Week 31 Review: Rogue Darkness

From Goodreads:

Immortal Guardians have hunted and slain psychotic vampires for thousands of years. Now someone is hunting them. Humanity remains oblivious to the existence of immortals, vampires, and gifted ones, so how does this rising nemesis even know who they are and where to find them? Could it be the machinations of an old nemesis—one they thought they defeated? Or is this something new? Because unlike the foes they've faced in the past, this one doesn’t just target immortals. He targets those who are near and dear to them.

A gifted one under the Immortal Guardians' protection, Nicole has worked hard to land her dream job—that of an Immortal Guardian's Second or mortal guard—and loves working with Sean. He's smart. He's funny. And despite the sometimes dark existence he leads, the two of them laugh a lot. Years spent as a special ops soldier prepared Nicole well, enabling her to keep Sean safe despite his tendency to dive headlong into danger. But can it keep her safe? The enemy they face is determined and shrewd. Uncovering his identity may require new methods of engagement and force her to take a few risks.

Sean hasn't been immortal long, but he knows the rules. And according to the rules, Nicole is off-limits. She's his Second. His guard. His best friend. The one person who knows him better than anyone else. Though he loves every minute he spends with her, friendship is all they can ever have... isn't it? Sean soon begins to question that as the two of them engage in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with the enemy, one that will reveal the true depth of their feelings for each other and drive him to abandon the rules altogether.

My Review:
It was so enjoyable to read this book! I just adore this series, and this latest book of Sean, who is Krysta's brother, and Nicole, both relatively new to the Immortal Guardian's world, yeah, I just loved reading their story! Plus, I'm pretty sure that this seeded the start of Tessa and Jared getting together, which I would absolutely love! 

I loved that this book tied back into Kayla and Nick's book, that the threat after her daughter maybe came from the guy that Nick knew back during the war-but Nick hasn't aged because he's now an Immortal Guardian. So that was an interesting part of the plot!

The relationship between Nicole and Sean seems like it'll be impossible. They were both told that it wasn't a part of her job. Which they took as a never going to happen kind of thing, since she is female and the other Immortal Guardians are from an older time, and don't want a woman to risk her life for them, so her getting another position would be difficult. But they didn't account for the visions of the future, and the betting book! 

They were so good together, and having that time apart when she was pretending to be Becca, was so great. And that airplane scene, that was so good, Seth really doesn't experience a lot of new, given how long he's lived. 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait for whatever comes next! 

Author: Dianne Duvall
Series: Immortal Guardians #12
Read: July 31st, 2023
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: I love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Dianne Duvall
Published: June 13th 2023 

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