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Mageverse #2
Master of the Moon
Unknown to the citizens of her small town, policewoman Diana London is a shape-shifting werewolf on the track of a killer vampiress. Through erotic dreams, she is drawn to Llyr, king of the faeries. But despite sparks, Llyr is a complication in her life. Until the vampiress at large finds an ally, Diana and Llyr have no one to turn to but each other.
336 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 3, 2005
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July 20, 2020
I'm enjoying this series. Llyr's an egotistical ass, but only a little bit of a time. I guess that's what you get when you have been king for over a thousand years. But I loved how Diana wasn't going to bow down to him. She gives as good as she gets and she's determined to help her people and get rid of the threat against them. Sure she's a lowly human, granted one with who's also a werewolf, but the humans in her town don't deserve what's happening to them. It's outside the realm of their understanding.
I enjoyed Diana and Llyr's battle of wits and her determination. I felt for Llyr too and all he's lost over the centuries at the hands of his brother. It's a pretty rough story for Llyr. Things haven't gone his way in a long time, but they're finally coming to a head.
I'm looking forward to continuing this series, especially now that we have all three elements out there, the Magi, the Direkind, and the Fae.
I enjoyed Diana and Llyr's battle of wits and her determination. I felt for Llyr too and all he's lost over the centuries at the hands of his brother. It's a pretty rough story for Llyr. Things haven't gone his way in a long time, but they're finally coming to a head.
I'm looking forward to continuing this series, especially now that we have all three elements out there, the Magi, the Direkind, and the Fae.
September 25, 2015
I tried book 2 because it was supposed to be better than book 1. It wasn't really, so I think I'm dunzo.
March 29, 2023
Second in the Mageverse paranormal romance series and revolving around the Magekind (genetically changed “knights of the Round Table”), the Sidhe, and Dire Wolves. The couple focus is on Diana London, a Dire Wolf, and Llyr Galatyn, the king of Fairie. This story is set in South Carolina in the year 2005, and it’s been two weeks since
Master of the Night
, 1.
My Take
Wow, Knight starts off with a bang with a dying king and two brothers at odds with each other. She then slips right back to earth with the “blind” Clara who thinks her precious son can do no wrong. Oy. When will those parents realize they do their kids no favors!?! And how do so many people buy into Clara’s delusions! More wow is Dire Wolf culture with its centuries of secrets and lethal rules to keep those secrets.
Knight provides a good bit of back history on Llyr’s father, his awful brother, and events in Master of the Night . It does help that Knight is using third person global subjective point-of-view, which allows us to “hear” from a number of characters, discovering their feelings and seeing through their eyes.
She also provides interesting cultural references from how the Arthurian legends are so not true to the current human slang. As for human technology, pshaw, Llyr knows he can master anything, lol.
Llyr has an interesting character arc as he processes what Kerwyn told him about his relationship with Janeida, analyzing his personal curse, grieving the deaths of his family. He does give Diana a run for the money, as he brainwashes people right and left, paying no heed to how it’ll make her life difficult. Calling in the real FBI . . . oops.
Knight sets up their opportunity to get to know each other with a nasty bit of backlash, one that definitely makes this fairy an island. Master of the Moon does seem to have a theme similar to Master of the Night in that the principal protagonists each have their reasons to not fall in love.
Susan was a horrible woman, and I had to laugh when she discovered she wasn’t all-powerful.
There’s an imbalance of loyalty here. For all that Diana has done for the town and they’re ready to throw her to the . . . um . . . to dump her. I do love how supportive the cops are! As for Llyr . . . who knew he’d step up like this!
It’s character- and talk-driven action that runs it all in a case of proving oneself to be deserving.
The love for a woman can inspire a man to action. Not always for the good. And the Dowager Queen is concerned about puppies!
The Story
Llyr has been trying for a long time to secure one of the Maja for a bride. He’s so tired of his previous four wives being assassinated, his children dying. Now his world (and earth’s) has gotten worse with the evil vampires scattered throughout the world, continuing to use their magic and slaughter too many innocents.
Fortunately, a specific vampire comes to Llyr’s attention, and he and his guards become FBI, tangling up Diana's life.
The Characters
Diana London, a Dire Wolf, is the city administrator who has saved Verdaville’s butt for the last five years. She’s also a volunteer police officer and Luna, a German shepherd police dog. Marly, a high school art teacher, and Andrew, a Vietnam vet turned mailman, London are her parents. Jim London is Diana’s artist brother with another New York show coming up. He’s also the family’s warrior male. Sandra Waltz is Diana’s third cousin. Tony Shay had been one of Jim’s best childhood friends . . . and still is or rather, was, in Clarkston. Mary Shay is Tony’s mother.
Verdaville City
Clara Davies is one of those self-empowered women who is enabling her hot-tempered son (who has no problem beating on women), Roger. The cowardly Don Thompson is the mayor; Jenny is his wife. Tammy Jones is the supportive city clerk. Other council members include Carly Jeffries and Roland Andrews. Bobby Greene is a pushy journalist who works for the Verdaville Voice . Sandra Kent is another reporter, but with WDRT News. Terry is a gossipy neighbor of Diana’s.
The Verdaville ten-man PD includes the happily married Chief William Gist; Officers Jerry Morgan, an ex-Marine; Mike Williams; and, Jimmy Patterson.
The publicity-seeking George Miller is the county coroner with no medical experience. Grayson County provides the sheriff’s department. Randy Johnson, the head of the sewer department, has bad news.
Ronnie Jones worked first shift and lives/lived with his brother Tim. Gerald Bryce had been playing basketball with his friends, Tyrone and Bill. Gerald’s mom, who works at the Kwick Mart, is not happy. Andy Evans did not live with his mother.
In 1604 of Llyr’s reign, the Cachamwri Sidhe Kingdom is . . .
. . . led by King Llyr Galatyn. Janeida had been Llyr’s mistress who gave her all in Master of the Night . Oriana, a Morven Sidhe, is Llyr’s grandmother, the Dowager Queen. Cynry had been her husband, the king, Dearg their son. Becan, a Demisidhe and Oriana’s lover, is her chamberlain. Isolde had been Llyr’s first wife. Kevir was one of Llyr’s children. Some of the Sidhe elders on the High Council include Cradawag and Lady Oppida.
Kerwyn Arberth is the captain of the king’s guard, a friend for the past six centuries. Lieutenants Egan and Bevyn Cynyr are twins; they and Iden Naois are Llyr’s new regular guards while Avar and Galyn come along later. Adsulata Cynry is married to the philandering Egan.
Avalon was . . .
. . . created by Merlin and Nimue to house and power their new creations on Sidhe Earth (now known as the Mageverse), the Magekind, who are based on King Arthur and his knights. No longer king, Arthur was elected Liege of the Magi’s Council. The males are vampires who need blood to survive; the females are witches who need someone to drink their blood. Merlin’s Grimoire is a sentient book. Morgana Le Fey is Arthur’s sister. Erin ( Master of the Night ) is now married to Reece Champion, a magus.
The Direkind were . . .
. . . also created by Merlin and Nimue in secret, a backup plan in case the Magekind go bad. The females suffer from a Burning Moon phase, i.e., they go into heat, for one month a year. Yep, it’s that time of the month for Diana. Unfortunately, a dire wolf can be created through a single bite, a.k.a. Merlin’s Curse. On the plus side, Dire Wolves are magic resistant.
The Morven Sidhe Kingdom was . . .
. . . conquered by the Cachamwri and is now led by the brutal King Ansgar Galatyn. Jetad is a hypocritic jerk. Trivag is a lord who acknowledges the truth.
Geirolf’s legacy
Steven Parker had been one of Geirolf’s priests, who scattered his version of vampires throughout the world at the last battle in Master of the Night . It was these vampires who had been the various terrorist cults. Susan Anderson is one of those vampires from Death’s Sabbat.
2033 of the Dearg calendar (A.D. 401 of the Christian calendar)
The Palace of the Cachamwri Sidhe finds the king, Dearg Galatyn dying. The bullying Ansgar Galatyn is the oldest son. Llyr Galatyn, the Heir to Heroes, is the younger son. The Galatyns have ruled since the first of their line helped Cachamwri slay Uchdryd the Dark One.
2031 of the Dearg calendar saw . . .
. . . the arrival of Merlin, a Fae dimensional traveler, and his mate, Nimue, who created the Magekind based on their own genetic structure using a magical grail. (The Sidhe reckon their years by the start of a king’s reign.)
Cachamwri is the Sidhes’ dragon god, formerly a king. The Dark Ones had also been dimensional travelers who wreaked havoc on Sidhe Earth thousands of years ago. Geirolf had been a general of the Dark Ones. Uchdryd had been the Dark Ones’ High General.
The Cover and Title
The cover is in tones of grayed pinks, from the gradated pink to gray of the bottom two-thirds to the pale, pale pink at the top. There’s a finely cut naked male torso, okay, mostly naked as he’s wearing jeans, dang it, in the top half. the author’s name is at the top in white with a purplish-pink outline. Immediately below it on the left is an info blurb in white. Just above Llyr’s jeans is a quick summary in white on the right. Immediately below that is the title in a purplish-pink with a white outline.
I don’t know where the title comes from, it should be Mistress of the Moon and not Master of the Moon.
My Take
Wow, Knight starts off with a bang with a dying king and two brothers at odds with each other. She then slips right back to earth with the “blind” Clara who thinks her precious son can do no wrong. Oy. When will those parents realize they do their kids no favors!?! And how do so many people buy into Clara’s delusions! More wow is Dire Wolf culture with its centuries of secrets and lethal rules to keep those secrets.
Knight provides a good bit of back history on Llyr’s father, his awful brother, and events in Master of the Night . It does help that Knight is using third person global subjective point-of-view, which allows us to “hear” from a number of characters, discovering their feelings and seeing through their eyes.
She also provides interesting cultural references from how the Arthurian legends are so not true to the current human slang. As for human technology, pshaw, Llyr knows he can master anything, lol.
Llyr has an interesting character arc as he processes what Kerwyn told him about his relationship with Janeida, analyzing his personal curse, grieving the deaths of his family. He does give Diana a run for the money, as he brainwashes people right and left, paying no heed to how it’ll make her life difficult. Calling in the real FBI . . . oops.
Knight sets up their opportunity to get to know each other with a nasty bit of backlash, one that definitely makes this fairy an island. Master of the Moon does seem to have a theme similar to Master of the Night in that the principal protagonists each have their reasons to not fall in love.
Susan was a horrible woman, and I had to laugh when she discovered she wasn’t all-powerful.
There’s an imbalance of loyalty here. For all that Diana has done for the town and they’re ready to throw her to the . . . um . . . to dump her. I do love how supportive the cops are! As for Llyr . . . who knew he’d step up like this!
