Title: Eternal Kiss of DarknessAuthor: Jeaniene Frost
Series: Night Huntress World
Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Avon
Release Date: 7/27/2010
ISBN: 978-0061783166
Description:
An immortal war has been brewing in the darkness...and now one woman has stumbled into the shadows.
Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling should have just kept on walking. But her sense of duty refused to let her ignore the moans of pain coming from inside a warehouse just before dawn. Suddenly she finds herself in a world she's only imagined in her worst nightmares.
At the center is Mencheres, a breathtaking Master vampire who thought he'd seen it all. Then Kira appears - this fearless, beautiful....human who braved death to rescue him. Though her burns for her, keeping Kira in his world means risking her life. Yet sending her away is unthinkable.
But with danger closing in, Mencheres must choose either the woman he craves, or embracing the darkest magic to defeat an enemy bent on his eternal destruction.
An immortal war has been brewing in the darkness...and now one woman has stumbled into the shadows.
Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling should have just kept on walking. But her sense of duty refused to let her ignore the moans of pain coming from inside a warehouse just before dawn. Suddenly she finds herself in a world she's only imagined in her worst nightmares.
At the center is Mencheres, a breathtaking Master vampire who thought he'd seen it all. Then Kira appears - this fearless, beautiful....human who braved death to rescue him. Though her burns for her, keeping Kira in his world means risking her life. Yet sending her away is unthinkable.
But with danger closing in, Mencheres must choose either the woman he craves, or embracing the darkest magic to defeat an enemy bent on his eternal destruction.
My Review:
What can I say or how can I start? Both in the Night Huntress Series featuring Cat and Bones, and the Night Huntress World Series featuring First Drop of Crimson, Spade and Denise, book 1, I did not care for Mencheres. In fact, he was one of my least favorite in her series. However, after reading Eternal Kiss of Darkness I developed a new fondness for him. In EKOD you learn some of his past, his life, and the reason why he is the way he is.
Mencheres is a master vampire who is over forty-five hundred years old who is rescued by a human, Kira Graceling. Kira is a strong woman who is more concerned with her sister then being surrounded by vampires. They both fight their feelings that they have for each other after all they both have been burned in the past. I found it very entertaining that Mencheres could not control Kira as he could anyone else. I also found insightful seeing Mencheres in this light never would I have guessed that this was the true Mencheres.
Vlad Tepesh came when Mencheres called. This was another part of EKOD that I enjoyed was learning some of the history between Vlad and Mencheres and I loved Kira’s reaction to Vlad which is typical when one meets the one and only Vlad. Bones and Cat make an appearance as well. What I did not like what their judgment of Kira, assuming that she is like Mencheres dead wife Patra. Neither of their opinions mattered to Kira. No matter what happened in the past, in present day, ghoul, or vampire Kira gladly defended Mencheres.
What I missed was Ian of course, and I also missed Spade but I could see how they did not pertain to EKOD. EKOD made me want to reread all of the Night Huntress books now knowing more about Mencheres.
Once again, Jeaniene Frost hits the target dead center. While reading you can feel the humor, pain, despair, compassion, hope, and passion in her books. There is no doubt that Jeaniene leaves you begging for more. I, for one, cannot wait until the next installment of the Night Huntress Series This side Of The Grave slated for next year. If you have never read any of her books, I suggest that you do so.
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