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This book grabbed my attention right away. The characters were well develpoed and the scenes were exciting and often passionate.
Nice job.

Do not judge this book by it's cover! This series is great, I loved book 3! Bowen very sexy and Mariketa hilarious. I would recommend that anyone picking up this book start with book 1 and read them in order.

I have been reading romance novels since I was 15, so a good 20 years now. In my mind nothing like a cup of tea and a good romance novel to escape and unwind at the end of a day.
Just to give a sample of my taste, other authors I enjoy are: Jen Holling, Connie Brockway, Johanna Lindsey, Julie Garwood, Christina Dodd, just to name a few.

This entire series is such a page turner. I had a hard time putting any of the titles down. More evenings than I care to admit I stayed up way to late "just to read one more chapter".

I loved Bowen from A hunger like no other and was thrilled to see him getting a book of his own. Wow what a twist in this one. I was on the edge of my seat. I loved the supporting demons and was glad to see that Cade got his own story as well. Love him!

The entire series is fast and there is not a lot of review of what happened in a prior book. You open the book and off you go. These are not slow moving. I laughed, I cried, I blushed. Boy Ms. Cole writes some steamy scenes. Wow! And I am amazed that nothing repeats. Each book is so different, the plots are so different and the way the main characters relate is so different. Yes they do all have hansom men and lovely ladies. But the dynamic relationship between the main characters is simply fire from page 1 to the end. Out of all my years reading romance. I have never read modern romance before. I can say without a doubt that these are the best romance books I have read and that is truly saying a lot considering how many authors works sit on my shelf.

This is my favorite book in the Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole. I just really love the Lykaes that Kresley writes about, they are so likeable. Mari, the heroin was so cool! Talk about some great love scenes too, mmmm mmmm good! This was Kresley's last really great book in the series. Dark Needs at Nights Edge and Desires After Dusk were just ok. I think she is cranking out to many books now and isn't able to take the care with her writings. I don't like the new covers either.

Okay, this is my 3rd read in the Immortals after Dark Series. LOVED LOVED LOVED the first book, the 2nd "ech" not so much. Bowen and Mari's story brought the series back to life for me. In the second book I had no interest in the "amazing race" parrallel, skipped over a lot of those pages, however in this 3rd installment the race came to life for me because of Bowen and Mari and also the comraderie shared between Mari's 6 protectors whilst on their amazing journey. There were so many twists and turns and treats in this book, the fate of Mari's parents, Mariah and her story, and the return of beloved characters.

Yes there were a few slow points but they didn't last long and the wait was rewarded. I am starting on the 4th book at the gym this evening. Its about one of the other vampire brothers of the horde.

I must confess though that I do like the Lykae men a lot more than the Vampire men.THEY CAN CHASE ME ANYTIME THEY WANT TO!

What a delightful find! This book (and its three sequels that I loved) has great writing, dynamic characters, just the right mixture of real life and magical fantasy, and good old-fashioned romance.

I have been trying new authors and Shanna Swendson is now one of my new favorites. This series is a nice change from the other books out there. As a first book in the series, it does the setup of the characters and situation very well and does not lag. Have read all the books in the series (so far and hope they will continue) and have enjoyed all of them.

This was a fun read - can't wait to buy the next in the series! I'm hooked!

I am ever confounded by categories. I think of urban fantasy as dark and edgy, set in a city, and including paranormal elements. Paranormal romance has a plot that revolves around a romantic relationship,and includes paranormal elements. So here we have Katie Chandler, who has been seeing strange things in the city. Coming to New York from a small town in Texas, she chalks it up to odd city folk. After all, no one but her gives a second glance to the girl with wings, the guy with pointed ears, or the gargoyle that isn't where he should be. In truth, Katie is a magical null, able to see through the enchantments that hide non-humans from the rest of us. This talent sees her recruited to Magic, Spells, and Illusions, a well-kept secret run by a very famous magician.

This charming read has all the elements of an urban fantasy without the edginess. There's a bit of romance, but the story stands well without it. I'm calling it Light Urban Fantasy. Fans of Charlaine Harris will enjoy this smart, gutsy heroine, who ends up being valued not just for a freak of happenstance, but for her ideas and experience.

This was such a fun book to read!!! I devoured this one and quickly bought all the rest - I read the last one in one day. I can't wait to find out what is in store for her lovable characters - it was such a departure from the everyday - I can't wait for more!!!

