Review: Awakening (Rapture's Edge #1) by Caris Roane

[Eva Millien]

Blurb:

He’s a warrior deep in his bones, but she wants only peace… 

For decades, Warrior Duncan has had an on-again, off-again relationship with a woman opposed to his warrior lifestyle. When Rachel shows up in his life again, he wants to keep his distance, but the infamous breh-hedden, the myth-that-isn’t-a myth, bears down on him keeping him in a perpetual caveman-like state. How is he supposed to make war when he’s falling in love with a woman who only wants peace? 

Rachel can’t believe Duncan is back in her life. She spent years getting over him, over all the fights they had about her dislike of the war and his love of being a Militia Warrior. The problem is, she never stopped loving him and the trance he’s stuck in has her out of her mind with worry. When the breh-hedden crashes down on her, she wants only one thing: Duncan … in her bed … now. But how is she supposed to stay with a man who represents what she hates most about their ascended vampire world? 

RAPTURE’S EDGE 1: Awakening is a paranormal romance novel, a vampire romance with a fantasy edge, of the Rapture’s Edge Series. The series is preceded by two related books: BRINK OF ETERNITY and THE DARKENING. RAPTURE’S EDGE is part of the Guardians of Ascension Saga!

My Review:

Rachel is back in his life and he wants to keep his distance but the infamous breh-hedden is keeping Warrior Duncan in a perpetual cave-man like state in this thrilling first installment of Rapture’s Edge.

Rachel has spent years trying to get over him and now he is back in her life and the reader can’t help but get caught up in the beginning of Rachel and Duncan’s story as their enemies have targeted them both so they are constantly thrown together as they try to stay alive. Both characters capture the heart as they have both have traumatic pasts that is influencing their relationship, but the Breh-hedden will not be denied and their passions burn hotter as the story progresses. These strong, compelling characters grab the reader’s attention and ensure that the reader wants to know the whole story as Duncan and Rachel both figure out that life doesn’t always work out the way we want it to and the reader can certainly understand why they feel the way do.

This fast paced and smooth flowing plot thrills readers with lots of action and suspense and the well written scenes and details paint vivid images that capture the imagination and bring the story to life. The well orchestrated suspense and action ensure that there is never a dull moment and draws the reader deeper into the story Delicious anticipation builds as their enemies constantly attack and the danger escalates to all the warriors and even Endelle (scorpions really?) is worried.

Once again, this fascinating world held me spellbound from beginning to end and with the next installment promising to be just as exciting as this one I am impatiently waiting with toes tapping to find out what happens next.

5 STARS 4 FLAMES

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Twin Bridges Creations, December 7 2014, 166 pages, ebook

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23771179-awakening?ac=1

http://www.carisroane.com/raptures-edge-1-awakening/

Series Links:

http://www.carisroane.com/raptures-edge/

https://www.goodreads.com/series/143448-rapture-s-edge

Awakening takes up after the events in The Darkening (Dawn of Ascension #2)

https://www.goodreads.com/series/96776-dawn-of-ascension

http://www.carisroane.com/dawn-of-ascension-series/

And is part of the Guardians of Ascension Saga:

https://www.goodreads.com/series/50672-guardians-of-ascension

http://carisroane.com/?page_id=986

About Caris Roane:

Hi, Everyone!  Caris Roane here!  I’m a USA Today Bestselling Author and I write super-sexy paranormal romance fiction designed to be as much an adventure as a soul-satisfying experience.  With every book I write, I try to give a taste of real life, despite the fact that I’m writing about hunky vampire warriors.  You’ll come away engrossed in the lives of my vampires as they wage war, as they make love, and as they answer the tough questions of life in terms of purpose, eternity, and how to raise a family!  I began my career with Kensington Publishing writing Regency Romance as Valerie King.  In 2005, Romantic Times Magazine honored me with a career achievement award in Regency Romance.  I’ve published fourteen paranormal novels to-date, some self-published and some for St. Martin’s Press!  I’ve also branched out into Contemporary Romance with A SEDUCTIVE PROPOSITION! 

Where to find the author:

http://www.carisroane.com/

http://carisroane.com/?page_id=645

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3500801.Caris_Roane

Books by Caris Roane:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/3500801.Caris_Roane