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For Risa, that comes with an alarming ultimatum: Now it's a race against time for Risa to save those she loves and to stop Hunter's apocalyptic plan to open the gates of hell. Praise for Keri Arthur'Keri Arthur's imagination and energy infuse everything she writes with zest' Charlaine Harris'Keri Arthur is one of the best supernatural romance writers in the world' Harriet Klausner'Fantastic urban fantasy writer' Bookchickcity. Emberly has spent a good number of her many lives trying to save humans.
So when her prophetic dreams reveal the death of Sam, a man she once loved, she does everything in her power to prevent that from happening. But in saving his life, she gets more than she bargained for. Sam is working undercover for the Paranormal Investigations Team, and those who are trying to murder him are actually humans infected by a plague-like virus, the Crimson Death-a by-product of a failed government experiment that attempted to identify the enzymes that make vampires immortal.
Now, all those infected must be eliminated. But when Emberly's boss is murdered and his irreplaceable research stolen, she needs to find the guilty party before she goes down in flames Now Risa races to save the world from descending into ultimate chaos Risa has angered several powerful people, and now she's feeling the pressure from all sides. In particular, she's come under the eagle-eyed scrutiny of the vampire council - some of whom consider her a monster who should be destroyed. But then they decide to offer her a secret, bloody bargain: As the search for the keys to hell heats up, Risa realizes that she has no choice.
For the sake of the people she loves, she must find the keys-and get rid of Hunter-before the next gate is opened and brings the world closer to all hell breaking loose She can speak to the souls of the dying and the dead, and can see Reapers, the collectors of souls. Shortly after her fight on the astral plane, Risa receives a phone call from Madeline Hunter, the leader of the vampire council, ordering her to investigate the death of Hunter's close friend and lover - Wolfgang Schmidt.
His body has been discovered wrapped in a web-like substance and has been completely drained. As the body count continues to grow, Risa must summon her gifts to find the dark spirit before it strikes again. Meanwhile, as the search for the keys that keep the gate to Hell closed grows more intense, Risa begins to unravel mysteries that will have startling consequences for her.
Military discipline and the oppressive magic of the governor's mages keep a fragile peace, as colonists struggle to survive in the harshest of conditions. But now the supply ships have stopped coming, and this bodes ill for the kingdom that banished the colonists. McFadden and the other exiles must decide their fate. They can remain in their icy prison, or they can return to the ruins of the kingdom that they once called home. Either way, destruction lies ahead. Just when guardian Riley Jenson thought her life was getting back on track, fate throws another curve ball.
The alpha of her estranged pack - and the man who tried to kill her by throwing her off a mountainside - demands her help to find his missing granddaughter. Riley would love to refuse, but if she does, her mother dies. And if that isn't enough, something is tearing humans to shreds, and it's up to Riley to track down the killer before another soul is embraced by darkness. In a world of sorcery and seduction, the night brings out the beautiful, the damned and the desired.
Here, Riley Jenson is on her own - half werewolf, half vampire, working for an organisation created to police the supernatural races. Trusting her superiors and lovers barely more than she trusts her worst enemies, Riley plays by her own set of rules. With two sexy men - a cool, seductive vampire and an irresistibly hot wolf - vying for her attention, Riley must keep focused. Because saving the world from Deshon Starr will mean saving herself - from the trap that's closing in around her.
From Melbourne's gleaming skyscrapers to its edgy nightclubs, Riley Jenson's world is raging with danger and desire. A drop-dead-gorgeous werewolf - with a touch of vampire coursing through her veins - Riley works for an organization created to police the supernatural races. But when she wakes up naked and bruised in a deserted alley, she knows only that she must run for her life. Within moments Riley collides with steely, seductive, Kade, who is fighting a life-and-death battle of his own.
With old lovers and enemies gathering around her, Riley knows she is being pursued by a new kind of criminal. Because in Riley's blood is a secret that could create the ultimate warrior- if only she can survive her own dangerous desires. Our Books See all Books. Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman. Difficult Women by Roxane Gay. The Dry by Jane Harper. Welcome to Night Vale: Age is Just a Number by Charles Eugster. In the Name of the Family by Sarah Dunant.
