When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy – a Review

When Darkness Comes is the first book in Alexandra Ivy’s Guardians of Eternity’ paranormal series.  We meet Abby, the heroine of this story, in the very beginning. 

She has just dropped a valuable collectible, which she fears will cause her to be fired by her boss, Selena.  Dante, our vampire hero, who lives in the mansion that Selena owns, watches as Abby tries to hide her mishap.  Dante enjoys watching the beautiful Abby, but she keeps him at a distance. 

But suddenly, something very much goes wrong, as explosions are all around them.  Both Dante and Abby find the dying Selena, who on her last breath grabs Abby.  What happens here is none stop action all the way through to the end of the book.   

Dante takes Abby away for safety, since somehow Selena has managed to transfer her powers to Abby.  Dante tries to calm Abby, and explain what he thinks has happened.  He tells her he is a vampire, who has been tied to Selena as her bodyguard, and now that she (Abby) has inherited these powers, he is tied to her for eternity.  Abby now holds the Phoenix within herself, a Chalice, that protects good against an evil dark Prince.  As long as the Chalice remains inside a host, the dark Prince cannot come to earth to destroy everyone. 

Needless to say, Abby doesn’t believe anything Dante tells her, but she is very much in danger, and as she is attacked by demons, wizards, or creatures, who want her dead, to help their evil Prince.  Abby begins to realize that Dante is telling her the truth.  As much as she wasn’t fond of Dante, even if she found herself attracted to him, she knew she needed his help, and in a short time begins to trust him as her savior.

Alexandra Ivy does a fantastic job telling you all of this in the first chapter or two.  Once you start, you are totally hooked.   Of course, once Abby gets past the fact that Dante isn’t human, and a vampire, and knows that with the Phoenix inside her, she too has become immortal…a romance was sure to come.   Dante, having always called Abby…lover, truly cares about her, his finds himself totally enamored and feeling emotions for a human, and besides his being tied to Abby, he has fallen in love with her. 

Abby becomes stronger, and with Dante’s help, begins to depend upon him to get her to safety, and find a way to transfer the Chalice to another human.  Dante wants Abby to lead a normal life, even if it means he would no longer be tied to her.   But first they must find the witches, who have tied him to the Chalice for hundreds of years, and only they can help Abby.  Along the way, they find danger, close calls, and romance.  Their chemistry together is great.  They certainly made a wonderful couple, and you rooted for them from the start.  But first they must fight the evil wizard, who is trying to kill Abby, and find the witches.  Viper is another powerful vampire, who is Dante’s friend, and he is one of the most powerful supernatural beings.  We will see more of Viper in a future book. 

The final ¼ of the book is very exciting, as Abby’s life is on the line, and Dante and Viper and a shallot witch must help save her against another vicious enemy, who is determined to use Abby to kill all supernaturals.  Very exciting.  I really enjoyed this book, and totally loved Abby and Dante.  Was Abby able to transfer the Chalice to someone else?  Will she remain immortal and Dante tied to her? Did the dark Prince get out and come to earth?  Now if I tell you, then I will spoil it.  Go buy the book.  🙂

Reviewed by Barb