Copy gifted in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it. The characters and the story I enjoyed reading about. I look forward to reading the next one. ( )

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NOTE: I received a copy of The Awakening rom the author in exchange for a honest review.
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So no one made the mistake I did ... on Amazon there's no book #1 for the Dawn of Ascension series. There's a Book #1 for Rapture's Edge, which is where the confusion is. So the order to read the Guardian of Ascension/Dawn of Ascension series is Gates of Rapture (GoA #6), then The Darkening (DoA #1), then The Awakening, Just a head's up to help you keep the stories in the right order.
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Now the review. Do you like hot, steamy sex scenes? This book has those, oh do they have them. As I always said, if you can skim past the sex scenes and the book still it good, then that's the mark of a well written story. You can skim through the sex scenes if you so choose and the story stands up.
I read the book blind, so didn't realize it was Rapture's Edge book 1, which is why I thought it was the first book in the Dawn of Ascension. It's also Book 2, in the Dawn of Ascension.
The Awakening is Rachel and Duncan's story ... our pair has a long standing on again, off again relationship and when the time was right they get hit with the breh-hedden. Crazy wild sex as I said in this one. And with each book in the story, more and more new powers show up. This one is Rachel's shielding. Any more you just have to read the story to see why this is important.
I loved the story because it keeps building on the last one. It kept moving along and kept me on the edge of my seat what would happen yet. The worse thing is it ended too soon. It probably was originally written as a longer book and split into two section, so there is a cliffhanger, not great, but there it is.
And I think ole Endelle is the 'calmest' and most normal she's ever been. Because she's part of the running background story, I like the way her character is growing. Anything else said, I'll give away things that happen in this story... you'll have to read it to find out. You're going to be surprised is all I can say. ( )

Contemporary, Paranormal Romance

Seattle, Washington Mortal Earth, Phoenix Two Second Earth

Duncan is a warrior that has had an on-again, off-again relationship with a woman that isn’t interested in the fighting of their world and just wants peace in her own life. Suddenly Rachel is in his life again and even though he tries to keep his distance the breh-hedden, the myth-that-isn’t-a-myth, hits him and keeps Duncan in a perpetual caveman-like state. Now Duncan is torn as he is a man of war that is falling in love with a woman that only wants peace.

Rachel has spent years getting over Duncan only to have him back in her life. The fights they have had over the years involve his love of being a Militia Warrior and her dislike for the war. The problem for Rachel is that she has never stopped loving him and now that Duncan is in a trance state she is going out of her mind with worry. Then the breh-hedden takes over and she is only interested in Duncan in her bed preferably right now. How is she supposed to have a relationship with a man that represents all of what she dislikes the most about their ascended vampire world?

This is another interesting story is a series of stories that brings a whole new twist to the different stories of vampires. The world building is amazing and brings it to vivid life for the reader. The stories prove to get better and better as the world building gets more involved and the way it is done there is no limit to where the stories can go. The characters are complex enough to make for a story that pulls the reader in and doesn’t let go until the very last page. This is proving to be an addictive series of books and novellas that will have readers constantly looking for the next book or novella. For readers that love vampire books and paranormal stories this is definitely one series to check out.

*Copy gifted in exchange for an honest review* ( )