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A Hunger Like No Other (The Immortals After Dark Series, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Kresley Cole
Publisher: Pocket Star
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 1416509879
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781416509875
ASIN: 1416509879
Publication Date: March 28, 2006
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Acclaimed author Kresley Cole introduces a sizzling new series with this tale of a fierce werewolf and a bewitching vampire -- unlikely soul mates whose passion will test the boundaries of life and death. A mythic warrior who'll stop at nothing to possess her . . . After enduring years of torture from the vampire horde, Lachlain MacRieve, leader of the Lykae Clan, is enraged to find the predestined mate he's waited millennia for is a vampire. Or partly one. This Emmaline is a small, ethereal half Valkyrie/half vampire, who somehow begins to soothe the fury burning within him. A vampire captured by her wildest fantasy . . . Sheltered Emmaline Troy finally sets out to uncover the truth about her deceased parents -- until a powerful Lykae claims her as his mate and forces her back to his ancestral Scottish castle. There, her fear of the Lykae -- and their notorious dark desires -- ebbs as he begins a slow, wicked seduction to sate her own dark cravings. An all-consuming desire . . . Yet when an ancient evil from her past resurfaces, will their desire deepen into a love that can bring a proud warrior to his knees and turn a gentle beauty into the fighter she was born to be? Includes an excerpt from Kresley Cole's next romance novel, No Rest for the Wicked.
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 A Wildly Delicious Read! April 10, 2006
Kristi Ahlers (Illinois)
233 out of 242 found this review helpful
Ms. Cole's latest effort is "wildly" delicious and entertaining. She has taken the paranormal genre and created her very own legends and lore...filled with ultra entertaining characters.
Emmaline is half vampire and half Valkyrie. She is known in her coven as Emma the timid. Her family is shocked when she decides she wants to travel to Paris alone to find out the truth about her father. While there she is attacked by a handsome, yummy, strong, yummy, scary...oh yes yummy man who scares the stuffing out of her. She is even more shocked to find out that in order to return to Louisiana she will have to help Lachlain MacRieve the leader of a Lykae Clan return to his home in Scotland. She'll do it believing she will be allowed to return home. She has no idea Lachlain is her forever mate and he has no plans on ever letting her get away.
Lachlain has spent the last hundred and fifty years being tortured by the vampire Demestriu. He is slowly going mad and then...he scents his mate. He has been waiting an eternity to find her and he is not going to let her get away now. He is shocked and somewhat disgusted when he finds out his long awaited mate is half vampire. But despite this he can't keep himself from feeling things for the wee little Emma. She fires his blood and he will do what he must to keep her...even if it means to lie to her. Anything to get her home to Scotland where he will be able to keep her safe and protected when he goes to get revenge against Demestriu. But, life doesn't always go according to plan and wooing Emma is just one of those things. Will he be able to keep her safe and with him or will the vampire horde take away the one thing he needs to live?
Lachlain and Emma are wonderfully constructed characters. These two are both strong likeable characters. Their conflict is entertaining as is their way of dealing with what they face. Emma is sassy and quick witted...Lachlain is patient and yummy. This is a great new series and I truly can't wait for the next installment. Ms. Cole has made her mark on the paranormal genre and is an author you need to add to your must read list!
What a great new series! March 29, 2006
M. Nix
149 out of 162 found this review helpful
Lachlain MacRieve is the King of all Lycans. For hundreds of years he's been waiting for his mate to appear. He knows that he will recognize her the moment he sees her, or scents her. However Lachlain never expects to find his mate is half vampire. Lycans and vampires have been at war for a long time and the King of the Vampires imprisoned and tortured Lachlain for over 100 years. So when Lachlain finally finds his mate, he can't accept the fact that his enemy will be his Queen.
Emmaline's mother, Helen, was a Valkyrie. Before she died, Helen made arrangements to send Emmaline to her coven, with strict instructions to never let the vampires know of Emmaline's existence. On her first trip away from the coven, Emmaline is on a mission to discover information about her parents. She didn't bargain on meeting Lachlain. Before Emmaline knows what's happened, she finds herself captive to what appears to be an out-of-control Lycan.
