Author Override: Britt Bury

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ALL-CONSUMING DESIRE . . .

Izel Campbell was raised to believe she is an immortal Fionn with the magical skills of persuasion. But when she travels to Scotland to visit her ancestral home, Izel discovers that she is actually the world's last living human. Forced to run for her life, Izel crosses paths with Kelvin Kerr, the Campbells' greatest foe-and the most magnificent warrior she has ever seen.

BURNS BRIGHTEST . . .

A thousand-year-old battle chief of the Kerr clan, Kelvin lives only to avenge his father, who died at the hands of the bloody Campbells. Honor demands he kill the Campbell heir, but when he learns that the lovely Izel is both Campbell and human, Kelvin is torn between duty and desire . . .

ON THE DARKEST DAY

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Ava and Lorna MacAvoy, sisters and immortal Fionns from The Darkest Day talk about their summer vacation…Kind of…

Ava: What did I do on my summer vacation? Good question. I mostly tried to ditch a psycho stalker who apparently doesn’t understand what, “F**k off,” means. Seriously, where do these creepers come from?

Lorna: Creeper? Is this the same guy you were blabbing about last night? Going on and on about his eyes and his hair and his abs… *Lorna gazes at the sky and mockingly twirls a lock of hair around her finger and talks in a high pitched voice* Oh, he’s just so dark and dreamy and I love him and bla, bla, gag me, bla.

Ava: First of all, I don’t sound like that. Second of all, this is all Izel’s fault. If she was here, I would have someone to hang out with and not have to resort to entertaining hot strangers.

Lorna: Ha! You just said he was hot!

Ava: Crap.

Lorna: And what do you mean you have no one to hang out with? *Lorna motions her hands at herself* Hello, you have me.

Ava: *Ava rolls her eyes* Yeah. But you’re too opinionated.

Lorna: Hey, it’s not my fault Izel has no emotions.

Ava: God, you make her sound like such a bizzo.

Lorna: You know what I mean. The girl literally doesn’t feel emotions.

Ava: *Ava mumbles* Must be nice.

Lorna: *Lorna shoots a big smile at her* Look at you all whiny. You missin’ you stalker boyfriend there, Ava?

Ava: He’s not my boyfriend and how can someone not miss him? He’s frickin’ seven feet tall.
Lorna: And all muscles *Lorna winks*

Ava: *Ava bites her bottom lip to keep from grinning* Yeah…he is pretty strong.

Lorna: *Lorna checks her watch* Well, I’d love to stay and chat about how you *Lorna air quotes while speaking* ‘don’t-like-but-really-like-but-won’t-admit-it-because-you’re-a-dumbass,’ stalker hottie guy, but I’ve got a job to do.

Ava: *Ava waves her away* Yeah, yeah, go work your magic. Persuade some poor fool out of his life savings.

Lorna: *Lorna blows a kiss* Oh, honey. I’m going for much bigger fish this time.

About the Author

Britt Bury writes paranormal romance where the immortals are fierce, the stakes are high, and desire can be deadly. Britt was raised in Corvallis, Oregon and attended Oregon State University majoring in Liberal Studies. When her dream of being a professional karaoke star and Elvis impersonator didn’t pan out, she turned to writing. She currently lives in the Silicon Valley with her brilliant husband, two sons and an obscene amount of fish.

Britt's first paranormal romance releases July 3, 2012 with Grand Central's imprint: Forever Yours. Britt is represented by Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.

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ARC Review: The Darkest Day by Britt Bury

 

The Darkest Day

(Immortal Heat #1)

by Britt Bury

THE DARKEST DAY is the first book of a new series called the Immortal Heat. I love warrior men with accents so I thought I would give this one a try. Here are my thoughts on it:

WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THIS BOOK:

-The best part of this book for me is the spunky heroine, Izel Campbell. Izel was grown up to believe that she is an immortal Fionn, however when she goes to Scotland, she learns that she is actually the last living human in the world. I really enjoyed Izel’s character. She was spunky and funny and also very strong under the circumstances she was put through.

- There is a good amount of humor in this book that I thoroughly enjoyed. It made the reading fun and never tedious and there were times when I laughed out loud. I love it when a book does that.

-Along the same lines as the humor of this book, I found that the dialogue between Izel and Kelvin to be very entertaining. I loved their banter and the way Kelvin spoke as if Izel knew who he was and what his place in the clan meant. Izel keeps him on his toes .

WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE ABOUT THE BOOK:

- Kelvin is a fierce Pookah warrior. Unfortunately for me, the name ruins it all. I just think of beady-eyed kittens when I heard the word “Pookah” but that’s just how my head works.

- I did not like the fact that there was a drastic change in Izel’s appearance. I understand that she was disguised and then –surprise! - she was revealed, but it irks me when the description suddenly turns into one of a gorgeous woman. I didn’t think it was necessary to change her eye and hair color and the shape of her body completely.

 - There is one scene in this book where the hero Kelvin tells Izel the ways of the Razorback warrior. On winter solstice and the days leading up to it, the warriors feel this animalistic urge to mate. However, in order for the warrior to recognize their true mate, they have to screw them. Sometimes they screw someone and they aren’t their true mate, so they go on to find another woman until they find the one they are supposed to be with. This caused me to raise an eyebrow. What irks me more is the fact that Kelvin says something along the way of, this is the way of the warriors. Accept it. This is how I felt most of the book is. The author states the mechanics of the world, but doesn’t really take the time to make readers BELIEVE it. It lacked that persuasion that some other books have. In countless instances, I found myself questioning why such a thing occurs, but in the end, there weren’t good enough explanations as to why. It just does and that’s that. I felt like the author was trying to sell something to me without telling me what I was buying. Unfortunately, I wasn’t buying any of it. I wished she took more time explaining WHY certain things occurred so that the worldbuilding was stronger. I just didn’t get that this time around.

So in the end, it’s a split decision. There were three major things I loved about the book but there were also three major things I disliked. I think I will still be checking out the next book in the series to see if there is more to like there. I’m not ready to give up just yet.

 

 

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