Review: Conquer the Darkness (Guardians of Eternity #15)

Conquer the Darkness (Guardians of Eternity #15)

by Alexandra Ivy 

Blurb:

On the edge of the Mojave desert, out of the lights of Las Vegas, even a werewolf can expec

t a share of peace and solitude. For Ulric, the last surviving member of a pack hunted through centuries, it’s one of few places he’s willing to drop his guard. Until he spots Brigette, a beautiful wolf-woman he thought dead long ago. When he gives chase, he loses her—and discovers he’s being followed himself.

 His pursuer is a zephyr sprite, Rainn, on the trail of a frightening prophecy she can’t predict or understand. All she knows is that Ulric is at its center. If he’s determined to find Brigette, she’ll do what she must to keep him with her.

 When the search leads them to a place where Ulric’s ghosts and Rainn’s portents intertwine, a lurking evil waits to swallow them both. But as they fight for survival, their need for each other will become impossible to deny . . .

Themes:  Paranormal, Shifters, Magick

Rating: 4 stars

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Review:

This series keeps getting more and more interesting as we meet new characters and dig deeper into this world of crazy shifters, fae and vampires. I am loving every moment of the experience and Alexandra Ivy never fails to give us an experience to remember when we read.  This series has slow evolved into a complicated and twisted maze of a plotline that just keeps crazier with each installment.  Ulric is the right-hand man of a new character that was introduced a few stories ago and we’ve gotten to know him a bit, and I really loved and wanted his story, mainly because I was so interested since he was the last member of his pack and wanted to understand why.  Not to be outdone on the scale of interesting, Rainn is a zephyr sprite, which is a type of being that hasn’t been delved into in previous stories in the series.  The chemistry and obvious connection between these two is alternately sexy and sweet but always intense and watching them banter, spar, and finally come together was thrilling.  I loved getting to know Ulric, despite him being a typical idiot male a few times as he went through his adventure in the desert. He is very much a strong alpha male determined to protect those he loves and considers his own, and once he takes Rainn into his heart fully he refuses to let anything destroy her.  Rainn has a destiny, one that she has been following and fearing since she was a young woman, but she knows the time is rapidly approaching where she will have to make a choice and it will hurt.  She was a sweet and sassy female for sure, and seeing how she refused to back down from any altercation with Ulric reminds me that a strong woman can be soft sometimes and hard others and still maintain her womanliness. In the end only by coming together in full love and trust, revealing all their secrets and understanding that the bond between them is special and eternal, are the able to conquer the dark enemies chasing them and bring an end to their battles.  I am really looking forward to the next book in this series and to meeting the next group of lovers that will be falling in love, because there is no way this series is ending anytime soon.  Bring it on, Alexandra!

*ebook provided by publisher (via NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review.  No compensation was provided.