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On a mission to rescue hostages in Mexico, the last thing GhostWalker Kane Cannon expects to find is Rose Patterson - fellow GhostWalker, fugitive, and pregnant with his child. Forced into a breeding program by Dr Whitney, Rose escaped with the help of Kane after she was impregnated by him, but despite Kane's desperate need to keep her close to him, she has eluded him ...until now. But does she feel the same passion for him that he feels for her?
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No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Christine Feehan has received numerous honours including being a nominee for the Romance Writers of America RITA and receiving a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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A previous reviewer has said an awful lot about the plot, much of which is perfectly accurate in terms of content so it's pointless repeating it. Yes, lactating breasts seem to feature largely in the sex scenes (which is not awfully appealing, I must say) and I would agree that the series seems to have lost its way in this book, but I have different reasons for thinking this. Whitney was supposed to be dead at the end of the first book in this series - the story arc that followed was then about Ghostwalkers finding their mates - either by coming across them by accident, or through knowing about them and 'rescuing' them. Then the idea of Whitney still being alive was introduced and a faction that want to exterminate all Ghostwalkers, and the whole story arc became rather confused. We didn't just get books about a male/female relationship, we got books about a relationship set in the context of Whitney's 'back story' and mess of 'others'. And it is this back story which is now confused, makes no sense and just isn't logical.
Up to now, Whitney appears to stop at nothing to get his hands on a baby produced by one of his pairings. So why does Whitney then 'give up' and leave this pairing alone? He even writes a letter to Kane telling him that Rose will be left with him as Kane can so obviously protect her. That simply doesn't follow the development from previous books. It is this lack of continuity that is just flat-out irritating.
I can accept that Ghostwalker babies are different - that didn't bother me (although I agree that they sound a bit creepy) - I can accept that Kane and Rose fell in love before being paired. But from everything that has gone before, the implication is that the Ghostwalkers didn't choose to be paired, and it was done as they were being enhanced. Then we find out in this book that it is an optional bolt-on extra - added after the event. Kane requests to be paired with Rose, and vice versa. That just doesn't follow. I didn't find any of the sex scenes erotic or passionate at all. In actual fact, this is one book where the sex scenes could have been cut out and it would have improved it enormously. The connection between the couple is developed through the pregancy and baby - and this is very believable. The sex scenes aren't (if you've ever been a woman who has just given birth, trying to establish breast feeding and learning how to deal with a first baby, you will understand).
I understand that CF is trying to develop a long-term story arc that runs through the series, but it just hasn't been thought out well enough. (see Nalini Singh for the perfect example of how to do this succesfully) I didn't think this book was 'that' bad (unlike previous reviewer) BUT I doubt I will buy another one in this series as it's now getting silly.
Which is sad because I found earlier books really interesting. Now I spend too much time (with this and the previous book) reading and re-reading paragraphs and pages about Whitney and thinking ... What? ... No!? ... Doesn't make sense...
So goodbye Ghostwalkers, it was great while it lasted.
Up to now, Whitney appears to stop at nothing to get his hands on a baby produced by one of his pairings. So why does Whitney then 'give up' and leave this pairing alone? He even writes a letter to Kane telling him that Rose will be left with him as Kane can so obviously protect her. That simply doesn't follow the development from previous books. It is this lack of continuity that is just flat-out irritating.
I can accept that Ghostwalker babies are different - that didn't bother me (although I agree that they sound a bit creepy) - I can accept that Kane and Rose fell in love before being paired. But from everything that has gone before, the implication is that the Ghostwalkers didn't choose to be paired, and it was done as they were being enhanced. Then we find out in this book that it is an optional bolt-on extra - added after the event. Kane requests to be paired with Rose, and vice versa. That just doesn't follow. I didn't find any of the sex scenes erotic or passionate at all. In actual fact, this is one book where the sex scenes could have been cut out and it would have improved it enormously. The connection between the couple is developed through the pregancy and baby - and this is very believable. The sex scenes aren't (if you've ever been a woman who has just given birth, trying to establish breast feeding and learning how to deal with a first baby, you will understand).
I understand that CF is trying to develop a long-term story arc that runs through the series, but it just hasn't been thought out well enough. (see Nalini Singh for the perfect example of how to do this succesfully) I didn't think this book was 'that' bad (unlike previous reviewer) BUT I doubt I will buy another one in this series as it's now getting silly.
Which is sad because I found earlier books really interesting. Now I spend too much time (with this and the previous book) reading and re-reading paragraphs and pages about Whitney and thinking ... What? ... No!? ... Doesn't make sense...
So goodbye Ghostwalkers, it was great while it lasted.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I just dont where to start, the last book was so bad I quit it half way through and vowed never to read the series again even though I have loved and read the rest of the books.
