Guardians: Nevermore (Book 2) (Silhouette Nocturne) [Mass Market Paperback]

Maureen Child (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2007

Passionate lover – Immortal Guardian!

Reborn minutes after his death, Santos accepted eternal life in return for protecting humanity. For centuries, he has fought the demon threat alone. Until his sanctuary is invaded by a woman who claims to have seen him in a vision. Erin Brady cannot escape the prophecy that she will die on her thirtieth birthday. Santos knows that the beauty who can read his thoughts and heart is his destiny.

With the threat of her imminent extinction ticking like a time bomb, Santos suddenly has something worth dying – and worth living – for!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette Nocturne (February 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373617577
• ISBN-13: 978-0373617579
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 3.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,054,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

USA Today best selling author Maureen Child is the author of more than ninety romance novels and novellas. Maureen is a five time nominee for the prestigious Rita award from Romance Writers of America.

One of her novels, A POCKETFUL OF PARADISE, was made into a CBS-TV movie called The Soul Collector, starring Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Greenwood and Ossie Davis.

Maureen was not only on the Texas set to watch her characters come to life in front of the cameras, she was also tossed into the last scene by her husband and the producer, who both thought this would be a fun way to humiliate an author!

When her kids were small, Maureen started writing as not only a way to stay sane, but in the hopes of finding a job she could do and stay at home with them. Sanity is still an issue, but she did manage to write her way into a career she wouldn't trade for anything.

Over the years, she's written under lots of different names and she prefers the term 'pseudonym' to 'alias'. As Ann Carberry, she wrote western historical romances. As Kathleen Kane, she wrote not only Americana romances, but western paranormal romances as well. As Sarah Hart, she wrote one really spectacular western paranormal that is still one of her favorites. And once, Ann Carberry even wrote a Victorian historical which she absolutely loved doing.

Under her own name, Maureen writes short contemporary novels for Silhouette Desire--books she loves to write because of their fast pace and condensed story telling. Maureen is also writing funny, contemporary paranormal romances for NAL and darker paranormal stories for Silhouette Nocturne.

Life is busy but when she isn't writing you can find Maureen sitting under her 'thinking tree', coming up with new ideas for even more stories. When she isn't dreaming up a new book or writing a current one, Maureen loves to travel. Her favorite vacation spot is Ireland, with Scotland coming in a very close second. She and her husband love a good road trip and Maureen's looking forward to the day when she can actually drive to Ireland. Talk about the best of both worlds!

Maureen lives with her family in Southern California and loves to hear from her readers. Visit her online at www.maureenchild.com.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful horror romance, February 10, 2007

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Guardians: Nevermore (Book 2) (Silhouette Nocturne) (Mass Market Paperback)

Three weeks before her thirtieth birthday, Erin Brady is on the run from an unknown person, her biological father, who wants to strip her of her psychic powers before killing her. In Shadow Cove, Maine, Erin feels that someone is following her and ducks into a store. She touches a knife that enables her to envision someone named Santos just as he is killed because she somehow distracted him. She sees a second vision in which Santos is in present day San Francisco so following her intuition she travels across the country.

Santos is an immortal Guardian who watches the portals between earth and the demon dimensions so none of these evil beings cross; if they do he insures they are returned to their hells worse for wear. When Erin arrives to see him, someone tries to run her over so he takes her to his home. After hearing her tale and knowing she is s the woman who distracted him, he offers to protect her especially when he realizes humans and demons want her. As he tries to learn why, they fall in love, but he is an immortal warrior vowed to fight demons for eternity making it impossible for them to have a normal life together.

This horror romance is a wonderful tale of star-crossed lovers with Santos trying to keep her alive when mortals, demons, and other ilk want her dead. The immortal is a brave warrior when it comes to fighting, even against overwhelming odds but he is a cowardly lion when it comes to his heart. Erin is a strong individual not afraid to go where her heart leads her even if that places her out in the open with seemingly every evil in the universe wanting a piece of her. Maureen Child provides a spellbinding romantic fantasy that transports the audience into a magical realm where evil is around every corner.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More like 4 1/2 stars..., July 7, 2007

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Deborah Wiley (Winter Haven, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Guardians: Nevermore (Book 2) (Silhouette Nocturne) (Mass Market Paperback)

Erin Brady's biological father is determined to see her dead on her 30th birthday. Mishaps have started plaguing her as the dreaded day looms closer and closer. Erin turns to the only one who can save her, Ricardo Santos. Santos is a Guardian and has dedicated his immortal life to saving humans from demons. Will Santos and Erin realize their own destiny or will time run out?

Maureen Child does a fabulous job with character development in NEVERMORE. Santos is a tortured hero, but a loveable one. He is pure Alpha male but his feelings for Erin soften him up quite a bit. Readers will enjoy delving into Santos' past as it provides some depth to his character. Erin is the ideal heroine for Santos. Her ability to sense the history of any object has set her apart from others, while her own past remains a mystery.

NEVERMORE is the second installment of the Guardians series. This story is easily a stand alone as only a brief reference is made to the first book, ETERNALLY, and no spoilers will be revealed by reading the books out of order. Be prepared for a whirlwind tale, as NEVERMORE is chock full of action, romance, and even a touch of mystery.

COURTESY OF CK2S KWIPS AND KRITIQUES

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed Nevermore, February 20, 2007

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Dawn I. Walker (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Guardians: Nevermore (Book 2) (Silhouette Nocturne) (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed this book. It did sag a little at the end, but don't discount the storyline. The characters are good.