Serpent's Kiss (Thea Harrison)
SUMMARY
In order to save his friend's life, Wyr sentinel Rune Ainissesthai made a bargain with Vampyre Queen Carling—without knowing what she would ask from him in return. But when Rune attempts to make good on his debt, he finds a woman on the edge.
Recently, Carling's Power has become erratic, forcing her followers to flee in fear. Despite the danger, Rune is drawn to the ailing Queen and decides to help her find a cure for the serpent's kiss—the vampyric disease that's killing her.
With their desire for each other escalating just as quickly as Carling's instability spirals out of control, the sentinel and the Queen will have to rely on each other if they have any hope of surviving the serpent's kiss.
Recently, Carling's Power has become erratic, forcing her followers to flee in fear. Despite the danger, Rune is drawn to the ailing Queen and decides to help her find a cure for the serpent's kiss—the vampyric disease that's killing her.
With their desire for each other escalating just as quickly as Carling's instability spirals out of control, the sentinel and the Queen will have to rely on each other if they have any hope of surviving the serpent's kiss.
MY REVIEW
Rune and Carling
A Gryphon who was treated like a god in ancient times and a Vampire Queen and Sorceress.
Although this is not surely my favorite book in this series, it contains unquestionably my favorite scene in the whole series:
…And then he demonstrated to her what a real kiss is. And he kneeled again:
My God, my poor poor heart!
Rune and Carling will not have an easy relationship. He is a hot-blooded beast and she is a coldhearted vampire who has lost her will to continue.
Lots of politics in this book. Vampires love politics and cook up lucrative schemes.
Lots of science. The author tries to explain how the vampires have been created somehow.
Lots of time travelling in combination with magic. Carlin is an expert in magic and Power.
The book has a slow pace that may discourage the readers. Until Carlin finds her will to live and her passion to love, readers may get too bored.
Rune’s enthusiasm will help you to finish the story.
Taken as a whole, the book is a great journey.
A Gryphon who was treated like a god in ancient times and a Vampire Queen and Sorceress.
Although this is not surely my favorite book in this series, it contains unquestionably my favorite scene in the whole series:
She said, “Kneel.”
She felt his surprise as her command jolted through him.
But then he did a thing that surprised her in return. He raised his eyebrows, gave her that easygoing insouciant grin of his and said, “Okey-dokey.”
With a flourish he went gracefully down on one knee in front of her.
What was this? He was down on the floor, his powerful broad shoulders dipped in subjugation. He even bowed his head. He gave every appearance of submission, and performed flawlessly to the letter of her order, but . . .
Deep in the axis of that fierce remarkable soul, the alpha male still reigned. She circled behind him and stepped close to his broad shoulders to put her lips near his ear. She whispered, “You’re not really kneeling inside.”
He cocked his head to look at her over one shoulder. His reckless gaze laughed at her. He whispered back, “You didn’t order me to do that. It would require an entirely different bargain for me to really kneel to you.”
Caught in the unknown riddle, she asked, “What bargain would that require?”
He gave her a slow smile. “You must give me a kiss.”
The sleek arch of her eyebrows lifted. “Just a kiss?”
“Just that.”
“The bargain is struck,” she said.
“And answered,” he growled.
Carling put a hand onto his shoulder as she prowled to stand in front of him. Then she slid her hands along the warm sun-bronzed skin of his jaw. She tilted his handsome wild face up to hers and he let her. Then she bent to place her cool lips on his hot carved lips.
Her body moved in the impulse to breathe again, and she allowed it. His masculine Power enveloped her, and it was spiced with sensuality and warmth as it caressed her like a sun-filled breeze.
She lifted her head and stared down at him. She narrowed her eyes.
She said, “You’re still not really kneeling inside.”
Tap, tap, went her bare foot.
He cocked an eyebrow.
“What else did you expect, Carling?” he replied. “That wasn’t a real kiss.”
…And then he demonstrated to her what a real kiss is. And he kneeled again:
Carling stared. Rune was down on his knee again where she had ordered him, but this time she could sense from his emotions that he meant it. He gave full sincere, gracious homage to her. She could see it clear all the way through him, only instead of humbling that insouciant alpha male, somehow it ennobled him with the courtly aspect of a medieval knight.
My God, my poor poor heart!
Rune and Carling will not have an easy relationship. He is a hot-blooded beast and she is a coldhearted vampire who has lost her will to continue.
Lots of politics in this book. Vampires love politics and cook up lucrative schemes.
Lots of science. The author tries to explain how the vampires have been created somehow.
Lots of time travelling in combination with magic. Carlin is an expert in magic and Power.
The book has a slow pace that may discourage the readers. Until Carlin finds her will to live and her passion to love, readers may get too bored.
Rune’s enthusiasm will help you to finish the story.
Taken as a whole, the book is a great journey.
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