Chapters Through Life: Review Caressed by the Edge of Darkness

Chapters Through Life: Review 

Caressed by the Edge of Darkness 

(Rulers of Darkness #5)  

 4.5 stars of 5

Caressed by the edge of darkness is the fifth book in the Rulers of Darkness series. It's my first book by this author and can easily be read as a standalone.
Gabriel wants revenge on his enemies. They took his innocence and darkened his soul. He was beaten, starved and bought to the edge of death. He isn't a good man, in fact, he is a strong vampire and he knows revenge will be sweet. In his quest to bring down his enemies he comes across a human girl who plagues his dreams. For the first time, he finds himself wanting to help someone else.
Jordon is in trouble and that's putting it mildly. She's been drugged and tossed around like dirt. Luckily her innocence has kept her from the fate of her fellow captives. She has no hope of escape and her future is looking worse than her past. She is to be auctioned off to the highest bidder and used for god knows what. She's tried her best to escape, but she needs an angel. Gabriel is set to be her knight in shining armour, but he is no angel. He's king of a vampire clan and lost his heart long ago. He wants to help the girl and stop her fate being similar to his own. One look at Jordan and he's in big trouble. Can he let her go and give her a second chance at life? Maybe it isn't as simple as that. Maybe they can save each other.
Caressed by the edge of darkness is a will they/won't they sexual frustration book with some hot sexy scenes. It has an interesting backstory which will continue in other books from others points of view (I'm guessing). I really enjoyed this book and would happily read others in the series. What makes a king? This book may be fiction, but it's no fairytale. The story will continue, however, this chapter is closed and I was satisfied with the ending.
4.5 stars out of 5. 

 

Caressed by the Edge of Darkness

Hardened by centuries of torture, former blood slave, Gabriel Erhard, is driven by an insatiable need to destroy his enemies. Violence darkens his battered soul, leaving no place for mercy in his world. Gabriel’s only desire is vengeance—until he finds her.

Seized by vampires, bound as a slave, and placed on the auction block, Jordan Culver is instantly entranced by the dangerous male who claims her. Jordan’s new captor vows to set her free, but his haunted gaze burns with savage desire and his wicked kiss makes her crave his touch and...complete surrender.

While Gabriel battles his enemies, he will break every sacred law to achieve his ultimate goal—uniting the Outcast Society and creating a new vampire Clan. But the distracting human with mesmerizing violet eyes jeopardizes his plans. With very soft whisper she evokes his tormented memories, testing his sanity and challenging his every boundary. Can Jordan help him overcome the miseries of his past and find a future with her?

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~ With a hard snarl he took her mouth and she opened for him, matching his onslaught stroke for stroke, drugging kiss after drugging kiss. Her tongue teased his fangs, careful not to draw blood. That would come later. He’d never taken from the source, but with her, with Katya, he wouldn’t be able to hold back. Even now the sound of her racing pulse and rushing blood mingled with her sighs and gasps of pleasure were driving him to madness.~

 

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James Stonewoll is an Elite Assassin for the Under Realm Syndicate—an expert hunter and merciless killer. As a former pirate, he thrives on danger, the more perilous the mission, the better and he can't resist his newest contract: eliminate a rebel shape-shifting magic thief that stalks the border of the Under Realm kidnapping and murdering innocent Others. But never did the centuries old vampire anticipate playing hero to a mythical temptress with luscious curves, tantalizing lips, and hypnotic eyes.

Captured and held prisoner, Katya Moro was trapped in a seemingly endless loop of unimaginable agony as her magic was slowly being torn from her soul. A gasp away from death, she is rescued by a sinful kiss and awakens in the strong arms of a powerful warrior whose roguish smile, sharp fangs, and intense strength unlock dormant instincts within her, an all-consuming madness that demands complete surrender.
Gazing down at her, James knew he had to kill her. Dark Magic Wielders, like the beautiful female he’d found, were a grave threat to human society and were not permitted to roam the mortal world. But Katya’s smoky voice and sweet kisses stir a fierce hunger inside him. She is unpredictable, uncontrollable and wickedly seductive—his perfect kind of dangerous. To keep her safe, James will protect her from the magic thieves that hunt her and his fellow assassins until he can find a way to return Katya to her home in the Under Realm.
Can Katya’s passion conquer the darkness within his soul?

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Teaser Tuesday: Wicked Passion

~Katya deserved better. She deserved a man that would love her for her and wouldn’t care about her dark aura. A man that would worship her, protect her, and show her adventure. A man that would give her everything. A man like me.~

James Stonewoll is an Elite Assassin for the Under Realm Syndicate—an expert hunter and merciless killer. As a former pirate, he thrives on danger, the more perilous the mission, the better and he can't resist his newest contract: eliminate a rebel shape-shifting magic thief that stalks the border of the Under Realm kidnapping and murdering innocent Others. But never did the centuries old vampire anticipate playing hero to a mythical temptress with luscious curves, tantalizing lips, and hypnotic eyes.

Captured and held prisoner, Katya Moro was trapped in a seemingly endless loop of unimaginable agony as her magic was slowly being torn from her soul. A gasp away from death, she is rescued by a sinful kiss and awakens in the strong arms of a powerful warrior whose roguish smile, sharp fangs, and intense strength unlock dormant instincts within her, an all-consuming madness that demands complete surrender.

