The Guilty Innocent: Knights of the Darkness Book Two (Knights of the Darkness Chronicles) (Paperback)

~ D. N. Simmons (Author)
Key Phrases: pack master, supernatural race, master vampire, The Guilty Innocent, Desires Unleashed, Anthony Juliano (more...)

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Review

"All this reviewer can say is that D.N. Simmons is a true literary genius." -- -Love Romance

"D.N. Simmons continues to write such captivating novels I am confident that she will fast become a must read author." -- -Romance Junkies

"Simmons is an author on the fast track to becoming the ultimate paranormal princess!" -- -A Romance Review

"The Guilty Innocent is a fun read with an engaging heroine and plenty of action and romance." -- -Vampire Journal

"This particular novel is as fresh and original as the genre has to offer." -- Best-selling author, Nicholas Grabowsky (Halloween 4)

Product Description

"Simmons exhibits a very straight forward and stylized job with narrative, and succeeds in incorporating originality and substance in a genre which sports its clichés to the point where we all either yawn and yearn for something new, or love the genre so much that we appreciate virtually any work involving vampires or werewolves. This particular novel is as fresh and original as the genre has to offer."-Best-selling author, Nicholas Grabowsky (Halloween 4) Even the guilty can be innocent...a heinous set-up leads to the arrest of a very powerful vampire. Now, those who know him best must risk their lives to discover the truth before it is too late.

Warning

This novel contains the following warnings. Please be advised AL-Adult Language V-Violence AC-Adult Content S-Strong Sexual Situations D-Suggestive Dialogue FV-Fantasy Violence AS-Adult Situations and a whole lotta good stuff that makes a novel so entertaining it’s irresistible! Enjoyment and satisfaction guaranteed.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 268 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (August 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1420862871
• ISBN-13: 978-1420862874
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #476,258 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Read, November 20, 2005

By	Patricia Altner "la bibliotecaria" - See all my reviews

Natasha Hemingway, a psychic and clairvoyant, lives in Chicago where she consult with the detectives of SUIT (Supernatural Unit Investigation Team). In this alternate world shapeshifters and vampires live openly with humans. Natasha is romantically involved with two nosferatu, Darian, a powerful master vampire, and his companion Xavier. To her horror Natasha learns that her dearest friend, Annette, has been brutally murdered, and the police have blamed Darian. Now she, Xavier, and two clever wereleapords must discover the truth. Their adventure takes them to Russia and into the heart of a vicious mafia. The Guilty Innocent is a fun read with an engaging heroine and plenty of action and romance.

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exhilerating!, April 24, 2006

By	Michael T (New York) - See all my reviews

I greatly enjoyed this book, I couldn't put it down. I really enjoyed the first book, even though it had errors, the story was just what I'd been looking for in a novel, so I was more than pleased. I didn't really notice any errors in this installement. I'm sure many who've read the first book is wondering about that. This book is a lot better as far as the editing. The writing was fresh and well paced. I had no idea what to expect in this second novel. I'm a huge fan of the earlier Laurell K. Hamilton books and was looking for a new author to keep me entertained in this genre, I'd recommend D.N. Simmons to anyone in the same boat.

What I liked most about this story is that even though it was told from Natasha's point of view, the story focused on so many other characters. In this book you get to learn a lot of John, the sexy manager at Desires Unleashed, Xavier, and Elise. New characters are introduced and they are filled to the brim with personality! Devin has got to be one of my all time favorite characters. I think the real heros of this book are Xavier and Sergio. Natasha's inner monologues are funny and insightful, it's through her curiosity that you learn more about the others.

I think this is a credit to D.N. Simmons's writing style. It's not at much sex in this book as in Desires Unleashed, but the sex scenes that you do have are extremely steamy and shocking. This book focused more on action and that was right up my alley.

It had just the right amount of humor, gore, eroticism and action to make a winning combination.

I am definitely looking forward to the third installment and this is really a keeper!

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I was expecting nothing less than perfect, April 30, 2006

By	Togana "Avid Reader" (The details of my life are quite inconsequential.) - See all my reviews

D.N. Simmons delivers yet again, another well thought-out plot with the perfect mixture of horror, action, suspense, sex and romance. This book follows up with several characters from Desires Unleashed. Natasha's best friend is missing and Darian, who is one of the hottest, toughest and sexiest vampire master to EVER grace this genre is arrested for murder because some pretty bad guys wanted him out of the way so that they could do their dirt. Natasha along with Xavier, Elise , Sergio, John and Devin go on a mission to clear Darian of murder charges before 7 days are up.

I'm an extremely picky reader, I don't like half-stepping. I don't like when sex replaces plot in a novel. I don't like half-baked characters that are boring as all hell to read or "Mary Sues." and I don't like unrealistic dialogue or plot scenarios. I see far too many books that have taken this road and it is extremely refreshing to come across an Author like D.N. Simmons who when you read her novels, you see the amount of effort she put into bringing the story and characters to life and at the same time is able to suck you into her world where you don't want to leave. Anne Rice had this same effect on me too.

Someone else mentioned this, and I'm going to concur. The Guilty Innocent; Knights of the Darkness Chronicles book two was a credit to D.N.'s writing style. I've read many books, mainly by LKH where the story is told through the eyes on one person and everything seems to react only to that one person or they exist only for that one person to be larger than life.

That is not the case with Natasha. D.N. uses Natasha's "eyes" to introduce the reader to the other characters, to see deeper into who they are and why they do what they do. I have a better understanding of the characters now. So much was revealed in this book and you learn so much more about both vampires and shapeshifters.

As always, D.N. delivers some of the hottest and erotic bite and sex scenes ever with great detail. This book was extremely hard to put down and the only reason I did was because I didn't want it to end and that was when I had one more chapter to go.

D.N. is an author I would highly suggest checking out, especially if you're looking for something out of the ordinary. I have no doubt in my mind that The Royal Flush isn't going to be anything less than spectacular!