I felt like this story was over half way through, they had declared there love and were safe so I had no idea why there was still half a book to go, nothing really happened lots of action upon action and some more action, it felt pushed and I cant warm to Mack no matter how much I try I have no idea why anyone would love that man he is a bully and a thug and I think this series has finally run out of steam, such a shame as Murder Game is one of my favourite books.
I felt like this story was over half way through, they had declared there love and were safe so I had no idea why there was still half a book to go, nothing really happened lots of action upon action and some more action, it felt pushed and I cant warm to Mack no matter how much I try I have no idea why anyone would love that man he is a bully and a thug and I think this series has finally run out of steam, such a shame as Murder Game is one of my favourite books.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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In the last GW book, the male lead, Mack, IMHO was eclipsed by not only Joe Spagnola, an unknown GW and also by Kane, the lead of this book, so I thought that when Kane got his tale, it would be a really good one. It was only ok.
I am not going to go into too much detail, as the book only takes place over some 8-10 weeks, and starts with Kane finding the pregnant Rose and them going on the run when she goes into premature labour at 8 months. From then on, it's nothing but hiding from baddies, running from one place to another, some really, really hot sex - bordering on erotica, name-dropping of many other GW and their partners, and finding out a little more about Javier, who seems to be a bit of an unknown character. I kind of have hopes for his book being a bit mould-breaking, but I'm not going to get over-excited.
Why did I not rate this book higher? Well, Rose was so paranoid, and yes, she was justified to a degree, but in 'real-life' she'd probably have been diagnosed with post-natal depression. On top, she and Kane were apparently already in love with each other when they 'mated under duress' - - just from having seen each other at a distance a few times before the actual deed. And the author seemed obsessed with lactating boobs, which made an appearance in practically every love scene.
Most freaky of all was the baby, Sebastian, who yes, we know comes from enhanced GW parents, but come on, to be rolling over and attempting to crawl at 8 weeks old, looking over his mother's shoulder and seeing a baddy, then going still and silent to alert her to danger, 'knowing' who were the baddies and who were the goodies, understanding what everyone was saying and feeling...not realistic. And he wasn't the only one, as Lily and Ryland's baby seemed the same, as did Ken and Mari's twins, and when all 4 babies were shown in once scene with their heads swivelling in concerto...majorly freaky, and inhuman...
We did get introduced to Rhianna who clearly is Javier's love interest, and Joe makes an appearance briefly, as do the other GW, and we get introduced to Wyatt Fontenau, Gator's brother, who is on yet another team of GW, so no doubt he will get his own tale at some point.
Like with the Dark series, this is getting tedious and there's not even the vaguest connection with 'real-life' to make this series believable, so this will be my last purchase of a book in the GW series, as with the former. Would I read another one? Yes, if I didn't have a lot of choice, like at this time of year, which is why I got this book.
I am not going to go into too much detail, as the book only takes place over some 8-10 weeks, and starts with Kane finding the pregnant Rose and them going on the run when she goes into premature labour at 8 months. From then on, it's nothing but hiding from baddies, running from one place to another, some really, really hot sex - bordering on erotica, name-dropping of many other GW and their partners, and finding out a little more about Javier, who seems to be a bit of an unknown character. I kind of have hopes for his book being a bit mould-breaking, but I'm not going to get over-excited.
Why did I not rate this book higher? Well, Rose was so paranoid, and yes, she was justified to a degree, but in 'real-life' she'd probably have been diagnosed with post-natal depression. On top, she and Kane were apparently already in love with each other when they 'mated under duress' - - just from having seen each other at a distance a few times before the actual deed. And the author seemed obsessed with lactating boobs, which made an appearance in practically every love scene.
Most freaky of all was the baby, Sebastian, who yes, we know comes from enhanced GW parents, but come on, to be rolling over and attempting to crawl at 8 weeks old, looking over his mother's shoulder and seeing a baddy, then going still and silent to alert her to danger, 'knowing' who were the baddies and who were the goodies, understanding what everyone was saying and feeling...not realistic. And he wasn't the only one, as Lily and Ryland's baby seemed the same, as did Ken and Mari's twins, and when all 4 babies were shown in once scene with their heads swivelling in concerto...majorly freaky, and inhuman...
We did get introduced to Rhianna who clearly is Javier's love interest, and Joe makes an appearance briefly, as do the other GW, and we get introduced to Wyatt Fontenau, Gator's brother, who is on yet another team of GW, so no doubt he will get his own tale at some point.
Like with the Dark series, this is getting tedious and there's not even the vaguest connection with 'real-life' to make this series believable, so this will be my last purchase of a book in the GW series, as with the former. Would I read another one? Yes, if I didn't have a lot of choice, like at this time of year, which is why I got this book.
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