Gazing down at her, James knew he had to kill her. Dark Magic Wielders, like the beautiful female he’d found, were a grave threat to human society and were not permitted to roam the mortal world. But Katya’s smoky voice and sweet kisses stir a fierce hunger inside him. She is unpredictable, uncontrollable and wickedly seductive—his perfect kind of dangerous. To keep her safe, James will protect her from the magic thieves that hunt her and his fellow assassins until he can find a way to return Katya to her home in the Under Realm.
Can Katya’s passion conquer the darkness within his soul?

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 Because sometimes...one line is all it takes.

 

She’d struck nearly thirty shape-shifters immobile and managed to hold them enthralled as she battled for her life.  

Wicked Passion (Under Realm Assassins #3) 

 

Description: 

James Stonewoll is an Elite Assassin for the Under Realm Syndicate—an expert hunter and merciless killer. As a former pirate, he thrives on danger, the more perilous the mission, the better and he can't resist his newest contract: eliminate a rebel shape-shifting magic thief that stalks the border of the Under Realm kidnapping and murdering innocent Others. But never did the centuries old vampire anticipate playing hero to a mythical temptress with luscious curves, tantalizing lips, and hypnotic eyes.
Captured and held prisoner, Katya Moro was trapped in a seemingly endless loop of unimaginable agony as her magic was slowly being torn from her soul. A gasp away from death, she is rescued by a sinful kiss and awakens in the strong arms of a powerful warrior whose roguish smile, sharp fangs, and intense strength unlock dormant instincts within her, an all-consuming madness that demands complete surrender.
Gazing down at her, James knew he had to kill her. Dark Magic Wielders, like the beautiful female he’d found, were a grave threat to human society and were not permitted to roam the mortal world. But Katya’s smoky voice and sweet kisses stir a fierce hunger inside him. She is unpredictable, uncontrollable and wickedly seductive—his perfect kind of dangerous. To keep her safe, James will protect her from the magic thieves that hunt her and his fellow assassins until he can find a way to return Katya to her home in the Under Realm.
Can Katya’s passion conquer the darkness within his soul? 

 

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~“Do you want me to bite you?” he asked, his fangs tickling her throat.

Yes, she wanted to beg in him to sink his lethal fangs deep, but she managed to stammer a denial.

He chuckled and intensified the pressure between her thighs. His hands framed her hips, holding her still as he moved against her.

“Liar.”

Fraya moaned, her body writhing beneath him. She drew her claws down his chest, his torso to grip the waist band of his jeans. He stopped moving and she growled. The fierce sound startled her.

“Put your hands over your head,” he rasped past his fangs.

“I want to touch you.”

“Touch me and I’ll lose what control I have left.”

She met his challenging gray gaze.

Yes. Yes! She reached for him, her trembling fingers were a fraction from his hard abs. Did she dare? What would he do? Tear their clothes off, bury his cock inside her and claim her throat. The thought had her teetering on the edge of oblivion.

“Fraya.” Her name was a demand and a plea.

She took a deep breath and slowly stretched out, locking her fingers together, she drew her arms over her head.~

Surrender to the Chase 

(Under Realm Assassins #2)

 A year after the tragic death of his close friend and fellow assassin, Ethan Halstead is ready to take up his sniper rifle once more. But his first assignment is nothing he ever expected. Ethan must hunt and retrieve a beautiful, spirited, alluring werewolf.

Knowing no other way to escape an arranged marriage, Fraya flees from her pack. As she contemplates slipping across the border and heading to South America, she is captured by a dangerously seductive vampire who plans on escorting her back to her family. Even as Fraya vows to make Ethan’s mission as difficult as possible, she can’t resist the riotous desire he sparks within her.

But Ethan isn’t the only predator that peruses Fraya. A powerful rival pack’s alpha wants to make her his mate. Will Ethan be able to keep Fraya safe and return her to her pack? Or will he surrender to temptation and claim Fraya as his own?

~ Novella ~

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 Maybe 85% horror, 5% embarrassment, and 10% erotic, she mused as clarity shed light on her memories. 

 Blood is sacred...

When a nest of fledgling vampires arise in New Orleans and begin murdering indiscriminately, leaving their victim’s bodies strewn across the streets it doesn’t take long for the Under Realm Syndicate to respond. Order and peace is priority among the Other Society and mortals must be protected.

Ancient, powerful, and ruthless Cassian D’Amore exists in shadow. As an Elite Assassin, he stalks his prey with strict focus and kills with cold precision. Never has he strayed from an assignment or allowed distractions to alter his course, but his sudden raw need to possess the brave, maddeningly tempting human─who finds herself in the wrong place at precisely the wrong time─threatens his millennia old control.

Whispers circle of a menacing presence that has come to New Orleans, but logical and practical Raelyn Bourchard doesn’t believe the rumors until she meets soulless as stone, dangerously mesmerizing, and brutally erotic Cassian. There is something strikingly different about him. He is dark, daring, and mysterious. Raelyn craves his kiss, his touch, and his secrets. Will succumbing to his predatory desires make her another unfortunate causality in the battle that wages within his strange supernatural world, or will her surrender save him from a desolate eternity?

 

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