Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night (The Immortals After Dark, Book 3) | 
 enlarge | Author: Kresley Cole
Publisher: Pocket Star
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Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 1416547037
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781416547037
ASIN: 1416547037
Publication Date: October 2007
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bigHer breathless kiss haunts him.../bigPBowen MacRieve of the Lykae clan was nearly destroyed when he lost the one woman meant for him. The ruthless warrior grew even colder, never taking another to his bed -- until a smoldering encounter with his enemy, Mariketa the Awaited, reawakens his darkest desires. When sinister forces unite against her, the Highlander finds himself using all his strength and skill to keep her alive.PbigHis slow, hot touch is irresistible.../bigPTemporarily stripped of her powers, Mari is forced to take refuge with her sworn adversary. It's rumored that no one can tempt Bowen's hardened heart, but soon passion burns between them. Though a future together is impossible, she fears he has no intention of letting her go.PbigNo deed is too wicked for her seduction.../bigPIf they defeat the evil that surrounds them, can Mari deny Bowen when he demands her body and soul -- or will she risk everything for her fierce protector?
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 Suprised! January 7, 2009
SB (Palmdale, CA)
There's a lot of adventure going on and I like it. I was surprised by a few things that happened, poor Bowen.
 I couldn't get into this book... January 2, 2009
Nikita Jolie
...and I tried. For almost three weeks. There were a few paragraphs here and there that got me going, but this story never pulled me in. It's hard to pinpoint what it was that didn't compel me to read Wicked Deeds. In fact, I picked up Dark Needs (the best in this series,imo) intending to just scan through it and found myself reading it in two nights--for the second time--because I needed a break from Wicked. br / br /I never got a strong sense that this couple liked each other or fell in love with each other in a gradual, believable way. I think the fact that Bowen wasn't convinced Mari was his mate until late in the book, and even then it didn't have an epic tone kind of left me lukewarm. br / br /Somehow the characters and the coupling felt flat compared to Hunger Like No Other and Dark Needs. I wanted to like this book but it left me indifferent. And I'm probably in the minority, but I find Nix a bit cartoonish at times.
 Interesting turned dragged out disappointment December 5, 2008
R. Quillen (MS, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was very disappointed with this one. There was nothing that really kept me from putting it down and I got annoyed and frustrated with Bowe and Mari's relationship. For over 3/4 of the book there was nothing but childish fighting. This is supposed to be a romance book but I'm not feeling any of it. There are no changes in plot and it drags on and on. As soon as I start to have some hope that a relationship is actually going to start between the two something happens to bring them back to zero. It bounces back and forth like this THE WHOLE BOOK! UGH! It also bothered me that Bowe seemed to have to do all the changing to have Mari, while she did nothing. It wasn't fair to him or the reader. Mari really annoyed me. And Bowe just tolerated her. She was one of those selfish, annoying female leads (there's nothing heroine about her). br / br /I had to force myself to thumb through the last few chapters to see if anything would happen but...nope. br / br /Also, having read Cade's book before this one, I am very disappointed that I didn't get to experience not one "yeah?" from him. Conrad and Cade were wonderful. Bowe was whipped and Mari was, literally, a witch. br /
Its like Pop-Tarts in the vending machine on a slow afternoon December 1, 2008
sanoe.net
The story of Mariketa, a witch/fey halfling, and Bowen, a Lykae (werewolf) was a fun and frothy read about a boy who chases a girl and after some obstacles thrown in his way, boy gets girl. br / br /I like straightforward stories and I liked this one. br / br /That said, Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night (The Immortals After Dark, Book 3) lacked something in the same way that Cole's Dark Desires After Dusk (The Immortals After Dark, Book 5) lacked. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there is something that when I'm done reading, I don't feel unsatisfied but I don't feel satisfied either. br / br /I guess my problem with Cole's books are that I find her male heroes are likable even when they are acting out. Bowen is no exception. Yes, he's a grumbly alpha male and he makes his mistakes, but he's still a likable lykae. br / br /But her heroines! Mariketa is sort of annoying. She's not unique amongst Cole's heroines. They all have a sort of superficiality to them that makes them hard to latch on to. This become especially apparent because the valkyrie, Nix, who appears in all three books, is nothing short of striking. I keep thinking, "When are the heroines going to be as amazing as Nix? In fact, when is Nix going to get her book?!" br / br /Still, there is something about Cole's Immortals After Dark books. They are like Pop-Tarts in the vending machine on a slow afternoon. When I see on that I haven't read, I pick it up. br / br /So I gave it 4 stars because I can't give it a 3 star rating because because Pop-Tarts are at least a 3.5 star snack to me.
Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover October 23, 2008
Michelle888 (Australia)
In the mystical world of the Lore, no faction is more abhorred than the House of Witches. Known for their avaricious nature, the witches are the Lore's mystical mercenaries distrusted by most of the Lorekind. Led by Mariketa the Awaited, she was predicted to be the most powerful born to the House of Witches long before she was born. Indeed, everyone in the coven anticipated her to do something of epic proportion. So great was the hype about the Awaited that other factions in the Lore kept track of her. It's been said that Mariketa was the only witch to ever possess the strengths of all five castes of witches - healer, conjurer, seeress, warrior and enchantress. Yet deep inside, Mariketa knew that she was more famous for being famous. Or, as she liked to refer to herself: all hype, no substance. Desperately seeking to meet everyone's expectations, she entered the Talisman Hie, hoping to be the first witch to win the immortal scavenger hunt version of the Amazing Race. She knew how vicious the game was, but she never expected that she would be out of the competition only three days into the game after being imprisoned in a Guatemalan cave by a Lykae. br / br /Nearly two centuries ago, Bowen Graeme MacRieve buried his mate Mariah and has been in mourning since. The once revered and feared warrior became a shadow of his former self who walked around like the living dead in existence of nothing but pure longing and excruciating pain. He vowed to do everything to bring his mate back and has spent his life looking for the key to go back in time. After receiving a cryptic advice from a powerful Valkyrie, he entered the Hie thinking that the prize will bring his mate back, never anticipating what awaited for him. For inexplicable reason, he found himself enchanted with Mariketa from the moment he laid eyes on her. But his hatred for her faction made him suspicious of her. Has he found himself under the enchantment of the witch? Or has fate finally taken pity on him after all those wretched years of barren existence and sent him the reincarnation of Mariah? br / br /WICKED DEEDS ON A WINTER'S NIGHT continues on from No Rest for the Wicked (The Immortals After Dark, Book 2). While it is not critical to read that book, it would give the reader a more in-depth background on the Talisman Hie, adding the fact that reading about what the competitors went through was a real joyride. I liked Bowen from the time he was introduced in the first book. The pain, guilt and angst he has gone through for more than a century is finally unravelled in this book. But therein lies my predicament. As good as it was to finally read about him, I found him too whiney. I could appreciate the author wanting to delve deeper into his inner struggles, but I felt the depiction of Bowen as a tortured hero became a bit tiresome after a while. I was not drawn to Mariketa either. I agree that her immaturity is befitting for a mortal woman her age but the constant "I want him/I hate him" struggle made me yawn. There was nothing in their interaction that I felt like gushing over. br / br /In summary, this was mediocre in comparison to the second book. I guess I'm in the minority here. While I enjoyed some parts, I had such high hopes for Bowen's story that I felt let down overall. I should have known that I was in for a disappointment after rolling my eyes at the cover.
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