Kresley Cole, A Hunger like No Other

A Hunger like No Other

Kresley Cole

Pocket, Apr 2006, $6.99

ISBN: 1416509879

He searched for his soul mate for a millennium before the vampire horde captured him in the catacombs below Paris. However, after a seemingly endless captivity, Lachlain MacRieve senses the scent of his Beloved One; this gives the leader of the Lykae Clan the incentive to escape, which he does.

Lachlain's eupohoria turns into a rage when he realizes the irony that fate has wrought to him. His chosen mate is a hybrid vampire-valkyrie, two natural enemies merged inside her soul and body. Even worse, following his abduction of Emmaline, he realizes she lacks the strength of either species. Instead she behaves like a frightened rabbit, which Emmaline is, as she has heard horror tales about the torture and violence employed by the Lykae. However, as scared as she is, Emmaline finds courage in her attraction to her chief kidnapper Lachlain. Her fortitude makes him realize that his beloved has an inner strength few contain. As the soul-mates fall in love in his remote Scottish castle, the vampire horde seek both of them at the same time her irate valkyrie relatives seek to liberate her.

Romantic fantasy fans will appreciate the return to Cole's world (see the novella "The Warlord Wants Forever" in PLAYING EASY TO GET), as this character driven star-crossed lovers tale is so much fun to read. The action packed storyline plays out on three levels: the lead couple's seductively sexual encounter while falling in love in his castle; her Valkyrie aunt coming to her rescue; and the vampires wanting to kill him and abduct her for her different blood type. A HUNGER LIKE NO OTHER is a superb thriller that will allow NO REST FOR THE WICKED as this is a fast sensational read.