Review: And the Hotness Continues
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2013
I absolutely, totally loved this book.  A roller coaster of emotions makes it so  you don't want to put the book down. I love all the Brides of the Kindred and love the way Evangeline always manages to pull most of her main characters into each story.  It almost unfolds as a movie.  The scenes keep going without a hitch.Reddix a "Touch Kindred" is suffering from RTS and has been for 10 years.  He cannot stand to be around anyone much less touch or be touched.  RTS is a disorder that bombards the individual with everyone's emotions and not in a good way and touch is also excruciating for them.  So for a very hot hot male kindred this is devastating.Nina, a massage therapist, living with her dysfunctional Dad, trying to save her money to go to school and get her degree as a PA. Has a grandmother that adores her and she adores. Nina appears to have a special gift of healing hands if I phrased this correctly. For several months Nina has been having strange dreams of a shadowed man.  She never sees his face, but she knows he is filled with pain and desire.  She's frightened but at the same time leaves her wanting and in need.In the opening chapters (and I'll touch ever so briefly) Reddix  returns to the Mother Ship to try and convince his best friend Saber to return to Tarsia as the OverChief, otherwise it will fall to Reddix and he just can't do it.  His RTS is getting worse and with emotion overload that is inevitable due to all the public appearance that would be required could end up killing him.  Saber is not willing to give up his mate and is wary about returning home.  If he does it will be with Lissa at his side.Reddix not having another alternative makes a deal with the Swamp Witch to cure him of his RTS.  But he first has to go to earth and find the one with a pure heart and healing hands so she can have her blood.  The Swamp Witch besides easing Reddix's RTS has another motive. Shocking twist.Reddix has been dream sharing with Nina not knowing who she was, and he finally realizes she's the one he needs to seal the deal with the Swamp Witch.One of my favorite parts is when he kidnaps Nina and their spaceship crashes.  She manages to get out of her handcuffs and cuffs Reddix to a kitchen bar while he's out cold from the crash.  I love their banter back and forth; I love that he can't feel her emotions and can have a conversation with her and not be in pain.  I laughed out loud  when nature called and Nina  would not un-cuff him  but instead assisted in the matter.We are introduced to several new characters. Megan, Therron and an evil unknown.  I'm hoping the next book will be Megan's and I have a feeling it will involve Therron.  We were also given some light comical (at least I thought they were comical) moments at Kat's bonding ceremony.  The bonding fruit wedding cake. And a twist in the events at the end that had me doing my happy dance.Evangeline I whole heartedly give Shadowed 5* and I love your books.