Eternal Kiss of Darkness

by Jeaniene Frost

Book Overview

"Put Jeaniene Frost on your must-read list!"
--New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian

Jeaniene Frost gives us a breathtaking Eternal Kiss of Darkness--a sexy spinoff from her New York Times bestselling Night Huntress series. Urban fantasy and vampire fans, as well as devoted readers of paranormal superstars Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, and Christine Feehan, will devour this spellbinding tale--as the closest confidants...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061783161
• ISBN13: 9780061783166
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Loving it!

I'll keep this short and sweet. Eternal kiss of Darkness is so good that I wasn't finished with the book before I was desperately seeking the rest of the series. by all means Jeanine Frost is my new favorite author. What a delightful story!

Fabulous...just loved it!

This is a wonderful addition to the Night Huntress World series and a great way to pass the time waiting for the next Cat and Bones book. I will not bother with a plot review, as that has been done. Ms. Frost has created the perfect mate for Mencheres. She is a strong, independent, loyal and loving woman. She shows Mencheres kindness, gentleness and love that he has never experienced in his "older than dirt" lifetime. I was worried about how Ms. Frost would endear Mencheres to her readers. Well...that worry was a waste of time. This book gives me new respect for Mencheres and also a big fat crush. Bones is still my favorite but Mencheres has now moved up the ranks. I seriously hope that Vlad gets his own book soon as well. I have always liked his character! This book is highly recommended!

Jeaniene Frost does it again.

Eternal Kiss of Darkness has a fast pace story with steamy love scenes. Looking foward to more of Jeaniene Frosts Night Huntress World series. First Drop of Crimson was very good. That being the 1st of the series.

Excellent addition to the Night Huntress World Series

This book actually turned out even better than I thought it would. Cat and Bone's story obviously dominates the main series, but the story of Mencheres had to be told. I wasn't sure if it would be as good since the main character, Denise, for First Drop of Crimson was rather weak. Kira turned out to be made of tougher stuff and made a great heroine. She is perfect for Mencheres. Kira is not as violent as Cat, but she is perfectly capable of standing up for herself and sacrificing for others. The action in the book keeps up a good tempo. The love scenes aren't as wild as Cat and Bones, but they do work well for this couple. The amount of power Mencheres has is much more prominent in this book than ever seen before which I thought was important. The story line also explains a lot more of his history which should be helpful as the main series continues. Anyone who has enjoyed the series up to this point should really appreciate this latest installment.

An Exquisite Paranormal Romance

Kira Graceling understood that life as a private investigator sometimes meant she'd have to walk through her neighborhood during hours most often noted for muggings and assaults, so hearing the evil laughter and the low moans of pain as she made her way from the Green Line to her apartment through Chicago's mostly abandoned warehouse district didn't so much surprise her as set her on alert. Calling in the altercation doesn't do enough to ease her conscience, however, so pulling her gun from her backpack, Kira charges into the warehouse to save whomever it was who sounded like he desperately needed being saved. Mencheres, set upon by ghouls and suffering intense torture at their silver-bladed hands couldn't believe his eyes when the human woman stepped out of the shadows and demanded his tormentors freeze. At over four thousand years old, he had no recollection of anyone, human or not, coming to his aid in such a manner. Despite the fact that her appearance ruined his carefully laid plans, he could not allow the human to be killed for her courage and spirit. In saving her life, however, he's brought Kira to the attention of an ancient rival intent on both Mencheres' power and his life. As Mencheres spends more time with Kira, his past and millennia of guilt and morbid responsibility war with a growing enchantment with the one person through all ages who has ever wanted him not for what he can offer, but for who he is. Only Mencheres can stop a crooked Guardian's plans for domination. Only since Kira has he truly wanted to. Will he succeed, or will the approaching darkness, the only vision he sees now, claim him first? If you're unfamiliar with Jeanine Frost and her urban fantasy Night Huntress series and crossover paranormal romance Night Huntress World series, well...I'm sorry to hear that. You've missed a lot of excellent storytelling. In this second book in the NHW, the mighty and both respected and feared Mencheres is given a lot more room for development, though I have to admit, I was a little leery when I first heard he'd be getting his own book so soon into the crossover series. I've respected Mencheres since he was first introduced, but he's so darn forbidding and powerful and...other...that I couldn't imagine how Frost would pull off developing his character into a sympathetic and interesting lead character. Forgive me for my doubts. I should have known better. Eternal Kiss of Darkness was fantastic, full of action, danger, and intense emotion, and it was one of the best paranormal romance books I've read in quite some time exactly because Frost managed to explore Mencheres and add depth to his character without losing any of the sheer power of his personality, his skills, his magics, anything. She also managed to deftly and subtly explain so much of what intrinsically makes him different...better...more...than other vampires and also added an absolutely sexy vulnerability to the least vulnerable vampire of them all. Let's not forget,