Burning Skies

Here's the official summary:

THE HUNGER WITHIN

A vampire warrior in exile, Marcus Amargi resists the call to return to the ranks of the Guardians who fight the death vamp armies. Here on Mortal Earth, Marcus has another battle on his hands—the seductive lure of Havily Morgan. The woman meant for him. Whose blood he craves. The one who comes to him in dreams—and demands his surrender…

THE FIRE UNLEASHED

A beautiful immortal with extraordinary powers, Havily lives in the realm of Second Earth but, in her fantasies, yearns for her winged lover Marcus. Soon, their bond will be put to the ultimate test. When their bloodthirsty enemies set the night on fire with sky-blazing weapons, Marcus and Havily must unite body and soul, to unleash the full power of their passion—and fight fire with fire…

Review

I really want to like this series. There are some parts that are so good, but I am not sure it outweighs the not so good. The world building is very interesting and I love the mythology. There are so many compelling possibilities for this storyline.

What interest me most are the multi-dimensional elements. For a man or woman to become a winged vampire they must ascend the next dimension. It’s imaginative and sensual with strong heroines and sexy heroes fighting a civil war. Add to that the breh-hedden and super preternatural powers. You have a dark, engaging tale of passion and war.

What bothered me is the consistent theme throughout the books of destined mates not wanting to be mates. The reasons for Havily and Marcus not wanting to be mates felt contrived. Havily cannot forgive Marcus for walked away from the Warriors, even though he had a compelling reason and came back. In the first book Ascension, Kerrick and Alison resisted becoming mates. The couple from the next book Wings of Fire, Parisa and Antony are supposed to be mates, but they don't want to be. This theme is old and I haven’t read Wings of Fire yet.

I will read the next book in hope that the story will continue to grow and get better.

I gave this book 3 out of 5

Title: Burning Skies

Author: Caris Roane

Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks

Genre:  Paranormal Romance

Release Date: May 2011

Series: World of Ascension, #2

For more information visit Caris Roane website, http://www.carisroane.com/