Giveaway and Review ~ Dawn of a Dark Knight ~ Love and Evil

Posted: July 3, 2013 in Action/Adventure, giveaways, Paranormal or fantasy, reviews, Romance
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I’m looking forward to telling you about Dawn of a Dark Knight by Zoe Forward.

Sexy magi, a reluctant healer, and an ancient evil.

What more do you need!

Enjoy my review and don’t forget to enter the giveaway!

Dawn of a Dark Knight

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In the shadows of our world, a secret band of warriors fights to protect us. They are the last line of defense against an evil no human can stop.

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Ashor Vlahos, as Prime Magus, the leader of the last eight magi, is duty bound to find a healer. One is needed, and needed now, as an old enemy has returned.

The Gods have chosen Doctor Kira Hardy. She saved Ashor ten years ago.

Kira agrees to help when the magi are devastated by a daemon attack. Now Ashor insists she stay and become their healer, their akhrian.

There’s a big problem though. Kira likes her life. She doesn’t believe in these Gods, and she just wants to go home.

An even bigger problem is the attraction between Ashor and Kira.

It’s is forbidden for him to be with their akhrian, but since Kira doesn’t believe in the Gods, she sees something she likes and goes for it.

And she sees Ashor. Toned muscles, rock hard abs, and those tattoos. She would love to do things to those tattoos.

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Poor Ashor is already half insane, close to his turning. Kira could be his undoing.

He’s been experiencing blackouts brought on from fighting with deamons. Their evil souls are poisonous and work on a magus, corrupting their kem-seki and causing them to go berserk..

When that happens, there’s no going back, and they have to be destroyed by another Magus

Ashor is so close, he knows it’s only a matter of time.

But still, he gets all twisted up in his boxers when Kira entices him to crawl between the sheets with her. He senses she is his senariai, soul mate, but their union is strictly forbidden.

“He’d sought her soul, but discovered he’d lost his own.”

 It’s all he can do to turn away and obey the Gods.

Now the enemy approaches, and it wants to finish them off, get rid of the magi and the healer and let darkness loose upon the world.

Why did this story work for me?

Because of several things.

First, great characters.

I couldn’t help but fall for Ashor and Kira. They are in the middle of a battle to save mankind and still have to deal with their raging desire for each other.

I think the Gods were laughing while they watched Ashor struggle to stay out of Kira’s bed.

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You know how they say almost dying can make you fall into bed together, just so you know you’re alive? Kira and Ashor have to deal with this a lot and it gets funny and pretty steamy.

But this thought always stops Ashor from going too far.

“If he horizontal mamboed with her, the gods wrath would pour down on them.”

Second, the peripheral characters.

Each is well written with distinct voices and personalities.

They helped flesh out the story and I grew quite fond of some of them.

The magi are sexy, fierce warriors and the bad guys are truly vile.

I would like to read their stories.

Third, originality.

It’s hard to find a book with new beings and a new twist on an old story.

The Magus are unique and fascinating and the forbidden love is more fun than frustrating.

The author kept the sexual tension just right. And she also kept me guessing as to whether these two would ever be together, or would I have to wait for another book.

Fourth, editing.

If there were any typos and such, they were so minor they didn’t make a blip on my radar. The book read smoothly, keeping  me up late, turning the pages to hurry and see what was coming next.

Fifth, sarcasm.

I like some sarcasm, or snark, in my characters. Makes it fun and keeps me grinning. As long as there’s not too much. In this case, it was just right.

So, there you have it. Five reasons I recommend this book.

Then there’s the pure enjoyment I got out of reading it.There was plenty of action, it was never dull. I could picture the scenes in my mind and visualize the characters. I left feeling like I knew them .

4 Stars

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Giveaway

 I have one signed paperback to giveaway.

****US/Canada Only****

Sorry to my International friends.

To enter, please leave your email address and answer this question:

Do you think a man with tattoos is sexy?

Giveaway ends July 17th.

