"Terrific Addition to Remarkable Series"
Author Catherine Spangler keeps the heat on and the evil
Belial creatures "in check" in book #2 of her incredible
"Sentinel Series". Having read her first book TOUCHED BY
DARKNESS, it did not take me long to immerse myself into the
plot line especially with the very helpful glossary of terms
given in the front giving new readers insight into the world
of Sentinels, their purpose, their enemies, and other
amazing facts of their history. After Marla Reynolds and her sister Julia had been brutally
attacked by a stalker eleven years ago, Marla has been
emotionally traumatized; able to function in the work place
but dead inside when it came to any kind of emotional
attachment. When accompanying a friend to a local bar
scene, Marla met Luke Paxton, a man who seemed to exude a
combination of energy and sensual awareness Marla thought
dead and buried. Luke, a Sentinel and member of the ancient Atlantian super
race, was not only attracted to the feisty, stubborn, and
mouthy woman at his side, but instinctively knew she was a
"conductor". A conductor being a person of the opposite sex
who through a conduction could help him track down a Belian
monster, who was killing off the innocents of the world.
The problem Luke faced was two-fold, the conduction was
accomplished with the sentinel and conductor having highly
charged sexual intercourse -- only Marla was a virgin, and in
the Sentinel rulebook -- untouchable! Wow, this was a fast moving and action packed addition in
the "Sentinel Series" that is completely stand alone and
packs a terrific wallop. Spangler does not create a new
world but brings to life a super human race from the myths
of old regarding the lost city of Atlantis come to protect
earths inhabitants. She brings us the advanced culture race
of Atlantians who live in the Light and whose sole purpose
is to expel the evil Belians from slaughtering innocent
humans. In creating Marla as the perfectly matched conductor to help
Luke track down one of the evilest of their foes, Spangler
throws up numerous road blocks in Luke being able to
convince Marla, 1) that he is one of the good guys, and 2)
to convince Marla that as much as he desires her, she is
perfectly safe because the rules state a sentinel cannot
have sex with a virgin! On top of that, Marla is
unintentionally mind linking with the evil Belian who wants
to control her. Spangler packs this one with thrills, chills, titillating
dialogs with marvelous comebacks, and a cast of wonderfully
crafted secondary characters. Marla's sister Julia is
introduced along with the head honcho Atlantian Adam
Masters. They add additional spice to an already steamy
read, while setting the stage for the third book in this
series which by any indication of Julia's dislike for
Adam's arrogant and superior persona is sure to be a highly
combustible addition to this remarkable series. Paranormal
fans are sure to love this highly recommended read while
anxiously awaiting what happens next with Adam and Julia in
TOUCHED BY LIGHT! Marilyn Rondeau, RIO
Reviewed by Marilyn Rondeau
Posted October 1, 2007
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