Night Huntress World Book 2: Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost

Night Huntress World Book 2

An immortal war has been brewing in the darkness . . . And now one woman has stumbled into the shadows. 

Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling should have just kept on walking. But her sense of duty refused to let her ignore the moans of pain coming from inside a warehouse just before dawn. Suddenly she finds herself in a world she's only imagined in her worst nightmares.

At the center is Mencheres, a breathtaking Master vampire who thought he'd seen it all. Then Kira appears, this fearless, beautiful . . . human who braved death to rescue him. Though he burns for her, keeping Kira in his world means risking her life. Yet sending her away is unthinkable.

But with danger closing in, Mencheres must choose either the woman he craves, or embracing the darkest magic to defeat an enemy bent on his eternal destruction.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6871616-eternal-kiss-of-darkness

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

I finally get to Mencheres' story and the guy at lasts, gets a happy ending. Mencheres has always appeared as this very old vampire, who carried a sense of sadness to him every time he appeared. He has always tried to protect those he cares about, even when it may make them angry with him. When the book began you could tell how tired he was. That everything he had done in previous books (combining his line with Bones, the ending of his visions, securing their protection), he was pretty done with this life. That is until Kira comes along. She saves him in more ways than one. And sparks life back into him (or at least as much life as one can get from the undead). Kira and Mencheres were a very good match for one another, sharing similar experiences despite the huge age difference. Their enemy in this book was different than what we have seen in the past. We got a closer look at the Law Guardians, and how even the supernatural world can have a corrupt justice system. Great book. I look forward to reading more about these two particular characters. 

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.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6547187-first-drop-of-crimson

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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. 

Night Huntress Series Book 0.5: Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost

Night Huntress Book 0.5

In New Orleans, a pair of undead ghoul serial killers is about to turn Mardi Gras into a horror show - unless the immortal hitman Bones can hunt them down first. Can he avoid redhaired vampire mercenary in pursuit at the same time? From anthology Unbound.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10822857-reckoning

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

A prequel of the Night Huntress series, Reckoning is a short story told by Bones. One curious thing about this story is that though it takes place before the first book, Jeaniene Frost recommends reading it after book 4.5 (the novella called One for the Money). It makes me wonder if something that came from this story, whether one of the new characters introduced or something that specifically occurred, will come back in one of the future books. I did enjoy reading this story though. We got a nice brief look of who Bones was before he met Cat. And the story itself was interesting, especially taking place in New Orleans where the supernatural is all around. Bones tracks down some seriously creepy ghoul serial killers, while all the while he is avoiding be killed himself by a fellow bounty hunter, who is a surprisingly interesting character and who I hope will be the one to appear in future books.

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Nicolette Bresson never thought she’d return to the de Vincents’ bayou compound. It’s where her parents work, where Nikki grew up . . . and where she got her heart broken by Gabriel de Vincent himself. Yet here she is, filling in for her sick mother. Avoiding Gabe should be easy, especially when so much of Nikki’s time is spent trying not to be stabbed in the back by the malicious hangers-on who frequent the mansion. But escaping memories of Gabe, much less his smoking-hot presence, is harder than expected—especially since he seems determined to be in Nikki’s space as much as possible.

Gabriel spent years beating himself up over his last encounter with Nikki. He’d wanted her then, but for reasons that were bad for both of them. Things have now changed. Gabe sees more than a girl he’s known forever; he sees a smart, talented, and heartbreakingly beautiful woman . . . one who’s being stalked from the shadows. Now, Gabe will do anything to keep Nikki safe—and to stop the de Vincent curse from striking again.

Night Huntress Series Book 4.5: One for the Money by Jeaniene Frost

Night Huntress Series Book 4.5

From Magic Graves

Vampires Cat Crawford and her husband Bones's romantic vacation is interrupted when they're enlisted to guard a spoiled heiress with both human and undead hitmen on her tail. Things quickly go from bad to worse when details of their assignment make their way through the supernatural grapevine, and what started as a simple bodyguard job ends up being a fight for survival that neither Cat nor Bones saw coming.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30807926-one-for-the-money

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

A very short story from the Night Huntress series that follows Cat and Bones on a bodyguard mission when their vacation is interrupted. We return to Cat's hometown as they are guarding a spoiled heiress and to their surprise, Cat's mom is at their old home. We get some insight on how Cat's mom is doing after being changed into a vampire against her will. And I have to say, this was the first time Bones and Justina have had a civil conversation where Justina wasn't calling him every evil name. Instead, they have a moment where he teaches her how to defend herself against other vampires. I always love and Cat and Bones story, and even though it was short, it was still good because we got a look of Cat and her abilities now that she is a full vampire. 

A Night Huntress Novel Book 4: Destined for An Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost

A Night Huntress Novel Book 4

Her deadly dreams leave her in grave danger

Since half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her undead lover Bones met six years ago, they've fought against the rogue undead, battled a vengeful Master vampire, and pledged their devotion with a blood bond. Now it's time for a vacation. But their hopes for a perfect Paris holiday are dashed when Cat awakes one night in terror. She's having visions of a vampire named Gregor who's more powerful than Bones and has ties to her past that even Cat herself didn't know about.

Gregor believes Cat is his and he won't stop until he has her. As the battle begins between the vamp who haunts her nightmares and the one who holds her heart, only Cat can break Gregor's hold over her. She'll need all the power she can summon in order to bring down the baddest bloodsucker she's ever faced . . . even if getting that power will result in an early grave. 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5604848-destined-for-an-early-grave

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

An emotional rollercoaster. That was this book. So many highs and lows. The only thing I could do was keep turning pages hoping that things would get better and solutions would be found. In this book, Cat learns that she is missing a month of memory from when she was sixteen. And in that time apparently she was bound to a vampire who goes by Dreamsnatcher. Cat and Bones relationship takes some serious hits as they try to figure out a way to defeat this Master Vampire. It's a serious test on their relationship and the only thing that kept me going was hope that by the end they would be stronger. But wow! So much happened. Probably the craziest story in the series so far with lots of twists and turns. And I love how each of these books reveals a little bit more about the supernatural world, that only makes it more interesting.

Night Huntress Series Book 3.5: Devil to Pay by Jeaniene Frost

Night Huntress Series Book 3.5

Originally published in Four Dukes and a Devil.

Blake Turner had it all until a demon decided to take residence in his soul. Plagued with constant black outs and a trail of dead bodies in his wake, Blake thinks vampire Elise is his best chance at ending the nightmare. It's just too bad he's fallen in love with the gorgeous vamp right before he has to die.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11848987-devil-to-pay

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

In this short novella, we meet Elise and Blake. Blake has been living with a demon inside of him for the last few months and is desperate to have it out of him. Even if it means his death. Elise has been going through the motions of being a vampire. She has closed herself off emotionally and sticks to her routine. Elise believes she is content with her existence, until the day she saves Blake from trying to kill himself. Their interaction sparks something in her she long thought was gone. Determined to help Blake rid the demon, she calls on her sire Mencheres. No way is she letting Blake go, not when he looks at her with no fear and actually makes her feel something again. This was a sweet short story, with some familiar faces and new insight in the Night Huntress universe.