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I have the feeling that it took me forever to finish this story...
Talon definitely wasn't that interesting.
Talon definitely wasn't that interesting.
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With this book I finally see the appeal of this series and am excited to read the rest of them. What I really like is the interaction with all of the dark hunters and the others like them. Yes, they aren't always in a group, but the camaraderie is great with them. I loved seeing Kryian and Julian to tease mercilessly Talon about the pink towel and loosing his clothes, Nick flipping crap to everyone, but especially Ash.
I really liked Sunshine, yes she was flaky, but for some reason it worked for me. I loved how she slowly started to remember her past life and didn't freak out with this new world that she learned about. I liked how Talon did his best to protect Sunshine, even when it hurt her.
I really like the connection to all the Greek Gods, some of them really make me laugh. It is also interesting the secrets that some of the characters hide. I look forward to reading more in this series.
I really liked Sunshine, yes she was flaky, but for some reason it worked for me. I loved how she slowly started to remember her past life and didn't freak out with this new world that she learned about. I liked how Talon did his best to protect Sunshine, even when it hurt her.
I really like the connection to all the Greek Gods, some of them really make me laugh. It is also interesting the secrets that some of the characters hide. I look forward to reading more in this series.
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Originally Posted At My Blog: Addicted To Romance
Talon has lived for centuries, he traded his soul for vengence to the god Artemis, and is part of a group of vampire hunters known as "the dark hunters" with Acheron as their leader. Talon is without feeling or emotion, has a passion for coffee and is cursed the god Camulus, to lose everything he has and will love. In modern day New Orleans, during Mardi Gras celebration, Talon is run over by a runaway float, is injured and is saved by a gorgeous woman, Sunshine Runningwolf. Sunshine, is a artist and painter, and she her greatest passion is her easel and exploring her talent. She lives in a den of pink, lives off soy products, and isn't looking for any commitment...until she meets Talon. From their first day together passion ignites, and this couple can barely keep their hands off each other. Talon knows that he can never have anything with Sunshine, but there is a deep connection and when they keep getting thrown together, and Sunshine being hunted by his enemies, these soul mates will have to rely on each other to survive their enemies that are bent on their destruction...
Night Embrace is the second book in the Dark Hunter series. For years I have seen this author popping up, and so I decided I had to try her out. So I found Night Embrace at my local library and I picked it up before anyone else could. I had high expectations for this book and it blew me away after reading it. I don't think there was anything that I didn't like....it has everything you need in a paranormal romance!! There is such imagination in the plot and this fierce and passionate world of were's and vampires, demons, gods, and hunters. Before I even picked this up, I had a feeling that this story would be sexy and fun and I was right!!
What a pair Talon and Sunshine make together, and I was on their cheer team from the very beginning. Talon is one fierce warrior, and in the beginning he seems dark and aloof and without any emotion except for the joy he feels with his cup of coffee. Then when seeing some vampires to kill, he finds himself stuck in a pink everywhere loft, and with a quirky woman that stirs his desire like none other. Talon is quite a bit of a tortured hero we have here. He has lost his wife, child, parents and sister to his enemy. He lives a desolate life of killing and serve to Artemis. I loved Talon as the hero, and what a tasty male he is. I just wanted to gobble him up. He was protective, fierce, alpha all the way and what a fighter he is especially for Sunshine. Sunshine, well she was different, but I really liked her from the get go. She is fun, quirky, and unique. She takes everything in stride, and doesn't have panic attacks from learning about Talon, I love how accepting she is of Talon. There is quite a strong connection and what a emotional roller coaster this story is. Overall a winner of a paranormal romance. A wonderful blend of memorable characters, intense packed plot, enough steam to give you sunburn, a love story to steal your heart!! A KEEPER!!
Talon has lived for centuries, he traded his soul for vengence to the god Artemis, and is part of a group of vampire hunters known as "the dark hunters" with Acheron as their leader. Talon is without feeling or emotion, has a passion for coffee and is cursed the god Camulus, to lose everything he has and will love. In modern day New Orleans, during Mardi Gras celebration, Talon is run over by a runaway float, is injured and is saved by a gorgeous woman, Sunshine Runningwolf. Sunshine, is a artist and painter, and she her greatest passion is her easel and exploring her talent. She lives in a den of pink, lives off soy products, and isn't looking for any commitment...until she meets Talon. From their first day together passion ignites, and this couple can barely keep their hands off each other. Talon knows that he can never have anything with Sunshine, but there is a deep connection and when they keep getting thrown together, and Sunshine being hunted by his enemies, these soul mates will have to rely on each other to survive their enemies that are bent on their destruction...
Night Embrace is the second book in the Dark Hunter series. For years I have seen this author popping up, and so I decided I had to try her out. So I found Night Embrace at my local library and I picked it up before anyone else could. I had high expectations for this book and it blew me away after reading it. I don't think there was anything that I didn't like....it has everything you need in a paranormal romance!! There is such imagination in the plot and this fierce and passionate world of were's and vampires, demons, gods, and hunters. Before I even picked this up, I had a feeling that this story would be sexy and fun and I was right!!
