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Kaldor Saga #3
Destinies in Darkness, Part 1
[Siren Classic Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, vampires] Eric is a young human psychic, struggling to make ends meet and achieve his dream of becoming a famous painter. His life changes completely when he meets Keenan, a 500 year old vampire. Before they know it, the two fall in love. But Eric has to overcome the trauma of his past, and Keenan needs to learn how to love. To complicate things even further, a mysterious traitor attacks Keenan's city, threatening to tear their fragile relationship apart. Keenan and Eric have to resort to stolen moments of passion, while an enemy masquerading as a friend watches from the shadows, waiting to strike. Thrown into a world he doesn’t understand, Eric becomes an unwilling participant in a crazy game of cat and mouse. Will Keenan succeed in finding the traitor before it is too late, or will Eric pay the ultimate price for loving a vampire? ** A Siren Erotic Romance
319 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 2, 2010
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Scarlet Hyacinth
94 books385 followersScarlet Hyacinth was born in 1986, in a Romania still struggling under the weight of the communist regime. As a young girl, she started studying the English language and fell in love with books.
After a childhood spent devouring hundreds of pages of fantasy literature, Scarlet found her calling. While at uni, she discovered with the help of a dear friend that she had a knack for writing. The rest, as they say, is history, or rather, lots of hard work and sleepless nights. Today, she can only say with a smile that nothing is impossible and that no matter what others say, you can achieve your dreams if you work hard enough.
After a childhood spent devouring hundreds of pages of fantasy literature, Scarlet found her calling. While at uni, she discovered with the help of a dear friend that she had a knack for writing. The rest, as they say, is history, or rather, lots of hard work and sleepless nights. Today, she can only say with a smile that nothing is impossible and that no matter what others say, you can achieve your dreams if you work hard enough.
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March 24, 2011
4.5 stars.
Separately from the rest of the series and with a few tweaks this would be a 5 star read for me. However... and this seems to a reoccurring thing in this series - I felt plunged into a whole other world which was great but so distanced from the first two books it left me unable to concentrate on the characters the way I should have.
Now this is a completely personal opinion. My issues which made me cut one star and that might have nothing to do with the personal enjoyment of others who end up reading it.
Eric and Keenan's relationship was something which occurred out of the blue and the whole development was somewhat awkward. When there was no time for sex they found time, and when there actually was time for sex they somehow occupied it with other things. Basically, my issue was that when I wanted to get involved with the plot and the whole paranormal society problems they would start throwing their romantic sweetness into the pictures, and when I wanted to read about that the phone would ring. Very frustrating.
Still, the banter and the involvement of other paranormals was very well done and I quite liked it. I really wouldn't mind reading more about it.
The thing that bothered me the most, was again the time line. I can't seem to get used to the plot jumping between the books. While this one was amazing standing by itself, I couldn't keep it separate from the things I already knew about both characters, as it was a prequel of a sort. I always end up wanting to know about the 'now' instead of constantly reading about something that has already happened in the lives of the main characters.
That said, this one was probably the best in the series so far. It completely disregarded all we already knew and instead focused mainly on vampires and their little circle of friends. For me that was a big plus in the book and I think it could be a stand alone quite easily for those who are only interested in the vampiric part of the population lol
I see the next one continues where the previous book left off, so I guess I have to read that one as well. Quite addicting I might add ;)
Separately from the rest of the series and with a few tweaks this would be a 5 star read for me. However... and this seems to a reoccurring thing in this series - I felt plunged into a whole other world which was great but so distanced from the first two books it left me unable to concentrate on the characters the way I should have.
Now this is a completely personal opinion. My issues which made me cut one star and that might have nothing to do with the personal enjoyment of others who end up reading it.
Eric and Keenan's relationship was something which occurred out of the blue and the whole development was somewhat awkward. When there was no time for sex they found time, and when there actually was time for sex they somehow occupied it with other things. Basically, my issue was that when I wanted to get involved with the plot and the whole paranormal society problems they would start throwing their romantic sweetness into the pictures, and when I wanted to read about that the phone would ring. Very frustrating.
Still, the banter and the involvement of other paranormals was very well done and I quite liked it. I really wouldn't mind reading more about it.
The thing that bothered me the most, was again the time line. I can't seem to get used to the plot jumping between the books. While this one was amazing standing by itself, I couldn't keep it separate from the things I already knew about both characters, as it was a prequel of a sort. I always end up wanting to know about the 'now' instead of constantly reading about something that has already happened in the lives of the main characters.
