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A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, Book 1) [Kindle Edition]

Kresley Cole
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (471 customer reviews)

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Acclaimed author Kresley Cole introduces a sizzling new series with this tale of a fierce werewolf and a bewitching vampire -- unlikely soul mates whose passion will test the boundaries of life and death.

A mythic warrior who'll stop at nothing to possess her . . .

After enduring years of torture from the vampire horde, Lachlain MacRieve, leader of the Lykae Clan, is enraged to find the predestined mate he's waited millennia for is a vampire. Or partly one. This Emmaline is a small, ethereal half Valkyrie/half vampire, who somehow begins to soothe the fury burning within him.

A vampire captured by her wildest fantasy . . .

Sheltered Emmaline Troy finally sets out to uncover the truth about her deceased parents -- until a powerful Lykae claims her as his mate and forces her back to his ancestral Scottish castle. There, her fear of the Lykae -- and their notorious dark desires -- ebbs as he begins a slow, wicked seduction to sate her own dark cravings.

An all-consuming desire . . .

Yet when an ancient evil from her past resurfaces, will their desire deepen into a love that can bring a proud warrior to his knees and turn a gentle beauty into the fighter she was born to be?

Includes an excerpt from Kresley Cole's next romance novel, No Rest for the Wicked.



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"Not just another romantic read . . . this is a powerful experience!" -- Reader to Reader Reviews
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"Rich mythology, a fresh approach, and excellent writing make this unique vampire tale superb." -- Fresh Fiction
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"Unquestionably an awe-inspiring romance!" -- The Best Reviews
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". . . intense action, devilishly passionate sex and fascinating characters . . . hot stuff!" -- Romantic Times Magazine, 4 1/2 Stars, Top Pick!

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"A unique romance -- it truly stands on its own!" -- Sherrilyn Kenyon, "New York Times" bestselling author

Product Details

  • File Size: 826 KB
  • Print Length: 384 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1416509879
  • Publisher: Pocket Books (March 28, 2006)
  • Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B000GCFCXW
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Lending: Not Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,755 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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382 of 398 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Wildly Delicious Read! April 10, 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Ms. Cole's latest effort is "wildly" delicious and entertaining. She has taken the paranormal genre and created her very own legends and lore...filled with ultra entertaining characters.

Emmaline is half vampire and half Valkyrie. She is known in her coven as Emma the timid. Her family is shocked when she decides she wants to travel to Paris alone to find out the truth about her father. While there she is attacked by a handsome, yummy, strong, yummy, scary...oh yes yummy man who scares the stuffing out of her. She is even more shocked to find out that in order to return to Louisiana she will have to help Lachlain MacRieve the leader of a Lykae Clan return to his home in Scotland. She'll do it believing she will be allowed to return home. She has no idea Lachlain is her forever mate and he has no plans on ever letting her get away.

Lachlain has spent the last hundred and fifty years being tortured by the vampire Demestriu. He is slowly going mad and then...he scents his mate. He has been waiting an eternity to find her and he is not going to let her get away now. He is shocked and somewhat disgusted when he finds out his long awaited mate is half vampire. But despite this he can't keep himself from feeling things for the wee little Emma. She fires his blood and he will do what he must to keep her...even if it means to lie to her. Anything to get her home to Scotland where he will be able to keep her safe and protected when he goes to get revenge against Demestriu. But, life doesn't always go according to plan and wooing Emma is just one of those things. Will he be able to keep her safe and with him or will the vampire horde take away the one thing he needs to live?

Lachlain and Emma are wonderfully constructed characters.
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191 of 204 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars What a great new series! March 29, 2006
By M. Nix
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Lachlain MacRieve is the King of all Lycans. For hundreds of years he's been waiting for his mate to appear. He knows that he will recognize her the moment he sees her, or scents her. However Lachlain never expects to find his mate is half vampire. Lycans and vampires have been at war for a long time and the King of the Vampires imprisoned and tortured Lachlain for over 100 years. So when Lachlain finally finds his mate, he can't accept the fact that his enemy will be his Queen.

Emmaline's mother, Helen, was a Valkyrie. Before she died, Helen made arrangements to send Emmaline to her coven, with strict instructions to never let the vampires know of Emmaline's existence. On her first trip away from the coven, Emmaline is on a mission to discover information about her parents. She didn't bargain on meeting Lachlain. Before Emmaline knows what's happened, she finds herself captive to what appears to be an out-of-control Lycan.

Lachlain forces Emmaline to travel with him to his clan's home in Scotland, where he is determined that she will accept her position as his mate. The more time they spend together, the more the passion builds between them. But once Emma's coven discovers that Lachlain has taken her, they wage an all out attack to bring her home. And just to make things worse, the vampires have discovered Emmaline's existence and are determined that Emmaline belongs with them. Can Lachlain fight all these opposing forces to keep his mate? As the emotion deepens between them, will Emmaline accept her place as Lachlain's Queen?

A Hunger Like No Other surprised me! I've read Kresley Cole's historicals and certainly enjoyed them but with A Hunger Like No Other she surpasses her previous work.
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44 of 47 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Now THIS is Paranormal Romance! June 2, 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Lachlain MacRieve is leader of the Lykae Clan. After enduring centuries of torture in catacombs beneath Paris by the vampire horde, he's finally found a reason to escape when he senses his destined mate nearby. When he finally holds her within his arms though, he's literally disgusted to find she herself is a vampire...and something else too. Intending to deal with the detestable female in due time, he cannot dismiss the eerie calming effect she begins to have on his long raging mind. Lachlain intends to have his revenge, and just maybe through their connection as mates, his little vampire will be able to help him focus.