With its pathologically misanthropic protagonist and radically transformed world of influential magic-users , this novel effectively straddles the edge of the cyberpunk and occult/supernatural subgenres of fantasy. It is a good, entertaining read within its own limitations. Foremost among these is the pushing of a leftist worldview, which comes across as self-indulgent. In the history of this world, Christianity is dead after having endured a civil war between Catholics and Protestants (with the former having sponsored terrorists); other religions' fate (Hinduism, Islam, Judaism) is not expressed. Shamanism, Ceremonial Magic, Wicca, and other New Age revivals have assumed the place of these religions, though they are more practical applications of existing phenomenae than systems of belief. Saintcrow does well in hinting at the interplay between these traditions and the humans and mythological creatures that inhabit and practice them. She is also adept at believable and pregnant dialogue and in drawing her characters: there is really nothing to complain about with the writing itself. I did have trouble believing that multiple characters fell so madly in love with the protagonist, given what an unpleasant personality she owns. It's a fairly common event in popular fiction by or for women, to be sure (one good example: Bridget Jones' Diary), just as there is analogous wish-fulfillment in more male-centric subgenres.

Saintcrow's world's believability is compromised, for me at least, with what I suspect is the author's settling of accounts with those things which she finds distasteful, whether it is Christianity, or simply people who do not like tattoos. Her strident feminism is evident not simply with the combative heroine cheerfully taking on men of far greater size and strength, but in casual references to females being customers of 'sex workers', not to mention acceptance of bisexuality. Clearly the author has channeled much of her anger at the world into not only her protagonist's worldview and language, but into the creation of the world and cosmos of the novel itself. I have scant sympathy with the author's evident worldview, and as a Christian grow weary of the constant gratuitous insults hurled towards my religion in popular culture. But I won't deny that this book still held a certain appeal, and it is a considerable feat to make such an unlikely world even approach believability.

Overall, an entertaining example of its subgenre that is unlikely to test its boundaries or challenge its readers.

this is my absolute favorite series of books on the planet. i have read them over and over and i still can't help but become entirely immersed in them. from cover to cover, the entire series is amazing. i just wish there were more.

I've read all 5 of the books in the Dante Valentine series - but not because of a liking for the heroine! I found her annoying and with no redeeming qualities. So what made me read all five books?

Tierce Japhrimel. Lucifer's Eldest, his assassin and Right Hand.

He was by far the most engaging and intriguing character as well as having a consistent personality.

I found myself reading avidly, waiting for Japhrimel to find some way to make this silly little girl Dante to grow up. (I skimmed Book 2 because he is not in it much and so the story was poor.)

For a character that was supposed to be the best and toughest Necromance in the world, Dante was pretty shallow and pathetic.

The author would have done better to have based her stories around the enigmatic demon Japh and consigned "Danny" to the dustbin.

Some of the themes were repetitve....e.g., if I had to read about the scar on her shoulder getting hot again, or her rings sparkling one more time, or her "tat" crawling (yawn) I would have screamed.

I did however, read to the last gasp of the last book because outside of the silly heroine and the repeated themes, I really cared about how Japh's story ended and so the author got something right - just a shame she did not expand on it and leave Dante behind.

I was rather hoping along the way, he would "fall" for someone else and dump the ungrateful whiner Danny.

Guess he had to have one major flaw in his character and that was it....he loved not wisely, but too well.

Good one--a superior example of "urban fantasy." Although I suppose it would be more accurate to say "sometime in the near future" dark fantasy.

You could also say this is a combination of J. D. Robb (near future but still recognizable society plus mysterious murders) and early Laurell K. Hamilton (Necromance/bounty hunter), but that would be a cruel disservice to Ms. Saintcrow. For one thing, she's a much better writer than LKH and the early Robbs. For another, there is so much originality here that the book is not quite like anything else I've read in this subgenre. Any comparisons would be superficial at best.

Dante Valentine is a Necromance who can bring back the dead for questioning by lawyers and suchlike, but also does bounty hunting work to pay the mortgage. She's a tough adrenaline junkie with a close relationship to Anubis, the Death God. When Lucifer's right hand man, Japhrimel, shows up at Dante's door to haul her off to Hell for a consult with the Devil himself, things in her life begin to rapidly decay. Lucifer has a job for Dante--catch an escaped demon turned serial killer which "no man or demon can kill"--and offers her no chance for refusal. The wild card in all this is Japhrimel, who's loyalty to the Devil begins to strain...

