Friday, March 26, 2010

A Taste of Darkness (Book 3 of the Mackenzie Vampires Series) by Nina Bangs

Of course I managed to do it again with this series. I thought this was book 1, when in fact it is book 3. But that's okay, much like Showalter's book it is a stand alone novel, that I really enjoyed. 5 out of 5 stars, this is one of my favorites.

I just happened to be perusing the library when I stumbled on this little treasure and snatched it up.

Reinn Mackenzie is a thousand year old vampire, employed by the council as "Protector of the Blood" which means any Mackenzie who betrays the pure bloodline by wanting to wed a shifter or any other otherworlder, they were to be killed. That's his job. He doesn't understand why that has to be the case, but he does dispise the otherworlders outside of his own clan.

He gets word of a new guy, wanting to marry a werecat, so he sets out to "blend in" before making the kill. Alan Mackenzie is the offending clan member, so Reinn checks into the Woo Woo Inn to lay in wait. He meets Kisa Evans, sister to the bride-to-be. She helps him with the door to his room. Reinn has a nifty ability to shield his powers so no one can tell he's a vamp. Kisa can shield her powers to an extent, Reinn can tell she's definitely a werecat, but he has no idea what kind. He also cannot deny how attracted he is to her, despite his feelings towards shifters.

Things get crazy as someone plants catnip in Kisa's room. For werecats, it should just make them get silly, but not with Kisa, she is forced to change at the scent of catnip. Right before Reinn's eyes, she turns into a sabre tooth tiger. This makes for an interesting night, and a very interesting set of days to come. Reinn's attraction, as well as Kisa's grow until there's no turning back. Reinn must decide what he is to do about his "job". And he needs to do it fast.

Read this series!! I loved it!

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