A NIGHT OWL REVIEWS BOOK REVIEW | Reviewed by: Preternatura
Gabrielle Stevens is looking for her missing sister. Arran MacLain is an alpha vampire looking for the former colleague who betrayed him and his fellow warriors in the Enclave. Fairfield, S.C., has never been as hot as when these two rekindle a former romance that never got a chance to grow and join forces to find the missing girl.
Dark Desires is the second in author Jessica Lee’s Warriors of the Enclave Series, following Desire to Die For, and picks up the story of Arran and Gabrielle as they search a sinister goth club and the underground empires of Fairfield to find Elle’s sister Alexandria.
The man they’re after is Markus, who has fallen under the control of the ancient vampire Marguerite, addicted to the sex and blood she uses to hold her minions to her. Meanwhile, he's dodging danger from all sides--from the Enclave and from his own Mistress, who isn't going to be happy to find her second-in-command in love with the captive Alexandria.
Lee builds an intoxicating world of vampire warriors and their fight against the DEAD, rogue vampires who drain their human victims. Comparisons to JR Ward’s successful Black Dagger Brotherhood series are inevitable but the Enclave are no Brotherhood wannabees. Great characterization, strong worldbuilding and crisp writing give the Enclave warriors their own place in the world of warrior vampires.
This is a great read with a sizzling romance and enough plot twists and turns to keep the pages turning till the end.
May 29, 2010 | 978-1-60737-579-1
5 = Rare - Top Pick | 4.5 = I Loved It - Top Pick | 4 = Good Solid Read
3.5 = Enjoyable | 3 Stars = OK - Needs a few changes | 2 Stars = It just didn't click / DNF
Book Blurb for Dark Desires at Midnight
Genre: Vampire Paranormal
Length: Novel Plus
Arran MacLain is a vampire on a suicide mission, driven to kill his former partner who betrayed him and the Enclave they served. But two things stand in his way: Gabrielle, the human female who holds his heart, and the past that won’t let him go. If only death was enough to cleanse his soul.
Gabrielle Steven’s sister is missing. Her hunt for clues brings her face to face with the one vampire she can’t forget. Their missions merge and thrust them in the heart of evil. Will their passion be enough to overcome the pain from their past, or will their dark desires destroy them both?
Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Male/male sexual encounter, voyeurism.
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