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About the author

Zoe Forward

Zoe Forward writes action-adventure paranormal romances. She has a special love of archaeology, especially anything Egyptian.  Although a deep part of her wishes she had pursued a career that would have her at a dig site in a hot, sandy country, she’s a small animal veterinarian, caring for everything from chinchillas to dogs…and even one hermit crab in there.

Contacts

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Comments
  1. Tiffany Tosh says:

    I love the man with the tattoos…very sexy! My email is tjtmtsc@aol.com.

  2. I have seen men with intricate tattoos that seemed to draw my eye to the art work and the flesh it is painted on and i have seen men with tattoos that were full of gang style symbols and bad art. So I do find some tattooed men sexy. Ashor’s tattoos are diffidently sexy! amantedeborah@yahoo.com

  3. Yes and no. It just depends on the guy. lol Excellent review Laura.

  4. jannashay says:

    Terrific review. I love the artistry of tattoos. Men with tattoos are like cake with icing. So it depends on the man and the tattoo. But overall, I think men with tattoos are sexy.

  5. OOOOOhhh I want to win this giveaway bad!!!! Great review there Laura! I have two answers to the question… LOL! YES I love tattoos on a hunk of a man who is sculpted and georgous. BUT NO if they are on a man like Jackie Gleason or John Goodman… yuck!!!! TOO FUNNY!!! Lots of love, Emily

  6. Brook Lohmeier says:

    I do think that they are sexy, provided that the tattoo is done well. Trashy tattoos are not sexy at all.

  7. ELSA says:

    Love tribal tattoo on a man. Notice I said tattoo, singular. Typically I don’t like tattoos at all. It also depends on individual sporting the tattoo. Some make me want to gouge out my eyes out! But oooo baby! I can look at a guy you have on the cover all day long!!!

  8. Ari says:

    Very sexy. Email is jynxirouge@gmail.com

  9. Ashor is a hawt muscled tattooed piece of man meat that I’d def like to try! lol I think tats w/ a reason are badass but tats that dont mean anything are kinda lame. So yeah, some ink is rad but badly done, unflattering ones I tend to stare at for all the wrong reasons.

    emilymarie070750@gmail.com

  10. bookaholicholly says:

    It definitely depends on what sort of tattoos he has.

  11. LeKeisha Thomas says:

    Pardon my French, but Hell f***ing yes!!! I love a man with tattoos! A very sexy thing indeed.

    thomaslakeisha27@yahoo.com

  12. Jennifer Bradford says:

    Most definitely!

  13. Amanda Ray says:

    YES!!! A man with tattoos is VERY sexy!!
    luvs2read3fun(at)gmail(dot)com

  14. Johnni says:

    Yes! It’s living art.

  15. Michelle Hofacker says:

    If the tattoos are done as art and not crazy gang style (or messed up home style like i have seen done), then they can make a man very sexy. Fine man-art moving my way will never be turned away 8)

  16. Jo-Anne Russell says:

    I say yes! Thank you. Great looking cover. This book sounds interesting.

    • fuonlyknew says:

      This book had some new concepts. I liked that. It’s hard to find something new and this was very well written and just all out fun to read.

  17. andieleah78 says:

    Definitely think men with tats are hot!
    andieleah78@gmail.com

  18. Intricate tribal tattoos on buff young men and women (as in your pictures) are aesthetically pleasing and very eye-catching! I am a heterosexual male, but I must say I would not mind it one bit if I looked like Ashor.

    author (at) vampiresyndrome.net

  19. Ambrosia Raid says:

    Some tattoos look amazing, some I wonder what was going threw someone’s head. All in all though…the right guy, with the right tattoos, definitely sexy.
    ambrosia_raid@yahoo.com

  20. Alexandra says:

    Men with tattoos are extremely sexy. Gotta love bad boys! 🙂

    alexandrahughes@sbcglobal.net

  21. Barbara Ann says:

    I like a man who has put significant thought into the tattoos he arranges on his body

  22. Lacey Galicia says:

    Yes! I find men with tattoos sexy! Although I dislike it when they have extremely stupid tattoos that make no sense. I have tattoos so I like my men to have them as well 🙂

  23. Melany says:

    If the tattoos are well done and not offensive they can be very sexy on a man.

    winddancing@gmail.com

  24. Marianne Houghtaling says:

    Yes, if the tattoos are done tastefully, I do like a few, but too many are a turnoff.

