When Harrow unknowingly spread a disease, he became a running target for the Vampire Council for annihilation. A hunted man, Harrow learns that danger not only comes in the form of death, but in the name of Jordan, an infuriatingly beautiful and vengeful woman, and a dangerous little emotion—hope.
But even as Harrow begins to fall in love, he struggles with the horrors of the disease and what the future held for him and Jordan, that is if she decides to stick around.
Excerpt
“There really isn’t a second scenario, we’re dead set and conceptually right about the first one.” Pritchard chuckled. Harrow hissed under his breath, unable to control his hunger any longer. “You need to feed. I know Tor rudely interrupted your dinner. Intel confirms that needle in your pocket, meant you’re not advocating the spread of the disease, am I right?”
Harrow shuddered before nodding. His could feel his strength fading and there wasn’t a damn thing he could do about it. This human, in all of his infinite wisdom, should give him his neck and be done with.
“I know what you’re thinking Harrow,” Pritchard laughed without humor. “I’m not the enemy here, or your dinner. I will take you to a cell for now, where you will be fed donated blood until we find a cure for that ailment. Neither of you are prisoners here, but until we are certain that you’re not a threat to us humans, you will not be allowed to move around freely.”
Pritchard rose to his feet. “Follow me,” he told Harrow.
“What about these damn cuffs on our leg, we’re not animals you know.” Tor said and his voice thundered through the room. He was already up on his feet and facing off with Lambert, who was sporting a push dagger, notably of Dangeran material.
“They are trackers, in case you are out there,” Lambert motioned with his hand. “We will know how to find you.”
“Just like we’re dogs, right?” Tor said distastefully.
“Yes, but very special dogs,” Lambert said, taunting as he grabbed Tor’s elbow and shoved him forward to follow Pritchard and Harrow. They were already walking down the long corridor that eventually led them to a windowless suite. The furnishings were top-rated, lavish to be exact. There were two king-sized beds, a state of the art sound system sitting next to a giant television, expensive looking art adorned the wall, and plush carpeting to boot.
Professional Reviews
Great New Author
Was very impressed with this first installment, liked the "new" direction This author has taken with this vampire novel. Think it will appeal to vamp and non vamp fans alike. Good descriptive phrasing, pulls you in and keeps the pages turning. Looking forward to the next installment.
Action packed paranormal romance that won't leave you disappointed
Fanged, red-eyed creatures with a thirst for human blood? Check.
Sensitivity to sunlight and unknown to most humans? Check.
An intricately woven plot line that is sure to enthrall young and old, boys and girls alike? Check!
However, let me begin this review with one crucial warning: Don't pull back the cover of Hunted until you are clearheaded, and will be left alone until you finish. Interruptions will not be welcome!
Hunted makes you think. This isn't a `sit back and enjoy the ride' type of read; no, this is a `grab the reader and make them participate' type of read. With a large ensemble of characters and multiple subplots the reader needs to have their wits about them to keep up, especially since the POV shifts throughout the book.
Font has created a new vampire world where the mythical creatures of old have been - revamped. (Excuse the pun, but you can read Font's guest post on why her vampires are different at [...]). The predominant change is that her vamps are not immune to disease, and her male lead Harrow Gates is responsible. With this jumping point the author begins a gradual colliding and overlapping of four distinct paths: Harrow, Jordan, Demetrius and Goran, and the Tacks. There are a number of other characters, too, but for me these were the big ones.
Harrow lives with a certain degree of guilt, and is just trying to survive when we meet him. Jordan, on the other hand, is on a course of revenge for the wrongs done to her and her family, and is willing to take down anyone that gets in her way - at first. Goran and his son Demetrius have their own silent issues with each other, but on a grander scale represent the bad guys. Goran has a fixation for red-heads, and what do you know, Jordan happens to be one! The Tacks are where the humans are introduced into the story when Pritchard Tack, billionaire, sets up a secret facility to try to help the diseased vampires of the world find a cure. Why? Because his daughter Allison is one of them.
Tack Enterprises becomes the central hub for the good guys, and where Jordan and Harrow get a chance to know each other. What follows is a humorous yet tumultuous budding romance. He's diseased, she's not - so until a cure is found any physical declaration of their feelings for each other is considered a bad idea. You'll have to read the book to find out if they decide to throw caution to the wind and risk it all for love.
"Yeah, I - have no idea how I got here in the first place." Jordan sighed again. Looking over the dark horizon in the moonlight, the shadow of the lit buildings cast an eerie glow, rendering the sight haunting - foreboding, even. Somewhere out there lived the man she was looking for, the one who had altered her life forever. Haste and impatient motivation would have to take a back seat if she wanted to find him and carry out her revenge. Careful planning was in order. Taking out a man as powerful as Goran without solid preparation was suicide at best.
. . .
The thought of Harrow crept into her mind. The vision of his wounded expression never left her. It nibbled at the recesses of her subconscious, reminding her how hasty she had been and how far she had let her anger take her, when she'd dumped all her frustrations on him. She remembered with vivid clarity the wordless derision she'd felt and had manifested in her eyes; the timbre of her voice as she'd ordered him to stay away from her. Ignorance was bliss, and if she hadn't known what was wrong with him, she might still be able to keep herself aloof from the whole situation. Having learned from Allison and Pritchard what the disease was all about armed her with disgust for herself and took away the possibility of the detached approach she would rather have kept out of sheer self-preservation."
Hunted is only book one in The Gates Legacy, and so much is packed into it. I've touched just briefly on some of the many facets, but feel I should add that there's something for everyone with this tale as long as the reader enjoys the paranormal: action packed fight scenes, tender romantic moments, bouts of humor that will leave you asking if that really just happened, questions answered and more created (it is a series after all), and for that final sweet awwww factor, there's even an adorable, orphaned, little red-haired girl named Gail. She won the hearts of Harrow and Jordan, so I'll bet she'll win yours, too.
I'm a bit of a self-confessed vampire addict, and this book has trace elements that remind me of some of my favorites: Black Dagger Brotherhood, Anita Blake, and even a little Twilight. What are you waiting for? Get your copy of Hunted today (if you haven't already!)
A bright start, wonderful read
As an avid reader and hard-core lover of anything vampire, I was thrilled to read Hunted. Font makes no apology in her writing, whisking the reader into the streets of New York alongside an infected Harrow and Prichard Tack. One who is on the run and hiding his terrible secret, and the human who races against time to provide a cure for those infected. The story is fast paced without being obnoxious, the writing quality and style are both fresh and innovative. There is so much to admire and woo in this book, sometimes I can't believe Font is a newbie in the writing industry! (Am I the only one looking forward to the next instalment of The Gates Legacy patiently... ok, screw the patiently!) There is so much to praise in this book but I would get downright into spoiler territory, so with that being said, I praise the book and the author. It's a great twist and originality in this too often pimped out vampire genre, it's not everyday we get a story of infected vampires and kickass fighters (human and vampire alike), what will become of the Tack Entrepise, the Vampire council and our swoon worthy vampires??
Guess it's time to start counting down the seconds till the next publication!
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