Review: Very good start to the series :D
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2014
4 starsThis was a very good story. I liked both Brisa and Darius. Their story was short but well written and interesting with lots of hot sex. This is the first story I've read by this author but based on this I'll probably read more of her work in the future.Brisa is a nice woman that works as a bartender. She's noticed a man that's been coming in her bar for a while and she's attracted to him but he never approaches her. With some encouragement from a friend Brisa approaches him and the attraction spikes. When he offers to walk her to her car after work she wonders just where this will lead.Darius is a warrior of Anubis. He was originally part of the 5th crusade in the 1200s but was mortally injured while in Egypt and he ended up agreeing to serve Anubis in return for immortality. As his service to Anubis, Darius senses evil doers that are near, shifting to a half-jackal form and sending them to Anubis in the underworld. Darius has spent the last (almost) 800 years sending evil doers to the underworld to be judged for their crimes but in all that time he's never been interested in more than a one night stand with a woman...until Brisa.Darius can't stay away from Brisa's bar but he's convinced he can't have a relationship with her because of what he is. When she approaches him in the bar he can't keep from asking for more time with her. He arranges to walk her to her car after her shift ends and then asks her to go out with him the next day. Brisa is very interested in seeing more of Darius so she's all for them going out the next day. When Darius calls her as promised they get together and end up back at his place. Things get a bit hot and heavy between them but Brisa unexpectedly being called in to work halts things before they go too far. Darius asks her to spend more time with him and since she has the next few days off (after her shift that night) he asks her to come stay with him on her days off. She agrees and Darius makes arrangements to meet her at work that night when her shift ends. Unfortunately, Darius runs in to some trouble with a demon that's trying to kill him. The demon spells him so Darius is forced to shift in to his half-jackal form and he can't shift back. This causes Darius in to a situation where he has to stand Brisa up and neither one of them are happy about it.Darius is able to shift back to human the next morning so he calls Brisa and apologizes. Brisa isn't the type of woman that puts up with a man standing her up but she likes Darius a lot (and is already falling for him) so she accepts his excuse this time but makes it clear that behavior isn't acceptable with her. Darius picks her up and they hang out together, having lots of sex and doing a few other things. During this time the feelings between Darius and Brisa escalate very fast and soon Darius finds out that she's his mate (hence the insta-love) and if she accepts his bite she can share his life force and be immortal like him. Darius isn't sure Brisa will be accepting of him when he tells her who he is so he holds off at first and its rather unfortunate because when the demon shows back up, Brisa is there and sees Darius shift. She's freaked by his shifting but the demon scares her more and she can see that Darius tries to protect her. The demon isn't vanquished but they manage to get rid of him temporarily, which is good because Darius gets injured during the fight and Brisa does her best to help him. There's some drama that goes on as Darius recovers and they have "the talk" but it turns out well. Brisa agrees to become Darius' mate and they take out the demon so they're free to start their HEA together.This was a very enjoyable story. I liked both Brisa and Darius and was happy things worked out for them. It's a short story (only taking place over a couple of days) but with it being a PNR, the insta-love factor works in the story. I'll probably try the next book in the series in the future. I'd recommend this book. :)