by Nina Bangs
Ancient Mayan calendar, modern day romance within a battle to save
humanity, a reading pleasure!
Publisher: Love Spell
(July 2008)
Eternal Pleasure by
Nina Bangs introduces a new paranormal romance series based on a Mayan
mythology spanning past and future. A slip in a carefully laid out
plans draws a spunky heroine and an uber-alpha male into super-hero
roles to fight battles to save humanity from forces invading everyday
life. Breathtakingly intricate imagination, hot romance and humor make Eternal Pleasure a top romance
choice and downright reading fun!
The Mayan Calendar stops at December 21, 2012. What did the ancient
Mayans know that we don't know today? An alliance of predators, the
ultimate alpha fighting machines with their primal instincts and their
deadly bodies as weapons have joined forces as The Eleven, in a battle
to save humanity from the Nine and a force that seeks the destruction
of humanity and the Earth. Fin has summoned together forces from 65
million years ago, forces now in human form. Now as the Gods of Night,
they must hunt down the Nine and prevent the ultimate cataclysm, the
dark force that wipes out dominant species. To make matters even worse,
the Nine are not alone. They enlist the otherkin, vampires and
werewolves as subordinates and subterfuge in this wicked plot to
complicate the battle to kill off humans. The Eleven are an unlikely
alliance --- ancient warriors, primal warriors with an instinct for the
hunt, raw sex and killing. Although these men might be human now (Or
maybe not? What amazing imagery Nina Bangs creates!), 65 million years
of hunger for the thrill of the kill and mating is too long. Lock these
alpha males together in one room, and what a mix! Primal testosterone
in human bodies. Can they work together as humans to save humanity?
Kelly Maloy takes a job as a driver to pick up some extra money. The
job offer and the pay were just too good, but when Ty Endeka climbs
into her car, her whole world is about to change. Terror and desire mix
together when Ty enters her life. Ty has never been a
stay-by-your-woman kind of man. For him, it's all about sex, the pure
pleasure of sex, at least, until he meets Kelly, that is. With Kelly,
he finds himself feeling emotions and thinking things he never thought
possible --- human things that go beyond his exterior right down to his
soul. When Kelly becomes a pawn in this battle, can he protect her?
When Fin tells them the cost of their love, does Ty choose to protect
her or expose her to the darkness of his soul? His choice might seem
difficult, but Kelly may have the most difficult choice to make.
Wow! This was a fun book! The world-building in Eternal Pleasure is exquisite ---
eclectic, mysterious and fun. Nina Bangs gives more and more intricate
details, piece by piece, to create unique and breathtaking images while
also leaving just enough up to the imagination to make readers very
eager to see how she will develop this series. Nina Bangs integrates
her world-building perfectly, never once detracting from the romance
itself. Nina Bangs adds each detail in the perfect measure to heighten
the romance and the mystery of the story.
Eternal Pleasure
will delight readers with its steamy romance, humor, and fresh
intriguing cosmology. Nina Bangs creates a special flair with a
wonderful self-awareness of the genre as well as movies and even comic
books that will have readers laughing with her, moving from humor to
suspenseful, intriguing encounters between the Eleven and the Nine and
back again with a smooth, natural narrative flow. Nina Bangs's
characterization of Fin becomes more and more intriguing with each new
revelation. In Eternal Pleasure
the first book of a new series, Nina Bangs has the perfect mix of
introducing some of the other future primary characters here while also
maintaining a satisfying focus on the dynamic romance between Kelly and
Ty. Eternal Pleasure is a
fast-paced fun read. What an ending! (No matter how much you might be
tempted, don't jump ahead because a reader won't understand its
significance without all the careful world-building that precedes the
ending.) Eternal Pleasure is
truly a romance reading pleasure!
Reviewed by Merrimon,
Merrimon Book Reviews