What a pair Talon and Sunshine make together, and I was on their cheer team from the very beginning. Talon is one fierce warrior, and in the beginning he seems dark and aloof and without any emotion except for the joy he feels with his cup of coffee. Then when seeing some vampires to kill, he finds himself stuck in a pink everywhere loft, and with a quirky woman that stirs his desire like none other. Talon is quite a bit of a tortured hero we have here. He has lost his wife, child, parents and sister to his enemy. He lives a desolate life of killing and serve to Artemis. I loved Talon as the hero, and what a tasty male he is. I just wanted to gobble him up. He was protective, fierce, alpha all the way and what a fighter he is especially for Sunshine. Sunshine, well she was different, but I really liked her from the get go. She is fun, quirky, and unique. She takes everything in stride, and doesn't have panic attacks from learning about Talon, I love how accepting she is of Talon. There is quite a strong connection and what a emotional roller coaster this story is. Overall a winner of a paranormal romance. A wonderful blend of memorable characters, intense packed plot, enough steam to give you sunburn, a love story to steal your heart!! A KEEPER!!
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“Um dia surgirá alguém que te voltará a fazer sentir e que trará consigo a dor dos séculos que viveste. Tudo o que escondeste será revelado e poder-te-á destruir, não só a ti mas a qualquer pessoa próxima de ti.” Esta é a premissa que nos acompanha durante todo o livro. E que livro...
Talon dos Morrigantes é um milenar guerreiro celta que, na sua vida humana, viu a sua família morrer perante os seus olhos. Filho de uma rainha que se apaixonou por um druida e por isso foi "condenada" até à sua morte, Talon cresceu a tentar mostrar que era digno do reino da sua mãe. Vivia para proteger a sua irmã Ceara, até que conheceu Nynia, o seu grande amor. Mas até estas duas mulheres lhe foram roubadas e por fim, também a sua vida. Tal era o seu desejo de vingança que quando surgiu a oportunidade de se tornar um predador da noite, ele não pensou duas vezes, mesmo com o aviso deixado por Acheron.
Neste livro, dedicado à história de Talon, conhemos também Sunshine, uma mulher cheia de garra, que não gosta de receber ordens, mas também bastante sensível ao que a rodeia. A entrada de Sunshine na vida de Talon, vai-lhe revolucionar a sua maneira de ser. Conhecido como o predador mais capaz de controlar as suas emoções, rapidamente começamos a dar conta que não é bem assim.
Achei engraçadíssima a forma como as vidas destes dois personagens se cruzaram. A sua história ao longo de todo o livro, não nos deixa descansar. O nosso sangue vai fervendo, vamo-nos identificando cada vez mais com esta ou aquela personagem, emocionamo-nos com a sensibilidade ou com o acto heróico de que menos esperamos, enfim, um leque vastíssimo de emoções que nos faz devorar cada página de forma mais intensa do que a anterior.
Gostei muito da mitologia abordada neste livro. Fora o panteão grego que tem aparecido desde o primeiro livro, apareceram também alguns deuses do panteão celta como Morrighan, Bran e Camulus. Este último o autor da maldição (jamais ele poderá amar alguém sem que esse alguém morra) de que Talon tenta combater ao longo do livro todo. E claro, aparecendo Morrighan e Bran (que como podem ver fazem parte do nome deste blog) não podia deixar de me ter sentido "em casa" com este livro.
Um factor que me surpreendeu ao longo do livro é que, ao contrário dos outros dois livros, neste, a autora desenvolve um pouco mais que o habitual a personalidade de outros predadores da noite, inclusivé a história do misterioso Acheron. Gostei bastante de ficar a saber mais sobre ele e também sobre Zarek, que nos foi apresentado neste livro mas cujo próximo livro da autora é sobre ele (Dança com o Diabo). Fiquei sem dúvida entusiasmada para ler os próximos livros da autora. É também neste livro que o conceito de lobisomem e homem urso toma um novo significado.
Depois da leitura de Amante de Sonho e Prazer da Noite não podia estar mais ansiosa para ler este livro. E não houve desilusão alguma. Mais uma vez, Sherrilyn Kenyon mostra-se uma mestre na mistura de ingredientes como mitologia, acção, erotismo, romance e ainda consegue ir desenvolvendo, de forma absolutamente única e incontornável, as várias personalidades de todas as personagens.
A saga Predadores da Noite é daquelas sagas que consigo recomendar sem restrições algumas. A escrita desta autora é viciante, emotiva, que nos faz esquecer todas as preocupações, que nos transporta para um mundo onde o bem e o mal são postos à prova a cada momento. Uma autora cheia de qualidade cuja imaginação não tem limites. Uma escrita deliciosa e estonteante!
Deixo uma nota menos positiva para a revisão do livro. Podia ter sido mais rigorosa pois existem alguns erros e lapsos que podiam ter sido evitados.
Talon dos Morrigantes é um milenar guerreiro celta que, na sua vida humana, viu a sua família morrer perante os seus olhos. Filho de uma rainha que se apaixonou por um druida e por isso foi "condenada" até à sua morte, Talon cresceu a tentar mostrar que era digno do reino da sua mãe. Vivia para proteger a sua irmã Ceara, até que conheceu Nynia, o seu grande amor. Mas até estas duas mulheres lhe foram roubadas e por fim, também a sua vida. Tal era o seu desejo de vingança que quando surgiu a oportunidade de se tornar um predador da noite, ele não pensou duas vezes, mesmo com o aviso deixado por Acheron.
