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Available
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Publication
Berkley (2007), 325 pages
Description
Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. FBI agent Cynna Weaver teams up with sorcerer Cullen Seabourne to help identify elected officials who have accepted demonic pacts. But the passion simmering between them-and their investigation-spiral out of control when an ancient prophecy is fulfilled.
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LibraryThing member shelley582
Excellent third entry into a very good series about a law enforcement team that specializes in the paranormal. Not nearly as fluffy as the packaging suggests. First two books are Tempting Danger and Mortal Danger.
LibraryThing member lauren_dane
I loved Blood Lines from beginning to end. I think Eileen Wilks is one of the freshest and most interesting voices out there writing paranormals and reading her books is a pleasure.
I won't waste time with a plot recap, you can read the blurb above for that. But I will say I think Rule Turner ranks
Lily is strong but not so strong she doesn't have room in her life for help but she needs to be strong to keep Rule from taking over her life. I like the balance they've achieved and I love the emotional tension as they recover from what they endured as they were separated in the last book.
The action is all well written and fun and I can't say I found the book confusing as a standalone at all. Frankly, I quite liked the multiple storylines at once and the two sets of hero/heroine - it kept me interested and as I love Rule and Lily, I was quite happy that they featured strongly in the book.
In a sea of books that sometimes bleed into each other plotwise, Wilks rises above the pack (no pun intended) and gives readers something to really sink their teeth into (okay so that one was, LOL) I highly recommend Blood Lines and I can't wait for the next installment.
I won't waste time with a plot recap, you can read the blurb above for that. But I will say I think Rule Turner ranks
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up with Roarke on the best hero ever list. Lily is strong but not so strong she doesn't have room in her life for help but she needs to be strong to keep Rule from taking over her life. I like the balance they've achieved and I love the emotional tension as they recover from what they endured as they were separated in the last book.
The action is all well written and fun and I can't say I found the book confusing as a standalone at all. Frankly, I quite liked the multiple storylines at once and the two sets of hero/heroine - it kept me interested and as I love Rule and Lily, I was quite happy that they featured strongly in the book.
In a sea of books that sometimes bleed into each other plotwise, Wilks rises above the pack (no pun intended) and gives readers something to really sink their teeth into (okay so that one was, LOL) I highly recommend Blood Lines and I can't wait for the next installment.
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LibraryThing member rocalisa
I thoroughly enjoyed this. I wasn't so keen on the previous book in the series - still a great read, but looking back the story wasn't so much my thing. Now, we're on track with what is now clearly a long term story and our main characters are beginning to find out how serious things are.
The action
The world is changing - magic faded out of the world about 400 years ago and now it is coming back. The goddess who is the Lupi's enemy is determined to take and gain power and needs Lily to do it. And things are only going to get more complicated.
I really liked this book, because the series is going somewhere now. I guess for Wilks it always was, but the readers can see it now. I can't wait for more.
Oh, and some of Grandmother's secrets are revealed. There are dragons. And it looks like we should see more of Molly and Michael eventually. That will be great as I loved them. The last line of their short story is the best last line I've ever read, I think.
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here is shared between Lily and Rule and Cullen and Cynna. Clearly, Cullen and Cynna are going to get more "screen time" as their roles in the coming future build. That's fine with me - I like both pairs of characters and I'll be happy to spend time with Cullen and Cynna - so long and Lily and Rule don't get dropped completely.The world is changing - magic faded out of the world about 400 years ago and now it is coming back. The goddess who is the Lupi's enemy is determined to take and gain power and needs Lily to do it. And things are only going to get more complicated.
I really liked this book, because the series is going somewhere now. I guess for Wilks it always was, but the readers can see it now. I can't wait for more.
Oh, and some of Grandmother's secrets are revealed. There are dragons. And it looks like we should see more of Molly and Michael eventually. That will be great as I loved them. The last line of their short story is the best last line I've ever read, I think.
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LibraryThing member Darla
I'm calling this "paranormal romance" because that's what it says on the spine, but in my little world, it's contemporary fantasy. With romantic elements, to be sure, but the emphasis in this series is more on the fantasy than on the romance.
At 2:52 a.m., Greenwich mean time, on my birthday,
Lily and fellow agent Cynna Weaver is tasked with finding the source of the surge, because Cynna was a former follower and apprentice to Jiri, a sorceror who calls demons.