Ms. Saintcrow's voice is fast and immersive without being superficial (she even makes the flashbacks breathless), and she does an good job of trusting the reader to keep up without over-explaining things. There were a couple of instances of minor plotting by stupidity--but then, that's almost become a subgenre trope. I ignored it and went along for the ride because the story was so engaging.

I am getting a little tired of "kickass" heroines who make stupid choices out of anger. If they were really that kickass and working in a dangerous profession like bounty hunting, they would not survive such recklessness and bad decisions. But why be a party pooper, huh? Many a Hollywood writer/director has made a good living out of reckless, bad decisionmakin' heroes who wouldn't survive ten minutes in the real world. That's why they call it "fantasy." Overall, this is a kickass opening to what promises to be a kickass series.

What a great read. This is a true urban fantasy and a real page turner!

I must preface by saying that this is the firs of Ms. Kenyon's works I've read; I picked up a free copy at a convention for kicks, and it turned out to be just about what I expected: the literary equivalent of a Twinkie with sprinkles; good fun, but not much quality.

The characters and plot are predictable, even for someone who's not read any of her other works--will the fiery redhead manage to melt the icy, wounded heart of the uptight nobleman and introduce him to his wild side (or at least hers)? Will he struggle with great confustion over his attraction to her? Will her family hating him cause friction, but eventually be resolved so they can be together? Anyone familiar with books and stock plots in general and a high school education could have written this. The style gave me a headache; I believe it has been described elsewhere as "choppy," and that's accurate. The characters just seem to jump around from one action and thought to another without much apparent prompting, leaving "meaningful" moments feeling flat. It seemed, to me, like the kind of thing you might get from a high-schooler writing vampire fanfiction.

However, this was clearly not intended to be a great work of literature; it was intended to be a fun-filled, action-packed romp through an erotic fantasy world, with more throbbing cocks than a chicken coop sitting on a subwoofer. And that it is. It's a light, quick read that does entertain. In short, even though the crafting made me cringe, I did enjoy it. And while I won't be rushing out to buy the next one, I'd consider picking it up second-hand, or borrowing it.

To all those fallowing the Dark Hunter series, I would have to say that this is by far one of the most rivoting books yet. I sat up until three in the morning to finish this one book and could hardly hold back the tears as I finished it. Once again Ms. Kenyon does her books justic. "Sieze the Night" dulves even deeper into the lives of not only her Dark Hunter characters but also shares more about Acheron, Artemis and a few others.

Taken from the views of Tabitha and Valerius, this book shows just how important families and friendship really are. And while Ms. Kenyon dazzels us with more sexy DH scense, she also shows a man who, through time tried to help those in need and could never quite succeed. Valerius is a strong character, and while at first my dislike of his character in the other books made me cautious about this one, Kenyon shows just how any one person can really be good. Ms. Kenyon is truely a spectacular writer as she shows just how everyone can be blinded by the truth of events. Acheron, whos knowledge and wisdom knows no bonds proclaims in her novel, "There are always three sides to every memory __. Yours, theirs and the truth which is somewhere in between the two." I believe that that one statement will stay with me throughout the rest of my life.

Can't miss with Sherrilyn Kenyon, she's the best! She always brings humor, chemistry & lots of action into her books. Gotta love Tabitha, she's something else. Excellent book, highly recommend.

It was an okay read, nothing spectacular. After reading Kresley Cole's Immortal series, I guess am a little spoiled. I may read one or two more of the Dark Hunter series, eventually. It wasn't a bad book, but it was not the same caliber of Ms. Cole's novels.

These books would be better if the author actually remembered what she had previously written and therefore did not contradict herself.

For example: on page 339 of "Dance with the Devil" she described Archeron thus: "His long blonde hair flowed around his shoulders".

On page 8 of "Seize the Night" however she says that Archeron "......wore his long black hair loose and flowing around his shoulders".

On page 242 of "Dance with the Devil" the author says "Zarek stripped his own clothes off" and yet just one page later on 243 she says: "Zarek moved away from her only long enough to remove his clothes".

