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The Darkest Kiss (Riley Jensen, Guardian, Book 6) | 
 enlarge | Author: Keri Arthur
Publisher: Dell
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 652
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0553591142
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92
EAN: 9780553591149
ASIN: 0553591142
Publication Date: April 29, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
Danger turns her on.
Desire turns her dangerous...
Riley Jenson hunts evildoers—and does it with a style all her own. With vamp blood coursing her through her veins, and a werewolf’s uncanny instinct for danger, Riley wears snakeskin stilettos and pure, in-your-face attitude when she plunges into her latest case: hunting down a killer whose victims are high-society strumpets—and the rich and powerful men they’ve dated.
But for Riley, the case takes a chilling turn when a second killer starts trailing mutilated bodies of his own: a crazed young vamp choosing victims from a past marked by tragedy. Riley knows she’s got the skill and cunning to catch two serial killers at once…until one of them strikes inside her own tight-knit clan—and a sexy beast of a vampire reenters her life to aid in the hunt. His name is Quinn. He’s lived forever, shed blood, and shared pleasure…and he’s the only man over whom Riley has absolutely no control….
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 Could have been better May 13, 2008
I love the Guardian series, but this book made me feel like I was running in place. The cases that Riley worked were interesting as usual, but the romance was lacking and it seemed like both Riley and Rhoan has not really gotten anywhere in the end.
Really hoping that number 7 picks up better than where 6 left off.
 I give up. May 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The past week has been full of disappointment for me. Several new books came out over the past two weeks, and so far the eagerly anticipated books from authors I have held in such high esteem have failed me miserably.
Keri Arthur delivered mystery and action as usual-- I will give her props as due; but that's where the encouraging words end. Nothing really happened in this book.
We didn't move forward. Sure Rhoan isn't quite the relationship idiot he usually is; but he still chooses his addictions over his soulmate. And then there is our main wolf/gull Riley and her rampant romance dilemmas. I love Quinn, I do, but even his appearance 200+ pages in, wasn't able to save the book for me.
I am a reader who usually reads a book straight through when its as captivating and titillating as I expect Arthur's books to be; and I am sad to say I can't count the times I set this book down and struggled to finish. At times, sadly, I even had to skip a couple paragraphs of detail because I got too bored-- which is something I REALLY try not to do.
Arthur seemed to bring the Riley stories around full-circle with a still uncertain, non-commit-able Riley; and a Quinn-- who's character she has dragged out so long, that he doesn't hold that mysterious allure anymore.
Then there is the Cole character; which peeked my curiosity in the previous book-- and I hoped, really hoped she'd do something with it. I think she even hinted of something to come through their exchanges-- but NOTHING happened. If her input on Cole was meant to build suspense or wonder; it didn't work. I just felt let down.
Back to Quinn, don't get me wrong: I LOVE Quinn, but if you are going to draw a story out, you better make it interesting. My intrigue was lost in "The Darkest Kiss." I simply don't care about Riley's indecision, and needing to find her soulmate through sex with random wolves on the night of the full moon; even though she already has this phenomenal connection with Quinn that she doesn't fully understand. Her inward struggle just isn't interesting anymore. I am simply bored into not caring.
Intense action, but a "blah" end result. I really wanted to like this book. I really tried to get into it... but I'm officially through with the series. I just don't find motionless romance bearable.
It was just ok May 10, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have read all of riley jensen seris but this last one was just ok it just didnt go anywhere I was looking forward to more action more werewofe lots more adventure this book was kind of boring sorry dont get me wrong I like Keri Arthurs books this one kinda though me.
 Another fantastic read May 5, 2008
I have been a diehard Keri Arthur fan since Dancing with the Devil days, and Darkest Kiss was another fantastic episode of Riley adventure. Couldn't put it down until well into the morning and only when I got to The End. Then I had to go back and reread because the suspsense was so good that i think i read too fast
I agree with the other reviewer who remarked on the totally hot Quinn action. Mmmm Irish vampire action goodness.
The Good, The Bad, The Riley! May 2, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
All right, lemme start by saying I love all the Riley Jensen Books but I had the HARDEST time getting in to this one. I kept thinking/hoping she'd get a bit closer with Cole as their relationship seems to be moving beyond quips and insults but it was just one clean-up scene after another. The action was great, but I feel like the biggest issue, Riley's love life, was totally glossed over. Kellen left her, she was sad she through herself into her work. We've all done it but this is Riley Jensen. Maybe her character is evolving, which cool, but part of her appeal is that fact that she can have sex pretty much at the drop of a dime. Speaking of, her and Kade had some of the H O T E S T sex which made that hole...'I can't drop [...] because the boss will get mad' not track. It would've been more realistic is she'd said something along the lines of, 'I'm not ready for that yet, much as I'd like to be.' or maybe even 'The fact that you have so many Mare's creeps me out, sorry'. THE GOOD. Quinn.I love Quinn. He's a great character and does nice things to Riley, and the reader. *WinkWink* So to sum up, Action good, Cole situation disapointing, Liander and Rhoan YAY, Quinn + Sex = SUPA GOOD, Riley/Kade, eh. Scary bad guys sweet but almost too many, blood and gore entertaining. I am looking forward to the next RJ book but I'll be buying it off AMAZON for less then list price. FOR SURE!
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