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The story flowed well, and there was plenty of tension and drama to keep me turning pages, and since it's the first book in a series about this hero and heroine, I'll forgive the author for the lack of interaction and romance between them. It's a set up book for the romance between the two and I've been there and done that with my Prophecy Trilogy, so I know it's going to get better in the next books.
Which I will definitely be hunting down and reading. All in all, I'd recommend this to readers who want to read a short series of four novels and are looking for an interesting paranormal romance with a strong hero and potentially strong heroine, and who don't mind having to play the waiting game for the romance to blossom in a realistic way. I flitted between giving this 3 or 4 stars. It's sort of 3. So when I found out that she was rereleasing this series, I jumped at the chance at reading it. All of the great characteristics you expect in an Arthur book is present.
However, there was one thing that really stood out for me with this book. It was the writing. More details are explored in terms of descriptions and also, I felt that this book was very tightly written, especially where the action sequences were concerned. Overall, I just thought this book was a very well plotted out and well-written book so kudos to Arthur for that! Nikki is a psychic Private Investigator. To be honest, it took about two chapters to warm up to her.
I could already tell that she would be independent and kickass, but I was also looking for something that would make me relate to her. As the story progressed, I got that connection that I wanted. After employed to find a missing teenager named Monica Trevgard, Nikki is then thrust into a world that is far more complicated than the job initially let on. She meets Jasper, a guy who is absolutely crazy and an enigma. Of course I have to talk about Michael who really intrigued me from the beginning.
Arthur spends a little more time with his character, just doing some ordinary things like drinking wine and taking the time to understand his mind a little more. Other times, even when in his POV, she keeps readers in the dark about his intentions. It truly makes for an interesting character that I was dying to know more about. I liked her way of stringing readers as if on a leash, getting us to walk exactly where she intended us too.
That being said, I found this book impossible to put down. View all 14 comments. The ending left me wanting more and more I shall have! I will definitely be reading book 2, Hearts in Darkness and probably the rest of the series. Nikki James is a Private Investigator with strong psychic abilities. Her abilities include psychometry the ability to hold an object and sense some history of the owner and telekinesis, among others. Michael Kelly is a year old vampire who works for the Damask Circle, an organization comprised of not only vampires, but others not necessarily termed human.
He's also a vamp vegetarian of sorts, vowing never to take another human life, he does not feed on human blood. Nikki has been hired by a wealthy father to find his missing daughter, Monica Trevgard. Michael is on a mission to hunt down and kill Jasper, a crazed vampire. Their missions quickly intersect and they are drawn to each other, in more ways than just physical. They are both haunted by things that happened in their past. Things that keep them from admitting their true feelings for each other.
Jake Morgan, Nikki's boss and friend, met her when she was sixteen. They saved each other's lives that day. He helps Nikki and Michael on their case, while also gently forcing them to admit their feelings and try to open up. Scene that made me giggle: Private investigator, Nikki James is on the trail of a young woman who has left home. Being a talented psychic with telekinetic abilities, life has been difficult for Nikki, forcing her to keep her distance from others, but making her one of the best in her field.
Michael Kelly has been a vampire for over years and works for a secret organization that has tasked him with protecting Nikki from an evil entity who is on her trail. Can Michael keep Nikki safe as she works her case? What is the draw between these damaged souls? July 30, Publisher: Jul 07, Natasha rated it it was amazing. Which is a place located somewhere I don't know.. I'm not even sure if it's a real place. During the investigation she meets Michael and it's not your normal meeting. Dancing with the devil is written in the first person and the protagonist is both Nikki and Michael.
This is such a great series if your into vampires, mystery and romance. There's 4 editions in the series but I wish there were more. I was disappointed when I found out that there wouldn't be another. It really is a great series though, the characters are easy to get attached to, and I really love Keri Arthur's writing in all her books. I would recommend this for those who haven't read it! Nicki is a private investigator who in her efforts to find a teenager who run got involved with the wrong croud she finds herself in the middle of a centuries old feud between two deadly vampires.
Jasper wants to kill her in order to control her psychic powers and Michael hopes to use her to lure Jasper into a trap. Things go off track though when surprise surprise Michael starts to get more and more involved into Nicky's life and they find themselves more and more entwined by the day.
