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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gena Showalter ignites a thrilling new paranormal series with this breathtaking tale of a warrior enslaved by desire, and the woman who frees his soul.
THE SWEETEST TEMPTATION . . .
Black ops agent Solomon Judah awakens caged and bound in a twisted zoo where otherworlders are the main attraction. Vika Lukas, the owner’s daughter, is tasked with Solo’s care and feeding. The monster inside him yearns to kill her on sight, even though she holds the key to his escape. But the human side of him realizes the beautiful deaf girl is more than she seems—she’s his.
THE ULTIMATE PRICE . . .
Vika endures the captives’ taunts and loathing, hoping to keep them alive even if she can’t free them. Only, Solo is different— he protects her. But as hostility turns to forbidden romance, his feelings for her will be used against him . . . and he’ll be put to a killer test.
"Showalter kicks off her new Otherworld Assassin series, addressing her signature themes: inner darkness, inner light, and the battles between good and evil waged both between people and within individuals' souls...[Showalter's] fans will be eager to follow her into new adventures."
Gena Showalter is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the acclaimed Lords of the Underworld series and more than thirty other books. She lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Visit her at GenaShowalter.com.
Anonymous
Posted December 24, 2012
I am a HUGE Gena Showalter fan. Have read all of the LoTU books and all of the Alien Huntress books, as well as earlier books - the Atlantis series, etc. I was excited to reaf this and had high expectations, which Showalter has always unfailingly met. But this book was a big letdown. It felt sloppy and forced.
The characters were wonderfully vivid and the set-up was delisciously intense. But halfway through it was like Showalter ran out of ideas and stopped caring. The heroine is deaf and relies on lip-reading to communicate. However in one scene the hero is facing AWAY from her and she somehow manages just fine. Later on, she actually "hears" a gun click! EXCUSE ME?? How did this make it pasr her editor? Did Showalter forget who she was writing about? Sloppy careless mistakes like this rudely jerk you out of the story.
Additionally, the lack of denoument (post-resolution) is sudden and the ending leaves much to be desired. Everything is resolved and happy in like 20 pages, all of the foreshadowing and build-up is forgotten and the Deus ex Machina sweeps in a fixes everything. Not good. I've come to expect more from Showalter and she should expect more from herself.
Save your money and borrow from a friend. Don't support a non-effort.
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Posted December 24, 2012
I am a fan of gena showalter, but i was so disappointed in this book. The storyline snagged my attention, but i didnt connect with the characters as well as i normally do. I havent even finished reading the whole book yet. I dont know if i will. Im not disappointed with gena just this book. I dont expect an author to have perfectly written/interesting stories every single time. If anyone has a creative side to themelves then you understand that muses come and go. Now that i have that said....i didnt like the mans character nor did i feel like the woman character was a woman. She seemed to me as if she were a twelve year old girl. I havent finished it like i said but thats my take on them. I also felt like the personalities of the characters was not either built right or just not existing in the first place. In the begining she started to build him up to be a bad ass, but as she went on his badassery seemed to disappear. He wasnt a wimp by no means, but he lost my cutiosity about his character. Im gonna stop there. I just plain didnt like it, but will not stop reading gena. Who knows maybe she had things going on in her personal life that was a distraction...anything is possible. Cant wait to see whats next from her though.
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Posted December 26, 2012
Seriously disappointed... I don't like starting a book and not finishing it, but it was a real trial to force myself to read this book through to the end. Nothing from the book felt like a Gena Showalter novel. If you like Ms. Showalter I would recommend you avoid this book, because it will turn you off. If you haven't read this author before, read her Lords of the Underworld series, which is amazing, and stay away from this one. So sad, since the description sounded cool.
5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Posted January 4, 2013
Let me preface this with the fact that I've purchased all of showalters books and loved them. This one however, not her best. You may wanna borrow it from a friend or library. It was very preachy and heavily handed with allorgical moral and religious subtext. So much so that it distracted from the story. If you want religious allegory take a visit to narnia, its much better done. A good and bad invisible mini conciense on his shoulders and a moral knowing that disappears when your naughty? Really? Did that come out of a tom and jerry cartoon? And I found the characters lackluster and a little predictable. I found it difficult to become absorbed and the plot line dragged and unfortunately it felt very contrived. So convient for them to be locked in a cage alone where the others couldnt see them, soooo nice for that tiger she saved to come back at just the right second.... yeah. I coukd not suspend belief. It was better then a lot of others I've paid for but not worth the money. I hate to say it too because I feel disloyal to one of my favorite authors. Hope this helps decide your purchase.
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Posted December 30, 2012
Have always bought her books on first day but wish I would have waited. I wasn't aware of her new religous outlook on life, I don't begudge anyone their faith but I didn't buy this book to be preached to. I don't know how the rest of her series will pan out with this change but I don't think I will be auto buying again. Don't get me wrong it was a sweet story but could have picked it up at the christian bookstore. This was not what I was expecting from this author.
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Posted January 2, 2013
This was so disappointing! If I had not preordered and paid for this book, I would ask for my money back. This was boring and moved so slow. No real action or tie to the other characters we know and love at AIR. So predictable. I love Gena Showalter books and read all the other series, but she missed the boat on this one. She needs to bring it in the next book or this series is dead in the water. I hope she doesn't go the route of Anne Rice and let her religion dictate her writing and realize too late that she messed up. This is fiction. She has the freedom to believe whatever she wants but don't bring your personal beliefs to work. I am now leary of doing any more preorders before I read the reviews.
