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Parallel Seduction (Midnight Warriors, Book 3)

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Scott Dillon is one of the king's most trusted soldiers. In spite of his dubious ancestry as a human-Antousian hybrid, Scott strives to serve his adopted people to the best of his abilities. As a soldier, he confronts the enemy without mercy. As a man, however, he must face the enemy within. When an intruder arrives, Scott must handle it despite a grievous injury and his dual nature.

Hope Harper is one of the FBI's most talented linguists. When she met the alien Scott Dillon (in the last "Parallel" novel), she connected with him in a way she hadn't anticipated. Now she's stuck on base while Scott recovers from serious wounds sustained in the battle where he saved her life. Hope's future is uncertain, and it's harder to face with her deteriorating vision. Somehow, someway, she must find her way forward.

Jake Tierny has arrived from a desperate future. Determined to prevent several needless tragedies, he is shocked to run into the woman he thought he'd lost forever. He has a mission, but to complete it, he must face his own demons first.

PARALLEL SEDUCTION is the third and spiciest installment of Deidre Knight's "Midnight Warriors" series. Our hero, Scott Dillon, is a hardened soldier who alternates between feeling angst over his heritage and an inexplicable need to have sex with human women. The latter is off-putting at first, but the reasons become apparent, perhaps understandable. Hope is a much more engaging character. She has deeper layers to her psyche than Scott, as well as a great deal of strength.

The plot in this novel seems a bit thinner than the others, but ongoing storylines (such as Jared and Kelsey's hopes for a child, Marco's dark future) help flesh it out. Fans are likely to enjoy PARALLEL SEDUCTION, as Knight continues to weave a fascinating world that exists just out of the average human's sight.

Reviewed by Christina Wantz Fixemer
02/16/2007

See Also:
Parallel Attraction: A Novel of the Midnight Warriors, Book 1 (Signet Eclipse)
Parallel Heat: A Novel of the Midnight Warriors, Book 2 (Signet Eclipse)
Parallel Fire

Deidre Knight's third book in this series about aliens trying to save Earth is a rollercoaster road of constant action. Where as the last two had more romance and passionate love scenes, "Parallel Seduction" is more of an ongoing puzzle of questions between the two characters of Hope and Scott and if they have a future or not.
Scott, the second in command top the alien King Jared from the first two books is highlighted here. He has fallen in love with human FBI linguist Hope who from diabetes is going blind. (She was introduced in Parallel Heat)
They both dream of a future between them that has not yet happened.(This is where the whole parallel thing comes into play) An important character yet again comes from the future and into the past to save the people of Earth, the rebel aliens and most importantly Scott and Hope. This person Jakob, has a major secret to tell by coming into the past. He is connected to Scott and Hope in a way that will change all three of them, including their unborn child.
This back and forth of the "what if/parallel" future may confuse some readers but also leaves an open ended plot device to carry on the series.
Fans of Jared and Kelsey from the first book will be overjoyed for they have alot of pages dedicated to them and including their own concern about having a child and ruling their people successfully.
Hope is one heroine who is strong and even though has a disability doesn't let that stand in her way. This includes her feelings for Scott, a being that is unlike anything she has ever known.
Any sci-fi fan who loves action along with a nice romance will enjoy this book and look forward to the ungoing series that the author has in store for the Antousians and their human counterparts.

Katiebabs

Parallel Attraction: A Novel of the Midnight Warriors, Book 1 (Signet Eclipse)
Parallel Heat: A Novel of the Midnight Warriors, Book 2 (Signet Eclipse)
Parallel Fire
Parallel Desire: A Novel of the Midnight Warriors

Desperate to change the dire outcome of a battle not going well for the Rafarians and the planet Earth, warrior Jake Tierney employs the Rafarian's mitres technology to travel back in time. He hopes to prevent Rafarian Marco McKinley from completing activites that he believes will come to bear heavily on the Rafarian's current circumstances. Little does Jake know before he travels back that the chain of events he seeks to right has already been resolved.

Antousian warrior and Rafarian sympathizer, Scott Dillon, recognizes Jake's Antousian scent and takes him for an enemy. He pursues Jake as he tries make his escape from the Rafarian's camp. In a moment of desperation Jake takes Scott's new lover, the nearly blind FBI agent Hope Harper, as his hostage. A fiery love triangle is born as Hope comes to realize that Jake stirs deep feelings of recognition--and familiarity---in her heart.

Deidre Knight's Midnight Warrior series grows more compelling with each installment. Hope Harper proved a feisty heroine in this installment, and her ability to perform against an increasingly devastating personal disability provided an excellent tool for suspense In Parallel Seduction.

Knight's increasingly vivid depictions of her character's plights, paired with her ability to crawl inside of their heads and hearts provides the reader with a compelling love story filled with unexpected plot turns. Don't miss it.

