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Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, Book 1)
by: Gena Showalter

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780743497497
ISBN: 074349749X
Label: Downtown Press
Manufacturer: Downtown Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: May 31, 2005
Publisher: Downtown Press
Sales Rank: 348778
Studio: Downtown Press

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RIDDING THE WORLD OF EVIL, ONE ALIEN AT A TIME: THAT'S MIA SNOW'S MISSION.

Snow is in the forecast.

In a time and place not too far away, Mia Snow is an alien huntress for the New Chicago Police Department. Heading up her expert team of Alien Investigation and Removal agents, Mia's unmatched at battling the elusive enemy among us, and she's the perfect girl for the job. She's seen her brother die at the hands of aliens. She's earned each of her scars. And she'll die before she cries. Now, a series of killings have Mia and her partner Dallas tracking alien suspects -- but a sudden blast of violence leaves Dallas fighting for his life.

They are ice and fire.

The chance to save Dallas appears in the form of a tall, erotic stranger. An alien. A murder suspect. Kyrin en Arr, of the deadly Arcadian species, holds the power to heal the injured agent but not without a price. For Mia Snow, that price is surrendering to Kyrin's forbidden seduction...and embracing their electric attraction. She's walking a knife's edge, risking her badge and even her life. The closer she gets to Kyrin, the more Mia learns about her own heart, her human needs -- and the shocking secret that will shatter everything she's ever believed.

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- Men in Black meets Romeo and Juliet
This book seems to lend itself to high-concept pairings. I've seen "Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Alien Nation" and "Eve Dallas meets Anita Blake." Personally, I'll go with Men in Black meets Romeo and Juliet... but without the tragic ending. It's about star-crossed lovers and finding an alien killer.

Mia Snow is an Alien Huntress--she works for the Alien Investigation and Removal agency. It's a future Chicago where aliens live, for the most part peacefully. But due to their unearthly abilities, when aliens become a threat to humanity, it's not possible to simply throw them in jail. Which is where Mia comes in. (hence the Anita Blake comparisons, which, I admit, are apt--at least for the first several Anita Blake books)

There's a murder that Mia determines was committed by a certain kind of alien, and the trail leads her to the Arcadians Kyrin and his sister Lilla. But the more she investigates, ... Read More

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- Cranky brat + creepy alien = true love
Futuristic cop Mia Snow, has all the charm of waking up to find a scorpion in your boot. She's a mean, foul-mouthed brat, who lives for killing aliens. She supposedly is "the job". There's just enough of an abusive childhood thrown in to explain her temper tantrums and all-encompassing anger. The book opens when she's on a new murder case.

Kyrin is an alien alpha male, and a suspect for a short time. He's way too into his own sister, but that doesn't stop him from falling in "twuu wuvv" with Mia, even as she's kicking the snot out of him. He has his revenge though, when he takes her captive and seduces her in a way that's only endearing to serial killers.

Mia and Kyrin get over their differences after a hot alien romp in the hay, and decide to take out the evil Alien Queen Mum (for lack of a better term). AQM, is the most powerful alien around. No one's ever been able to take her, until now! ... Read More

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- OK
This book was just OK to my senses. I really liked Savor Me Slowly, glad I read the last book first or I might not have gone back and read the beginning of the series. The Heroine Mia was just too much, too much I think she was too macho (yes macho) and their was not enough of the Hero (Kyrin) he had a lot of potential. The ending was disappointing as it did not quite flow with the rest of the story and the multiple story lines got lost. But I liked the later books in the series better, this was good to read for backstory.

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- Flirty and fun but not much more.
What's a gal to do, when her BFF and partner gets practically blown away while working a case that involves bounded and mutilated human men with an MO of dark hair and eyes; a possible renegade alien species, the Arcadians; the surfacing of strange abilities within herself; AND lusts after an alien male that could be behind it all? Well. Agent Mia Snow, of A.I.R, has just the right solution. She'll kick, punch and swear then kill her way to victory, and makes no apologies for it.

In a world where aliens have made contact with earthlings, and the setting futuristic, with pyre-guns, cars that drive themselves, voice DNA technology that can track anyone just by recording their voice, and synthetic coffee, you just don't know what to expect. Because Showalter keeps things both imaginative yet makes sure to keep most of it down to earth and current, it's not at all uncomfortable or strange. Just interesting and didn't ... Read More

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