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Dark-Hunter #2

Night Embrace

sherrilyn kenyon

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Dear Reader,
Life is great for me. I have my chicory coffee, my warm beignets, and my best friend on the cell phone. Once the sun goes down, I am the baddest thing prowling the I command the elements, and I know no fear. For centuries, I've protected the innocent and watched over the mankind, making sure they are safe in a world where nothing is ever certain. All I want in return is a hot babe in a red dress, who wants nothing more from me then one night.
Instead, I get a runaway Mardi Gras float that tries to turn me into roadkill and a beautiful woman who saves my life but can't remember where she put my pants. Flamboyant and extravagant, Sunshine Runningwolf should be the perfect woman for me. She wants nothing past tonight, no ties, no long-term commitments.
But every time I look at her, I start yearning for dreams that I buried centuries ago. With her unconventional ways and ability to baffle me, Sunshine is the one person I find myself needing. But for me to love her would mean her death. I am cursed never to know peace or happiness-not so long as my enemy waits in the night to destroy us both.
--Talon of the Morrigantes

408 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 1,2003
Series
Dark-Hunter
Literary awards
laurel wreath award, holt medallion by virginia romance writers, 
Places
new orleans louisiana, 

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Format
408 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published
June 27, 2006 by St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN
9780312949372
ASIN
0312949375
Language
English
Characters More characters
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    Speirr Of The Morrigantes (talon)

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  • Sunshine Runningwolf

    Sunshine Runningwolf

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    Nicholas Ambrosius Gautier

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  • Wren Tigarian

    Wren Tigarian

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  • Kyrian of Thrace

    Kyrian Of Thrace

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  • Valerius Magnus

    Valerius Magnus

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ModusOperandi
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April 26,2025
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2,5 STARS

I liked the previous two books in this series, but with this one I was n0t feeling it.
The first 15% were like...


...and the next 5%...


...annnnnnnnd stayed for pretty much the rest of the book like this...


...nuff said...
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Aurissa
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Talon or Speirr of the Morrigantes (Hunter) & Sunshine Runningwolf (Human)

Why Talon become a dark hunter: Tragic story and a combination of many things.
At age 7 his parents died and he and his infant sister Caera were thrown out of their Druid tribe.
Later his uncle was murdered and his aunt was raped and murdered, his wife Nynia died in childbirth and their son was stillborn.
And finally his clan killed his beloved little sister in front of him. And then he was killed.
Naturally, he came back for revenge.

Sunshine: A vegan artist who is drowning in pink and purple flowers everywhere in her home. She will seduce Talon with amusement and joy.

One thing I loved: Talon lives in a shack on a bayou surrounded by his two pet alligators.

Settings: New Orleans, Louisiana

The dialoges of the book are actually quite funny and made me laugh out loud. There are many MANY steamy scenes. The story overall was fun and exciting.

Favourite quote: Something was different about Sunshine.
He couldn't count how many centuries had passed since he had last shared a real laugh with a lover.
And this woman made him laugh. She made him crazy.
Best of all, she made him burn.
Sunshine had stumbled into his world and turned it upside down.
She'd touched the emotions he'd buried long ago. Made him feel strangely alive again, which for a man who had died fifteen hundred years ago was quite a fit.
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Lolicon
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April 26,2025
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Posted on Under the Covers

Dear Talon,
I’ll hold your spear.
Love,
Ann


NIGHT EMBRACE is the second book in the Dark Hunters series and I have to say that it is definitely my favorite so far! I usually have a problem with Kenyon’s tendency to overdramaticize, but for this book, I don’t think she pulled anything crazy or over the top.

As always, the hero is a tortured soul. Talon has lost something that he holds dear. But he doesn’t allow it to run his life now. I loved Talon’s lighthearted attitude. He was fun, flirty and soo damn sexy. The first part of this book has lots of sex in it (not that I’m complaining) so Kenyon really established Talon as the ultimate sex warrior. She even comes up with some very interesting positions. I’ll make note of those, thank you very much.

Another great thing about this series is Sunshine. She really sparkled in this book. I loved her quirky ways and her unique spirit. She compliments Talon well and I loved that they were so willing to give up their world for each other.