This kind of sloppy writing detracts and distracts from some rather unusual ideas that deserve either a) a writer of more discipline or b) proof-readers who knows what they are doing.

The other thing that detracts from what would be interesting stories is the insistance that all her primary male and female characters seem to suffer from a severe sex addiction and the inability to control it to the point where it interferes with the flow of the story.

On top of that the sex scenes are so repetitve that having read a couple of them, the reader is free skip forward a couple of pages in any and all of the books to pass over the "seeing stars" and "hissing" with passion bits.

It's a shame because the basic themes are interesting....the above instances are distractions from what should be good stories.

Anita Blake readers will enjoy this urban fantasy. Cat is your average girl-next-door, except for spending her evenings luring and killing evil vampires. One of those evil vampires raped Cat's mother; he was newly turned and therefore was able to impregnate her... with Cat. Cat's mixed blood explains her unusual strength and her special attraction to trolling vampires.

Through a series of encounters with a vampire called Bones, Cat begins to realize that not all vampires are evil.

Lots of conflicts, twists, & turns to keep the reader's attention; enough violence & sex that you wouldn't want your kids to read it.

I liked this book and look forward to more. It of course, has the romance and ect. you'd expect. Some good funny parts too.
I think with time the author will mature and so will the story lines.

The book is okay, but I don't care for the 'wilting flower' type of women.

The series is written in first person and is about Cat, half-human and half-vampire. Her mum got raped by a vampire and because of that Cat hunts and kills vampires.

In the first book, Halfway to the Grave, she is forced to team up with another vampire called Bones. Bones is pretty much a bounty hunter/hitman and he tries to track down a ruthless vampire who kidnaps and sells human girls. Cat and Bones have an awesome chemestry going on and of course they hook up.

The book reminded me a lot of Buffy, not because she is a vampire slayer but because the book has an awesome sense of humor without being silly. Every other page made me at least smile but at the same time the whole story line was serious enough. Bones also reminded me a little of Spike (before he turned into Buffys lap dog) and I liked that there was no mistaken about how he felt about Cat.

I didn't like that there wasn't a real happy end in the book. I understood the reasons why she acted the way she had to and I know that Bones will be there in the next book but I think I would have been happier if I would have got a happy end

I never watched Buffy or charmed or any of those shows on TV so I wasn't too concerned after reading the bad reviews.

I enjoyed Cat and Bones characters very much. I laughed myself to tears and found the characters to be very funny, charming and steamy. The jealousy had me rolling! The banter between Cat and Bones was my favorite part.

The story moved along very fast. I read the book in a day and quickly downloaded the next one. (I LOVE MY KINDLE) I was not happy with the way the book ended however I am looking forward to the next.

I bought this thinking it was a romance. Well, I guess I thought it would have a stronger "erotica" undertone. This isn't really what most would consider a paranormal romance. The author is very talanted, and I simply really liked the book. Even if it didn't have any graphic sex.

This is a very good book. I purchased this as a gift for my daughter. She loves Donna Boyd's writing.

The story starts out slow, but gets better in the middle. By the end of the book, I was interested. There's a lot of narration, more telling than showing. I think the books should have been edited better. It could have been shorter.

Werewolves, with brilliant intelligence and devastating beauty, live at peace amongst and above normal humans, running a business conglomeration that rules the Western world. But after the violent death of three werewolves leaves the scent of human on the scene, Alexander, the leader of the werewolf pack, must reveal secrets he has long kept hidden, secrets which will redefine human and werewolf relations: he tells his son and heir a love story about werewolves and a human woman. Boyd's werewolves are unique--artisans, philosophers, and businessmen, they do not live on the fringes of society but instead rule over it. However, Boyd's werewolves also stretch hyperbole to the limit, and they are so stunning, so perfect, so aloof that her novel reads like bad fanfiction. The plot and writing style are unremarkable and the characterization is ludicrous, and so this book is mediocre at best. Although it is an interesting deviation from usual werewolf stereotypes, I don't recommend it.

"In the bright light of day [...] these two could not have passed unnoticed. Eyebrows would be raised, sentences would be left unfinished, small backward steps would be taken to clear a path as they walked by. Head would turn, gazes would follow, and for the space of a second, maybe more, thoughts would stutter and be forgotten. Later, someone might remark upon how tall and striking they looked, or how powerful they seemed. That was all.

