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Darkness Comes #2
Darkness Falls
The long, long awaited sequel to Darkness Comes:
Malorie Sinclair is adjusting to her new life, her new love, and it isn’t easy. Feryn is hyper-protective, her dreams are growing increasingly bizarre, her father is still missing, and her past isn’t as dead as she believed.
Needing space to think, to breathe, she begins a search for her father and discovers that there is so much more to the world around her than she ever imagined. Navigating this uncharted path is going to take all of her cunning and resolve because doing what she knows to be right means going against Feryn and compromising the future of the Aradians.
Between morning sickness, angels, hunters, long kept secrets, ruthless Aradians, and raising a six-year-old son, Malorie is going to learn exactly who she is and what she believes in.
Reading DARKNESS COMES first is recommended otherwise characters and events in DARKNESS FALLS may not make sense.
Contains adult situations and strong language that some might find objectionable.
Approximately 100,000 words
Malorie Sinclair is adjusting to her new life, her new love, and it isn’t easy. Feryn is hyper-protective, her dreams are growing increasingly bizarre, her father is still missing, and her past isn’t as dead as she believed.
Needing space to think, to breathe, she begins a search for her father and discovers that there is so much more to the world around her than she ever imagined. Navigating this uncharted path is going to take all of her cunning and resolve because doing what she knows to be right means going against Feryn and compromising the future of the Aradians.
Between morning sickness, angels, hunters, long kept secrets, ruthless Aradians, and raising a six-year-old son, Malorie is going to learn exactly who she is and what she believes in.
Reading DARKNESS COMES first is recommended otherwise characters and events in DARKNESS FALLS may not make sense.
Contains adult situations and strong language that some might find objectionable.
Approximately 100,000 words
276 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2014
4 people are currently reading
79 people want to read
About the author
A.C. Warneke
18 books150 followersLike most writers, I spend most of my time telling myself stories and occasionally writing them down when they get too loud to remain in my head. The characters are also very demanding, wanting to go out into the world to be discovered by millions of adoring readers, though they are most satisfied with having only a few readers that truly love them. From the gargoyles that sit on top of the roofs to the Siren who lures her wolf astray to the Aradians and Apocritae to those who battle evil, the characters are everything.
Instead of going through the traditional gatekeepers of the publishing world I have leapt over the walls with the help of digital catapults (kindle direct, smashwords, and createspace) and messenger e-birds (goodreads, facebook, twitter, RNC, etc), going directly to the public. It has been a year and while my strong hold is small it grows larger every day as I connect with other rebels throughout the lands and the readers who support our work. It is a glorious day to be a writer.
When it comes to the actual writing I have discovered that every single one of my books likes to be created in a different way, which makes establishing an environment that is most conducive to my writing is not likely, though it occasionally involves chocolate covered raisins, music, minesweeper, occasionally Mahjong, lots of solitaire, notebooks and scraps of paper, doodling and day dreaming, and fruity, sugar-free bubble gum, not necessarily in that order and not always at the same time.
Of course, none of this would be possible without the love and support of my very loving and very tolerant family: my husband who encourages me to keep writing even when I act a little insane in regards to the worlds in my head, and my three kids who help out so much when I get lost in those same, darn worlds. They politely listen as I go on and on about my characters' motivations and back stories, their connections within the worlds created and how they fight to gain control of their destinies. But I am a cruel writer and make them earn their happy endings.
Since I am also a Romantic at heart, they are all happy endings.
Available books:
Darkness Comes (February 2012 – PNR)
Blight (March 2012 – UF)
Stone Lover (March 2012 – PNR, romantica)
Siren Song (May 2012 – PNR)
Stone Romance (September 2012 – PNR, romantica)
Blind Attraction (Jan. 31, 2013 – Contemporary)
Coming soon-ish:
Awakening (PNR/UF)
Stone Destiny (PNR)
After Blight (UF)
Darkness Comes book 2 (PNR – title to be determined)
http://www.amazon.com/author/awarneke
http://www.facebook.com/ACWarneke
http://acwarneke.wordpress.com
Instead of going through the traditional gatekeepers of the publishing world I have leapt over the walls with the help of digital catapults (kindle direct, smashwords, and createspace) and messenger e-birds (goodreads, facebook, twitter, RNC, etc), going directly to the public. It has been a year and while my strong hold is small it grows larger every day as I connect with other rebels throughout the lands and the readers who support our work. It is a glorious day to be a writer.
When it comes to the actual writing I have discovered that every single one of my books likes to be created in a different way, which makes establishing an environment that is most conducive to my writing is not likely, though it occasionally involves chocolate covered raisins, music, minesweeper, occasionally Mahjong, lots of solitaire, notebooks and scraps of paper, doodling and day dreaming, and fruity, sugar-free bubble gum, not necessarily in that order and not always at the same time.
