Dark Hunter: " A souless guardian who stands between mankind and those who would see mankind destroyed" SK "Dance With The Devil"

Valerius Magnus, born to the son of a legendary Roman senator, presently a dark hunter, relies on no one but himself. After being burned by the other dark hunters Valerius turned his back on them and has not looked back.

Tabitha Devereaux is a self trained hunter of vampires. She and her sister Amanda are being stalked by evil forces that will not stop until they are dead.

Valerius must find a way to protect Tabitha and Amanda while overcoming a centeries long fued with his mortal enemy, Amanda's husband. ( )

I really do like these Dark Hunter books. They’re quick and steamy and don’t really require a lot of extra thought. Tabitha is one of the more interesting heroines in Kenyon’s world, a woman who does more sticking up for herself than some of the women in this series. I did think that this one addressed an interesting issue… What is life like for a Dark Hunter who has been given back his soul? How do they deal with no longer being immortal and having to worry about things like disease, bills, and bad knees? Though it is brief, I thought it was one of the better parts of the whole book. Unfortunately, Kenyon decides to sweep it all under the rug with a little manufactured magic that rends all parties involved immortal again (or for the first time, for the humans involved). I think I would have liked to see that theme continued in some of the later books rather than the quick happily ever after. ( )

A good story that is obscured by continual sexual interruption. I didn't feel I missed anything by not having read the first 6 books. I probably would read them if it weren't for all the bad sex scenes. If I could get them cheap enough, I still might, but I'm not willing to pay regular price for them. ( )

I really had a few expectations in this book since I wasn't really fond of Tabitha, but I was intrigued by Valerius's character and his story got me hooked. I found myself reading page after page of action, drama, humor, and love.

Here we see Tabitha as a whole, outspoken, brazen, rash, and unrefined, and the total opposite of her twin sister Amanda (Kyrian's wife). I was amused when they retort in the old language, the usual funny quips were still here. This is by far the most happening book. There are more betrayals, more Acheron, more Simi, and the birth of an unlikely Dark-Hunter.

This is a story with a lot of pain, it showed the other sides of the story. Valerius was really pathetic and although Zarek suffered more physical attacks and has been jaded, Valerius's life with his brothers was like living without a family at all. The pain and death he went through were brutal, he really had a soft heart that after his act of vengeance, he felt ashamed of what he did.

The passion, the anger, the hurt, and other emotions were written flawlessly, it took me to great heights, made me nervous, anxious, made me laughed, and touched me. The secondary characters (squires) who appeared here added to the reading enjoyment. There were moments of sorrow, lust, and pain, but there's also the happy ending for all of them, and I'm glad that little by little, some of the past between the characters were being buried.

Another thing I liked about this book is the disparity between the Greeks and Romans and how it consumed them, sometimes they forget matters of utmost importance because they let heritage get in the way - even when they're on the same side. Valerius is different from the other Dark-Hunters because as far as I've read, he's nobility. It's quite amusing how he never wears leather unlike the others because he says it's only for barbarians. He does have a sense of humor, he's the most elegant of them all, and I love him like Zarek. Funny how I always admire two opposite characters. I greatly enjoyed reading this book and I recommend it to the DH fans. ( )

For those of you who have been living in the Dark Ages, or perhaps under a rock, and haven't a clue of Ms. Kenyon's Dark-Hunter series, there are a few vocabulary terms you must become familiar with before reading this review.

Dark-Hunter: Dark-Hunters are created from ancient warriors-but not just any warrior-only those who have been wronged and are dying, due to an act of treachery and betrayal. At this time, Artemis approaches the dying warrior and offers them a pact-a one-time Act of Vengeance against the party who has wronged them. These soulless beings, neither Apollites, Daimons, nor humans, are the only thing that stands between humanity and the creatures who seek to destroy them.

Apollites & Daimons: Apollites are direct descendants of the god Apollo, who has the unfortunate luck of being cursed when they killed his twenty-seven year old mistress, Ryssa, and child. Even worse, Apollites are forced to die a horrible, painful death over a twenty-four hour period when they are twenty-seven themselvs. Daimons, of course, are the unearthly creatures that Apollites transform into during their twenty-seventh birthday celebration.

Now that you have the basic downs, you can fully enjoy SEIZE THE NIGHT. The latest in Ms. Kenyon's series, this book centers around Valerius Magnus, the good-looking, quick-tempered Dark-Hunter who had the good fortune of being born to a Roman Senator, serving as a Roman General, and conquering cities throughout the countries, too numerous to name. He's also the poor, unfortunate soul who has the bad misfortune of being betrayed, losing the woman he loves, and becomes a soulless Dark-Hunter.

I could say that Valerius doesn't play well with others, but that would be an understatement! He refuses to embrace those who once rejected him, and he's not quite sure how he ended up in New Orleans, staked by one Tabitha Devereaux, a woman who somehow happens to be almost as proficient at hunting and destroying Daimons as he is. But, alas, the gods aren't happy enough just to force Val into working with the Dark-Hunters he has tried to avoid at all costs-instead, fate has decided that his mortal enemy should be married to Tabitha's twin sister. He'd probably laugh, but he lost that ability sometime around 160 BC.

I love this series. Actually, I love every book that Ms. Kenyon writes. But with SEIZE THE NIGHT, she's managed to capture the true emotion of Valerius's pain, his betrayal, and his resolve to stay emotionally uninvolved with Tabitha. Tabitha herself is no humble society debutante-she's worked for years to put her psychic talents to good use, by protecting those she loves, and her city from the destruction of the inhuman beings who wish to destroy it.

However, this time, an evil force is determined to destroy everything that Tabitha holds dear, and if it can take Valerius down in the process, so much the better. The storyline is non-stop action, the heat and emotion between Val and Tabitha is kept at a perfect pitch. Once again, the Dark-Hunters reign supreme-or do they? There's only one way to find out, and that's by picking up your very own copy of SEIZE THE NIGHT. ( )