"In this dark dead hour of the morning no one was about to notice them. Yet the night seemed to hold its breath until they passed (9)."

So begins The Passion, and here first impressions are reliable: so the book continues for the next 400 pages. Were werewolves are usually categorized as dark and dangerous strangers who live around the fringes of society, hidden from humanity and tied to their bestial nature, Boyd's werewolves break from the norm: perhaps still dark and dangerous, they are also beautiful, intelligent, and cultured--not only more cultured than humans, they created what humans recognize as "culture." They also have unconventional breeding practices, and humans cannot become werewolves. They still turn into wolves in a magical transformation they call the Passion, but on the whole this is a different sort of werewolf.

However, in her attempt to make a new sort of werewolf and to characterize these werewolves, Boyd relies on exaggeration. The quote illustrates it, and so it continues through the rest of the book. These werewolves are so beautiful as to strike humans dumb, their wit and intelligence defies description, their characterization stretches hyperbole to its breaking point. Worse, the narrator is often a werewolf, and his aloof pride only exacerbates the point. The werewolves are simply too perfect, so perfect that they seem like the "Gary Stu"s of bad fanfiction: idealized, exaggerated, and wholly unbelievable.

A combination of socio-political drama and love story, the plot has its fair number of interesting twists and logical conclusions, but it's nothing special and the resolutions are sometimes too convenient. The framed narration is abrupt and addresses the reader, which breaks the fourth wall and makes it impossible to suspend disbelief as the book requires. The narrative voice tries for lush and distinctive but manages only repetitive descriptions and constant exaggeration. Yes, the book remains readable, but it certainly isn't good, and the exaggeration can be inadvertently humorous. I heard of this book through a list of recommended werewolf novels, and I am glad to see a new take on werewolf clichés, but I was disappointed by The Passion. It is mediocre at best, and a thorough waste of time. I do not recommend it.

This book had my emotions in knots; I think I got whiplash from all the turns here. I wanted Alexander to fall in love with Tessa, and that course seems to be charted, but then he falls in love with Elise. Not to mention that we go from hating Denis, to encouraging his love for Tessa.

Then things happen with Tessa and Denis which you were led to believe could not happen, which leave you going..."Huh?".

I held on for the ride, and enjoyed it, but it's defintely not a book for the "happily ever after romance fans" out there.

This book did not disappoint me it continued with the story line beautifully and though you could read this as a stand alone book the first gives you so much character developement you don't won't to miss it. You get more plot and action in this book as you move towards the final battle.

I WANT MORE !!! These books were so good I did not want them to end. Nora Roberts just puts you there !!!

Excellent book in the trilogy. Must read to get the ongoing, full picture. n Highly recommend.

Knowing Nora Roberts writing as JD Robb hooked me as a fan. I knew she was a romance writer but until her writing of the Circle Trilogy had no idea she had written a Sword and Sorcery/Fantasy nover much less a series. I highly recommend this series for anyone over 14 years of age. It moves along steadily and the characters and delightful. The plot has quite a few twists that add to the enjoyment and each book expands the Depth of Characters. Will not expound on the plot but leave it to you to read and enjoy.

I only read the second two books in this trilogy because I read the first book and felt obligated. I think she writes too many books and the quality is poor. There were so many typos in this book that I found it distracting. The language was poor and just didn't seem like much effort was put into this book. She dragged this story out into 3 books when it really could have been told effectively in one novel. I really don't recommend this trilogy at all.

I am sure everyone can agree that when you find a gem such as this ...you want to tell the world about it....but sometimes the subject matter might be hard for some to digest. All I can say is,,,,,this book is so very well written it reads like a fast paced novel that you can't put down. If you or someone you know is open to adressing current day issues by healing pastlife trauma through regression therapy...this book would be an outstanding introduction to the process.

Carol Bowman's Children's Past Lives, is possibly the best written work on children's reincarnation. From a terrribly personal perspective, the reader is drawn into the daily struggles of a child remembering. This book is spellbinding, and will leave you haunted with possibilities of reincarnation. I give it 5 stars! As it pertains, also see, Blessings in the Mire They're kindred!

Carol Bowman tells a compelling tale that will grab any mother or father who have a child that gives clear evidence of having lived before. The usual reaction is put the child to bed and soon it all goes away, but they may have thrown away a chance to learn more about life and what it means.

