"A fast-paced story with explosive chemistry"
The second book in the Dark Promises series, DEMONIC
OBSESSION is the story of Ann Elizabeth Holmes, Ellie, for
short. A painter, a practicing witch from a long line of
witches with an affinity for vampires, Ellie is a divorcee
with a penchant for hooking up with the wrong man. This
might be enough for most people to give up on love
altogether, but not for Ellie the intensely family oriented
nurturer, protector and closet romantic. Ellie lives in a town where everyone knows everyone on
sight, so when she goes to the park to do some rough
sketches, she immediately notices the dark-haired, emerald-
eyed stranger watching her from the shelter of a tree a
dozen feet away. The eerie feeling that has been recently
dogging her comes to fruition when the stranger approaches
and introduces himself. Eric Malcolm is on a mission to find a rogue vampire. He's
been on the hunt for months, has already lost three close
friends to this killer and is desperate to stop him before
he can take another life. He hates bloodsuckers but
compromises and makes contact with Ellie. Because of her
affiliation with several vampires, she may know something
that could lead Eric to his killer; so he decides to get
close and stay close. Eric has met his match in the witch,
for her mind is strong and not easily accessible through
his normal methods of reading. He's also not kidding
himself to believe that getting her assistance regarding
his case is his only reason for staying close to Ellie. His
attraction to the human woman is instant and could put his
entire assignment in jeopardy. Ellie's been receiving strange vibes from Eric from their
first meeting and then again when he pops up at her home
and her grandmother invites him to stay for coffee. She
believes he is definitely not human and she's got enough of
those in her life to last her a lifetime. She doesn't need
more trouble of the dark and dangerous, supernatural
variety, but the attraction and desire between them is
intense and difficult to deny. On the edge of trusting Eric, Ellie learns of a murder in
town, the body drained of blood and found right behind the
restaurant where Eric and Ellie had had dinner the night
before. Ellie's trust is instantly replaced with fear and
suspicion, but they are nothing to match Eric's fatalistic
contention that he and Ellie are soul mates and he will do
anything he can to protect her from the threat of his past
come to Stone Harbor to haunt him. Several characters from Adams' previous MIDNIGHT make
appearances in this book who round out the intricate
subplot surrounding the mysterious rogue vampire and Eric's
past connection to Ellie's vampire friends. All add to the
reader's feeling of being reacquainted with old and
familiar intimates without threatening this well-written
book's ability to stand alone. The leads, Eric and Ellie, have explosive chemistry that
leaps off the page and that is portrayed in numerous
sizzling and spicy love scenes. They are also evenly
matched, each intelligent and strong-willed in their own
right, but willing to overlook the heart-aches and mistakes
of their pasts to come together and form a united front
against their common enemies and to protect the ones they
love. The love story in DEMONIC OBSESSION crosses various
barriers -- including age, race and even death -- to see
its h/h reach their happily ever after, and is presented in
a fast-paced entertaining package to keep the reader
scrolling to its satisfying end. Reviewed by Gracie McKeever
Posted February 11, 2006
Reviewed by Gracie McKeever
Posted November 20, 2006
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