Review: Dominated
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 5, 2013
Dominated!In this fast paced origin story, pre-med student Eve Hayden is torn between pursuing a career in the arts and the joining the family business of vampire hunting. Receipt of a manuscript that had been given to her deceased mother puts Eve on the path to meet Michel de Cernay, puritan & debauched priest who resents his life as a vampire and his twin brother Julien a libertine and former knight who is enjoying the changes vampire-hood have brought into his life. After refusing to return the manuscript to Eve and being unable to compel her to forget all knowledge of it, Michel suggests to Eve that she become his Adept, not to be outdone, Julien provides a few tantalizing tidbits about her mother to Eve before suggesting she was meant to become his Adept. Each side of the vampire conflict could utilize Eve's skills to assist and further their particular vampire ageda. Eve is enthralled with each of the brothers on both a physical and emotional level and would like the manuscript back as she determines her own future. All of this was a pre-cursor to a not so run of the mill erotica novel that contains paranormal, mystery, romance and suspense elements.I was disheartened that I didn't like the story more. Unfortunately Eve's interaction with Michel didn't work for me. IMO the turn-around from strong heroine to weak female happened much too quickly. That it was mostly limited to him pushing it toward control and her swooning. I didn't buy them as a couple but liked them both as individuals.Despite my feeling about the heroine I liked quite a few other things in this exciting read. The originality of the story; the pacing; the intriguing sensuality of the characters and suspense within story itself all contributed to guaranteeing this would be a new favorite series for many as these things highlighted Ms. Lunds talent for storytelling. Misgivings about the heroine aside, I will be on board with book 2.