This is the fifth installment in Kresley Cole's wonderful Immortals After Dark series, and its one of her finest. It follows the tale a Holly, a half-Valkyrie who was raised as a human. Her neat and tidy world is turned upside down when she meets Cadeon, a demon mercenary, who informs her that not only is she an immortal, she is also the "Vessal"--a rare woman who in the coming war will bare a child of either ultimate good or evil. He offers her protection, but has ulterior motives that threaten the fragile relationship developing between them.

I was amused by both characters. Cadeon is extremely funny and hot. Holly is smart and quirky, and it's fun to watch her develop a backbone. My only complaint with this book was that the ending was a bit rushed and unsatisfactory, but it's definitely worth reading anyway.

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This is only my second Immortals After Dark book that I've read, but after this one, I can't wait to work through the entire series! It was great watching the tightly wound Holly loosen up and figure out who she was meant to be. Cade was so sexy, and watching the many ways he got under her skin was a lot of fun.

It almost makes you wish there really was this "other" world...

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I really enjoyed this book, the characters in it had great personalities. Even thought Cade is a pit of a rake, and old fashioned pig... you can't help but fall in love with him. He is the perfect amount of bad boy and good guy... if only he were real... (sigh).
Though I felt a little scandleized by the sex scenes, the book was enjoyable. Cant wait to read the other books in the series. Cole continues to offer great books to read... She is definately one of my favorite authors.

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Absolutely recommend it!!!
I loved this book, it was impossible to put down. Cade is quite the character! He and Holly make a great pair! She has OCD, and he is a bit messy, but very protective of her.

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I had no problem with this book, despite some negative reviews. I am glad I took the chance to read it.

It was a bit different than Cole's usual but I loved it :)

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What's with the cheesy 1980s style romance cover?

I get really tired of the virginal or nearly virginal heroine with the man-whore hero. It's an over used cliche. This story has a hero and heroine in those molds. That aside, I enjoyed the story. Parts of it reminded me of Cole's other book "A Hunger Like No Other". Both heroines are very innocent, born in the current era but still so unaware of all that life has to offer them and they both find their Lorekind abilities very late in the story. Dark Desires has good dialog, humor and smoking hot love scenes. I never complain about the latter. The hero is likable even though he is a rogue, a liar a lot of the time. The heroine isn't as likable. She's got a stick up her you know what most of the time. There were too many scenes with pearl clutching and gasping because the hero used profanity. Yet the heroine teaches college math to football players. Really? She hasn't heard any "bad" words from them. She seemed like she was 80 years old instead of in her 20s. I realize the character is supposed to be a prude at the start of the book, but her characterization felt like caricature. She should have made the hero beg and grovel more at the end. I would have and would have enjoyed very minute of it too, but that's how I roll.

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What can I say, Fabulous! Ms. Cole hits it out of this world again. Cade and Holly are great two people so different yet perfect for each other. I really love the stories the author weave around her characters it's not just boy meets girl, boy and girl fall in love. She gives these characters really problems to face Cade has issues this his brother just like the rest of do, maybe on a more long term basis but issues just the same. Holly's issue are real and Cade's understanding of them is tender. I couldn't put this book down. Again Nix rocks I can't wait for her story.

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was a good book

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