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When Darkness Hungers

When Darkness Hungers, February 2012
Shadow Keepers #5
by J.K. Beck

Bantam Books
Featuring: Alexis Martin; Serge
352 pages
ISBN: 0345525655
EAN: 9780345525659
Kindle: B0053CT1S2
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"A Suspenseful Paranormal with a Touch of Romance"

Fresh Fiction Review

When Darkness Hungers
J.K. Beck

Reviewed by Rachael Dimond
Posted August 16, 2012

Paranormal Thriller | Paranormal Romance

Alexis Martin's job as an FBI agent in NYC came to a screeching halt when her newest case hits way too close to home. When viewing the morgue photos of a Jane Doe murder case, she discovers she is looking at pictures of her long lost sister. Alexis becomes so immersed with the investigation that her boss tells her she needs some time off. But Alexis refuses to give up the fight and travels back home to Los Angeles with a witch named Leena who is helping her to find her sister's killer. Along the way Alexis crosses paths with Serge, a vampire who has been trying to battle his daemons for centuries. He discovers Alexis hunting rogue vampires and is intrigued by her as he is doing the same thing despite being one of them. Serge has a dangerous past and Alexis has no idea what she is getting herself into by even associating with him. When people she knows start getting killed, Alexis realizes solving her sister's murder won't come easy. Battling human murderers is nothing compared to these vampires. Will Alexis make it out alive and find justice for her sister, or will the same killer claim another victim? WHEN DARKNESS HUNGERS is the fifth book in the Shadow Keepers series but can be read as a standalone story. Although classified as paranormal romance, this story is more paranormal thriller then romance. Extremely violent, suspenseful, and intriguing, WHEN DARKNESS HUNGERS had me on the edge of my seat waiting to see what would happen next. The big reveal near the end was kind of obvious from the very beginning, so that was a little disappointing. The romance between Alexis and Serge didn't work for me. They don't meet for a while into the story and I just didn't feel the chemistry between them. The fact that Alexis is supposed to be killing vampires and gets involved with one, especially a very dangerous one, is a bit ironic. Her reasoning to be okay with this just didn't mesh well with me. I would have rather she battled the vampires and didn't befriend them. Overall, WHEN DARKNESS HUNGERS is entertaining and kept me riveted from beginning to end. Less violence, more romance, and a better connection between Serge and Alexis would have made this more enjoyable, however WHEN DARKNESS HUNGERS is a great solid read.

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SUMMARY

FBI agent Alexis Martin knows that vampires exist—because one of them killed her sister. Assigned to investigate a series of bizarre homicides in Los Angeles, Alexis believes the murders are the work of rogue vampires—perhaps even the monster responsible for her sister’s death. Now she finally has a chance for retribution. Even better, Alexis receives unexpected help from a sexy stranger as hungry for rogue blood as she is. Serge is a centuries-old bad boy who stays off the grid—keeping his secrets, his hunger, and his heart safe from exposure. A new breed of vampire that feeds off other shadowers, Serge finds sweet torture in Alexis’s arms. Loving her is a chance to be free from the hiding, the loneliness, the secrecy. But the truth about what he is, and what he’s done, may banish him to the dark confines of his own private hell—and destroy the beginnings of their love.


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