Carol's journey takes her on a tour of some of the better known authors on reincarnation giving recommendations along the way. It is like getting letters of introduction to these people and their texts.

The entire of her study, journey and work make a compelling case for reincarnation as well as opening a road to the more valid literature on the subject. This book is a key.

Carol Bowman has written a compelling book from her own research and clinical experiences about reincarnation especially in children. There are amazing true stories about traumatic memories recalled through regression into pain-filled emotions trapped inside the psyche and body. Sometimes these memories have manifested in disease which I find especially intriguing since I know first hand this is true. She has presented in detail some incredible remissions from diseases by purging their roots in memory banks of other lifetimes. Belief in reincarnation is the basis for carrying unchecked emotions from one lifetime into another.

There are very few authors willing to attempt the tricky walk into the mystical realm masked behind disease as mental and physical illness. To do this by past-life recall is new to many readers but it holds amazing healing power. Kudos Carol Bowman! One other book that I highly recommend to those who are interested in past life recall is: Eclipse of Fate...my healing journey through past-life recall, by Barbara Burritt. This book of memoirs from her private memory banks of past-life recall led to instantaneous healing from terminal breast cancer. It is time for science and the mystic to work together. There is more to disease than modern medicine can cure or comprehend. Healing comes from deeper resources than the flesh, because the unseen soul life holds ancient mysteries waiting to be remembered.

I bought this book after reading other books on reincarnation and saw all the 5 star ratings so I thought it would be good. I was wrong. This book tells interesting stories of the author's children's supposed accounts of past lives and even her own. They all seem to be from a distant time, which is unlike other books I've read on the subject.

But what is especially frustrating is that these stories are not verified, you just assume they're true, if you want. Considering there are books that detail research that has been conducted on actual accounts of verifiable past life experiences, why would anyone want to read one that doesn't? Then I got to page 43, read that questionable story, and the rest was all downhill.

If you want to read about great research on reincarnation that isn't fantastic story-telling, read Dr. Jim Tucker's Life Before Life or anything by Dr. Ian Stevenson because what makes their subjects' accounts remarkable is their ability to be verified, which is the most important aspect of their research. It's too easy to claim you lived a life so conveniently long ago that it cannot be verified and is what has always turned people off about claims of past lives.

Jane Colby has just come home from reporting about a particularly grisly murder in her small town, and all she wants to do is slip back into bed and finish reading her steamy romance novel. Unfortunately, or fortunately, she finds an enormous, muscle bound Warlord comfortably ensconced in her home whose telling her that she's in danger from a killer from the future, whose killing in the past. She's understandably suspicious of this man whose claiming to be some time traveler and she hasn't even met his talking wolf Reika yet. Baran Arvid has been recruited by the Temporal Enforcement Agency to protect Jane from a vicious killer whose mutilating women throughout time and selling his recordings as entertainment. Though Baran is not an Enforcement agent, the agency has uncovered videos of him in the past and know he needs to be here in this time period to stop this killer. They send him back without any information so he can't affect the time continuum, certain that whatever does happen is meant to be. Baran expected this to be a cut and dry mission. Save the girl, kill the bad guy and then get on with his solitary existence. So when he finds her little red negligee and falls in lust hard, he's surprised. He's fascinated by this little native and admires her courage and intelligence, as well as her her lush body. Jane becomes very precious to Baran and he's soon obsessed with the need to protect her, desperate to try and heal the wounds that settled in his heart the day he failed to protect the girl he loved when he was young. Along their journey the ice surrounding Baran's heart begins to thaw, but he soon remembers that when this is over, he'll be sent home and Jane will have to stay in her time, separating them by centuries. The killer on Jane's trail becomes increasingly determined to get to her and begins to taunt them, hoping to get Baran to lower his guards. It takes Jane's newfound courage and the help of some friends to defeat the killer, but when it's over, she has to make a choice that could risk the fate of the world itself. Or she could grasp onto a love that will forever change their lives and follow Baran wherever he goes.

