He watches her from across the crowded dance club, a sensual black-haired stranger who stirs Gabrielle Maxwell’s deepest fantasies. But nothing about this night—or this man—is what it seems. For when Gabrielle witnesses a murder outside the club, reality shifts into something dark and deadly. In that shattering instant she is thrust into a realm she never knew existed—a realm where vampires stalk the shadows and a blood war is set to ignite.
Lucan Thorne despises the violence carried out by his lawless brethren. A vampire himself, Lucan is a Breed warrior, sworn to protect his kind—and the unwitting humans existing alongside them—from the mounting threat of the Rogues. Lucan cannot risk binding himself to a mortal woman, but when Gabrielle is targeted by his enemies, he has no choice but to bring her into the dark underworld he commands.
Here, in the arms of the Breed’s formidable leader, Gabrielle will confront an extraordinary destiny of danger, seduction, and the darkest pleasures of all. . . .
As a fan of J.R Ward - this is def. a series I can see myself finishing.
The book had me intrigued and I was easily pulled in.
Def. a new admission to my bookshelves and I've already ordered several books.
I like the world-building and though I had to get used to thinking about the Vampire race as descendants (some direct) of a type of alien explorer species etc - it actually does fit in well.
Breedmates are what we are calling the few women of the humans who have the capability of bearing offspring for the Vampires and they also come with their own unique gifts - either helpful or a ...curse... depending on how you look at it. But all fitting into the universe and has its place.
It's early days yet - but I am indeed liking this series quite a lot. And as I write this I have already finished the pre-qual story, book 1 + book 2 - so that should tell you some things at least. :D
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