"Knight\'s love for her characters shines through"
Deidre Knight's love for her characters shines through in
this third book of
what is now entitled the Midnight Warriors series. A quick
overview: Due to
genetic experimenting, two alien races are pitted against
one another in a
desperate bid to save lives. Unfortunately, it is at the
cost of Refarian lives
and any other species capable of supporting the energy
forms of their one-time
allies, the Antousians. Now Earth is slowly awakening to
an unknown presence and
the Refarians are determined that humankind will not
suffer the same fate they
did. Can these midnight warriors deflect the escalating
dangers before it's too
late? Hope Harper faces many challenges, most notably those on
the physical plain.
More recently, her heart begins just as precarious a
journey. As an FBI
translator, her work has brought her in direct contact
with the alien hybrid,
Scott Dillon. Finally, her life has a purpose and she's
not about to let the
gruff, sexy and insecure lieutenant use her near-blindness
as an excuse to keep
her out of the action. Something about the man draws her
like no other and just
when she's beginning to rough out the feelings, along
comes a mysterious time
traveler, Jake Tierny. Visions that feel like memories
show Hope that both men
will be very important in her life and she is both
dismayed and intrigued to
find Jake equally as attractive as Scott. Jake is clearly
here for a purpose and
when he sets out to complete his mission, Hope becomes
further embroiled in a
race to save not only the people of Earth, but the men she
loves as well. Who
will she choose—Dillon, whose personal war threatens
their happiness or Jake, whose time on this current Earth
is precarious at
best? This installment picks right up where Parallel Heat left
off and it's a wham
bam rocking first chapter start that sets the speed for
the rest of the book.
Dismayed as this reader was to have two men vying equally
for Hope's affections,
I was in turn absolutely delighted to discover the clever
twist Ms. Knight
invents involving the three. Hope's limitations do not
define her, and though
she has the understandable down moments, she's a true
heroine, one of fire,
clever personality and a heart that just won't quit. Taken
in that light, it's
really no wonder both Scott and Jake pine for her. Scott
was a favorite
secondary character from the first two books and his story
is probably the most
prolific in terms of hero character development. Finally
we are treated to his
inner musings and what makes those insecurities tick. I
loved him all the more
for them. Jake, whom I originally thought of as "the
interloper" was one that
packed an amazing emotional punch by the end of
Seduction. Characters from the other novels do figure in,
most notably the
Refarian King and Queen, Jared and Kelsey, and their story
is nicely rounded
out. Thank goodness we're in for more Midnight Warriors—
Parallel Desire is set
for release December 4, 2007 and it can't come fast enough
for me!
Reviewed by Kenda Montgomery
Posted April 23, 2007
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The author of Parallel Attraction unleashes the next novel in a series about an alternate world, where treachery can destroy the strongest of allies, the most loyal of friendships, and the fiercest of passions... Warrior Jake Tierny travels back in time to stop a traitor in his beloved king's camp. But when a twist of fate proves the mission unnecessary, Jake is trapped in a time not his own, with friends who cannot learn his true identity. Scott Dillon may be the king's trusted lieutenant, but he is also a man at war with himself, a human hybrid who refuses to
succumb to the Antousian nature he abhors-and that Jake Tierny embodies. FBI linguist Hope Harper refuses to let near-blindness keep her from joining the Refarians in their war to defend mankind.
Yet her sizzling attraction to both Scott and Jake, and the strange memories they share, force all three to question the
core of their beliefs. As their enemies surround them, Hope knows she must choose one man for all time.
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