I've had the three first books of this series for months ! I don't know why, but I did not read them right away, I always had something I thought would be better to read first.
Let me tell you something, I've been a fool for month, this series is not only good, it's fantastic !!
Once I started to read Jacob, I just had to read the rest. I had not been this enthralled by a series since I discovered Kenyon's dark hunters, Ward's brothers or Moning's fever series.
Jacob the first instalment introduces this new paranormal series masterfully. Jacquelyn Franck had created a world in which demons co exist in the human realm. not only it gives us a good look at what the series will be, it also takes us in a world of sensuality that let us breathless. Jacob and Isabella burn the sheets like nobody's business.
Gideon is more an introduction to the next book, we meet the heroin of the third tome. As well written as Jacob but it has a more intellectual aspect. The heros and his heroin take their time re-learning each other, and letting their feelings grow. Jacob and Isabella are the heros and heroin of the first book are omnipresent for our greates pleasure. A traitor is discovered and Lycanthrope and vampires appear to fight alongside the demons.
Elijah Begins with the heros almost dead and saved by Siena his Lyncanthrope heroin. Althought the heat between the protagnists is indeniable, the plot in this tome is thiner that the previous ones. That did not prevent me to like this book at all, but I was hoping that with strong heros and heroins as are Elijah and Siena, we would have a plot a bit more aggressive.
Damien, the eponym heros is not a Dmeon but a Vampire. We met him in the second tome "gideon". His Heroin Syreena is the sister of Siena the heroin of the third book and is a lycanthrope with very special Lycanthropic abilities. Raised by the monks after a terrible illness, She is not sure of herself and is not use to make decision. Damien will have to help her overcome her upbringing and introduce her in his world where sensuality is not an adjective but a way of life. The Nighwalkers are still fighting the Demon Traitor who combined force with a rogue vampire. The shadwodwellers another race make their appearenceinb this book
Jacob - Nightwalkers, book 1Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Zebra (December 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0821780654
Since time began, there have been Nightwalkers—the races of the night who live in the shadows of the moonlight. Love with humans is absolutely forbidden, and one man makes certain to uphold this ancient law: Jacob, the Enforcer…
For 700 Years, He Has Resisted Temptation. But Not Tonight…
Jacob knows the excuses his people give when the madness overtakes them and they fall prey to their lust for humans. He’s heard every one and still brought the trespassers to justice. Immune to forbidden desires, uncontrollable hungers, or the curse of the moon, his control is total… until the moment he sees Isabella on a shadowy New York City street. Saving her life wasn’t in his plans. Nor were the overwhelming feelings she arouses in him. But the moment he holds her in his arms and feels the soft explosion of her body against his, everything changes. Their attraction is undeniable, volatile, and completely against the law. Suddenly everything Jacob has ever believed is inflamed by the heat of desire…
Bring on the night.
Gideon - Nightwalkers, book 2 Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Zebra (June 1, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0821780662
They're called the Nightwalkers—proud, ancient beings who live in the shadows, existing just beyond the human world. But there are also dangerous humans who hunt them—necromancers who use the blackest magic to manipulate them. And for a Demon named Gideon, the battle against these evil forces will soon be all too personal.
As a Healer, heknows her body. But it's her heart he wants.
For a thousand years, Gideon has healed his people. And as the oldest surviving male of his race, his wisdom has always been respected without question. But Gideon knows that even he is vulnerable to the powerful, primitive desires that befall his kind during Hallowed moons—and nine years ago that truth was hammered home when he found himself claiming Magdelegna, the Demon King's sister, in a wild embrace.
Horrified by his lack of control, he left her wanting and furious—and then exiled himself for the better part of a decade.
Now, with necromancers threatening his people—and Magdelegna nearly their victim—Gideon must face another truth. He and the beautiful, stubborn Magdelegna are destined to be together, to share a love as deep and old as time itself. But first he needs to regain her trust. Then he'll have to save her life.
Every night holds secrets.
Elijah - Nightwalkers, book 3Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Zebra (December 18, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0821780670
They are called the Demons, one of the elusive Nightwalker races living in shadow and struggling for survival against their human enemies. Their proudest warrior is Elijah, a man who bends for nothing and no one...until one woman brings him to his knees...
Some Feelings You Just Can't Fight
He is known as the Warrior Captain--a master of every weapon, a fierce soldier sworn to protect his kind. Powerful, relentless, merciless, Elijah has always won every battle he's ever taken on--until now. Ambushed by necromancers, he is left for dead only to be discovered by the woman who could very well deliver the final blow...Siena, the Lycanthrope Queen.
With three centuries of warring, little more than a decade of uneasy peace has existed between the Lycanthropes and Elijah's people. Now, after a lifetime of suspicion, the warrior in Elijah is consumed with a different battle--winning Siena's heart by giving her pleasure beyond all boundaries. What starts as attraction and arousal soon burns into a passion with consequences that will echo through the ages for both their people. And as would-be enemies become inseparable lovers, another threat approaches, one with the power to destroy them all...
Surrender to the night.
Damien - Nightwalkers, book 4
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Zebra (June 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0821780689
They are the Nightwalkers, mysterious beings who dwell in the shadows of our world, and Damien, the Vampire Prince, is among the most powerful of them all. But one woman will tempt him with a desire unlike anything he has known, and together they will face a terrifying and relentless foe…
He'd never loved. But she was irresistible.
As reigning Vampire Prince, Damien has tasted every pleasure the world has to offer - consorting with kings and queens and delighting in sensual adventure. Now, tired of such pursuits, he devotes his energies to protecting his people. The war between human necromancers and Nightwalkers has escalated, and when the enemy makes a daring move, kidnapping Syreena, a Lycanthrope Princess, Damien boldly follows. He succeeds in rescuing her, but is unprepared fr the erotic longing her lush snesuality awakens in him.
Gifted with rare abilities, Syreena grew up in a cloistered setting and was forbidden to form attachments to others, yet the connection Damien feels with her is immediate, intoxicating, and impossible for either to resist. But claiming Syreena as his mate could have shattering repercussions for every Nightwalker - and leave their enemies more dangerous than ever before…
Temptation tastes sweetest at night.
I miss you Mémé I will always love you
I miss you Mémé I will always love you
