded vampire woman could resist a bite of that?
Dr. Gregory Hewitt recovers from the shock of waking up in a stranger’s bedroom pretty quickly – once he sees a gorgeous woman about to treat him to a wild night of passion.  But is it possible for the good doctor to find true love with a vampire vixen, or will he be just a good meal?  That’s a question Dr. Greg might be willing to sink his teeth into… if he can just get Lissianna to bite.

Review – Lissianna is a two-hundred year old vampire who has a very difficult phobia to deal with – she faints every time she sees blood.  In a world where vampires no longer feed from people and instead drink their blood from a bag given to them by a blood bank, this is a huge problem.  This leaves two options open to her for feeding but neither of them is ideal.  Firstly, her mother used to hook her up to an IV whenever she was asleep, but this made Lissianna feel too dependent so she moved out of the family home and started to feed the old fashioned way – from a neck.  But this is also dangerous as it increases the chances of people finding out about the existence of vampires, plus as she is only able to feed on the homeless people at the shelter where she works, this means she is not getting a nutritionally balanced diet.  So her mother finds a psychologist, Greg Hewitt, who she thinks will be able to cure this phobia and ties him to Lissianna’s bed as a birthday present.
Lissianna and Greg soon realise that they are very attracted to one another but the pair have a lot of issues to work through first, such as the fact that Lissianna is a vampire, that her family seem to want to keep him there as a prisoner, and the fact that her family will want to erase his memory as soon as he has finished his task in order to keep the knowledge of their existence safe.  However, things take a turn for the worse when it becomes apparant that somebody wants to see Lissianna hurt and Greg has to try to keep her safe.
I had mixed feelings about this book whilst reading it.  I think I’ll start off by mentioning a couple of the things that I wasn’t keen on.  Firstly, not much happens in this book.  It definitely lacks pace and for quite a large chunk of the book I was wondering when something was actually going to happen.  Secondly, the mystery part of the novel wasn’t that strong as I was able to guess from the beginning who the culpret was and this kind of spoiled the ending for me as there was no surprise twist to make things interesting.
Now, onto the good stuff.  I really liked the explanation of what vampires are and how they came into existence.  For me, this was a very new idea and completely different to any other vampire novels I have read in the past.  I also really liked the style of writing – it was easy to read and very funny in places.  Lissianna is a great character who I really liked.  She is kind, intelligent and is always willing to put other people first.  Greg is another great character who is incredibly likeable.  However, I found it a bit difficult to believe that a man who was being held captive by a group of vampires would be more concerned with getting one of them into bed than with trying to escape.  I loved all of the character is Lissianna’s family and they helped to provide many of the funny moments during the course of this book.
Despite the bad points that I mentioned, I did enjoy the book quite a lot and I will be looking for the other books in the series, each of which is written by a different member of the Argeneau family’s point of view.

Other books in the series:
1. A Quick Bite
2. Love Bites
3. Single White Vampire
4. Tall Dark and Hungry
5. A Bite to Remember
6. Bite Me If You Can
7. The Accidental Vampire
8. Vampires are Forever
9. Vampire, Interrupted
10. The Rogue Hunter
11. The Immortal Hunter
12. The Renegade Hunter

Publisher – Pan
Publication Date – 3rd August 2007
Paperback – 352 pages
Genre – Paranormal Romance
Series – Book 1 in the Nightcreature Series

Source – Library

Book Information - Miniwa, Wisconsin, is under siege, but not by the usual summer tourists.  The area’s normally shy wolf population has begun stalking human prey, and their victims have been disappearing… or worse.  Something is happening in the woods.  Something no on can explain…
Officer Jessie McQuade has seen plenty in her years on the force – but nothing as intriguing as the gorgeous, naked man she encounters while tracking a rogue wolf.  Professor Will Cadotte is a Native American activist.  He’s also the only man capable of distracting Jessie from her work.  And for a cop, distraction – no matter how pleasurable can be deadly.  It’s against Jessie’s better judgement to accept Will’s help in her investigation, yet she soon finds herself doing exactly that – and more.  Will’s dark, penetrating eyes see into a part of Jessie’s soul she never knew existed.  It’s exhilarating, and terrifying.  Now, as a town’s deepest secrets come to light no one is safe: not friends, lovers, or strangers.  And as Jessie follows a trail to the shocking truth, she’ll have to decide who she can trust when the moon is full…

Review – Police Officer Jessie McQuade is called to the scene of a traffic accident where a woman has hit a wolf and has been bitten by it after checking to see if it is ok.  The wolf has disappeared into the nearby forest and when Jessie tries to find it, she meets a very naked Will Cadotte.  When Jessie goes to visit the vitcim of the accident, she finds that the woman has ripped out the throat of the principal of the school where she works, and is just about to do the same to one of her students.  The woman is promptly shot.  Jessie discovers that the woman had contracted some form of ’super rabies’ from the wolf bite, so a specialist hunter is called in to try to kill any wolves that may be infected with this strain.
At the scene of the car accident, Jessie finds a carved Onyx figure of a wolf, what the local Ojibwe tribe refer to as a totem.  She thinks it is weird that a carved wolf is at the scene of an accident where a wolf was hurt, so she finds an Ojibwe totem expert.  This expert turns out to be none other than Will Cadotte.  Jessie and Will then have to work together, whilst dealing with their very strong attraction for one another, to find out what is happening with the local wolf community.
I really liked the character of Jessie McQuade.  She is incredibly strong and independent (maybe even a bit of a loner) and is a tomboy who loves to hunt in the woods.  She obviously has a lot of baggage to deal with from past experiences but she never lets that hold her back.  When she first meets Will she fall in lust at first sight, but she doesn’t trust him as she knows nothing about him and she is not sure just how involved he is with the case she is working on.  As it happens, we don’t ever really get to find out much at all about Will during the novel, other than how sexy he is and how great he is in bed.  I would have liked to have found out a little bit more about the leading man.
The storyline was great and full of intrigue and suspense.  It moved along at a fast pace and made for nice easy reading (I finished it in a day!).  I also found the Native American history to be really interesting too.  Overall, I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be looking out for the other books in the series. 

Other books in the series :
1. Blue Moon
2. Hunter’s Moon
3. Dark Moon
4. Crescent Moon
5. Midnight Moon
6. Rising Moon
7. Hidden Moon
8. Thunder Moon