Neste livro, dedicado à história de Talon, conhemos também Sunshine, uma mulher cheia de garra, que não gosta de receber ordens, mas também bastante sensível ao que a rodeia. A entrada de Sunshine na vida de Talon, vai-lhe revolucionar a sua maneira de ser. Conhecido como o predador mais capaz de controlar as suas emoções, rapidamente começamos a dar conta que não é bem assim.
Achei engraçadíssima a forma como as vidas destes dois personagens se cruzaram. A sua história ao longo de todo o livro, não nos deixa descansar. O nosso sangue vai fervendo, vamo-nos identificando cada vez mais com esta ou aquela personagem, emocionamo-nos com a sensibilidade ou com o acto heróico de que menos esperamos, enfim, um leque vastíssimo de emoções que nos faz devorar cada página de forma mais intensa do que a anterior.
Gostei muito da mitologia abordada neste livro. Fora o panteão grego que tem aparecido desde o primeiro livro, apareceram também alguns deuses do panteão celta como Morrighan, Bran e Camulus. Este último o autor da maldição (jamais ele poderá amar alguém sem que esse alguém morra) de que Talon tenta combater ao longo do livro todo. E claro, aparecendo Morrighan e Bran (que como podem ver fazem parte do nome deste blog) não podia deixar de me ter sentido "em casa" com este livro.
Um factor que me surpreendeu ao longo do livro é que, ao contrário dos outros dois livros, neste, a autora desenvolve um pouco mais que o habitual a personalidade de outros predadores da noite, inclusivé a história do misterioso Acheron. Gostei bastante de ficar a saber mais sobre ele e também sobre Zarek, que nos foi apresentado neste livro mas cujo próximo livro da autora é sobre ele (Dança com o Diabo). Fiquei sem dúvida entusiasmada para ler os próximos livros da autora. É também neste livro que o conceito de lobisomem e homem urso toma um novo significado.
Depois da leitura de Amante de Sonho e Prazer da Noite não podia estar mais ansiosa para ler este livro. E não houve desilusão alguma. Mais uma vez, Sherrilyn Kenyon mostra-se uma mestre na mistura de ingredientes como mitologia, acção, erotismo, romance e ainda consegue ir desenvolvendo, de forma absolutamente única e incontornável, as várias personalidades de todas as personagens.
A saga Predadores da Noite é daquelas sagas que consigo recomendar sem restrições algumas. A escrita desta autora é viciante, emotiva, que nos faz esquecer todas as preocupações, que nos transporta para um mundo onde o bem e o mal são postos à prova a cada momento. Uma autora cheia de qualidade cuja imaginação não tem limites. Uma escrita deliciosa e estonteante!
Deixo uma nota menos positiva para a revisão do livro. Podia ter sido mais rigorosa pois existem alguns erros e lapsos que podiam ter sido evitados.
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No ha sido el mejor de los tres de hecho es el más flojo,.pero sigue teniendo la esencia.
También tiene mucha acción.
Por cierto amo a Nick
También tiene mucha acción.
Por cierto amo a Nick
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Si, un 10 para esta novela, no puedo poner ni una pega, la autora un 10, las traductoras otro 10. La tercera vez que leo este libro, la primera no me debió de gustar mucho, ya que la segunda vez que lo leí no me acordaba de casi nada (también puede ser mi memoria, que me estoy haciendo mayor) Pero como suele decirse a la tercera va la vencida, Talon y Sunshine me han enamorado.
La historia empieza con Talon, (Talon, yo siempre pensé que era Talón) Speirr de Morrigantes, celta, 1500 años de edad, hijo de un hechicero, a su madre la desterraron del clan por dejarse embaucar por él que es su padre. Aqueron le enseño a guardar sus emociones, después de hacerle cazador ya que no podía vivir con la culpa de ver a toda su familia muerta. Es el cazador con mayor autocontrol por eso Aqueron confía en él para tomar decisiones.
Sunshine, su padre Chaman, su madre y abuela medio brujas, con tres hermanos mayores, vive en un apartamento encima del bar de moteros que regenta la familia. Es artista, su vida es la pintura aunque también hace cuencos y esculturas para ganarse la vida, le atrae mucho la historia Celta, su abuela la hizo una regresión y la dijo que en una antigua vida había sido celta. Después de un matrimonio donde se ponían las necesidades de su marido por encima de las suyas no quiere saber nada de relaciones serias, es un alma libre. Trabaja vendiendo y exponiendo sus trabajos en la plaza junto a su mejor amiga que lee las cartas, (Selena Deveraux, hermana de Amanda mujer de Kyriam)
Esta es una de las parejas que desde un principio tienen química, la fuerza de Sunshine y la pasión de Talon.