They also call in sorceror and former lone wolf Cullen to help when Rule is dying from a spell that keeps him from healing and his son is kidnapped.
There were sparks between Cullen and Cynna in the previous book, but there are more sparks now that these two very independent individuals are forced to work together.
Blood Lines is definitely a page-turner. There's so much going on, from werewolf politics to an overall increase in the level of magic in the world that there are no slow spots; no places in the story where you feel comfortable just setting the book down and leaving it to finish the next day. And it's not just the action--all the action has an emotional content: Cynna facing her past, Rule's fears for his son and Lily's for Rule, and of course Cynna and Cullen's growing feelings for each other.
Unlike the usual paranormal romance series, the couple from the previous books doesn't fade into the background. Lily and Rule are still very much front and center here, and at least this far in the series, it feels more like J. D. Robb's In Death series, which has other romance stories in it, but Eve and Roarke are still the stars. Whether Lily and Rule will continue in this role in subsequent books, I don't know, but I'm pretty sure this entire series will end up on my keeper shelves. I hope it'll be a long one.
At 2:52 a.m., Greenwich mean time, on my birthday,
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there's a magical surge that's felt all over the world, with different effects. FBI agent Lily and werewolf prince Rule from the previous books in the series are attending a performance of Handel's Messiah at the time, and the surge causes a werewolf onstage to change. Rule is able to keep from changing, and helps the out-of-control werewolf, who turns out to be from a rival clan, which sets into motion a deadly chain of events.Lily and fellow agent Cynna Weaver is tasked with finding the source of the surge, because Cynna was a former follower and apprentice to Jiri, a sorceror who calls demons.
They also call in sorceror and former lone wolf Cullen to help when Rule is dying from a spell that keeps him from healing and his son is kidnapped.
There were sparks between Cullen and Cynna in the previous book, but there are more sparks now that these two very independent individuals are forced to work together.
Blood Lines is definitely a page-turner. There's so much going on, from werewolf politics to an overall increase in the level of magic in the world that there are no slow spots; no places in the story where you feel comfortable just setting the book down and leaving it to finish the next day. And it's not just the action--all the action has an emotional content: Cynna facing her past, Rule's fears for his son and Lily's for Rule, and of course Cynna and Cullen's growing feelings for each other.
Unlike the usual paranormal romance series, the couple from the previous books doesn't fade into the background. Lily and Rule are still very much front and center here, and at least this far in the series, it feels more like J. D. Robb's In Death series, which has other romance stories in it, but Eve and Roarke are still the stars. Whether Lily and Rule will continue in this role in subsequent books, I don't know, but I'm pretty sure this entire series will end up on my keeper shelves. I hope it'll be a long one.
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LibraryThing member huyen
less focus on Yu and more on Cullen and Cynna's relationship; missed this book when I started the series last year so I finally got around to reading it. Good and action packed but not my favorite of the series
LibraryThing member drhapgood
I really enjoyed this book, and I'm not just saying that because I've now read the entire backstory I missed when I was misled by an ad at the back of anthology stating that Night Season was the first book of the series. inhale.
These books kind of feel like a compromise, but not in a terrible way.
For fans of the story "Originally Human" from the Cravings anthology (of which I am the biggest!), we get a taste of Molly and Michael again, with Cullen musing over his lost memories. FIGURE IT OUT CULLEN, I want (need) some more Molly and Michael.
These books kind of feel like a compromise, but not in a terrible way.
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Not too fantastical, not too romancy (thank god! I hate when things QUIVER), characters I don't want to stab, spit on, or send copies of Eyes Wide Shut and other movies I hate. For fans of the story "Originally Human" from the Cravings anthology (of which I am the biggest!), we get a taste of Molly and Michael again, with Cullen musing over his lost memories. FIGURE IT OUT CULLEN, I want (need) some more Molly and Michael.
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LibraryThing member TheYodamom
Ms. Wilks writes beautifully, intricately detailed stories. That is what makes her tales wonderful and sometimes a bit over-informing. Don't get me wrong I loved this book, i just got bogged down under the rules and information, glassy eyed. This was a necessity for the story which it not written
This is a must read, but be ready to sit back and take your time, this is full bodied story !
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quickly with little thought as many are these days. The action is intense, unyielding and believable. The Grandmother steals the show with just a few paragraphs ! This is a must read, but be ready to sit back and take your time, this is full bodied story !
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Awards
P.E.A.R.L. (Winner — 2007)
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Original publication date
2007