by Rebecca Zanetti
Blurb:
He’s her darkest fantasy. . .
After years of struggling, Haven Daly has
finally accepted that she’s nuttier than a fruitcake. Why else would she see
visions of a beautiful but tormented male every night . . . and actually
believe she can talk to him, even feel his touch? But thanks to those dream journeys, she can
paint images nobody else on earth can duplicate. In each brush stroke, she
captures the blatant masculinity and raw desire in his eyes that promise he’s
coming for her…and soon.
She’s the light that keeps
him going. . .
Quade Kayrs has already suffered a lifetime of
pain and torture. Completely isolated, he kept his sanity thanks to one beautiful female, a vision with
kind emerald eyes. In the end, her soft voice led him out of hell. Now, naked
and alone, he’s in a strange world that bears little resemblance to the one he
left behind. All he knows is Haven. All
he wants is Haven. His final mission? To
protect her from the evil hunting them both—whether she likes it or not . . .
Themes: Paranormal, Vampires, Demons, Fae, Shifters…
Rating: 4.5 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
Finally the last Kayrs brother has returned to
our world and we get to see him lose his heart.
This series has morphed and changed so much over the years that from
reading the first book in the series to this one you could seriously not
understand what was going on, but I think that is what makes these long running
series so amazing. Rebecca has led us on
a cray world changing journey and it looks like the world is about to change
again. Quade Kayrs has been trapped in
his bubble world for millennia, doing his duty as a member of the Seven to keep
the evil Ulric trapped in another bubble world to keep him from enacting his
plan for an Armageddon on Earth. But the
worlds are imploding and he knows his death is imminent, his only consolation
being that Ulric will die as well—then an Angel that has visited through the
years reaches out and touches him, bringing him home. Haven is no angel and she has no idea what
she has done or how, but Quade is suddenly in her life, claiming she’s his
mate, and has no idea how to function in the human world over two-thousand
years after he left it. Once she is
convinced that Quade is no delusion of her broken mind, she has to accept that
her version of reality is way off from the truth of the world, but she has no
time to deal with that before they are suddenly under attack. Finding a way to escape, while at the same
time dealing with the crazy pull between them, Quade and Haven have to accept
that their future is not going to be what they planned. Together with the rest of the Seven and their
mates, Haven and Quade have to find a way to keep Ulric trapped in his world,
keep Haven safe, and once again create a stop gap to saving the world. Only once the drama around them has passed
can they really decide if they are ready to commit and deal with the emotions
that they are bombarded with as their lives become more entwined and their time
together gets more and more dangerous. Haven was a perfect blend of sweet and
smart-ass and I loved her, possibly even saw a bit of myself in her, even if I was
afraid that her compulsions were going to lead her down some seriously dark
holes. Seeing her dealing with her changed
reality showed just how great she was at adapting to her surroundings and
changes to life, which I definitely don’t do well, and it was hilarious to see
her going toe-to-toe with the scary Quade without a single qualm. Her past is beyond tragic and while it forced
her to create walls around her heart and made her ability to trust a little bit
iffy, it didn’t turn her into a hard person, instead making her willing to help
and protect those in need of protection. Quade was a character for sure, but I suppose
seeing anyone dealing with this very strange world of facebookers,
cell-phoners, and idiotic drivers after having been locked in an alternate
universe for millennia would be entertaining.
He is a serious badass, killing to protect those he loves and to make
sure that his enemies know he means business, but most important to stop anyone
from coming near his mate. I loved watching
him blossom as he found his footing in our world and once he was stable and
settled back in with his brothers we got to see the full impact of his
bossiness and greatness. While there
were certainly moments of caveman still, that I pretty much expected for any vampire, much less a Kayrs. It was also
funny to watch him denying his love for Haven even as he fell deeper and deeper
until he suddenly had a lightbulb moment and understood just how much she meant
to him. Heat and Passion are definitely
the words of the day when you read this story, the fire exploding between these
two every minute, but the arguing and fights are just as entertaining to read
as the sexy times. I am dying to find
out which of the Seven loses his heart and mind next as a woman steals his attention
and of course seeing what will happen in this crazy war and seeing how the
Seven will defeat Ulric. Another masterpiece Rebecca.
*eARC provided by publisher (via
NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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