Review: I'm officially hooked!!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2013
This was my first experience with Lisa Kessler's work, and I was most definitely impressed!  Since I haven't read the previous books in this series, I had no idea what to expect, so the genius behind Kessler's supernatural creatures was all new to me.  With a beautifully crafted world that combines ancient Mayan lore, demons, and vampire-like creatures of the night, this story is entirely unique, terrifying, and captivating all at once!Brainiac scientist Gretchen and Night Walker-turned-brilliant archeologist Lukas had spent many months together in the wilderness of the Yucatan jungle; long enough for them to discover there was something sinister going on in the underbelly of the ruins, and long enough to realize that they both felt more than just friendship for each other.  Gretchen had no idea that the man she admired and lusted after held a dark secret of his own, and neither of them had any idea that the discoveries they made were more than just ancient stories.  There was definitely a creepy vibe as they tried to unearth what was going on at the sacrificial altar they had found, especially when the evil latched itself on to Gretchen and forced Lukas to make the decision to send her back to safety.  Well, or so he thought, because it turns out there's no hiding from the blood-thirsty demon that had been awoken from her long slumber and was about to be unleashed on the world!With the Night Demon's awakening, the immortal Night Walker Gods of the North, South, East, and West were called to the jungle to carry out their role in sending her back to her earthly prison before she could spread her evil and death.  I loved that the modern world of the Night Walker vamp-like creatures collided with that of the four from ancient times; Lukas and Gretchen, and Calisto and Kate from the first book of this series,  had to all work together with the gods to stop the Night Demon.  The danger was palpable, the violence was gruesome, and the suspense had my stomach in knots as I hoped for the best in what turned out to be one hellish and terrifying battle for good!The ONLY reason I didn't give this story a perfect 5 stars is because the romance between Lukas and Gretchen was so understated.  Don't get me wrong, they do have some very steamy moments, but it felt like their love story was on the back burner for most of the plot so it wasn't as prominent as I'd liked for it to have been.  I still loved their characters, though, and it isn't stopping me from being a very enthusiastic new fan of Lisa Kessler's work!  I will be grabbing up the rest of this series, including the previous two (book 1 as well as Kane and Marguerite's novella), and I highly recommend this series to paranormal romance fans!!