Dead After Dark by Sherrilyn Kenyon, J.R. Ward, Susan Squires and Dianna Love

Dead After Dark

Read: 12/14
Purchased: Borders Books, Las Vegas, NV
Reason: Needed a couple of books for the flight home and this had two of my favorite authors in it.

SHERRILYN KENYON
“Shadow of the Moon”

Angelia has fought her entire life to make herself strong. Now, with her patria under fire, she has to protect her people from Fury and his werewolf clan. Vowing to bring him to justice, Angelia sets out alone…until the hunter becomes the hunted, and the only way for her to survive is to trust the very wolf she’s sworn to kill.

This is another story from Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark-Hunter/Dream-Hunter world. It’s very short and brings back a lot of characters that we’ve already met. I never could quite like Angelia because of her past action, but you wind up rooting for Fury from the beginning. Not my favorite book in the series, but definitely won’t be my last one. But, this book will be very confusing if you haven’t read any of the other stories.

J.R. WARD
“The Story of Son”

Claire Stroughton is a beautiful lawyer who would rather spend the night with a legal brief than the man of her dreams. Then a routine client meeting turns dangerous—and deeply sensual—when she is held captive by a gorgeous man with an unworldly hunger…

This story seems to be a spin-off of J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series, which I love. The story is so sad at times and makes you want everything to turn out better for “Son” and Claire. I just wish she’d actually connected this story with the Brothers in her other series, I kept waiting, but it never happened.

SUSAN SQUIRES
“Seize the Night”

When Drew Carlowe returns home to win back a lost love, he is quick to dismiss rumors that his estate is haunted by a stunning young ghost…until one passionate encounter leaves him mystified—and aching for more.

I keep meaning to read more Susan Squires, but never seem to get around to it, except in anthologies like this. I can’t decide if I like the story or not, although it could definitely use some fleshing out. Freya is an interesting character and I wound up feeling more sorry for her than actually liking her. And Drew, while a bit sympathetic is out for revenge, no matter what. I think I need to read more of Squires’ books to really get this one, but eve so, I think it should have been a book on it’s own and not in an anthology.

DIANNA LOVE
“Midnight Kiss Goodbye”

Trey McCree possesses an insatiable desire for Sasha Armand—and supernatural powers that could endanger her life as a human. But when they team up to stop an evil warlord, Trey discovers that Sasha can do way more than drive men wild…

Not much to say about this book other than I’m looking forward to reading more in the series. The story is confusing because so many new terms are thrown at you, all at once. I’m hoping future stories will flesh out these characters a bit more, but this series seems to be taking us into an interesting world.”