Me encanta como la autora los pone en verdaderas dificultades, como Talon se pone celoso con Vane Kattalakis, o don culo diez (Julián de macedonia). Como el temperamento de él, se contrarresta con la frescura de ella. Ciomo la autora nos mete dentro de la ciudad, casi puedo ver la casa de Talon en el pantano con Beth en la puerta, e lsantuario con sus dos plantas y sus Peltier trabajando.
Dos almas gemelas unidas por el destino, y un dios celta que los quiere separar a toda costa. Una historia de amor, pasión, guerras, enfrentamientos, amistad. Lo tiene todo.
Referente a los personaje secundarios, me encanta ver a Zarek de Moesia (es mi favorito está en el primer puesto, y mucho tiene que pasar para quitarle del puesto.), como el “malo” no es tan malo. Simi y su salsa barbacoa. Saber un poquito más de Aqueron, que aparezca el santuario, ver a Eros y Psique, Vane y su hermano, Nick Gautier, del que guardo mal recuerdo en su libro, espero llegar pronto y quitarme la espinita que tengo con él.
Por poner una pega, en uno de los capítulos Talon quiere irse al piso de enfrente para vigilar a Sunshine y dormir allí, cuando sabemos que tienen que vivir en pisos nuevos por el tema de las almas y dan a entender que es un piso viejo.
La historia empieza con Talon, (Talon, yo siempre pensé que era Talón) Speirr de Morrigantes, celta, 1500 años de edad, hijo de un hechicero, a su madre la desterraron del clan por dejarse embaucar por él que es su padre. Aqueron le enseño a guardar sus emociones, después de hacerle cazador ya que no podía vivir con la culpa de ver a toda su familia muerta. Es el cazador con mayor autocontrol por eso Aqueron confía en él para tomar decisiones.
Sunshine, su padre Chaman, su madre y abuela medio brujas, con tres hermanos mayores, vive en un apartamento encima del bar de moteros que regenta la familia. Es artista, su vida es la pintura aunque también hace cuencos y esculturas para ganarse la vida, le atrae mucho la historia Celta, su abuela la hizo una regresión y la dijo que en una antigua vida había sido celta. Después de un matrimonio donde se ponían las necesidades de su marido por encima de las suyas no quiere saber nada de relaciones serias, es un alma libre. Trabaja vendiendo y exponiendo sus trabajos en la plaza junto a su mejor amiga que lee las cartas, (Selena Deveraux, hermana de Amanda mujer de Kyriam)
Esta es una de las parejas que desde un principio tienen química, la fuerza de Sunshine y la pasión de Talon.
Me encanta como la autora los pone en verdaderas dificultades, como Talon se pone celoso con Vane Kattalakis, o don culo diez (Julián de macedonia). Como el temperamento de él, se contrarresta con la frescura de ella. Ciomo la autora nos mete dentro de la ciudad, casi puedo ver la casa de Talon en el pantano con Beth en la puerta, e lsantuario con sus dos plantas y sus Peltier trabajando.
Dos almas gemelas unidas por el destino, y un dios celta que los quiere separar a toda costa. Una historia de amor, pasión, guerras, enfrentamientos, amistad. Lo tiene todo.
Referente a los personaje secundarios, me encanta ver a Zarek de Moesia (es mi favorito está en el primer puesto, y mucho tiene que pasar para quitarle del puesto.), como el “malo” no es tan malo. Simi y su salsa barbacoa. Saber un poquito más de Aqueron, que aparezca el santuario, ver a Eros y Psique, Vane y su hermano, Nick Gautier, del que guardo mal recuerdo en su libro, espero llegar pronto y quitarme la espinita que tengo con él.
Por poner una pega, en uno de los capítulos Talon quiere irse al piso de enfrente para vigilar a Sunshine y dormir allí, cuando sabemos que tienen que vivir en pisos nuevos por el tema de las almas y dan a entender que es un piso viejo.
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So many things happened in this, I don't even know where to start. Sherrilyn Kenyon's writing getting better with each book now, but it's still repetitive. This book's plot was better than Night Pleasure's, and I liked Talon and Sunshine.
A lot of flashback was in this, I enjoyed it in the beginning, but then they were just kept on repeating the same things. I didn't really liked what happened after Talon got his soul back, the end was of full things I didn't care about, like Acheron and Artemis (
A lot of flashback was in this, I enjoyed it in the beginning, but then they were just kept on repeating the same things. I didn't really liked what happened after Talon got his soul back, the end was of full things I didn't care about, like Acheron and Artemis (
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I'm rereading this series via audio book to distract myself during 12 weeks of radiation treatment. I was generous in my score before. It is funny, so it's doing the job of distracting me. The male accents are hilarious. It's like all the guys are from Transylvania.
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3.5 stars. I keep waiting for this series to wow me. I prefer Jacquelyn Frank's Nightwalkers series or Rebecca Zanetti's Dark Protectors series.
I'm not a fan that each Dark Hunter must be saved in the same way. Also if all the Dark Hunters fall in love and regain their humanity, who will protect the humans from the daimons? Also, why must they all be arrogant jerks, I understand them being strong, lethal alpha loner warriors, but that doesn't mean they will be snarky, anti-authority sex machines.
Characters are mentioned or briefly appear without necessity in order to introduce them for subsequent stories. It's just distracting and I wish the book's characters had more depth instead.
