"There is nothing and no one he will not face to protect his mate."
Reviewed by Annetta Sweetko
Posted May 26, 2013
Romance Paranormal
Elin was stolen by the Fae queen Tarhazian and raised more
as the queen's pet than her daughter. But she has angered
the queen enough to be banished by her. Elin defied
her "mother" by falling in love with Sean Black, a
werehound. This has gotten her banished from the fae and
sends her straight to Sean. He will do what ever it takes,
whatever DAKNESS BRED in him to protect his mate.
It is really important for the werehounds to find mates as
over the years they have lost the females of their race and
most of their offspring. So when an evil is coming after
Elin, Sean must be strong enough to protect her. He will
fight that much harder for his bonded mate when a secret he
has tried so hard to keep ties him to the malignant evil
that is seeking the women of Whidbey Island.
DARKNESS BRED is a complex, quick paced paranormal filled
with passion, excellent dialogue and spirited women who
keep their men on their toes. Author Stella Cameron's
characters, both main and secondary, are perfectly flawed,
with enough fears and worries to make them very realistic.
The romance between the main couple is just steamy enough
to keep the reader turning the page and when hitting the
last page she leaves us wanting more. This is book 2 of the
author's Chimney Rock series and I am so looking
forward to
the next one.
SUMMARY
THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Ever since shapeshifter Elin
escaped to Whidbey Island, danger has stalked her every
move. Her human traits, combined with her unique
supernatural gifts, make her a prized being to be possessed
. . . or destroyed. It is only the passionate attraction she
shares with werehound Sean Black that gives her hope for her
future-if she can elude the lethal predators who are hot on
her scent. HIDES DANGER AND DESIRE Sean knows that Elin,
with her delicate beauty and seductive powers, is his one
perfect mate. The woman who can restore his humanity and
make him stronger than ever. He'll need that strength and
more to protect her from those who wish to destroy him and
everything he desires. For Sean carries a secret that binds
him to an enemy from the past and to a darker, deadlier
force-a malignant evil that is hunting the women of Whidbey
Island . . .
ExcerptWithout a sound, they touched. Sean shuddered and closed
his eyes. She could do that, arrive silently and set him
afire with nothing more than a fleeting caress with her
fingertips. Sometimes all he had to do to feel her was to
think about them being together.
Then he heard her.
Elin cried softly and he reached for her dark shape in
the gloom. She evaded his hands and slipped from his sight.
She slipped away only to layer herself against his back,
her floating silk gown no barrier between his naked skin and
her soft breasts.
He could not move. Since they met, their meetings had
been stolen moments to talk, haltingly in whispers, while
something deep wound them more and more tightly together
until this time for decisions came.
No commitment had been made. There was so much they
didn't know about each other yet, but the fusion of their
hearts had become a thing of beauty and pain, and a point
where Sean feared that to break away forever would be like
death.
Her body, from her cheek, to the pressure of her hips,
her slender thighs, and her toes against his heels, inflamed
him until he was so tense he gritted his teeth to remain still.
Sean found her arms and wrapped them around him, trapped
them to hold her tight against him, and looked up at the sky
again.
When they met alone it must be in darkness and he came
in his hound form, with the excuse that he needed to make
sure of his ability to shift. Before he saw Elin he always
changed into a man who could not help but be aware of his
size and power when he was with her diminutive form.
And as a man, he had no choice but to be naked after he
shifted. Another reason to meet in the darkness and keep
himself mostly hidden from her. She seemed so young to him,
young and unworldly, yet more unconsciously seductive than
he could have imagined in any female, no matter how
experienced. And so often she spoke with a wisdom that
surprised and pleased him—and puzzled him. Her
mystery, the dichotomy between innocent girl and wise woman
intoxicated him.
Her tears were wet on his back but she dropped kiss
after kiss along his spine.
"Come here," he said, keeping his voice soft but steady.
"Let me see you."
Effortlessly, he pulled her around him until he could
gaze down into her face. The bag she carried pleased him.
He could hope it meant that she would agree to come with him.
She looked at the ground, stepped back a little and
stared at him through the shield of darkness as if she saw
him clearly. He believed she did and smiled a little.
When she reached for him again, she stroked his chest,
his sides, his belly, before she popped up to her toes and
passed her lips fleetingly over his.
Seeking to capture her mouth and deepen the kiss, Sean
reached for her. Elin evaded him and sank rapidly lower to
play the satiny tips of her fingers over his pulsing flesh
as lightly as a feather made of burning breeze.
While he could still think, Sean caught her hand. "Not
yet," he said. "Perhaps never. The decision will be ours
eventually, and it will be forever."
"But the punishment may be inevitable," Elin said.
"Whatever we decide, they intend to sentence us to a living
death."
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