Darkness & Light
by J.A. Belfield
Synopsis:
Jem Stonehouse, a housewife with a neurotic husband bent on keeping her in line, dreams about werewolves in, what she believes, is a bid to escape boredom.Sean Holloway is a werewolf, living a charade within the human race, whose mind drifts to a bond he shares with a woman he hasn't met--at least, not in this lifetime.
Apart, the two are safe but live unfulfilled lives.
Together, they'll become prey to rival packs just as they have been for hundreds of years.
When their worlds collide, and not for the first time, instinct takes over. Dreams become reality. Futures are uncertain. To keep history from repeating itself, Sean must teach Jem about his heritage, convince her of her role, and win her love.
Can Jem accept her destiny before it's too late, or is her inner wolf buried too deep to save her future with Sean?
My Review:
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars
Darkness & Light is the first book in the Holloway Pack
series. Although many characters are
introduced, this book is mainly about Sean and Jem. When the story starts, Jem is married to a
complete asshole jerk named Peter.
For eight years, she has basically been a submissive housewife catering
to Peter's demands and abuse. He even
picked out her clothing to wear.....way to controlling. Peter is a piece of work and all throughout
the book, I was wishing that horrible things would happen to him.
Jem has been having dreams that she is a werewolf and making an appearance in her dream world is Sean. While she has no clue what the
dreams mean or who Sean is, they definitely make her curious and provided some
escape from her boring life. Little does she know, but the dreams are from real
events that took place in her other life.
This is my favorite quote from the book and it really captures the
theme of the story:
"Fate and destiny to hand in hand. It is impossible to change our destiny. Only the path upon which we walk to reach our destination alters. If we should stray from that path, fate will take control and guide us in the right direction."
Jem is quite the character.
I was either loving her or hating her.
Half the time, she isn't listening and heeding the advice that is given
to her, and she is way to compulsive, which of course lands her in trouble
throughout most of the book. I will say
though that by the end, Jem did become the strong, independent woman that I had
hoped she would become.
Sean came across as overbearing at times, but I really tried
to understand the situation he was in, so I gave him a pass just hoping that he
was not going to be a repeat of Peter.
Sean is over the top good looking, sexy, strong and well, he's a
werewolf. Can't get any better than
that! He has is hands full when it comes
to Jem though! I really enjoyed reading
as the relationship between Sean and Jem grew.
They are totally connected in heart, mind and soul.
This was an amazing, well-written book that was intriguing
throughout. It was a fresh take on the
traditional werewolf/romance story. I will
definitely read the other books in this series (I have to know more about the
other sexy Holloway brothers!) and highly recommend Darkness & Light to
anyone who loves a good paranormal romance book.
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