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The Original's Trilogy #1
The Beacon
When the Original comes, she’ll come to thee as three:
The Beacon burning bright. The Shadow hidden from sight. The blighted, damned Knight.
James Pasquino has failed as a man, as a priest, and as a daemon, but he has one last shot at redemption – succeed on a mission to prevent Armageddon. But who would’ve known protecting one woman would prove so difficult? Or so tempting.
Haunted by a mysterious and powerful evil entity, Lilith Caldwell has always had to live on the fringes of life. So when she comes home for the first time in twenty years and the entity disappears, she’s ecstatic –not even the provoking daemon residing in her childhood house can dampen her enthusiasm.
James is one sexy predicament, and she has every intention of pursuing him, daemon or not. For the first time in her life, she thinks things are falling into place…until she realizes the entity she’d thought had gone was only lying in wait, biding its time until she was at her most vulnerable.
When she needs them most, the coven she left long ago offers her one final chance to return as their high priestess and gain the power to defeat her enemies. The cost? The life of her daemon.
Can James protect Lilith and find redemption in the heart and soul of one single witch? Will Lilith take her chances and leave the coven to face the enemy without her full power, or will she choose to end the life of the arrogant, sexy daemon, who stole her heart?
The Beacon burning bright. The Shadow hidden from sight. The blighted, damned Knight.
James Pasquino has failed as a man, as a priest, and as a daemon, but he has one last shot at redemption – succeed on a mission to prevent Armageddon. But who would’ve known protecting one woman would prove so difficult? Or so tempting.
Haunted by a mysterious and powerful evil entity, Lilith Caldwell has always had to live on the fringes of life. So when she comes home for the first time in twenty years and the entity disappears, she’s ecstatic –not even the provoking daemon residing in her childhood house can dampen her enthusiasm.
James is one sexy predicament, and she has every intention of pursuing him, daemon or not. For the first time in her life, she thinks things are falling into place…until she realizes the entity she’d thought had gone was only lying in wait, biding its time until she was at her most vulnerable.
When she needs them most, the coven she left long ago offers her one final chance to return as their high priestess and gain the power to defeat her enemies. The cost? The life of her daemon.
Can James protect Lilith and find redemption in the heart and soul of one single witch? Will Lilith take her chances and leave the coven to face the enemy without her full power, or will she choose to end the life of the arrogant, sexy daemon, who stole her heart?
471 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 28, 2016
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April 3, 2016
Another amazing book by Cara Crescent. I love the beginning of this book! I love how Cara crafted the beginning of how the universe was created and leveraged that to develop a whole new world. Amazing story with her twist of wicked sensuous characters--and hero's you wish would jump off the page and ask me out to dinner. Or coffee. I'd settle for coffee. :-) FIVE STARS -- would give it TEN if I could. OH--and I've seen a preview to the sequel. OMG...all I can say is, get addicted to Cara Crescent NOW.
June 7, 2017
James Pasquino has existed for a millennium, he was a human, a priest and now damned as a daemon, vampire. As a Templar James tried to get a young girl, Lilith to admit she was a witch and beg forgiveness from God all of which she refused to do. She was going to be burned at the stake and her only request was for James to kill her before the flames reached her. James couldn't save her life but he did kill her before the flames got to her and that was when he lost his soul.
James is the Watcher's personal assassin and he follows orders hoping one day he will get his soul back and be free. James was drawn to a home where he found a girl being beaten to death, a girl whose name was Lilith. This time he was determined to protect Lilith and he did.
Twenty years went by before James found himself once again in the presence of Lilith who has returned to her childhood home, Haven House. James has taken up residence in the house and is shocked when Lilith shows up.
Lilith lost her magic twenty years ago and now she returns hoping to regain it. Unfortunately she is not returning alone because since she lost her magic she also found herself with an evil entity attached to her. The entity is Aimee and when Lilith finds James at the house she fears that Aimee will be a danger to him, what she doesn't know is that there is a greater danger in the house one that James has had to deal with every night.
James learns that the reason he was drawn to Lilith twenty years ago was because she had called out to her mate to save her, she knows that James is her mate but he has no idea. Now James and Lilith are living together and she is well aware of what he means to her but it will take time for him to accept his feelings for her. Lilith's best friend Trina will be coming to live with her, it was Trina who allowed James entry into the home so he could get to Lilith in time to save her.
