Ecstasy in Darkness (Alien Huntress, Book 5) [Mass Market Paperback]

I've finished "Ecstasy in Darkness" the 5th book in her Alien Huntress series by Gena Showalter.

Product Description

New York Times bestselling sensation Gena Showalter enthralls with a dark, tantalizing world of humans, otherworlders, powers beyond imagining, and a seductive vampire undone by his insatiable hunger for one woman. . . . Growing up poor on New Chicago’s meanest streets, Ava Sans had two options: be the predator or be the prey. No contest. Now, working for Alien Investigation and Removal, she’s been ordered to capture the biggest, baddest warrior of all — a vampire too beautiful to be real, with the abilityto manipulate time. Once the leader of the entire vampire army, McKell has been deemed savage and unstable, spurned even by his own kind.To McKell, humans should be nothing more than sustenance. Yet the petite, golden-skinned Ava is a fascinating contradiction — vicious yet witty, strong yet vulnerable, lethal but fiercely loyal. Against his better judgment, McKell craves that loyalty, and much more. When the chase leads to seduction, McKell and Ava will race to discover the truth about his past. But the answers will come at a price, even for a woman who thought she had nothing left to lose. . . .

About the Author

GENA SHOWALTER is the New York Times and national bestselling author of more than twenty novels in a wide range of genres, including her acclaimed Alien Huntress series for Pocket Books: Awaken Me Darkly, Enslave Me Sweetly, Savor Me Slowly, Seduce the Darkness, and Ecstasy in Darkness. Her fiction has appeared in Cosmopolitan and Seventeen and has been nominated for a prestigious RITA, as well as the National Reader’s Choice Award. She is universally acknowledged to be “made of awesome.” Visit her website at http://www.genashowalter.com/.

My Review:

Alien Investigation Removal (AIR) trainees Ava Sans and Noelle Tremain are the best of friends. Noelle was a rich girl rebel, while Ava grew up poor with an alcoholic mother. They have always relied on one another, and together they make a great team who cause a great deal of problems because they don't listen to the rules. They're called upon by their supervisor to bring down Victor McKell, the one-time leader of the vampire army who can stop time in short bursts. McKell is thought to be unstable and psychotic. Perhaps the two-woman Apocalypse team of Ava and Noelle will have better luck at apprehending this dangerous vampire?

When Ava and Noelle come across McKell's camp, they taunt him with sexual innuendos, which he responds to. Basically Ava and Noelle tell him they will make out in front of him and him being a man, is all for it. Because of that, they're able to incapacitate him. McKell promises murder, although he's very attracted to Ava. He's able to escape because of his powers, and will return for his revenge and to claim Ava. Noelle can't believe McKell got the upper hand on them, especially Ava, who can't stop thinking of her favorite butterscotch candy when it comes to McKell. In Ava's mind, she has called dibs on McKell, although she knows she's playing with fire when it comes to him. But then McKell arrives on her doorstep and wants to help Ava and AIR apprehend an alien queen on the loose who, through sex, can pass along a disease that causes men to become cannibals. Ava and McKell kiss on their bargain, and soon McKell won't allow Ava out of his sight because Ava is his mate. McKell isn't happy about this new turn of events because the only blood he can now drink is Ava's.

McKell was selfish, possessive, and grumpy (moody). He knew how to extract revenge on the humans around him -- including Ava. He was arrogant, but knew when to tone that arrogance down when dealing with Ava. And Ava, the feisty little minx, knew exactly which buttons to press when it came to McKell. Despite being insecure, due to a rocky past, she was rough and crazy. She didn't take crap from anyone. She helped McKell form a soft side.

5/5

Thanks Maylene from Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this book to review, greatly appreciated!