Review: 3.5 stars for this effort
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2011
In this story, we are introduced to a young man named Jack Creed. Ten years ago, werewolves viciously attacked his family, but a vampire gave him new life.  Jack seemed to miss his old life, so he would drop by once a year to his home where his brother, the sole survivor of the attack, still lives. He wouldn't make his presence known, but he would just reminisce about his old life.During one of his visits, Jack comes upon a werewolf attacking a young lady. Unbeknownst to him, the young lady is a werewolf hunter named Silver Reign, and she was not in any real danger.  Jack goes to rescue her, but ends up hurt by the werewolf. Evidently, werewolf scratches and bites are toxic to vampires, so Jack "dies". What actually happened is the attack gave Jack a new lease on life--he is no longer a vampire, but a human again. This is when the adventures of Jack and Silver begin.The story unfolds, that Jack and Silver were destined to meet. We also learn their destiny includes leading the fight against an army of werewolves bent on world domination. Finally, we follow along as Jack and Silver fall in love as prophesied.I really liked the plot and I found it engaging. However, I did not feel the connection between Jack and Silver nor Jack and his brother Billy. I felt more of connection between Jack and Jersey Clifford, the villain. There seemed to be genuine regard between the two, whereas Jack and Silver's love felt forced, like they have to be together because of Lovely's diary. In addition, the plot was very predictable and lacked any real suspense.  A book has to have something to keep you looking forward, and I was going along to get confirmation.I am looking forward to the sequel because there were a few questions that weren't answered in this book. For instance, how did Summer get into Jack's house? How or why do Vampires rule? How do Vampires fit into Jersey Clifford's plan? Why were Silver's parents so hostile, if the relationship was fated anyway? How was the wraith able to come back and save Silver when her soul was released and she shouldn't be a wraith anymore? I don't know why but I liked Jersey Clifford and didn't really see him as the villain. Instead, I saw Lovely as the villainess or the master manipulator.I would like to give the plot a four but the character development, as well as a lack of depth in the story, warrants a 3.5. I would like readers to keep in mind that this is book 1 and as such, the author is setting up a world and book 2 tends to be better. I did enjoy it though, but hope Book 2 is more developed.**Review as a member of the Paranormal Romance Review Team(Paranormal Romance Guild)