Lights Out!
The Huntsmen, Book 1

Amber Green

Publisher:
Loose ID

Release Date:
April 2007

Genres:
Historical Romance
Menage M/F/M
Paranormal Romance

ISBN:
eBook
9781596324411

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Reviewed by
Yosha

Review Posted:
August 2008

November, 1942: Headlines scream of war overseas, not of monstrous Hydes lurking in the blacked-out streets of New York City. Yet Hydes once driven underground by electric light have reclaimed the dark hours. 

The city's Guardian summons Huntsmen Jack French and his twin, Tommy, to combat the Hydes. Only half a step from becoming monsters themselves, the twins risk life and soul to protect the people of the daylight world. Their chances of survival are small indeed, but that's what war is. That's what Huntsmen do.  

After her mother's murder gives The Home Front new meaning, Lorie-the-Riveter volunteers for frontline duty in the secret war against the Hydes. Jack and Tommy need her as a lure. More, feeding on her orgasmic energies might keep them from taking that fatal half-step into the darkness. Lorie loves with the intensity of a wartime romance, but she knows the score -- she's a convenience for this mission, and the guys won't spare a thought for her once they move on. Jack grimly holds his affection at arm's length; the woman a Huntsman loves is too likely to die screaming under him.  

Under Jack's intimate tutelage, Lorie becomes a perfect feeder -- and the consummate bait. But when a beloved face becomes a monster's face, will she have the grit to do what must be done? 

From the moment that Lorie sneaks into Jack’s hotel room to escape the Hydes, she and Jack are destined to be together, even though neither is what the other wants or expects.   Lorie is a complete innocent – Jack is up to the task of educating her and bringing out her natural sensuality. Jack is not alone however.  His brother, Tommy, shares every aspect of Jack’s life, including his attraction to Lorie.  The struggle to balance possessiveness and separate relationships gives this story depth beyond that found in many ménage books.  I love hot three way sex, but I love a really good story about the underlying relationship of the ménage even more.  And this was ultimately heart wrenching, when Lorie has to choose how to deal with a Hyde who was once a loved one. 

Amber Green also created a detailed, in depth story about how people lived in WW II, when everything is rationed.  I had to think about what the world would be like without supermarkets, dry cleaners, food delivery services, and readily available wash machines.  I liked seeing competent people handle difficult situations. 

As much as I loved the story, I didn’t give this book 5 Bookmarks because I struggled to understand the written accents.  Southern accents don’t always translate from the spoken word to the written word.   

I am looking forward to reading more Huntsmen stories.

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