It’s character- and talk-driven action that runs it all in a case of proving oneself to be deserving.
The love for a woman can inspire a man to action. Not always for the good. And the Dowager Queen is concerned about puppies!
The Story
Llyr has been trying for a long time to secure one of the Maja for a bride. He’s so tired of his previous four wives being assassinated, his children dying. Now his world (and earth’s) has gotten worse with the evil vampires scattered throughout the world, continuing to use their magic and slaughter too many innocents.
Fortunately, a specific vampire comes to Llyr’s attention, and he and his guards become FBI, tangling up Diana's life.
The Characters
Diana London, a Dire Wolf, is the city administrator who has saved Verdaville’s butt for the last five years. She’s also a volunteer police officer and Luna, a German shepherd police dog. Marly, a high school art teacher, and Andrew, a Vietnam vet turned mailman, London are her parents. Jim London is Diana’s artist brother with another New York show coming up. He’s also the family’s warrior male. Sandra Waltz is Diana’s third cousin. Tony Shay had been one of Jim’s best childhood friends . . . and still is or rather, was, in Clarkston. Mary Shay is Tony’s mother.
Verdaville City
Clara Davies is one of those self-empowered women who is enabling her hot-tempered son (who has no problem beating on women), Roger. The cowardly Don Thompson is the mayor; Jenny is his wife. Tammy Jones is the supportive city clerk. Other council members include Carly Jeffries and Roland Andrews. Bobby Greene is a pushy journalist who works for the Verdaville Voice . Sandra Kent is another reporter, but with WDRT News. Terry is a gossipy neighbor of Diana’s.
The Verdaville ten-man PD includes the happily married Chief William Gist; Officers Jerry Morgan, an ex-Marine; Mike Williams; and, Jimmy Patterson.
The publicity-seeking George Miller is the county coroner with no medical experience. Grayson County provides the sheriff’s department. Randy Johnson, the head of the sewer department, has bad news.
Ronnie Jones worked first shift and lives/lived with his brother Tim. Gerald Bryce had been playing basketball with his friends, Tyrone and Bill. Gerald’s mom, who works at the Kwick Mart, is not happy. Andy Evans did not live with his mother.
In 1604 of Llyr’s reign, the Cachamwri Sidhe Kingdom is . . .
. . . led by King Llyr Galatyn. Janeida had been Llyr’s mistress who gave her all in Master of the Night . Oriana, a Morven Sidhe, is Llyr’s grandmother, the Dowager Queen. Cynry had been her husband, the king, Dearg their son. Becan, a Demisidhe and Oriana’s lover, is her chamberlain. Isolde had been Llyr’s first wife. Kevir was one of Llyr’s children. Some of the Sidhe elders on the High Council include Cradawag and Lady Oppida.
Kerwyn Arberth is the captain of the king’s guard, a friend for the past six centuries. Lieutenants Egan and Bevyn Cynyr are twins; they and Iden Naois are Llyr’s new regular guards while Avar and Galyn come along later. Adsulata Cynry is married to the philandering Egan.
Avalon was . . .
. . . created by Merlin and Nimue to house and power their new creations on Sidhe Earth (now known as the Mageverse), the Magekind, who are based on King Arthur and his knights. No longer king, Arthur was elected Liege of the Magi’s Council. The males are vampires who need blood to survive; the females are witches who need someone to drink their blood. Merlin’s Grimoire is a sentient book. Morgana Le Fey is Arthur’s sister. Erin ( Master of the Night ) is now married to Reece Champion, a magus.
The Direkind were . . .
. . . also created by Merlin and Nimue in secret, a backup plan in case the Magekind go bad. The females suffer from a Burning Moon phase, i.e., they go into heat, for one month a year. Yep, it’s that time of the month for Diana. Unfortunately, a dire wolf can be created through a single bite, a.k.a. Merlin’s Curse. On the plus side, Dire Wolves are magic resistant.
The Morven Sidhe Kingdom was . . .
. . . conquered by the Cachamwri and is now led by the brutal King Ansgar Galatyn. Jetad is a hypocritic jerk. Trivag is a lord who acknowledges the truth.
Geirolf’s legacy
Steven Parker had been one of Geirolf’s priests, who scattered his version of vampires throughout the world at the last battle in Master of the Night . It was these vampires who had been the various terrorist cults. Susan Anderson is one of those vampires from Death’s Sabbat.
2033 of the Dearg calendar (A.D. 401 of the Christian calendar)
The Palace of the Cachamwri Sidhe finds the king, Dearg Galatyn dying. The bullying Ansgar Galatyn is the oldest son. Llyr Galatyn, the Heir to Heroes, is the younger son. The Galatyns have ruled since the first of their line helped Cachamwri slay Uchdryd the Dark One.
2031 of the Dearg calendar saw . . .
. . . the arrival of Merlin, a Fae dimensional traveler, and his mate, Nimue, who created the Magekind based on their own genetic structure using a magical grail. (The Sidhe reckon their years by the start of a king’s reign.)
Cachamwri is the Sidhes’ dragon god, formerly a king. The Dark Ones had also been dimensional travelers who wreaked havoc on Sidhe Earth thousands of years ago. Geirolf had been a general of the Dark Ones. Uchdryd had been the Dark Ones’ High General.