Lachlain forces Emmaline to travel with him to his clan's home in Scotland, where he is determined that she will accept her position as his mate. The more time they spend together, the more the passion builds between them. But once Emma's coven discovers that Lachlain has taken her, they wage an all out attack to bring her home. And just to make things worse, the vampires have discovered Emmaline's existence and are determined that Emmaline belongs with them. Can Lachlain fight all these opposing forces to keep his mate? As the emotion deepens between them, will Emmaline accept her place as Lachlain's Queen?
A Hunger Like No Other surprised me! I've read Kresley Cole's historicals and certainly enjoyed them but with A Hunger Like No Other she surpasses her previous work. By turns sensual and laugh-out-loud funny, A Hunger Like No Other brings together the best of paranormal romance. Lachlain and Emmaline hooked me from page one. Filled with vampires, lycans, witches, valkyries and wraiths, you never know what's coming from one page to the next. Readers of Angela Knight and Christine Feehan will find what they are looking for here. E-book aficionados who are fans of Shelly Laurentson will definitely find A Hunger Like No Other right up their alley. I anxiously await the next installment from Kresley Cole in what I am sure will be a must-read series.
Melissa
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
NOTE: After I read this book I realized that there was a prequel to this book in the anthology Playing Easy To Get. I read Kresely Cole's story in the anthology and highly recommend that readers also get Playing Easy To Get as they will also find Ms. Cole's addition to the anthology just as enjoyable as A Hunger Like No Other. It will certainly help set up Emma's story and explain away certain comments made by characters. You can't go wrong with these books!
Now THIS is Paranormal Romance! June 2, 2007
K. Montgomery (Columbus, GA)
23 out of 25 found this review helpful
Lachlain MacRieve is leader of the Lykae Clan. After enduring centuries of torture in catacombs beneath Paris by the vampire horde, he's finally found a reason to escape when he senses his destined mate nearby. When he finally holds her within his arms though, he's literally disgusted to find she herself is a vampire...and something else too. Intending to deal with the detestable female in due time, he cannot dismiss the eerie calming effect she begins to have on his long raging mind. Lachlain intends to have his revenge, and just maybe through their connection as mates, his little vampire will be able to help him focus.
Emmaline Troy is tired of living under her very powerful family's shadow. She's taken a trip to Paris in a first step bid to win some independence. Dismissing the dire warnings of her family, she nevertheless regrets her behavior soon when she's taken prisoner by a mad Lykae. Not only is this deranged, too-sexy-for-words male making her life miserable, but the vampires, a race she's never had occasion to meet, is hunting her as well. Could it be her half Valkyrie nature they're after? Whatever the case may be, she's got plenty to deal with in terms of her captor, a frustrating, mesmerizing mess of a Lykae king who's all to ready to Kill her one minute and protect her the next. It's enough to make this vampire/Valkyrie hybrid more than a little mad, and more than a little leery of her heart.
Now THIS is paranormal romance! Action, drama, suspense, wit and more intriguing supernatural beings than we can shake a broomstick at coalesce into one of the best paranormal romances ever. This is an amazing intro into a very promising series, one with plenty of well-rounded secondary characters to carry on what begins here. Lachlain is at once a rough, anti-hero alpha and achingly caring and sexy. He's very complex given the nature of his last several centuries and he couldn't be better complimented by Emma's sweet, yet not-so-biddable nature. She's weak in the beginning, yes, but morphs into a powerful, kick butt type the longer she interacts with our hero. She's smart, witty and possesses a timeless grace that others around her can only dream of possessing. Her family of Valkyries is very intriguing and I'm glad to see Cole keeping their stories coming as well. This is a very fresh, very consuming addition to the world of paranormal romance. Very much worth as many rereads as the book itself can handle. It's on to the second in the series next, No Rest for the Wicked and the third, Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night, releases October 31, 2007.
