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Author: Cynthia Garnier
Publisher: Forever (Grand Central Publishing)
Date of publication: April 2014
In a
post-apocalyptic wasteland, civilization no longer exists, and only the
strongest survive. The few remaining humans must band together with
supernatural beings to battle unspeakable evil-or all hope will be lost.
Kimber Treat is an
ordinary woman with an extraordinary gift: she can raise the dead. As a
necromancer who works with the police, she communicates with murder victims to
bring their killers to justice. But after a normal session goes horribly wrong,
Kimber realizes she's summoned something dark and sinister. She's unwittingly
unleashed the apocalypse, and everyone blames her…except Duncan MacDonnough,
the devastatingly handsome vampire she can't stop fantasizing about.
As society shuts down and flesh-eating hordes close in, Duncan vows to protect Kimber. He can keep her safe from others-but not from the insatiable carnal hunger he feels for her. Now racing to reverse the chaos she's unleashed, Kimber can't afford any distractions. But even as she succumbs to Duncan's seduction, she fears that he has a hidden agenda. And with the line between life and death starting to blur, his secrets might kill her-or worse…
As society shuts down and flesh-eating hordes close in, Duncan vows to protect Kimber. He can keep her safe from others-but not from the insatiable carnal hunger he feels for her. Now racing to reverse the chaos she's unleashed, Kimber can't afford any distractions. But even as she succumbs to Duncan's seduction, she fears that he has a hidden agenda. And with the line between life and death starting to blur, his secrets might kill her-or worse…
My thoughts:
Vampires, zombies and necromancers seem like a great combination for a story, right? Well, this one is packed with all three. Vampire's Hunger is a unique take on the zombie genre. A necromancer, Kimber Treat, mistakenly summons a dark force during a routine job in the morgue. The result is a zombie apocalypse that devastates the world. Vampires and humans are both susceptible to the zombie's bite.
I enjoyed this book. I liked that the zombie's weren't initially made by a virus. I also liked that the vampires could die from the bite as well. It made them just as vulnerable as the humans. The characters were interesting and there was enough action to keep the story moving. I was sucked right in and read it very quickly. Of course, the chemistry between Duncan and Kimber was intense. I loved them together! The book left off in somewhat of a cliffhanger, so I look forward to reading the next book, Vampire's Thirst (May 2014) to see what happens!
Enjoy this excerpt!
Two nights later Duncan answered the knock
on Kimber’s door. Murray stood there, just as fragile looking as ever. “What
now?” Duncan asked.
The other vampire lifted his chin, motioning toward the inside of
the apartment. “Maddalene wants to see your little necromancer again.” His face
was expressionless but Duncan caught the smirk in his voice.
He clenched his jaw. No way in hell was Kimber going back there
until he and Maddalene came to an understanding. The fact that Maddalene had
overridden him and allowed hungry vampires into his living quarters, to
threaten Kimber and her friends, had driven home the point that the sense of
loyalty he felt toward Maddalene was a one-way street.
“Tell Maddalene to forget it,” he told Murray.
“I’m not your messenger boy, MacDonnough.” The skinny excuse for a
vampire gave a grunt and pointed to his head. “Still attached, the way I like
it. You got something to say to Maddalene, you say it yourself.” He gave a
sardonic salute with two fingers and sauntered off.
Damn it.
Duncan closed the door and turned to face the other inhabitants of
the apartment. Natalie stood in the kitchen, leaning back against the counter,
her hands braced on either side. Aodhán was kicked back in the recliner, his
gaze steady and calm. Kimber, his lovely Kimber, stood beside the sofa, arms
crossed and one foot tapping on the floor.
“I am not going back there,” she said.
“No, you’re not.”
“I mean it, Duncan. Maddalene wants the impossible, and I won’t do
it.”
“I agree.”
“No matter what you…” A frown dipped between her brows. “Wait.
What?”
He couldn’t stop the small grin that quirked his lips. She was
adorable when she was confused. It wasn’t a look he got to see very often
because she had such a sharp mind. “I said I agree. You’re not going to see
Maddalene.”
“Oh.” Her hands dropped to her sides. “Um, why not?”
Ignoring the interested gazes of Aodhán and Natalie, he walked over
to Kimber and took her face in his palms. “Because I don’t trust her right now,
and I mean to keep you safe.”
Her lips parted and he couldn’t stop himself from dipping his head
to press a soft kiss against her mouth. When he drew away, her lashes fluttered
and swept up to show slightly dazed eyes. That was a good sign, anyway. He knew
she wasn’t indifferent to him. If he could prove to her that he wouldn’t lose
control and drain her, maybe one day she’d trust him enough to let him close
again. To let him love her.
He took a step back. Where the hell had that come from? He didn’t
love Kimber. He couldn’t love her. She was mortal. He was not. He didn’t deny
he wanted her—his lust for her was nearly a living entity on its own. But love?
No.
He didn’t have the time for love. He didn’t have the luxury for
love.
He didn’t have the right. He’d done things he wasn’t proud of.
Kimber deserved better than him. She certainly didn’t deserve the danger he’d
be putting her in if Maddalene found out he had a soft spot for Kimber. And he
deserved…
He firmed his jaw. He deserved only what she gave him. But that
didn’t negate the fact that she had something he wanted—well, actually, two
things he wanted: the ability to contact the Unseen and a body he wanted to
lose himself in. Both might be within his reach if he could just get Maddalene
to back the hell off.
Yeah, Duncan. Just keep telling yourself all you’re interested in is her
body. You might really believe it someday.
He turned away from Kimber. Grabbing up the tire iron from where
he’d placed it underneath the coffee table, he headed toward the front door.
“I’m going to talk to Maddalene.”
“Wait.” Kimber’s soft voice stopped him. When he looked over his
shoulder at her, she said, “Be careful.”
He gave a nod and pulled open the door. As he closed it behind him,
he heard Aodhán say, “He’s strong and he’s fast. On his own, he’ll be able to
get around any zombies out there. He’ll be fine.”
Fine against zombies, yes. Against his own heart? He wasn’t so
sure.
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Cynthia
Garner discovered her love for writing when her sixth grade teacher told the
class to write a story that began "It was a dark and stormy night..."
With that Cynthia's love for all things paranormal was born. When she's
not working her day job as a mostly mild-mannered Human Resources Manager,
she's on her laptop writing or playing way too much Solitaire. Originally from
Northeast Ohio, Cynthia now lives in the desert Southwest.
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