This third installment in the futuristic action/adventure
Crimson City series deals with the other powerful
inhabitants of the area, those who've been restrained in
the Underworld behind the Crimson Veil. As the armed truce
between the other prevalent species -- human, werewolf and
vampire -- is tentative and close to failure, there's an
even greater peril lurking in the darkness -- an ancient,
dark and powerful evil: the demons.
Mika Noguchi is half human/half demon, which gives her the
ability to pierce the Crimson Veil whenever she wants to
visit her human father. Otherwise, demons have to be called
forth by a human to be able to pass from one world to the
next. Having been raised mostly in the demon Underworld of
Orcus, Mika has always fought the stigma of being weaker
because of her human blood. Now, she's been trusted with
the mission of finding and retrieving an incantation the
demon Council believes is held by Conor McCabe.
According to legend, the incantation invokes a spell that
not only enslaves all demons to the one who wields it, but
it will also lower the veil that keeps them imprisoned in
Orcus. So, it's vitally important that the incantation be
found and given to the Council before it's utilized. To
connect with Conor and become close to him, Mika must lie
about her reason for seeking him out. In time, this lie
will cause more problems than Mika ever imagined, for Conor
does not trust easily. And when that trust has been broken,
it's even harder for him to forgive. Factor in the
undeniable sexual attraction they feel for each other and
sparks fly.
Conor is also half human/half demon, but he loathes his
demon father for the circumstances concerning his
conception. Conor was always a reminder of his hated sire,
so his mother has had no contact with Conor since she
abandoned him to the streets at age 18. Conor is a loner,
an outsider who's grown into a feared mercenary and killer
of demons. When Mika approaches him about protecting her,
he's reluctant, but eventually agrees. He has no idea how
much the beautiful, vivacious and impetuous Mika will
disrupt his already troubled life, or how she'll get under
his skin and into his blood, tearing down his tightly
controlled barriers. Conor is in for the fight of his life
with Mika, who's grown to love him, and with the dark evil
demons, who want him dead.
After reading about vampires and werewolves in the first
two Crimson City entries -- CRIMSON CITY by Liz Maverick
(7/05) and A TASTE OF CRIMSON by Marjorie M. Liu (8/05) -- I
was eager for something different. And that's just what
Patti O'Shea provides in this excellent rendering of a
species unique in paranormal romances. The first two books
were interesting to read, but they didn't knock my socks
off the same way these demons and half-demons did. I got so
involved in THROUGH A CRIMSON VEIL, I could not put it
down. Even with all the dark, evil undertones of the
futuristic time and place, her character development is
first-rate and believable, her dialogue is crisp and
snappy, and her narrative is vivid and spellbinding. If
you're looking for something out of the ordinary in
paranormal romance reading, I highly recommend this one.
Los Angeles. Once, it was the City of Angels. Now, it’s
Crimson City, whose inhabitants know nothing of Heaven.
The tentative peace between the species—werewolf, vampire,
human—teeters on the brink of collapse. Sides are being
chosen. Yet the peril is greater than any imagine. There
is
a power here that longs for release, an ancient darkness
held captive too long. Below, beneath, beyond, it seethes.
And there are those who would see it freed.
Mika herself seeks freedom. She’s come to Crimson City
looking for the key. But that key’s keeper is a killer, an
outsider, a mercenary with a poisoned past. To her kind,
he
has meant only death. No matter that Conor McCabe’s pale
green eyes hold a hint of lust, the glint of a bond never
to be broken; the path ahead lies in shadow. In a city
like
this, death can come by fire or fang, by claw or kiss. And
the moment of truth must come...Through a Crimson Veil.
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