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    Night's Cold Kiss: A Dark Brethren Novel
    Night's Cold Kiss: A Dark Brethren Novel
    Night's Cold Kiss: A Dark Brethren Novel
    Audiobook13 hours

    Night's Cold Kiss: A Dark Brethren Novel

    Written by Tracey O'Hara

    Narrated by Linda R. Josephs

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    The tension between the Aeternus, an ancient vampiric people, and humanity has been mounting for over a century. But when rogue vampires begin to drain humans in order to achieve an illegal blood-high, all bets are off. After the death of her parents, Antoinette Petrescu devoted her life to becoming one of the top Venators, the elite hunters who destroy the rogue Necrodreniacs. Her kill count is legendary and her skills superb. But now the serial killer who killed her parents has returned. And to stop him Antoinette must join forces not only with the Aeternus, but also their most legendary killer. One that is both dangerously attractive, and involved in buried secrets of her past. More dangerous still, a dark attraction grows between them--one that could doom both races.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateMar 14, 2012
    ISBN9780062199638
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    Tracey O'Hara

    Tracey O'Hara grew up reading Stephen King, Raymond E. Feist, and J.R.R. Tolkien, where she developed her taste for adventure and the paranormal thriller. When she's not writing, reading, or listening to heavy metal, she spends time with her husband, two sons, and three cats. The author of Night's Cold Kiss, she lives in Australia. Night's Cold Kiss was shortlisted in the Best Horror Novel category at the 2009 Aurealis Awards and won the Novel with Romantic Elements category at the Romance Writer's of Australia 2009 awards.

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    • 3/5


      The story had lots of potential and flowed well, but I didn't warm to the main characters, they just annoyed the hell out me. I didn't feel the chemistry between them and I kept wondering why are they together now?!

      It's normal for a character to have issues but it really bugs me when the heroine who's prejudiced against vamps suddenly get over it pretty quick for a little undead nookie but then suddenly it's all 'oooh he's an undead bloodsucker who kills people!'. Until the next time she can't resist shagging him again. Bloody make up your mind, either you hate him or you don't!!
    • 5/5
      I picked this book up off the supermarket shelf and judging by the cover it didn't really look like the type of book I would normally read but the blurb had me thinking it might be all right.

      I'm glad I grabbed it because although it was different to what I usually read I really enjoyed it.

      It was fast paced and well written. The characters were also good although the MC sometimes exhibited characteristics or said certain things that I felt didn't quite fit into the image the author was projecting for her but I liked her.

      I'm not sure if there is a sequel to this but there definitely could be with the ending and if there is one I will certainly read it.
    • 3/5
      For the second installment, new characters come to the forefront of the story. Antoinette is back as a supporting cast member and Christian makes one cameo. The new heroine is Kitt, a felian (a snow leopard shifter). She is educated, a doctor, and is called in by Oberon's new organization to perform an autopsy. Turns out there is a new paranormal serial killer on the loose and its up to these guys to stop the murderer. And of course, this will require Kitt to get up close and personal with her baby daddy, Raven (a canian/wolf shifter).

      I am totally okay with the shift in main characters. It's a good way to write a long romance series without having the main couple get together and break up and get together and break up, etc. What bothers me is that the construction of the book is different from the first in the series. Rather than following only the two main characters, the view point follows others, including the serial killer. The reason O'hara did this brings me to my second concern.

      This book has three or four villains/organizations (although maybe they're all part of the same cause?). There's the serial killer, the aliens who originally brought the paranormals to earth as their slaves, the organization the baddie from book one was a part of and the crazy Aeternus who is creating a pack of Necrodeniacs. Overkill much? Because there is so much going on and the group has to split up all the time to deal with the many problems, she could not write from the perspective of just two characters.

      I really don't think that the addition of more view points or bad guys added to the book. Now the book is taking itself way too seriously; it is trying to be more fantasy/adventure than romance. This book has very few steamy scenes. What with the shifting between characters and all the action scenes, there just isn't time. That is a shame. Books need to be what they are...and this is a romance series. O'hara needs to do what she does best.

