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Liked It “Ricardo Fernandez was born power the ability to harness energy to heal a life force or take life away with the touch of his hands. Living in Spanish Harlem, he chose to use his gift under the guise of a Santeria practice. He had also vowed never to use the dark side of his power lest he become...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Ricardo Fernandez was born power the ability to harness energy to heal a life force or take life away with the touch of his hands. Living in Spanish Harlem, he chose to use his gift under the guise of a Santeria practice. He had also vowed never to use the dark side of his power lest he become dark inside.
PNRGroupManager wrote this review Tuesday, September 25 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Sara Martinez is a nurse who put her faith in medicine until her own mother is pronounce terminal with days to live, but that was more than ayear ago. A year since she had turned to Ricardo and his gift. The price is a few blood bags to help his friend Samantha Turner who runs the women's shelter in the neighborhood. Sara is unaware of the possibility supernatural abilities. Ricardo with his gift is not. Samantha is a vampire.
]Sara and Ricardo are strongly attracted to each other, but when he tries to tell her that there is only so much he can do for her mother, she wants to know why. Ricardo knows he can't tell her, but she suspects that there is something fishy about his Santeria cover. She's not sure she can put her heart in the hand of a man who can't be honest with her having been burned once already and yet she finds him harder and harder to resist.
]An evil force has entered the neighborhood drawn to Ricardo's gift. It is a soul sucking Chupacabra a creature of myth who survives on blood. The creature had once been human, a man whose dark nature had earned him this punishment. But unlike Ricardo's vampire acquaintances the creature had retained none of its humanity and lived beneath the sewers surviving by sucking the blood from stray animals. Moving from place to place as the supply grows thin the creature arrives in the barrio and sensing Ricardo's power is reminded of his former human state a state that it now wishes to return too. The longing grows more intense as it observes Ricardo's relationship with Sara. The monster remembers and craves the passion for himself.
Once encounter with the beast nearly drains Ricardo of his life force. His power has its limits but the beast is incapable of understanding. It wants and with what's left of its reason convinces the creature to use Sara as bait. Ricardo must now choose whether to break is vow and use his power for dark purposes and risk his soul or lose the women he loves more than life itself.
DEVOTION CALLS, book 5 in The Calling series took an amazing twist from the usual vampire and human villains giving the reader a taste of Afro-Cuban culture in a familiar setting. Have no fear that terror and suspense may overshadow the romance for these star-crossed lovers will stop at nothing to protect the other even at the cost of their life. Series readers will enjoy the reappearance of familiar characters as the task force formed to track the creature also consists of Sara and her human lover Detective Peter Daly as well as FBI Agent Diana Reyes and her vampire lover Ryder Latimer. Sara is about to enter a whole new world, a world I just can't get enough of.
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“DEVOTION CALLS, Silhouette Nocturne, January 2007
Caridad Pineiro wrote this review Wednesday, July 18 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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4 Stars RT BookClub: “A thrilling installment . . . (a) breathlessly suspenseful and sensual love story.”
The Best Reviews: “Caridad Pinero is one author readers can consistently rely on to provide a fantastic paranormal romance. The star- crossed lovers are so very much alike, both fear opening their hearts though their reasons differ; she because she does not want it broken again while he is his afraid of rejection. The support cast includes vampires and humans with everyone aware of Ricardo, a beacon of light for the unnatural to devour.”
Cataromance.com:” a mesmerizing story which is suspenseful yet overflowing with emotionally charged scenes. . . DEVOTION CALLS is a remarkable story with strong characterization and an original plot filled with unforeseen twists.”
Wereallydig.com: “If you like the dark side then don't miss Ms. Pineiro's "The Calling" series. This latest book has just as much going for it as the rest. Blending the dark side of humanity (and other creatures) with that little bit of light to keep you interested is why you won't want to miss this book. 'Devotion Calls' has that spark we look for in paranormal romances.”
Fallen Angel Reviews:” With an intriguing story, Caridad Piñeiro pulls us back into The Calling series. . . Ricardo and Sara were a wonderful couple that are so well written that you could picture them right from the beginning of the book. Mix in the paranormal and you have a recipe for success that I will reread over and over again.”
Terrie Figueroa, Romance Reviews Today: "DEVOTION CALLS is the fifth book in The Calling series and may be the most chilling book yet. . . Danger and passion fill the pages of DEVOTION CALLS, and readers are sure to be pleased with this latest offering from Caridad Pinero — a super paranormal romance, which I highly recommend."
Roundtable Reviews: “DEVOTION CALLS is absolutely mesmerizing. It is a touch of horror rolled into a superb romance. This is one of many books in Caridad Pineiro’s “The Calling” series, and I am eager to read more.” ”
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