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Blood Feud #3 - Shadows Caress
Vampire Hunter: Shadow Hunter / Shadow's Caress / Hunter's Surrender
Brought together by violence, bound together by desire
In a city overtaken by vampires, fierce and ruthless vampire hunters are gunning for vamp blood and vengeance. These hunters work solo, but being alone is no longer an option when the local covens and vampire court proclaim all-out war. With their survival at stake, uneasy allegiances are forged and these strong hunters must decide between their lifelong beliefs…and their newfound desires to protect those they love and reclaim their city. Sink your teeth into three intoxicating stories guaranteed to cool the blood in your veins!
In a city overtaken by vampires, fierce and ruthless vampire hunters are gunning for vamp blood and vengeance. These hunters work solo, but being alone is no longer an option when the local covens and vampire court proclaim all-out war. With their survival at stake, uneasy allegiances are forged and these strong hunters must decide between their lifelong beliefs…and their newfound desires to protect those they love and reclaim their city. Sink your teeth into three intoxicating stories guaranteed to cool the blood in your veins!
368 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2013
105 people want to read
About the author
Kait Ballenger
24 books1,187 followersKait Ballenger is an award-winning author of dark romantasy and paranormal romance. She is obsessed with tales of morally gray, sometimes villainous heroes and can’t resist a spicy redemption arc. When Kait’s not busy writing kinky paranormal fantasy, she can usually be found with her nose buried in someone else’s naughty books. She lives in Florida’s Bible Belt with her two adorable sons—and will gladly use that belt to whip you.
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February 29, 2016
Vampire Hunter (Shadow Hunter, Shadow's Caress & Hunter's Surrender)
This is a compilation of three short stories from three different authors; Shadow Hunter by Kait Ballenger, Shadow's Carress by Patti O'Shea and Hunter's Surrender by Anna Hackett. I received this advance review copy to read courtesy of Harlequin/Mills and Boon Nocturne books.
The first in the compilation; Shadow Hunter which is the longest story of the three was actually my least favourite of the three stories - however still an okay read. The story follows Damon Brock who is a vampire hunter trying to avenge his partners death. Damon has located the vampire responsible and is waiting for the right moment to strike when an unexpected 'problem' occurs in the form of the beautiful Tiffany Solow. Tiffany is not only the woman that Damon has fallen in love with but also the sister of his fallen partner. Can Damon keep hold of his feelings long enough to succeed in his mission or will his feelings for Tiffany alter both of their courses whether for the better or worse? I found a lot of the dialogue and plot to be slightly 'cheesy' and very predictable especially in the first few chapter however the author did seem to come more into her own once the story progressed. Unfortunately it was a bit too late for me as by this point I found that I actually didn't care what happened to either of the lead characters and the story had lost me in those first few chapters. Towards the end of the book the story definitely came into it's own and I don't know if this will be a series or not in the future as it seemed to suggest that there would be other hunter's stories to come once Damon had picked his new team. The story did leave off on quite a cliffhanger too and if I had been more drawn into the story I may have wanted to find out the persons fate but sadly as I have already stated the book had lost me in those first few chapters.
The second in the compilation; Shadow's Caress was by far the best storyline of the three books and I found myself reading this short story in one sitting and wishing that this had have been the lead story in the compilation. The author seems to have found a new angle on the whole vampire and vampire hunter love story with the introduction of a vampire shade called Malachi who has fallen for his killer and vampire hunter Cass and it had me intrigued and drawn in right from the start. Cass has 'staked' Malachi two years earlier however as she didn't chop off his head he has survived as a shade and the process can be reversed providing that she is the one to withdraw the stake from his heart. Malachi has been 'haunting' her for a while and whilst initially she can't see him, she can definitely feel him and some feelings begin to develop for her 'ghost'. When Malachi rushes to her aid and saves her life their bond is pretty much cemented and she makes the decision to revert him to corporeal form. Whilst trying to help him she has to make a very big decision which is not only a gamble with her life but also with their future together. I really enjoyed this story and was disappointed that this wasn't the lead story in the compilation as I really did want to read more. The scenes were steamy and I would never have thought a shade/ghost to be quite so 'appealing' prior to reading this short story.
