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Nephilim Arise #1
Fallen
He is power. He is magic. He is something beyond man, angel, or demon....
There's evil in the town of Redemption and has its sights trained on one man. Supernatural powers are at work to bring Nathan to his knees and there's nothing he can do about it. He's a Nephilim and doesn't know it.
The only one who knows is Eva Sine - Nathan's best friend and mate. Another thing he doesn't know about. Eva is tasked with revealing his true nature - along with some crows, but she wants Nathan's heart to be true - and at the moment he's torn between remaining true to his dead wife, caring for sweet and innocent Rachel and having sinful thoughts towards Eva. Sinful thoughts she can deal with. Caring for the sweet and innocent - not so much.
And when a fallen angel decides he wants to rule the world, no one can stand in his way. Not even his own son or his son's mate.
*Fallen,Formerly titled Sexy as Sin is a 20,000 word Novella and is a retelling of "Devil Unknown", part of the Bandit Creek Series. Fallen formerly titled Sexy as Sin is book one of the Nephilim Arise Series.*
There's evil in the town of Redemption and has its sights trained on one man. Supernatural powers are at work to bring Nathan to his knees and there's nothing he can do about it. He's a Nephilim and doesn't know it.
The only one who knows is Eva Sine - Nathan's best friend and mate. Another thing he doesn't know about. Eva is tasked with revealing his true nature - along with some crows, but she wants Nathan's heart to be true - and at the moment he's torn between remaining true to his dead wife, caring for sweet and innocent Rachel and having sinful thoughts towards Eva. Sinful thoughts she can deal with. Caring for the sweet and innocent - not so much.
And when a fallen angel decides he wants to rule the world, no one can stand in his way. Not even his own son or his son's mate.
*Fallen,Formerly titled Sexy as Sin is a 20,000 word Novella and is a retelling of "Devil Unknown", part of the Bandit Creek Series. Fallen formerly titled Sexy as Sin is book one of the Nephilim Arise Series.*
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March 20, 2012
This book is not at all what I expected. It's a little dark and it's a little slow for my liking. Not to mention I was a little confused there at one point. If you're looking for romance, you won't get it in this book, it's more world and character building, for the next book in the series.
All in all, it has me intrigued enough to want to read what happens next. The ending's a cliffhanger!
All in all, it has me intrigued enough to want to read what happens next. The ending's a cliffhanger!
February 29, 2012
This ended up being a great little urban fantasy thriller tale of good vs. evil set in an old dark and mysterious little town in the Montana mountains. It had some fantastic world building, great writing, and some very interesting characters, but don't expect a steamy romance. At least not yet. This story read more like a prequel, so I hope there is more to come!
Something is not right in the small town Nathan calls home. A former minister who believes God is to blame for his woes, he is still mourning the tragic and sudden loss of his dead wife and unborn child a few years ago. But today he is experiencing strange phenomenons and occurrences wherever he goes. Swarms of crows are showing up everywhere, plus other odd occurrences and strange behavior among the town folks.
Trying to make sense of what is happening to the town, he finds himself at the center of it all. Unbeknown to him, he was born a nephilim -- a son of a fallen angel.
In the midst of the chaos raining on the small town are two opposite women pulling for his attention. There is Rachel, a sweet innocent single lady who bakes and would make the perfect wife for Nathan. And then there is Eva, a mysterious beauty who rides a motorcycle, dresses in black leather, and makes Nathan desire her like he's never desired another woman.
As I said earlier, this particular story is not a romance. It's more of a prequel, so I sure hope there is more to come. I tried to find more info on the authors web site, but I couldn't find anything. This may be a stand-alone book, who knows.
If the series continues, and I hope it does, there is a strong potential of this UF thriller/mystery turning into steamy romance. Nathan and Eva are meant to be together, they are soul mates from the same dark world so their story could still be told. I do hope the author writes more of this series as she created a fascinating urban fantasy dark world that I'd love to explore further.
