Night Unbound

Immortal Guardians, Book 5

By: Dianne Duvall

Narrated by: Kirsten Potter

Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's Summary

For centuries, Lisette d'Alençon has been a warrior against the dark. She fights alongside her brothers and comrades. But when the dreams start coming, she can't bear to confess them to the Immortal Guardians' command. She dreams of a dark-haired man with soft eyes and brutal wounds, a man her heart aches for - and a man she knows has been declared a traitor.

Zach is an exile, a loner. He won't defend himself against false accusations or grovel to those who should have faith in him. But he'll damn sure defend the woman who kept him sane against a plague of supervamps that seems to have appeared from nowhere. The Guardians will blame him, and that will make Lisette suspect, too. With life, death, and eternity on the line, who can they really trust?

©2014 Dianne Duvall (P)2014 Tantor

LEATHER PANTS AND WINGS! HOW COULD YOU GO WRONG!!!

This book of the series is definitely a must read. I was starting to get a little frustrated with the Immortal Guardians series. It was starting to follow a very predictable formula. But this book, this book has once again restored my love of this series. FYI, some questions still haven't been answered(groan) but there will be answers to other questions. This book doesn't have a cliffhanger, per se. It does have a HEA.

From the previous books, you already know that Lisette is starting to harbor secret feelings for the renegade immortal Zach. The one and only person on Seth’s shit list. But that doesn’t stop Lisette from helping Zach when she founds him badly beaten, bruised and bloody in her back yard. She lovely helps nurse him back to health with the aid of Bastian (the black sheep himself), knowing this will enraged Seth. She cannot understand the connection she feels towards the ancient immortal but she does realize she is willing to risk everything just to be with him.

Zach is something more. He never thought he was capable of being anything other than what he was until Lisette stepped into his life. With her, he truly understands what it is to live again. So when he almost loses her in a battle, he decides to put away old strife between him and Seth and help the Immortals Guardians, all because of his love for this dark warrior. And Zach for all his millennium of living and untold secrets, finding love is the greatest and scariest thing in his life.

The book contains, as with the series, the right combination of action, romance, suspense and passion. The fight scenes that the Immortal encounter are detailed. Dianne, as always, describes anything in such detail that you not only picture the fight, but you feel as if you are in the midst of battle. Although I think this book had a bit more of a serious tone than the previous four, it still added unexpected hilarious moments, which you may find yourself smiling or laughing along with the characters in the book. The romance scenes are rocking hot. The combine just the right amount of sexual tension, passion and drool worthy smex. YUM!!! Although unlike the other books, this book kept the suspense throbbing and alive for me the entire book. Even now, I'm thinking through different scenes from the book trying to answer unanswered questions. I think that is what makes it worthwhile, when I want to reread a book because I'm left questioning and speculating about different chapters of a book.

Every time I listen to a book that Kristen Potter narrators, I found a new facet of her voice that I enjoy. She gives each characters the right amount of distinguishable accent for their nationality. I particular loved her voice for Aiden (secretly hoping his book is next).

My two cents is to buy this book. If you have read the series in the past and thought it was getting predictable, this book will hopefully bring you back into the world of the Immortal Guardians.

A Fantastic addition to this series

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would. You can listen to this book as a standalone but, I really feel like you need to start at the beginning to capture the depth of the characters. These immortal guardians are freaking amazing! There is action, intimacy and bond of family that is interwoven in every story. I would definitely recommend it

What other book might you compare Night Unbound to and why?

The only other books I would compare it to would be the other Immortal Guardian books.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Lizette was injured and Zac poured everything into her to the point of passing out over and over. The scene was moving and powerful to me.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

"Wings of Love"

Any additional comments?

Another great story, worth buying and listening to over and over. Can't wait to get started on the next one.

so anyways

I'm vested in the series but one thing really irritates me about all the books there is more sex than story. All the books seem to just be filler for whatever the climax of the series is. If you are bored they are decent listening and the stories alright. If you're like me and listen at work the sex scenes are generally skipped over and there are a lot of sex scenes. Also you can pull out earbuds talk with coworkers then go back to the story without missing a thing, that is to say 15 minutes won't put you behind in the story. Also the mystery in the books leaves something lacking. With common sense you can come to the same conclusion it takes the characters a book to get to.

Yes!!

