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Dark Hunger (Demonborn)

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Quinton isn't human. While he hasn't embraced the demon inside, he hasn't fought it either. When Annabelle, a hot young reporter sets her sights on exposing Quinton, she soon finds herself knowing a little too much about this mysterious man. A fire ignites between them and threatens to explode. Will they both set fire or will they be able to do the smart thing and douse it before it spreads out of control?

If you like hot and spicy, relentless romance, this book is for you. Racy and sexy in the best possible way. I absolutely loved it!

Author Rita Herron is an award-winning author of more than thirty suspense, paranormal, and contemporary romance novels including: A Breath Away, The Eye Witness, In a Heartbeat, Last Kiss Goodbye, Say You Love Me, Don't Say a Word, Marry Me Maddie, Collecting Evidence, Under His Skin, Undercover Avenger, Epiphany, Silent Surrender, Silent Night Sanctuary and Up In Flames. In 2007, she was nominated for two Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Awards, including a Career Achievement Award.

CNN News Reporter Annabelle Armstrong doesn't believe in the paranormal. She deals in cold, hard truth, black and white- and she'll do anything to deliver a story. So when she's sent to track down Quinton Valtrez, a man long suspected of being a coldhearted assassin, the truth is even more shocking than she expected. Quinton has been fighting his demonic powers since childhood. Now working for Homeland Security in a private Ghost Cell, he uses his powers for good. Neither one can afford the overwhelming desire they feel for one another, nor can they afford the distraction. Demons want to draw Quinton into a life a pure evil and are using Annabelle to do it. After investigating a series of attacks, seemingly directed at them, they must work together to achieve the impossible or lose everything.

This book is listed as Book Two in the Demonborn Series, with Insatiable Desire coming before and Book Three's title and release to be announced. I was especially intrigued by this story because to me, it was a strong romantic suspense with paranormal elements. I found the characters and their actions to be highly believable and relatable. The setting, which takes you through areas of the south such as Savannah , Charlestown and New Orleans , was well crafted and researched. The plot flowed smoothly, drawing you in at every chapter until the end. This is not a series that you need to read Book One before attempting the second. I liked that we were able to get inside not only the heads of the good guys, but the demons as well. I will never look at a vulture the same again, and I fear I learned way more about them than I desired. I can also truly appreciate an author who can fashion in great humor where appropriate. It's no surprise why Rita Herron has been capturing readers for as long as she has.

Dark Hunger, by Rita Herron, is another winner for her fans and a fine welcome into the paranormal romance genre.



Kelly Moran,

Author and Reviewer

CNN reporter Annabelle Armstrong believes she has a strong story involving reclusive Quinton Valtrez; she feels he is an assassin and plans to prove it. However, when she finally meets the enigmatic man, Annabelle feels a stunning attraction to him.

A half-breed demon human, Quinton Valtrez has spent his life trying to control his dark side. He currently works for Homeland Security's top secret Ghost Cell hunting down paranormal predators. To his chagrin, he is attracted to the nosy intrepid journalist.

They soon learn of a pending terrorist attack that each hopes to prevent from happening; to do so they must team up though each fears doing so as their desire feels overwhelming. The evidence points towards demons bent on world domination behind the planned assault, but given the facts Annabelle refuses to believe in paranormal bogeymen until she is captured. Now Quinton has to save the purebred he loves while knowing if he succeeds she will see his tainted soul and her human DNA will knee jerk react by loathing his demonic half.

With a paranormal tour of Southern cities, the second Demonborn urban romantic fantasy (see INSATIABLE DESIRE) is an entertaining thriller starring a disbelieving reporter and a hybrid proof. The story line focuses on their relationship over the paranormal anti-terrorism action making the romantic subplot supersede the fantasy that runs throughout. Still fans of the sub-genre will enjoy the engaging DARK HUNGER.

Harriet Klausner

I ordered this book for a friend and had it shipped to her. She receive the book quickly, and in great shape. Thank you!

2.75 *'s. This is my first book by Rita Herron and I started with this book Dark Hunger which is Book 2 in the series. I actually liked the majority of the book, had it not been for the Heroine Annabelle it would have gotten 4 stars. Ms Annabelle was a CNN reporter trying to move up to the hard stories and stop doing human interest pieces, etc. She had a pitty party of one on every page she was on. quinton is half demon (which she could only concentrate on, but half angel as well!!!)

Annabelle describes herself as a nice person with a very high standard or morals. On an annoymous tip she tries to expose Quinton as an Assassin for the US Government, who is only credited with killing very bad guys. So, she broke into his house & tried to remove personal items, and had the nerve to get angry that he was mad when he caught her! I dont know about you but what is moral about breaking and entering and theft with no proof of someones wrongdoing. She then tells his name to anyone who will listen and proceeds to question everyone about him, even after it is confirmed he is an Agent with Homeland Security, putting his life and all others in danger, just to get her story and advance her career. Her very loving father disappreared after her mothers funeral and she never looked for him and just assumed he abandoned her with no cause for that assuption so of course she swore off all men. I cringed when reading the words coming out of her mouth sometimes. Quinton could have done better!!!. Most paranormal romance story lines are faily predictable if you read alot of them, (which I do) the basic writing was good and I liked Quinton, Annabelle made me want to through the book sometimes! The world may be coming to an end but lets talk about me shall we...

