This is a Quickie Review. For the full review, please visit The Romanceaholic.Expected Release Date: July 26, 2011
Publisher: Harlequin
Imprint: HQN
Author’s Website: http://www.rhyannonbyrd.com/
My Source for This Book: Netgalley
Part of a Series: Yes, Book 8, Primal Instincts
Series Best Read In Order: Yes, but might be okay as a standalone
Steam Level: Hot
Born into a family descended from the evil Casus, Noah Winston has lived his entire life knowing that one day he may be possessed by pure evil. Now, he works with the now-defunct Watchmen to battle the Casus as they attempt to bring their evil back into our dimension. Following an epic battle (in the previous novel), he knows he must contact Willow Broussard — the one woman he wants more than any other, and the one most forbidden to him.
A powerful witch, Willow belongs to a family whose long-standing feud with Noah’s family is a thing to make the Hatfields and McCoy’s look like a nursery-room squabble. As teenagers, Willow and Noah were on the cusp of becoming lovers when they were discovered by their families and Noah quickly abandoned their relationship seemingly for good. Now, twelve years later, Willow is a powerful warrior-witch in her own right, and Noah needs her family’s help to translate a spell that may be the saving grace of mankind.
Forced to work together, both Noah and Willow battle their rekindled attraction while, well, attempting to save the world.
Overall, I think this was a great way to wrap up an awesome series. While newcomers will likely be at least a little confused, I do feel that Ms. Byrd did a respectable job of giving just enough information to get by without succumbing to the dreaded info-dump syndrome that befalls so many books that are late entries into a previously established series. The hotness factor was just as high as I’ve come to expect from this series (that is, deliciously hot with plenty of yummy angsty UST), and the new characters were enchanting.
Recommended for fans of estranged lovers, forbidden romance, and delicious tension and chemistry, liberally sprinkled with kick-butt paranormal action and evil mayhem. A very solid 4/5 Stars
