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Immer
The world has evolved. Fairies exist and have the power to heal. Vampires are real and aren’t to be trusted. Wolves have revealed their ability to shift into human form.
Will Jaxon is both man and wolf. He is the Alpha of his community’s Wolf Force, the agency that provides security and protection for all mankind. In addition to his role as the head of his pack, Will has been working undercover to infiltrate an illegal drug organization that is trafficking women. When Will is coerced to take the lead in an abduction, he agrees in order to preserve his cover. But one look into the terrified, green eyes of the woman he attacks, leaves him powerless to continue.
As Rayne Daniels stares into the face of the man restraining her, she sees a shift, for a fraction of a second he changes and his true form is revealed. She realizes he is a wolf, a protector, and almost before she knows what is happening, he releases her. Rayne escapes physically, but emotionally she continues to be haunted, held prisoner by the trauma of that night.
When Will discovers that members of the organization are still looking for Rayne, his entire world is altered. Now, Will spends his days undercover and every other free moment keeping Rayne safe, because her survival has become critical to him in a way that he cannot explain.
Will Jaxon is both man and wolf. He is the Alpha of his community’s Wolf Force, the agency that provides security and protection for all mankind. In addition to his role as the head of his pack, Will has been working undercover to infiltrate an illegal drug organization that is trafficking women. When Will is coerced to take the lead in an abduction, he agrees in order to preserve his cover. But one look into the terrified, green eyes of the woman he attacks, leaves him powerless to continue.
As Rayne Daniels stares into the face of the man restraining her, she sees a shift, for a fraction of a second he changes and his true form is revealed. She realizes he is a wolf, a protector, and almost before she knows what is happening, he releases her. Rayne escapes physically, but emotionally she continues to be haunted, held prisoner by the trauma of that night.
When Will discovers that members of the organization are still looking for Rayne, his entire world is altered. Now, Will spends his days undercover and every other free moment keeping Rayne safe, because her survival has become critical to him in a way that he cannot explain.
- GenresFantasy
430 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 18, 2017
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About the author
Denise McFarland
5 books17 followersDenise McFarland is thrilled to introduce her new novel Treu, the second book in the Immer Series. As a voracious reader from childhood, she found herself frequently being drawn into paranormal fantasy novels, falling in love with the interesting quirks and powers that made the characters "para" and the stories fantasy. It's not surprising that when she finally jumped into the author pool, she dove toward her favorite genre. She has dreamed for years of being a novelist. So, when she developed a story that she couldn't get out of her head, she knew she had to start typing.
Denise is a lifelong resident of Jacksonville, Florida. She spends her summers soaking up the Florida sunshine and the rest of each year teaching 4th grade.
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Denise is a lifelong resident of Jacksonville, Florida. She spends her summers soaking up the Florida sunshine and the rest of each year teaching 4th grade.
Please follow her on Instagram at
author.denise_mcfarland
Immer can be purchased or downloaded at amazon.com/author/denisemcfarland
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July 9, 2017
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July 27, 2017
I was gifted this book by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Alright folks, I have a lot of thoughts about this book. I was surprised by how much I liked it. The story follows two main characters: Rayne and Will. Rayne is a 25 year old who just opened up her own bookstore. Will is a wolf (yes that's right, a wolf) who works undercover to reveal a drug operation that is kidnapping women for their workers. When Rayne is almost kidnapped, Will get thrust into her world and neither of them really know how to deal with it- or their feelings for each other.
Now I know what your thinking. Wolves who can shift into humans, a young woman falling in love with a wolf. There are also vampires in the book. It kinda seemed like Twilight to me. But it was so much better than Twilight and I was genuinely surprised by how much I was hooked by this book.
The tension between the characters and the whole back and forth they went through was a little tedious to me, and seemed to drag on a bit too long, but I still enjoyed it. And a personal thing I didn't like was when the main character would apologize for having feelings for another character. I just thought it was weird, and that you shouldn't have to apologize for how you feel. And Rayne kinda came off as a bit too weak in my opinion. But I understand how it fit into the whole figuring out how they felt about each other and the premise of the novel.
I really enjoyed the world that the author built, how the Wolves work in a Force with the humans to help fight crime. How Rayne got caught up in the wolf pack. I loved Autumn! She was a delightful character and I wouldn't mind a sequel centred around her!
Thank you so much to the author for sending me this book! I really enjoyed it and definitely recommend it!
