Tibby Armstrong is a thought-provoking author that knows how to use her words to get important messages across to her readers. ~ Kitty, Guilty Pleasures
Blurb:
As a provocative series of paranormal temptation begins, a vampire king seduces the supernaturally gifted man hunting him. But when the stakes are literally life or death, their struggle for control is no game.
Benjamin Fuller is a hunter, born and bred. Blinded as a child by the vampire who slaughtered his family, he’s blessed with a second sight that allows him to catch and kill his quarry. What his gift can’t help him see coming is his fierce, almost carnal attraction to the mystery man who claims to be a fellow hunter and whose touch triggers both lust and revulsion. When he gains the upper hand, Benjamin vows to bring his enemy to his knees.
After many years spent in exile, the only one who can help restore Tzadkiel Dragoumanos to his rightful place as War King is a blind hunter with golden curls, a lithe dancer’s physique, and distinctive facial scars—scars Tzadkiel gave him two decades ago. The mere scent of Benjamin Fuller provokes an unwelcome rush of insatiable desire. Yet to win an all-out supernatural war, Tzadkiel must resist the ravenous hunger to possess his prey—for now.
I had a hard time beginning this story. There was a lot of back-ground that needed to be covered and I was having a hard time keeping all the players straight. Pushing past the first few chapters, I actually started wondering just where Tibby Armstrong was taking us.
Benjamin is the hunter. Tzadkiel is the hunted. Until the tables are turned and Benjamin is forced to work with him to save the only two friends he had. Unfortunately, the attraction that they feel for each other is only complicating matters. Benjamin can’t b believe that he is drawn to the one person who ruined him, killed his family and now wants his power back.
Tzadkiel never wanted to hurt a mere child. He had no choice. Now that he can finally make his way back to his Mora after his kidnapping and torturing, he needs the help of the hunter to get the one thing back that will restore all of his power. He doesn’t know if he could trust him, he doesn’t know if he should hate him but he knows that the attraction he is feeling is totally unwanted and won’t be accepted by his men.
Benjamin starts seeing another side of Tzadkiel and starts questioning everything that he was told. As he finds out what this Vampire is really like, the true story behind the Hunters and the Hunted, he can’t help but start to respect him and have feelings for him. Now, as the supernatural war is started, he has a choice to make … help him or kill him.
As I said in the beginning, I had a hard time at the start of the book. There are a lot of major characters in this story, a lot of supernatural beings. Witches, warlocks, fae, vampires, weres, zombie vampires and the hunter. I did have a hard time sorting them out but, as the story went on, I realized that they all played a huge part in Benjamin realizing how wrong he was through his life and how wonderful Tzadkiel was. And, I have to recognize the writing of Tibby Armstrong. She made the story interesting and intriguing. Just when you thought there was no way that they could not act on their feelings, she threw something in that made it possible. She is a thought-provoking author that knows how to use her words to get important messages across to her readers. The last sentence in this book told me everything that II needed to know about Tibby Armstrong, made me truly respect her and convinced me that she’s an author that I want to read again.
Review copy provided for a voluntary review.
Sounds interesting. Thanks for the review Kitty