Paranormal Romance published by Brokenoggin Books 9 Jul 19
For some reason, I kept seeing this cover online more than times than I’ve lately see any other book. I liked the look of this one when I first saw it, and I’d been looking for a paranormal to read. So I decided to bite. But I’m the one who got bitten this time around when choosing a book by its cover.
This story actually starts out pretty good. Rory is a dancer and instructor of young ones to give them freedom through dance. She had no voice when she was younger, so she’s always wanted to give back. She’s also “different,” having abilities she knows hardly anything about and has people watching over her because of all the badness in their world.
Then Luc shows up in her life, sent to keep her safe from those who want to drain her of her energy. He’s a fallen angel, vampire of the good kind, so to speak. Yes, there’s the bad kind too. And then there’s I don’t know how many characters introduced within a short period of time, it’s quite difficult to keep track, especially when you know you’ll be interacting with each of them – and maybe more still to come – over and over again through the book. On top of that, the story details get more and more complicated. Now, I’m a fairly intelligent person, but keeping up with all of this was just too much, mostly because it’s romance and I want to enjoy everything included in the story.
Amid all of this is the sex. I love good sex scenes as much as the next romance reader, but here it starts out in that otherworldly way that just seems silly to me. Rory even gets embarrassed about it all and she’s the one who instigated it. I don’t care for characters to have it both ways on any topic, but most especially sex. Seems phony in the long run.
So despite the fact this one started out on a good note, those notes became much too sour for me. It was the father/son hatred that did it all in for me, and I didn’t get much further after that particular chapter. Unfortunate, because I’d like to find a good paranormal series to start, but it is what it is.
Grade: DNF
Summary:
He’s a heavenly outcast. She’s a mortal woman with unearthly gifts. Can they ward off a rising apocalypse?
Fallen angel Luceire Garard has spent an eternity chasing redemption. So, when he’s given a mission to find and protect a defenseless young psychic, he jumps at the chance. But he never expected the beautiful woman who could help his mission to slam him in the chest with an impossible power.
Aurora Montgomery has always had a special connection to kids with disabilities. As more and more children reach out to her in pain, she knows she has no choice but to join the darkly handsome Fallen on a death-defying mission. But when a serial killer targets the innocent children, saving them may require tapping into an ancient, unexplainable gift.
As Luceire and Aurora hunt down the murderer, they discover his attempt to sacrifice souls could resurrect an ancient, indestructible darkness. And the only way to stop the end of the world may require shedding innocent blood.
Can Luceire and Aurora avoid the unthinkable and stop the end of humanity?
Soul Keeper is the first book in the sexy paranormal romance series, Brotherhood of Shadows. If you like complex characters, high-stakes suspense, and supernatural battles, then you’ll love Cathryn Marr’s highly sensual, fast-paced tale.
Read an excerpt.