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Posted December 23, 2012
fast paced, suspenseful and romantic Last Kiss Goodnight is one for the bookshelves! It's a spin-off from her Alien Huntress Series but you don't need to read them to understand what's going on in this book. You'll fall in love with the characters from page one! Last Kiss Goodnight is intense, sad and sweet...buy this book!
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Posted December 23, 2012
This book was kind of a letdown in comparison to her other novels set in this alternate earth time frame. Some parts were just hard to get past.
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Posted December 29, 2012
Wow i was surprised by the negative reviews on this. This is not LoTH or showalters amazon books but its a great read. I really felt for the heroine and thought there was great character development. I think this book sets up pretty well for a series and wouldnt be surprised to see more in the future.
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A spin-off from Ms. Showalters Alien Huntress series. This series has a possibility of surpassing the original. Like the original there is lots of action and romance with arresting characters.
In this book Black-ops agent (and alien) Solomon Jonah is caught in an explosion and wakes up in a cage in a bizarre circus where aliens are the animals/freak show. His caretaker is the owner's daughter Vika Lukas he knows she is the key to his escape but more importantly he recognizes her as his other half. Vika has been abused by her father and fears him as he becomes increasingly evil and violent. She vows never to become like him and even if she can't free Solo and the others she does what she can to protect them. She feels the connection between her and the new guy but she has to protect him and her heart. Solo and Vika are conflicted by their feelings and circumstance.
Get ready to RUMBLE! Solomon is one of the biggest and baddest of Ms. Showalters aliens to date. Vika is light to his dark, sweetness to his sourpuss, and just as strong in her way. What they go through is just amazing and appalling and frightening and wonderful.
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Posted December 29, 2012
I loved this book!! I read the reviews before I bought it and was worried that it wouldn't be as good as past Showalter books. However, it was a great book and I didn't feel that it was "forced" like other reviews stated. Don't let the lower reviews scare you off from reading this book. It is another hit from Showalter and I can't wait for the next one in the series to come out!!!
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Posted December 28, 2012
I have read many other novels by Ms Showalter and this one was a little different but still up to par. I read the other reviews and the majority of them weren't good but I really have to disagree with them. Yes, some parts were confusing b/c so much info was given in a short time and yes some parts having to do with her deafness weren't writtenright, but overall the book was still good. I will read it again and can't wait for the next one.
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Posted December 21, 2012
Her prior books were a lot better, this story felt forced.
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Posted December 21, 2012
I have not had the chance to read Gena’s Alien Huntress series yet, which Last Kiss Goodnight is a spin off of. I will say that I don’t think that you have to have read Gena’s the Alien Huntress series first. Gena does a good job of explaining the world. But I think if you did read them you would have a greater understanding of the world.
That being said I am on the fence about this book. I loved the setting, the idea, and a good majority of the characters. Solo & Vika are great together and apart. But I will admit that I was bored more than once while reading. Maybe I was tired. But there didn’t seem to be the same amount of action or sexual tension as I have found in past books of Gena’s. But overall I did enjoy. Really like the ending and the tension. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.
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Posted January 27, 2013
I really enjoyed this book. I didnt notice the scriptures from the bible till i was almost finished. The tie between the story and the scriptures was because of the name of the main charcter and his adopted parents and how they brought him up. I believe that eveyone has to stand for something and to me it enhanced the story. Since i am an avid reader was able to finish this book in three and half hours. I will be waiting for the other two men stories to be published.
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Posted January 18, 2013
I am a faithful reader of Gena Showalter, but I have to say that this book is one of my favorites from her. The characters were strong, and so was the plot. Solo is a super sexy secret agent, and was totaly fighting his heart at the begining, but Vika has such a good heart that you cant help but like her, and Solo couldnt help but fall in love with her. Showalter realy made me care about the characters. Great read, finished it in 2 days... only because I had to work.
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Posted January 11, 2013
A new series for Gena Showalter and what a great start! I give her a high five for keeping the adventures coming. The start of the story was a little slow for me but after some of the background was told the story took the reins and didn’t stop until the last page. The main characters Solo and Vika both had a similar background but different in there own way. When they finally realized they needed to work together to have a better life, sparks went flying. I can’t wait for the next book to follow this series. I would like to say I also loved the Bible verses Gena used at the top of each chapter, I have to say they were beautiful
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Posted January 11, 2013
Showalter aims to please and she does it again. Half the readers are complaining. But thats bc she used the shock factor and strong emotions. Raw emotions holding nothing back just like showalters style. I read one review--it said that showalter is off her game that she made a horrible mistake--bc the herione "heard" something. Well that reader didnt read the whole thing!!! There are explanations for all and its paranormal wenches! Genas still awesome. The lords are still my fave but this one is good. Dont let bad reviews stop you. Judge for yourself. I think shes still got it going on and cant wait for the next release and blue's story
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Posted January 9, 2013
I enjoyed the book and will continue with the series, however, it is not the best work from the author. I'm hoping this just has that "first book in a series slump" most of them have.
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Posted December 28, 2012
I really enjoy the way Showalter tells a tale. I can't wait to read the next book in this series.
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Overview
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gena Showalter ignites a thrilling new paranormal series with this breathtaking tale of a warrior enslaved by desire, and the woman who frees his soul.
THE SWEETEST TEMPTATION . . .
Black ops agent Solomon Judah awakens caged and bound in a twisted zoo where otherworlders are the main attraction. Vika Lukas, the owner’s daughter, is tasked with Solo’s care and feeding. The monster inside him ...