Night Play (Were-Hunters, #01; Dark-Hunter, #05; Hunter Legends, #08)
معرفی کتاب «Night Play (Were-Hunters, #01; Dark-Hunter, #05; Hunter Legends, #08)» نوشتهٔ Kenyon, Sherrilyn، منتشرشده توسط نشر St. Martin's Paperbacks در سال 2010. این کتاب در فرمت pdf، زبان انگلیسی ارائه شده است.
Dear Reader,
Life is great for me. I have my chicory coffee, my warm beignets, and my best friend on the cell phone. Once the sun goes down, I am the baddest thing prowling the night: I command the elements, and I know no fear. For centuries, I've protected the innocent and watched over the mankind, making sure they are safe in a world where nothing is ever certain. All I want in return is a hot babe in a red dress, who wants nothing more from me then one night.
Instead, I get a runaway Mardi Gras float that tries to turn me into roadkill and a beautiful woman who saves my life but can't remember where she put my pants. Flamboyant and extravagant, Sunshine Runningwolf should be the perfect woman for me. She wants nothing past tonight, no ties, no long-term commitments.
But every time I look at her, I start yearning for dreams that I buried centuries ago. With her unconventional ways and ability to baffle me, Sunshine is the one person I find myself needing. But for me to love her would mean her death. I am cursed never to know peace or happiness-not so long as my enemy waits in the night to destroy us both.
—Talon of the Morrigantes
"Finally a paranormal writer with attitude, Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Sex and the City!"-Mallory Kane, author of Heir to Secret Memories on Night Pleasures
"By turns funny and touching...a compelling story that will make you laugh out loud. The gods haven't had this much fun since Xena!" —Susan Krinard, author of Secret of the Wolf on Night Pleasures
Publishers Weekly
Say goodbye to the garlic-hating, crucifix-fearing vampires of old. With her steamy, action-packed Dark-Hunter novels, Kenyon (Night Pleasures, etc.) is ushering in a whole different class of night dwellers. These new millennium models are gorgeous, Goth rocker-looking immortals who don't necessarily drink blood. The evil Daimons only do so to amuse themselves before consuming their primary sustenance: human souls. Dark-Hunters like the novel's leather-wearing, biker stud Talon protect humans from the soul-suckers. Other traditional vampire nemeses like mirrors pose no threat to these post-vampires, but a rule forbidding Dark-Hunters from having more than a one-night stand does, especially when Talon finds himself falling in love with human artist Sunshine Runningwolf. Taking place during Mardi Gras, the story is complex, involving not just Daimons and Dark-Hunters but equally untraditional werewolves, were-hunters and Greek/Celtic gods, whose involvement in Talon and Sunshine's mysterious relationship stretches back thousands of years. Fortunately, an abundance of hot sex and snappy dialogue keep the plot both accessible and appealing. With its courageous, unconventional characters and wry humor, this fast-moving fantasy will fill the void left by the end of the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" series. (July) Forecast: Despite having only two Dark-Hunter novels under her belt, Kenyon has managed to turn her books into a brand through her hugely popular Web site (www.dark-hunter.com), which has logged more than two million hits since 2000. With five more Dark-Hunter books due out within the next two years, interest in the site and Kenyon's immortal bad boys is unlikely to wane, so keep your shelves well-stocked. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
bride Mctierney Has Had It With Men. They're Cheap, Self-centered, And Never Love Her For Who She Is. But Though She Prides Herself On Being Independent, Deep Down She Still Yearns For A Knight In Shining Armor.
she Just Never Expected Her Knight In Shining Armor To Have A Shiny Coat Of Fur...
deadly And Tortured, Vane Kattalakis Isn't What He Seems. Most Women Lament That Their Boyfriends Are Dogs. In Bride's Case, Hers Is A Wolf. A Were-hunter Wolf. Wanted Dead By His Enemies, Vane Isn't Looking For A Mate. But The Fates Have Marked Bride As His. Now He Has Three Weeks To Either Convince Bride That The Supernatural Is Real Or He Will Spend The Rest Of His Life Neutered--something No Self-respecting Wolf Can Accept...
but How Does A Wolf Convince A Human To Trust Him With Her Life When His Enemies Are Out To End His? In The World Of The Were-hunters, It Really Is Dog-eat-dog. And Only One Alpha Male Can Win.
move Over, Anne Rice. Kenyon's Dark Hunter Books Are Changing The Face Of The Vampire Novel, Making It Hip, Darker, And All The More Appealing.
--publishers Weekly On Dance With The Devil
publishers Weekly
can A Gorgeous Werewolf With Magical Powers And An Overweight Boutique Owner With A Broken Heart Have A Future Together? They Can In Kenyon's Fantastical World, Which Imagines A Contemporary New Orleans Teeming With Vampiric Daimons, Immortal Dark-hunters And Various Were-bears, Leopards And Wolves. Vane Kattalakis Is A Lone Wolf In Every Sense. His Brother, Fang, Is In A Coma; His Werewolf Father Wants To Kill Him; And His Mostly Human Mother, Who Was Taken By Force By Vane's Father, Would Happily See Them All Dead. But After Vane Shares A Sizzling Sexual Encounter With Bride Mctierney, He Realizes His Life Is About To Change. Bride Is Vane's Predestined Mate, Which Means That He Has Three Weeks To Convince Her To Be His Partner Or He'll Spend The Next Several Decades Impotent And Alone. Vane's Gentle, Protective Manner And Ripped Body Appeal To Bride, But She Can't Help Wondering: If They Were To Get Together, Would They Have Puppies Or Babies? Kenyon's Tale, While Amusing At Times, Borders On The Ridiculous. The Rules Of Her World Change Constantly, And Her Male Characters Are All Formed From The Same Tall, Dark And Dangerous Mold. Bride, Meanwhile, Is A Mere Cipher, And Though The Sex Scenes Between Her And Vane Are Titillating, Their Romance Is Nearly Nonexistent. Agent, Nancy Yost Of Lowenstein-yost. (aug.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Dear Reader, Life is great for me. I have my chicory coffee, my warm beignets, and my best friend on the cell phone. Once the sun goes down, I am the baddest thing prowling the night: I command the elements, and I know no fear. For centuries, I've protected the innocent and watched over the mankind, making sure they are safe in a world where nothing is ever certain. All I want in return is a hot babe in a red dress, who wants nothing more from me then one night. Instead, I get a runaway Mardi Gras float that tries to turn me into roadkill and a beautiful woman who saves my life but can't remember where she put my pants. Flamboyant and extravagant, Sunshine Runningwolf should be the perfect woman for me. She wants nothing past tonight, no ties, no long-term commitments. But every time I look at her, I start yearning for dreams that I buried centuries ago. With her unconventional ways and ability to baffle me, Sunshine is the one person I find myself needing. But for me to love her would mean her death. I am cursed never to know peace or happiness-not so long as my enemy waits in the night to destroy us both. --Talon of the Morrigantes Talon, the main character in Night Embrace, appeared as a side kick for Kyrian in Night Pleasures. Talon was a Celtic tribal chieftan and warrior who was killed by an evil cousin who wished to take over the tribe; in the process his younger sister was slaughtered in front of him. To make matters worse, the Celtic war god cursed Talon for killing his son in a battle. Therefore, Talon is doomed to have any human that he loves die. For centuries he fights Daimons (evil soul stealing descendents of Atlantis) and is very much satisfied with his life. Naturally, he meets his soul mate and all his carefully buried emotions come roaring back at a very inopportune time for a being whose career is defending humanity. While the characters are what could only be called ultra-alfa males they all have crippling weaknesses and the author uses humor very, very effectively to relieve the horrendously sad existence that most of the Dark Hunters live. Kenyon's world is totally outrageous and great funBride McTierney has had it with men. They're cheap, self-centered, and never love her for who she is. But though she prides herself on being independent, deep down she still yearns for a knight in shining armor.
She just never expected her knight in shining armor to have a shiny coat of fur...
Deadly and tortured, Vane Kattalakis isn't what he seems. Most women lament that their boyfriends are dogs. In Bride's case, hers is a wolf. A Were-Hunter wolf. Wanted dead by his enemies, Vane isn't looking for a mate. But the Fates have marked Bride as his. Now he has three weeks to either convince Bride that the supernatural is real or he will spend the rest of his life neutered--something no self-respecting wolf can accept...
But how does a wolf convince a human to trust him with her life when his enemies are out to end his? In the world of the Were-Hunters, it really is dog-eat-dog. And only one alpha male can win.