Mercenary type Agent, with a one track mind for sex and the Jewel of Atlants who he came to acquire or destroy, things change when he realized the Jewel isn't a thing but a woman he has the hots for
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Migliore del primo dal punto di vista stilistico; come previsto.
Gena Showalter fa sempre così, non ci resta che attendere il terzo per veder confermate le nostre speranze.

Personalmente, come coppia, mi son piaciuti molto. Lui: brillante, ironico e sexy. Lei: fragile, testarda e sbarazzina.

Punti deboli? Lei vuole fare sesso con Gray. Perchè? perchè lo ama. Stop. E' tutto quello che dobbiamo sapere. Vorrebbe fare sesso con Gray anche durante una battaglia! Ah, giusto, non ha mai avuto un uomo questa fanciulla... Vi sembra normale? Senza contare che lui le ripete ogni due su tre che non resterà ad Atlantide, allora perchè? Cosa la spinge a farsi male?

Altro punto negativo: deus ex machina. Perchè il vampiro, il Re dei vampiri, li aiuta? Vogliamo un perchè!

Finale: brutto e scontato. Ci piacciono i "bei finali" ma no se devono essere banali, banali e banali.

Però, nonostante ciò... tre stelline. Gray è magnifico *_*
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Paranormal Romance. Atlantis 2. Everyone seeks the Jewel of Dunamis, which legend claims can overcome any enemy. Grayson James, human agent has orders to keep it from the wrong hands or destroy it. Jewel, goddess/ prophet, needs Gray's help to win freedom and uncover the secrets of her mysterious origins. OK-
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The second book in the Atlantis series. Atlantis is a world hidden below the ocean by the gods to contain all of their creations before the humans. The only way in is to discover one of two secret portals...guarded by men that can change into dragons and are ordered to kill all who try to come in.

Grayson James has managed to sneak through these fearsome guardians (not sure how) in search of the mythical Jewel of Dunamis. A jewel that has the power to tell the future, read minds, and separate lies from truth. His company wants to get the jewel before some government can get ahold of it and use it to their advantage during a war. Now, this reason seemed a little far fetched, because if no one can get to Atlantis to retrieve the jewel, then how can they use it? But, OK, I went with it.

Grayson soon realizes that the Jewel of Dunamis is not a gem, but a beautiful woman that is being held against her will by the demoms (one of the many creatures living in Atlantis), to take advantage of her gifts. This being a romance, sparks fly when they meet and Grayson must find a way to rescue her and keep her with him always.

I really enjoyed a lot of the tensions between Atlantean races the author allowed to spring up throughout the story. From dragon men, mermaids, gorgons, minotaurs, demons and vampires, they all had reasons for wanting the jewel in their hand and their reactions to her were unique and real. I enjoyed her character very much, while I found Grayson a little dull. It was a great read to follow up the first book, Heart of the Dragon, and parts of the storyline stem directly from the events that ended the first in the series (which I have found is unusual in romance series). ( )

If you like sexy paranormal stories with a dash of mythology, then Gena Showalter will always be your girl. With JEWEL OF ATLANTIS, she's taken all the things that readers love-vampires, demons, nymphs, sacred tomes, obscure jewels, and queens of evil-and turned it into a love story that transcends the bonds of time.

Grayson James might be human, but he's also a member of the super-secret Otherworld Bureau of Investigation-and he's just been ordered to travel to Atlantis and find the elusive Jewel of Dunamis, which the recently discovered ancient scroll Ra Dracus talks about. Said to be able to overcome any enemy by foretelling the future and acting as a sort of lie-detector test to determine whether someone's lying or telling the truth, the OBI doesn't want the Jewel falling into the wrong hands. So Gray has been ordered to rescue the Jewel and bring it back, or to destroy it.

Unfortunately, as soon as Gray enters Atlantis he finds himself battling all types of nasties-vampires, demons, you name it. If it weren't for the woman speaking inside his head, he'd be dead meat. Fortunately, the unknown woman, who insists he call her Jewel, leads him away from danger, and to her rescue from the Queen of Demons, Marina.

Jewel is a woman who's part goddess and part prophet, but she's also a pawn that the city of Atlantis has used for almost forever in its never-ending struggle for power. She needs the help of the human Gray to escape from her captors, but then she becomes intrigued by the man who arouses feelings in her she never felt possible. Although she knows that she's the elusive Jewel of Dunamis, she has no desire to let Gray know this-not at first. But as her feelings turn towards love, and enemies seek to destroy them both, Jewel realizes that she has no choice but to reveal the truth, and the prophecy that she's known for years that foretells their destruction.

JEWEL OF ATLANTIS is an engaging read, filled with exciting characters and a highly descriptive underwater city. It's also sexy, funny, and a great read. If you like paranormal stories, you'll thoroughly enjoy Ms. Showalter's latest release. ( )