A Paranormal Feast May 12, 2006
Wantz Upon A Time Reviews (Chicago)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
As far as vampires go, Emmaline Troy is a petite and timid half-breed. Guarded by her overprotective Valkyrie aunts, Emma has a strong aversion to pain and conflict and much prefers to study other Lore creatures. If cornered, her grand fight strategy is to run.
As far as werewolves go, Lachlain MacRieve is a massive beast on the edge. The Lykae Clan's leader, it's been over a century since he disappeared into mindless torture, and the world has changed.
Mortal enemies, vampires and Lykae aren't supposed to like each other, let alone fall in love. So when Lachlain is led to his mate, he's horrified to learn Emma's true nature. Emma isn't thrilled either, but at first, she's too intimidated to escape the warrior's grasp.
While Emma is held captive at Lachlain's castle, all hell breaks loose at the Valkyrie coven where Emma's aunts live. Soon, it's more than her family that's threatened, and Emma must connect with her deeply buried strength and courage in order to save them all. If she's lucky, she might find the love of an immortal lifetime.
In this dark and edgy romance, Cole has created a vivid story with characters that clutch the heart. This tale is about more than fighting evil creatures and falling in love. It's about betrayal, pain, forgiveness, passion, and coming of age.
Some readers may be uncomfortable with the level of violence and explicit love scenes, but this is truly a tale that cannot be told without it. These events are catalysts for the changes that occur within the characters, and therefore worth the journey.
Although a large cast is introduced, the secondary characters' unique personalities come to life without overshadowing the hero and heroine. This new series promises one fresh story after another with the wonderful assortment presented here.
Definitely a recommended read for fans of paranormal romance.
Reviewed by Christina Wantz Fixemer
5-11-2006
A Hunger Like No Other? - Boy is that an understatement!!! May 28, 2006
Shannon M. Sims (Middletown, CT USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is quite possibly one of the most awesome books I've read in a while...and I read A LOT! I first ordered this book after reading Cole's short story "The Warlord Wants Forever" in the book Playing Easy To Get. I have always wondered why romantic fantasy writers have neglected to address the mighty Valkyrie, and finally stories are written that do these strong, complicated women justice! I've already ordered Kenderin's story in No Rest For The Wicked, and am breathless with anticipation!
Emmaline Troy is (probably) the first and only half-vampire, half-Valkyrie..but she doesn't really know who she is. As her mother died shortly after her birth, she has no clue who her Vampire father was..or is. Growing up protected by her Valkyrie coven who kill vampires daily, she fears her own nature to the point of not even recognizing what that nature might be, and feels utterly alone. So, in order to not become one of the insane killers she has never drank "straight from the source" and is scared to death of pain and confrontation. In a stroke of rebellion, she leaves her coven in New Orleans to travel to Paris to "fulfill her destiny". All she hopes is to discover the secrets of her conception.
Lykae King, Lachlain MacRieve, has but two goals in life..to rid the world of vampires and to find his destined mate - the women who will quiet his beast and complete him for all eternity. After being imprisoned by the vampire horde and tortured for the past 15 centuries, his is on the brink of insanity.....when he finally scents HER! He finally escapes his hell and tracks his mate, only to discover that she is Emmaline - who, as part vampire, should be his bitterest enemy.
Lachlain kidnaps Emmaline trying to determine if she is really his mate or if he has lost his mind, only to determine she is sweet, compassionate, innocent and nothing like her ancestors. Convinced she is his mate he must accomplish the un-accomplishable -capture a Valkyrie who only wants her freedom.
Can Emmaline overcome her timidity to seize a life with a wild man who despises her kind and fight an ancient evel to protect those she loves? Can Lochlain overcome his hatred of all vampire-kind to love Emmaline, as well as acquirine his vengeance? Together can they learn the secrets of her conception...and if they do, can they live with what they find?
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