Shadowfever: a MacKayla Lane novel
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Fever novels volume 5
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“Evil is a completely different creature, Mac. Evil is bad that believes it’s good.” MacKayla Lane was just a child when she and her sister, Alina, were given up for adoption and banished from Ireland forever. Twenty years later, Alina is dead and Mac has returned to the country that expelled them to hunt her sister’s murderer. But after discovering that she descends from a bloodline both gifted and cursed, Mac is plunged into a secret history: an ancient conflict between humans and immortals who have lived concealed among us for thousands of years. What follows is a shocking chain of events with devastating consequences, and now Mac struggles to cope with grief while continuing her mission to acquire and control the Sinsar Dubh—a book of dark, forbidden magic scribed by the mythical Unseelie King, containing the power to create and destroy worlds. In an epic battle between humans and Fae, the hunter becomes the hunted when the Sinsar Dubh turns on Mac and begins mowing a deadly path through those she loves. Who can she turn to? Who can she trust? Who is the woman haunting her dreams? More important, who is Mac herself and what is the destiny she glimpses in the black and crimson designs of an ancient tarot card? From the luxury of the Lord Master’s penthouse to the sordid depths of an Unseelie nightclub, from the erotic bed of her lover to the terrifying bed of the Unseelie King, Mac’s journey will force her to face the truth of her exile, and to make a choice that will either save the world . . . or destroy it.
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Moning, Karen Marie Author
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9780440244417
9781410438799
9780440339748
9781410438799
9780440339748
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Library Journal Review
This fifth and final entry in Moning's New York Times best-selling urban paranormal "Fever" series-the entirety of which is also available from Brilliance Audio-leaves just enough loose ends to suggest more will eventually come from this universe. -MacKayla Lane manages to avenge her sister's murder and acquire and control the Sinsar Dubh, a book of dark magic containing the power to create and destroy worlds, but she is still unfulfilled. The only thing that will satisfy her is Jericho Barrons. Narrator Paul Gigante serves up a luscious Jericho with a smooth, urbane, and slightly disdainful voice that hides the barely civilized man; his repertoire for characters of the same nationality, however, is limited. Natalie Ross exhibits a wider vocal net, capturing Rowena's hurtful nature, Dani's teenaged exuberance, and the depth of Mac's feelings in a way that makes it easy to differentiate among the characters. There is some graphic sex toward the end, though most listeners will welcome the release of the sexual tension. A richly satisfying listen recommended as a necessary acquisition to completing the series. [Contains selections from the soundtrack Shadowsong; see Prepub Exploded, BookSmack! 7/1/10; film rights to the series have been optioned by Twentieth Century Fox/New Regency Productions.-Ed.]-Jodi L. Israel, MLS, Salt Lake City (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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We've been through Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, and Dreamfever, all dark and sexy fantasies starring MacKayla Lane, Celtic sidhe-seeker intent on avenging her sister's murder and caught between the Seelie (good Fae) and Unseelie (bad Fae). Here's the final tale, which will be preceded by a months-long campaign boosting the entire series. Oh, and a movie possibility lies in wait. Be prepared. Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.
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