Oh my goodness, I adore Rhage. If you know anything about me and my book reviews, I'm a sucker for a man (creature?) like him.

My friends have warned me how possessive these males are of their mates, and man, were they right. I appreciate the head's up because I'm just now hitting my third book in this series and I'm overwhelmed by their intensity.

Like I stated earlier when I reviewed book one, I'm not entirely on board with the vampire aspect, but in this series so far, I've found it tolerable since there's so much going on. I enjoy learning about their laws and seeing how they balance their dynamic among the human world.

I respected the hell out of Mary too. She's thrown into Rhage's universe when she comes to the rescue of a young stranger, and her life becomes forever changed. She comes with her own baggage, and it's not necessarily the kind she can address and then move on from. Once Rhage is enthralled, there's no turning back for these two. He has a beast of a secret as well, so between the pair, they sure have their work cut out for them. Once they decide to commit to their attraction and figure out a dynamic that they can live with, they go full force and it is a hell of an adventure. My heart swelled with happiness, and then shattered in a million pieces.

The threat of the lessers has intensified, and my heart is in my throat to find out what happened to one of the brotherhood's own who wound up in the wrong place at the wrong time. I'm anxious to get to book three and see what I'll encounter next!