Alright folks, I have a lot of thoughts about this book. I was surprised by how much I liked it. The story follows two main characters: Rayne and Will. Rayne is a 25 year old who just opened up her own bookstore. Will is a wolf (yes that's right, a wolf) who works undercover to reveal a drug operation that is kidnapping women for their workers. When Rayne is almost kidnapped, Will get thrust into her world and neither of them really know how to deal with it- or their feelings for each other.
Now I know what your thinking. Wolves who can shift into humans, a young woman falling in love with a wolf. There are also vampires in the book. It kinda seemed like Twilight to me. But it was so much better than Twilight and I was genuinely surprised by how much I was hooked by this book.
The tension between the characters and the whole back and forth they went through was a little tedious to me, and seemed to drag on a bit too long, but I still enjoyed it. And a personal thing I didn't like was when the main character would apologize for having feelings for another character. I just thought it was weird, and that you shouldn't have to apologize for how you feel. And Rayne kinda came off as a bit too weak in my opinion. But I understand how it fit into the whole figuring out how they felt about each other and the premise of the novel.
I really enjoyed the world that the author built, how the Wolves work in a Force with the humans to help fight crime. How Rayne got caught up in the wolf pack. I loved Autumn! She was a delightful character and I wouldn't mind a sequel centred around her!
Thank you so much to the author for sending me this book! I really enjoyed it and definitely recommend it!
June 26, 2017
This review was originally published on the book review blog justonemorepaige.wordpress.com.
This is my first post as part of a promotional blog tour. Did you read that? Let me write ii again, just in case. This is my first post as part of a promotional blog tour!! That’s right, that means I was sent this book in exchange for a review. And I literally cannot tell you how freaking exited that makes me. Seriously. But that’s not the point of this post – this is all about the book, Immer, so let’s just right in to that.
The description of this book really caught my interest. A version of the world where fairies and vampires and werewolves are real…and everyone knows they exist. Fairies have the power to heal and work in healthcare. Vampires are still pretty secretive, because of course. And wolves have become the police “Force” that protects humans and keeps the peace. I mean, I won’t lie, that’s a world I’d love to live in.
This story focuses on the wolves, and in particular, Alpha Will Jaxon. He’s the head of the Force in his city and is working undercover to bring down an illegal drug syndicate that is using trafficked women to sort and package product. As part of his initiation, he is required to take part in “grabbing” one of these women. Halfway through the abduction attempt, the woman, Rayne, looks into Will’s eyes and the fear he sees stops him cold – he lets her escape. Although he is able to explain it away and preserve his cover, he can’t get the woman out of his mind. At the same time, as Rayne recovers from the traumatic experience, she is convinced she saw something different in the eyes of the man that tried to kidnap her. She is sure he was a wolf, but can’t justify it, since they are supposed to be protectors. The rest of the book takes exactly the “romance” course you’d expect. Will cannot stop thinking about (or stay away from) Rayne. And though their contact is born from his overwhelming guilt about what he did to her and his attempts to right it, he finds, as things progress, that those feelings are changing into something deeper. Though Rayne starts out terrified and uncomfortable around him, she accepts his help, hoping that learning to defend and protect herself will give her back her sense of security. And as we see with Will, her feelings begin to change and deepen as well. But for each of them, their own guilt and confusion over how their “relationship” started, and the differences between them and their two worlds, threaten to crush those budding feelings.
Overall, this was a successful, if slightly unorthodox, paranormal romance. I say unorthodox because the, usually quite omnipresent, “steamy” side of this genre was particularly quiet. That is not to say that the romantic tension was not there, or not done well. In fact, let me tell you, McFarland knows how to string a reader along. There were so many times that I got my hopes up, was so excited for impending release, only to have it be snatched away. It was super stressful, but in that good romantic book stress way, of course. To that end, I think the author did a great job setting the mood and building the atmosphere. The beginning, the “world building” part of the book, was a bit juvenile. By which I mean that the exposition was just a little too unpolished/unsubtle for my taste – lots of telling and not enough description/showing to allow the reader to really use their imagination with the place. Towards the middle, there were a few times where I felt like things got slightly repetitive. There were some scenes and inner dialogue that were super similar and essentially the same plot device, that could have been condensed down without losing much. There were some scenes though, like when Will and Rayne played outside in the snow, that were just super cute. By the last 15% or so the plot had really picked back up and I was speed reading like crazy to see what would happen. It was a nice dramatic ending, as one would expect from the crime/thriller aspect of the novel. From the romance side though, after all the build-up I felt like the “moment” for Will and Rayne was just too fast and I wanted more! I mean that’s not the worst problem ever, in fact I suppose it could be seen as a kind of compliment, but it all just happened so fast. I would have loved to see more of the happily ever after, the “completion,” if you will, of Immer. I respect the author’s choice not to write that, but still…I can wish for it.
