ELIJAH, the third book in Jacquelyn Frank's Nightwalker
series picks up six months after GIDEON ends. The demons and
their Nightwalker comrades have just scored a mini-coup
against traitor Mind Demon Ruth, her daughter Mary, and the
group of necromancers and hunters who work with them.
However, at the beginning of Elijah, Ruth and her female
compatriots are back, and they're out for blood⎯demon
blood
to be precise.
Elijah, the Demon King's Warrior Captain, has the
unfortunate distinction of being captured by this group of
female enemies and is nearly killed for this foible. He is
only saved by the piercing scream of a cougar, which sends
all who hear it into hiding. The cougar in question is
Siena, Queen of the Lycanthropes, who was first introduced
in GIDEON. When Siena discovers the condition that Elijah's
in, she knows it isn't within her power to nurse him back to
health. Instead, she takes him to a nearby series of caves,
and hopes that she can do her best to prevent this brave
warrior's death, lest she incur the wrath of the Demon King.
Of course she manages to save him, and of course they fall
for one another. The biggest problem is that it's against
the laws of Demonkind for a Demon to imprint with any other
species of Nightwalker. Another problem is that Siena, as
the queen of a matriarchal society, has no wish for a king.
She intended to remain a virgin for her entire reign rather
than give the power of half of her kingdom up to a man who
could cause its very destruction. But when she meets Elijah
she finds herself desperate to be with him⎯regardless
of the
potential consequences. ELIJAH is the story of how these two
try to make it work, and how these two powerful Nightwalker
races join together against the forces of the evil that
would destroy them.
ELIJAH is the third book in this series and in my opinion
it's the best, relationship-wise. In terms of furthering the
plot and the understanding of these individuals, ELIJAH
really lays out the boundaries for the feuds between the
Nightwalker races and makes it clear the history between
them. Furthermore, Elijah and Siena were actually a couple I
could root for⎯and I can't say the same about Gideon and
Magdelegna and Jacob and Isabella. If you haven't read the
first two books in this series, it's not absolutely
necessary because Frank does enough of a rehash at the
beginning of each book that it's not really needed. But it
would definitely be helpful to do so if you can, since this
is the third in a series and, therefore, does mention
characters and plot points from the previous two books.
Overall, I liked ELIJAH, but I didn't love it. If you like
paranormal romance and are sick of reading about vampires
and werewolves, this series's twist on the demon myth might
be just what you're looking for.
Powerful, relentless, merciless, Elijah has always won every
battle he's ever taken on -- until now. Left for dead, he is
discovered by the woman who could very well deliver the
final blow... Siena, the Lycanthrope Queen.
After centuries of warring, little more than a decade of
uneasy peace has existed between the Lycanthropes and
Elijah's people. Now, after a lifetime of suspicion, the
warrior in Elijah is consumed with a different battle --
winning Siena's heart by giving her pleasure beyond all
boundaries. As would-be enemies become inseparable lovers,
another threat approaches, one with the power to destroy
them all.
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