Lust is not love. I am not a fan of a man falling for a woman who reminds him of a previous lover. And we were constantly told that Talon loved Sunshine and how she was different from his previous wife, Nynia, but he kept thinking of Nynia and comparing the 2 incarnations.
Julianna has a great review listing Dark Hunter and name of book.
Likes:
* New Orleans and familiar landmarks - French Quarter, Cafe Du Monde, beignets, Jackson Square, bayous
* Set at Mardi Gras
* Dark-Hunter is the vampire bogeyman
* Talon calls Ash T-Rex
* How awful soy cheese is
* Talon's alligator friends, Beth & another one
* Sunshine's brothers are named Storm and Rain
* Sunshine's friend, Selena is Kyrian's sister-in-law
* Selena tells Sunshine about Dark Hunters
* Time moves forward, backward & laterally, Vane can travel invisible Rytis waves to teleport
* Gorgeous Peltier quadruplets
* Mama Lo Peltier had 11 gorgeous sons and owns The Sanctuary club
* Eros can't kill Talon and Sunshines true love of soulmates
* Sunshine's grandmother gives her a Marking Medal to protect her
Dislikes:
* Lust mistaken for love
* Talon's curse
* Very little strength diminishing with 3 Dark Hunters in New Orleans
* New Orleans for Mardi Gras would be crazy
* Lots of discord among Dark-Hunters
* Run over by Dionysus's Mardi Gras float
* Sunshine tried to wash and dry leather pants
* Dionysus, Greek god of wine & excess, and Camulus, Celtic god of war, trying to regain their power by raising
* Dionysus recruits Styxx to kill Acheron, his hated brother
* Styxx, Ash's bitter twin brother who longs for death
* Dark-Hunters are not allowed relationships only one night stands...Talon and Sunshine are together for several days
* Artemis wants to mercy kill Zarek
* Jerry Gagne, Sunshine's selfish ex-husband artist
* Jerry steals Sunshine's commission
* Fang calls Nick cattle boy ~ slang since humans are food to Wolves
* Don't mess with changing the past
* Dionysus tries to recruit Zarek to work with them in exchange for death
* Acheron must die to release the beast, blood of an Atlantean to free Destroyer
* Talon asks Eros to shoot Sunshine with a lead arrow to destroy their love and keep her safe
* Sunshine's father, Daniel Runningwolf is a shaman, can't shake Talon's hand
* Talon bites Sunshine in the heat of the moment
* Vane & Fang's sister, Anya and her pups are killed by Daimons
* Kyrian and Julian threatening to kill Valerius who watched as his father tortured Kyrian
* Dionysus paid Mike to lighten windows and kill Zarek
With-reservations:
prejudice, violence, murder, torture, betrayal, cursed, reincarnation, sexual situations
Pyramid of Protection:
Dark-Hunters: pursue those who feed on human blood & souls
Dream-Hunters: go after the energy- and dreamsuckers
Were-Hunters: stalk the slayers
Daimons:
Vampires on steroids with a God complex. Appolites who have turned Daimon will drain blood and soul from humans every few weeks to remain alive. Called Inkblots because of strange black mark on their chests when they change from Apollites to human slayers.
Appollites:
Apollo lay with a nymph to create superior race as a bet with Zeus. 3 days later, first 4 Apollites were born. 3 days later they grew to adulthood, and 3 days later they ruled the earth. Zeus banished Apollites to Atlantis. Greeks sent a beautiful woman to Apollo and he got her knocked up. Apollites killed her and the unborn and staged it to look like an animal attack. Apollo found out and destroyed Atlantis. Apollo cursed Apollites with animal traits: fangs and honed senses. They were already strong, fast & psychic. Can't stand sun and must drink blood from other Apollites every few days. Apollites only live thrice nine years, on 27th birthday they die a slow and painful death where their bodies disintegrate into dust over 24 hours. Usually either kill themselves on day before their 27th birthday or they turn Daimo by killing humans and gathering the human's soul to prolong their lives.
Dark-Hunters:
Fast, strong, heal quickly. Immortal warriors who hunt vampires to protect humans from Daimons. Can sense dawn, eyes sensitive to light. Must hunt alone, if Dark-Hunters team up, the team's powers and strength weaken. Can mind control weak-minded humans. Fangs but don't need to drink blood. Artemis takes their souls. Oath of secrecy to not reveal Dark Hunter nature. If Dark Hunters injure another Dark Hunter, they also receive what wounds they inflict.
Artemis created the Dark-Hunters. Artemis comes to a human who has been seriously wronged and offers to make him a Dark-Hunter in exchange for a single act of vengeance against those who wronged them then service to Artemis protecting humans from Daimons. Acheron "Ash" is first Dark Hunter and leader of the group.
To leave Dark-Hunters, get your soul back from Artemis, must find a way to drain your powers, then die. Someone who loves you must hold your soul burning in their bare hands while you die then return it to your body.
Dark-Hunters:
* Acheron Parthenopaeus ~ Atlantean, first Dark-Hunter, leader of Dark Hunters, Artemis's love toy, silver eyes, god killer, dragon possessed, pilots his own MH-60K Sikorsky helicopter or custom Buell motorcycle. Telekinesis, teleport, immobilize, lightning bolts.