Can't believe I took so long to get to this book. I love this series, and Lissette has been one of my favorite characters so far. Diann Duvall writes the best kick-ass female characters with strong male characters. Such an awesome spin on a vampire series. It's not just Vampires, but mysterious Immortal Guardians. This series has it all, mystery, suspense, sexy romance, humor, and a real in-depth story that makes the completely unreal feel realistic. Book 5, and I still can't get enough! On to the next one, which is actually set far in the past!

And, Kirsten Potter is PERFECT for this series. Love her narration. There's a big cast of characters here, and she captures each of them from book to book.

More please

I want to know if David is going to meet his mate!
What other powers does the newborn have?

chauvinistic sweet talking men in leather Yum Yum

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Its a great read good way to escape out of your head.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Night Unbound?

They are not boring immortal that win each fight. injures showed they had some soft spots and were not as totally infallible as we would expect

LOVED IT LOVED IT LOVED IT!!!

I loved every minute of this book. I've been anticipating a story about Zach since book 2! His love interest Lisette was great, but I found myself so intrigued by Zach and Seth specifically, so I knew this book would be one of the more interesting one's that answered many of the questions that have been looming since the earlier books. This story had all the elements I enjoy--suspense, drama, humor, and hotty-licious romance. As always, the narration was dynamic and brought all the characters to life. I emphatically recommend all Dianne Duvall's books, but this one in particular was noteworthy in the series and is definitely credit worthy.

Can You Say Angels with Black Wings & Vampires Wow

This is a continuation of the Immortal Guardians Series. We met Lissette when she was helping others defeat the enemies of the Guardians and humans. she fights along side her brothers who were turned by accident trying to protect her. She falls for Zack who is thought to be an enemy but is actually helping them. He protects her and gets angry with the Guardians because they left her to fight alone and was injured. The many ways that this story could end will keep you listening until the end. Well worth the credit. Although this can be a stand alone it is best heard through the series. Well written and the narrator definitely adds to the story.

Spectacular..

Any additional comments?

I would be hard-pressed to say which of these books are my favorite. I love all the characters involved: Bastian, Marcus, Roland, Seth, David, Melanie, Jenna, Ami, Chris, etc. And I'm so happy that Cliff hasn't gone insane yet and I hope he never does.
I really love, love, loved Zach and Lizette, an awesome twosome for sure.
The one thing that I really, really, really love about this series is that fact that the end of the book leaves it open for another book but it's never a cliffhanger. I absolutely hate those. AND these books have some incredible sex in them.
I hope we're not going to have to wait another (almost) year for the next in the series.

As to the narrator: Ms. Potter did an awesome job. Every person had their own voice and personality. I never get tired of listening to her.

@audioloversblog- give me a bad boy with wings any day

I just finish my reread of Night Unbound, and wow. Just wow. I forgot just how much I love this book. It’s an amazing book, filled with information. The kind of information the leads to questions. Questions that I hope will be answered soon. So, now for the rundown.
Lissette is my favorite immortal, with her quick whit and desire to be seen as a bad butt lady immortal, she presents what I believe is the strongest of all the female immortals. This is mostly because all the female immortals have been newly transformed and Lissette has been fighting immortals for 200 years-ish. That means that when all the other ladies were basically second class citizens, fighting to be seen as more than a pretty face, Lisette was out there kicking vampire booty. Goodness, I hope that wasn’t in a dress because that would be rather uncomfortable. Anyways, Zach proves his amazing personality and love for her in every thing he does. He literally changed his allegiance for her, and that’s pretty special.
We get some info about Seth that we needed. And that left us wanting even more from him.
The thing that stands out in this book is that there isn’t a transformation from gifted one to immortal. Both characters are already immortal, thus there was no need. There wasn’t the angst that she would want to be changed to spend her life with him (which recurred in previous books). Instead, we have 2 people who have to choose to live their very long lives side by side.

Sex- Off. The. Charts. Like fan me I’m having a heath stroke.

Time spent killing vampires- Surprisingly less than normal. I wasn’t counting or anything. It just seemed like there was less of that and more of other things going on.

Intensity- As I said earlier, no transformation to IG and less vampire fighting, so you May think that there’s less intensity. You would be wrong. There’s a lot still happening in this book internally. There’s questions of loyalty. There’s questions of betrayal from every side. There’s the progression of Ami and Marcus’s pregnancy. All of these things combine make this most likely the most intense book of the series.

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