The Cover and Title
The cover is in tones of grayed pinks, from the gradated pink to gray of the bottom two-thirds to the pale, pale pink at the top. There’s a finely cut naked male torso, okay, mostly naked as he’s wearing jeans, dang it, in the top half. the author’s name is at the top in white with a purplish-pink outline. Immediately below it on the left is an info blurb in white. Just above Llyr’s jeans is a quick summary in white on the right. Immediately below that is the title in a purplish-pink with a white outline.
I don’t know where the title comes from, it should be Mistress of the Moon and not Master of the Moon.
December 16, 2015
My favorite term is in this book: ex-Marine. *sigh* This generally loses me the instant it shows up in a story. Fortunately, it only appears once and the book itself intrigued me enough to give it another chance. Unfortunately, the book lost me to something else shortly thereafter. The main problem I have is that the story is a near complete carbon copy of Jane's Warlord, with a few things changed. I liked JW. I don't need a reworked version with fairies, werewolves, vampires, and magic. This one became a skim read and a serious disappointment for me.
April 18, 2008
Unbelievably awesome! AK knows her stuff. Erotic and funny, the plot doesn't need twists as suspenses and mysteries do. The characters colouful, the action terrifically written, and the erotic scenes will make you blush (if you're a blusher!). Master of Wolves is next, and I can't wait to read it. I hope AK writes a heck of a lot more of the Megaverse series. An awesome story-teller, AK's writing style is easy to read. If you haven't read this series, you don't know what you're missing!
February 1, 2016
What can I say, every now and again a girl needs a little romance. At least there are vampires, werewolves and a vengeful spiteful brother feud to flesh it out. I can honestly say that although this book is not going to win any prices for the most in-depth thought provoking book, it was fun. The writing is not the best, the plot is shaky but it put a smile on my face and provided a little light hearted romance and entertainment.
November 22, 2016
Talk about faeries, different realms and worlds. This paranormal romance was a excellent read. A must read for any and all paranormal lovers everywhere. Diana London is a direwolf and Liyr happens to be king of the fey. they are on a hunt for a killer vampire. Problem is Diana is his mate and his evil brother wants him dead. This is a most interesting book.
March 9, 2020
4 Stars
August 16, 2014
This was a reread! I like this series with Merlin, King Arthur and his Knights. Lite reading.
February 19, 2022
Master of the Moon is the second book in Angela Knight's "Mageverse" series of paranormal romances. Main characters are police officer Diana London, a werewolf known as a Direkind, and Llyr Galatyn, King of the Cachamwri Sidhe.
No one in Diana's small town knows she's a werewolf except for the police chief, a staunch ally. When a vampire comes to town and begins murdering young men, Diana is determined to bring her down. She doesn't need the added aggravation of her Burning Moon, nor the distraction of Llyr Galatyn.
Llyr is tired of repeated assassination attempts from his brother, king of the Morven Sidhe. In a bid to force Ansgar's hand, Llyr travels to the mortal realm to deal with one of the many vampires that are now creating havoc. There, he encounters Diana, and the attraction between them is instantaneous. However, there is still the matter of the vampire to take care of, not to mention Ansgar, and all while keeping mortals blissfully unaware of the magic in their midst.
The story was tough and gritty and would have made a decent urban fantasy if the author had kept the budding romance on the back burner. Instead, it ended up being erotic romance with some plot thrown in as framework. I feel like I should iron my own hands for saying there was too much sex, but...yeah. There was too much sex. Each time I'd get invested in the plot, Diana and Llyr would take a nookie break. Maddening. Beyond that, characterizations were only okay. Diana was fully-realized, Llyr less so. Ansgar was at best a two-dimensional villain with no redeeming qualities and no real reason for doing what he did except that he was a two-dimenionsal villain. The vampire had more character than he did and more back story. The plot, what there was of it, could have been more cohesive. It seemed to ping-pong from a murder/investigation to a sexual encounter, lather, rinse, repeat.
Other things that annoyed me (Spoilers and trigger warning):
- Diana being 'in heat' and unable to deny her sexual urges wasn't sexy. It was cringe-worthy. Would this have been considered sexy if she was sloppy drunk and unable to control herself? No. Yet this is how it came across, especially the first time she and Llyr had sex. I don't think it would have aggravated me as much if Llyr had asked Diana if she was sure she wanted to proceed, rather than basically using her heat against her and then acting like a smug asshole about it.
- The second time they had sex, he used magic to involve bondage. Without asking her first. Sexy? More like 'sexual assault' if you ask me.
- Throughout the book, I got the impression that, to the Sidhe at least, women are little more than chattel, property to be used/abused or prizes to be won. Wow, how sexy. On that subject (TRIGGER WARNING), there was an off-screen rape, along with an on-screen attempted rape that were sickening. Never mind that one instance involved a villainess. It was still rape. I really got the impression that the author, despite being a woman, doesn't harbor any fondness for women. Female characters were "punished" by being beaten and sexually assaulted, and even Diana, a fearsome Direkind, needed a man to save her. If you're going to write about bad-ass women, then make them more...I don't know...BAD-ASS. Let them save their damned selves. Hell, let them save the menfolk in their lives. Give them some actual agency and autonomy, instead of insulting your characters and your readers by portraying them as vulnerable damsels in need of salvation.
- Llyr is 1600 years old (give or take a decade), and yet he often flounced onto his throne and draped one leg over the arm like a sullen tween. Pardon me if I expected a little more maturity from His Majesty.