The third in the compilation; Hunter's Surrender was another really good read but I felt that this really needed to be longer in order to understand all of the talk regarding chakra's etc and again I was disappointed that this story wasn't longer too however the short amount of story that exists was really really good. The story tells of a vampire hunter called Rand who is the most revered and feared of the hunters around. He is approached by a stunning member of vampire royalty who is desperate for him to take her virginity. Initially appalled by the idea despite Dominique's beauty he discovers the real underlying fear that has driven her to seek him out and against his normal judgement decides to help her. Again I really wished that this story had been longer as it was a really good short read.
This is a compilation of three short stories from three different authors; Shadow Hunter by Kait Ballenger, Shadow's Carress by Patti O'Shea and Hunter's Surrender by Anna Hackett. I received this advance review copy to read courtesy of Harlequin/Mills and Boon Nocturne books.
The first in the compilation; Shadow Hunter which is the longest story of the three was actually my least favourite of the three stories - however still an okay read. The story follows Damon Brock who is a vampire hunter trying to avenge his partners death. Damon has located the vampire responsible and is waiting for the right moment to strike when an unexpected 'problem' occurs in the form of the beautiful Tiffany Solow. Tiffany is not only the woman that Damon has fallen in love with but also the sister of his fallen partner. Can Damon keep hold of his feelings long enough to succeed in his mission or will his feelings for Tiffany alter both of their courses whether for the better or worse? I found a lot of the dialogue and plot to be slightly 'cheesy' and very predictable especially in the first few chapter however the author did seem to come more into her own once the story progressed. Unfortunately it was a bit too late for me as by this point I found that I actually didn't care what happened to either of the lead characters and the story had lost me in those first few chapters. Towards the end of the book the story definitely came into it's own and I don't know if this will be a series or not in the future as it seemed to suggest that there would be other hunter's stories to come once Damon had picked his new team. The story did leave off on quite a cliffhanger too and if I had been more drawn into the story I may have wanted to find out the persons fate but sadly as I have already stated the book had lost me in those first few chapters.
The second in the compilation; Shadow's Caress was by far the best storyline of the three books and I found myself reading this short story in one sitting and wishing that this had have been the lead story in the compilation. The author seems to have found a new angle on the whole vampire and vampire hunter love story with the introduction of a vampire shade called Malachi who has fallen for his killer and vampire hunter Cass and it had me intrigued and drawn in right from the start. Cass has 'staked' Malachi two years earlier however as she didn't chop off his head he has survived as a shade and the process can be reversed providing that she is the one to withdraw the stake from his heart. Malachi has been 'haunting' her for a while and whilst initially she can't see him, she can definitely feel him and some feelings begin to develop for her 'ghost'. When Malachi rushes to her aid and saves her life their bond is pretty much cemented and she makes the decision to revert him to corporeal form. Whilst trying to help him she has to make a very big decision which is not only a gamble with her life but also with their future together. I really enjoyed this story and was disappointed that this wasn't the lead story in the compilation as I really did want to read more. The scenes were steamy and I would never have thought a shade/ghost to be quite so 'appealing' prior to reading this short story.
The third in the compilation; Hunter's Surrender was another really good read but I felt that this really needed to be longer in order to understand all of the talk regarding chakra's etc and again I was disappointed that this story wasn't longer too however the short amount of story that exists was really really good. The story tells of a vampire hunter called Rand who is the most revered and feared of the hunters around. He is approached by a stunning member of vampire royalty who is desperate for him to take her virginity. Initially appalled by the idea despite Dominique's beauty he discovers the real underlying fear that has driven her to seek him out and against his normal judgement decides to help her. Again I really wished that this story had been longer as it was a really good short read.
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