Night Huntress World Book 1: First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost

Night Huntress World Book 1

The night is not safe for mortals.

Denise MacGregor knows all too well what lurks in the shadows – her best friend is half-vampire Cat Crawfield – and she has already lost more than the average human could bear. But her family’s dark past is wrapped in secrets and shrouded in darkness – and a demon shapeshifter has marked Denise as prey. Now her survival depends on an immortal who craves a taste of her.

He is Spade, a powerful, mysterious vampire who has walked the earth for centuries and is now duty-bound to protect this endangered, alluring human – even if it means destroying his own kind. Denise may arouse his deepest hungers, but Spade knows he must fight his urge to have her as they face the demon nightmare together…

Because once the first drop of crimson falls, they will both be lost.

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Set in the Night Huntress Universe, this book follows Destined for an Early Grave (book 4 from Cat and Bones's series). This story follows Denise and Spade and boy did a lot happen! It's been over a year since Denise had lost her husband Randy and she still grieving. However, when members of her family are being killed she soon learns that the supernatural world she left after her husband's death, has dragged her back. A demon shapeshifter brands her and demands she bring back an ancestor that he had branded first. Not wanting to involve her friend Cat, she calls the one person who may be able to help her, Spade. Spade swore never to fall in love with a human. He lost someone he loved once to mortality, he won't do it again. But he can't resist the pull that Denise sparks in him. He agrees to help her win her freedom from the demon who thinks he has claim on her. They go on one crazy whirlwind adventure in the supernatural world. That has them bringing in some old allies, all the dangers of the supernatural world, and a romance that changes both of them. Really loved reading their story. Their similar histories make them perfect for one another.