BOUND BY NIGHT introduces us to a new paranormal realm. Vampires are the descendents of two native American tribes, the MoonBound clan and the ShadowSpawn. In this world humans enslave vampires, while the free or “wild” vampires live in secrecy, hiding from VAST—the Vampire Strike Force; hunters out to murder vampires or sell them into slavery; and their biggest enemy, Daedalus Corporation, a company that has no qualms about performing scientific experiments on captured vampires. A company that has created technology to contain vampires: removing fangs, electric collars, remote access microchips, all to make them safe for humans to use as slaves.
Riker of the MoonShadow clan hates
humans, specifically the Martins. Because of them he lost his wife
and child. He has been waiting to gain his revenge for years, and now
is his chance. Daedalus Corporation has kidnapped Neriya, a
ShadowSpawn vampire who was visiting the MoonBound. In order to stop
a war, Riker needs to rescue Neriya. The easiest way to do this, he
assumes, is to kidnap Daedalus Corporation's CEO, Dr. Nicole Martin.
As a child, Nicole witnessed a
horrifying event convincing her that vampires are evil. Now she is
face to face with her nightmare. Riker and Nicole have a shaky start
with an extremely negative intertwined past they need to overcome to
save the vampires.
Larissa Ione has done it again, she
lured me in with the promise of a sexy new vampire series and HOOKED
me! I freaking loved this book and could gush about it for a very
VERY long time. I already tell everyone I know who likes paranormal
romance that Larissa Ione is a MUST read author, BOUND BY NIGHT is no
exception.
There is so much going on in this story
as it's the set up of the series, but that doesn't take anything away
from the romance of Riker and Nicole. The storyline is dark and
sometimes a bit brutal, but bits of sarcastic humor seamlessly
blended in keep it from being depressing. Mmm...and I can't forget the
sizzling sexual tension that kept both Riker and Nicole on their
toes, and the way they steamed up the pages when at last they could
no longer resist each other. These guys quickly moved to my "favorite couples" list. That and the fact that one of my favorite tropes (I can't say which it is, as it would be a spoiler!) was used made this one of my favorite books that I've read in a long time.
All of the characters are very complex
and well fleshed out. I was captivated not only by Riker and Nicole,
but many of the side characters also intrigued me as I wondered who
else was going to have the chance of finding their HEA. The
MoonBound clan leader, Hunter; the sexy loner, Myne; bad-ass vampire
Katina, and that's just the tip of the interesting characters.
I can't wait to delve back into this
new world of the MoonBound Clan Vampires, but I'm not disappointed
that as I wait I will get to (finally!!!) read Reaver and Harvester's
story in December. I've been waiting a while for their story. :) I'm
glad that Larissa will be going back into the Demonica and Lords of
Deliverance universes, as I'm not ready to give them up.
BOUND BY NIGHT is a solid 5 Rambling Heart read!
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