My biggest gripe with this book was with the writing itself. There were times where I could tell it was just editing issues, small typos and things like that, that are annoying but don’t necessarily affect the bigger picture. But if I’m being honest, the entire book was written in a very “first attempt” sort of way. There was very little nuance in the word choices, the depth of dialogue (both inner and between characters), and just generally I could a lot of the same issues that I see in many YA novels, the writing that assumes readers needs everything explained in detail because we will not be able to come to a conclusion on our own without it. It’s a frustrating style, but it’s also something that you can work to tune out (I’m getting pretty good at it actually), and allow yourself to enjoy the story underneath the surface. Looking past that, you can tell this is a story that means a lot to the author. It’s almost as if she wrote these characters, especially the main one, to portray a world and a story she’d love to live: a world where fantasy creatures are real, there’s a little drama and a great love, and she owns a books store. It doesn’t sound half bad.
This is my first post as part of a promotional blog tour. Did you read that? Let me write ii again, just in case. This is my first post as part of a promotional blog tour!! That’s right, that means I was sent this book in exchange for a review. And I literally cannot tell you how freaking exited that makes me. Seriously. But that’s not the point of this post – this is all about the book, Immer, so let’s just right in to that.
The description of this book really caught my interest. A version of the world where fairies and vampires and werewolves are real…and everyone knows they exist. Fairies have the power to heal and work in healthcare. Vampires are still pretty secretive, because of course. And wolves have become the police “Force” that protects humans and keeps the peace. I mean, I won’t lie, that’s a world I’d love to live in.
This story focuses on the wolves, and in particular, Alpha Will Jaxon. He’s the head of the Force in his city and is working undercover to bring down an illegal drug syndicate that is using trafficked women to sort and package product. As part of his initiation, he is required to take part in “grabbing” one of these women. Halfway through the abduction attempt, the woman, Rayne, looks into Will’s eyes and the fear he sees stops him cold – he lets her escape. Although he is able to explain it away and preserve his cover, he can’t get the woman out of his mind. At the same time, as Rayne recovers from the traumatic experience, she is convinced she saw something different in the eyes of the man that tried to kidnap her. She is sure he was a wolf, but can’t justify it, since they are supposed to be protectors. The rest of the book takes exactly the “romance” course you’d expect. Will cannot stop thinking about (or stay away from) Rayne. And though their contact is born from his overwhelming guilt about what he did to her and his attempts to right it, he finds, as things progress, that those feelings are changing into something deeper. Though Rayne starts out terrified and uncomfortable around him, she accepts his help, hoping that learning to defend and protect herself will give her back her sense of security. And as we see with Will, her feelings begin to change and deepen as well. But for each of them, their own guilt and confusion over how their “relationship” started, and the differences between them and their two worlds, threaten to crush those budding feelings.
Overall, this was a successful, if slightly unorthodox, paranormal romance. I say unorthodox because the, usually quite omnipresent, “steamy” side of this genre was particularly quiet. That is not to say that the romantic tension was not there, or not done well. In fact, let me tell you, McFarland knows how to string a reader along. There were so many times that I got my hopes up, was so excited for impending release, only to have it be snatched away. It was super stressful, but in that good romantic book stress way, of course. To that end, I think the author did a great job setting the mood and building the atmosphere. The beginning, the “world building” part of the book, was a bit juvenile. By which I mean that the exposition was just a little too unpolished/unsubtle for my taste – lots of telling and not enough description/showing to allow the reader to really use their imagination with the place. Towards the middle, there were a few times where I felt like things got slightly repetitive. There were some scenes and inner dialogue that were super similar and essentially the same plot device, that could have been condensed down without losing much. There were some scenes though, like when Will and Rayne played outside in the snow, that were just super cute. By the last 15% or so the plot had really picked back up and I was speed reading like crazy to see what would happen. It was a nice dramatic ending, as one would expect from the crime/thriller aspect of the novel. From the romance side though, after all the build-up I felt like the “moment” for Will and Rayne was just too fast and I wanted more! I mean that’s not the worst problem ever, in fact I suppose it could be seen as a kind of compliment, but it all just happened so fast. I would have loved to see more of the happily ever after, the “completion,” if you will, of Immer. I respect the author’s choice not to write that, but still…I can wish for it.