Overall Nicki is a private investigator who in her efforts to find a teenager who run got involved with the wrong croud she finds herself in the middle of a centuries old feud between two deadly vampires. Overall the writing was good and the plot had a flow. The characters where quite good too. If it was a little more unpredictable and a little less for lack of a better word cheasy I'd rate it higher. But while the action parts of the plot were ok, even if not original, the romance part was too much like all the other paranormal romances for me to say honestly that it stood out.
Not that I didn't enjoy it anyway, but it just didn't stand out. I liked Nicki's powers though and now that she 's having a boost from Michael as well it's bound to get better. One thing I would like to point out that I liked here was that vampires were not the poor tortured souls that were just misanderstood. Wether they are on an vegetarian diet like Michael or on a killing spree like Jasper they have the same urges deep down.
And Nicky doesn't fall over herself to try end save Michael's soul as soon as she finds out the truth. She doesn't forget the darkness that has unsettled her about him from the get go and she doesn't make excuses for him. It makes you respect her more. The writing was vivid and fluid which kept me engaged the whole time — it was really hard to put this book down. There was a cheesy line or two along the way and a bit humor here and there which rounded the story up quite well. The beginning of the story, while many things happened, still 3. The beginning of the story, while many things happened, still felt a little slow as characters were introduced but that changed very quickly and I got sucked into the story.
It was a little overdone for my taste but to each their own. All in all, a solid start for a series and I will definitely pick up book 2. Aug 05, Gina rated it did not like it. Nikki is a private investigator with psychic abilities investigating the disappearance of a teenage girl named Monica.
When she gets close to finding Monica along with some other missing women, she quickly realizes she is dealing with something beyond the usual suspect type - something evil. Michael swoops in to save her life. This story has so m Nikki is a private investigator with psychic abilities investigating the disappearance of a teenage girl named Monica.
This story has so many things that I don't like in books: I might have been able to overlook these issues if even one of the following had been present: I've noticed that the reviews for this series get significantly higher with each book, but I'm so put off with this one that I don't think I'll read any more of this series. Jun 29, Feminista rated it liked it Shelves: This story is one of Keri Arthur's earlier novels, re-edited. Nikki is a Private Investigator who has psychic abilities, Michael Kelly is a centuries old vampire who works with the Damask Circle.
They are both working on the same villain. Michael looking to kill the crazy Vampire: Jasper, Nikki, who is asked to find a rich man's daughter who incidentally got herself involved with Jasper. As the two meet, they find themselves drawn to one another. This novel was a good start to Rating: Jul 04, Lyndi W. I wanted to like this.
Dancing With The Devil
Partially because it's a completed series, but also because I haven't really read much vampire stuff lately. Unfortunately, I hated Nikki. She was TSTL and unbelievably naive.
I hated everything she did She'd say something and I'd be like "WTF is she thinking? Everything in my body and soul is saying not to go into this house. So I'm I wanted to like this. So I'm gonna go into this house. I almost DNF'd this every other page because Nikki was just that fucking dumb and suicidal. But I wanted to know a little more about the story I was going to miss out on. So I skimmed a bit Find this review and more on Afterwords Good God this book was boring.
Seriously, I did not expect this. The "heroes" kept getting into traps, nearly dying, failing and in pain. It got old real quick. Even scenes one would normally classify as action scenes were dull and dry without an ounce of soul. And let's just take a second to lament how dumb someone has to be to fall into traps over and over and over again.
At a certain point, couldn't you try to put a trap of your own? Or Find this review and more on Afterwords Good God this book was boring. Or do something, anything , to counter attack?? Seriously, it's been 5 years since I read this book and I am still angry about it Now, on top of all this, a lot of parts made absolutely no freaking sense. Michael, who is the male protagonist, literally found the whereabouts of villainous-dude Jasper about half a dozen times throughout the book.
But then, those scenes ended in fade-to-blacks paired with some inane notion like "it's time for the hunter to become the hunted" The next time we see our "heroes", nothing has changed and Jasper is still at large. Why is this even in the story? Then, there was the Case of the Vanishing Injuries. Like, hit by a car kind of hurt. That's not how these things work, book! But at the end of the day, it was the characters that made this book suck ass.
