A Valkyrie sent to assassinate a vampire finds that she can not kill him when he offers her no resistance. The encounter has her spooked; her intense hatred of vampires began millennia ago when a vampire killed both of her sisters and she has never failed to take a head since.
On the vampire’s part, he was turned against his will and has spent the centuries since in a self loathing decline, yet morally unable to kill himself. He sees the Valkyrie assassin as his salvation, until they meet and he experiences an immediate attraction to her. Suddenly he has something to live for, and her inability to kill him gives him hope that she might feel the same.
The unlikely pair team up in a legendary treasure hunt to win the ultimate prize of two trips back in time. He wants to prevent himself from turning into a vampire, she wants to save her sisters. But in changing the past they risk changing the present and losing each other.
Needless to say things conclude satisfactorily for all concerned.
This story’s strength lay mainly in the unique plot. A supernatural scavenger hunt run by a temperamental goddess is a novelty.
The characters were interesting, if a little superficial, and the conflict between them believable-as was its resolution.
The sex, which seems mandatory in this genre, was steamy even though the hero was relatively inexperienced. I was relieved to find that here sex did not equal love, nor did it prop up a thin plot.
I believe that this is part of a series, though obviously the books stand alone, or at least this one did. I would read another if it crossed my path but I have no urge to go out and hunt one down.
An easy enjoyable read when what you’re wanting is something light.-Lynn
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