SWEET RUIN by is book 13 in the Immortals After
Dark series by Kresley Cole. This is a fun and campy
paranormal romance series where supernatural beings find
their one true mate and battle other groups of immortals.
There has been a core of main characters in the Immortals
series, and hardcore fans may have been dismayed to find
two unknown or new characters featured in this book, rather
than one of the parings we've been jonesing for. However,
Josephine and Rune quickly won my heart and my avid
interest, and I devoured this book happily.
There are a ton of immortals secretly existing alongside
humans, of all different kinds. There are Vampires and
Lykae, Furies and Shifters, as well as Fey and Valkyries.
It's a fun amalgam of mythology and other mystical
creatures- quite the rollicking world! All of these
creatures don't get along, of course. There are old
rivalries and all kinds of new, shifting alliances
happening. Every five hundred years, the Accession, a
battle for supremacy between the groups of immortals,
rages. It's almost time for the Accession again, and the
slow progression of all of our favorite players is
inexorably marching on toward that doom. SWEET RUIN
advances the plot nicely, with all kinds of twists and
turns to keep us guessing.
Josephine is an immortal who doesn't know anything about
the Lore, the magic world, around her. She was separated
from her brother as a child, and lives her life just to
watch over him and keep him safe. She first meets Rune
when she spies him sexing up a nymph in an alleyway near
Bourbon Street. Rune is instantly attracted to the woman
who has no interest in bedding him, since no one has blown
him off before. Rune and Jo end up teaming up to try to
track down Nyx, the first-born Valkyrie who has Jo's
brother, and who Rune has been tasked with assassinating to
get her out of the competition for the upcoming Accession.
The comedy as Rune tries to get Jo to sleep with him is
hysterical, but once Jo finally succumbs, the sex is off-
the-charts hot.
Readers new to the Immortals After
Dark series will find it relatively easy
to jump in, because Jo doesn't know anything about the
Lore, so Rune explains most of the details to her- a clever
way to lay out so much of the worldbuilding that has taken
place in earlier books. However, a lot of the small
details from the book make much more sense if you've read
the preceding books. SWEET RUIN is classic Cole, with
wacky characters, snappy dialogue mixed with supernatural
combat, and scorching sensuality.
An immortal assassin is caught between desire and duty in
this sizzling new novel from Kresley Cole’s #1 New York
Times bestselling Immortals After Dark series.
A foundling raised in a world of humans
Growing up, orphaned Josephine didn’t know who or what
she
was—just that she was “bad,” an outcast with strange
powers.
Protecting her baby brother Thaddeus became her entire
life.
The day he was taken away began Jo’s transition from
angry
girl…to would-be superhero…to ruthless villain.
A lethally sensual enforcer on a mission
Whether by bow or in bed, archer Rune the Baneblood never
fails to eliminate his target. In his sights: the oldest
living Valkyrie. Yet before he can strike, he encounters
a
vampiric creature whose beauty mesmerizes him. With one
bite, she pierces him with aching pleasure, stealing his
forbidden blood—and jeopardizing the secrets of his
brethren.
A boundless passion that will lead to sweet ruin…
Could this exquisite female be a spy sent by the very
Valkyrie he hunts? Rune knows he must not trust
Josephine,
yet he’s unable to turn her away. When Jo betrays the
identity of the one man she will die to protect, she and
Rune become locked in a treacherous battle of wills that
pits ultimate loyalty against unbridled lust.
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