A whole new world
If you liked the Black Dagger Brotherhood books, this book is right up your alley. The promise of new worlds is avaialble for you to explore. I can't wait to read the rest of the series!

light, fast read, fun & forget
Brooding man is irresistably drawn to shy woman, yet problems keep them apart. Classic plot, nicely done but not spectacular. This is a fun "read & sell used" book. The sample pages provide a good representation of the book. My biggest beef is that the leading lady is yet another vampire when the author has far more interesting human-variant race ideas.

Let the cheese-fest begin!
There are so many paranormal novels out on the shelves with each author putting their own spin to the world of vampires, lycanthropes, fairies and what have you. As this is a genre I enjoy, I thought I may as well get acquainted with Kresley Cole and delve into her world.

Lachlain MacRieve has been imprisoned by his enemies for over a century. Trapped in the catacombs below Paris, he was virtually going mad until he catches a whiff of the one person he has waited centuries for - the one woman made for him alone. Using the last ounce of strength left in his battered body, he breaks free of the chains that have bound him and goes after his mate, only to discover that as cruelly as fate has let his mortal enemies capture him, so does it unkindly present him with the cruellest joke of all - a vampire for a mate! Yet mortal enemy or not, Lachlain will do anything in his power to convince his part-vampire mate that they are destined to be together.

As the only one of her kind - a hybrid - Emmaline Troy has come to Paris in search of the truth about her parentage. Part vampire, part valkyrie, little does she know that life is about to get more complicated in the city of lights. For a woman who has been wrapped in cotton wool from the time of her birth, Emma finds herself knee deep in adventure and trouble merely days after meeting this arrogant stranger who claims to be her mate. Is Emma the timid ready for a life as queen of the Lykans? And what do the vampires want from her?

A HUNGER LIKE NO OTHER was quite an enjoyable read though certainly not a book that made me go "wow!" after finishing it. The prologue gave me the impression that this was going to be a dark story, yet the pages that followed convinced me otherwise. Cole has woven pop culture and cheeky humor throughout the novel providing much amusement to the readers. Emma's Valkyrie aunts are a blast. And it is the humor, shallow as it was, that made me overlook the thin plot and inconsistencies. Unfortunately, I expected Lachlain to speak with a heavier brogue considering he has been imprisoned for a hundred and fifty years. Instead, we get a few `naes' every so often and apart from his ignorance on modern technology, he spoke like any modern man you would meet on the street. This may be a minor quibble but I couldn't help but notice. Overall, Kresley Cole has blended a cocktail of relationship issues that Lachlain and Emma must overcome such as his resentment over the fact that she is half-vampire, the lies that he had to weave to get Emma to go to his ancestral home and, finally, Emma's insecurities. The way they prevail over these obstacles provided a nice ending to the story.

Just wonderful!
Anyone who enjoys JR Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon and of course, the wonderful Christine Feehan will absolutely love Kresley Cole. Her entire IAD series is incredible but I must admit that this is my favorite of the series - Emma was a truly believable heroine. She grew from Emma the Timid to one of the best heroines I have had the pleasure of reading! Lachlain is just incredible - there is truly no other word to describe him! And, of course, Nucking Futs Nix - Omigod!!!

You have to read this book :)

WHAT A RIDE
this is the 1st Kresley cole book I have every picked up and I am so glad that I did. I love the story and characters and the way that the author builds the world and entwines everybody in some way or another.
I found myself getting entranced in the book. It is like watching a movie.
Favorite new author, I rank her up there with JR Ward. If you coming off the BDB, then you will like this series.