My biggest gripe with this book was with the writing itself. There were times where I could tell it was just editing issues, small typos and things like that, that are annoying but don’t necessarily affect the bigger picture. But if I’m being honest, the entire book was written in a very “first attempt” sort of way. There was very little nuance in the word choices, the depth of dialogue (both inner and between characters), and just generally I could a lot of the same issues that I see in many YA novels, the writing that assumes readers needs everything explained in detail because we will not be able to come to a conclusion on our own without it. It’s a frustrating style, but it’s also something that you can work to tune out (I’m getting pretty good at it actually), and allow yourself to enjoy the story underneath the surface. Looking past that, you can tell this is a story that means a lot to the author. It’s almost as if she wrote these characters, especially the main one, to portray a world and a story she’d love to live: a world where fantasy creatures are real, there’s a little drama and a great love, and she owns a books store. It doesn’t sound half bad.
July 9, 2017
The world has changed, and wolves have evolved into superior beings centuries ago, vampires have stopped hiding in the dark and fairies exist to heal people in need. Wolves can shift into humans as they will and they have organized themselves into the Police Forces of the world and it is their duty to protect the people. William Jaxon is the Alpha (or Head) of one such Police Force of the city of Hoffen. When Will goes undercover to infiltrate an illegal drug organization that trafficks women, he tries to kidnap Rayne Daniels, but he cannot, and helps her fight back and run away. Since then, Will has not been able to forget Rayne and he does everything to protect Rayne because the organization is on a lookout for that woman that ran away from Will's grip. Love blossoms between them and Will's world changes when he realises that Rayne is his Immer ("It was a deep promise a wolf made that meant forever.")
I will have to admit that at times I was frustrated because every time Will and Rayne got together, the author built up a beautiful romantic tension, and as a reader I got all excited about what would be happening next, and to my utmost disappointment, they pull away from each other. The first few chapters consist of introducing the new world where wolves and humans exist together and the last few chapters consist action packed drama, but I feel that the in the middle, portions have been dragged a little bit because there is this constant on-off heat and tension between Will and Rayne where Will pushes away Rayne every time they get together as Will has this notion that Rayne may not like Will later. This book gives you hope about love that stays forever and shows a deeper meaning of love in the form of care and protection. Overall it was a good read, if you love the fantasy world and want a little bit of thrill and suspense.
I will have to admit that at times I was frustrated because every time Will and Rayne got together, the author built up a beautiful romantic tension, and as a reader I got all excited about what would be happening next, and to my utmost disappointment, they pull away from each other. The first few chapters consist of introducing the new world where wolves and humans exist together and the last few chapters consist action packed drama, but I feel that the in the middle, portions have been dragged a little bit because there is this constant on-off heat and tension between Will and Rayne where Will pushes away Rayne every time they get together as Will has this notion that Rayne may not like Will later. This book gives you hope about love that stays forever and shows a deeper meaning of love in the form of care and protection. Overall it was a good read, if you love the fantasy world and want a little bit of thrill and suspense.
March 1, 2017
I am going to give criticism fast because I only have one real criticism: in the first three chapters, the author is repetitive. There is nothing wrong with the story itself, but things get repeated to the point that I struggled. If the first three chapters had been edited a touch, I would be handing this book out to friends heading to the beach. This would be a great beach read with a few quick fixes.
But the story is so good! It really took off about half way through. I liked the characters. The voices were distinct. The settings were beautiful. I liked how she built on werewolf lore and made it her own. The relationships between all of the main characters were incredibly well defined and coherent and real within the reality in which they existed. I could put the book down, but I did not **want** to put the book down.
It is because of this book that I figured out how to send copies of Kindle books to a friend. I gave it to one of my closest friends so that we could talk about it. She reads mostly on Kindle, so I'm looking forward to chatting soon.
I need this author to write more. Today. Like now. I think that she has found her voice, and I cannot wait to see what she does with it in the future.
But the story is so good! It really took off about half way through. I liked the characters. The voices were distinct. The settings were beautiful. I liked how she built on werewolf lore and made it her own. The relationships between all of the main characters were incredibly well defined and coherent and real within the reality in which they existed. I could put the book down, but I did not **want** to put the book down.
It is because of this book that I figured out how to send copies of Kindle books to a friend. I gave it to one of my closest friends so that we could talk about it. She reads mostly on Kindle, so I'm looking forward to chatting soon.
I need this author to write more. Today. Like now. I think that she has found her voice, and I cannot wait to see what she does with it in the future.