Lilith is not an ordinary witch she is special and is wanted by all the wrong people. The head of the coven Lilith was once a part of wants her and so does an old friend of James', Julius Crowley, who has nothing good in mind for James or Lilith. There are so many secrets and surprises in this book and I will not reveal any of them. I will say that this book just made me hungry for more. Evil is coming and Lilith will be a part of it, only what is her role?
James and Lilith were amazing characters and I couldn't help but love them both. Their love waited for their reunion and her reincarnation.
Reviewed by: Linda Tonis
Member of the Paranormal Romance Review Team
James is the Watcher's personal assassin and he follows orders hoping one day he will get his soul back and be free. James was drawn to a home where he found a girl being beaten to death, a girl whose name was Lilith. This time he was determined to protect Lilith and he did.
Twenty years went by before James found himself once again in the presence of Lilith who has returned to her childhood home, Haven House. James has taken up residence in the house and is shocked when Lilith shows up.
Lilith lost her magic twenty years ago and now she returns hoping to regain it. Unfortunately she is not returning alone because since she lost her magic she also found herself with an evil entity attached to her. The entity is Aimee and when Lilith finds James at the house she fears that Aimee will be a danger to him, what she doesn't know is that there is a greater danger in the house one that James has had to deal with every night.
James learns that the reason he was drawn to Lilith twenty years ago was because she had called out to her mate to save her, she knows that James is her mate but he has no idea. Now James and Lilith are living together and she is well aware of what he means to her but it will take time for him to accept his feelings for her. Lilith's best friend Trina will be coming to live with her, it was Trina who allowed James entry into the home so he could get to Lilith in time to save her.
Lilith is not an ordinary witch she is special and is wanted by all the wrong people. The head of the coven Lilith was once a part of wants her and so does an old friend of James', Julius Crowley, who has nothing good in mind for James or Lilith. There are so many secrets and surprises in this book and I will not reveal any of them. I will say that this book just made me hungry for more. Evil is coming and Lilith will be a part of it, only what is her role?
James and Lilith were amazing characters and I couldn't help but love them both. Their love waited for their reunion and her reincarnation.
Reviewed by: Linda Tonis
Member of the Paranormal Romance Review Team
September 30, 2017
The Beacon
What a great read, great characters and a really interesting start to The Original's Trilogy
"I Voluntary state that this is my honest review of a gifted book"
What a great read, great characters and a really interesting start to The Original's Trilogy
"I Voluntary state that this is my honest review of a gifted book"
May 19, 2018
The original trilogy is a must-read series. Cara Crescent's world building is like no other. Hang on from beginning through the entire series.
October 21, 2016
This was an amazing story with Crescent’s unique twists to familiar paranormal aspects and great characters. Lilith can be goofy at times, especially during her first attempt to seduce James, but when things get serious so does she. James looks like a thug, but it hides his sense of honor and how gentle and thoughtful he can be towards those weaker. This story has a bit of everything; a riveting world, scary monsters, a sexy hero, lovable heroine, suspense, captivating romance, and a touch of humor to keep it from being too serious. This is a great start to a new paranormal series and I would strongly urge you to check it out if you are in the market for a new one.
Official Review @ Coffee Time Romance & More
10/20/16
I <3'd this book so very much. So far each book I've read by Crescent has been phenomenal. What a great use of the fallen angel/vampire/witch myths floating around out there.
A meatier review to come later.
Official Review @ Coffee Time Romance & More
10/20/16
I <3'd this book so very much. So far each book I've read by Crescent has been phenomenal. What a great use of the fallen angel/vampire/witch myths floating around out there.
A meatier review to come later.
March 28, 2017
This was an amazing story with Crescent’s unique twists to familiar paranormal aspects and great characters. Lilith can be goofy at times, especially during her first attempt to seduce James, but when things get serious so does she. James looks like a thug, but it hides his sense of honor and how gentle and thoughtful he can be towards those weaker. This story has a bit of everything; a riveting world, scary monsters, a sexy hero, lovable heroine, suspense, captivating romance, and a touch of humor to keep it from being too serious. This is a great start to a new paranormal series and I would strongly urge you to check it out if you are in the market for a new one.
Llaph
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
Official Review @ Coffee Time Romance & More
Llaph
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
Official Review @ Coffee Time Romance & More
August 16, 2016
I love love love love this book. I'm super excited to read the next one. A great twist of fantasy and romance. A must read!
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