05th
Nov
Page Count: 330
ISBN: B0887MB63Y
Goodreads Rating: 4.26
Delve into an exciting new stand-alone novel in New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall's "fast-paced and humorous" (Publishers Weekly), "utterly addictive" (RT Book Reviews) Immortal Guardians series. Nick Belanger can't stop thinking about the single mother who lives next door. She's smart. She's funny. She's so beautiful he can't stare at her too long for fear his eyes will start to glow. But Kayla thinks he's just an ordinary guy who works in security. Finding out he instead is a powerful immortal warrior who hunts and slays psychotic vampires for a living may not go over well, particularly since she has a daughter she doesn't want to endanger. Kayla Dorman can keep neither her gaze nor her thoughts from straying to the man next door. Who can blame her really? He is the epitome of tall, dark, and handsome with smart, charming, and honorable thrown in. He's also a few years younger than her and surely would not be interested in a single mom who hasn't dated since her divorce. At least that's what she thinks until an accident nearly takes her life and Nick risks all to save her. The dynamics of their relationship swiftly change. The friendship they've developed over the years deepens into love as the two spend every minute they can together, laughing and teasing, never suspecting a threat may lurk in the shadows. But that threat soon strikes, making it clear that Nick is the target and his enemy doesn't care if Kayla gets caught in the cross fire. Though Kayla bravely rises to the occasion and is determined to do whatever it takes to help Nick defeat his enemy, Nick is terrified of losing her. Can he identify and eliminate his new nemesis before the man takes everything from him?
Since I finally caught up on my reading, I felt it was time to start reading books from my very long TBR. When I started to look through my list, my eye caught the cover of ‘Broken Dawn’. I never read a book by Dianne Duvall before, and I was a little anxious about this being book ten in the series, but I read some great stuff about this book so I decided to start reading.
In ‘Broken Dawn’ we meet Nick Belanger. Nick has been attracted to his neighbor for years now. Kayla is a single mom, and absolutely gorgeous. But Nick knows he has to stay away from her. Nick is an immortal warrior, fighting vampires for a living. What could he give Kayla? So he stays away.
Kayla has been watching her handsome neighbor for awhile now. He is so handsome and kind, but he never seems to want to be around her for long. But when Kayla’s life is in danger, Nick can’t stay away any longer.
Although this book is book 10 in the series, I can easily be read as a standalone. Yes, I could tell some of these side characters had a story of their own and there seems to be a lot more going on in this world then I found out through this read. But it didn’t bother me at all. It only made me curious to read the previous books to be honest. And that is a plus.
The paranormal aspect of this book was definitely fun. The author explains the ‘gifts’ of these immortals, so I never felt like I missed out on something. I loved the idea of these Immortal Guardians, and I really like to figure out more about this world.
The romance between Nick and Kayla feels a bit sudden. But both these characters have been attracted to each other from a distance for years. So it kind of fitted the story. And I loved their chemistry right from the start.
I did feel like the major ‘event’ in this book wasn’t as big as I thought it would be. Which made this book more of a Romance, than a suspense, but overall I definitely enjoyed this read and I look forward to reading more books in this series.
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Dianne Duvall is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Immortal Guardians and The Gifted Ones series. Reviewers have called Dianne’s books “fast-paced and humorous” (Publishers Weekly), “utterly addictive” (RT Book Reviews), “extraordinary” (Long and Short Reviews), and “wonderfully imaginative” (The Romance Reviews). Her books have twice been nominated for RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards and are routinely deemed Top Picks by RT Book Reviews, The Romance Reviews, and/or Night Owl Reviews.Dianne loves all things creative. When she isn’t writing, Dianne is active in the independent film industry and has even appeared on-screen, crawling out of a moonlit grave and wielding a machete like some of the vampires she so loves to create in her books.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
