Review: Stalk the Darkness (Guardians of Eternity #19)

Stalk the Darkness (Guardians of Eternity #19)

Alexandra Ivy

Blurb:

Becoming a vampire nearly killed Satin. After decades in hiding to reach fighting strength, she swore never to be weak again. Instead, she flings herself into the joys of life. Like “combat practice” with Marco, the owner of the wildest club outside of Chicago. Getting a workout with the sizzling Were is the ultimate no-strings-attached pleasure. Until a chaos-strewing demon leaves Satin with an impossible, infuriating diagnosis: Vampires don’t get pregnant.

Marco prides himself on being the perfect Were—strong, savage, and barely housetrained. But with Satin gone on her mysterious quest, he’s compelled to follow. This raven-haired warrior might be his mate for all eternity. But a dark presence hovers around her. If Marco and Satin can’t solve its riddle in time, there won’t be any future to worry about . . .

Themes:  Paranormal, Vampires, Werewolves

Rating:  4.25 stars

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Review:

  Oh boy be careful reading this one if explosive passion and tempers worry you! The newest story in the Guardians of Eternity series is filled with laughter, pain, lust, and a love that leads to the most amazing of discoveries and I was thrilled I had the chance to read it. Alexandra Ivy never lets met down when I turn on my kindle to enjoy one of these stories, always blowing my mind with a crazy adventure, fun side stories, and characters that leave truly lasting impressions. Satin is one of the most powerful vampires around, especially considering she isn’t a clan leader, but she loves to challenge herself and the private fight clubs run by a sexy and dangerous werewolf are the just the ticket.  Marco has been enthralled by the lethal predator in Satin from the beginning and every time they tangle he gets deeper, so when she disappears he has no choice but to track her down.  Satin is on a mission from her Anasso to find a missing gargoyle, but what she finds is an adventure into her past and a startling truth about her future.  Marco and Satin are forced on a quest that could put them both and their future chance at happiness in mortal jeopardy, but is they succeed could prevent a great evil from attempting to take over the world.  Can they work together to defeat their enemy, discover Satin’s past, and build a future together? Satin was a serious kickass heroine, even when she was uncertain of herself and when she was having to fight herself to be the woman she wanted to be.  I loved seeing her overcoming the challenges thrown at her and the pain she had to work through.  She was also such a smartass that I couldn’t help but connect with her.  Even when she was succumbing to the evil she couldn’t fight, you could see that she was determined to find ways to undercut her tormentor and help the good guys so Marco could save them all. I have to admit I thought I would like Marco a lot more than I did at first, being Valentine’s cousin, but in the beginning he was kind of an ass.  Thankfully as we got to know him more he showed himself to be caring, loving and supportive of Satin and determined to make sure that she was safe and succeeded in her mission.  When they teamed up they were truly a great pair and of course when they unleashed their desires it became even more intense.  I loved seeing these two together and watching them come to terms with their fate and how they are truly connected.  I am dying to find out who comes next and see more in this series.  And of course let it not be said that Levet was left out of this book, because he was truly the hero in the (somewhat) abrupt ending, so I loved seeing him be the KISA again.  Looking forward to more Guardians for sure.

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