Wicked Night by Evi Rhodes
GENRE: Paranormal romance/urban fantasy
MY REVIEW
Wicked is his name. He watched her from the dark, barely able to control himself.
Gwen saw him approach from the dark, tall, heavily armed and looking like the warrior he is.
At first I had trouble figuring out who was talking, him or her. It took a moment to catch the shift.
How she becomes a vampire is a bit different and so are these vampires. I am always on the lookout for an author that represents them in a new to me light. They are accepted as part of the human world.
When I heard Gwen say, “Well, hurray for me. Don’t I feel special?”, I knew I was going to love this character. LOL I love her sarcastic wit. She is a Halfling, half vampire and half human.
We have other supernatural characters visiting and, in my book, we can never have too many.
Have you ever felt like…one minute I was attracted to him and wanted him to kiss me and the next I wanted to punch him in the face and watch him bleed.
As Gwen sits at his beside, tears rolling down her face, I came close to crying with her. I love a story that evokes emotions.
He met his match in her, but will she be his mate? In the supernatural world, love and romance is on a different timeline and I love to go with it, letting the author take me where they will.
Kayden…I laughed and worried about him. He is a great warrior, but, deep in his soul, who is he really?
Great and a bit gory fight scenes and sweet lovin’. This is not erotica, but I highly recommend it for adults only. The sex scenes are more sweet and loving than erotic.
As I saw the end coming, I knew what would happen, with 500 pages left, I was racing through the pages as I see the story undold right before my eyes. I worry so much more for Kayden than I do for Gwen and Wicked. After all, they are the stars of the show and can’t be killed off…can they?
Whew…no cliffhanger, unless you count the tease, which did its job and hooked me. I have to know more and this is one of those series that I want to read to the very end.
I am hooked on the characters, the vampire warriors, and Evi’s ability to spin a tale that captured me totally, completely. I was afraid I would have to wait for the next book in the series, but, no worries. It has been written. The only problem I see is there is no Kindle version available. Hey, Evi, help a girl out, please. I have to know more!!!!!!!
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Wicked Night by Evi Rhodes.
BLURB
Follow the journey of a strong, independent, yet caring woman as she navigates the supernatural world she is thrust into. Gwen steps out of a dysfunctional family life and into a world filled with danger she never realized lives at every turn, fiery passion, and a love that is ever binding. How will she handle her strange new surroundings as well as the man with the intense and overbearing personality who threatens to destroy the emotional barriers around her heart?
Wicked, the next in line to become the vampire king, is caught off guard when he grudgingly agrees to take on a charge, something he never wanted to do. He is unsure how to handle the fierce and vibrant woman with the unsettling green eyes. It doesn’t take long for them to clash, but will it end passionately or burn down around them?
EXCERPT
Wicked stood in the darkness staring at his soon-to-be charge and felt like a deer in the headlights. He couldn’t take his eyes off of her and just stared, blinking with wide eyes.
“I didn’t expect you to be so beautiful,” he whispered to himself. He was late meeting her but he could not face her yet, not until the blood in his veins cooled and his breathing returned to normal. The last thing he needed to do was make an ass of himself by acting like a high-school boy hyped up on hormones. He had never in all his 148 years felt this kind of draw toward anyone. He had the strongest urge to reach out and touch her hair, to whisk her off her feet into his arms and kiss her until their lips hurt and she breathlessly begged him to stop. His blood felt as if it were boiling in his veins as the image of this woman in his arms flickered across his mind.
Out of the blue, she laughed aloud, seemingly for no apparent reason, but it was almost his undoing. It was like she was purring in his ear; he could feel her breath against his skin as if she were standing right beside him. He growled under his breath and then turned around and closed his eyes as he ground his teeth together in response to his body’s reaction. Good God, he wanted to march across the short expanse separating them and do something that he would definitely regret later, like push her up against the wall and take her right there. He could picture ripping open her jacket and lifting her off the ground . . .
AUTHOR Bio and Links
Evi Rhodes has always had a passion for writing and likes to spend as much time as possible hanging out with the array of rescue animals on her farm in Ontario, sipping on a cup of coffee and typing on her laptop.
In addition to getting her degree in business as well as competing in her favourite equestrian sport, dressage, she is an entrepreneur, and has coached many of a riding enthusiast, but she has always found herself coming back to wanting to write full-time.
“I just want to be me and to be authentic. To tell a story that others can immerse themselves in and enjoy is what I have always wanted.”
WEBSITE & SOCIAL LINKS
Website: www.awarriorspromiseseries.com
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/evirhodesauthor/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evi_rhodes/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18662575.Evi_Rhodes
BUY LINKS: Amazon / Barnes and Noble / Indigo
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my pleasure
Did you help design the cover of the book?
great question and i wonder about that too.
Thank you so much for taking time to bring to our attention another great read. I appreciate it and thank you also for the giveaway.
good luck james
Looks like an awesome read
thanks liz
Sounds like a great read.
super. good luck
I like the cover
glad to hear it. i am a cover girl so they are very important to me
I hope book 2 comes to Kindle soon. This looks good!
me too. i don’t buy a lot of books any more, but i would grabbed this one because that tease sure has me curious.
Great excerpt & review!
thanks victoria
Interesting name “Wicked”. Great review!
thanks jennifer. the name got my attention too
This sounds right up my alley! I need to get my hands on it!
Carrie @ The Butterfly Reader
hope you get a chance to read it
Sounds like an awesome story.
it was and i want more. LOL
My friend Karen would love this book!
you’re a great book friend
This sounds like something I would really enjoy. Thanks for putting it on my radar!
my pleasure carole
I enjoy a good vampire story.
me too. good luck mary
I love when a book hooks you, and makes you want to read it until the very one, and it’s an added bonus that you didn’t get stuck with a cliffhanger ending! Great Review Sherry!
thanks lindy. i read one review where they felt there was a cliffhanger, but i felt this story was complete and there was a tease for the next book
I’m in the mood for some vampires and this sounds really good, Sherry.
for sure. i think you would love it too. i really want the next book in the series and i am waiting to see if it comes to kindle…or maybe i’ll check the library
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Sounds like an interesting book, thanks for the chance.
Gwen and Kayden sound like interesting characters. I would love to read their story.
i hope you get the chance jeanna