Title: Night Pleasures
Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon
Published in October 2002 by St. Martin's
Genre: Paranormal
IBSN: 0-312-97998-3
Winner of the 2002 PEARL Award for Best Shapeshifter
Life is not often very fair, but then no one ever guaranteed fairness. Amanda Devereaux figured that some people got more than their fair share of bad luck though. She also figured she was one of them, because not only had her best hope for marriage fled after meeting her family last night, but today found her seeking advice from her sister Selena. Selena has a pretty level head on her shoulders though, and her advice just may help. Of course, she can't help but be disappointed when her sister Tabitha shows up. For a twin, the resemblance ends at looks. As wild and wierd as Tabitha and the rest of her family is, Amanda considers herself more like her practical father. They really do stick out in a family of psychics, witches, and vampire hunters, and she really wishes that her family was more normal.
This is not the first time they have run off potenntial husband material...the nice, boring, bland, NORMAL man and life she truly thinks he wants. She wants nothing to do with the paranormal that her mother and sisters thrive on, and that is only the start of her discontent. She is so very tired of her sister, yeah, Tabitha her wacky twin, setting her up with the most outrageous dates. Why can't she find a wonderful, normal, boring man and settle into a nice, safe, normal life with a husband and the possibility of children? This situation in which she has found herself is not good, and she wouldn't be in it now if it weren't for Tabitha. Of course she wouldn't be involved with Kyrian of Thrace because he is definitely not normal....and that is a whole different story...right?
To the world, those who can confess a nodding acquaintance to him, he is known as Hunter. No one can get close to him, for he lost his soul more than two millenia ago. His wife Theone brought about this change, and although he suffers from a great loneliness, he swears he will never let another woman into his life. Kyrian of Thrace learns from his mistakes, and loving a woman is one mistake which cost him dearly. It cost him his mortal life, AND his immortal soul. It left him cold, empty, and the perfect killing machine. The life he led and the wars he fought are nothing to the battle in which he is now engaged. He is in a battle for the hearts and souls of the humans of the world. He is a Protector...a Dark Hunter. The job is dangerous, and he has been adapted to fit into the night, into the dark world that his foes inhabit.
He has been mistaken before as a harmful creature of the night, but never before has he been looked at with caring and respect. He is dangerous, but this woman seems to know that, but her fear is not of him but for him. What is wrong with her? Doesn't she know what he is? If it was Amanda's twin, Kyrian has no doubt that he would probably be dead now, but Amanda isn't Tabitha. What is it about Amanda that brings out the long burried wants and dreams that used to inhabit the soul he gave up? The memories of those dreams are poignant, and something he must fight. He is a Dark Hunter, and he has to remember that....love cannot be a part of a Hunter's life. Sex is for one night stands, and Amanda would not be a one night fling. Amamda would be life, love, and family...something Kyrian can never have......
Welcome to the world of the Dark Hunters. The gods have set their forces loose on earth to protect the human inhabitants from the creatures of the darkness. If you have the nerve, enter into their world with Sherrilyn Kenyon's latest creation, Night Pleasures, and be brave, bold, and just enjoy the read. If you read Julian of Macedonia's story in Fantasy Lover, you will remember his sad but fond memories of his best friend and fighting companion Kyrian of Thrace. Now you can read Kyrian's story and learn what DID happen to him. What happens next will titilate the senses and take you beyond the realms of man.
This is only the beginning of a series of tales that will allow us to peel back the curtain of night and take a peek into the skeleton closets of the gods. What is really going on? Night Pleasures starts to show us some of the secrets of Olympus, and sets the scene for a series that could be fabulous to say the least. With her humor, insight, wonderful imagination and strong characters, Sherrilyn will gladly take you on the most delightfully sensual and romantic trip into the lives and loves of those who hunt the night. Night Pleasures is truly a five heart read, and is soon to be followed by several more. The Dark Hunters are here. Each is unique, handsome, sexy, and you won't want to miss a single one.
Yours in good reading,
Rose!
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