- This was written/published in 2005, but the townsfolk acted like offended Puritans that Diana had Llyr staying with her in her home. Welcome to The Town That Time Forgot.
- I am bitter that there was no resolution regarding one shrill Puritan woman and her abusive, redneck son. You know, the son who could do no wrong. If any character in this story deserved to be torn apart by the vampire, it was Roger. Way to drop the ball, Ms Knight.
- During one of the (many many many) sex scenes, Llyr stripped Diana and bore her down to the carpet. There followed several pages worth of ungh ungh ungh and then they were in bed when it ended. At what point did they move from the living room floor to the bed?! Editing. Make use of it.
- Finally, if Ansgar had murdered several of Llyr's wives/consorts/mistresses/possessions and all of his children, did Ansgar himself not have wives/consorts/mistresses/possessions and children to avenge him?
Did I find this book entertaining? No, I found it distasteful. I know I have at least one more book in the "Mageverse" series, and I'm tossing it in the donation bag along with this one. I refuse to subject myself to any more of what the author considers romance. The book was well-written (for the most part), but it gets only two stars from me
No one in Diana's small town knows she's a werewolf except for the police chief, a staunch ally. When a vampire comes to town and begins murdering young men, Diana is determined to bring her down. She doesn't need the added aggravation of her Burning Moon, nor the distraction of Llyr Galatyn.
Llyr is tired of repeated assassination attempts from his brother, king of the Morven Sidhe. In a bid to force Ansgar's hand, Llyr travels to the mortal realm to deal with one of the many vampires that are now creating havoc. There, he encounters Diana, and the attraction between them is instantaneous. However, there is still the matter of the vampire to take care of, not to mention Ansgar, and all while keeping mortals blissfully unaware of the magic in their midst.
The story was tough and gritty and would have made a decent urban fantasy if the author had kept the budding romance on the back burner. Instead, it ended up being erotic romance with some plot thrown in as framework. I feel like I should iron my own hands for saying there was too much sex, but...yeah. There was too much sex. Each time I'd get invested in the plot, Diana and Llyr would take a nookie break. Maddening. Beyond that, characterizations were only okay. Diana was fully-realized, Llyr less so. Ansgar was at best a two-dimensional villain with no redeeming qualities and no real reason for doing what he did except that he was a two-dimenionsal villain. The vampire had more character than he did and more back story. The plot, what there was of it, could have been more cohesive. It seemed to ping-pong from a murder/investigation to a sexual encounter, lather, rinse, repeat.
Other things that annoyed me (Spoilers and trigger warning):
- Diana being 'in heat' and unable to deny her sexual urges wasn't sexy. It was cringe-worthy. Would this have been considered sexy if she was sloppy drunk and unable to control herself? No. Yet this is how it came across, especially the first time she and Llyr had sex. I don't think it would have aggravated me as much if Llyr had asked Diana if she was sure she wanted to proceed, rather than basically using her heat against her and then acting like a smug asshole about it.
- The second time they had sex, he used magic to involve bondage. Without asking her first. Sexy? More like 'sexual assault' if you ask me.
- Throughout the book, I got the impression that, to the Sidhe at least, women are little more than chattel, property to be used/abused or prizes to be won. Wow, how sexy. On that subject (TRIGGER WARNING), there was an off-screen rape, along with an on-screen attempted rape that were sickening. Never mind that one instance involved a villainess. It was still rape. I really got the impression that the author, despite being a woman, doesn't harbor any fondness for women. Female characters were "punished" by being beaten and sexually assaulted, and even Diana, a fearsome Direkind, needed a man to save her. If you're going to write about bad-ass women, then make them more...I don't know...BAD-ASS. Let them save their damned selves. Hell, let them save the menfolk in their lives. Give them some actual agency and autonomy, instead of insulting your characters and your readers by portraying them as vulnerable damsels in need of salvation.
- Llyr is 1600 years old (give or take a decade), and yet he often flounced onto his throne and draped one leg over the arm like a sullen tween. Pardon me if I expected a little more maturity from His Majesty.
- This was written/published in 2005, but the townsfolk acted like offended Puritans that Diana had Llyr staying with her in her home. Welcome to The Town That Time Forgot.
- I am bitter that there was no resolution regarding one shrill Puritan woman and her abusive, redneck son. You know, the son who could do no wrong. If any character in this story deserved to be torn apart by the vampire, it was Roger. Way to drop the ball, Ms Knight.
- During one of the (many many many) sex scenes, Llyr stripped Diana and bore her down to the carpet. There followed several pages worth of ungh ungh ungh and then they were in bed when it ended. At what point did they move from the living room floor to the bed?! Editing. Make use of it.
- Finally, if Ansgar had murdered several of Llyr's wives/consorts/mistresses/possessions and all of his children, did Ansgar himself not have wives/consorts/mistresses/possessions and children to avenge him?