  25. louckslindsey says:

    Tattoos can make an already sexy man even sexier, but the key is to be already sexy!
    loucks(dot)lindsey(at)yahoo(dot)com

  26. A man with tattoos is extremely sexy to me! I’ll think even more of him if they are black/white and are in good taste! *my back shoulder piece is almost done*
    Now add in the fact that he’s tall, dark hair, gorgeous eyes and good muscle tone, *Ka-Thunk*
    Thank you so much,
    Sebrina_Cassity at yahoo dot com

  27. Absolutely 100% yes! Tattoos are very sexy and piercings are too. When I was single if a guy didn’t have any I usually didn’t talk to him. Lol

  28. I love a guy with tats. But not a man that has too many. I actually am a fan of the tattoo shows that are on tv. I watch them religiously – don’t even mind if they’re a repeat. And if the guy rides a motorcycle, even better.

    Lynn
    lareynolds0316@gmail.com

  29. Sara says:

    A few tats can be sexy, but I personally don’t like a ton of them. sdoyle@sucocoopwb.com

  30. Crystal Guidroz says:

    Yes, love tatoos on guys, lol especially the right kind of guy!

  31. Beth Hoover says:

    For every day men, it all depends on the man, the tattoo and where it is placed. If it comes down to the perfect fictional alpha hero, HECK YEAH!

  32. Becca says:

    Yes I think tattoos are sexy on the right man. And as long as they are not “jail house” tattoos.

  33. Yes and No, Most men look sexy OMG Good 🙂 but I have seen a few that look icky and make your skin crawl and not in a good way

    Thank you for the giveaway 🙂
    closkot at hotmail dot com

  34. rabidfaery says:

    Reblogged this on rabidfeary's Blog and commented:
    Druid themed protection tattoo’s and plain old tribal.

  35. rabidfaery says:

    If the man has a body worthy of being adorned with good, well done tattoo’s that compliment his physique . Women can really compliment their bodies curves with the correct placement of the tattoo’s. random, meaningless , tattoo’s are ugly & messy. My email Is dreadfort77@gmail.com

  36. Alexandra Bogdanovic says:

    A sexy guy is a sexy guy. The tattoos are just the icing on the cake. Yum!
    allieb1969@yahoo.com

  37. Claudia Triplet says:

    Depending on what part of the body and what kind of tattoos … it can be very sexy. Body type doesn’t hurt either.

  38. Book looks very intriguing, and yes very sexy.

  39. Hope Clippinger says:

    I don’t mind tattoos. But there is such a thing as too many. Also those tacky ones you get one night while drunk/high and you regret in the morning….those aren’t attractive.

  40. diamondnazaneen says:

    YES. I don’t like too many though. My crush has one under his arm and on his forearm and chest, very hot! I especially like black ones or unique ones…the more artistic the better. Tribal tattoos, yuck!! Lol.

  41. Dalene K. Rodman says:

    A man with tattoos well done by a good artist is so hot…. I mean very drool worthy. 😛

  42. Joann W. says:

    Tattoo’s happen to be my favorite. My husband happens to be covered in them. 🙂 Paperbacklass@gmail.com

  43. Leah says:

    depends on the tattoos – and how many there are, but yes, they can be sexy. leah.labbe@gmail.com

  44. Kel says:

    I love tattoos and when done right they can be very sexy. kdonovan221@gmail.com

  45. My e-mail is MyOwnTigerEyes@gmail.com and I certainly think that a man with tattoos is sexy – incredibly sexy. Tattoos on a man always seem to have a certain air of mystery and intelligence if picked and tattooed correctly. My boyfriend has a gorgeous tattoo and I think he’s sexy!

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