By: Amanda Ashley
Publisher: Zebra
Release Date: August 28, 2012
Format: ARC
Source: publisher for an honest review
FIRST LINE
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Gideon Marquet stared into the darkness, his limbs aching from the weight of the heavy silver chains that shackled his ankles to the thick cement wall behind him.
Gideon has been held captive in a
witch’s basement for many years. Verah uses his 600 year old vampire blood for
money and to keep her youth. To keep Gideon alive, Verah throws him a human
every now and then. Gideon struggles with having to kill these humans because
this is not want he wants but he has no choice..it is either feed or die. Kiya
Alissano, aka Kay, is taken captive after a night out and wakens up in Gideon’s
cage. After the first sip, Gideon knows that Kay I different. Kay is a half-breed
werewolf and his key to getting out.
After escaping, they go into hiding from
the witch. Kay finally divulges that she is the Shadow Packs Alpha’s daughter
and that she has to return home to her arranged marriage to Victor Rinaldi.
Gideon isn’t happy with this since he is in love with Kay but knows that he
must let her do this for her own protection. Verah will continue to hunt them and
the only safe place would be with her pack.
The Shadow Pack secured Kay’s marriage
to help strengthen the pack. Unfortunately, Victor has ulterior motives to
marrying Kay (and it isn’t because he loves her). When Kay finally decides she
is going to run off with Gideon, Victor kidnaps Kay with the blessing of her
father and the marriage is pushed through.
There is a lot going on in the book.
Gideon and Kay are very similar in that they have a weakness for humans. They
want to protect not harm them. You also are aware of Kay’s parents tumultuous
marriage that ends in tragedy that will break your heart because even thought
Kay didn’t understand why her human mother stayed with her overbearing father,
she comes to understand the depth of love she has for Kay.
Ashley’s books are the standard vampire
romance. Here vampires are always the old fashioned type and her werewolves in
this book are the typical domineering pack mentality. I felt that Gideon and
Kay didn’t have much chemistry to begin with and it seemed very superficial
with him buying her love and romancing her that way. Kay, who is a virgin and
not happy about an arranged marriage obviously just fell for the first man that
can offer her something other than the pack. Plot lines were predictable but
enjoyable making Desire the Night and easy, fast read.
PURCHASE DESIRE THE NIGHT
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