REVIEW Rush of Darkness (Primal Instincts 7) Rhyannon Byrd

 

Author: Rhyannon Byrd

Pages: 365

Genre: Paranormal Romance

HQN Books

From the Blurb.

Raine Spenser is on the brink. Held prisoner because of her abilities, Raine—a powerful psychic as well as vampire desperately needed a savior. But the last one she expected was the green-eyed soldier who’d once hunted her kind. Since her rescue, she’s tried to forget Seth McConnell, unable to cope with the strange, simmering attraction that draws her to the compelling human.

But their goals—find the Kraven who held Raine captive and destroy him—are the same. The ever-growing web of danger surrounding them draws these two unlikely allies closer together, and anger slowly turns into an explosive passion they’re finding harder and harder to deny....

REVIEW: 4.5 out of 5 Stars

Rush of Darkness is the seventh book in the Primal Instinct Series by Rhyannon Byrd. This story picks up from the ending of Touch of Temptation and would have to be my favourite in the series so far.

Seth McConnell is a former Vampire Hunter, and now a human member of the Watchmen, a highly skilled organisation of shifters whose job it is to keep watch over ancient non-human races.

Seth was only a teen when a rogue nest of vampires brutally murdered his family, hellbent on seeking his own revenge he has spent 20 years of his life as a collective soldier trying to find and kill vampires.

I loved Seth as a hero, a tortured past caused him a lot of pain; he had a fierce protective streak, determination and the strength similar to that of his fellow watchmen.

Raine Spenser is unique amongst the ancient clans; part Deschanel vampire and part Alacea psychic, she is on a mission to avenge her murdered sister & destroy the Casus who abused her mentally, physically and emotionally whilst being held capive. She is riding a dangerous high fueled by hatred, the emotion making her feel stronger yet slowly destroying her soul.

Seth has felt an unwanted attraction towards Raine since he helped to rescue her, he is drawn to her for reasons he doesn't quite understand and is determined to help her find & kill her sister's murderers and protect her against the evil Westmore, a Kraven vampire who wants Raine & her rare abilities for himself.

I thoroughly enjoyed the romance between Seth & Raine, after what she had been through it took her time to trust Seth, especially knowing of his past & hatred towards her kind. Their growing feelings towards one another was complex and something they both feared. Once they both get past their issues the chemistry between them is amazing.

Even though this is the 7th book in the series, I feel it could also be read as stand-alone, Rhyannon provides enough of a back-story to understand what is happening without getting confused.

It is always a struggle for me to put a Ryhannon Byrd novel down & Rush of Darkness was no exception, it held my attention from the very first page.

I can’t wait to read the next Primal Instincts book, Rush of Pleasure to see what lies ahead with this new threat.

An excellent series!