How does Deidre Knight do it? The first Parallel book was exceptional and each installment gets better and better! Parallel Seduction has more action as the war deepens and affects the characters, more suspense as the parallel worlds touch each other, and much more romance.

When Hope Harper, an FBI linguist, is called in to translate the Refarian language, her duties bring her into contact with two men, Scott Dillion and Jake Tierny, an unknown factor who sets off alarms for all sides of the raging battle. Nearly blind from diabetes yet feisty and skilled, Hope uses her language skills and dreams to see beyond her the physical immediate reality. As Hope battles for her life and tries to choose between the two men, Deidre Knight delights readers by developing the stories of other characters. The exiled Refarian king Jared Bennett and Kelsey Wells battle Antousians and their infertility. Details of parallel worlds are given to shed more light on the past betrayal by Thea Haven and Marco McKinley. Although their story is not as prominent, the scenes and their context are crucial to understanding the betrayal and the entire parallel world effect. The history of the Refarian and Antousian animosity emerges in this installment, drawing the reader deeper and deeper to her finely created alien world.

While the war rages outside, Knight also shows the war inside of the dual creature. This installment delves deeper into the cruelty of war and the power of love. Knight's imaginative writing allows the reader to understand evil at its heart. The details of the love experienced by Hope in the heat of battle reaches a new height in the Parallel series. Readers will remember the exquisitely written encounter between Hope and the evil Antousian Veckus for many years. Stunning!

Deidre Knight tackles the issue of gene therapy. Knight's context differs from current political debates enough to reach the heart of both sides of several issues and the reader's heart. Her questions are both more philosophical and practical. The author views both sides and allows the reader to contemplate both without a simplistic resolution. Deidre Knight combines all the strengths of the paranormal romance and science fiction genres and creates a masterpiece!

PARALLEL SEDUCTION takes us into the parallel world where Jake Tierny is worried at the damage Marco might do. The war is not going well for the Refarins and this may be their last stand. Jake decides to use the mitres in order to go back and stop Marco from doing any damage. Jake is an Antousian and ally of Jared's. When he gets back in time he finds his nemesis Marco did not do any damage and is mated to Thea. He also finds himself hunted by Scott Dillion. Scott is half-antousian and recognizes Jake as one. Jake has many secrets and one by one they are discovered.

Scott Dillion is the leader of Jared's men. In PARALLEL HEAT his life was saved by Hope Harper, a blind FBI agent. When he is rescued she goes with him. They find themselves very attracted to each other and they begin to have erotic dreams of the two of them togather. Scott finds he goes from no interest except sex with a woman to being in love with Hope.

Hope Harper is an FBI agent, she is a translator, and she is sick with diabetes which is slowly taking her sight. But just the touch of Scott's hand sends her body into overdrive. Noone knows she has gone with the aliens. Now she finds herself attracted to Jake in the same way she is to Scott....it doesn't make sense to her.

The puzzle of Scott, Jake, and Hope plays out to the end of the book. we are also caught up in the mateing of Kelsey and Jared, she wants a child and he needs an heir. The fertility of the King is limited and he must reach his Mateing heat to be able to make her pregnant. The interwoven plots make for a great read and I am looking forward to the next book in this series.

The Antousians are not defeated yet, their leader is still determined to defeat the Refarians and the inhabitants of this world. His agression hopely will push the two fractions togather.

I very much enjoyed this book and recommend all three highly. Do not miss PARALLEL ATTRACTION, or PARALLEL HEAT.

(Book three in a series)

When the future threatens the past, Jake Tierny travels back in time to stop a traitor from tipping the scales in an alien war on Earth. Trapped in a time not his own, hunted by people who were his friends in the future, he is unknown to their present-day selves. To the soldiers and others at the Refarian base camp, Jake is an intruder, a stranger, and more importantly, a threat and a danger that must be eliminated. To make matters worse, he arrived too late, and his mission was unnecessary.

Hope Harper is a nearly blind linguist for the FBI. While learning the Refarian language and working on its translation, she starts to have feelings for one of the men, Scott Dillion. But she begins to doubt her morals or her senses when she crosses paths with Jake and feels a sizzling attraction that cannot be easily explained.

Parallel Seduction is at its core a love triangle, set amid invading shape-shifting aliens, spaceships, and time travel. The book is also part of a series, it is in fact book three. And while it can be read as a stand alone, I wouldn't recommend it. Instead, start with the first book in the series and save yourself the confusion and headache. It took two reads for me to understand exactly what the author was referencing and to make all the connections. But once I did, the story really took off.

Armchair Interviews says: Very fast paced, action packed and exciting. If you like a good twist, you'll appreciate the ending.