- Acheron's handbook ~ 5) An unconscious Dark-Hunter is a dead one.
* Kyrian of Thrace ~ celibate Dark Hunter, his beautiful wife, Theone betrayed him. Don't trust women. Tortured and betrayal caused PTSD. Psychic, accountant Amanda Devereaux helped him regain his soul and become immortal human, sex drains his Dark Hunter powers (1)
* Talon/Speirr ~ Commands elements, heals by absorbing injury, projection, telekinesis & can shield himself from human detection. Mother married a druid and left her throne, Talon saved his sister but mistakenly killed Camulus's son trying to avenge Talon's uncle's death and was cursed by Camulus so anyone he loved would die, Talon's people betrayed him and killed him and his beloved wife Nynia. Sees sister Ceara. Controls emotions and feelings weaken his Dark Hunter calmness and control. Divorced, vegan artist Sunshine Runningwolf can see auras and is reincarnation of Nynia and granddaughter of Morrigan. Black Viper & collection of vintage Harley motorcycles. Lives isolated in the bayou with 2 alligators for pets. Break Camulus's curse because Sunshine offers her soul to break curse, can only take human soul after death, but Morrigan's immortal blood is in granddaughter Sunshine and now Talon after biting Sunshine (2)
* Zarek ~ anti-social, telekinetic psychopath is assigned to Alaska, Feeder feeds off human women's blood. Over-compensating for timidity of a slave by being an uber jerk. Valerius's whipping boy & half-brother. (2)
* Valerius ~ noble Roman, disdain for others, Zarek was his whipping boy and realized also his half-brother (2)
* Wulf ~ Talon's best friend, Norse viking
Squires:
* Eric St. James ~ 2nd generation also Dorean Squire
* Nick Ambrose Gautier ~ Kyrian's squire, until Kyrian was saved, becomes Dorean Squire - unattached squire
* Mike Callahan ~ H-53E Sea Dragon Sikorsky helicopter pilot, Dorian Squire
Allies:
* Tabitha "Tabby" ~ Amanda's twin, vampire hunter (1)
* Madam Selene Laurens ~ Amanda's sister, the Moon Mistress, Sunshine's friend in next booth, married to lawyer (1 & 2)
* Grace Alexander ~ Amanda's friend, sex therapist who married a Greek sex slave she conjured out of a book (2)
* Prof. Julian Alexander ~ Julian of Macedon, Kyrian's friend and commander, Grace's husband, son of goddess Aphrodite (2)
* Dr. Tate Bennett ~ Coroner, Kyrian's daytime rescue via body bag and ambulance (1)
Were-Hunters:
Strati ~ Wolves who can shapeshift to human form, live about a thousand years, Katagaria soldier protects themselves, their pack and their territory, hunted by Arcadians
* Fang Kattalakis ~ Vane's younger Strati brother (2)
* Vane Kattalakis ~ Fang's older Strati brother, predator's grace, can lateral time jump or teleport (2)
* Peltier Quadruplets ~ Bear shifters, Dev
Gods:
* Aphrodite ~ Greek goddess of love, mother of Julian Alexander (1)
* Apollymi ~ Atlantean god of vengeance and death, called the Destoyer (2)
* Artemis ~ creator of Dark Hunters, keeper of their souls, lusts after Acheron
* Camulus, Celtic god of war, Artemis's brother, teams up with Dionysus to regain their power by raising Atlantean Destroyer (2)
* Dionysus, Greek god of wine & excess, teams up with Dionysus to regain their power by raising Atlantean Destroyer (2)
* Eros ~ Cupid married to Psyche, god of love, wears his bow and arrow as a necklace, lead arrows can kill lust & infatuation, but not true love (2)
* Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths and metalworking, Aphrodite's husband (1)
* Mnimi ~ goddess of memory (2)
* Morrigan ~ Sunshine's grandmother (2)
* Psyche ~ married to Eros, goddess of souls and soulmates (2)
I'm not a fan that each Dark Hunter must be saved in the same way. Also if all the Dark Hunters fall in love and regain their humanity, who will protect the humans from the daimons? Also, why must they all be arrogant jerks, I understand them being strong, lethal alpha loner warriors, but that doesn't mean they will be snarky, anti-authority sex machines.
Characters are mentioned or briefly appear without necessity in order to introduce them for subsequent stories. It's just distracting and I wish the book's characters had more depth instead.
Lust is not love. I am not a fan of a man falling for a woman who reminds him of a previous lover. And we were constantly told that Talon loved Sunshine and how she was different from his previous wife, Nynia, but he kept thinking of Nynia and comparing the 2 incarnations.
Julianna has a great review listing Dark Hunter and name of book.
