Title: Darkness Seduced
Author: Stephanie Rowe
First published April 15, 2012
425 pages, ebook
ISBN: 9780985179236
Rating: 4.19
Overview
Lena has always been a rule follower, but when she meets the mysterious and dangerous immortal warrior, Eric, she can’t resist his pull. Eric has been cursed for centuries, doomed to live without love, until he meets Lena.
As their bond grows stronger, Lena must decide if she’s willing to risk everything to be with Eric, including her own life. They must battle against their fate and a group of dangerous enemies who will stop at nothing to keep them apart.
Can Lena and Eric overcome their destiny and find true love, or will they be doomed to destroy each other? Get ready for a thrilling adventure full of action, suspense, and steamy romance in this must-read paranormal romance novel.
About the Author
Stephanie Rowe is a successful author with more than forty-five novels to her name. She has been praised by J.R. Ward and her books have made it to the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists.
Stephanie has been nominated for the prestigious RITA® award five times and won it in 2018 for Best Paranormal Romance. If you want to learn more about Stephanie and her books, you can visit her website at www.stephanierowe.com or follow her on Facebook.
Stephanie has been a bookworm all her life and started writing stories when she was just ten years old. However, it wasn’t until she became an adult that she realized that writing was her true calling.
She decided to pursue her passion and left behind a conventional career to become an author. Stephanie wakes up every morning with a happy heart and spends her days doing what she loves – writing books that make her spirit soar.
According to Stephanie, it’s important to listen to your heart and follow your dreams. She believes that everyone deserves to live a life they enjoy and to make their dreams come true.
Stephanie lives in New England and fills her days with activities that uplift her soul, such as writing, playing tennis, dancing, spending time with friends, and enjoying her wonderful family.
Editoral Review
Darkness Seduced by Stephanie Rowe is a paranormal romance novel that explores dark themes such as obsession, loss, and redemption. Rowe is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has published over 50 novels in the paranormal romance and urban fantasy genres.
Her writing style is characterized by vivid descriptions, intense emotion, and complex characters that struggle with their inner demons. The plot of Darkness Seduced follows the story of Tessa, a woman who has lost her husband and unborn child in a car accident.
She is consumed by grief and guilt, and she believes that she is responsible for their deaths. She becomes a hermit and isolates herself from the world, determined to atone for her perceived sins.
However, her life changes when she meets a mysterious man named Styx, who is a demon in disguise. Styx is compelling and seductive, and Tessa is drawn to him despite her better judgment.
As they start a dangerous and passionate love affair, Tessa realizes that Styx has his own agenda and that he wants to claim her soul for his own purposes. Rowe’s writing in Darkness Seduced is exceptional.
She has a talent for creating realistic and haunting descriptions that bring the story to life. Her prose is poetic and precise, and she has a great ability to convey the emotions and thoughts of her characters with depth and sensitivity.
Furthermore, the pacing of the plot is perfect, with just enough tension and suspense to keep the reader engaged until the very end. One of the strengths of the book is the characterization.
Tessa is a complex and sympathetic protagonist who has suffered a great deal of trauma. She is full of flaws and contradictions, but she is also brave and resilient.
Styx, on the other hand, is an enigmatic and charismatic anti-hero who embodies all the seductive and dangerous traits of a demon. Their relationship is intense and passionate, but it is also fraught with danger and mistrust.
However, there are also some weaknesses in the novel. The plot is predictable and formulaic, and it doesn’t offer many surprises or plot twists.
Additionally, some of the secondary characters are underdeveloped and don’t add much to the story. Overall, Darkness Seduced is a well-crafted and engaging novel that will appeal to fans of the paranormal romance genre.
The themes of loss, redemption, and temptation are explored with great depth and sensitivity, and the characters are compelling and memorable. Although the plot is predictable, the quality of the writing and the characterization more than make up for it.
Therefore, I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys steamy romance novels with supernatural elements. I give it a rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars.