Taste of Darkness
By Katie Reus
- Release Date: 2014-07-30
- Genre: Paranormal Romance
Description
He spent more than a thousand years imprisoned in Hell…
Drake is an ancient dragon shifter, one of the most powerful beings in existence, but over a millennium trapped in utter darkness has left him ill-equipped for modern society. If it wasn’t for Victoria, the sweet female brave enough to befriend him, he’d be lost. She’s smart and gorgeous and everything he never dared dream of during his years of agonizing loneliness. He may not have anything to offer her, but one thing he knows for sure: he’d die to keep her safe.
Only to fall into the heaven of her touch.
Victoria is a wolf shifter, healer of the Stavros pack. She’s seen a lot, but she’s never met anybody quite like Drake, the fiery, fascinating shifter who can blaze through the skies unseen by mere mortals. He’s lost, dangerous, and the last male she should fall in love with, but the more time she spends helping him navigate modern life, the deeper—and hotter—their connection becomes. She’s thrilled when they finally locate his family, but reuniting with his people plunges them both into unimaginable danger. It's a race against the clock trying to figure out who wants them dead and who they can trust, especially when the threat is closer than they ever imagined.
Length: Full novel
Darkness Series, #2
Author note: Can be read as a stand-alone book.
Reviews
Second book in series
4By BarblarThis is Drake and Victoria's story. The suspense and romance are super hot. The author brings them to life in such clarity that they seem real. Excellent job. BELTaste of Darkness
5By Maxxgirl68Loved both books and look forward to reading more.I'm in Love!
5By Zero**2010I'm in love with this series! The storyline is exciting and keeps me on my toes. The characters are...I just love ALL of them! I can't wait for the next book and 2015 seems far away now.Taste of Darkness
4By JoRead*This was my first dragon shifter book and couldn't have chosen a better book. Katie did an amazing job with the paranormal/fantasy aspect of the story. So much so that that it kept me reading until very late hours in the morning (I was so engrossed in the story that I didn't even notice the time passing by that quickly). This is the second installment of the series. Here we meet Drake our tortured hero that's spent several hundreds of years literally trapped in Hell and is now trying to adjust to this new-to-him world and enlists the help of charismatic wolf shifter Victoria to get better at it. Now, admittedly, the story is a trope I'm not too fond of, which is friends to lovers. I feel there is already a connection and there is no obstacle to overcome so there is no build up. In this case, there is a little bit of tension between them because Drake has been away for too long and doesn't know what he's doing for one, and secondly, he feels he may not be worthy of her love. I liked that about their love story, but again, it's not my favorite trope. I loved the suspense side of the story. You keep hearing glimpses of the past and of the villain but only very subtle, kind of just giving you clues of what was to come. She was giving me clues to decipher the riddle and find out who was the real villain and before the actual character did. At the same time, she kept throwing new characters and I kept wondering who was the monster of the story. And although I did figure out who the culprit of all of Drake's misery was, it did not take away the enjoyment of the book one bit. I wish I could say more but I feel if I do I could fall into spoiler territory. I will continue the series since I have a feeling there will be more coming. Too many awesome characters, dragons and otherwise that I definitely want to know more of. *I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.*
