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Dear Reader, Being trapped in a bedroom with a woman is a grand thing.
Being trapped in hundreds of bedrooms over two thousand years isn't....
And being cursed into a book as a love-slave for eternity can ruin even a Spartan warrior's day.
As a love-slave, I knew everything...
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Summary edit
It is a story about a woman who with the aid of her friend summons a Julian of Macedon from the ancient book in which he is imprisoned.
Characters edit
- Julian of Macedon: He is the sex slave trapped in the book.
- Grace Alexander: Sex therapist who inadvertently releases Julian.
- Selena: Grace's best-friend; tarot card reader.
- Paul: Grace's ex
- Rodney Carmichael: New patient Grace takes on in her job.
- Penelope: Julian's wife before he became trapped in the book.
- Bill: Selena's husband.
- Iason: Julian's best friend when they were kids.
- Eros / Cupid: The Greek/Roman God of love. The son of Aphrodite. He hangs out in New Orleans a lot with bikers.
- Priapus: The God who cursed Julian to the book as a Sex slave.
- Dr. Lewis: Fellow Doctor, and friend of Grace.
- Kyrian of Thrace: Julian's best friend before Julian was cursed into the book. Prince of Thrace.
- Sunshine: Pottery maker
- Alexandria: Former Priapine virgin; because of her, Julian is now trapped in the book.
- Psyche: Eros's wife.
- Hephaestus: God of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes.
- Zeus: Leader of Olympus.
- Atolycus: Was Julian's son
- Callista: Was Julian's daughter.
- Diokles: Julian's father.
- Aphrodite: Greek Goddess of Love. Julian's mother.
- Dr. Beth: Therapist in Grace's office
Quotes edit
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“Oh, sorry."Grace hugged the book to her breast and closed her eyes. "Come and ease my aching loins,O great Julian of Macedon, Julian of Macedon, Julian of Macedon.”
Grace -
“Cupid, you worthless bastard, I summon you to human form.”
Julian -
“She couldn't very well let him join her in bed like that. "Sure you could." "No I can't." "Please?" "Hush, self, let me think.”
Grace -
“My God, that was Cupid! Cupid.The real thing.The cute little cherub who hands out hearts." "Cupid is anything but cute. As for handing out hearts, he's more likely to rip them out.”
Selena and Julian -
“Come with me, my Macedonian love-slave, and I will tell you of Peter Pan and his Lost Boys.”
Grace
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“You can’t fear dying when you have no reason to live.”
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No power from above can make one human love another. Love comes from within the heart.”
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“Cupid, you worthless bastard, I summon you to human form.”
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“Because I’m not some alley cat with her tail up in the air waiting for the nearest Tom to come over, stick it in, and leave.”
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“It’s a beautiful day to die. What say we slay as many of these bastards as we can before we pay Charon?”
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“Do you know, I can feel your presence all over my body? With every sense I possess?” he asked, then opened his eyes to pin her with a hot stare.
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“That guy I showed you…Julian…is a Greek love-slave who is completely controlled by, and devoted to, whoever summons him.”
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Yeah, right, this was just like the time in college when Lanie had talked her into using a Ouija board and Lanie had made it say that Grace would marry a Greek god by the time she was thirty and have six kids by him. To this day, Selena refused to admit that she’d been pushing the planchette.
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she could almost believe Selena was a mystical Gypsy.
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Shanna, which had started her addiction to romance novels. The Wolfling, which had introduced her to science fiction. And her prized Bimbos of the Death Sun, which had been her very first mystery novel.
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Setting & Locations edit
- New Orleans: The Big Easy, home or stomping grounds of many of the hunters. Seems to be the center of the Hunter world almost.
- Sparta: Julian spent much of his youth here. His father was a Spartan commander.
- Macedonia: Julian was born here.
Organizations edit
- The Dark Hunters: Founded and created by the greek goddess Artemis, the Dark Hunters are souless warriors/creatures of the night. Their purpose is hunt and kill Daemons and save the souls that the daemons try to devour.
First Sentence edit
Honey, you need to get laid.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 17
Epilogue
Series & Lists edit
This is book 0 of 25 in Dark Hunter. (standard series)
Followed by Night Pleasures.
This is book 1 of 35 in Dark Hunter - Reading Order. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Sherrilyn Kenyon (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks
Country: United States
Publication Date: February 2002
ISBN: 0312979975
Page Count: 352
Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks
Country: United States
Publication Date: February 2002
ISBN: 0312979975
Page Count: 352
Awards edit
- Prism (2002: Best Fantasy)
- Aspen Gold contest (Finalist, 2002)
- GRW Maggie (Finalist, 2002)
- PEARL (Paranormal Excellence Award in Romantic Literature) (2002: Best Fantasy/Magical)
- RIO (Reviewers International Organization) (2002: Favorite Paranormal, Honorable Mention)
- Golden Rose Reader Choice Awards (2002: Best Paranormal Romance)
- Golden Rose Reader Choice Awards (2002: Best Romantic Sci-Fi Fantasy)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 2004 vol. 7
- Dewey: 813.54
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Sherrilyn Kenyon: Author's website
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