Likes:
* New Orleans and familiar landmarks - French Quarter, Cafe Du Monde, beignets, Jackson Square, bayous
* Set at Mardi Gras
* Dark-Hunter is the vampire bogeyman
* Talon calls Ash T-Rex
* How awful soy cheese is
* Talon's alligator friends, Beth & another one
* Sunshine's brothers are named Storm and Rain
* Sunshine's friend, Selena is Kyrian's sister-in-law
* Selena tells Sunshine about Dark Hunters
* Time moves forward, backward & laterally, Vane can travel invisible Rytis waves to teleport
* Gorgeous Peltier quadruplets
* Mama Lo Peltier had 11 gorgeous sons and owns The Sanctuary club
* Eros can't kill Talon and Sunshines true love of soulmates
* Sunshine's grandmother gives her a Marking Medal to protect her
Dislikes:
* Lust mistaken for love
* Talon's curse
* Very little strength diminishing with 3 Dark Hunters in New Orleans
* New Orleans for Mardi Gras would be crazy
* Lots of discord among Dark-Hunters
* Run over by Dionysus's Mardi Gras float
* Sunshine tried to wash and dry leather pants
* Dionysus, Greek god of wine & excess, and Camulus, Celtic god of war, trying to regain their power by raising
* Dionysus recruits Styxx to kill Acheron, his hated brother
* Styxx, Ash's bitter twin brother who longs for death
* Dark-Hunters are not allowed relationships only one night stands...Talon and Sunshine are together for several days
* Artemis wants to mercy kill Zarek
* Jerry Gagne, Sunshine's selfish ex-husband artist
* Jerry steals Sunshine's commission
* Fang calls Nick cattle boy ~ slang since humans are food to Wolves
* Don't mess with changing the past
* Dionysus tries to recruit Zarek to work with them in exchange for death
* Acheron must die to release the beast, blood of an Atlantean to free Destroyer
* Talon asks Eros to shoot Sunshine with a lead arrow to destroy their love and keep her safe
* Sunshine's father, Daniel Runningwolf is a shaman, can't shake Talon's hand
* Talon bites Sunshine in the heat of the moment
* Vane & Fang's sister, Anya and her pups are killed by Daimons
* Kyrian and Julian threatening to kill Valerius who watched as his father tortured Kyrian
* Dionysus paid Mike to lighten windows and kill Zarek
With-reservations:
prejudice, violence, murder, torture, betrayal, cursed, reincarnation, sexual situations
Pyramid of Protection:
Dark-Hunters: pursue those who feed on human blood & souls
Dream-Hunters: go after the energy- and dreamsuckers
Were-Hunters: stalk the slayers
Daimons:
Vampires on steroids with a God complex. Appolites who have turned Daimon will drain blood and soul from humans every few weeks to remain alive. Called Inkblots because of strange black mark on their chests when they change from Apollites to human slayers.
Appollites:
Apollo lay with a nymph to create superior race as a bet with Zeus. 3 days later, first 4 Apollites were born. 3 days later they grew to adulthood, and 3 days later they ruled the earth. Zeus banished Apollites to Atlantis. Greeks sent a beautiful woman to Apollo and he got her knocked up. Apollites killed her and the unborn and staged it to look like an animal attack. Apollo found out and destroyed Atlantis. Apollo cursed Apollites with animal traits: fangs and honed senses. They were already strong, fast & psychic. Can't stand sun and must drink blood from other Apollites every few days. Apollites only live thrice nine years, on 27th birthday they die a slow and painful death where their bodies disintegrate into dust over 24 hours. Usually either kill themselves on day before their 27th birthday or they turn Daimo by killing humans and gathering the human's soul to prolong their lives.
Dark-Hunters:
Fast, strong, heal quickly. Immortal warriors who hunt vampires to protect humans from Daimons. Can sense dawn, eyes sensitive to light. Must hunt alone, if Dark-Hunters team up, the team's powers and strength weaken. Can mind control weak-minded humans. Fangs but don't need to drink blood. Artemis takes their souls. Oath of secrecy to not reveal Dark Hunter nature. If Dark Hunters injure another Dark Hunter, they also receive what wounds they inflict.
Artemis created the Dark-Hunters. Artemis comes to a human who has been seriously wronged and offers to make him a Dark-Hunter in exchange for a single act of vengeance against those who wronged them then service to Artemis protecting humans from Daimons. Acheron "Ash" is first Dark Hunter and leader of the group.
To leave Dark-Hunters, get your soul back from Artemis, must find a way to drain your powers, then die. Someone who loves you must hold your soul burning in their bare hands while you die then return it to your body.
Dark-Hunters:
* Acheron Parthenopaeus ~ Atlantean, first Dark-Hunter, leader of Dark Hunters, Artemis's love toy, silver eyes, god killer, dragon possessed, pilots his own MH-60K Sikorsky helicopter or custom Buell motorcycle. Telekinesis, teleport, immobilize, lightning bolts.
- Acheron's handbook ~ 5) An unconscious Dark-Hunter is a dead one.