With a strong romance and an even stronger camaraderie between the Dark Hunters, I can say I’m very excited to see what’s in store for Zarek!
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April 26,2025
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No sé si se debe a que la habilidad de la autora para crear emociones en el lector ha ido decayendo de una novela a otra, o si finalmente, uno se termina acostumbrando al estilo y argumento de los libros de esta serie, pero encuentro que esta entrega es bastante más plana que las anteriores. La historia de amor que se presenta en El Abrazo de la Noche no me logró enganchar ni por el lado sentimental ni por el lado erótico (que es, por cierto, el fuerte de estas novelas), sin mencionar que la línea argumental es prácticamente igual a la del libro inmediatamente anterior, Placeres de la noche.

Donde vuelve a ganar es en la profundización del entorno mítico y sobrenatural que sustenta los relatos: entran en acción nuevos "seres" y se logra ahondar un poco más en la sugestiva figura de Aquerón, líder de los Cazadores Oscuros, quien, como dice el dicho, en esta entrega se roba la película.

De todas maneras me gustó y la disfruté, sigue siendo una novela entretenida, que se deja leer muy rápido.
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April 26,2025
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Le iba a dar 4 pero al final pasaron tantas cosas que le voy a subir medio puntín así que 4'5 y ya estoy ENGANCHADÍSIMA a esta serie oficialmente.

►Mi reseña en Mi Rinconín de Lectura◄
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AzaJabar
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April 26,2025
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Esta serie me tiene enganchadisima, y después de Fever de KMM no sé cómo me meto a leer una saga río con más novelas que las que tiene Carrie Bradshaw en su pisito de soltera.

Este libro empieza muy bien -lo que me pude reír con la Fabio Alert y las ocurrencias de Sunshine-, pero el desarrollo de la historia de amor entre los protagonistas se parece mucho al del libro anterior, pero con más vueltas sobre lo mismo, lo que llega a ser un poco pesado. Y el que haya tantos rubios venidos de la Antigua Grecia y alrededores, también.

Dejando de lado eso, se trata de un libro bastante entretenido, en el que Kenyon da entrada a tal cantidad de personajes que estoy que vivo sin vivir en mi de la emoción de leer su correspondiente historia. Destaco a Zarek, que me recuerda a Zsadist de la Hermandad de la daga negra, no me digáis que no, y a Vane, al que tengo muchas ganas tras leer que ocupa el primer puesto en el Top Maromos de Neus https://youtu.be/kMsF4A2JlS4

De todas maneras, me pasa lo que a Kim http://bit.ly/2oi4RxX, a mí quién me intriga de verdad es Acheron, pero faltan tanto libros para llegar a él... Kenyon, eres mala.
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Here we go,

Dark Hunter Flashcard #2

Name: Talon

Age: 1,430 give or take

Former Occupation: Celtic Druid

Special D.H. power: Controlling the weather, telekinesis, healing, chatting with the dead…

Reason why he became a D.H.: His clan betrayed and killed him and his younger sister.

Best thing that came out of his mouth: (on priorities management) Coffee…Daimons…Coffee…Daimons…

He finds his one true love when: He saves her life from a Daimon attack.

He falls for her because: At first I was willing to bet that he just couldn’t resist her patchouli scent but as it turned out I was mistaken.

Her Name: Sunshine Runningwolf

Age: 29

Occupation: Artist

Best thing that came out of her mouth: Talon. Size. Clothes. Cover him up. I’m going to go get Talon clothes. Keys. Need keys for car. Purse. Money for clothes. Shoes. Must have shoes to shop and keep feet warm.

She falls for him because: He’s got something that calls out to her like a siren's song...

Surgeon General's Warning: Sex at first sight might break the hearts of readers who appreciate it less than Lust-But-Not-Touchy-Touch-Because-We-Got-Interrupted at first sight.

The Devil's Advocate: New Orleans during the Mardi Gras, Sunshine is lovable in a bat crazy kind of way, the characters from the previous books and the ones to follow.

Take it or leave it? : Considering that it was better than the previous two, I guess it must be true that the series becomes better as it progresses.
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