Book Reviews of Scent of Darkness (Darkness Chosen, Bk 1)

This is a tightly woven, fast paced story with unusual twists and turns. Move over Kenyon, more beasts are on the prowl. The wait for the rest of the series will be painful.

Ann Smith loves her handsome, dynamic boss, Jasha Wilder, but her daring plan to seduce him goes awry when she encounters a powerful wolf who-before her horrified eyes-changes into the man she adores. She soon discovers she can't escape her destiny, for she is the woman fated to break the curse that binds his soul.

Wow, Ms. Dodd has quite a nack for the paranormal romance. Interesting start to this series. A deal struck w/the devil over 1000 years ago has a family trying to break the curse. This is Jasha (the oldest son) and Ann's story. There is a great story with terrific characters. These 2 people have worked together & she has loved him from the beginning but they both have secrets (he can turn into a wolf & she has a tattoo that comes to life & brings evil to her). Also a great love story. Looking forward to the next book with Jasha's brother Rurik.

To me the mark of a good book in a series is if you want to read the next one - I do! A thousand years ago, a brutal warrior roamed the Russian steppes and struck a sinister bargain. In return for the ability to change at will into a coldhearted predator, Konstantine promised his soul - and the souls of his descendants - to the devil. In the first of the series Jasha Wilder and Ann Smith confront the results of that pact in modern day America.

This was really a good book from start to finish, the characters were a great combo with awesome chemistry. Very hot, from the first few chapters in.

This series was so good I read all four books in 4 days. I'd finish one and immediately pick up the next in line. The heroes were interesting and complex and sometimes bad beyond belief, but you still couldn't help rooting for them. The heroines were likeable. The mythology was rich, a nice twist on the same old shapeshifter story. The Chicago Tribune called this series "devilishly clever" and I couldn't agree more.

I was reluctant to try this one, thought it might be just another vampire type story, but I should have known that this author would do better. A little out of the norm, but I'll probably read the next in this series just to see how she allows the characters to overcome evil.

Overall I was disappointed. I had heard great things about theis series and I found it tedious and forgetable. Ms. Dodd really drug out some parts that could have been expedited. I am in no hurry to get to book #2 "Touch of Darkness".

This was a good book. I enjoyed it for the most part. I do feel like I never completely got to know the 2 main characters. I also feel like it ended very odd. I know that with series' you are left wanting more so you read further into the series, but I feel like she didn't complete THIS book. That THIS set of characters needed a little more, even if just another chapter, as we were left with them feeling really out of sorts a bit with each other.
I will definitely continue to read the series, I just hope she develops the characters and works on the endings a little more in the next book.

Interesting storyline with likable characters. Worth the read.

An excellant book. I've been searching for different books by authors I've never read before. And its very hard for me to find an author that writes good and has interesting books. And I have. Man, Christina Dodd is right up there with Sherrilyn Kenyon, Kresley Cole, and my favorite the author of the Carpathian men. Christine Feehan.

Her love scenes are dark and erotic, sometimes rough in the beginning of this story. And her use of words, the imagery she uses, makes you feel as if you were Ann. And the second book is just as good, and I am anxiously awaiting the third one.

this is a very good book. it's the first of a new series and it's different than the other paranormal fiction. i've read the second one as well and they are written very well. you really fall in love with the characters.

Great book!

Didn't love it, but am holding out judgment until the next in the series. I generally don't like heroines that are wimpy, silly, and sappy and I thought Anna was all of the above. So, obviously for me, a stronger female lead would have made me like to book more. The next in the series looks to be more promising, so we'll see.

I will be honest, I am not a paranormal romance fan, and usually avoid the genre completely. However, this is Christina Dodd.

The story is interesting and kinda fun, with some great characterizations, an intriguing backstory and some seriously hawt romance. The second book in the series, 'Touch of Darkness', is just as good, and I am impatiently waiting for the final two in the quartet.

I was so excited when I heard about this series and I really wanted to like it. It started off excellent, but kinda started to drizzle mid way. I decided to pick-up the second in the series to see if it was better.

I enjoyed this book. It was different. It was interesting. The characters were well written and witty. It started off fast paced and ended fast paced. I read it in one sitting (2 hours). I would recommend it to anyone who likes paranormal romance.

Awesome reading! Loved it!

For the genre that this book is (Paranormal) this book was fun with a little bit of erotica for the prude or conservative a little shocking.That said the premise was way cool the execution kind of fell flat towards the last 1/4 of the novel.This book also reminded me of why I usually stay far away from any kind of romance paranormal or otherwise ,Why oh why do the women always have to be depicted as not complete or un whole until the perfect "mate" comes along then all her desires and wishes come true! Any romance I have ever read it has alway been the same formula boy meets girl strong attraction some conflict(girl usually fight her feelings blah blah)finally stupid girl realizes her life would be uncompleted with out boy,This book unfortunately follows these rules though the paranormal part was way fun. As much as I dislike the genre as a whole I did enjoy this read it was a quick jaunt into fantasy escapism that held my interest and I would recommend it to any one who enjoys this genre.

Interesting read. The story moved along, got to meet the main character's family and their relationship with each other and the love story was different. However, the heroine was a little too timid for me and I thought the book could have been shorter and have been just as good.

Will look for the next in the series, but this wasn't a keeper for me.

I LOVED this book! I started unsure about it (as I usually am with a new author or a new series) and I couldn't put it down! It caught me from the beginning and wouldn't let go! I would highly recommend this to anyone who likes paranormal romance!

loved it and the plot is well written

Very enjoyable, first of a series.

This is the first book of Dodd's that I ever read. I picked it up at a Thrift store in like new condition. It was a great book, and I'm glad I had a chance to read it. I loved the story line, and the Wilder Brothers are just hot!

Very good

First in the Darkness Chosen series. Good read: shifters, thousand-year-old curses - what more could you ask for?

I loved this book. was a fast read that kept me captivated! I will read her books anytime!

Wonderful effort at supernatural romance. I loved it and read it straight through. 1st in a series of 4. I immediately read the second in the series and can not wait for the other 2. Dodd is always a good read in contemporary romance. She rocks with the supernatural as well!!

Ann Smith loves her handsome, dynamic boss, Jasha Wilder, but her daring plan to seduce him goes awry when she encounters a powerful wolf who-before her horrified eyes-changes into the man she adores. She soon discovers she can't escape her destiny, for she is the woman fated to break the curse that binds his soul.

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