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Keeper Chronicles: Awakening
Demons are among us. And humanity’s hidden guardians are the Keepers...
Rebekah Lorek is special. Not only is she the perfect hostess to the guests at her lighthouse bed-and-breakfast, she has extraordinary abilities that are only now awakening.
When Rebekah’s father, the lighthouse keeper, turns up dead, her ex-boyfriend Gabe McDaniel shows up to investigate—as does a dark secret. His suspicions are soon confirmed: Rebekah’s father was murdered by a demon in disguise.
As Rebekah struggles to manage the coastal inn with the help of a new houseguest she’s fallen for, she becomes more and more aware of the hidden, supernatural conflict around her. More dead bodies are discovered, and as old flames are rekindled, Gabe must take matters into his own hands to protect Rebekah from the dark forces that would see them all destroyed.
Will Gabe and Rebekah solve the mystery in time? Or will humanity fall?
Keeper Chronicles: Awakening is a fast-paced urban fantasy thriller in the vein of Jocelyn Drake and Jaye Wells.
308 pages, Paperback
First published December 31, 2014
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Katherine Wynter
5 books16 followersAuthor of Distinctive Literary Fiction and Fantasy
An accomplished master of her craft, Katherine Wynter builds fantasy worlds peopled with believable characters and complex cultures. Her original, dark works are captivating. Think you've read all there is to read about monsters and demons? Think again. Wynter deftly walks the razor's edge between fact and fiction to produce fantastic works that are riveting, compelling, and, above all, believable.
An accomplished master of her craft, Katherine Wynter builds fantasy worlds peopled with believable characters and complex cultures. Her original, dark works are captivating. Think you've read all there is to read about monsters and demons? Think again. Wynter deftly walks the razor's edge between fact and fiction to produce fantastic works that are riveting, compelling, and, above all, believable.
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January 5, 2015
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In Awakening, the first book in the Keeper Chronicles, an urban fantasy novel by Katherine Wynter, twenty-four year old Rebekah Lorek’s father, turns up dead, the victim of an apparent animal attack. But when her ex-boyfriend Gabe McDaniel shows up to investigate, things turn out to be more than what they first appear and we are sucked into a world full of witches, demons, and demon hunters. It's a world Rebekah knows nothing about, and a world her father hoped she never would.
It's too late now and Rebekah must harness her newly burgeoning powers as dark and supernatural forces prepare to converge on her and use her as the linchpin in their diabolical plans.
The only question is, can she and Gabe find the demons before it's too late?
The Keeper Chronicles: Awakening by Katherine Wynter is a fast-paced urban fantasy thriller nestled firmly in the realm of New Adult, so a lot of the plot points and character interactions were fairly easy to predict. But even though I knew where the story was going from the very first chapter, Wynter's writing style still managed to keep me engaged through out the whole story.
Awakening packs in the action from the very first page with a violent storm ripping through Rebekah's small town. It doesn't let up either, as Wynter adds romance, mystery, and an interesting origin story for demons and demon hunters, to create a book that is sure to keep fans of Jocelyn Drake and Jaye Wells happy and hungering for more.
In Awakening, the first book in the Keeper Chronicles, an urban fantasy novel by Katherine Wynter, twenty-four year old Rebekah Lorek’s father, turns up dead, the victim of an apparent animal attack. But when her ex-boyfriend Gabe McDaniel shows up to investigate, things turn out to be more than what they first appear and we are sucked into a world full of witches, demons, and demon hunters. It's a world Rebekah knows nothing about, and a world her father hoped she never would.
It's too late now and Rebekah must harness her newly burgeoning powers as dark and supernatural forces prepare to converge on her and use her as the linchpin in their diabolical plans.
The only question is, can she and Gabe find the demons before it's too late?
The Keeper Chronicles: Awakening by Katherine Wynter is a fast-paced urban fantasy thriller nestled firmly in the realm of New Adult, so a lot of the plot points and character interactions were fairly easy to predict. But even though I knew where the story was going from the very first chapter, Wynter's writing style still managed to keep me engaged through out the whole story.
Awakening packs in the action from the very first page with a violent storm ripping through Rebekah's small town. It doesn't let up either, as Wynter adds romance, mystery, and an interesting origin story for demons and demon hunters, to create a book that is sure to keep fans of Jocelyn Drake and Jaye Wells happy and hungering for more.
January 12, 2015
The book was written great, especially for a freebie. Good mythology, could have used more building into it. The characters' actions made it seem young adult and the sex scenes were written out. It happened, but you didn't read about it. Not really a fan of love triangles either and the time line of her sex life made her seem like a whore. I was under the impression she was an innocent naive little girl who hasn't gotten any in while. But meets a guy, flirts, has sex with a different person, then dates the first guy who leaves her and goes back to the first. Throw in a pregnancy. It was predictable.
February 27, 2015
Briskly paced and action-packed, this novel offers a host of interesting characters engaged in a dark struggle against dark demons who have a real penchant for death and destruction. Far from most contemporary novels that showcase sympathetic demons tragically seeking the love of mortals, this story harkens back to traditions of demons that seek only to manipulate, destroy, and wreak gruesome havoc on the populace. It is a refreshing return of evil for evil's sake mixed with a wrenching story of the people fated to defend mankind. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves horror and is tired of seeing sparkly demons who become infatuated with teenagers.
March 25, 2015
A real awakening!!!
I was caught up and swept away in this book of mystery, suspense, and death. I loved the storyline and the characters. I hope to read the next book son knockout what happens next. Well written and very thought out.
I was caught up and swept away in this book of mystery, suspense, and death. I loved the storyline and the characters. I hope to read the next book son knockout what happens next. Well written and very thought out.
January 14, 2018
Not my style, needs an editor
Interesting enough concept, but entirely too many sexual scenes for my taste. Additionally, there were a lot of typographical errors and mistakes, including misspelling the main protagonist's name and referring to one character by another's name.
Interesting enough concept, but entirely too many sexual scenes for my taste. Additionally, there were a lot of typographical errors and mistakes, including misspelling the main protagonist's name and referring to one character by another's name.
March 15, 2015
This was a good read. It had a pretty good storyline. It took me forever to read because I couldn't seem to get into it right away. The first half seemed to drag on in my opinion. Im sure I wont be following this series. It was a good read but not so great that I want to know what happens next
August 11, 2016
Okay, not as good as the first one.
January 15, 2015
Pretty good
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