Ash’s review of Chosen by Fate (Para-Ops series book 2) by Virna DePaul
Paranormal Romance published by Berkley Sensation 04 Oct 11
Chosen by Fate is a book I can see my self re-reading over again, just to spend more time with the characters. It’s made the series stand out a little more in my mind.
The biggest thing I liked about Chosen by Fate is the heroine, Wraith. She’s dead. She looks dead, she feels dead, and no matter what is done to her, she will come back and still be…dead. After the tension between them in Chosen by Blood, I was excited to see what would happen, and I’m disappointed. Caleb is a perfect mix of good guy and bad boy. I almost didn’t care about what’s happening in the rest of the story. My focus is centered on them and on finding out what would happen to Wraith.
We touch in with Knox and Felicia, but I’m pretty much over them. Usually I like seeing previous couples, but this time not so much. There is also the mission the Para-Ops team is on to find out why Felines are being raped. It’s interesting enough, but I feel like even the author keeps pushing it to the side. It doesn’t bother me though, so personally it’s not a complaint. We also get more of Dex, who I am starting to really like, and his future heroine, who I also like.
I only wish we could see more of Wraith after her “ending.” I want to see if she’s still the Wraith I have grown to love, how she and Caleb are, and also see how she’s handling her life now. I hope we get to see that in the next book.
In the giant world of paranormal romance, Chosen by Fate might not stand out too much. It’s a hard genre to be original in, but Virna DePauls’ characters are what keep me wanting more. They are fresh in their own way and as a reader I appreciate that more than I can say.
Grade: B+
Summary:
Five years after the Second Civil War ends, humans and Otherborn— humanlike creatures with superhuman DNA—still struggle for peace. To ensure the continued rights of both, the FBI forms a Para-Ops team with a unique set of skills.
Although he keeps company with a vampire and a were, human Shaman Caleb O’Flare can definitely hold his own. But neither his psychic ability nor his healing powers can help his sexy-as-hell teammate, Wraith—a ghost with no memory of her human existence, one who cannot experience touch without pain.
No wraith has managed to exist past its tenth year, so Wraith’s time is about to run out. She wants only two things before accepting her fate: to learn her human identity and experience one night with Caleb. Willing to risk any amount of pain, Wraith propositions him. But when a sign of impending death appears on his chest, Wraith sacrifices her own needs on the chance that sex with her could kill him.
Caleb doesn’t understand Wraith’s change of heart but refuses to let her push him away. As the team travels to Los Angeles to investigate a series of crimes in the feline community, Caleb sets out to prove to Wraith that pleasure and love are worth any risk, including death.
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