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Shadow Dweller #1

One With the Hunger (Shadow Dweller, #1)

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Shai Jordan, fledgling New York journalist, is on the trail of a serial killer. The excitement of her first big assignment turns into terror when she sees an eerie resemblance between this string of murders and the death of her mother years before--the bodies have been drained of blood. All signs point to Shai as the next victim, but no one, not even the police, will believe her or protect her. Out of the darkness comes a man who turns her blood to flame and incites her deepest, darkest desires. But is her dark lover her savior? Or her killer?

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First published January 31, 1998

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J.C. Wilder

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J.C. Wilder left the world of big business to carry on conversations with the people who live in her mind, fictional characters that is. In her past she has worked as a software tester, traveled with an alternative rock band and currently volunteers for her local police department as a photographer. She lives in Central Ohio with 6,000 books and an impressive collection of dust bunnies.

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Dominique Adair


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158 reviews
May 6, 2016
The first part about Shai was a short story. I liked the story just fine but it seemed lacking. Considering the length I think it's probably lacking depth.

The vampires in this story are depicted as true immortals that are almost like gods without many limits and impossible to kill. I'm used to the vampires that are depicted as immortals that are just difficult to kill. I don't mind the vampires that aren't affected by the sun and crosses and most anything else but usually there's something that can do them in like a silver stake in the heart or a beheading. You don't really get to explore the immortal aspects of the vampire characters in the book which was a disappointment for me. The story is more about the obsession that two vampires have towards the main character which makes for an good story that I enjoyed. I was also disappointed in the ending. I think the author should have added a little something extra to make it less abrupt... I almost didn't want to continue onto the next story because of the ending even though I got all of the books together so I could read them together.
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303 reviews28 followers
January 15, 2011
I don´t like short stories.. I didn´t know this is one until I started it. So the 2 points are only because it is short, it is unfinished, it lacks depth and it is only a first look to the series. This is not a complete novel.

But OMG, the sex scenes were HOT!! Including a very creative use of a dagger!! *giggle* I also like her writing style, it´s easy to read and has enough dialogues in it..

I will definitely continue this serie and see how the full-length novels are.. It has some really good potential!!
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71 reviews
August 3, 2011
Not bad for "vampire porn". There was at least a (weak) story and the focus wasn't entirely sex. This book contained two related stories and the second story was better than the first. Still, the plots were weak and cliche and the characters were stereotypical and underdeveloped. There was nothing especially noteworthy about these stories. I'm sure in a couple months I will have completely forgotten them. They are not worthy of my praise nor are they worthy of my time to heavily critique them.
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August 5, 2013
I just want to clarify that I have never read these books, and probably never will, I simply felt the need to comment that I was startled that my last name has been used as a title for an adult romance book. Not sure how I feel about that...
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2,151 reviews30 followers
March 20, 2014
I'm not sure about this book. don't get me wrong their are parts I love but it didn't grip me like I was expecting. loved shai girlfriends and dark sexy vamp from very old England. I'll keep with series as I've got most of them.
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December 31, 2015
Ok if youre gonna have sexy scenes in a book you should probably not write a prudish heroine because *yawn*. There were also way too many secondary characters to keep track of which made it difficult to read. DNF
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September 3, 2014
ugh. no plot, no believable reason for the heroine to fall for the "hero". poorly written and stops very abruptly.
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