While this is a Terminator styled romance with hints of paranormal, science fiction and time travel mixed in, it's not over the top. Angela Knight keeps everything tight and moving forward at a brisk pace and sets the sheets on fire with her scorching love scenes! Baran is deliciously dominate due to his highly charged, genetically altered hormones and their love scenes will make you red in the face, while making you desperate for more. He looks like a throwback to the Viking era, while being a futuristic Warlord who is one of his race's best assassins. He's determined to protect Jane whether she wants his help or not and he and his faithful partner/sidekick Reika keep a firm grasp on her. Reika adds a lot of fun humor to the story too and helps to keep things light. He's a genetically altered Timber wolf who talks just like he's one of the guys and he's hysterical. The banter between the three of them keeps the story moving along and helps the reader to forget that there is a vicious killer on the loose whose stylized killings mark an eerie resemblance to Jack the Ripper. Which was a brilliant ploy by Angela Knight. To have the killer be someone whose so infamous throughout time for his brutality upped the fear factor and made it a much more desperate situation. Angela Knight didn't need to waste time having Baran try to put the fear of God into Jane, she was already terrified and rightfully so. If I was Jane, I'd have latched onto Baran and never let go. Well, I would have latched onto him anyway so that's probably not a good analogy. LOL.

This was an excellent story and a great start to the Warlord/Time Hunter series. While Angela Knight is the self proclaimed "Queen of Smut" I've really enjoyed her books to date and think she's a great authoress. Her worldbuilding is tight and suspenseful and there's hardly any fat in her stories. The sex is as hot as can be yet I still enjoyed Baran and Jane when they weren't rolling around in the woods. There's humor, suspense and a lot of love here and I highly recommend Jane's Warlord as an excellent read. Enjoy!

I went through the book too fast, darn it. Wonderful new world building in the book, time travel at its best! Loved the characters, especially the wolf! Nice change from the paranormal books I read. I hope it is the start of a long series.

I just couldn't put it down. I love Angela Knight! Talk about a steamy page turner. She's one author I never already know whats coming. She keeps me guessing, on the edge of my seat.

Great story. This one was my introduction to Angela Knight, and had me looking for other books by her.

The characters are great, I love the mystery/thriller part of the book, but also that it doesn't overtake the romance part. The hero is way Hawt, and up front about it. I love that this book is not coy, and doesn't try to pretend that they're IN LUV at their first meeting. Wanting to bang someone out and being IN LUV is two different things, and I appreciate it when an author understands the difference and ALSO understands that WE KNOW the difference and can handle it.

That being said, the evolution of the Protagonist Couple's emotions for each other is great, and believable, and in the end, you know it's not just mind-blowing sex. It's mind-blowing sex between two loving and committed partners!

5 stars: DAMMIT where is my copy of this?? I loaned it out...we were in the desert...it's probably on the other side of the country by now, and I have to go to the bookstore to re-read it.

Think Terminator with more sex. He's a 24th century warlord who's traveled 300 years back in time to hunt down one of the worst mass-murderers in history. Yet when Barin Arvid tries to explain that to Jane Colby you won't be surprised that she laughs right in his face. She's a small town reporter who is no stranger to the bizarre, but this huge, gorgeous, ripped.. okay focus, potential psycho is definitely pushing her credulity.
Though the fact that his sidekick is a huge smart mouthed timber wolf could be making a believer of her. Barin's there to protect Jane, who is destined to become a victim of his prey, but their explosive chemistry soon has them burning up the sheets. If you like your men dominant, your sex scorching and your sarcasm plentiful then Jane and her warlord are sure to keep you entertained.

Kelley Armstrong strikes again. Another well written story. Once you start reading you just can't put it down.

"Stolen" was by far my favorite of the three novels by Kelley Armstrong featuring Elena the werewolf. In "Bitten" I didn't much care for Clay or her relationship with him, but in "Stolen" something clicked and I completely fell in love with the characters.
Kudos on the cover art as well.

This book was extremely good. Here we find Elena checking into illicit werewolf activity as a part of her job in the pack. Following a tip, Elena is led to a meeting with two witches. Things spiral out of control and Elena ends up being kidnapped and brought to an undercover and illegal paranormal "study" organization headed by a bigwig millionaire psycho. Ty Winslow believes in hunting his 'stolen' prey ala Most Dangerous Game fashion. That is once his co-workers get tired of studying their powers, habits, and DNA. Inside the compound adventure upon adventure awaits. Elena most use all her skills and cunning to get out of unreal situations. How does Elena cope? Who are these intriguing co-captives among her? Will and how does Elena escape and who can possibly make it out alive? I recommend anyone slightly intrigued by this storyline grab up a copy of this book and its predessasor "Bitten" immediately. Personally speaking, I liked this book more than the first. I had problems with some of Elena's behaviours in the first book, but I found her much more likeable this time around. Clay and Jeremey had a much smaller role in this one. "Stolen" is all about Elena and the motley group of other paranormal species she is locked up with. As I understand it Ms. Armstrong goes to some of the other species to star in her next books in the Otherworld series and I say this is a great way to do it. Also changing between the characters in a series is a great way to keep that series fresh and interesting. I am going to go order the next book right now...this series is too good to pass up.

