Love Is Darkness

Valerie Dearborn, Book 1

By: Caroline Hanson

Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller

Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

Valerie Dearborn wants a life as light and fluffy as cotton candy, but it's more like a puffer fish: pointy, unusual, and - if not prepared exactly right - deadly. In London for graduate school, Val knows she's finally free. Her father and ex-almost-boyfriend are back in California and she's out of the Vampire hunting biz for good. Or is she? She draws the attention of Lucas, a 1600 year old Vampire, and King to his kind. He's also wicked hot.

As golden as Lucifer, and just as tempting, he makes Valerie an offer she can't refuse - help him find out if the Others (Empaths, Fey, and Werewolves) still exist or he'll stop protecting those she loves. Lucas tells her that Empaths were a Vampire's biggest weakness before going extinct hundreds of years ago.

While the Fey or a Werewolf might kill a Vampire, an Empath could enslave them, seducing or harming with emotions at will. The one detail he leaves out? Valerie is an Empath. And after 1600 years of an emotionless existence, Lucas wants Valerie like a recovering alcoholic wants a wine cooler. Can she keep those she loves alive, stop Lucas from munching on her, survive a fanged revolution, and still find a way to have that boring, normal life she's always wanted? Probably not, but boy is she gonna try!

©2011 Carrie Avila (P)2014 Carrie Avila

Interesting new series

This is a very interesting and intriguing new series I'm not altogether sure how I feel about it, it was kind of teasing it would get you all hyped up but then it like left you wanting. I mean the tension between the father and the daughter was just a little too much and they kept going from past to present a little too much I had to rewind a little bit so maybe that's just me maybe I just got confused a bit. I am going to get the second book though because though it had a little bit of a slow start and it jumped from past to present a lot the dynamic relationship between Val Lucas and Jack left me wanting to know what's going to happen next

Sizzling...

What did you love best about Love Is Darkness?

I like the love scenes...it could have been a bit more descriptive....some of the actions, feelings etc was repetative as if the characters can't make up their minds on what they want and then stick to it!! "I love him" he does something the "I don't love him" just going back and forth..

Would you recommend Love Is Darkness to your friends? Why or why not?

yes..overall it's a good romance novel..for adults keep you listening to every word!

What about Emily Woo Zeller’s performance did you like?

she enthrals you...only negative some parts when she speaks it barely audible i have to rewind to hear what was said..

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

when Lucas and Val finally got together and it was intense...not very sexually descriptive though as if the aurthor was afraid to shock readers by being explecit!

Great narrator

Emily does a great job! The story is a nice change. Trying to get the other magical creators back is a nice twist.

Great book worth a credit!

Although many of the other reviews weren't great. I think this author shows real promise and does a wonderful job capturing real human emotion. No person starts out strong and perfect. There is room for growth with the main character and author does a great job of setting that up. This book is worth the listen and in my opinion been unfairly judged. Yes its vampire romance but It's done very well in my opinion. Starts out slow but is great in the end.

Excited its in Audio !!!!

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

Yes, I read the series before I fell for audio books, I read them multiple times and now I can listen to the bloody chaos, murder,kings you don't mess with who patiently crave beautiful empaths full of sexual fustration...Addicting stuff

Which character – as performed by Emily Woo Zeller – was your favorite?

Emily Woo is Amazing at what she does, but well, she did make Lucas seem more delicious...

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

OMG, The sex, made me jealous it wasn't me in that dark chamber with King Lucas... blushing

Probably the best way I spent my weekend

The easiest listen that I'm happy to recommend. The performance was good. But honestly the story is fast paced and you want more. You get significant character history and the author pays attention to the gr8 details that make a book good. There's great oneliners and you will certainly be glad you read it. This is Twilight all grown up.

Something snarky this way comes!

Great heroine. snark and sarcasam are perfect.
looking forward to the next one! tried a new series and fell in love

Not a strong female lead.

This first novel in the series set the stage for the author's continuance of story. I personally enjoyed much of the story line. However, I found that the time hops from chapter to chapter seemed a bit strange. Our main character Val isn't my favorite character. It seems like she is extremely indecisive due to her decision changes in a split second. she will be adament about her decision and a second later it's different. I don't know if I will continue this story but I did enjoy it on a one time read base level.

love the whole story

it was quite interesting and exciting at times. I love how the main guys are all darkness and light mixed no one if fully one or the other.

talk about a cliffhanger...

this book wasn't one of my favorites...
it just kept going and going with nothing. I was kinda bored. it's soo I want him wait no I dont... this charter doesn't know herself and that bothers me. I not sure about this series i want to give it another shot but I don't want another book like this one. I mean pick a direction and stick with it already.