A Hunger Like No Other (The Immortals After Dark Series, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Kresley Cole
Publisher: Pocket Star
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Rating:  168 reviews
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 1416509879
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781416509875
ASIN: 1416509879
Publication Date: March 28, 2006
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p align="center"bAcclaimed 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./bp align="center"bigIA mythic warrior who'll stop at nothing to possess her . . ./i/bigPAfter 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.p align="center"bigIA vampire captured by her wildest fantasy . . ./i/bigPSheltered 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. p align="center"bigIAn all-consuming desire . . ./i/bigPYet 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?p align="center"bIncludes an excerpt from Kresley Cole's next romance novel, INo Rest for the Wicked/i./b
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 Great Werewolf and Vampire books December 1, 2008
K. Downey (Louisville, KY)
This was a good book read it in 1.5 days. Couldn't seem to put it down. I have already order the 2nd book in the series. At the end of the books Emma is strong and knows what she wants. Lacklain (werewolf) all he knows is he must have Emma no matter what it takes. Over all great book.
This is a great story with terrific characters and a new world November 27, 2008
C. W. Burns (California)
I have only 2 complaints. First my book is defective with parts of the printing missing and two, the glossary should have been in the front instead of the back of the book. br /If the people who only gave this book 1 or 2 stars had read the glossary, they would understand why they were having problems with this book. They were reading it with the wrong prescription glasses. br /I LOVED the characters. Different, new and interesting. It is a whole new fun paranormal world and with all the wild battles and illicit love affairs between the different kingdoms, vampires, werewolves, valkeries, demons, shapeshifters, wraiths and humans around, there is bound to be combustion and lots of fun fire and smoke. br /Some of the complaints made me feel they did not really read the book. br /Of course, our hero, is a crass, brutish bully in the beginning. Lachlain MacRieve is the king of the Lykae who are a race of Warrior werewolves. His father and brother are kidnapped by an evil Vampire King and are murdered, he is jumped and imprisoned in a catacombs where fire burns him to death every day for 150 years. The daily deaths, suffering and endless agony, who make a person a bit testy. The only thing that helps him escape, is his need to find his mate, whose scent he picks up above ground. In desperation, he has to saw off his leg in order to escape. I think that little bit of torture, might make him less than a gentleman when he crawls out and see his "mate" tiny Emmaline Troy, who is half vampire and half valkyrie. Yeah, she is a frightened little thing who is completely thrown off by Lachlain. Who wouldn't be? This tiny creature has been loved and loathed and babied by her "coven" of Valkyrie aunts who haven't told her much about her background except to yell epithets and curses about vampires right in front of her. So yeah, Emmaline she has a lot of self loathing, fear and confusion to get over. Goodness, critics, cut our hero and heroine a little slack here. br /I loved how this unlikely pair, figure out their place in this deadly, terrifying universe and fall in love. They both "grow" up and grow in love with each other despite the fact that they are supposed to be mortal enemies. The scenes at the Castle Kinevane are great. Delicate political balances have to be made to explain how a halfling non Lykae will be the Queen. On top of all this, the evil vampire HORDE is plotting world domination and strange kidnappings and deaths have been going on all over, which has all the different "worlds" on edge that there is going to be a big battle bubbling up soon. Finally, when our heroine Emmaline comes into her own, knowing who she really is, what her family was and is going to be in the future, she shows herself worthy of the best of romance heroines. She is no longer Emma the Timid, but Emma the .... don't want to spoil the ending. br /What is not to like about the book? Great fantasy world created. Fun side characters. Wonderful alpha male and a blossoming alpha female causing the sky to light up with multiple lightening flashes for their lovemaking. Yikes, grabbing the next book as soon as I can.
 Great new series November 22, 2008
Avid Reader (Brazil)
I started with the second installment, read through a few and had to go back to the original, worth it even if I already knew many of the developments. Cole writes great heroines, developing them along with their Alpha heroes. I really like how the interaction pits strong personalities and with great situations that help them develop both their relationship and their persons. And its definitely the series where I laugh out loud the most, just LOVE the women in these series.
A GREAT READ!!!!!! November 18, 2008
E. Jaqua
I absolutly loved this book and the whole Immortals After Dark series. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good paranormal romance! I couldn't put it down and have actually re-read it (which is rare for me!)
Good but the series definately gets better October 17, 2008
LuLu (Australia)
I liked this book a lot but found that it seemed to lose some momentum, however it left me curious enough about the secondary characters to continue with the series and I'm glad I did - the next book is great! br / br /Kresley Cole has great character development and I really enjoy her dialogue style. br / br /A nice change was that I didn't find the heroine to be intensely irritating and unbelievable. She wasn't portrayed as a 'strong,intelligent, independant woman' only to turn out to constantly be doing and saying silly, pathetic, contradictory things - the heroine was actually portrayed as being quite weak and dependant initially (still not stupid though) but then really comes into her own. br / br /One of the standouts for me from the first two books in this series is that I find the characters beleiveable (apart from the fact that they're valkyrie, vampires, werewolves etc.) - it's a nice change to be reading and not stopping constantly shaking your head and rolling your eyes over what characters do or say. br / br / br /
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