Centuries of brutal torture by the vampire horde have turned Lachlan MacRieve into an uncontrollable animal. The only person who can save him is his predestined mate; it's her scent, her presence nearby, that gives Lachlan the will to escape. But what he finds when he reaches her nearly destroys him — Emmaline Troy is not a lykae like himself. She's the one thing he hates above all others—a vampire. Enraged, his only thought is to drag his reluctant soul mate back to his Scottish castle.

What he discovers along the way is that Emma is no ordinary vampire. Her mother was a legendary Valkyrie, part of an extraordinary race of immortal women touched with special powers. Emma has always considered her own special power to be a highly developed ability to run from dangerous situations — like getting kidnapped by an enormous, angry werewolf. But Lachlan's violence is tempered by odd moments of tenderness, and when his dark passions ignite her own, she discovers a courage she never knew she possessed. She'll need every scrap of that newfound bravery to sustain her through the danger to come — because Lachlan isn't the only supernatural badass who's been hunting Emma.

Kresley Cole's new vampire series is off to a pulse- pounding start. While Lachlan is a memorable anti-hero — there's a lot more to his character than simply being the werewolf king — it's Emma who provides the true arc of the story. Her journey from fear to empowerment is simultaneously epic and intimate, full of humor and heart. She's a heroine to be proud of.

Cole has another reason to hold her head high: It seems everyone is taking a stab at the sexy paranormal sub-genre these days, and a stultifying sameness leeches the life out of most offerings. With A HUNGER LIKE NO OTHER, Cole proves that a fresh take is still possible. Specifically, her addition of the Valkyrie to the standard werewolf and vampire gangs grounds the book firmly in a rich mythology, and gives the author ample opportunities for new, exciting characters. Cole doesn't disappoint — her Valkyrie women are a fascinating bunch, and this reviewer anxiously awaits the next book in the series.

Book Summary

A mythic warrior who’ll stop at nothing to possess her...

After enduring years of torture from the vampire Horde, Lachlain MacRieve, leader of the Lykae Clan, is enraged to find the predestined mate he’s waited millennia for is a vampire. Or partly one. This Emmaline is a small, ethereal half Valkyrie/half vampire, who somehow begins to soothe the fury burning within him.

A vampire captured by her wildest fantasy...

Sheltered Emmaline Troy finally sets out to uncover the truth about her deceased parents—until a powerful Lykae claims her as his mate and forces her back to his ancestral Scottish castle. There, her fear of the Lykae— and their notorious dark desires—ebb as he begins a slow, wicked seduction to sate her own dark cravings.

An all consuming desire...

Yet when an ancient evil from her past resurfaces, will their desire deepen into a love that can bring a proud warrior to his knees and turn a gentle beauty into the fighter she was born to be...?

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