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Fantasy Lover: Number 1 in series (Dark-Hunter World) [Paperback]

Sherrilyn Kenyon
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4 Mar 2010 Dark-Hunter World (Book 1)

It might sound like a man's favourite fantasy - to live forever, destined to be the lover of thousands of women. But for Julian of Macedon, it's a nightmare. Once he was a proud Spartan general; now he's a love-slave, his essence magically held captive in a book, cursed to spend all eternity pleasing women. Then, one day, Grace Alexander summons Julian to fulfill her passionate dreams - and sees beyond the fantasy to the man himself.

Long years as a sex therapist, listening to other people's bedroom problems, have taken a lot of the fun out of the physical side of love for Grace. But with or without sex, the rules of the enchantment cannot be changed - Julian is hers for the next month. And, as their time together slips by, Julian and Grace find more to share than sympathy and conversation and they begin to wonder if love might be within their grasp. That leaves only one question. Is love enough to break a 2,000-year-old curse?



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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Piatkus; New Ed edition (4 Mar 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0749936134
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749936136
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 17.2 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 194,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"'By turns funny and touching, FANTASY LOVER is a compelling story that will make you laugh out loud. The gods haven't been this much fun since Xena!' Susan Krinard"

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In FANTASY LOVER, the first novel in the Dark-Hunter world, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon has penned a highly original novel inspired by Greek mythology that it is utterly captivating and completely unputdownable.

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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The best read I've had in a while. Julian is from ancient Macedonian. Who has been trapped in the pages of a book for the last two thousand years. His only release is to be used as a sex slave for a month and then sent back between the pages. Grace is the modern miss who aims to rescue him. This book is a keeper. I can't wait for the next book by Sherrilyn Kenyon. If you like something different in a romance give it a try.
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57 of 58 people found the following review helpful
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Grace is given a present of an ancient Greek book by a friend; the book contains a picture of a *very* handsome man - a Greek god in appearance. Her friend insists that if Grace performs a very strange ritual, the Greek god, who is apparently a love-slave, will come to life and be Grace's personal love-slave for a month. Drunk and disbelieving, Grace performs the ritual... and Julian appears in front of her. As large as life, and very, very naked. And ready for action, in whatever way Grace wants him!

Grace, however, isn't a believer in casual sex; her only previous experience was with a man who hurt her very much and then made fun of her publicly afterwards. She's not, therefore, about to jump into bed with a perfect stranger, no matter how attractive he is or how sexily he talks to her. Julian, on the other hand, is compelled to want her as a result of the curse which put him inside the book, and he also recognises that she needs someone to teach her to enjoy sex. And he's determined to do just that!

I thought at this point that the book was going to be a pure romp. But in fact it ended up being very much deeper. Julian is a tortured soul; he had a loveless life before being cursed, and ever since he's been treated abusively by the women who summoned him, in some cases chained to their beds, never allowed anywhere except their bedrooms, and frequently having to plead for food as a reward for sex. To them, he was a body, not a man.

Grace is determined to treat him better than that; he is determined to help her overcome her distrust of men. But even if both manage to achieve their objectives, there is still the hard fact that at the next full moon Julian will disappear back into the book, to be trapped there until the next time someone summons him....

The book's poignant as well as funny, and I thoroughly enjoyed it - enough to keep an eye out for the second in the series.

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54 of 55 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars What a great idea! 24 July 2002
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Pretty Bizarre this romance by Sherrilyne Kenyon; it opens with the recounting of the ancient Greek legend of Julian of Macedon, brother of Cupid and beautiful Son of the Goddess Aphrodite. Priapus, his half brother, jealous of his prowess manages to have him cursed for all eternity to a fate worse than death - sex. He is trapped in the dark pages of an ancient book unable to move or speak until summoned by whoever happens to possesses the magical literature and utters his name three times under a full moon. When summoned he is driven by an irresistible force make mad passionate love to his temporary mistress for one lunar month at the end of which, his is recaptured in the dark pages immobile, for perhaps centuries until called again. Yes, you guessed it, love god became sex slave.

Kenyon keeps her tongue firmly in her cheek as we watch thoroughly modern, hopelessly cynical Grace Alexander, stumble through said procedure to please her superstitious friend and accidentally find a naked Spartan demi god in her living room. Of course from their on in we have every woman's fantasy unfurling before our very eyes. Julian is incredibly attractive and sensitive, firm and of course is... how shall I put this delicately? Constantly ..ehem ... at the ready to fulfil his obligations as a sex god. The story lies in Graces desire not only to have his body but free him from the pages of the book that denies him his liberty.

Kenyon certainly can rival Johanna Lindsey for coming up with ideas that make her storytelling refreshingly unusual. I can't say she has as much talent, though the humour is there, the situations and responses are a tad too predictable to surprise a genuine laugh out of you, but you certainly smile.... Read more ›

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Fresh take on standard tale 4 Mar 2003
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You might have heard the basics before - caught in a book after being cursed by a god, Julian, Macedonian warrior general, emerges from his literary prison to act as a 'love slave' for his conjuror for one month, before he is forced to return to his imprisonment. Grace Alexander is the disbeliever that actually summons him, and now must keep him for the next month.

After this point, however, Kenyon has added a new element. Grace has been very much hurt in the past, and has a thing about being used as a sex object, or indeed doing the same to anyone else. To Julian's stunned amazement (part of his 'gift' is supposed to be that he is irresistible to women) Grace will not have sex with him. After the first night, they find out that there is a way to break the curse. One that will cost the both of them. Julian his sanity, and Grace her heart. Another compelling element about the book is Kenyon's obviously substantial research into Spartica / Greece history and myths. There are also genuinely comic moments such as Julian's brother Eros and Grace's rather eccentric best friend. These touches lift the book from the ordinary and bring emotional depth to the tale. Julian has been badly damaged by his human past as much as the curse.

How the two make a connection, and the necessarily slow burn of the sexual side of their relationship, combine to lift this book from the ranks of the ordinary and give it that something special.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Quite good
The book isn't as good as I was expecting, seeing as there's so many in the series I assumed it would be amazing. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Natalie
4.0 out of 5 stars Out of this world romance
Came across this book by accident(it was a free add- on purchase) but once I started reading I could not put it down. Read more
Published 12 days ago by Sunshine
1.0 out of 5 stars waste of money and time!
I bought this book because I love this genre and it had great reviews....sadly the concept, characters and dialogue were seriously lacking,found myself actually cringing at parts... Read more
Published 27 days ago by carolann
5.0 out of 5 stars Unable to put down
At first I was unsure but then I found it hard to put down, I found myself smiling throughout , loved it
Published 3 months ago by Mimi Blake
3.0 out of 5 stars Good read
This was the first book I've read from this author, to be honest I was expecting more. Perhaps my expectations were too high. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Raqx
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy lover (dark hunter world)
Absolutely fab. I cannot wait to read more of the books in this series x hope they all as good
Published 4 months ago by Clare Pizzey
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy lover
Great book would continue reading all of the books in this series following this one
I really enjoyed this book
Published 4 months ago by Neill
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!!!
What a fantastic book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I truly love the characters and the storyline. This book is soooo well written. Read more
Published 5 months ago by M.K.L
4.0 out of 5 stars I want my own Fantasy Lover!
For my univeristy course, I was asked to analyse a text that was similiar in some way to my own (known as market research). Read more
Published 7 months ago by Miss Z. V. Adams
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy Lover
Brilliant book was recommended to me would agree could not put this book down, full of humour which anyone can relate to in their own life at any given time. Read more
Published 9 months ago by bookworm62
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