Kith and Kynn, Book II: Immortal Beloved

Adrien Roth started out as a hunter of the Kynn – a race of vampires who fed off of the blood and sexual energies of humans. But over a century ago, Adrien was turned into a Kynn himself. He has yet to come to terms with it, and continues to fight a battle within himself, as well as against the other Kynn. Learning that his old enemy Devon Carnavorn has finally met his bonded mate and turned her, Adrien decides that it is time to take his revenge. In response, Devon hires Morgan Saint-Evanston, the consummate assassin, to protect him and his family by killing Adrien. It is a race to see which killer is first to achieve his goal.

The complexities of this very interesting vampire novel both enchanted me and disappointed me. I found the plot well developed, and yet the story’s scenes are merely the highlights of what occurs within the plot. I would have enjoyed the story more if it had been fleshed out more fully. This is the second title in the Kith and Kynn series; the first was Before Night Falls, which told the story of Devon and Rachel, his mate. While Immortal Beloved stands on its own fairly well, perhaps much of the elaborative material was covered in that first book, thus making this second story a bit more sketchy. In any case, I liked the characters of Adrien and his heroine Cassie. Both had serious personal issues to deal with, which imparted depth to the characters. The love scenes are quite explicit, and include oral sex and masturbation as well as blood-letting (after all, they are vampires). All in all, I liked the story, and will definitely read the next one when it is released.

Reviewed by: Jean