Immorati

The author has skilfully taken the Jersey Devil urban myth, and made it into an interesting story. Tales of devils and immortals have been around for centuries, but never been validated in modern times.

When teenagers find a dead woman beside what looks like a monster with their hearts taken brings fear to Pine Haven. The media descends on the small town making it harder to keep the horror secret. Edie Campbell, a local anthropologist, is called in to help Tyler the pathologist identify the dead beast.

Edie senses there is more to the deaths than appears on the surface. Karl Urich the town’s chief of police, Edie’s ex-lover, uses the murders as an excuse to get close to her again. When Aidan LaMont comes to claim the body, there’s an instant attraction between him and Edie. This leads to a lover’s triangle, but Edie knows what she wants, the sensual pull that reaches out from Aidan sets her body humming. More deaths and attempted murders are revealed. If the truth comes out, the town will never be the same again, but a war has begun in the dark woods, bringing even more danger to the town. Romance is blooming despite the hidden danger as Edie begins to learn more of her heritage and the way of life Aidan leads hidden from mortal eyes.

IMMORATI is a dark tale of passions that run deep as a war that has ignited in the forest and spilt over into the town. The conflicts that are the main character’s face are varied and many as Aidan find himself not only fighting his sexual desires but the beasts that dwell in the woods. The characters are well drawn and realistic as their emotions and agendas are revealed. Tension is kept high enough to make the reader turn pages with realistic and easy to understand dialogue. There are some very interesting secondary characters. There is also a clash between Aidan and his father adding to the suspense. The tale is fully resolved before the ending, with a slight twist that is very unexpected.

For readers that like their reading to contain something a little different with some great action scenes this reviewer recommends IMMORATI as an ideal choice.

May 2007