Did I find this book entertaining? No, I found it distasteful. I know I have at least one more book in the "Mageverse" series, and I'm tossing it in the donation bag along with this one. I refuse to subject myself to any more of what the author considers romance. The book was well-written (for the most part), but it gets only two stars from me
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 23, 2018
Setting: Palace of the Cachamwri Sidhe 400 ad and 2004, throne room, grandmother’s rooms, extravagant luxurious bedroom; Verdeville police station, city planner office, her house, murder scenes; hotel; portals between worlds;
Characters:
Llyr Galatyn: King of Cachamwri – has the dragon god’s mark on his arm (though the dragon god never answers his call); became king when his father killed by magiked knife – and his cruel brother give a conquered kingdom to rule – both spelled that if one hurts the other, it will hit the ‘sender’ 3x more powerfully, thus preventing them from overtly fighting or killing each other; instead his brother has killed 4 wives and 10 children over the centuries – and Llyr carries the guilt;
Diana London: Werekind (created by Merlin to control Magekind if they go evil); Once a year she goes into mating heat – but she doesn’t have a mate; she is city planner and volunteer policeman (the police chief knows she shifts); she’s been dreaming of sex with… hm hm
Merlin & Nimue / King Arthur / Geirolf: in last book worked to end Geirolf – demon god; but in Geirolf’s death he magiked his vampire followers to scatter and become powerful; the Llyr has agreed to help Magekind end their threat;
Ansgar Galatyn: Llyr’s cruel, unhappy, jealous, power hungry older brother – who does not have the dragon god’s mark; for 1600 years he has cruelly ruled his kingdom, and looked for ways to eliminate Llyr – in the end only killing those he loves;
Susan Anderson: vampire; drunk on power to kill indiscriminately; though not sure what to do when confronted by Diana; then Ansgar tracks her after a kill, and puts her on the path to kill Llyr (she succeeds in killing his 8 guards, but not him)
Diana and Llyr are linked by their sexy dreams… and then they meet, and team up to eliminate Susan; in the end, they kill Susan – they kill Ansgar (in the non-magic room he built, to protect himself from dad’s curse)… with the Dragon god’s help… and the Llyr (who realizes that he loves Diana, and that Diana is strong) is willing to leave his throne to claim Diana (his kingdom not too happy about a shifter queen)… but the Dragon King makes Diana immortal and able to bear Llyr’s children… yay…
Characters:
Llyr Galatyn: King of Cachamwri – has the dragon god’s mark on his arm (though the dragon god never answers his call); became king when his father killed by magiked knife – and his cruel brother give a conquered kingdom to rule – both spelled that if one hurts the other, it will hit the ‘sender’ 3x more powerfully, thus preventing them from overtly fighting or killing each other; instead his brother has killed 4 wives and 10 children over the centuries – and Llyr carries the guilt;
Diana London: Werekind (created by Merlin to control Magekind if they go evil); Once a year she goes into mating heat – but she doesn’t have a mate; she is city planner and volunteer policeman (the police chief knows she shifts); she’s been dreaming of sex with… hm hm
Merlin & Nimue / King Arthur / Geirolf: in last book worked to end Geirolf – demon god; but in Geirolf’s death he magiked his vampire followers to scatter and become powerful; the Llyr has agreed to help Magekind end their threat;
Ansgar Galatyn: Llyr’s cruel, unhappy, jealous, power hungry older brother – who does not have the dragon god’s mark; for 1600 years he has cruelly ruled his kingdom, and looked for ways to eliminate Llyr – in the end only killing those he loves;
Susan Anderson: vampire; drunk on power to kill indiscriminately; though not sure what to do when confronted by Diana; then Ansgar tracks her after a kill, and puts her on the path to kill Llyr (she succeeds in killing his 8 guards, but not him)
Diana and Llyr are linked by their sexy dreams… and then they meet, and team up to eliminate Susan; in the end, they kill Susan – they kill Ansgar (in the non-magic room he built, to protect himself from dad’s curse)… with the Dragon god’s help… and the Llyr (who realizes that he loves Diana, and that Diana is strong) is willing to leave his throne to claim Diana (his kingdom not too happy about a shifter queen)… but the Dragon King makes Diana immortal and able to bear Llyr’s children… yay…
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October 17, 2021
My goodness I think I liked this book better than the first one. While the first one was great, this one had everything perfect. The world was already built and we had already been introduced to most of the characters. There wasn't really a need to build up the world. And I think this made it that much better. I absolutely loved Llyr in this book. I kinda liked him towards the end of the last book, but this one, just was a much better character arc for him. He was so amazing and he loved his people. He was devastated and the loss of everyone he ever loved due to his selfish and jealous brother. I also love his match, Diana. She is fierce, strong, and smart. Yes her beauty was talked about, but it was her fierceness, her love for the humans she protected, and her intelligence that made Llyr fall in love with her. I was so worried about how that relationship would work with cross species and Diana being mortal. But the dragon God fixed all that and I loved him! His thoughts on Diana were absolutely hilarious. She is the perfect queen for the Sidhe people and I love that he told everyone that they were fools for questioning Llyr and his choice! Love this story!!
May 15, 2020
Master of the Moon is #2 in the MageKnights series. This one stars the Elven (kind of...it is a parallel world after all) king whose brother is trying to kill him...and a Town manager who also helps the police when she can (she has a "nose" for crime because she's a werewolf...lol). Technically she is a Dire wolf which is a rare breed that is immune to most magic, making her perfect for a magical being; and he is perfect for her as he can't catch lycanthropy. Anyway, he comes to earth because there is a serial killer who sounds like a vampire type and he wants to help; they meet and then work to save the world while falling for each other. Oh, and yeah, Angela Knight writes some graphic and SEXY love scenes...so be aware. This has more of a typical feel, but with just enough differences to make it work.
