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Awakening (The Watchers Trilogy) [Kindle Edition]

Karice Bolton
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Book 1 of The Watchers Trilogy
Paranormal Romance

Alone in snowy, remote Whistler village, Ana tries to build a new life since losing her parents. With a cozy condo, a sweet-faced bulldog and an evening job to leave the days free for the slopes, life slips into a great routine. If only she could shake the guilt for not remembering anything about her parents and banish the night terrors that haunt her every dream.
On a whim, Ana goes out with Athen, a guy she’s just met in the Grizzly Pub... The only problem is that she feels like she already knows him.
Within 48 hours of meeting Athen and his family, Ana’s world implodes. She falls for Athen quickly and before she knows it, a past life begins to resurface. As thrilling as the revelations appear at first, she fights against the chilling information that Athen is from the underworld. Soon she begins to struggle as her own supernatural gifts are slowly unveiled, and she realizes that the nightmares she’s been having might be premonitions and not dreams at all.
It is up to Ana to decipher between fact and fiction before it is too late, and her new love, Athen, follows in her same fate - one that is lost between two worlds.

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“The plot in Awakening is very intricate. There is an elaborate backstory and complex Nephilim lore. I found the take on angels really well thought out.” Giselle

“It was so different from the standard in YA right now that I am shocked to put it lightly. I really didn’t even see the ending coming and that cliffhanger, OH MY GOD!”

“Another thing I really enjoyed about this book is the author’s incredible use of imagery, from the snow on the ground and trees, to the crisp feeling of the cold air. Karice Bolton paints the most perfect holiday picture with words, making this a must read over the holidays.” Danielle

“I enjoy anything paranormal and a story about angels and demons is perfect. The suspense that is given through Ana’s dreams really kept me thrown off at wondering what is real and what was simply just a dream.” Heather

“Ana's emotions all make sense and feel very organic to her as a character, and early on in the book it was very easy to identify with her.” Kate(Urban Fantasy Reviews)

January 2012 B&N Staff Pick: Nook Books Under $5

Awakening - Book #1 of The Watchers Trilogy
Legions - Book #2 of The Watchers Trilogy
Cataclysm - Book #3 of The Watchers Trilogy

About the Author

Karice Bolton lives in the Pacific Northwest with her awesome husband and two wonderfully cute English Bulldogs. She enjoys the fact that it rains quite a bit in Washington and can then have an excuse to stay indoors and type away. She loves anything to do with the snow and seeks out the stuff whenever she can.

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Book one December 30, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
I was sad that this story didn't draw me in. My emotions and thoughts were surface level only. I can't blame it on the writing but I am thinking that maybe I have read one too many books with Nephilim/angels. The writing is detailed and that is what I like. However, in some parts of the story I felt that some of the transitions from one scene to the next were not smooth. I found myself halfway through and losing interest because of lack of action or romance at that point. I feel that the book got a little redundant at times and dragged in some places. It didn't hold my attention and I would put it aside and read something else. I did come back to it hoping to get some connection to the characters.

There was a lot of inner monologue on Ana's part but that is to be expected since she is the one reawakening to her old life. She has to figure things out and get memories back. Every time Ana would want to get close to Athen he would tell her to wait. There really was no explanation for this. This family that Ana was so happy to have wasn't very forthcoming with the info and I found myself getting frustrated. I would have liked to see some more chemistry between Athen and Ana.

Even though I wasn't engulfed with emotion for this book it had a good story line with an interesting take on angels. The explanation of dark demon v. white demon is one that I have not read before and found that to be the best part of the book for me. The ending was where I finally got interested. It had the emotion and action that I waited the whole book to see. The ending should lead nicely into the second book. If you like books that have angels as characters then you may choose to read this book. It wasn't for me but it may just be something for you.
*I received a copy for an honest review
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25 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Originally Reviewed at: Mother/Gamer/Writer
Rating: 5 out of 5 Controllers
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Reviewer: Heather

Awakening is the first part of The Watcher's Trilogy where we meet a young woman named Ana. She works as a waitress in a resort town, but has no knowledge of her past accept a handful of newspaper clippings. Ana is frequented with disturbing nightmares that haunt her, no, torment her to no end. She knows not why these dreams occur until Athen enters into her life.

Athen, nor his family, are what they seem to be, and Ana quickly learns that she is a part of their world: the underworld. Athen has been searching for his lost soul-mate, Ana, since the demons erased her memory back in the 40's. Our main character struggles with this new-found knowledge that shakes her very core, and sends her into the realization that her nightmares are a reality. However, she is surrounded by love, friendship and most of all a family that would die for her. But can Ana learn to be a white demon again before it's too late? Will the Awakening process work, thus reuniting Athen and Ana again?

