Full Moon Rising

Riley Jenson, Guardian, Book 1

By: Keri Arthur

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

In this exciting debut, author Keri Arthur explodes onto the supernatural scene with a sexy, sensuous tale of intrigue and suspense set in a world where legends walk and the shady paths of the underworld are far more sinister than anyone envisioned.

A rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf, Riley Jenson and her twin brother, Rhoan, work for Melbourne’s Directorate of Other Races, an organization created to police the supernatural races - and protect humans from their depredations. While Rhoan is an exalted guardian, a.k.a. assassin, Riley is merely an office worker - until her brother goes missing on one of his missions. The timing couldn’t be worse.

More werewolf than vampire, Riley is vulnerable to the moon heat, the weeklong period before the full moon, when her need to mate becomes all-consuming....

Luckily Riley has two willing partners to satisfy her every need. But she will have to control her urges if she’s going to find her brother. Easier said than done as the city pulses with frenzied desire, and Riley is confronted with a very powerful - and delectably naked - vamp who raises her temperature like never before.

In matters carnal, Riley has met her match. But in matters criminal, she must follow her instincts not only to find her brother but to stop an unholy harvest. For someone is doing some shifty cloning in an attempt to produce the ultimate warrior - by tapping into the genome of nonhumans like Rhoan. Now Riley knows just how dangerous the world is for her kind - and just how much it needs her.

Bite into another Riley Jenson novel.

©2006 Keri Arthur (P)2006 Books on Tape

Critic reviews

"Fans of Anita Blake and Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse vampire series will be rewarded." (Publishers Weekly)

Don't try to compare....

Honestly, I got this selection some time ago and liked it very much. Enough so that I keep checking for more from the author. But since it wasn't the best or worst I ever read I didn't review it. With all the recent bad reviews tho I felt compelled to correct my lapse. Like I said, this is a very good book. But don't try to compare it to Southern Vampire, Anita Blake, or other similar series. The author has taken a fresh look at vampires and weres and like many other recent entries in the genre done a fair amount of... shall we say 'pick and choose' with the 'rules' that govern these creatures. No, it is not a selection that will rivet you to the headphones but I don't think it should be passed by either.

One item of note. Many of the other reviews hammer on the sex scenes in this book. They are there, and they are (fortunately or not) becoming a standard for the genre. However unlike recent Anita Blake novels (which I also enjoy) they do not overwhelm and consume 50%+ of the book. If you don't care for this primal aspect I suggest you look to another genre.

Good Read

I have the book and figured I'd revisit the story by listening to it. if it weren't for the fact that I've already read the book, I'd of had a hard time following the story just by listening to it. The reader was kind of hard to follow and it was difficult distinguishing who was talking all the time.

Running out of good Author in this genre

What made the experience of listening to Full Moon Rising the most enjoyable?

This story had lots of little sub plots that involved the main character and supports

What was one of the most memorable moments of Full Moon Rising?

Riley is a gutsy and free thinking woman who is not totally focused on sex, even though this is shape shifter norm

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

I have to admit that the narrator had a terrible Aussie accent. The pronunciation of a few words made me laugh, good NewZealand accent however.

Any additional comments?

Despite the flaws in narration I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a new author in this genre.

alright

any book about werewolves is ok in my book, although the werewolves here are only wolves for the briefest of moments

love this series

this is my 3rd time reading this series and first listening to the audible version. love love love this series!!

anita blake

This is alot like anita blakes books with lots of sex but not as interesting as anitas. The ending leaves much to be desired.

Is this a fantasy book or a porn one?

The story is good and very well written... but the sex! Is a bit too much!!!
Get to the point of being a porno book! You need to put a age limit on this one.

If it wasn't for all the sex i would give 5 stars to the story.

Story is good

What made the experience of listening to Full Moon Rising the most enjoyable?

The story and series is great. I love the books and I love listening to them.
Riley and Quinn make the book,

Who was your favorite character and why?

Riley and Quinn. She is tough and at the sametime loves to be sexy. Quinn is old and old fashion

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

I wish the narrator could have put different voices for all the characters but she did good with what she had. The whole point in listening to a book is because you don't have time to read one, or you can't read for other reasons.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

this one didn't have much of a surprise to it but, it leads to a really good series you don't want to see end.

A great listening

I just love listening to this over and over. Storyline, the sex, and the trouble. I do wish that Riley ends up happy thou....

I struggled to tear myself away I love this series

I struggled to tear myself away I could spend hours just listening to this I remember when I used to get it from the library I've listened to the CDs over and over again Riley Jenson Guardian series it's the most exciting thrilling /dare I say erotic thing I've ever listened to or read if you're looking for something that's going to keep you on the edge of your seat you've found it start from this book continue on all the way to the end this is something that you could sit there and just listen to laying in the dark and you're just going to drift off into the series every time I listen to this it's like I'm there every blow every hot scene the offer is amazing and done excellent work with this novel I wish that this book would turn into a movie one day