In PARALLEL SEDUCTION FBI linguist, Hope Harper, ends up at the hide-away Refarian base in the Teton Range. Scott Dillon, King Jared's Lieutenant, was injured in PARALLEL HEAT while saving Hope's life during an Antousian battle at Warren Air Force Base. While he is recuperating from his injuries, an infiltrator, Jake Tierney, comes into their midst from another dimension. And whisks Hope away with her confused approval. Hope has the handicap of almost total blindness and needs to trust that this stranger won't do her harm in her out-of-focus world. She needs great inner strength and perseverance to live through the trial the stranger takes her through. He tells her he loves her and knows what happens to her in the future.

While Hope is traveling with Jake, Scott leaves the hospital against doctor's orders to save Hope. He's afraid that without her eyesight, she won't survive long in the elements or with her abductor. But an unearthly force weakens him further.

Hope and Scott eventually face a trial that tests their love and loyalty to each other when they come up against the Antousian enemy, Veckus.

Will it be Hope and Jake or Hope and Scott? Deidre Knight has created a masterpiece that keeps the pages turning! Hope Harper's disability and the riveting plot turn up the tension in this third book of the MIDNIGHT WARRIOR series. It's an amazing read!!! I would have died if I had missed it!!!

I love this series! Science fiction, romance, a healthy dose of intrigue, and some very fun time-travel-twistiness--it's like it was written just for me.

Parallel Seduction features the romance between diabetic, nearly-blind FBI linguist Hope Harper and alien hybrid and second-in-command Scott Dillon that was begun in the previous book.

The war is between the Refarians and Antousians, with humanity in the middle. The Refarians are on our side. Scott, however, is half-Antousian, which makes him feel like an ugly outsider despite being king Jared's trusted second-in-command, and being known for his good looks. As a result, he tends to date humans. A lot.

Hope and Scott are barely acquaintances, but she's been having vivid dreams about him and their life together, and as they get to know each other better, it gets harder to separate the dream Scott from the waking one.

Then Jake Tierney arrives, saying he's from the future, bringing warnings about Marco and events that have already been prevented in Parallel Attraction and Parallel Heat. Scott can sense that the man is an Antousian, and questions his motives, but the dream Scott urges Hope to trust Jake, and since she's already drawn to Jake, she does.

Hope was a wonderful heroine. I already liked her in Parallel Heat, and she continued that wonderful blend of intelligence, strength, and vulnerability here. She had some pretty serious physical limitations, but she never let it stop her. She didn't go too far in the opposite direction, either--she acknowledged her limitations and worked around them. I sympathized with her, but never pitied her.

And with a hero like Scott, who would? He was vulnerable, too, in a typically masculine way (and no, I don't mean it's a macho vulnerability--just that it seemed a typically male mindset). He's confident of his abilities, but doubts his intrinsic self-worth. He's very self-conscious and ashamed of his Antousian side, and because of a previous disastrous romantic overture, he believes his peers share his disgust.

The two of them are well-matched, and it's lovely to see the chemistry and synergy between them.

There's lots of action and intrigue, and the time travel effects can give you a headache until you get them straight--it's like looking at those hidden-picture paintings. As in the previous books, the other characters don't just disappear--their stories continue. For example, king Jared is under increasing pressure to provide an heir, a matter that's complicated by the fact that his mating cycle never developed normally, and that it's unknown whether he can father a child with his human queen, Kelsey.

There are also some futuristic moral dilemmas concerning gene therapy and the origins of the Antousians.

I think there's enough information provided for Parallel Seduction to stand on its own, but this is such a complex series that I'd highly recommend reading them in order: Parallel Attraction, Parallel Heat, then Parallel Seduction, and Parallel Desire.

The third book in the Parallel Series, Parallel Seduction begins where the second book Parallel Heat ended. Hope Harper, an FBI linguist and Scott Dillon, 2nd in command to the King, Jared Bennett, met in book two and Hope jumped onto a transport to be with Scott. Hope and Scott share dreams of a future life together including a daughter. Enter Jake Tierney, a man from the future. He has come to try to stop the destruction of his planet, Refaria and Earth. Jake, too, shares a past with Hope. She is drawn to both men. Whom will she choose?

More people should be reading this series. It has wonderful stories, time travel, and heart stopping romance. These books are unique in the paranormal romance genre.

This is the third book of Deidre's Knight's Midnight Warrior's series. What can I say... it was simply AMAZING!!! The book kept me up all night reading. This series is really different, but still full of the elements I crave in a good romance: action, kewl gadgets, intrigue, a wonderful setting and sizzling romance. Again, Deidre penned another incredible tale, this one centered around two characters of the series I've come to know and love; Scott and Hope, with the added complicated element of Jake Tiery weaved in. Every time I read one of Deidre's books, I'm amazed at her literary voice; it's mesmerizing, as if her words are waving me in a trance I can't seem to break until I finish the dang book, LOL. Anyway, just wanted to share my enthusiasm over Parallel Seduction, I'm hooked on this series!!!
Parallel Attraction: A Novel of the Midnight Warriors, Book 1 (Signet Eclipse)