Vincent Jordan, a Special Enforcer has spent his life searching and destroying Vampires.  However even after the death of his friend and partner he cannot find the strength or will to kill Lilia. 

Lilia, formerly Helene de Saint Simon, was once a carefree lady on the verge of womanhood, but her Now Sire and Master vampire took that away by making her his Childe. 

The hero has fought everything that has come up against him including his own feelings since his mother’s death.  He however cannot forget or fight his growing desires as spells gone awry force him and his greatest enemy to become lovers and Mates.  The heroine promised to never allow love to rule her heart or mind, but she has broken that promise and now longs to be with the one man her body craves.  

Checkmate by Kallysten has brought the vampires, the hunters, and their arch nemesis to complete new level.  This reviewer has read many stories where the elements combine but not so in such a unique way.  The language is in parts tricky, but explained with an understanding into the reader’s mind that makes it easy for the reader to grasp.  The scenery itself allows the reader into places he or she may never get to see with such detail that you will never forget each individual place.   

The secondary characters never play enough of a role to truly interfere with the main plot. All of the secondary characters in CHECKMATE stay in the background where they belong yet tease the reader for a better glimpse into the setting.  The transformation from human to vampire and the words used to describe were uniquely chosen and this reader has found a new author of one of my favorite creatures that I will be following with a thirst for more. 

This reader has enjoyed reading this and her other books and feel privileged to be interviewing her.

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