November 17, 2018
I really liked this book and this couple. He's the king of the faeries and she's Direkind, he can't possibly marry her and they can't have children if they do marry but it doesn't stop the fire between them. He's lost everyone he's loved to his brother's assassins and almost walks away from her to keep her safe. They met in their dreams and come to know each other while trying to protect her town from a murdering vampire. There's tragedy and love and great chemistry to make this a really nice read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 24, 2017
I liked this one as much as I liked the first book. The writing is good, the characters are likable and well written, the back story is interesting, and it's not too hard to follow. Again, my only real complaint is that I could do without the detailed sex scenes. Oh, not a complaint, unlike typical PNR this doesn't have the heroine hating the hero then getting herself in trouble only to be rescued by the hero and fall deeply in love with him.
September 7, 2019
I really enjoyed Master of the Moon. Yes, it is a fantasy romance novel but I liked the way the author kept the story moving and I loved the hero, Llyr, and the heroine, Diana.
Their chemistry was great. I liked that Diana was a fighter and wasn’t spending all her time worrying about whether not Llyr loved her.
I’m ready to go onto the next book, Master of Wolves, which is about Diana’s brother, Jim London.
Their chemistry was great. I liked that Diana was a fighter and wasn’t spending all her time worrying about whether not Llyr loved her.
I’m ready to go onto the next book, Master of Wolves, which is about Diana’s brother, Jim London.
August 13, 2018
More action & sex! What's not to like? ;-) More complete character development & back story than in the first book, which I prefer so the characters feel more like real people. I can't say many specifics without spoilers so that'll do for now.
December 3, 2018
There was a bit more detailed sex than I liked - but it had a good premise & you were rooting for Llyr & Diana to get together. You also were waiting with baited breath for the Vampire & the shitty brother to get theirs.
June 16, 2017
Good read
If you like the supernatural and lots of romance and action read the Angela knight books. They are very good
If you like the supernatural and lots of romance and action read the Angela knight books. They are very good
July 5, 2017
OMG I NEED TO MOVE THERE YOU WILL EAT THIS BOOK UP!!
August 16, 2017
I read this a while ago but never marked it down. It's was fabulous!
July 26, 2018
As always, Angela Knights books are spicy and capturing. It is definitely erotic and action packed! I love reading sequels because I love seeing old characters in a new book!
August 7, 2021
Holy crap this was such an amazing read. I am really looking forward to reading book #3
September 27, 2010
A couple of good parts made this book ok, but on balance, I can’t recommend it.
Nothing grabbed me. Nothing surprised or delighted me. This was a role reversal story. Llyr and his evil brother Ansgar rule two fairy kingdoms. Ansgar has been attempting to assassinate Llyr for 400 years. He killed Llyr's wives, children and others during that time. Llyr doesn't fight back because he's trying to play by the rules set by his father. Ansgar is not playing by the rules and nearly wins. Llyr should have fought fire with fire somehow. I felt he was too much of the helpless victim, not protecting himself or his people as he should have.
Diana is a human who shifts into werewolf form and has enough power to fight fairies, vampires, etc. Ansgar sends a vampire to kill Llyr. Ansgar also causes Llyr to lose his magic powers. Diana protects Llyr and fights the vampire for him. She plays the alpha female, which was an enjoyable part of the story.
CAUTION SPOILERS:
I found it unsettling that Ansgar could be so much more powerful than Llyr. They were brothers. He took away Llyr's powers and later Diana's. Llyr seemed a little too wimpy, helpless and victimized. When Diana was kidnapped by Ansgar, she too became a helpless victim. Yes, I've enjoyed other books with evil powerful people, but this didn't work as well for me. I'm having a hard time explaining why. Throughout the story I felt like "Oh, no, another bad thing is happening to them. Nothing good ever happens, even some of the local townspeople are causing difficulties for Diana in her job."
My favorite part was at the end, page 298. An enemy guard was threatening Llyr. Diana said "Lay one hand on His Majesty, and I'll rip the offending body part off and shove it up your a__." Llyr said to Diana "Would you like help with that?" Diana said "Yeah, actually. Hey, here's a thought. Let's kill `em all. I'll eat the evidence."
Sexual language: strong. Number of sex scenes: twelve. Setting: 2005 small S. Carolina town, plus some back story from 401 AD in the fairy kingdom. Copyright: 2005. Genre: paranormal romance.
For a list of my reviews of other Angela Knight books, see my 2 star review of “The Forever Kiss” posted 9/09/08.
Nothing grabbed me. Nothing surprised or delighted me. This was a role reversal story. Llyr and his evil brother Ansgar rule two fairy kingdoms. Ansgar has been attempting to assassinate Llyr for 400 years. He killed Llyr's wives, children and others during that time. Llyr doesn't fight back because he's trying to play by the rules set by his father. Ansgar is not playing by the rules and nearly wins. Llyr should have fought fire with fire somehow. I felt he was too much of the helpless victim, not protecting himself or his people as he should have.
Diana is a human who shifts into werewolf form and has enough power to fight fairies, vampires, etc. Ansgar sends a vampire to kill Llyr. Ansgar also causes Llyr to lose his magic powers. Diana protects Llyr and fights the vampire for him. She plays the alpha female, which was an enjoyable part of the story.
CAUTION SPOILERS:
I found it unsettling that Ansgar could be so much more powerful than Llyr. They were brothers. He took away Llyr's powers and later Diana's. Llyr seemed a little too wimpy, helpless and victimized. When Diana was kidnapped by Ansgar, she too became a helpless victim. Yes, I've enjoyed other books with evil powerful people, but this didn't work as well for me. I'm having a hard time explaining why. Throughout the story I felt like "Oh, no, another bad thing is happening to them. Nothing good ever happens, even some of the local townspeople are causing difficulties for Diana in her job."
