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When Obsidian’s brother, the King, married years ago, he welcomed his brother’s new family as his own—his brother’s wife, as well as her little girl. A girl named Calamity.
His niece by marriage.
Eventually, he left to war the savages again and the last battle kept him away for over a decade. Now, he’s returned to take his rightful place: second-in-command to the throne. He is everything the kingdom stands for—everything it needs. The kind of pillar not even his brother, the King, can aspire to being. Everyone looks up to him.
Yet, they do not know the truth.
In the grip of the shadows, his brother’s adopted daughter haunts him at night. During the day, she smiles and whispers, showing him traces of that sweet little girl. At night, she’s there, a vision in black. Watching, stalking…no words need to be said.
Obsidian is losing the battle. This thing between them is an evil spark. Thousands of years of honor are threatened—about to be shredded by the impossibility of their desire.
It’s in her silence that she kills him…and she wields it like a blade. The savage call of her blood is more than he can handle…And his need to own her body might end up tearing apart the kingdom he swore to protect.
This is a spicy, fated mates dark fantasy/ paranormal romance with a toxic anti-hero, a toxic heroine, and an explosive, forbidden connection that threatens to tear a kingdom apart. This series explores mature themes that might not be for everyone, and every book gets darker than the last. Only suitable for readers 18+. Although this book ends in a cliffhanger, this couple becomes an integral part of the series and their story is set to be completed soon.
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Silence by N. Isabelle Blanco is book 1.5 in the Ryze series. Although Lust, book 1 did not deliver as I hoped, the world intrigued me. Therefore, I chose to continue the series by reading Silence. Initially, I was at a loss as to how this installment tied in with the series as the characters featured here were not mentioned in the previous book. It was in the epilogue that the connection came to light.The story introduces readers to Obsidian and Calamity. It began with Obsidian, a centuries old vampire returning home after being at war for for the last 5 years to take up his role as second in command to his brother, the king. Calamity is the king's step daughter, Obsidian's niece by marriage and heir to the throne. When Obsidian laid eyes on the twenty-one year old Calamity upon returning home the sudden attraction he had for her took him by surprise. He tried fighting his sudden attraction, as giving would spell disaster for the kingdom. However, her pull was stronger than his will. Throughout most of the story we see Obsidian lusting after Calamity and struggling against his attraction. The angst as well as the sexy moments were off the charts. The back and forth between our protagonists will leave readers with a massive case of whiplash. With all the focus being on the angst and lusting after forbidden fruit, it took me awhile to get into the story. However at around fifty percent things started to get interesting and we see the plot starting to develop. Then the cliffhanger happened, leaving me with lots of questions. The characters were interesting, but unfortunately I had no connection to them. They are both promising characters, but lacked the development needed to connect with them. I didn't have the opportunity to know them as much as I would like. As a result their relationship failed to resonate with me, which was further compounded by the lack of emotional connection between them. It was all about the physical for these two. This book is definitely not for everyone. Its more suitable for readers of forbidden romance and erotica. This review was originally posted on Totally Addicted to Reading