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Publisher:
Berkley Trade
Release Date:
August 7, 2007
Genres:
Erotica
Paranormal Romance
ISBN:
Print
9780425214640
Kindle
No
ISBN
Bookmark Rating:
Reviewed by
Jennifer Ray
Review Posted:
June 2008
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A princess of Hell, the only thing the demon Lucinda rules over is the territory
she is charged to protect in her role as guardian. Demon she may be, but she is
honorable as well. When she is tasked with the capture of a rogue Monére
warrior, she soon finds herself in the role of protector rather than hunter,
adding her prisoner to her troupe of companions: a rare Floradëur, Monére
warrior Stefan, and the Mixed Breed Jonnie.
Although determined to not become attached to those under her protection, she
finds Stefan irresistible, and is pulled into a web of erotic desire with him
unlike any she has felt before. Knowing he needs more than she can ever give
him, she intends to find him a place with a Monére Queen, leaving him and the
others behind.
But an unforeseen danger binds her to her men in a way she could never have
anticipated, making the very idea of separation impossible…
LUCINDA, DARKLY
is the first book in Sunny’s THE DEMON PRINCESS CHRONICLES which
is connected to her MONÉRE, CHILDREN OF THE MOON series, but works
very well as a standalone series for those who have not read the other books –
like me. This was the first book by Sunny I have had the pleasure of reading,
and it will not be my last. Not only am I eagerly anticipating the sequel to
LUCINDA, DARKLY, but I have already added the MONÉRE, CHILDREN
OF THE MOON series to my book shopping list. Although I was able to
follow this story without issue, the references to characters in the other
series made me intensely curious!
This book has been compared to Laurell K. Hamilton’s writing, and I can
definitely see why. While classified as a romance and it has some romantic
elements, the story is more an adventure following the main character, Lucinda,
and her companions. Yes, there is love, and oh my gosh are there some sexy
scenes – but this book doesn’t fit the ‘mold’ of a classic romance in that her
story does not end in this book. While this particular part of her story has
completed, her exploits will be continued in the following stories, if the
series title is any indication. Most noticeably, there isn’t a traditional
happy ending in this book. Yes, the story ends well for our main characters,
but since this isn’t really the end of Lucinda’s tale, it is largely up in the
air still as to who she will end up with in the long run. Fans of sagas that
star the same hero and/or heroine in each of the books will appreciate this
immensely, as did I.
Lucinda is an extremely likable heroine. She might be a demon, but she is
nowhere near evil, as she proves by her actions over and over again. It is easy
to fall for her, just like the men who accompany her do.
I see the next book in this exciting new series is due out in *sigh* 2009!!!
I suppose I am going to try to have some patience, but it will be extremely hard
when I am so anxious to see what happens next with this intriguing group of
people! I will be using that time to catch up on Sunny’s other stories in the
meantime… J
Note: This review was originally
written by Jennifer Ray for another review site. It is being reposted at
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