Ms. Elliot, I am even more impressed with this second book than I was with the first in the Black Ice Series!  

1. This is SUCH an original world and story in general.  I said this in my review of the first book and I'll say it again here:  the vampire genre is so overdone and many of the stories seem to have been built off one another.  Not so with this series!  It is completely original and I LOVE IT because I totally cannot predict anything that happens.

2. THIS IS A CLEAN READ!  Somewhere between Twilight and now, paranormal/fantasy books (ESPECIALLY VAMPIRES) are like reading soft porn.  That's the status quo.  It is refreshing to read something that still has enough in the romance department to satisfy that part of a reader's curiosity, but keeps it clean enough that I can share this series with my niece and know that it's appropriate for her as well.  

3. Neva is a total rogue.  I love that the heroine is not always all-knowing or instinctively, magically right about every decision she makes.  There is a learning curve for her as she navigates new powers with old memories and attempts to put them all to good use.  

Those items being addressed, there is a new element in this book that I can't wait to see play out....HELSING.  There are a couple clues dropped that make me think the dynamic between Thedryk and Neva as star-crossed lovers may be changing to include a love triangle.  And who doesn't love those?!?  Will they or won't they?  Hmmm...

Well done once again Ms. Eliot!  Thank you for sharing your talents with us!

**I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review**

I loved how this book is not for just mature readers. i also enjoyed that it was not a totally sappy book. It was a refreshing take on the vampire genre. I really enjoyed the wonderful world and its characters that the author has created.  Can not wait to read more from this author.. I left a review on both Goodreads and Amazon. I could not put the book down.

This is unlike any vampire story I have read before. There are lots of characters and plot twists. The ending is not really an ending and leaves you wanting to know what happens next.