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Child of War-A God is Born [Kindle Edition]

Lisa Beth Darling
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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Book Description

Do you remember Damien? Raven makes that kid look like an angel.

In book #2 of the OF WAR Series, Ares settles down with his wife, Alena, to await the birth of their son, Raven. As Alena struggles to enjoy what should be a blessed event, prophetic visions of an adult Raven haunt her dreams. Are they true visions or false ones implanted by Cernunnos who told her the boy would bring glory to Ares but only pain and agony to her? The strong but delicate Fey is relentlessly bombarded by hostility from the Olympians making her yearn to be back on Ares’ secluded island home, far away from all the bickering and backstabbing that makes up Life on mighty Mount Olympus.

Before Raven is even born, Zeus outwardly despises him for his Fey blood given to him by his filthy Celtic mother. With no way out and no way to keep his family safe from his father, Zeus the God of Gods, Ares enters into a blood pact that could cost the God of War everything he holds dear.

After a harrowing birth wherein mother and son are nearly lost to Ares, it quickly becomes clear that Raven may be the most powerful and cunning Olympian ever born despite his muddled bloodline.

As Zeus, Apollo, and Aphrodite plot against the new family by carefully planting the seeds of rage and doubt in Raven’s mind, they turn son against mother. It appears as though Alena’s visions and Cernunnos’ prophecy are coming to life as Raven grows to be a very angry young man.

As the true past between the Olympians and Celts is revealed, the battle for Ravens’ mind and the ultimate control of Olympus begins. Before it’s over, the white snows of Olympus will run red with blood.


Product Details

  • File Size: 650 KB
  • Print Length: 395 pages
  • Publisher: Moon Mistress Publishing; 1 edition (November 3, 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0063I60HU
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #561,364 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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4.6 out of 5 stars
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4.6 out of 5 stars
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and Creatively Written! November 26, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
BRILLIANT AND CREATIVELY WRITTEN!

WOW! WOW! WOW! This second installment to the "Of War" series is absolutely brilliant and creatively written. The story captivated me from the first page not with just the smooth writing style but with how visualized the characters came alive on the page. I felt like I was literally there experiencing every action and emotion right along with them. Lisa Darling has definitely weaved and defined a more humanistic world around these Mythical Gods. She has captured an unimagined life style into how and why these gods and the paranormal creatures such as the Fae/Fey exist.

The story is full of action and emotions such as jealousy, hatred, love, lust, revengefulness, and conniving deceptions along with lots of WTF moments. I can definitely say I have a new outlook towards Zeus, Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Eros, Poseidon, Hades, and Athena. Their characters are literally selfish and gluttony-priggishly gross when it comes to mannerisms in eating.

The love between Alena and Ares is definitely tested as Zeus, Aphrodite, and Apollo weave their conniving schemes to rid Alena and her half-breed son Raven. I developed hatred towards Aphrodite and just wanted to reach out, slap her and ring her neck. The erotic scenes in this book are very explicit, shocking at times, and sensual at other times. The story consists of and or has exposure of Rape, bondage, ménage, an_al sex, sex toys, and orgies.

Alena and Ares son Raven will totally blow your mind. At sometimes he was cute and had me laughing and at other times I wish I could of reached within the book and beat the crap out of him because of the evilness and cruelty in his personality - definitely a Wolf in Sheep Clothing!

The ending left me in shock as the cliff hanger made me realized how addicted I have become of this series and now I will be jonesing until January 2012 when the 3rd installment in this series "Child of War - Rising Son" comes out. Overall, the entire story was very enjoyable and interesting. I highly recommend this to all mythology lovers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An Epic Page-Turner! December 9, 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
The second book in the Of War series has it all: suspense, betrayal, secrets, manipulation, and steamy hot sex. Picking up where the first book left off, Lisa Beth Darling continues to build her unique paranormal realm and expands on her multiple storylines to create another epic thriller. Beautifully fleshed out secondary characters, Zeus, Apollo, and Aphrodite, do their best to destroy Ares, Alena, and Raven. With insight and compassion, Darling realistically explores the ways Ares and Alena rebuild their faltering relationship.

Completely captivated by this dark, paranormal world and its characters, I could barely put this book down before reaching the shocking cliffhanger! Both Ares and Raven commit such unforgivable acts throughout this story. I look forward to seeing how Darling resolves this story and if Ares and Raven redeem themselves.

I was provided a copy of the book by BTS eMag for purpose of an honest review. I was not compensated for this review - all conclusions are my own responsibility.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Creating a character I hated (and that's a good thing!) December 9, 2012
Format:Kindle Edition
In this book Ms. Darling has done something interesting by creating a character, Aphrodite, that I can honestly say I despised. The sequel to "The Heart of War" is engaging from the first page to the last. Ares and Magdalena are now the parents of Raven, a teen at the center of a battle between Gods and mortals. Their determination not to let their son be destroyed by the gods makes for an interesting read.

Ms. Darling takes the problems of normal humans: love, a thirst for revenge, jealousy - and gives them to the Gods to endure. What we are left with is a book that brings together characters who are willing to destroy anything or anyone who gets in the way of what they want.

This second story in the series is even better than the first and I look forward to reading the next book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Child of War - A God is Born
Author: Lisa Beth Daring
Published by: Moon Mistress Publishing
Age Recommended: Adult
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Book Blog For: GMTA
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Published 29 days ago by Arlena
4.0 out of 5 stars Even Gods have issues
Having just survived the Holidays, it's nice to know that even Gods have family issues. When God of War Ares and the Fey Alena have a baby, they run into the issues most parents... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Hugh Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
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My rating: 4 out of 5 stars

"I'm an Olympian, like you and the rest. I'm not like my mother; I'm not fragile, week and inept. Read more
Published 4 months ago by texxie
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Erotica Fantasy Read.
Holy mother of erotica!!! This was one hot steamy book! I could not put it down! It had a good story line behind it and included some of the steamiest scenes I have ever read. Wow! Read more
Published 9 months ago by cls
5.0 out of 5 stars An Evil Little Boy - But I Still Have Hope for Him
Oh My Gosh! Raven is terrible and sort of reminds me of the Seed of Chunky lol. He's one of thoses babies that should have been drowned at birth. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Heather Chamblin
5.0 out of 5 stars LITERAL ADDICTION's Review of Child of War: A God is Born
Child of War: A God is Born, OF WAR series Book #2
Author: Lisa Beth Darling

Synopsis: Do you know 'Damien'? Raven makes that kid look like an angel. Read more
Published 15 months ago by LITERAL ADDICTION
5.0 out of 5 stars God of War was so good, but Child of War was even BETTER!
So many authors try to write a series of stories out of one successful or well received story, especially in the romance genre. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Rad Ryder
5.0 out of 5 stars A Jaw-Dropping, Heart-Pumping, Super Sexy Series!
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I've been married for the last 26 years to my wonderful husband, Roy. We live in my hometown of New London, CT.

My writing career began in junior high, around the 7th grade. A fact that my fellow students adored but often got me called down to the Guidance Counselor's Office to discuss the adult nature of my stories. While the experience was never pleasant, I was not deterred by the counselors' worries I was spurred onward by them, as well as by my teachers, and my classmates, I continued to hone my craft throughout those formative years.

Today I bring conflict, passion, love, and suspense to unique couples through full length novels. I'm never one to shy away from the less pleasant things in life, and instead I believe that it is in the Darkness where Character is created, determined, and defined, my heroes and heroines have their love tested by demons from within and without.

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