SPOILER ALERT!!!!!
Kindle Edition
4 stars
In the 2nd book of the series Julian & Quinn grow closer together. Julian explains to Quinn about what it means to be mates for vampires because Quinn is his mate.
The vampire that killed Quinn continues to terrorize her & the town. He's able to control minds & took control of Zach's mind who killed Julian by staking him in the heart. Since Zach was a friend, their guard was down. Quinn loses it but as she's hugging Julian's dead body to her she remembers something Luther told her about her SoulMaster power. Suddenly instead of sucking the power out, she pushes power into Julian & he comes back to life, as much as a vampire can come back to "life".
The group finally agrees to using Quinn as bait to lure the vampire who killed her out to them & to stop the town's innocent from being killed.
Jeb, one of the ranch hands & friend of Quinn's, tells the group about the animals being slaughtered by "blurs" of movement too fast to see clearly on the surveillance videos. The group realizes the vampire that killed Quinn is making new vampires.
In the meantime, Clint & Hawtie reveal to Julian that they are guardians & have been keeping Quinn safe over the years they've known each other.
Julian & Chris head to the ranch while Quinn is at work one night. Quinn has Clint, Hawtie & Dani at the bar to watch over her. At the end of the night, Jeb stops by as they're closing the bar. Jeb, being under mind control shoots Hawtie in the chest & kills her. Quinn, with a bullet in her shoulder, jumps into action & brings Hawtie back to life but now her energy is drained. That is the moment the vampire who killed Quinn crashes into the bar with other vampires in tow. They kidnap Quinn.
Julian is enraged. He will stop at nothing to find Quinn again. Devon & Cassie show up to help. They go back to the ranch to regroup. They finally find Quinn at an old, abandoned, luxury hotel. Earl, the vampire who killed her, has control of her mind. They have about 200 other vampires with them. Julian & Devon find Quinn & her captures in the ballroom. Clint, Luther, Lou, Chris, Melissa & Cassie hide in the 2nd floor balcony overlooking the ballroom.
Devon & Julian begin to kill the vampires that fight them. Devon is able to break the mind control in Quinn & also now has control of Earl's mind. A big fight ensues & the group leaves with Earl & 2 other vampires as prisoners. The rest of the vampires are killed in the hotel as Cassie burns it to the ground.
Julian & Quinn are relieved to be together again but Quinn still worries about other vampires coming after her because of the prophecy. Julian tells her not to worry, that he has a plan. Looking forward to the next book in the series.