My favorite part was at the end, page 298. An enemy guard was threatening Llyr. Diana said "Lay one hand on His Majesty, and I'll rip the offending body part off and shove it up your a__." Llyr said to Diana "Would you like help with that?" Diana said "Yeah, actually. Hey, here's a thought. Let's kill `em all. I'll eat the evidence."
Sexual language: strong. Number of sex scenes: twelve. Setting: 2005 small S. Carolina town, plus some back story from 401 AD in the fairy kingdom. Copyright: 2005. Genre: paranormal romance.
For a list of my reviews of other Angela Knight books, see my 2 star review of “The Forever Kiss” posted 9/09/08.
October 26, 2011
This series just keeps getting better and better!
*SPOILER ALERT*
Diana London is a werewolf, well sort of... She is Direkind, a species created to keep the Magekind in check. She can transform into a wolf, giant dog, and the Direwolf (a 7ft Big Foot basically). She is loyal to people and friends of the town she helps protect. She is quick witted, even if Llyr doesn't always get her 21st cent. humor, passionate, and couragous!
Llyr is King of the Sidhe, he is a strong, fierce, and compassionate king. He puts his peoples well-being before anything else. He doesn't not sit back and watch his people fight for him, he jumps in there and does everything he can to help. He has a had a rough and long wife. His brother has assinated all his wives and children to get to him. He is lonely, defeated and about to give up hope.
When Diana and Llyr meet, their attraction was instaneous. They fit eachother perfectly. She is the strong and fierce Queen he needs by her side, and he is accepting to all that she is.
I loved that this story picked up right where the first left off, with the evil vampires roaming mortal earth. These vampires are very different from the male Magekind.
I think that Llyr and Diana together make a beautiful royal couple, and will be great for their people. I am excited to know what kind of child they are having, what traits from each parent they will have!
Jim, Diana's brother, his story will be amazing!
*SPOILER ALERT*
Diana London is a werewolf, well sort of... She is Direkind, a species created to keep the Magekind in check. She can transform into a wolf, giant dog, and the Direwolf (a 7ft Big Foot basically). She is loyal to people and friends of the town she helps protect. She is quick witted, even if Llyr doesn't always get her 21st cent. humor, passionate, and couragous!
Llyr is King of the Sidhe, he is a strong, fierce, and compassionate king. He puts his peoples well-being before anything else. He doesn't not sit back and watch his people fight for him, he jumps in there and does everything he can to help. He has a had a rough and long wife. His brother has assinated all his wives and children to get to him. He is lonely, defeated and about to give up hope.
When Diana and Llyr meet, their attraction was instaneous. They fit eachother perfectly. She is the strong and fierce Queen he needs by her side, and he is accepting to all that she is.
I loved that this story picked up right where the first left off, with the evil vampires roaming mortal earth. These vampires are very different from the male Magekind.
I think that Llyr and Diana together make a beautiful royal couple, and will be great for their people. I am excited to know what kind of child they are having, what traits from each parent they will have!
Jim, Diana's brother, his story will be amazing!
December 3, 2011
I really, really recommend this series to my fellow BDB fans - if you like the Brothers, you'll like the Magi! There's a little bit of everything in this series...primarily you'll have the Magi (male vamps headed by Arthur and the Knights of the Round table) and the Maja (female witches with Morgana Le Fay as boss witch), the Sidhe (fairies aka much more magically evolved human cousins), some shapeshifting dragons, and werewolves. And just like the BDB books, the sex is graphic. I can't wait to read the next book in the series!!
March 22, 2018
This was a re-read. I read it way back years ago. It's still a great read. Llyr Galatyn the King of the Sidhe (Fairies) has come to mortal Earth to find a vampire killing humans and he meets Diana London a werewolf who is the city manager were the vampire is killing. They need to work together but it's not going to be easy because Ansgar, Llyr's brother is using her to try and kill Llyr. Great read lots of royal intrigue and history of the Sidhe and werewolf the murders are pretty gruesome so be warned.
I really like this series.
I really like this series.
December 17, 2007
entertaining. fun re-imagining of Arthur and Fairy legends as well as werewolves and vampires, not the best and hardly the most intelligent, but fun. Like the woman, mostly, good personality and character, love that she doubles as a police dog. What's with the long hair for guys fetish going around:P love the line come here fairy-stud I want to play with your magic wand- its horrifying and funny:P I know, what the hell am I reading
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March 27, 2012
Well, better than the first book. But then, I enjoyed Llyr in the first book so I figured I'd enjoy his story. Diana was quite accceptable as a heroine, which is high praise from me. She pretty well knew what she could and couldn't do and maintained a low level of stupidity. Again, the sex scenes became rote, and by the eleventh or so one I started skimming them. Knight leaves nothing to the imagination, and sometimes the imagination can be a very erotic thing.
August 20, 2009
Diana London works as the city manager and also works for the Verdaville Police Department. She's a werewolf and helps with supernatural investigations. There's a female vampire in town and she has decided to make it her playground. Llyr Galatyn is a Sidhe from the Cachamwri Sidhe and both wants to stop the vampire and help Diana.
It's not a bad read but nothing spectacular.
It's not a bad read but nothing spectacular.
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