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Liked It “Jake Tierny, the future Scott Dillion finds himself trapped in the past. His presence at the compound complicates his relationship with Hope and his younger self Scott Dillion. The biggest issue is the fact that both men cannot be in the same space at the same time, without destroying the...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Parallel Desire by Deidre Knight
wayz12 wrote this review Saturday, January 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Midnight Warriors series #4
Two wounded hearts find each other amidst a world-changing battle.
When I finished Parallel Seduction, I knew I have to find the next book fast and soon. So I was lucky that when I made my weekly trip to my local library I found Parallel Desire sitting on its shelf, as if simply waiting for me. I resisted doing a happy dance, as I greedily snatched it and put it in overflowing basket of books.
Parallel Desire picked up immediately right where Parallel Seduction ends. Now time-traveler Scott Dillon, in his wife’s murderer’s body, is stranded in the past, trying to find a purpose for his own existence. With Hope, now happily mated to his younger self, he had decided that eliminating his wife’s future killer would be the best way to secure her safety in this current timeline. Together, with medic Shelby Tyler, Scott embarks on a journey that will lead them into the hands of their enemies. As the battle between Refarians and Antousians continue to rage, Scott will be forced to embrace his own hybrid nature, heal his own hurts, and discover a new capacity to love.
I cannot say enough good things about this series, and after reading this book, it is definitely in my top ten list. I enjoy reading about this other Scott Dillon, the one that has experienced pain and loss, and his relationship with Shelby, who has experienced the same traumatic events in her own life. I also like the continuation of Jared and Kelsey’s story, and even Thea and Marco’s. It’s like reading a new story while hanging out with old friends.
To those who haven’t read this series, I highly recommend that you give this one a try. Definitely worth the read.
”“Jake Tierny, the future Scott Dillion finds himself trapped in the past. His presence at the compound complicates his relationship with Hope and his younger self Scott Dillion. The biggest issue is the fact that both men cannot be in the same space at the same time, without destroying the balance. So Jake Tierny decides to leave and focuses to find his wife’s killer. The trail to the murderer leads him straight to Texas, but when he arrives the trail ends up dead. All alone in a hotelroom Jake’s struggles with all kind of emotions, his wife’s death and seeing her now in the past with his younger self. Will he be able to forget her and move on?
Lady_Caella wrote this review Sunday, April 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Shelby Tyler is the sexy Refarian medic who nursed Scott Dillion back to life after some serious injuries. She always had feelings for Scott, until he married Hope Harper. Now she’s sent on a mission to find Jake Tierny and bring him back to their King, no matter what. So, she follows him all the way to Texas and convinces Jake to come home with her. The only other thing she wants to do, is to save Jake from himself and hopefully let him fall in love with her.
The main-characters Jake Tierny and Shelby Tyler are both strong and determined indivituals.
Jake Tierny, a warrior from the future is trapped in the present after he was sent back to find the traitor in his KIng’s camp. Now that fact is no longer an issue, the only thing left for him to do is to find the killer of his wife and their unborn child.
Shelby Tyler is the Refarian nurse of King Jared. When Jared asks her to go after Jake Tierny and convince him to come home before the war is getting worse, she doesn’t hesitate for a minute. When she finds Jake in Texas, she couldn’t imagine the feelings he awakens in her. Can she trust Jake with her heart?
As secondary characters we see some returning personages. King Jared and his Queen Kelsey are fabulous. All the things they share and what happens to them has affect on the whole future. They both are strong and determined to save each other and their people. Marco and Thea, he is the loyal quard and she the King’s cousin. Scott and Hope Harper, who both are very important to JakeTierny.
Parallel desire by Deidre Knight is the fourth novel in the Midnight Warriors series and another fabulous one. It seems the novels are getting better and better. Deidre Knight has created a terrific world with alien races among the human mankind.
Normally I’m not a big fan of time-travel and alien stories, but Deidre Knight convinced me otherwise. From the moment I took this novel into my hands and started reading, the world around me seemed to disappear and I found myself totally in the story.
I truly can say that this novel contains all the ingredients you need for a fabulous story, two great and strong main-characters, some secondary characters to shake things up and the bad-guys.
The only thing I have to say is that Deidre Knight will be on my auto-buy from now on.
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1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Though I enjoyed this one, I didn't get the same intensity in story and characters as with the first three books and kind of got the feeling the author was coasting. The ending seemed anticlimactic though most of the story-threads were tied up satisfactorily. ”
Gracie wrote this review Sunday, March 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Passionate paranormal romance amidst Armageddon: what defines identity?
Merrimon wrote this review Wednesday, December 5 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Diedre Knight's PARALLEL DESIRE, the fourth book of the Midnight Warriors Series, takes the war and the characters to the brink of Armageddon. Both within the outer political world and the internal world of love, the dangers are great, the passions intense, and betrayal lurking. PARALLEL DESIRE follows the third book, PARALLEL SEDUCTION, and should be read within the context of that book and the whole series for its maximum reading pleasure.
Scott Dillon, reeling from his actions at the end of the third book, now finds himself in a parallel world of the past, not with his wife but with Refarian medic Shelby Tyler. Living in Jacob Tierny's body yet hunting down the real Jacob Tierny in this past world, Scott Dillon is a stranger living in the wrong body, the wrong time and the wrong dimension. With a happy ending to his romance blown to pieces, he still has memories of his other life. How can he hope for love when grief and a passion for vengeance overwhelm his very soul? Obsessed with the desire to hunt down the man who killed his wife, Scott risks breaking the rules of the parallel dimension design to achieve his goal --- even if it means destroying the very fabric of the universe. Can Shelby's body and comfort heal his very soul? She cannot deny the passion that draws her to this tortured Antousian, but can she accept his past ---- and indeed her own ---- so that love can transform them both?
While Shelby and Scott wrestle for the very survival of their souls, the war between the Antousians and the Refarians rages at its most deadly. The Antousians infiltrate the very power echelons of American government in a bid for their survival. As Kelsey prepares for the birth of her child and Jared's heir, her own physical safety is at risk, not only from the Antousians but also in the very nature of her child, a dual being fetus in her human body.
In PARALLEL DESIRE, Deidre Knight reaches into the very heart of her universe and of love itself. In this dimension, the true nature of the characters emerges as they wage war to protect civilization from forces attempting to co-opt it for nefarious purposes. Even more, the characters battle passionately for love as their true natures are revealed in the most elemental forms --- both raw physicality and pure energy.
Deidre Knight's PARALLEL DESIRE examines the theme of identity. What makes up a person's identity? Is it the different body that makes the Refarians and Antousians alien? Is it a name that defines a person? What happens when another's body is infiltrated by another human being? What happens to Kelsey when her body nurtures another not completely human being within? Do the mitres change her identity? Does blood line or duty define a person? Do the special powers define a being? When a dual nature creature is forced into a mono-nature, does it destroy the very soul? When a man is forced to live within the body of a villain, can he lose his soul? When the very souls of characters are stolen, what happens to their identity? Is a lost soul retrievable?
In the last book of the Midnight Warrior paranormal romance series, Deidre Knight is absolutely brilliant. She takes the reader into a microcosm within an Armageddon, focusing on the specific internal battles and hot passion within two characters. At the same time, Deidre Knight takes the reader out to the larger universe and larger questions of identity, giving us a prism with which to view the entire series in a new light, yet one carefully built in the previous three books. A magnificent book and series!
© Merrimon Book Reviews 2007”
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