* Kyrian of Thrace ~ celibate Dark Hunter, his beautiful wife, Theone betrayed him. Don't trust women. Tortured and betrayal caused PTSD. Psychic, accountant Amanda Devereaux helped him regain his soul and become immortal human, sex drains his Dark Hunter powers (1)
* Talon/Speirr ~ Commands elements, heals by absorbing injury, projection, telekinesis & can shield himself from human detection. Mother married a druid and left her throne, Talon saved his sister but mistakenly killed Camulus's son trying to avenge Talon's uncle's death and was cursed by Camulus so anyone he loved would die, Talon's people betrayed him and killed him and his beloved wife Nynia. Sees sister Ceara. Controls emotions and feelings weaken his Dark Hunter calmness and control. Divorced, vegan artist Sunshine Runningwolf can see auras and is reincarnation of Nynia and granddaughter of Morrigan. Black Viper & collection of vintage Harley motorcycles. Lives isolated in the bayou with 2 alligators for pets. Break Camulus's curse because Sunshine offers her soul to break curse, can only take human soul after death, but Morrigan's immortal blood is in granddaughter Sunshine and now Talon after biting Sunshine (2)
* Zarek ~ anti-social, telekinetic psychopath is assigned to Alaska, Feeder feeds off human women's blood. Over-compensating for timidity of a slave by being an uber jerk. Valerius's whipping boy & half-brother. (2)
* Valerius ~ noble Roman, disdain for others, Zarek was his whipping boy and realized also his half-brother (2)
* Wulf ~ Talon's best friend, Norse viking
Squires:
* Eric St. James ~ 2nd generation also Dorean Squire
* Nick Ambrose Gautier ~ Kyrian's squire, until Kyrian was saved, becomes Dorean Squire - unattached squire
* Mike Callahan ~ H-53E Sea Dragon Sikorsky helicopter pilot, Dorian Squire
Allies:
* Tabitha "Tabby" ~ Amanda's twin, vampire hunter (1)
* Madam Selene Laurens ~ Amanda's sister, the Moon Mistress, Sunshine's friend in next booth, married to lawyer (1 & 2)
* Grace Alexander ~ Amanda's friend, sex therapist who married a Greek sex slave she conjured out of a book (2)
* Prof. Julian Alexander ~ Julian of Macedon, Kyrian's friend and commander, Grace's husband, son of goddess Aphrodite (2)
* Dr. Tate Bennett ~ Coroner, Kyrian's daytime rescue via body bag and ambulance (1)
Were-Hunters:
Strati ~ Wolves who can shapeshift to human form, live about a thousand years, Katagaria soldier protects themselves, their pack and their territory, hunted by Arcadians
* Fang Kattalakis ~ Vane's younger Strati brother (2)
* Vane Kattalakis ~ Fang's older Strati brother, predator's grace, can lateral time jump or teleport (2)
* Peltier Quadruplets ~ Bear shifters, Dev
Gods:
* Aphrodite ~ Greek goddess of love, mother of Julian Alexander (1)
* Apollymi ~ Atlantean god of vengeance and death, called the Destoyer (2)
* Artemis ~ creator of Dark Hunters, keeper of their souls, lusts after Acheron
* Camulus, Celtic god of war, Artemis's brother, teams up with Dionysus to regain their power by raising Atlantean Destroyer (2)
* Dionysus, Greek god of wine & excess, teams up with Dionysus to regain their power by raising Atlantean Destroyer (2)
* Eros ~ Cupid married to Psyche, god of love, wears his bow and arrow as a necklace, lead arrows can kill lust & infatuation, but not true love (2)
* Hephaestus, the god of blacksmiths and metalworking, Aphrodite's husband (1)
* Mnimi ~ goddess of memory (2)
* Morrigan ~ Sunshine's grandmother (2)
* Psyche ~ married to Eros, goddess of souls and soulmates (2)
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You lost me at "lethal killers".
Usually romance books have very defined male heroes and barely sketched female counterparts, I believe that is do to the male hero being the fantasy of the author and the target audience, but in this case all the heroes are so so over the fucking top, the girl looks interesting by contrast. So what do you get when you described a hero as the tallest, most beautifulest with chiseled cheekbones and an alpha hyper testosterone attitude and then you have to get it together with the other heroes you described the exact same way to star on other books you want to put on the market? Exhausted, that's what you get.
This hundreds upon hundreds of years old warriors act like hormone filled teenagers the second they are with each other, are constantly jumping at each other throats for the minimal insult and are all together stupid. Pretty, but stupid. All of them are described as either "lethal", "predator" and obviously "dangerous" but they melt at the sight of a baby. Argh.
Listen girls if all this helps you go back to your accountant husband later, good for you, but I rather chat up a geek in a comic book store.
Usually romance books have very defined male heroes and barely sketched female counterparts, I believe that is do to the male hero being the fantasy of the author and the target audience, but in this case all the heroes are so so over the fucking top, the girl looks interesting by contrast. So what do you get when you described a hero as the tallest, most beautifulest with chiseled cheekbones and an alpha hyper testosterone attitude and then you have to get it together with the other heroes you described the exact same way to star on other books you want to put on the market? Exhausted, that's what you get.
This hundreds upon hundreds of years old warriors act like hormone filled teenagers the second they are with each other, are constantly jumping at each other throats for the minimal insult and are all together stupid. Pretty, but stupid. All of them are described as either "lethal", "predator" and obviously "dangerous" but they melt at the sight of a baby. Argh.
Listen girls if all this helps you go back to your accountant husband later, good for you, but I rather chat up a geek in a comic book store.
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