Catherine M. (Catherine1) reviewed on 3/9/2010 + 60 more book reviews

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Seduce The Darkness is book 4 in the Alien Huntress series. This time we get to see what makes the flirtatious AIR agent, Devyn, tick. I haven't read all the books in the series, but I did read the last one, Savor Me Slowly, so I'm pretty up to speed on the world. I think they stand on their own pretty well, but you'll probably enjoy it more if you have the back story.

Bride McKells has been a vampire for many years. She's never met any of her kind and lives in fear of being hunted for what she is. She can't remember anything of her childhood and doesn't know where she came from or who she is. She only knew her name because it was tattooed on her arm. Unfortunately she had to learn the ropes herself and anyone she fed from died until she finally learned how to control herself. Recently Bride has been having a problem feeding. She can't seem to keep the blood down and is slowly getting weaker and weaker. While roaming the streets one night she catches a scent from her past. She has been searching for the owner of this scent for years and can't resist tracking it down.

Unfortunately for Bride, the scent leads her to Devyn. Devyn is shocked to learn that she's not interested in him at all and is only concerned with who he has been around that might make him smell like her lost friend. Devyn refuses to tell her anything about who he has been with and even though he knows about vampires he refuses to answer her questions about them. Their first meet leads to a battle of wills between them. They soon begin to plot against each other but neither can resist the attraction between them.

I liked the tension between Bride and Devyn. They both want each other but they both fought it. Devyn fought the lust less than Bride but he fought the caring more. Even though Devyn started out arrogant I liked the humor in his character. I loved that after he and Bride were together it was him who kept pushing for closeness even though he'd get panicky when he thought about it.

I also liked Bride's confidence. Sure, she could be vulnerable and insecure at times, but overall she was a very confident person. I thought her personality strengths complimented Devyn's weaknesses nicely. I really liked how she thought Devyn was insane when he tried to show her 'respect' in his own way. I also liked that she still stayed paranoid and ready to run even after Devyn was with her.

Overall a great book. The only thing that was a letdown was the end. It seemed like it went by really fast after the big fight. It wasn't bad, just disappointing. I guess I was just expecting something more there.

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