The city doesn’t need another hero. It needs a monster.
Aris has lived beneath the streets all his life as a growing evil overtook the city he loved. He’s watched the people suffer, smelled their fear, and heard their cries for mercy. All while they lived under the control of the ruthless man who murdered his parents. But the time has come for Aris to rise from the darkness. He’s trained his … to rise from the darkness. He’s trained his whole life for this moment and, unlike the justice system, he will not fail the people of Coast City, or the woman he fell in love with as a child, the woman who believes him dead.
But no one told him that sometimes heroes aren’t enough. Sometimes people need a monster. .
In this gritty and fast-paced, urban fantasy novel, Raven Steele brings a new kind of vampire that will leave you breathless and anxious for more!
* This novel takes place while Briar fought against the assholes in her life. Soon he will join Briar, Sam and Lynx in Rouen, but until then, find out how he became known as a vampire legend.
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A re-write of The Crow? Many similarities in the storyline. Still a good read.
This is an intriguing read!
A well told tale which sucks you in and keeps you hooked as you venture into Ari’s world. his world is filled with horror and brutality but the love he feels helps him hold on to his humanity as he th A to save his city and those he loves.
Warning – cliffhanger!
A Great Series
An even better series with the recent addition of the earlier books.
The characters continued to evolve and sometimes showed an unexpected side. Non stop action and intrigue kept me reading late into the night.
Wow. This is an intriguing and kind of intense story. It’s full of suspense and action with a few twists too. I really like Aris. He easy to relate to. His tale captivated me and I couldn’t read it fast enough. I can’t wait for next segment of his story.
Rouen Urban Series:
A Shifter’s Curse #1 – Another good series from one of my favorite authors, Rachel McClellan and even and with her name change to Raven Steele, she still remains in that category. This book is fast paced, action packed and well thought out. The storylines are interesting and add twists and kinks, but keep the reader glued to the pages. There’s violence but it isn’t graphically gory but clear what happened; the reader still can use their imagination. Yes, vulgar language but not continuous, here and there for emphasis.
The characters are developed enough for the reader to understand them and their motives. They run the gamut on personalities and types. The action has a real feeling to it, not the Hollywood garbage common today. With the author’s clear, vivid descriptions the reader is racing along in a rollercoaster car that sometimes isn’t on the tracks, which adds a lot of excitement to the story. I contacted the author to review her books and she hasn’t disappointed me once. 5*
Shifter’s Rage #2 – Ms. McClellan is one of my favorite authors and even with her name change to Raven Steele, she still remains in that category.
Like all of her previous books, this is fast paced, well written with well thought out storylines, some of which are completed in this book and some that set up the next book; not a cliffhanger. Her characters run the gamut from nice to typical to horrendous, complete with their own personalities. The action scenes run true, no Hollywood silliness, and there’s violence but not graphic gory, just clear cut. The reader gets the picture and feels the pain, but their imagination is allowed to exist. The author does a wonderful job with her clear, vivid descriptions. There is sexual tension and some vulgar language but not in every sentence, paragraph or page.
Here and there will be a surprise twist out of the blue; there are still surprise kinks and actions, but the twists add a depth to the usual shifter/vampire/witch theme. Ms. McClellan makes her stories her own and not copies of what everyone else is doing. It is easy to get lost in the intrigue and suspense and the revenge, while still seeing good. I contacted the author to review her books a long time ago and haven’t read a bad book in the last two years. 5*
A Shifter’s Revenge #3 – I hope you’ve been reading these books in order; you’ll enjoy this one a lot better if you have. I love the Ann Landers’ quote, how true. This book is just as well written, well thought out and action packed as the first two. The characters are likable, realistic and grow more with each book. The fast paced storylines continue to evolve and the reader is taken on another rollercoast ride through a gamut of emotions and twisting kinks. The intrigue and the vivid descriptions keeps the reader glued to the pages and all too soon another book is finished, which is really difficult on this Shifter addict. I am never disappointed by Raven/Rachel’s work and she remains one of my favorite authors; she weaves her craft so well. It is so hard to write a review since the desire is so strong to turn this into a book report, but I dislike those people that take away the joy of reading a new book. 5*
A Vampire’s Bane #4 – Ohmygosh! While not quite a cliffhanger, it sets up the next book. Well written as always, Ms. Steele packs a novel full of intrigue, suspense, action and well thought out storylines. The cast of characters do not disappoint with their dialog and actions, including the new additions. The twists keep the reader immersed in the pages, along with the vivid descriptions of the author’s imagination, rather a good one and my type. There’s plenty of sexual tension, but no sex open to voyeurs and the vulgar language consists of one f-bomb and mild cursing – mainly thanks to one character, it’s just her way. Yes, there is violence but nothing graphic; you get the idea and your imagination takes it as graphic you want it. The formula of a weakness is used heavily but that’s the nature of the game. I just wish I had the next book or this one with another 300 pages. I contacted the author, one of my favorites, to review her book. 5*
A Monster’s Death #5 – Great Book! A well written, intriguing suspense with a well thought out plot and developed characters. This book reminds me a lot of the Dresden Files; no, the author wrote something completely different, but the way DF evolves into a continuous story. No, Ardis is not a witch/warlock, I grew up in time when females were the witches, but he’s stronger than any human because of his father’s genes. Hard to describe without doing spoilers. This book has substance, intelligence and immerses the reader into a twisting tale, full of vivid descriptions, that can’t be put down until it’s finished. 5*
A Monster’s Birth #6 – A well written, intriguing suspense with strong descriptions painting vivid pictures as the story unfolds. The characters and dialog are realistic, and the plot keeps the reader immersed until the end. This book is like AHD containing substance and intelligence. 5*
Rouen Urban Series end.