I disliked how scared she was, all the time. It's human to be afraid, but having that be your one single emotion is just frustrating. But I could deal with that. I could even kind-of-maybe-sort-of deal with her utter uselessness, even though it's one of my pet peeves in books , especially when the girl is so heavily gifted. Like, you've got everything working for you to be a key character in the story, and instead, you are just a damsel in distress.
But I only started actually hating her later in the story. On the one hand, she did not want Michael to go and on the other she was so darn annoying, refusing to trust him because of something someone else did, being anti-vampires in general, accusing Michael of dumb things and just looking for something wrong about him. And then, when he does leave, she regrets it. Girl, you deserve to have your ass deserted and left to fend for yourself.
Yes, you will die within a minute because you are that useless but at this point, I don't even give a fuck. Now, clearly, considering the former paragraph I wasn't a huge fan of the romance. It wasn't very believable , at any case. I have no idea why this two fell for each other.
I mean, why would anyone fall for Nikki??? And naturally, the "I love you"s came out of nowhere. Because that's the kind of novel this is One of the most disappointing things about this novel was actually the writing. I had been excited to read a Keri Arthur novel when I picked this up. I heard a lot about them, after all. Sadly, I was very underwhelmed by it. There was just nothing about it, and as I said before - boring as hell. Okay, wait, time for a positive thing about this novel! It ended and I was able to move on to better reads. This review will not be divided into sections, simply because I can't be bothered.
In the end, I was just glad I was done with this book, and sad I ever spent 8 pounds for it. This book was filled with dull moments.
I mean, even the parts presenting themselves as action were boring. The heroes kept getting into traps and nearly dying, never succeeding, always in pain… it gets boring, real fast. Plus, how stupid can you be — always falling into traps? Couldn't they put up a trap of their own, at a point? I'd have liked them better for it. Some parts really made no sense. Michael, the male main character of this story, found the whereabouts of the villain about half a dozen times, always ending with fade-to-black and some obscene notion "it's time for the hunter to become the hunted" and stuff like that, but when we came back to him — Jasper the "evil dude" was still at large, Michael had done nothing to him and suddenly had to look all over again for him — WTF?
Why didn't he do anything when he found him, killed him right there and then? And then suddenly you expect us to believe it's very difficult to find Jasper? Then there were the To read the rest of this review, go here!
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Jun 20, Wendy rated it it was ok. May 19, Sarah rated it really liked it Shelves: Nikki is a psychic Private Investigator who is smart and street wise having spent several years living on the streets as an orphaned teenager. She has been employed to find a missing girl but soon finds the case is much more complicated than it seemed.
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While tracking Monica she comes into contact with Jasper - someone who is completely crazy and obviously not human. Michael has been tracking Jasper for years trying to stop his ruthless killing spree. When he realises that Jasper is intent on cla Nikki is a psychic Private Investigator who is smart and street wise having spent several years living on the streets as an orphaned teenager.
When he realises that Jasper is intent on claiming Nikki for his own evil purposes Michael decides to use her as bait to catch him. It doesn't take long before his feelings for Nikki start to grow and he finds himself wanting to protect her. She is also incredibly independent and resents what she sees as Michael's attempts to control her. But with the threat of Jasper they are going to have to work together if they have any chance of coming through this in one piece.
This was the first book I've read by Keri Arthur but I will definitely be going back for more. The action starts on the very first page and continues right through to the end of the book. I really can't recommend this book enough if you are an Urban Fantasy fan - especially if you like books that are quite dark in places. I can't wait to read the next book Hearts in Darkness.
Michael is a year old leading man - a vampire who works for the Damask Circle, an organisation comprised of other non-human creatures, whose goal is to keep the world safe from other things like them. Nikki - our leading lady - is a psychic private detective, hired by one of the wealthiest men in the city to track down his daughter Monica.
Normally that would be easier said then done, but Monica has taken up with a man named Jasper, a crazed and sadistic vampire. They very same vampire that M Michael is a year old leading man - a vampire who works for the Damask Circle, an organisation comprised of other non-human creatures, whose goal is to keep the world safe from other things like them. They very same vampire that Michael has been hunting for years. The vampire responsible for killing his brother. There goals intertwine and they quickly realise that to get this guy they're going to have to work together.