That said, this one was probably the best in the series so far. It completely disregarded all we already knew and instead focused mainly on vampires and their little circle of friends. For me that was a big plus in the book and I think it could be a stand alone quite easily for those who are only interested in the vampiric part of the population lol
I see the next one continues where the previous book left off, so I guess I have to read that one as well. Quite addicting I might add ;)
September 12, 2016
I love this series. It's one of my favorites. I reread 1 & 2 prior to reading this one. The writing is good, very descriptive and I like the way the partners get together and go thru so many trials. This one had some really funny moments with untimely interruptions. They made me laugh. Well done and looking forward to the next one in the series.
January 29, 2011
Reveiw to come.
January 27, 2011
I really enjoyed the world building and fantastic characters from the first two books in the Kaldor series, so I was a little surprised that this book would be focusing on entirely new characters. It took me a little longer to get into the story because of it but they were no less interesting to read about. Even though these characters were mentioned in book 2, the timeline for this story was more of a prequel and started with how Keenan and Eric first met, so we got to see their journey and what events shaped them into the people they were in book 2. And it was quite a change. Eric went from being a fragile and extremely weepy young man to a more confident and powerful psychic. While vampire Keenan was still as arrogant as the impression we got in book 2, it was obvious he too had changed by falling in love with Eric. He wanted to keep Eric safe and happy more than anything, which was unusual for him. Vampire Cassandra was initially very bitchy (which was not the impression I had of her in book 2) so I'm glad she was able to get past her differences with Eric (even though I'm still not sure what exactly caused her initial change of heart). I loved the incubi brothers Giovanni and Lucca, and the shifters Jacob and Elis (even though prickly) added some nice testosterone to the mix. But Jean Luc and the other sidhe were what captured my interest and I really want to know what's in store for them. I'll definitely be reading part 2 of book 3 to see how some of these plots are resolved and of course because other beloved characters from the first two books will be returning. Male pregnancies. Need I say more?
September 28, 2011
4 stars. When I first bought this, I just didn't get into it so I pushed it to one side (or in this case, archived it on my kindle and forgot I had it). I finally got around to reading 'Over the Edge' (the second story of this series) and thought maybe I couldn't get into this one was because you needed to read them in order. While you probably should read them in order, this could of been a stand-alone (by itself). I'm sure it will all tie together in the next two novels (You meet Keenan and Eric briefly in the previous novel), and I'm eager to see how it all does. I really want to know more about Jean Luc (and Aiden and the professor!).
I already picked up the next book and can't wait to read it.
I already picked up the next book and can't wait to read it.
March 14, 2012
this one was better than most of the below mentioned serials.
typical Scarlet Hyacinth serial romance. nothing fantastic, nothing so bad it can't be finished. what is typical Scarlet Hyacinth? imagine a shorter harlequin romance but with no t&a (see, i was going to write no surprise pregnancies, but... yeah.).
out of sheer laziness, i will be using this as my template for all serials by UNLESS motivated otherwise by markedly good/bad writing:
Scarlet Hyacinth
joyee flynn
sunny day
lynn hagen
stormy glenn
carol lynne
gabrielle evans
i'd apologize, but i'm not sorry.
typical Scarlet Hyacinth serial romance. nothing fantastic, nothing so bad it can't be finished. what is typical Scarlet Hyacinth? imagine a shorter harlequin romance but with no t&a (see, i was going to write no surprise pregnancies, but... yeah.).
out of sheer laziness, i will be using this as my template for all serials by UNLESS motivated otherwise by markedly good/bad writing:
Scarlet Hyacinth
joyee flynn
sunny day
lynn hagen
stormy glenn
carol lynne
gabrielle evans
i'd apologize, but i'm not sorry.
April 19, 2011
The writing was very good for parts 1&2. I only saw 2 editing mistakes while reading them and the characters were just wonderful.
The only problem for me, and I don't know if this is the case for anyone else but I'm going to say it, is that with all the pregnancies thrown around in this series I was expecting something to happen with Eric and Keenan. I got the the last page of it part two and was like, wait *shakes iPad* there has to be more around here someplace.
The only problem for me, and I don't know if this is the case for anyone else but I'm going to say it, is that with all the pregnancies thrown around in this series I was expecting something to happen with Eric and Keenan. I got the the last page of it part two and was like, wait *shakes iPad* there has to be more around here someplace.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 8, 2011
As in the first two books of the series, there are inconsistencies in the characters development but on the whole, I had a good time. Keenan and Eric's story answers to a question I asked myself in the 2th, about Gabriel's mother...
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
June 1, 2011
I bailed on page 192. The deities know how I lasted that long....cause I sure don't. :/
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