Emmaline Troy is tired of living under her very powerful family's shadow. She's taken a trip to Paris in a first step bid to win some independence. Dismissing the dire warnings of her family, she nevertheless regrets her behavior soon when she's taken prisoner by a mad Lykae. Not only is this deranged, too-sexy-for-words male making her life miserable, but the vampires, a race she's never had occasion to meet, is hunting her as well. Could it be her half Valkyrie nature they're after? Whatever the case may be, she's got plenty to deal with in terms of her captor, a frustrating, mesmerizing mess of a Lykae king who's all to ready to Kill her one minute and protect her the next. It's enough to make this vampire/Valkyrie hybrid more than a little mad, and more than a little leery of her heart.

Now THIS is paranormal romance! Action, drama, suspense, wit and more intriguing supernatural beings than we can shake a broomstick at coalesce into one of the best paranormal romances ever. This is an amazing intro into a very promising series, one with plenty of well-rounded secondary characters to carry on what begins here.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Sexual assault and lackluster characters
Here's what I wish I knew before I bought this book: the romance starts with several instances of near-rape, or at least sexual assault. Read more
Published 20 hours ago by Melanie Nikdel
5.0 out of 5 stars <3
I was a little surprised by the beginning but I was in love with the story by the end. I will definitely be readying more of her books. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Amy Lynn Harrison
5.0 out of 5 stars My first paranormal romance and ....I loved it!!
I usually read historical romances (medieval, Georgian, regency & Victorian), but the trend in romance seems to be going in the paranormal direction so I figured I'd give one a... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Owen Norton
4.0 out of 5 stars a wild ride!
This book was super hard to put down! I loved the romance, lore, and supernatural aspects in the book and look forward to reading the next in the series.
Published 3 days ago by theladynatasha
4.0 out of 5 stars A satisfying read
This is a witty and well written story. It is different from so many others of this genre by having a heroine who is half vampire and half Valkyrie. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Debra Leibowitz
4.0 out of 5 stars Enthralling
A Hungrr Like No Other was a cutting edge read. This book will draw you in and keep you on the edge of romance and adventure.
Published 5 days ago by Irene
5.0 out of 5 stars Great series of books
Although this is the first book it's my second time through the series, I love these books. The characters you meet in each book continue to be apart of the others which is... Read more
Published 5 days ago by Gail Molloy
4.0 out of 5 stars Great romantic fantasy with a sense of humour
After enduring years of torture from the vampire horde, Lachlain MacRieve, leader of the werewolves (Lykae), is enraged to find the predestined mate he's waited millenia for is a... Read more
Published 7 days ago by Nicholas Escott
4.0 out of 5 stars I found it VERY sexy!!!
Characters: This story was mostly about the Lykae, Lachlain and the Valkyrie, Emma. Lachlain is a alpha male (he is a king! Read more
Published 7 days ago by Knock it off; I'm Reading!
3.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Action, Not So Amazing Romance
This was a re-read for me. I first read this book and several more in the series back in the day when I was just getting off the Twilight series and looking for more paranormal... Read more
Published 8 days ago by D. Salvagin
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More About the Author

Kresley Cole is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the electrifying Immortals After Dark paranormal series, the young adult Arcana Chronicles series, as well as five award-winning historical romances.

A master's grad and former athlete, she has traveled over much of the world and draws from those experiences to create her memorable characters and settings. Two of her favorite places to visit include the rain forests of Central America and the Far North Queensland area of Australia (where, by the way, she would not recommend swimming outside of the stinger nets--at night).

Cole's trademark action, sensuality, and humor are best exemplified in her Immortals After Dark Series, which revolves around the Lore, a secret stratum of hundreds of immortal creatures--ranging from Vampires to Lykae, Furies to Shifters, and Fey to Valkyrie--that each have their strengths, weaknesses, and age old prejudices against the others. Though they secretly live among humans, they constantly war among themselves, which gives her a lot of material.

Her IAD books have been translated into seventeen foreign languages, garnered two RITA awards, and consistently appear on the bestseller lists, in the U.S. and abroad.

Cole lives in Florida with her family and "far too many animals." She spends any free time traveling and enjoys all things related to boats and water. You can learn more about her and her work at www.kresleycole.com.

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I LOVE this series-does ANYBODY have ANY suggestions for more series...
I actually like a lot of the series books. Sometimes I read the short story collections to get a feel for certain authors. I like the JR Ward Black Dagger Brotherhood. Jeaniene Frosts Night Huntress series. Sherrilyn Kenyons Dark Hunter series. Try Lara Adrians Midnight Breed series. Kelley... Read more
Jan 16, 2010 by Vanessa C |  See all 101 posts
Marked her hard, no?
If I remember correctly the Lykae (weres) bite their mates on the shoulder when they claim them, and it is only visible by others of their own kind. That's how they mark them to let other Lyke know they are taken. I think Garrett was talking to Lachlan, and referring to how hard he had bitten... Read more
Sep 16, 2010 by Karla |  See all 16 posts
Trying to find a new series to get lost in....HELP!!
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Jan 6, 2013 by Anna Claire Williamson |  See all 5 posts
what is a good age for reading this book?
I don't know how mature your daughter is, but it is a VERY sexual book. So I'll let you be the judge.
Dec 28, 2006 by Northstar |  See all 6 posts
I NEED HELP!!!
Kelley Armstrong's "Women of the Underworld" series is pretty good. Not as much romance as Kresley Cole and some of the other authors listed here, but it is well-written and that counts for a lot.
Jun 11, 2009 by slbett |  See all 26 posts
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