"highly original twist on the vampire genre"
I am getting a little weary of vampire tales of late, but
there seems to be no stopping the genre. One of the best
to emerge from this over-crowded category is Robin T.
Popp. Popp pulls a cross-genre twist on this, making her
Night Slayer series unique. Her first novel Too Close to
the Sun (June 2003), a highly innovative Sci-Fi Romance for
Dorchester, made me an instant fan. However, in the switch
in publishers and genre, I had to wait for the edge of the
seat, brilliant Out of the Night (September 2005), the
first book in her Night Slayer series. I am delighted
there wasn't the long wait for the second one. Seduced by
the Night, shows Popp is a talent to stay. Bethany Stavinoski is a top biochemist. It causes her to
be sucked into the dangerous world of rogue vampires and
half-vampire changelings. The Bad Vamps want her to
replicate a formula so they can dominate the world, only
there is a Night Slayer bent on stopping them. Dirk Adams
is a changeling, a Night Slayer, a human with all the
powers of a vampire, but not all the bad side effects. He
is a slayer who a hunts down the rogue vamps. Currently,
he is assigned to protect Bethany. As he tries to shield
her, Bethany find Dirk drawing her closer. As they are
relentlessly pursued, she faces giving herself to Dirk's
dark power in order to save their lives. The pace is breathless, Dirk and Bethany's desire for each
other sensual. Popp weaves threads of her former Sci-Fi
genre into this vamp series to give a stronger base in
reality. It sets the Night Slayers apart from all the
other vampires books, showing Popp is a talent to watch. Highly recommended.
Reviewed by DeborahAnne MacGillivray
Posted June 13, 2006
SummarySEDUCED BY THE MYSTERY...Dr. Bethany Stavinoski doesn't run
from a challenge. As the top biochemist in her field, the
delicate-looking blonde routinely puts herself on the line.
But her latest research project plunges her into a
terrifying world she never knew existed—and into the arms of
a dangerous, irresistible man. SEDUCED BY THE DANGER...Dirk
Adams is a changeling, a human with a vampire's strength and
skills. He patrols the darkness to destroy renegade
vampires, and he senses something far more powerful behind
the relentless pursuers now on Beth's trail. As a nightmare
he never imagined unfolds, Beth's only chance to save both
their lives is to surrender to Dirk's desperate need...and
match his hunger with her own. SEDUCED BY THE NIGHT
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