Something is not right in the small town Nathan calls home. A former minister who believes God is to blame for his woes, he is still mourning the tragic and sudden loss of his dead wife and unborn child a few years ago. But today he is experiencing strange phenomenons and occurrences wherever he goes. Swarms of crows are showing up everywhere, plus other odd occurrences and strange behavior among the town folks.
Trying to make sense of what is happening to the town, he finds himself at the center of it all. Unbeknown to him, he was born a nephilim -- a son of a fallen angel.
In the midst of the chaos raining on the small town are two opposite women pulling for his attention. There is Rachel, a sweet innocent single lady who bakes and would make the perfect wife for Nathan. And then there is Eva, a mysterious beauty who rides a motorcycle, dresses in black leather, and makes Nathan desire her like he's never desired another woman.
As I said earlier, this particular story is not a romance. It's more of a prequel, so I sure hope there is more to come. I tried to find more info on the authors web site, but I couldn't find anything. This may be a stand-alone book, who knows.
If the series continues, and I hope it does, there is a strong potential of this UF thriller/mystery turning into steamy romance. Nathan and Eva are meant to be together, they are soul mates from the same dark world so their story could still be told. I do hope the author writes more of this series as she created a fascinating urban fantasy dark world that I'd love to explore further.
May 21, 2012
Fallen by Steena Holmes
The Reverend can't understand why God has forsaken him. He has not only lost his wife and unborn child, but Rachel,the woman he was falling for. And then there was Eva.
Am looking forward to the next book to find out if the Reverend will find his way back or end up succumbing to the demon.
The Reverend can't understand why God has forsaken him. He has not only lost his wife and unborn child, but Rachel,the woman he was falling for. And then there was Eva.
Am looking forward to the next book to find out if the Reverend will find his way back or end up succumbing to the demon.
August 15, 2012
Started reading this short story as an e-book yesterday afternoon, finished it this morning, I just couldn't put it down. As soon as I finished reading I felt the need to quickly thank the author for such a great read so I sent off an email to thank her. Very surprised within an hour she responded directly, What a wonderfully nice person. She gifted me with book two in the series "Sanctuary" finished it in a few hrs lol. Am anxiously awaiting the next in the series "Restorer" and even looking to buy her new book in another Genre completely "Finding Emma"
This series is a definite read for people who are really short on time when it comes to reading, but love a good quick to the point engrossing story. I am a mother of four so reading is truly a luxury that is a rarity in my home. As I told the author these books made it easy for me to not feel guilty about making breakfast, lunch and supper, quick buffet style meals for one day lol and made it so easy to kick the kids to bed early, even during summer vacation lol.
Enjoy
This series is a definite read for people who are really short on time when it comes to reading, but love a good quick to the point engrossing story. I am a mother of four so reading is truly a luxury that is a rarity in my home. As I told the author these books made it easy for me to not feel guilty about making breakfast, lunch and supper, quick buffet style meals for one day lol and made it so easy to kick the kids to bed early, even during summer vacation lol.
Enjoy
October 19, 2013
its dark intense especially between Eva and Nathan but yet he has feelings for two women the other name is Rachel .. but Nathan has lost before and does not want to lose someone he loves again question is does he there is a tragedy but as to whom i believe you need to read this to find out and for me his mother has secrets he never knew but will find out in book two but before you read book two Sanctuary read this then read the third book of this series i first got this on Amazon but i never did review it there now since its no longer on amazon i am reviewing it on here now read this and buy it then review it and read the rest of this saga fyi the earlier date i do not recall but in 2012 but as to precise date i do not know but today i did read it and took only 3 hours to do so .... lol
October 12, 2012
Great kick off to this series. There's a lot going on in this book to build upon. I love the lure of the answer to the myth is in the journal. Ms. Holmes also does a great job weaving the bible into the story.
September 2, 2012
I thought the book was a little hard to start. It almost felt like a chapter was missing. Once you got into it though, things started to explain themselves. All in all I thought it was a good read. Cannot wait to read book 2
September 3, 2016
The start of a series is supposed to hook you in but this one did not do that. For whatever reason I was disconnected from the story throughout the book and it left me confused in the end.
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