ELIJAH, the third book in Jacquelyn Frank's Nightwalker series picks up six months after GIDEON ends. The demons and their Nightwalker comrades have just scored a mini-coup against traitor Mind Demon Ruth, her daughter Mary, and the group of necromancers and hunters who work with them. However, at the beginning of Elijah, Ruth and her female compatriots are back, and they're out for blood⎯demon blood to be precise.

Elijah, the Demon King's Warrior Captain, has the unfortunate distinction of being captured by this group of female enemies and is nearly killed for this foible. He is only saved by the piercing scream of a cougar, which sends all who hear it into hiding. The cougar in question is Siena, Queen of the Lycanthropes, who was first introduced in GIDEON. When Siena discovers the condition that Elijah's in, she knows it isn't within her power to nurse him back to health. Instead, she takes him to a nearby series of caves, and hopes that she can do her best to prevent this brave warrior's death, lest she incur the wrath of the Demon King.

Of course she manages to save him, and of course they fall for one another. The biggest problem is that it's against the laws of Demonkind for a Demon to imprint with any other species of Nightwalker. Another problem is that Siena, as the queen of a matriarchal society, has no wish for a king. She intended to remain a virgin for her entire reign rather than give the power of half of her kingdom up to a man who could cause its very destruction. But when she meets Elijah she finds herself desperate to be with him⎯regardless of the potential consequences. ELIJAH is the story of how these two try to make it work, and how these two powerful Nightwalker races join together against the forces of the evil that would destroy them.

ELIJAH is the third book in this series and in my opinion it's the best, relationship-wise. In terms of furthering the plot and the understanding of these individuals, ELIJAH really lays out the boundaries for the feuds between the Nightwalker races and makes it clear the history between them. Furthermore, Elijah and Siena were actually a couple I could root for⎯and I can't say the same about Gideon and Magdelegna and Jacob and Isabella. If you haven't read the first two books in this series, it's not absolutely necessary because Frank does enough of a rehash at the beginning of each book that it's not really needed. But it would definitely be helpful to do so if you can, since this is the third in a series and, therefore, does mention characters and plot points from the previous two books. Overall, I liked ELIJAH, but I didn't love it. If you like paranormal romance and are sick of reading about vampires and werewolves, this series's twist on the demon myth might be just what you're looking for.

Book Summary

Powerful, relentless, merciless, Elijah has always won every battle he's ever taken on -- until now. Left for dead, he is discovered by the woman who could very well deliver the final blow... Siena, the Lycanthrope Queen.

After centuries of warring, little more than a decade of uneasy peace has existed between the Lycanthropes and Elijah's people. Now, after a lifetime of suspicion, the warrior in Elijah is consumed with a different battle -- winning Siena's heart by giving her pleasure beyond all boundaries. As would-be enemies become inseparable lovers, another threat approaches, one with the power to destroy them all.

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