Not so easily done for a girl who doesn't trust anyone and a guy who is used to working alone. Both of these characters are haunted by things that happen in their pasts, and they still let the memories of those events rule their lives today. But they're both going to have to get over their hangups if they want to make it of this alive. The writing is easy to follow and the pace is quick without rushing through it.
There's a good amount of action, humour and some romance thrown in their to keep things interesting. I would have liked to hear more about the world itself and the things within it.
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Arthur has created a world full of supernatural beings - but we don't hear about them. We hear about vampires and zombies, but that's it. Everything is almost entirely focused on Michael and Nikki with no external world building or description. Something about the characters just didn't connect for me. While I found all the characters interesting, I felt like there was something missing. I didn't connect with Michael or Nikki at all.
Even though I found both of them interesting and sympathised with their past issues and struggles, something about them fell flat for me. I feel like although I was hearing about how much their past had hurt them and how much they cared about each other, I didn't feel it and their actions didn't show it. It was a lot of talking about things but it didn't seem like either of them really felt any of those things to be. All of that being said, I still look forward to reading the next one and seeing where these characters take us next. Jun 16, Mars rated it it was ok.
It starts out mediocre and just gets worse and worse as time goes on. The plot becomes less and less coherent with every chapter. I didn't expect much from this, but even so it's a giant disappointment. All you need to know about the quality of the plot, in one quote: Nikki is in a dark basement, and just walked into a room where Something Horrible is hiding. We get told what Michael is from the very beginning and he repeats it every couple of pages, just in case you forget , people reiterate everything multiple times, and there's enough blatantly obvious foreshadowing and cliches that the only thing I can't predict about the future of most of this book are the exact page numbers on which certain events are going to happen.
Author went for the cliche ending I earmarked as 1b. Nikki, a private investigator with psychic powers, is currently looking for Monica, a missing teenage girl. During her search she finds out that Monica is in the hands of a powerful and mad, zombie-raising vampire called Jasper. Fortunately Nikki meets Michael, another vampire, who is on the hunt for the mad man himself. Together they do everything in their power to stop Jasper and find themselves in many dangerous situations.
They also discover their feelings for each other, but both of them ha Nikki, a private investigator with psychic powers, is currently looking for Monica, a missing teenage girl. They also discover their feelings for each other, but both of them have relationship issues and trusting each other and opening up to each other is a hurdle they might not be able to overcome.
Well, what can I say about this book. I didn't really get into it for quite a while, but did warm up to it towards the last third of the story. The writing wasn't quite right for me and the characters didn't seem to have too much chemistry going. While everyone around them thought, they were the perfect couple I was wondering where they all got that idea from.
The story itself was quite good though and had me interested enough by the end. I will give the second book in the series a chance to see how the story continues. Jul 21, Alex McGilvery rated it really liked it. Dancing with the Devil is yet another book in which a women detective is out to fight a horrible evil, meets and falls in love with a vampire, and goes on to fight to evil with the vampire at her side.
What saves this book from being a clone of so many similar books before it is the deft handling of the romance and partnership. Nikki and Michael work together, and even work together well, but th Dancing with the Devil is yet another book in which a women detective is out to fight a horrible evil, meets and falls in love with a vampire, and goes on to fight to evil with the vampire at her side. Nikki and Michael work together, and even work together well, but their past history stops them from trusting each other.
The romance is powerful and well written and left me wanting to shake the pair of them until they came to their senses. The thriller part of the plot is mostly a framework to hang the romance on, but Keri Arthur doesn't stint and creates a believably bad villain and makes sure that it takes everything that the heroic pair has to end the threat.
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There will be more novels with these characters and I will make sure to pick them up and read them. I recommend this book to those who enjoy good romance and good fantasy writing. Don't let the similarity with other novels put you off. This book is well worth reading for its own sake. Jul 28, Tammy rated it it was ok Shelves: I've been wanting to check out this series for a while, so when Netgalley had this book for review because a new book in the series is coming out soon I snapped it up.