*ARC received for an opinion from publisher
4 stars
Tegan Ashton was attacked by
a Hingo Demon. According to Gabe no human can survive this type of attack but
Tegan does. Tegan has physical and emotional scars. She has lived in fear since
the attack. Because of the conditions surrounding her attack she is thought to
be crazy and sent to a mental institution. She happens to come across the “man”
that attacked her one night and she knows that she has to find someone to help
her. She finds Gabe on-line in a search, the adjective “paranormal” catches her
eye. Even though she has her doubts about Gabe and how authentic he is she
knows that she needs someone who believes her about her attack. Gabe definitely
believes her and immediately realizes the grave danger she is in. He knows that
the Hingo demon will not stop until he finds her again and claims her.
Gabriel
V.H. Smith, is a demon-slayer by night and a Licensed Private
Investigator by day.
Gabe is sorting through his emotions, in his line of work he has seen a
lot of deaths. He lost his parents and fiancée and is not ready to give his
heart up to Tegan. He knows that behind her black-belt-in-karate-tough-persona
is a women who has beaten incredible odds. He swears to protect her and keep
her safe. He takes protecting her very
serious but is not sure how vulnerable he can let himself become. Tegan is overwhelmed to discover that she was
attacked by a demon. Up until she met
Gabe she didn’t know that demons existed, but that is only the beginning. She learns that there are different types of
demons and each one has a different way to die.
She also learns that witches are real when Gabe has a spell put on him. His only recourse is Tina, a witch that he
later learns put the spell on him because demons had her sister. Tina, we later learn, plays a very important
role in Tegan’s attack.
As the story unfolds we
learn that Tegan’s attack was not accidental.
Her father gives her a book with their family lineage and Tegan begins
to learn about her ancestors. She and
Gabe have to piece together why the demon attacked her and why they are
searching for her again. Gabe is also in
for some surprises. Four years ago he
was slaying a demon to protect a random women on the street. Unbeknownst to him while he was rescuing this
random women on the street demons killed his fiancée-Laura. When he meets the demon that attacked Tegan
he learns that the random women he saved was Tegan. When pieces of the puzzle start to come
together Tegan realizes that she has to use all her strength, both physical and
emotional to face the battle that awaits her.
Tegan and Gabe have to face an army of demons, this is a fierce fight
but after the battle is over they have their own personal emotional demons to battle.
I tend to stay away from
paranormal because I don’t find them to be entertaining, but Lisa Kessler
really delivers! I really loved the way
she weaves this story of demons and witches and I caught myself tense with
anticipation. I was intrigued to see how
Tegan and Gabe would beat the demons and the other little difficulties that
appeared. Tegan was a fascinating
character to watch evolve. At the beginning she motivated by fear and keeps
waiting for the other shoe to drop. As
she starts to face her possible death she becomes stronger and confident. At the end of the story she is reclaiming her
life. Gabe also comes to terms with his
fears and realizes that it’s harder to fall in love than be a demon slayer.
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