Of course, none of this would be possible without the love and support of my very loving and very tolerant family: my husband who encourages me to keep writing even when I act a little insane in regards to the worlds in my head, and my three kids who help out so much when I get lost in those same, darn worlds. They politely listen as I go on and on about my characters' motivations and back stories, their connections within the worlds created and how they fight to gain control of their destinies. But I am a cruel writer and make them earn their happy endings.
Since I am also a Romantic at heart, they are all happy endings.
Available books:
Darkness Comes (February 2012 – PNR)
Blight (March 2012 – UF)
Stone Lover (March 2012 – PNR, romantica)
Siren Song (May 2012 – PNR)
Stone Romance (September 2012 – PNR, romantica)
Blind Attraction (Jan. 31, 2013 – Contemporary)
Coming soon-ish:
Awakening (PNR/UF)
Stone Destiny (PNR)
After Blight (UF)
Darkness Comes book 2 (PNR – title to be determined)
http://www.amazon.com/author/awarneke
http://www.facebook.com/ACWarneke
http://acwarneke.wordpress.com
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January 1, 2015
Darkness Falls by A.C. Warneke, is the dramatic conclusion to Malorie Sinclair’s quest to have a real life, a story that reunites old lovers, reveals new secrets, strengthens family ties, challenges the strongest Aradian, and brings us Hope.
The majority of the characters return from book one Darkness Comes, but we are introduced to a few new and important characters in this book. Feryn, Jiro, Taella,Varick and Jack have been dusted off, polished and given more depth, and dimension in this story. I found this to be a good thing as it allowed me to see the connections between the characters much better, to understand the intrigue, the betrayals, and their roles to the overall plot of the story. Malorie’s father Gus, has more of a behind the scenes role in this book, being a character that’s discussed and searched for.
New secondary characters include Nadine, Scott Macintyre, Hunter, and Ginny, each filling important and connective roles to the overall storyline
I found the brief glimpse into Malorie’s childhood, made her more of a real character; explaining why a simple, real life is so important for her to provide for her son Toby. Malorie’s character remains headstrong, driven and vibrant, while also showing a loving, vulnerable and more mature side. Seeing Malorie in non-combat mode, interacting with Toby, showed a more feminine side to her character, a mother who placed her child’s security above all else.
I found the writing in this book to be far better than the first book, flow, pacing and memory/dream sequences were not as confusing, editing excellent. I’m not going to share, any of the actual storyline, or highlight moments, as I don’t want to give away any of the plot out of context. This was not a quick and easy read for me, the story is complex, having a few twists and turns, some ah ha moments and there were a few sections I had to re-read to make sure I understood the connections. The timeline appears to be about 5 – 7 months, but sometimes my brain got lost in Netherspace, and I had to step back and do a mental re-cap. The overall story seems to tie up most of the loose ends, and provides the reader with a satisfying HEA, ending on a positive note. I do see some character situations that could make good novellas, or follow on stories, but maybe I’m reading more into this then there really is.
I received a copy of the book from the author for an honest review. All in all, this was a four star read for me.
The majority of the characters return from book one Darkness Comes, but we are introduced to a few new and important characters in this book. Feryn, Jiro, Taella,Varick and Jack have been dusted off, polished and given more depth, and dimension in this story. I found this to be a good thing as it allowed me to see the connections between the characters much better, to understand the intrigue, the betrayals, and their roles to the overall plot of the story. Malorie’s father Gus, has more of a behind the scenes role in this book, being a character that’s discussed and searched for.
New secondary characters include Nadine, Scott Macintyre, Hunter, and Ginny, each filling important and connective roles to the overall storyline
I found the brief glimpse into Malorie’s childhood, made her more of a real character; explaining why a simple, real life is so important for her to provide for her son Toby. Malorie’s character remains headstrong, driven and vibrant, while also showing a loving, vulnerable and more mature side. Seeing Malorie in non-combat mode, interacting with Toby, showed a more feminine side to her character, a mother who placed her child’s security above all else.
I found the writing in this book to be far better than the first book, flow, pacing and memory/dream sequences were not as confusing, editing excellent. I’m not going to share, any of the actual storyline, or highlight moments, as I don’t want to give away any of the plot out of context. This was not a quick and easy read for me, the story is complex, having a few twists and turns, some ah ha moments and there were a few sections I had to re-read to make sure I understood the connections. The timeline appears to be about 5 – 7 months, but sometimes my brain got lost in Netherspace, and I had to step back and do a mental re-cap. The overall story seems to tie up most of the loose ends, and provides the reader with a satisfying HEA, ending on a positive note. I do see some character situations that could make good novellas, or follow on stories, but maybe I’m reading more into this then there really is.
I received a copy of the book from the author for an honest review. All in all, this was a four star read for me.
June 29, 2014
This book dives even deeper into the story of the characters. Soo good. Emotionally jerking you around from agitating, happy, hurt and all over again. I hope there is a story about Jiro coming. :)
January 4, 2023
Both this and book 1 had all the ingredients but just didn't work for me. Not sure why, apart from the fact that the numerous fairly explicit sex scenes were unnecessary IMO and the vampires were tertiary characters in what appears to be a vampire story.
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