This second book in the Light Warriors series was even better than the first. The characters were rich and multi layered. The love story had a great natural progression. The world of the Light Warriors is becoming more fascinating. I didn't even mind the ending, after all, there will be more books to come.

Maia Frasier was raised among the Gineal and trained to be a troubleshooter. Several years ago, when Maia finally realized that she had fallen to the dark forces and that her younger sister, Ryne, would be sent to kill her, Maia willingly ceded her magical powers. Now she lives in Minneapolis, human but not human, struggling to survive as normal humans do. Maia believes her days of dealing with demons. So she is aghast when a wounded enforcer turns up in her home insisting on sanctuary and claiming that Ryne's life is in danger.

Creed Blackwood is after a high level demon in the area. He desperately needs Maia's help to hunt the demon down, especially since Creed believes his powers are becoming erratic. Lately Creed has been blacking out, acting strangely, and doing things he does not later recall. Creed's Gineal reputation has always been for being cold and lethal. He was the strongest and baddest troubleshooter until Ryne's power level became known. By rights, Creed should have gone to Ryne for sanctuary and help since she is the troubleshooter in charge of the Minneapolis area; however, Creed had withheld vital information in the not-too-distant past which almost caused Ryne's death. (Story in the book titled "In the Midnight Hour".) Needless-to-say, Ryne would refuse. Worse, Ryne would call for healers to help Creed's condition, something he does NOT want.

Maia wants to deny Creed sanctuary too. But when she learns that the demon he is hunting is Seth, Maia knows she really has no choice. Seth is the main reason Maia fell to dark forces. When Maia ceded her magical powers, she also managed to betray Seth in the most devious of ways. The very thought of Seth coming back for revenge terrifies Maia, but even worse is finding out that the powerful demon is after her sister, Ryne.

***** This is the second installment of the Light Warriors and it is just as potent as the first. The main characters of the first book, Ryne and Deke ("In the Midnight Hour"), are secondary characters in this one. Author Patti O'Shea manages to convey how hard it had been for Maia to give up her powers, how difficult it still is for her to fit in the human world, as well as how frustrating it is for Maia not to be allowed to know anything that is going on since she is now consider to be an Outsider. The story is so well written that Maia's anguish and despair seemed to dance on my nerves, making this a compulsive page-turner. *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

In essence this is really a continuation of the story in IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR. Maia is the sister of Ryne, she gave up her powers when she found herself being drawn to the dark. I liked the book right up until the end and found the end disappointing. I would have liked a better ending but that is me and you might think different. Anyway, the book is very good and I will look forward to more in the series.

Maia has been living her life in quiet solitude for the last seven yrs. She has a job she hates and is just existing missing her lost powers every minute. She has made her life a bland landscape, her home is bland and her wardrobe is bland and even her car is bland. When Creed Blackwood arrives at her apartment and asks if he can stay a while she immediately says no. But when he tells her Ryne's life is in danger she changes her mind.

Creed Blackwood is an enforcer, he doesn't have a territory he travels wherever he is needed. Until Ryne he was considered the strongest enforcer in the service. Creed is searching for a powerful demon. He is also suffering problems with his powers, suddenly he is having blackouts, and headaches. He thinks he is falling to the dark and he must find this demon to destroy the hold he has on him. After fighting a demon he hears the name Maia in his head. That is why he is here, he is sure Maia was connected to the same demon while she was an enforcer.

Maia is determined to help Creed find the demon, who goes by the name Seth, possibly he is really Set the egyptian god of chaos. Although Creed finds himself drawn to Maia he is determined to form a bond with a strong magic user so he can increase his own magic. Maia at first finds him abrassive, brash, and standoffish. But living togather and hunting Seth the two begin to see the soft undersides that the other hides from the world.

The story was good, the action fast, and I liked the romance. I did not get quite the ending I would have liked, but then I did not write the book. However, I still would have read it and I do recommend you read it, like I said you might like the ending better than I did. It just felt abit incomplete to me. I think this is a good series and we can expect more from this talented author.