Through a Crimson Veil (Crimson City) [Mass Market Paperback]

Patti O'Shea (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2005 | Series: Crimson City

Los Angeles. Once, it was the City of Angels. Now, it’s Crimson City, whose inhabitants know nothing of Heaven. The tentative peace between the species—werewolf, vampire, human—teeters on the brink of collapse. Sides are being chosen. Yet the peril is greater than any imagine. There is a power here that longs for release, an ancient darkness held captive too long. Below, beneath, beyond, it seethes. And there are those who would see it freed.

Mika herself seeks freedom. She’s come to Crimson City looking for the key. But that key’s keeper is a killer, an outsider, a mercenary with a poisoned past. To her kind, he has meant only death. No matter that Conor McCabe’s pale green eyes hold a hint of lust, the glint of a bond never to be broken; the path ahead lies in shadow. In a city like this, death can come by fire or fang, by claw or kiss. And the moment of truth must come...Through a Crimson Veil.

Editorial Reviews

Review

As far as heroes and heroines go, Mika and Conor are exceptional...The sexual tension between them...is totally explosive. -- Romance Reviews Today

If you liked the first two books you will love...this paranormal keeper. It's exciting, fun, dangerous, and sexy! -- Romance Reader at Heart

This adventurous thriller is searing hot and filled with passion, treachery and danger. It's paranormal adventure at its ultimate! -- RT Bookclub

[O'Shea's] character development is first-rate and believable, her dialogue is crisp and snappy, and her narrative is vivid and spellbinding. -- Fresh Fiction

About the Author

Patti O'Shea's passions are writing, airplanes and traveling. Fortunately, she's been able to enjoy all three. After receiving a degree in advertising copywriting, she took a job with a major U.S. airline and now works in 757 Engineering. Besides teaching her about the planes she loves, it's given her an opportunity to travel to places like Australia, Papua New Guinea and Canada's Yukon Territory. Writing, though, remains her primary love. Patti created her first romance when she was in junior high school and has been hooked ever since. She should have figured out she was a writer years earlier, however, since her dolls had such involved lives, complete with goals, motivation and conflict.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 369 pages
• Publisher: Love Spell; First Thus edition (October 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0505526476
• ISBN-13: 978-0505526472
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #917,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Patti O'Shea's passions are writing, airplanes and traveling. Fortunately, she's been able to enjoy all three. After receiving a degree in advertising copywriting, she took a job with a major U.S. airline and now works in 757 Engineering. Besides teaching her about the planes she loves, it's given her an opportunity to travel to places like Australia, Papua New Guinea and Canada's Yukon Territory.

Writing, though, remains her primary love. Patti created her first romance when she was in junior high school and has been hooked ever since. She should have figured out she was a writer years earlier, however, since her dolls had such involved lives, complete with goals, motivation and conflict.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Demons and Werewolves and Vampires, Oh My!, November 26, 2005

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Arwen "AKA Arwen" (Austin, TX, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Through a Crimson Veil (Crimson City) (Mass Market Paperback)

Meet the "other" race in Crimson City. Now we have demons! Well, one of them at least is in the city. She's Mika, half human-half demon. And not even a very strong demon at that. But she is stronger than the average human. She split her time between her human father and demon mother but is more comfortable in the demon world.

Then we have McCabe. He hunts demons. When he isn't busy hunting werewolves and vampires. He works for B-Ops, the paramilitary outfit that serves as a policing force in the City of Angels aka Crimson City. He hates demons. But, that means he hates himself. McCabe has a demon father and a human mother, but he never met his father. He's looking to meet him though. But it's not for a Hallmark reunion, that's for sure.

McCabe and Mika are hot and sexy characters. They fight and love with equal amounts of passion. Mika is a spoiled brat you want to smack at times and McCabe is an arrogant ass who needs to be kicked in the gonads. Yep, I loved these characters. Any time an author has me talking back to the characters, she's won my heart.

Pick up Mika and McCabe's story today. It's the third in the Crimson City series and brings a whole new look to the players. Now it's not just fangs and vamps we have to worry about. It's a demon playground as well. And the demons are less organized factionally than either the werewolves or the vampires. Makes for a fascinating read!

30 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Crimson City is the place to be, October 4, 2005

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Stephany Rodriguez "romance addict" (Columbia, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Through a Crimson Veil (Crimson City) (Mass Market Paperback)

You're nuts if you are not reading this series.

Mika has been sent to Crimson City on an extremely important mission; a mission that she cannot disclose to anyone. She is trying to steal something from the B-Ops freelancer that is killing rogue paranormals on the streets of Los Angeles. This freelancer's name is Connor and he is Mika's vishtau mate. This may not mean a lot to you or me, but it is a sacred bond to the demonkind. Mika has to deceive Connor to work her way into his life.

Connor does not want to trust Mika. She is a half-breed just like him and he hates his demon half due to the circumstances of his birth. He fears the loss of control that falling in love with her represents. He is very upset when her deception becomes apparent.

This is a story where you really love both of the characters involved. It was awesome to watch them come together and overcome their own fears and defeat mutual enemies.

You are also introduced to the Dark Ones, the Bak-Faru. They are ultra bad and you do not want to mess with them. They have plans for the world though and I for one am very worried about the citizens of Crimson City if these guys gets loose.

So far this series of stories has been top notch. Each book has advanced and complemented the overall story so strongly that I am literally salivating waiting on the next book.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go ahead, read this one first!, January 10, 2006

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Melinda "bookandbasketcase" (Just outside of Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Through a Crimson Veil (Crimson City) (Mass Market Paperback)

I know THROUGH A CRIMSON VEIL is part of the Crimson City series - and I worried that I wouldn't understand what was going on if I tried to play catch-up with this, the third book. However, I'm happy to report that THROUGH A CRIMSON VEIL is a great stand-alone book!

I've read Ms. O'Shea's previous work, enjoyed it immensely and wanted to read this book. I resisted, however, thinking I needed to read the others in the series. So if that's what's holding you back - stop it! Get the book and read it!

Through a Crimson Veil has a great "concept", interesting, sexy characters and a great story. I've enjoyed it so much, I'm ordering the first 2 in the series and will read whatever follows. I'm not going to restate the plot lines and re-explain the book to you, other reviewers have done a great job with that. I will however, tell you that Para's are not usually my "norm" but I quite enjoyed Through a Crimson Veil. Let's see more (and more, and more) from this author!!!