Noah by Jacquelyn Frank

{YES, I've listened to this book on audio and YES this post contains spoilers, as I am reviewing a book!! LOL! may contain questionable language, discretion is advised! Excerpt below from Good Reads.}

Noah (Nightwalkers #5)

by Jacquelyn Frank (Goodreads Author)

 4.16  ·   rating details  ·  3,413 ratings  ·  187 reviews

The Nightwalkers have lived in the shadows of our world for centuries, gifted with abilities few humans can comprehend. For Noah, duty is all--until he meets the woman who is his destiny...

SHE WILL TAKE HIM BEYOND HIS WILDEST DREAMS.

As Demon King, Noah is dedicated to protecting his kind from their human and Nightwalker enemies. Yet for six months he has struggled with vivid dreams that threaten his very sanity. Every night he's tormented by images of a woman both achingly real and tantalizingly beyond his grasp. And his bone-deep need leaves him no choice but to force her to leave the life she's known and enter a world beyond her imagining...

Every day, Kestra risks her life in perilous missions that veer just shy of the law, but she instinctively knows that the imposingly sensual figure before her is a danger unlike any she's ever faced. Kestra has sworn never to trust or need another man, but Noah's lightest touch scorches her with fevered desire, branding her as his mate, blinding them both to the terrifying truth. For within the ranks of their own people lies an adversary growing in number and power. And nothing and no one will be safe again...

Desire awakens at night...

Hi again! Here I am with the review of the 5th book in the Nightwalker Series- Noah by Jacquelyn Frank, narrated by the lovely Xe Sands. I know this is going to sound just like the last book- but this one, by far is my favorite book in the series! I LOVED Noah! Oh my gosh! What a spectacular book. Nothing was sacred in this story line as Frank took us along the journey of Noah finding his mate (in such a cool way, might I add), even as far as making Noah's mate- Kestra, barren. And from listening a bit to the next book in the series Adam (started this last night and gave a bit of a listen this morning) the fact that Kestra is barren is extreme foreshadowing... but I digress! I won't give away anymore until it comes time to review Adam.

So anyway, the struggle in this book is pretty paramount and the realizations and epic battles go hand in hand. I loved the tension and near-death situations that occurred as well, even though the poor nightwalker's still can't seem to catch a break. Poor nightwalker's. LOL! So if you've read the rest of the books in the series, they are just as great as this one, but this one was a little more special because Noah is the "demon king". Ruler of all the demons. So, he's been without a mate for quite sometime and he's got great powers as he's the most powerful male fire demon around. As I said in the beginning it was a great struggle to find Kestra, for Noah, and a great struggle to keep her, but the path they took was a great read! I'm really happy that I picked up this series, it's turned out to be a really great story! All of the characters are beloved and endearing in their own little ways and Kestra was a great addition to the mated pairs. If anyone is still on the fence about this series, I would highly suggest that they pick it up and just dive in! You won't be disappointed!


I give Noah this many stars: ★★★★ = Liked it!










Stay tuned for my review on this book I started last night:

Adam (Nightwalkers, #6)

Frank, Jacquelyn

Damien by Jacquelyn Frank

{YES, I've listened to this book on audio and YES this post contains spoilers, as I am reviewing a book!! LOL! may contain questionable language, discretion is advised! Excerpt below from Good Reads.}

Damien (Nightwalkers #4)

by Jacquelyn Frank (Goodreads Author)

 4.12  ·   rating details  ·  4,426 ratings  ·  190 reviews

They are the Nightwalkers, mysterious beings who dwell in the shadows of our world, and Damien, the Vampire Prince, is among the most powerful of them all. But one woman will tempt him with a desire unlike anything he has known, and together they will face a terrifying and relentless foe...

HE'D NEVER LOVED. BUT SHE WAS IRRESISTIBLE.

As reigning Vampire Prince, Damien has tasted every pleasure the world has to offer--consorting with kings and queens and delighting in sensual adventure. Now, tired of such pursuits, he devotes his energies to protecting his people. The war between human necromancers and Nightwalkers has escalated, and when the enemy makes a daring move, kidnapping Syreena, a Lycanthrope Princess, Damien boldly follows. He succeeds in rescuing her, but is unprepared for the erotic longing her lush sensuality awakens in him.

Gifted with rare abilities, Syreena grew up in a cloistered setting and was forbidden to form attachments to others, yet the connection Damien feels with her is immediate, intoxicating, and impossible for either to resist. But claiming Syreena as his mate could have shattering repercussions for every Nightwalker--and leave their enemies more dangerous than ever before...

