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!
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.
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.
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.
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Giveaway ends July 17th.
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About the author
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.
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Busy, busy, busy. So many delicious reads! Some I’ve read and will be posting my reviews soon.
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