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Review

The 8th book in the Immortals After Dark series brings us the story of the fourth and final of the Wroth brothers – Murdoch. In his human life, Murdoch was a ‘love-em-and-leave-em’ kind of guy, until he was turned into a vampire and rendered unable to be with a woman until he met his fated mate. Now, 300 years later, an encounter with a fierce and intriguing valkyrie makes his heart beat again and he finds himself ‘blooded’ to Daniela the Ice Maiden.

Danii is part ice-fey, making her skin is ice-cold, and a mere touch of her skin causes excruciating pain for both her and whoever she touches. After the assassination of her ice-fey mother she has created a life for herself with her valkyrie sisters but she is incredibly lonely, and longs for affection and the touch of another.

The attraction between Murdoch and Danii is evident from their first meeting, and they both very quickly acknowledge the bond between them, but their inability to touch in any way leaves them both frustrated and despondent. They are desperate for the closeness that their bodies and souls are screaming for, and their struggle to find a way to be together creates a push-and-pull between them as they rail against the unfairness while at the same time fall for each other for real.

It’s an up and down ride, and it’s not always happy times for this couple. The timeline of this book takes us from the very beginning of the series right through to the current day as Murdoch and Danii sort themselves out. But as much as they try to create a life together, they have personal battles to fight before they can find their HEA.

I really enjoyed this book. It’s not as exciting and action-packed as others in the series, but Danii and Murdoch’s story is well told with lots of emotion, and I was fully invested in their journey. You may be wondering about the sexy time seeing as though our hero and heroine can’t touch each other – let me just tell you that this is one imaginative pair, and there is plenty of steamy time to be had!

And once again, audiobook narrator Robert Petkoff does an incredible job at bringing this series to life. The man is an incredibly storyteller, and his narration brings so much to the story as he inhabits the characters with personality and passion. He makes each book an experience and it’s a real treat to listen to him.

I loved it – 4 stars.

For full series info, see our Immortals After Dark series page.