Awaken the Darkness

Immortal Guardians Series, Book 8

By: Dianne Duvall

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

Dianne Duvall presents the eighth book of the Immortal Guardians series.

He awakens encapsulated in dirt with no knowledge of how he came to be there. Riddled with injuries, he can remember neither his past nor who he is. Nor can he remember what he is. But surely no mortal man could survive being buried deep beneath the earth. All he knows with certainty is that the soothing voice and presence of the woman moving around above enables him to endure the agony of his wounds. And he will do whatever it takes to be with her.

When Susan first sees the old two-story house for sale, such warmth and longing fill her that - against all reason - she makes an offer. It will take years of hard work and money she frankly doesn't have to fix up the place. So she can't explain why she bought it. She also can't explain what compels her to spend hours one night, digging in the basement until she unearths a man. A man who still lives and breathes despite having been buried alive. A man whose intense brown eyes glow amber with pain, declaring him far more than ordinary. Susan knows she should keep her distance. He has no memory and possesses gifts that would make most fear him.

But as the two work together to unravel the mystery of his past, she finds herself drawn in by his teasing nature and tender touch. So much so that she loses her heart to him even as they find themselves hunted by unknown enemies who are ruthless in their quest to capture them.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Dianne Duvall (P)2018 Tantor

Good but don’t waste your money

I love the whole series but I hate when the author has to write a book just to meet with her contract they just throw in a quick short book. The story is cute. But the first time the immortal guardians come in to the story line is one hour before it ends.

Fantastic as always!!

I cannot WAIT for the next book!! Kirsten Potter is the BEST narrator for Dianne's wonderfully talented writing!!

I liked it..

Glad Stan wasn't being tortured by Gersham. Would have liked a little more reunion with the others.

EXCELLENT ADDITION TO THE SERIES!

Fantastic. I love the story of Stanislav and Susan. It is a v wry good plot. With Stan having amnesia and Susan trying to help. A very good plot. As always Kirsten Potter is a excellent narrator/performer. She brings the characters to life. I love the romance and the action when the enemies come a calling. Awesome. A good continuation to the series.

Loved it....Cant wait for the next Immortal Guardians book! They just get better and better

Best

This series is the most awesome series ever. The characters interactions with each other is so well done. I recommend this to anyone who wants a new take on the vampire types series. You will love these books. Thanks for another awesome book. I can’t wait for the next one.

really good book

really good book can't wait to listen to the next book to see what happens next.

good but to short

wish this was longer there is so much more I need to know do they get the bad guy

Loving me some Stanislav

If you’re new to this series, don’t worry, you can start with any book. However, as the series progresses, there’s an underlying story going on. The author is good about including details that help you understand and stay up to date. That being said, in my personal opinion, if I was starting, this wouldn’t be the one I would start with. Maybe it’s because I’m already so invested in the whole dynamics of all the characters. Dianne has spoiled us so much by always including previous characters and how they interact with one another. And I am obsessed with Seth, the leader. There are always surprises with him and David. In this book, we barely saw them and not until the very end. It was all well worth it though. And the prologue was such a surprise. I almost cried with joy. I love the main character, Stanislav and Susan. And the narrator is so amazing. I feel like I know them.

While looking at a house for sell, Susan here’s a weak voice asking her not to leave and drawing her back. This voice leads her to buy the house. Susan is telepathic, by the way. One night, the voice compels her to dig in the basement. Low and behold, she finds a man. This is Stanislav, an immortal. Find out how she rescues him and about the men who hunt him.

For those who are unfamiliar with the series, Immortal Guardians are like vampires except the virus that causes it doesn’t cause them to go mad like it does vampires. The reason for this is because before being infected, the human was gifted, meaning they possess abilities like precognition, telepathy and so on. This is due to having more DNA or chromosomes. The guardians protect humans by hunting vampires that prey on them. Of course, the author explains all this a lot better than I do lol. I just can’t get enough of this series! And FYI, how’s the time to catch up because you don’t want to miss out on being ready for Seth’s book, which is next!

Pretty good

I love this series but this book felt like it should have been a novella in between. I was glad to find out what happened to Stan and yuri but it didn’t move the story line on which was a bummer. Overall I still liked the book but I had higher hopes for the story.