BLOOD ASSASSIN is book two in Alexandra Ivy's new series,
The Sentinels. Set in a world of magic, there are
two types
of warriors. Those with innate magic are guardian
Sentinels, who protect the high-bloods. Hunter Sentinels
enforce the laws of Valhalla, where almost all high-bloods
live. Humans view the high-bloods as mutants, but no
longer huddle in fear when the high-bloods are near thanks
to a PR blitz.
Fane is a huge hunk, 6 foot 3 and 250 pounds of pure
muscle
with the grit and determination to match. He's devoted
years of his life to protecting a beautiful necromancer,
Callie, whose story is told in book one, Born in Blood.
When Callie met her soul mate Duncan, however, her bond
transferred from Fane to Duncan. Now Fane feels
directionless, and decides to flee Valhalla to go back to
his old monastery in Tibet to train new warriors. In
doing
so, he can avoid Serra, the sexy woman who's been pursuing
him for years. While I admired Fane's stoic devotion to
his fellow Sentinels and Valhalla, I couldn't help but be
annoyed by what seemed to be a senseless desire to avoid a
relationship with Serra.
Serra Vetrov is a powerful psychic and telepath, who can
connect to minds through objects they've owned. She has
worked tirelessly with the Sentinels to find missing
people
and implant memories in others for the protection of high-
bloods. Serra has loved Fane for two decades, but Fane
has
shut down her pursuit of him repeatedly. Serra is
blackmailed into helping Bas, a corrupt high-blood
businessman whose innocent daughter has been kidnapped. A
slowly unveiled conspiracy, however, means Serra is not
only in danger from Bas but from secret sects pursuing
revenge and destruction. Fane steps in to assist Serra,
and discovered that he cannot keep his heart uninvolved
anymore.
The mystery was well done, and the pacing was excellent.
As much as I loved Fane and Serra together, the story was
made for me almost as much by the secondary characters. I
love morally ambiguous characters, and Bas is such a
fantastic enigma. Is he perhaps a good guy having to do
bad things in order to survive outside Valhalla? Can he
be
redeemed? I also loved the developing relationship
between
Wolfe, the commander of the Sentinels and Lana, the Mave
(the leader of the high-bloods).
Ivy knocks it out of the park for me with BLOOD ASSASSIN,
a
strong paranormal romance with an excellent backdrop of
intrigue and supernatural war. The chemistry between Fane
and Serra crackles with amazing electricity. BLOOD
ASSASSIN
continues the strong start that book one, Born in Blood
provided, and I think this will be an outstanding series!
They are the outcasts of humanity. Blessed with power.
Cursed by fate. Driven by passion. The Sentinels have
returned. . .
Out Of The Shadows
At six-foot-three and two-hundred-fifty pounds, Fane is a
natural born guardian. A flawless mix of muscled
perfection
and steely precision, he has devoted years of his life to
protecting a beautiful necromancer. But after she found
love
in the arms of another, Fane has been a warrior adrift. He
swears allegiance only to the Sentinels. And no woman will
ever rule his heart again. . .
Into The Fire
Not only a powerful psychic, Serra is that rare telepath
who
can connect to minds through objects. When the daughter of
a
high-blood businessman is kidnapped, Serra agrees to help.
But when she stumbles onto a conspiracy involving secrets
sects and ancient relics, her life is in mortal danger--
and
Fane is her only hope. Is the warrior willing to risk his
body, his soul, and his heart, for Serra? Or will one last
betrayal destroy them both?
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