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Romantic and Original

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This story is your typical paranormal romance-showing the journey of one extraordinary couple from the time they meet to the point where they realize their destiny together after overcoming certain obstacles, both conventional and supernatural. Jacob is a Demon who commands the element earth. He also serves as the Enforcer for his species, a kind of judge and jury combo to keep everyone inline. The story kicks off when he discovers Isabella, his Druid mate, who has no idea that she is anything other then human. For Demons, there is an apparent law against mating with humans and as such, there romance is initially forbidden and therefor suitably intriguing. Overall I found the book to be entertaining. Jacquelyn Frank does some very different and interesting things with the world she has created-giving us not only demons and magic, but also endless possibilities of shape-shifters, vampires, and soul mates. For this reason I believe the series could appeal to even the more jaded paranormal romance readers. The reason that this lost a star for me is mainly stylistic-at times the wording is flowery and sentence and paragraph structure are verbose and repetitive. It does not detract hugely from the affect of the story.

Disappointed

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I don't like to leave a book unfinished, but sometimes they are just too painful to plod through. The description and plot line of "Jacob" sounded great. This book had potential. Unfortunately, the writing is awful. It's trite with string after string of corny metaphors. I stopped reading when just after the book explains that demons are night creatures who can't be in the sun without falling asleep, the author refers to Jacob's (the demon) tan. The dialogue is affected and just not believable. When I start to feel like I'm reading with half my mind on how I would edit a scene (and I'm not an editor), I know it's time to move on. If you haven't checked them out, try Katie MacAlister, J.R. Ward, Kreseley Cole, Sabrina Jeffries, or Gena Showalter for good paranormal romance.

Finally.......	Customer Rating:
A new series I can sink my teeth into. I loved this story. It was deeply romatic and moving. I never read or heard of Jacquelyn Frank, got to say, she is good. I can't wait to read Book #2!!!

Another so-so, not great, story

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Bottom line: Loaner This was yet another book, I really wanted to enjoy. Having never read Frank before, I was neutral. It starts off, and the two main characters sort of run into each other, fate I guess. Okay. I can believe that. But as I'm getting farther along, I'm noticing that I'm not really that captivated by the characters or the story. The book didn't have me picking it up during all hours of the day sneaking in reading, because I as the reader, was so enthralled by it. And the sex scenes were...just tepid..definitely not smokin' (which may have had more to do with lack in the character development). I'd recommend J.R. Ward, Keri Arthur (Riley series), Sunny, Kim Harrison for adventure with sex. And for mostly adventure MaryJanice Davidson, or Laurell K. Hamilton, or Patricia Briggs (Mercy series).

Delicious

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Jacob (Book 1 of The Nightwalkers Series) by Jacquelyn Frank is a better than delightful romantic treat in the world of paranormal. Deliciously sensual ground shaking love and Demons like you have never seen before encompass this book with an elemental frenzy. Jacob is young for his six hundred years and every bit the professional when it comes to his job. Being an immortal Demon does have it's drawbacks and it's up to Jacob as The Enforcer to make sure that things go as they should and if a law is broken he is the one to track down and punish the guilty party. An amazing male of his species he is graceful, quiet, extremely handsome and about to get the shock of his life. Isabella is a petite brunette with the most silky long dark hair that just begs to have your fingers run through it. A delightful little beauty who is kind as the day is long, smart as a whip and packs a mighty punch, she is every bit the match for Jacob. Born human with the normal human life she is stunned beyond words when her life goes topsy turvie and she discovers the real truth about her heritage. Our story starts us out in a period of unrest and upset during the Druid time of Samhain and a few days before the full moon. A time when the Demon's worst nightmares can come true as necromancer's ply their magic by summoning Demon's to them. A time when a Demon can go from looking totally human to becoming a hideous beast. A time when a intelligent caring mind can be turned into a completely different personality with only two thoughts left, self preservation and sex. What was thought long ago lost to the Demon race has reappeared. What was once thought of as their destruction is now their salvation. Those who the Demon race thought they had rid the world of have come back again but now as a race of halfbreeds. A thousand years have passed since the great war and it has taken that long for the bloodline of our halfbreeds to become potent enough to make itself known. Our author has given us an extremely rich tale of love, lust, nightmares, purity, pain and terror. She has given us a race who considers itself supreme over humans only to have the rude awakening of having a door slammed in their face as they realize their mistakes. She has given us a tale of love coming from the most unlikely of places. A love that should be taboo. A love that will right the wrongs done to an innocent race oh so my years past. A realization of the harsh punishments that have been doled out to beings doing only what nature had meant them to do. This is a luscious novel action packed and sure to keep you reading from beginning to end while sitting on the edge of your seat.