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A Job From Hell (Ancient Legends #1) [Kindle Edition]

Jayde Scott (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (155 customer reviews)
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The moment Amber starts her summer job in Scotland and sets eyes upon Aidan, her fate is sealed. Summoned by an ancient bond, she can never love another. Lost in the woods one night Amber enters Aidan's deadly world when she unknowingly participates in a paranormal race and promptly wins the first prize...a prize worth killing for.

In a world of forbidden love, ancient enemies, legends and rituals, nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted. Life will never be the same again, unless she enters the Otherworld. But to do so, Amber must die...

A Job From Hell is the first book of the Ancient Legends series. The second book, Beelzebub Girl, is available now.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 602 KB
  • Print Length: 375 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1461131332
  • Publisher: Aurora Press; 1 edition (1 May 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004YTI17M
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (155 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #190 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Job From Hell 4 May 2011
By Patricia Puddle
Format:Kindle Edition
What a great read. This is a story for teens as well as adults. A very well written vampire love story that's full of intrigue right to the end. Seventeen-year-old Amber starts a new job as a housekeeper in an old mansion in Scotland, but she knows nothing about housekeeping and hates cleaning. She thinks household chores are a waste of time, so she's quite happy that the house is sparkling clean. Instead of working, Amber spends most of her time drooling over her new boss and snooping around the house. But there are secrets she doesn't know about the people that come to the house, and she has no idea there's a unique bond between her and one of them, or that she's been summoned there by a vampire.

Not long after she arrives at her new job, her brother turns up. He tells her about a stash of jewels hidden in the woods close by. They decide to steal them and run away to start a new life, but on the night of the robbery, her brother disappears. Scared, Amber goes looking for him. She doesn't find him, but stumbles upon a hut in the forest as well as the hidden treasures. Though she steals the jewels, she doesn't know they're actually the first prize in a paranormal race organised by a blood-crazed succubus demi-goddess. Suddenly, Amber has the ability to travel to other worlds and communicate with so-called ghosts, but every paranormal being out there is hunting for her. Amber doesn't know it, but someone out there is drawn to her blood, and they are determined to have it.

Amber is hilarious and a bit of a klutz sometimes, but she's very endearing. The story kept me turning the page in anticipation of what's going to happen next, but I could never guess. I highly recomend this book and I give it a five-star rating. Well deserved too. A great read that I finished in one day and night.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Job From Hell 13 Jun 2011
By Strawberry Sam
Format:Kindle Edition
This is my second Kindle book from Jayde Scott, having loved her earlier book Spy Kidz which I had down loaded for my children. Its a gripping read which not having the time to sit with traditional books nowerdays, can be easily accessed from my iPhone when I have the odd the moment or two. I look forward to her next novel.
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Needs better editing 30 Sep 2012
By Miss R. A. Spicer
Format:Kindle Edition
I downloaded this because it was set where I live in Scotland and because it had so many good reviews. I was really disappointed.

It's hard not to be irritated by someone clearly not British trying to write British people in a story set in the UK and consistently getting things wrong. We don't eat jelly on croissants. It's jam. It's not mom, it's mum. Even Londoners don't say 'mate' every five words. I found myself gritting my teeth every time Cass opened her mouth. There are so many colloquialisms that just don't sit right. There were also other editing issues, such as the wrong word frequently being used. Kneel over instead of keel over. I can't remember the exact sentence but there's a time that Amber says something 'consolidated' her instead of consoled. It was pretty funny for all the wrong reasons.

As for the story, there were some sections that totally left my head spinning. One minute Amber and Aidan have spent five minutes together and think the other is pretty weird, the next minute they're declaring undying love. Amber is supposed to be this normal girl but she's happy to become a jewel thief with minimal persuasion from her brother? The humour falls totally flat. The characters are, for the most part, totally shallow and their behavioural patterns and thought processes are totally unbelievable. The plot could have done with a serious rework to make it more believable. It just seemed to gloss over the holes in the storyline, but they're too glaring to miss.

Sorry to say that I just don't care enough about the characters or what happens to them to bother downloading the rest of the series.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Okay..
Downloaded from the kindle free books list so didn't know what to expect. Was an okay read but all vampire themed stories are getting a bit 'samey'
Published 4 days ago by Lainey88
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Pretty good although I still think that Amber (the heroine) should have had her ending part of the book changed
Published 8 days ago by Najieh
5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT!!!!!!
I just could not put the book down, I so want to get the next book but to bad you need to pay for it and it's NOT IN THE LIBRARY I'm so gutted!!! Read more
Published 8 days ago by cerys
3.0 out of 5 stars A job from he'll
I enjoyed the story once I'd got into it. I am glad I persevered. I liked the comic quips intermingled with the inevitable.
Published 11 days ago by Deadly stillwater
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good
Wow this book was great I can't wait till I read the next book and I hope things work out for aiden and Amber .
Published 14 days ago by Sophia
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
An amazing book that had me gripped from the beginning. I have read many with this type of content, but this way by far one of the best :0)
Published 17 days ago by Lisa Hughes
5.0 out of 5 stars Fab
Loving this series, I enjoyed getting to know Amber and Aiden and having to work out the connections amongst all these people. keep up the great writing Jayde
Published 23 days ago by gem1083
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Really enjoyed reading this book, bit of a weird ending though??? Can't wait to read the next ones . Well worth the full 5 stars
Published 23 days ago by Rachel Glassford
2.0 out of 5 stars For teenagers only
Don't read this book if you are over twenty! I like a good vampire story but this isn't one, one dimensional shallow characters, inane childish dialogue. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Jaqui Gardiner
2.0 out of 5 stars A clown act at a funeral
I enjoyed the ideas in this book but realised that too many of the characters were starting to make 'so called' witty quips far too frequently. Read more
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