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Dark Heir by Faith Hunter Series: Jane Yellowrock #9
Published by Ace on April 7, 2015
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 363
Format: Paperback
Source: Library
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Shapeshifting skinwalker Jane Yellowrock is the best in the business when it comes to slaying vampires. But her latest fanged foe may be above her pay grade…
For centuries, the extremely powerful and ruthless vampire witches of the European Council have wandered the Earth, controlling governments, fostering war, creating political conflict, and often leaving absolute destruction in their wake. One of the strongest of them is set to create some havoc in the city of New Orleans, and it’s definitely personal.
Jane is tasked with tracking him down. With the help of a tech wiz and an ex-Army ranger, her partners in Yellowrock Securities, she’ll have to put everything on the line, and hope it’s enough. Things are about to get real hard in the Big Easy.
Also in this series: Strange Brew, Skinwalker, Cat Tales, Blood Cross, Mercy Blade, Raven Cursed
Dark Heir is book nine in the Jane Yellowrock series by Faith Hunter.
Jane and the Younger brothers find themselves in trouble again all due to the Master of New Orleans, Leo. In this novel they are trying to stop a crazy old vampire that Leo had chained up in his basement. Vampire politics are involved and Jane can’t just stake the vampire and be done, nope he has to be alive in someway.
Leo. He’s one of those characters that’s not quit good and not quit evil. All the vampires in this series are pretty much in the same area as Leo, with a few of them more evil then others. Leo’s a frustrating man and Jane’s problems are all because of him and his secrets, but that’s the vampire game he plays. I don’t know why Jane doesn’t just stake him for good and be done! She has staked him a few times, but he’s not anymore dead then before.
There’s a lot of emotional and relationship stuff going on for Jane in this novel. The Younger Brothers are becoming more of a family to Jane then partners. Molly, her BFF, visits and she is walking the line between a good and bad witch plus their friendship is still on rocky ground. Then we have George aka Bruiser. He and Jane seem to be heading in the right direction for their relationship. I like seeing them together. I also really love the Younger Brothers. They are fun and I love seeing them with Jane. Last, I really enjoy Jane and Beast; especially seeing them grow and the challenges they face.
The one thing I could have done without is Ricky. He still pops up, but this time it’s just a phone call and Jane has the right reaction to it, but still I just want him gone and not popping up in anyway.
Dark Heir was another exciting action-packed adventure in the Jane Yellowrock series.
Rated: 4 Stars
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About Faith Hunter
Faith Hunter is a New York Times and USAToday bestselling author. She writes dark urban fantasy, paranormal urban thrillers, paranormal police procedurals, and science fiction.
Her long-running, bestselling, Skinwalker series features Jane Yellowrock, a hunter of rogue-vampires. The Soulwood series features Nell Nicholson Ingram in paranormal crime solving novels. Her Rogue Mage novels, a dark, post-apocalyptic fantasy series, features Thorn St. Croix, a stone mage in an alternate reality. She has won numerous awards and Curse on The Land won an Audie Award for 2017. She also writes a Scifi novella series Junkyard Cats.
Under the pen name Gwen Hunter, she has written action adventure, mysteries, thrillers, women’s fiction, a medical thriller series, and even historical religious fiction. As Gwen, she was part of the WH Smith Literary Award for Fresh Talent in 1995 in the UK, and won a Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award in 2008. Under all her pen names, she has over 40 books in print in 30 countries.
All of that Faith finds terribly boring. In real life, Faith once broke a stove by refusing to turn it on for so long that its parts froze and the unused stove had to be replaced. She collects orchids and animal skulls, rocks and fossils, loves to sit on the screened back porch in lightning storms, and is a workaholic with a passion for white-water kayaking, and RV travel. She prefers Class III whitewater rivers with no gorge to climb out of, and drinks a lot of tea. Some days she’s a lady. Some days she ain’t.
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I really enjoy this series. I love the Younger brothers. I’m not so hot on Ricky or George. I just shake my head over Leo; he is kind of impossible. I’m just getting ready to read the latest one out in October. Wonderful review!
I love the Younger brothers too. Ya, Ricky I never liked and didn’t like him for Jane as for George he’s warming up to me. Leo ya he’s impossible. ^_^ Glad you are still enjoying this series. I’ve still got a ways to go before I’m caught up, but I’m still enjoying the series. Thank’s for visiting!
Fabulous review Angela!! Shared on my socials!!???
Thank you!
i don’t think i’ve heard of this author before, but after seeing it and reading your review it seems like one i would enjoy. thanks for putting her on my radar
I’d seen this series around and it took me sometime to pick up this series and get into it. I hope you enjoy and your welcome for the introduction to a new author/series. Thank’s for visiting!
I need to read book 2 one day mainly as I have it!
Happy Reading!
I’m glad you are still enjoying this series. I listened to the first three, but never continued. Maybe someday!
It took me a few books to get into the series. Now that I’m in I’m enjoying. It’s not a bing series for me, but still good. Thank’s for visiting!