strong second Darkyn vampire romantic suspense Diabetic Jema Shaw knows that death is imminent as only the treatments by family friend Dr. Daniel Bradford and her will to live life to the fullest keeps her breathing. During the day Jema works as an antiquities expert at the family owned Shaw Museum while at night she is a crime scene technician for the Chicago Police Department.
His wife Angelica betrayed the Darkyn Thierry Durand to the Brethen. They tortured him and though he was rescued and Dr. Keller healed his body, he is insane. The American head of the Darkyn Michael Cyprien orders Chicago Seneschal Falco Erhart to bring Thierry in.
Thierry sees Jema at a homicide crime scene and finds she provides a mental anchor for him. He creates in her dreams a fantasy world where they are together forever. However reality in terms of Falco and his minion and the Brethen collide with Jema forcing a willing Thierry to risk his existence to keep the mortal he loves safe.
The strong second Darkyn vampire romantic suspense (see IF ANGELS BURN) is a tense multifaceted thriller that plays out on two major levels. First there is the superb confrontation between the Darkyn and the Brethen with Jema as bait; the outcome is in doubt throughout. Secondly there is the romantic triangle between the two Darkyn rivals as both desires Jema; readers will wonder which one she will choose, if any. Fans of Lori Handeland's "Moon" novels will want to read Lynn Viehl's delightful tale.
Harriet Klausner
love the Darkyn I finally get this author. I read her first book about the Darkyn and I didn't get it. I didn't understand that this isn't a story about a typical pairing of two characters. I feel like the author is trying to tell a story about a group of people, or a group of vampire's as it were, and maybe it shouldn't be marketed as strictly romance. Perhaps this would fare better as just a paranormal book. I don't know. You don't just get the romantic leads; you get their family, their friends and their enemies all in one book. This is a good story; you just have the stretch yourself a little to keep track of everyone that the author brings into it. There are some characters that I am now obsessed with. Richard Tremayne, powerful, scary and probably really sexy. There is Lucan, who also intrigues me. The saddest and most tragic character of course though is Valentin Jaus. He is the one that I absolutely feel in love with. What an incredible man! I have to find out what the author has in store for him. All in all this is a great book.