Temptation tastes sweetest at night

Hi again! I just finished up Damien by  Jacquelyn Frank, narrated by Xe Sands. This is book #4 in the Nightwalker series that I'm quite fond of. I took a short break between books 3 and 4 to catch up on some other new release books and found my way back to Frank's great series. Although the narration at the very beginning kind of threw me off (felt like Xe Sands was giving a little too much "period piece" / renaissance feel, it sort of skeeved me out a bit) and the fact that the plot seemingly was quite similar to book #3 (Elijah was found by the queen of the lycanthropes; Siena, healed and tended to in a secretive hide-out of sorts, they fell in love in their seclusion etc etc), there were definitely things that I really liked about this book. Xe gets her groove back and since it's more so present time, her 'reading' of the book takes on a more familiar tone and she reads the book perfectly and in the familiar way that I've grown used to. I really like how Frank put the twist of  the 'female best friend' role into the plot and through out the book, giving Damien a more personal feel (even though he's a vampire lol!) and keeping the tension between Damien's new mate Syreena and his 'female best friend'- it was a good little personal feel! And, I also like how she gives the nightwalkers kind of a leg up against the fight against their nemesis Ruth, the 'method to her madness' mind demon who's gone off the deep end a bit. Ruth got the upper hand in the beginning of this book, and held it pretty well while she brought a vampire into her clutches to mold him into her little helper, but towards the end, Frank tends to give a good twist and the nightwalkers kinda gave Ruth the 1, 2 punch, which was pretty cool. It wasn't a huge fantastic win for the nightwalkers, but they are getting closer, and it is neat to watch the power struggle and learn more and more about their lore!

I give Damien this many stars:  ★★★★ = Liked it! 

And just loaded this onto my mp3 player yesterday, which I will be starting today!

Noah (Nightwalkers, #5)

Frank, Jacquelyn

Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank

{YES, I've listened to this book on audio and YES this post contains spoilers, as I am reviewing a book!! LOL! may contain questionable language, discretion is advised! Excerpt below from Good Reads.}

Jacob (Nightwalkers #1)

by Jacquelyn Frank (Goodreads Author)

 4.04  ·   rating details  ·  6,498 ratings  ·  468 reviews

Since time began, there have been Nightwalkers - the races of the night who live in the shadows of the moonlight. Love with humans is absolutely forbidden, and one man makes certain to uphold this ancient law: Jacob, the Enforcer...

For 700 Years, He has resisted temptation. But not tonight...

Jacob knows the excuses his people give when the madness overtakes them and they fall prey to their lust for humans. He's heard every one and still brought the trespassers to justice. Immune to forbidden desires, uncontrollable hungers, or the curse of the moon, his control is total...until the moment he sees Isabella on a shadowy New York City street. Saving her life wasn't in his plans. Nor were the overwhelming feelings she arouses in him. But the moment he holds her in his arms and feels the soft explosion of her body against his, everything changes. Their attraction is undeniable, volatile, and completely against the law. Suddenly everything Jacob has ever believed is inflamed by the heat of desire...

Bring on the night.

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Hello again! After the The Wolf Gift debacle, here I am back with a review of an extremely quick listen~ Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank narrated by Xe Sands. Xe Sands did a really great job at reading this book! I completely loved how she did the voice of Isabella; soft, feminine, even going as far as slightly annoying in its high pitched'ness, but truly adorable and endearing to me! LOL! I know- glutton for punishment! So, this book was extremely short, I think- at least it was when I listened to it. I could imagine it not taking the average reader very long at all to plow through this book. It was a sweet, feel-good kind of story, even though the characters are demons. The action was just that- generic action with a little bit of magic and demon kind of skills and whatnot in it. The plot was interesting and the journey was a fun one to go on with the characters, learning bits and pieces of their lore along the way. I really liked her touching just a little bit on each of the characters that I'm sure to meet in depth in future books. I WILL be finishing this series, and am starting book 2 later tonight! Now, this was obviously another "version" of series similar to Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward and the Midnight Breed series by Lara Adrian, what with the males having mates they must find, the mates having special "powers" or not being regular ol' mortals... etc etc. Either way, having known it was a knock off of that same theme/genre, I still liked the book and know I will enjoy the series. It's just a little bit of ear candy (since I listen to my books in audio format) for me to keep my mind half occupied while I'm doing tasks around the house like dishes, laundry, etc! I recommend the book to anyone who fully understands that it is quite similar to the "other" same plot line as most books of this genre are, but it still is fun and worth while!

I give Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank:

★★★★ = Liked it!