      P.S. And twins, really? (This will only make sense to those who finish the book.)
    • 3/5
      "Night's Cold Kiss", the first in Tracy O'Hara's series "Dark Brethren" was an enjoyable book and yet far from perfect. I am still a sucker for a unique new Urban Fantasy story and while its not proved itself as one of the best out there, it also left me satisfied and eager to read the next installment.The world is nicely developed. There are vampires called Aeternus, blood thirsty vampires called dreniacs, and dreniac hunters called Venators. Antoinette is one of those Venators. She has hated the Aeternus forever, never forgiving or forgetting that an Aeternus killed her mother years ago. Her uncle soons gives her a task working with two men who are both Aeternus. She is immediately attracted to Christian and can't help but like his amiable friend Viktor. Together, they try to find a murderer who is killing paranormals. Their research leads them into a deeper mess than they could have imagined and Antoinette seems to be right in the midst of it. New information comes up regarding the death of her father and a government official is killed right in front of her. She is truly shattered when she learns that her mother's murderer may not really be dead. In fact he may now be stalking her!I really liked the world that the author has developed. It is strong and unique. The backs story can sometimes be overwhelming and I wish it could be explained better. The author tends to drop a lot of detailed information in a short amount of time and then flies quickly on to something else. She also has a habit of introducing a lot of new characters and not providing much detail about them. Then when they are mentioned again it is difficult to remember who that person is.The characters seem to be both the strongest and weakest aspect of this book. I absolutely adored the gruff ex-government worker Oberon. He changes into a bear and is absolutely delightful. He is dry and grouchy and adds so much to the story. Also I really liked Viktor's dog Ceberus. I loved his loyalty and who can resist a cute dog? Vicktor was my second favorite character after Oberon. He had so many layers and mysteries I couldn't wait to have revealed but then, abruptly and unexpectedly, he was out of the story. I can't emphasize my disappointment over that and I believe it to be a detriment to the series. He could have been the next hero!Unfortunately, both our leads, Antoinette and Christian were somewhat disappointing. Christian just was written as a strong character. I never believed him as a romantic interest for Antoinette. Even as the book closed I didn't feel like I knew the character. Antoinette was better but I was disappointed that she was introduced as such a strong, kick butt heroine and then later in the book seems to turn into a weak willed woman who needs to be saved. She also makes multiple bad decisions in the heat of the action.Still I liked the plotline and the book sped along at a nice, brisk pace. I wanted to know more about Oberon and the world and I plan to read the next book. Hopefully this one just had `first book syndrome' and will eventually hit its stride. I really feel like this can be a special series, given some attention and thought.
    • 4/5
      Night's Cold Kiss was an enjoyable read that held my attention throughout the story with plenty action and passionately love scenes. I found the overall premises surrounding vampires compelling but nothing really original along those lines of supernatural. Thought I found the story captivating there were a couple of spots throughout the story where the story seems to take an abrupt change in emotions/feelings portrayed by the characters that left me feeling a little disoriented, especially between the two love interests Antoinette and Christian. In end though, I was thrilled by these two.I would like to note that is book is billed as Urban Fantasy but in actuality it's a Paranormal Romance. For me, an Urban Fantasy is a book whose main interests is in the main hero/heroine and romance is not the main focal point of the story. A Paranormal Romance on the other hand is where the story is mainly based on where a pair will ended up as a couple and more times than not ending in a HEA (happily ever after) for them.All in all, I plan to read the next book in this series, it has a lot promise to be a great series.
    • 4/5
      Aside from the sexy hero (and the amazing chemistry between him and the heroine), the world and rules that make up the setting are imaginative.
    • 4/5
      Antoinette Petrescu hunts Necrodreniacs (evil vampires) and isn't terribly fond of Aeternus (normal vampires) either. She reluctantly agrees to work with Aeternus Christian Laroque after encountering the monster who killed her mother.This could as easily be marketed as paranormal romance as urban fantasy. The story moves quickly, although I think some of the conspiracy parts would make more sense if more time had been spent unfolding the different aspects of it.Overall, it was a quick, enjoyable read. The ending is open enough for several more books in the series, but resolved the main story arc for this episode.