I'll be honest here folks. I wasn't entirely sure about this book when I realized it was about demons/Fallen Angels, and an intricate force of good versus evil with a race that is supposed to be punished by God. These characters - Ana, Athen and the rest - are the children of Angels that fell in love with human women. As punishment God forbid entry to heaven to the Angels that fell as well as their children, but what made the story unique was that not all the angels or children are evil.

This doesn't stop the race of white demons from doing good deeds, and helping to guide the human race to live their lives righteously. When the black demons/Nephilim interfere or try to cause turmoil, the white demons are there to do what they can to defeat them. It is just an entirely new side for me in literature; however, it was an incredible story.

Karice Bolton didn't leave a stone unturned or question unanswered. She backed up every part of her story's world, crossed the T's and dotted the I's. Every part of the story was perfect, engaging and addicting. Once I started I couldn't put it down, and when I was done reading I found myself purchasing the next book in the series. I've only braked to write up this review, and then guess what? I'll be jumping into the next book.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Erin
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I use to not want to admit that I read YA fiction sometimes. It's books like this though that remind me why I like these books so much. It didn't take a long time to read, and it was entertaining. A lot of the time that is exactly what I'm looking for. I didn't want to put this book down. I downloaded the second book and am anxious to read it.

I did not notice any of the editing problems I saw mentioned in other reviews so either I just wasn't paying good enough attention or the author has done some updating.

As of the date I'm writing this review (3/19/12) the book is still a kindle free download so if the plot sounds interesting to you then you should definitely give it a shot.

*re-posted from goodreads.com
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A bit slow, but enjoyable...
Angels aren't exactly my favorite paranormal entity, but I did enjoy this one more than some others. I really liked the lore behind the existence of angels. Read more
Published 2 days ago by Angie
really hard to get in to
I tried to love this book, honest I did. The cover is gorgeous and the premise is intriguing. But truthfully it read more of a first draft in dire need of an editor. Read more
Published 4 days ago by FlyGirl
LOVE THIS BOOK
I thoroughly enjoyed the first book. This one was well done and different than many I've read. I've been trying to stay away from "series" books. Read more
Published 6 days ago by KSN
Great story line - Horrible delivery
Okay, so the concept of this story was pretty fantastic. It actually reminded me of one of my all-time favorite series (Soul Savers by Kristie Cook). Read more
Published 8 days ago by Ris Misn
Imaginative Romance
Awakening was a very imaginative story that was set in present day told through the eyes of a *** who doesn't remember her history. Read more
Published 9 days ago by TrishaB
Waste of Time
If you are looking for some story - for lack of a better word - told with the attention span and vocabulary of a teenager who failed English at school, feel free to waste the space... Read more
Published 10 days ago by EverDream
First Fallen Angel Book - Can't wait for more
I never thought I'd be that interested in fallen angels, but I'm now a convert. Awakening was an incredible love story that spanned the ages and the characters seemed very... Read more
Published 12 days ago by HelenT
awful!
Good thing its free now! I actually paid for the kindle version and it was chock full of grammatical errors, full pages missing, and not to mention the ridiculous writing. Read more
Published 12 days ago by bfilbert
A Great Paranormal Book!
I don't usually read paranormal books because the visual is never really up to par. Not the case with this book. I felt like I see everything that the author wanted me to see. Read more
Published 15 days ago by reddz
Good plot, stilted speech
I liked the plot and wanted to really get into this story but I just couldn't quite get there. Everyone talks the same way and I'm not sure they ever use contractions. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Catholiccat
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Karice Bolton is a paranormal romance/urban fantasy author living in the Pacific Northwest. All three books in The Watchers Trilogy are available now, Awakening, Legions, and Cataclysm.

Karice married the love of her life who she met in high school, and she still can't get over how cute and funny he is. They have two English Bulldogs who they love playing with as much as possible. Karice loves everything to do with the snow and gravitates towards the stuff as often as possible! She enjoys skiing and tries really hard to snowboard, but often makes a nice little area to sit while everyone zips by on their board. Often after trying to get back up from the ground, she realizes what she truly enjoys about snowboarding is the thought of the hot chocolate or hot buttered rum waiting for her inside! She enjoys writing, and she also loves to read just about anything with print.

Karice would love if you stopped by her blog, FB page, or sent her an email. She loves hearing from her readers and responds as soon as she can.

The Watchers Trilogy
Awakening (Book 1)
Legions (Book 2)
Cataclysm(Book 3)
2 Watchers Novellas will be released in 2013

The Witch Avenue Series
Lonely Souls (Book 1) June 2012

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Its ok, my love. He wont hurt you. Im here. Ill always be here. Youll be protected. We never went to Seattle. &quote;
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I was sitting across from Athen, and it was pretty hard to concentrate when sitting directly across from him again. I decided from now on I would always try to take a seat next to him so I wouldnt be faced with having to look directly at him and not be able to concentrate or even be able to find my fork for that matter. He started laughing. I looked down at my plate sheepishly, realizing, yet again, that it was like he was in my mind stealing my thoughts. &quote;
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