June 28, 2017
This book is About Rayne Daniels and Will Jaxon. Rayne decides to go out Jogging one day when all of sudden she is grab and dragged into the woods. Will Jaxon is the one who grabs her, but he helps her get away afterwards. It turns out that Will is undercover cop or Special forces Wolf cop as he was describe in the book. After the Kidnapping is reported by Rayne, Will Sends his people to investigate and make sure she is alright. But the Mob or drug dealers won’t dropped Rayne kidnapping, So Will volunteers to go back to keep Rayne from talking. This leads Will to send Rayne into protective custody by Using his friends Ian and Autumn. Ian falls for Rayne, not Knowing that Autumn likes him. But all the while Rayne is falling for Will Jaxon, her mate or her Immer. It all leads to a long drawn out romance danger filled triangle, but to know the ending you actually will have to buy the book. Now if you wish to know my thoughts, here is a link to my Blog https://melimimi.blogspot.com/2017/06...
March 19, 2019
LOVE
I LOVE Immer! This book is one of the best I’ve read in a long time! The characters are infuriating in the best ways and adorable in the best ways, and there was a great mix of action and romance. I just wish they’d gotten together earlier so we could see them together rather than just pining for each other!
I highly recommend this book! It’s totally clean but super sexy, the world is SO interesting, and the tension between Rayne and Will is insane. I’m obsessed with paranormal romance and this is definitely going into my favorites pile!
Anyway, read this. You will not be disappointed.
You may want to lock Rayne and Will in a room and force them to get together already but you will not be disappointed.
I LOVE Immer! This book is one of the best I’ve read in a long time! The characters are infuriating in the best ways and adorable in the best ways, and there was a great mix of action and romance. I just wish they’d gotten together earlier so we could see them together rather than just pining for each other!
I highly recommend this book! It’s totally clean but super sexy, the world is SO interesting, and the tension between Rayne and Will is insane. I’m obsessed with paranormal romance and this is definitely going into my favorites pile!
Anyway, read this. You will not be disappointed.
You may want to lock Rayne and Will in a room and force them to get together already but you will not be disappointed.
July 6, 2017
There were a lot of good messages in this book, and the story was nicely written, but it all just went on for way too long. It started with a lot of action, but the next 80 percent of the book could have been condensed in half and still covered everything. The action picked up again during the last 10 percent and I really enjoyed that part, too. Overall, a fun story that could really have benefited from some serious editing,
I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for my honest review and opinion.
August 1, 2017
*i received a free copy in exchange for my honest review and opinion*
Ok so I absolutely loved this book! Not only do I love Werewolves, vampires, fairies, and more, so this was a prefect book for me! I thought from the very beginning that this story was very unique and unlike another book I've read just from he plot, and it was exactly that! I loved the connection between Will and Rayne, and the story and characters as a whole! I thought that each twist and turn left me wanting to turn the page and find out what happens next! I would definitely recommend this book!!
Ok so I absolutely loved this book! Not only do I love Werewolves, vampires, fairies, and more, so this was a prefect book for me! I thought from the very beginning that this story was very unique and unlike another book I've read just from he plot, and it was exactly that! I loved the connection between Will and Rayne, and the story and characters as a whole! I thought that each twist and turn left me wanting to turn the page and find out what happens next! I would definitely recommend this book!!
December 29, 2017
Leave me a trail of breadcrumbs and I shall follow!
I haven't read a book like this since Twilight! I was surprised how fast I was pulled in, but girl you had me! The relationship between Will and Rayne was all kinds of tense and delicious! I can't wait to read more about them! Next book please!
I haven't read a book like this since Twilight! I was surprised how fast I was pulled in, but girl you had me! The relationship between Will and Rayne was all kinds of tense and delicious! I can't wait to read more about them! Next book please!
June 23, 2017
Emotional Rollercoaster
This is a book filled with highs and lows. Its suprises you in strange ways. I loved the concept of Immer and i wish it was the same for humans. Thrilling, gripping and most certainly romantic, i enjoyed the time i spent with this book.
This is a book filled with highs and lows. Its suprises you in strange ways. I loved the concept of Immer and i wish it was the same for humans. Thrilling, gripping and most certainly romantic, i enjoyed the time i spent with this book.
April 2, 2017
Great story
This book was recommended by a friend. Not my usual genre, but I decided to give it a try. It took me a couple chapters to get into it, but then I really liked it. By halfway, I didn't want to put it down. It is well written. I especially liked that this love story played out without sex!
This book was recommended by a friend. Not my usual genre, but I decided to give it a try. It took me a couple chapters to get into it, but then I really liked it. By halfway, I didn't want to put it down. It is well written. I especially liked that this love story played out without sex!
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