I did not know that this was book two in The Demonborn series. Book three comes out April 2010. Even knowing this I started the book, and loved it. You do not need to go in order to understand the book and enjoy it. I am going to go back and read book one though, I loved the series and everyone in it that I want more of them. I can not wait for book three to come out next year.
I loved how this book was a romance, and paranormal suspense all in one book. It kept you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what would happen next. Annabelle and Quinton are the perfect couple if you ask me, if you can get past the fact that he has special powers and is a demonborn. I was surprised on how sexual this book was, after reading the description I was looking for just a suspense paranormal, I have to say I was shocked at first at how much raw sex was in this book, but I think that it totally fit into this book and made it even better.

Dark Hunger is the second book in a trilogy by Rita Herron, set in a modern-day world with a backdrop of demons pulling the strings. Three brothers are demon-born but redeemable, and each book tells a different sibling's tale.

Quinton, trained by monks and the army, uses his demonic skills to fight terrorism and save lives. But there's a dark hunger for violence and death hiding under his cool efficiency. And when reporter, Annabelle Armstrong, gets too close, all hell, or at least, Quinton's evil father, breaks loose.

There are some really amusing scenes as the protagonists try to deny their attraction to each other. But true love, and physical love, are very determined players in this tale, and both will be needed to keep Quinton from the dark side.

I skipped the odd scene here and there, where the romantic details grew too clinical for me, but that's my loss. Dark Hunger's certainly an intriguing tale, and I'm sure Insatiable Desire and Forbidden Passion will be just as good.

Sequel to Insatiable Desire (The Demonborn), half angel/demon brother number two, Quinton, is an assassin for a secret government home security agency allowing Quinton to channel his demon-side's need for death into his sanctioned 'kills'. The heroine is a reporter Annabelle, who has been fed some hints on Quinton's occupation and is looking for a story, but the two come together when an otherworldly killer appears to be behind a suicide bombing and looks to be extending his killing spree in three of the most haunted cities in the South.

I liked Dark Hunger and the second demon brother much better than the first brother Vincent and Vincent's story, Quinton even as an assassin was just more likeable for some reason. What I didn't like about the story, and Herron did this in the first book too, was that Quinton has a sexual encounter with two ladies who are not the heroine early in the book. My own quirk but this always puts me off a bit in a story that is supposed to be a romance - I think this type of attempt to up the erotic content dampens some of the potential build-up of sensual tension between the leads.

I bought Dark Hunger used, I didn't really like the first book that much and hadn't planned on buying this one at all, but after reading Dark Hunger I will likely look for the final brother's story, Forbidden Passion, coming March of 2010.

This review will be brief, since this book has already been thoroughly reviewed already. I didn't enjoy this installment as much as the first book in this trilogy, Insatiable Desire. Although this book was darker and grittier than its predecessor, I found it to be extremely predictable and too conveniently coincidental. I mean, I could see every move coming; it was as if the plot was transparent. I can usually handle very predictable books but there has to at least be an interesting plot to supplement. In spite of my feelings for this particular installment, I simply would like to know how the series ends. Therefore, I have decided not to scrap the series and will be reading the last book in this trilogy Forbidden Passion due out 4/2010; which will focus on Quinton's twin Dante, who supposedly was raised in the underworld.
I also recommend:
Blood Magic: A Novel
If Angels Burn: A Novel of the Darkyn
Witch Heart (Elemental Witches, Book 3)
Must Love Hellhounds
Demon's Kiss (Compact of Sorcerors, Book 1)

Dark Hunger is the second in Rita Herron's Demonborn Trilogy. In it we meet Quinton Valtrez. Quinton is not your average man - he's half human / half demon - and can hear your thoughts. He was orphaned as a child and was raised by monks who helped train him in controlling his powers in order for him to battle the demons that would eventually taunt him into turning evil and returning to the underworld. He presently works for Homeland Security as a deadly assassin, part of an unacknowledged division in the government. He is able to balance his darker needs by killing bad guys - he does this without any remorse and is happy with his life.

Annabelle Armstrong is a reporter for CNN and she has one mission - to expose Quinton Valtrez for the killer that she knows he is. She has received various mysterious tips and they all lead to the same thing - Quinton is a bad guy and a murderer and she will do anything to get the scoop even if it means getting closer to him in order to achieve her goal. But as bombs start going off in Savannah, Charleston and New Orleans - it is up to Quinton to discover who the culprits are behind these evil acts. As Annabelle starts questioning his motives and his humanity - she is put in a position where she'll have to choose between exposing Vincent or following her heart.

Quinton and Annabelle were both very strong and very likeable characters. I loved how they both did everything in their powers to fight the attraction that they feel for one another but in the end they could not stop the inevitable. Although Quinton is described as a half-demon, for some reason he did not come off as a dark character - on the other hand, I found it endearing that he had such soft spot for Annabelle. As for it being part of a series, I can definitely say that you do not need to read the first book Insatiable Desire (although these characters do have cameo appearances). It was very easy to read and just as easy to understand this demon infested world they were living in. Ms. Herron does a fantastic job in keeping the reader anxious to see just what will happen next. She intertwines all the action with just enough romance to keep you satisfied. I loved the scene with the surveillance camera =P Very sexy!

It was intense, action-packed and full of steamy scenes that will have you turning the pages quicker just to get to those juicy moments. All in all, this is fantastic reading for you paranormal romance lovers.