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There is only one Enforcer, and it is his duty to ensure that the Nightwalkers never bring harm to humans. The Nightwalkers are not inherently evil, but sometimes a demon’s control slips, especially near the Samhain or Beltane, and they unintentionally cause harm to a mortal. The Enforcer, Jacob, steps in then to stop it, and punish the wrong-doer. But what happens when the Enforcer loses control? Who stops him before it is too late? While hunting a transformed demon who is beyond help, Jacob runs across the puzzling Isabella, who seems to be able to track demons instinctively and has an unnerving talent for destroying them – something unheard of amongst the human race. More than that, she tests the limits of Jacob’s self-control when no other has before. Is Isabella more than she appears? She seems to hold the secrets to the Nightwalkers’ future, however unwittingly. Jacob knows he can’t let her go, for both his sake and his people's. But can their attraction be consummated without destroying them both? And does something deeper than the impending Samhain draw Jacob and Isabella together? Demons are people too. At least they are in new author Jacquelyn Frank’s Nightwalkers world. If someone had told me before I read her debut novel, Jacob, that demons might have the same propensity for good or evil as any human, I might have questioned them. But after reading Jacob, I am a believer! OK, I’m not saying that I believe in demons, per se, but I did find the mythos Frank has created in this new series totally believable. In fact, I soon forgot that Jacob was supposed to be a demon. For me, he was simply a man that happened to be a different species than Isabella. Jacquelyn Frank cost me some sleep, though, I will admit. I could not put this book down once I started it. Completely enraptured by the story, I thought if I could not finish the story by morning, I might just have to play hooky from work for the first time in my life to stay home and read! LOL Isabella was undeniably charming, with a freshness and a wit that captivates the reader as easily as it did the Nightwalkers she meets. It is no wonder that Jacob falls so easily for her. She is all at once wholesome, sexy, funny, intelligent, and noble. Only slightly startled by the fact of the Nightwalkers’ existence, she accepts their place in the world without judgment, and resolves to help her new friends in their current plight without hesitation. Jacob’s quandary in determining how to handle Isabella is heart-breaking. Even while knowing he needs to keep his distance for her own safety, he can’t help but be drawn to her. His protectiveness and passion have the reader praying for a way they can be together, and the author does not disappoint us in the end, providing a HEA that will guarantee satisfaction for the romantics in her audience. Jacob: The Nightwalkers is the kind of story that saddens you when it ends, because you crave more, and leaves you salivating in anticipation when you learn it is only the first of many to come in this fascinating new series!
Reviewed by Jennifer |
Jacob: The Nightwalkers
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