Gwen’s review of In Twilight’s Shadow (Light Warriors, Book 2) by Patti O’Shea
Action paranormal romance released by Tor Books 3 Jun 08

Another page-turner from Patti O’Shea.  This one is full of interesting characters and some terrific action.  O’Shea has become my go-to author for action romance.  I can trust her to write interesting, believable characters who remain the same person, beginning to end.  This second entry in her paranormal romance series, Light Warriors, was no exception.  [Side Note:  I don't see the resemblance to Dita Von Teese in this cover image, do you? I mean - there's a resemblance, but it looks like different people to me.]

We meet the hero, Creed, and heroine, Maia, in the first book, In the Midnight Hour.  It’s now a few months later and Maia has not been the happiest of campers living without her magic.  She’s fallen into a bit of a rut and has been feeling sorry for herself.  Meanwhile, Creed has been falling into a deeper and deeper hole with the influence of black magic and his overly independent ways.

These two very flawed people are thrust together under some unusual circumstances and the attraction is NOT, I repeat NOT, immediate.  Oh, they each think the other is attractive enough, but they’re not falling into bed right off the bat.  In fact, the love story develops very organically (read, slowly and naturally).  I loved how these two find each other, and themselves, thru all the trials and tribulations.  The heroine finds her non-magic center and the hero discovers there’s more to life than the search for more power and the search for retribution.

This was a very fun paranormal, action romance.  Don’t read it if you’re looking for some hot lovin’ right from the get-go.  Creed and Maia have a couple of steamy kisses and a petting session, but don’t really come together physically until nearly all the way thru the book.  We get to watch them develop as people and watch the love story evolve.

I can recommend this book to fans of the author, anyone following the series, or fans of action or paranormal romance.   You may want to read Book 1 before you read this one, but I don’t think you’ll be too at sea if you don’t.

Now, if only we didn’t have to wait so long for Book 3…

Grade: B+

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Summary:

Something Wicked…
Maia Frasier thought she’d escaped the world of troubleshooters and demons when she’d ceded her magical powers years earlier. Now a wounded enforcer has turned up in her home, claiming Maia’s sister is in danger.
Creed Blackwood needs Maia’s help to hunt the demon he’s after, especially since he’s hiding the fact that his powers are becoming erratic. And then there are the blackouts…
Maia soon begins to fear Creed has fallen to the dark forces himself, and with his strong and increasingly unreliable magic, he is as dangerous to her and her sister as any demon could be.

Read an excerpt.

Other books in the series:

and Book 3, Edge of Dawn, Jul 2009

I can’t even tell that is Dita Von Teese but E sez…

The 36-year-old model and actress has filed a federal lawsuit against a company that put her photo on a book cover without permission.

Von Teese is seeking unspecified damages against Macmillan Publishers, which printed Patti O’Shea’s In Twilight’s Shadow, a paranormal romance novel about demon hunting

Is it wrong of me to be amused that the genre, a romance book title and author I like was mentioned? Wonder who else will report it and if the sales will go up on the book.