Book Review: Night Pleasures

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

Night Pleasures     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Class/Genre:   Romance   Fantasy   Horror   Vampire
Series: Dark-Hunters
St. Martin’s, Oct 2002, $6.50, 336 pp.

During the height of the Roman Empire, no opponent lasted long against the mighty legions. That is except Kyrian of Thrace, who led his people to victory against the invincible Romans. Just when it seemed as if Kyrian would rule the known world, betrayal left him for dead. However, instead of a simple death, Kyrian "dies" as he lived by becoming the "Ruler of the Night" seeking two things to hunt the soul stalking Daimans and to find a woman who does not betray him to his immortal foes.

Desiderius, an elder Daiman, binds Kyrian to modern day New Orleans resident Amanda Deveraux, the accountant in a family of psychics and vampire hunters. As Kyrian struggles to liberate him and Amanda from their magical handcuffs, the bound couple begins to fall in love. However, the last time he fell in love, his beloved betrayed him to his enemy. Amanda does not want some soulless wandering killer for a mate when she only desires a faithful CPA.

Fans of romantic fantasy will gain plenty of pleasure by reading Sherrilyn Kenyon’s latest offbeat tale. The store line is loaded with action in a world that feels real while the key cast members seem genuine too whether they are paranormal, mythical or human. It is that feeling of authenticity in her plots that makes Ms. Kenyon one of the leading sub-genre authors with cross appeal to pure fantasy readers as both groups will enjoy this novel and her previous work FANTASY LOVER.

Harriet Klausner

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