It Never Ends

by Jhada Addams

Through the catalyst of a vicious, soul-rending act of personal violence, a new Vengeance Avatar is crowned. The full weight of a karmic sword of judgment now resides firmly nestled in the soul of a despoiled, angry young woman.

Seeking out the desecrators of women and children, she makes her nightly appointed rounds - inflicting punishment upon her prey with the fury and strength of a dark, bloody primal goddess.

Now if she could only get her social life in order.

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The first book in The Vengeance Cycle series, It Never Ends, is a tale that explores the fine lines between redemption and damnation. During a particularly brutal attack, an entity offers to intervene on Dani Jillson's behalf. Dani agrees to the rather strenuous remuneration for the services rendered and soon finds herself thrown into a supernatural world of violence and vengeance.

Now pressed into service as this entity's Avatar; a servitor and vessel for its wrath and power, she is sent out into the world to reflect the evil that men do back at them. With interest.

Several months in, her nightly rituals start blending into a monotonous blur of gore, prompting her to take a night off, in which she runs across Argent Valentine, a solitary vampire who once ruled over the prefecture of New Orleans under the auspices of the European Council. Argent finds himself irresistably attracted to this new predator that now hunts within his chosen feeding grounds, but Dani is repulsed by the attraction she feels for the interloper.

Meeting each other is only half the battle.

380 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

I write erotic horror/erotica, sing, travel, eulogize those who have crossed over, challenge popular notions and am a kinky, socially marginal, mildly felonious anarcho-shamanic Santeria Priestess. I am a psychopomp troubadour.

Reviews

[Mya · Rating 4 out of 5]

When friends and associates tell me that they are published and have a book out, I am ussually wary of looking at the work. I worry if I'll like it, if I won't. I worry that I won't be able to get through the first chapter.

Well, I didn't have to fret with this book as it certainly grabbed my attention through the first chapter. With a semi-powerful heroine, tons of supernaturals, a dash of grizzly horror and a cup of romance, Jhada packs a great deal into 386 pages.

While I would have prefered more grrl power, the main character, Jilah as a possesed embodiment of vengence, doesn't have a great deal of time to explore her strengths and weaknesses. Shortly after becoming an avenging force for those brutally wronged, she comes under the spell of the dashing type of male vampire that was spawned solely to sweep a woman off her feet...and into the complexities of HIS world.

Outside of wanting to read more focused scenes about Jilah and her personal struggles, revelations and triumphs- the fascinating world that Ms. Addams has created definitely warrents checking out.

[Ahmadi Riverwolf · Rating 5 out of 5]

It Never Ends is a rollicking ride into a new era of vampire literature. The characters are vivid, the scenes capture the imagination. Each bizarre page takes you into the unpredictable world of the violence done against women and children and makes you cheer as Our Heroine guts those that trespass against our most vulnerable and in need of protection. I would like to think that this character is Out There somewhere taking out those that prey on innocence. The ending will also blow you away. The last chapter had me so entranced that the next time I looked up from the pages, I was an hour late for for work, but I HAD to finish. Looking forward to the next chapter in this series so as to see possible answers to the many questions Vengence Cycle Book One left tantalizingly open.