Whistle Stopper - A Hunger Like No Other (The Immortals After Dark Series, Book 1)

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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781416509875
ISBN: 1416509879
Label: Pocket Star
Manufacturer: Pocket Star
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2006-03-28
Publisher: Pocket Star
Studio: Pocket Star

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Summary: Terrific Romance and Good Action
Comment: Loved this book. I've only recently found Kresley Cole and I'm totally sold on her world. The characters are fun. The plot is compelling and interesting. The writing is excellent. There is some steam in this book, but it doesn't take over the story.

Loved the book.

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Summary: An utterly captivating read!!
Comment: THE UTTER EROTISM OF THIS NOVEL PRACTICALLY LEAPS OFF THE PAGE. NOT ONLY DO YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH THE CHARACTERS YOU WISH YOU WERE LUCKY EMMA TO FEEL THE HEAT OF SUCH AN ALL CONSUMING LOVE. THIS IS TRULY AN EROTIC LOVE STORY.

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Summary: Yay for an awesome new series!
Comment: I stumbled across Kresley Cole and I am sooooo happy I did. Her writing is awesome and addictive. I love her humor and she does an excellent job at developing characters that I actually care about. She ties everything together so well! I have not found a book of hers yet that I don't want to read in one sitting. I can't put the things down once I start!

Looking forward to this developing series!

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Summary: Awesome Story!
Comment: Well I wish I was one of the Lore because Kresley Cole's characters are sexy and have a lot of fun! This is the first Kresley Cole book I've read and it was excellent. Fast-paced, exciting. I could not put it down and I've read a lot of books. If you're a Christine Feehan fan, you'll like Kresley Cole's take on things. Her characters are real and believable. Lachlain is this sexy beast of the Lykae who happens to be King! Emma is his intended; half-vampire, half-valkyrie who isn't too excited to find out she is his truemate. He's not too crazy about it either, but neither can stop the attraction they have towards each other. It's very well written. I warn you now, if you read it you won't be able to put it down! Excellent!

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Summary: Very Entertaining
Comment: I was expecting yet another objectionable Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy mesh when my friend gave me this book, especially after having just strongly disliked Kenyon's Dark Hunter series. Therefore I was pleasantly surprised that this book worked for me. I found myself enjoying it quite a bit and rushed through it in hours. In my opinion, this is a great example of good writing - the author took a very predictable story that is similar to many in its genre, but added her own unique voice making the characters come alive on paper.

The narrative begins with Emma, who is a half breed Vampire and Valkyrie, setting out to Paris to find information about her vampire father. The quirk is that Emma is a complete coward and this is her first act of independence in 70 years of her life. Having been brought up in a Valkyrie coven by her powerful intimidating aunts and being part vampire, Emma's calm and reserved personality was quite refreshing, especially since everyone we meet from those two lines is explosive and fierce. As more becomes known about Emma's personality, we can see that despite her timidity she is in no way weak. Her growth as the book progresses is steady and realistic and makes her a very likeable protagonist.

And then there is Lachlain - who has been tortured in the catacombs of Paris by his nemesis vampire Demestriu. Then one day, as he is about to finally succumb to madness after decades of pain, he scents his mate and goes through extraordinary lengths to free himself and find her. Lachlain is a Lykae, a very ferocious breed, and they search for eternity for their mates to calm their violent natures and complete their souls. Expecting a strong and vivacious Lykae like himself, Lachlain is stunned to find a small vampire with pointy ears to be his eternal mate. This extraordinary twist of fate doesn't just attach a very pissed off Lachlain to a woman whose vampire brethren murdered most of his family, but makes a faint-hearted Emma potential queen of all the Lykae.

The story evolves around their relationship and sets up the rich world of magical creatures of the Lore. The existence of each race is well established with suitably defined traits pertaining to their people. The characters are witty and entertaining, and their personalities come alive, which is the main reason why I enjoyed this book so much. The antagonists are not all out evil creatures and there is a good rationale for their madness. Overall, the tale is light and engaging, which is what I think the author meant to create.
You won't find too many tortured souls (I call them poorly developed characters) and extraordinarily dramatic scenes (I call them page fillers), but a great cast and a fun story.

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Acclaimed author Kresley Cole introduces a sizzling new series with this tale of a fierce werewolf and a bewitching vampire -- unlikely soul mates whose passion will test the boundaries of life and death.

A mythic warrior who'll stop at nothing to possess her . . .

After enduring years of torture from the vampire horde, Lachlain MacRieve, leader of the Lykae Clan, is enraged to find the predestined mate he's waited millennia for is a vampire. Or partly one. This Emmaline is a small, ethereal half Valkyrie/half vampire, who somehow begins to soothe the fury burning within him.

A vampire captured by her wildest fantasy . . .

Sheltered Emmaline Troy finally sets out to uncover the truth about her deceased parents -- until a powerful Lykae claims her as his mate and forces her back to his ancestral Scottish castle. There, her fear of the Lykae -- and their notorious dark desires -- ebbs as he begins a slow, wicked seduction to sate her own dark cravings.

An all-consuming desire . . .

Yet when an ancient evil from her past resurfaces, will their desire deepen into a love that can bring a proud warrior to his knees and turn a gentle beauty into the fighter she was born to be?

Includes an excerpt from Kresley Cole's next romance novel, No Rest for the Wicked.