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Ride the Lightning
So what if there's a psychotic nut after her? Rowan Evans doesn't like the idea of being whisked away by her father's security chief for safekeeping. Jack Donnelly rubs her the wrong way, gets on her nerves, and the last thing she wants to do is spend two weeks under his protective custody - even if he is tall, blond and delicious. Jack has spent a lifetime - and then some - keeping people safe. So when he learned his oldest friend's daughter was in danger, he knew there wasn't anything he wouldn't do to keep her out of harm's way, including kidnapping her. And if it gives him some time to get a little closer to a woman who's always gone out of her way to keep him at arm's length, so much the better. He knows she'll be mad, but he can handle it. Can't he? When a self-sufficient, independent woman butts heads with a stubborn Irishman, there are bound to be sparks. And that's before she finds out he's a vampire.
204 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2006
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Sherri L. King
52 books130 followersSherri King lives in the American Midwest with her husband, artist and illustrator Darrell King. Hailed by industry officials as an e-pub phenomenon, Sherri is the author of critically acclaimed series The Horde Wars and Sterling Files, as well as the horror lit-erotica, Venereus.
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September 27, 2010
Story and characters didn’t grab me. I’ve read better. Sex scenes were boring.
STORY BRIEF:
Pulse is a Shikar who can generate electricity. Shikars live below the earth’s surface. They battle daemons to keep humans safe. He goes to the earth’s surface to see if humans are good enough to care about and continue keeping safe. He meets Luna and is convinced humans are good. Luna sees bad events in the future. She lives in her car, moving from place to place. When she first arrives in a new town she has no visions for a couple of weeks. Then they start. She always goes to the scenes of the crimes trying to stop the bad events, but she always fails. When she sees Pulse on the street, she is drawn to him. He helps her stop an accident. This is the first time she has actually saved someone. He goes with her to a couple of other crime scenes and again stops damage before it happens. They fall in lust. He openly tells her about his world and takes her there for a visit.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
I liked the idea that Luna is always brave trying to stop trouble because she knows she won’t die unless it is freezing. The rest of the story was ok, but I wasn’t drawn in enough. I’ve read better. Unfortunately the sex scenes were dull. I skimmed most of them which was unusual for me. The cover picture didn’t match. Cover has a girl with dark hair to her armpits. Luna has long white-blond hair.
DATA:
Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: strong/erotic. Total number of sex scenes: 8 (1-7 pages long each). Setting: current day New York City and underneath the earth. Genre: erotic paranormal romance.
OTHER BOOKS:
For a list of my reviews of other Sherri L. King stories, see my 5 star review of "Bedtime, Playtime" posted 4-02-08. I gave 4 1/2 stars to her story Bachelorette in that anthology.
STORY BRIEF:
Pulse is a Shikar who can generate electricity. Shikars live below the earth’s surface. They battle daemons to keep humans safe. He goes to the earth’s surface to see if humans are good enough to care about and continue keeping safe. He meets Luna and is convinced humans are good. Luna sees bad events in the future. She lives in her car, moving from place to place. When she first arrives in a new town she has no visions for a couple of weeks. Then they start. She always goes to the scenes of the crimes trying to stop the bad events, but she always fails. When she sees Pulse on the street, she is drawn to him. He helps her stop an accident. This is the first time she has actually saved someone. He goes with her to a couple of other crime scenes and again stops damage before it happens. They fall in lust. He openly tells her about his world and takes her there for a visit.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
I liked the idea that Luna is always brave trying to stop trouble because she knows she won’t die unless it is freezing. The rest of the story was ok, but I wasn’t drawn in enough. I’ve read better. Unfortunately the sex scenes were dull. I skimmed most of them which was unusual for me. The cover picture didn’t match. Cover has a girl with dark hair to her armpits. Luna has long white-blond hair.
DATA:
Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: strong/erotic. Total number of sex scenes: 8 (1-7 pages long each). Setting: current day New York City and underneath the earth. Genre: erotic paranormal romance.
OTHER BOOKS:
For a list of my reviews of other Sherri L. King stories, see my 5 star review of "Bedtime, Playtime" posted 4-02-08. I gave 4 1/2 stars to her story Bachelorette in that anthology.
August 23, 2009
Good read - action plot. Tryton, Cady, and Sid have bit parts but it is the story of Pulse, a council member, who goes to familiarize himself with the surface world. He needs to find proof that humans are worth saving. He finds that truth in Luna, a psychic who can see the future but has never been able to change it, but still keeps trying. Together, however, they CAN change it...
From just reading a few pages of Caress of Flame, I'd say these are not order dependent - but you might be pretty lost if you haven't read at least some of the Horde Wars.
Shikar stories, taking place in the world of the Horde Wars
Ride the Lightning
Caress of Flame
From just reading a few pages of Caress of Flame, I'd say these are not order dependent - but you might be pretty lost if you haven't read at least some of the Horde Wars.
Shikar stories, taking place in the world of the Horde Wars
Ride the Lightning
Caress of Flame
March 24, 2012
Quick, fun erotic fantasy read about a woman who inherits a haunted house in Venice, Italy, and goes overseas to sell it. While there, she encounters the demons who inhabit the dwelling and try to use her to open the last gate to the mortal world. Each of the demons is represented by a card of the Tarot (hence the link to the series), and Lumere the Hermit is the one "good" demon who tries to keep his brethren in line.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 17, 2009
#2 Shikar series - Follows Horde Wars series
May 18, 2015
Loved!
September 17, 2009
I really liked this one. It might even be my favorite of all the Shikar books.
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