I picked up this book hoping that the heroine, Elena(who, by the way, I couldn't stand in Bitten), would evolve into the strong, sensible woman you would expect of the "Only female werewolf ever". With all the 5 star reviews that is what I was expecting and I had no idea I would be so disappointed.

Elena is still as stupid as ever, doesn't listen to her insticts, and makes me scream "PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR SURROUNDINGS, YOU'RE A WEREWOLF YOU IDIOT". She has at least started to accept some of her situations, but not fully.

Initally you are lead to believe that this is werewolf story, but then the author goes and throws in all the other paranormal stereotypes that anyone can think of. The only reason I can think to put this hodgepodge of character types together is in hopes of selling the book to a wider customer base. The plot line of catch and study and then hunt/kill has been done over and over by untold amounts of other writers and been written better by these other writers. Supposedly this is a way in which to slip these other races into the fold smoothly. If it wasn't a first person view, from only Elena, it might have worked out that way.

I picked up this book, then put it down, because I just don't like Elena, then tried again and again and ended up skimming to the end just to see if she died. If you were to base your criteria of a good book on the fact that you get angry with the stupidity of the characters then this book would qualify as a great read.

I read Bitten five years ago and loved it. And I'd intended to look for this one when it came out, but that was before I started keeping a calendar list of what's coming out when, and I ended up forgetting about it. Argh.

Elena Michaels is the only female werewolf. Her job for the pack is to help keep the werewolves' secrecy by investigating anything online that might indicate a mutt (non-pack werewolf) getting himself noticed.

She's following a lead when she agrees to meet with Ruth and Paige Winterbourne, aunt and niece, who are selling proof that werewolves exist. When she meets them, she finds out that not only do they have proof--they know all about her, personally, and that they'd placed the ad specifically in order to meet her. The women explain that they are witches and they wanted to meet her to invite the pack to a meeting of representatives of supernatural races, convening to discuss the disappearance of supernaturals of all sorts, kidnapped by billionaire Ty Winsloe.

Elena is disbelieving, but when a stalker in fatigues who seems to know she's a wolf tries to grab her, she's a little more willing to listen. So she, the alpha Jeremy, and Clay, her lover, attend the meeting along with the witches, a vampire, a shaman, and a half-demon.

Then she's, well, Stolen--abducted after the meeting when her vehicle gets separated from the one carrying Clay and Jeremy. She's taken to an underground facility with cells housing other supernaturals who are being experimented on. Think Season 4 of Buffy, and The Initiative (which, by the way, is mentioned, making me laugh).

That's why the scientists and doctors are there, anyway. Winsloe just wants his own extreme LARP.

Stolen opens up the series by introducing other supernatural races. Witches are pretty much what you'd expect, but vampires are a little different from what I've seen elsewhere, and the half-demons, who have a variety of powers depending on their demon parentage, are quite unusual.

There's a lot of worldbuilding in this story, and the plot facilitates that--first by Ruth and Paige explaining things to a disbelieving Elena, and then by the experiments and observations of Winsloe's scientific team.

Even though the story is told from Elena's first person POV, the various characters are all unique and well-developed, including the villains, who aren't just cardboard cut-outs of Evil, and are all the more chilling because of that.

The suspense kept me turning pages, and I particularly appreciated that Armstrong skipped the cliche of the stupid villains--that most of the ways Elena tried to escape had been anticipated and prevented, and that she kept having to stretch her ingenuity.

There is, of course, less of the werewolf pack and Elena's relationship with Clay--that was done superbly in Bitten, and kudos to Armstrong again for not simply rehashing the first book. There's a bit, though, enough to keep fans happy.

I'm glad I finally remembered to get this. The third book is already in my TBR pile.