A Job From Hell (Ancient Legends #1) [Kindle Edition]

Jayde Scott (Author)

Book Description

The moment Amber starts her summer job in Scotland and sets eyes upon Aidan, her fate is sealed. Summoned by an ancient bond, she can never love another. Lost in the woods one night Amber enters Aidan's deadly world when she unknowingly participates in a paranormal race and promptly wins the first prize...a prize worth killing for.

In a world of forbidden love, ancient enemies, legends and rituals, nothing is as it seems and no one can be trusted. Life will never be the same again, unless she enters the Otherworld. But to do so, Amber must die...

A Job From Hell is the first book of the Ancient Legends series. The second book, Beelzebub Girl, is available now.

Product Details

• File Size: 602 KB
• Print Length: 375 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1461131332
• Publisher: Aurora Press; 1 edition (May 1, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004YTI17M
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Not Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #520 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
  • #12 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Teens > Romance
  • #13 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Literature & Fiction > Genre Fiction > Romance > Fantasy

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 55 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Job From Hell May 3, 2011

By Patricia Puddle

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

What a great read. This is a story for teens as well as adults. A very well written vampire love story that's full of intrigue right to the end. Seventeen-year-old Amber starts a new job as a housekeeper in an old mansion in Scotland, but she knows nothing about housekeeping and hates cleaning. She thinks household chores are a waste of time, so she's quite happy that the house is sparkling clean. Instead of working, Amber spends most of her time drooling over her new boss and snooping around the house. But there are secrets she doesn't know about the people that come to the house, and she has no idea there's a unique bond between her and one of them, or that she's been summoned there by a vampire.

Not long after she arrives at her new job, her brother turns up. He tells her about a stash of jewels hidden in the woods close by. They decide to steal them and run away to start a new life, but on the night of the robbery, her brother disappears. Scared, Amber goes looking for him. She doesn't find him, but stumbles upon a hut in the forest as well as the hidden treasures. Though she steals the jewels, she doesn't know they're actually the first prize in a paranormal race organised by a blood-crazed succubus demi-goddess. Suddenly, Amber has the ability to travel to other worlds and communicate with so-called ghosts, but every paranormal being out there is hunting for her. Amber doesn't know it, but someone out there is drawn to her blood, and they are determined to have it.

Amber is hilarious and a bit of a klutz sometimes, but she's very endearing. The story kept me turning the page in anticipation of what's going to happen next, but I could never guess. I highly recomend this book and I give it a five-star rating. Well deserved too. A great read that I finished in one day and night.

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Had to force myself to finish September 5, 2012

By rebeccabel

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I really liked the description of this book, unfortunately the story did not live up to my expectatations. The beginning of the book starts out OK, you get the basic idea of where Amber is in life--short on cash, feeling insecure about taking a break from her less than entralled boyfriend Cameron. And then we start to get to the action . . . oh no, wait, we don't. She goes to start this job at a house (which is barely described), and where her employer is no where to be found. And even weirder than her absent employer, is her apparent acceptance of this. Really? She doesn't find it incredibly odd that there is no one to tell her what her hours are, what her work entails, where everything is, or anything at all??? It just isn't believable.

Another completely lacking area is the characters themselves. One moment Aiden (the employer and love interest) is distant and hard to pin down, and then next moment he is kissing Amber and obsessing over her. Their relationship is nonexistent throughout the book, they never discuss interests, hobbies, their pasts, or anything that would cause them to get to know each other. Basically the entirety of their relationship is spent with Aiden telling Amber that she is meant for him, and Amber telling him no, and then "joking" around. Amber is just as bad, which is really sad since she is the main character. Not only do we not get any consistent description of her, but the author is contantly changing Amber's personality on us. One moment Amber is brave and willing to give-up her life for a virtual stranger, the next moment she is terrified, helpless, and naive, and then the next moment she is suspicious of everyone. I never could get a clear picture of who she was, or what she really wanted.

But the absolutely worst part of this book was the action, or lack thereof... SPOILER ALERT ... When Aiden gets captured, Amber immediately makes a deal to get him out, and guess what, like magic, with no complications, he is freed. Then when she holds-up her end of the deal by going with the shades (who never are actually explained), and Aiden decides to go rescue her, guess what, again, no complications, they basically walk her out of a mountain full of their enemy. So you might wonder what fills the book, if not for action and plot? Corny, cheesy attempts at humor. Oh, it really is awful all the play on words and horrible "jokes" that fill the in between parts (most of the book).

I would like to say that the ending has some redemptive qualities, but it does not. The resolution is summed-up in two pages that, as usual, are in conflict with other parts of the book. Amber, is suddenly OK with everything that she has fought against the whole book, and Aiden and she are left to enjoy the sun.

I am sorry to say that this book was a complete waste, but it really was. I have not read any of the author's other works, but based on this, I am not sure that I will, it really was that painful of a read. I would not recomend it and barely made it through myself.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice Surprise June 15, 2011

By K. Ferguson

Format:Kindle Edition

What I admire about Jayde Scott's writing style is her ability to truly capture the voice of her audience (YA) and express it in this book. The entire cast of characters is easy to relate to and very believable. Also, the author did an excellent job of balancing the action scenes with the scenes depicting romantic tension between Amber and you-know-who (no spoilers, ha-ha). Amber is a well crafted character and I think any young lady reading the book would instantly love her and root for her (I did). The author really brought Amber to life with the small details (her work ethic, the way she cooks a meal, the way she manages her emotions without being totally transparent etc)...just very well done if you ask me.

More About the Author

Jayde Scott is a writer and the creator of the Ancient Legends series. She lives in England with her family and several pets.

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