Date published June 2008
ISBN 978-0-451-22437-8
Paranormal Romance/Series
Mass Market Paperback
Reviewed by Dawn
The Mayan calendar says the end of days are coming to the world and only the descendants of the ancient Mayan warrior priests are going to be able to save us all because once the line has thinned, all those demons and ghouls that you read about are here as well as gods, goddesses and ancient evil. Get ready as the NIGHTKEEPERS as they kick them back to hell and stop a clock that is ticking………..loudly!
This is a debut novel from author Jessica Andersen and it is one that will keep you on the edge of your seat for one wild ride. I never was much into the Mayans or their history yet Ms. Andersen delivers such a wonderful story based on one such legend that you feel like you are right there, living it with the characters. Historical facts sprinkled throughout and the complex characters whose lives are intertwined had this reader enthralled. Get ready for NIGHTKEEPERS as this is truly one series that this reader has on her to be read list. I can say I read this in just 24 hours and had to run to check when the next book in the series is coming. You won’t be disappointed in Ms. Andersen’s breathtaking debut!
Meet the NIGHTKEEPERS, an ancient and powerful group of warrior priests that have the power to stop the world from ending. Each character is from a different tribe and has different powers which Ms. Andersen captures beautifully. As this is the first book, you get to know many of the secondary characters as well as the main two in this book and much of the history that starts it all. Here you will meet the reluctant king, Scarred Jaguar, a man fighting his desire to lead his people, coupled with a fearsome desire for a human woman who he thinks he can never have and a race against an evil that destroyed his world when he was a child. Strong, alpha to the core and yet vulnerable, this character comes flying off the pages mixed with wonderful projectory. This author definitely captures his fight within himself as he tries to lead his people, keep the woman he is growing to love alive and safe as well as find out what each prophecy means. Then you meet the woman who captures his soul: Leah Daniels, a Miami detective never expecting to meet a mysterious magical man who calls to her, a race against evil that is hell bent on destroying the world for their gain and a love that is too powerful to deny. These two are the center of the story for book one yet they interact wonderfully within the other characters. Each completes the other, apart they are like two halves longing for the other.
The race is one as Ms. Andersen deftly captures the readers’ attention and keeps it all the way through NIGHTKEEPERS. If you like an engrossing tale of ancient gods/goddesses, evil and mythical warriors then get ready for a series that will knock your socks off and then some. The NIGHTKEEPERS is definitely on this reader’s bookshelf and I am wondering how long I will have to wait for the next one, DawnKeepers. Ms. Andersen is right up there with J. R. Ward and other paranormal authors in her world building and this reader is anxious for more from her.
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