Forgotten In Darkness by Zoe Forward – Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway
Forgotten in Darkness
Scimitar Magi series – Book 2
by Zoe Forward
Release Date: 1/03/14
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Links to order Forgotten in Darkness:
Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo
Description:
After an unjustified two-century stint in purgatory, Scimitar Magus Dakar returns to the human realm, renewing his eons-old curse. Once again he must murder the woman he loves. To break the vicious cycle, he must kill her before she strikes her deathblow, something he’s never done in the past.
Archaeology grad student, Shay McGinnis, suffers a near-death attack in pursuit of a piece of Scimitar Magi lore. But did the magnificent warrior who pinned her to the wall injure her or the daemon he fought? In her search for answers, she draws the attention of both an ancient evil sorcerer and the warrior Dakar. The attraction between her and Dakar is instant, and for Shay confusing. She wants to be with him, but intuition equates him with death. Not random death. Hers.
Will this be the lifetime they break the curse before they are murdered by an age old enemy or worse kill each other yet again?
Review:
Forgotten in Darkness by Zoe Forward is her 2nd book in her Scimitar Magi Series. To give you a brief description of the premise of this series: There are a group of Scimitar Magus immortal warriors, who are guardians to protect humans against the evil Daemons., not to mention very sexy hunks. In the first book we met Kira, who was destined for Ashor, the Magus’s leader; and she also was the long awaited healer.
In Forgotten in Darkness we get to see all of the group from the first book, and Kira continues to be awesome. But this story belongs to Shay, as our heroine and Dakar, our hero, who have always been destined for each, in each of their lives. When a Scimitar Magus dies, they are reborn, and eventually will remember their past lives. Most of the group do not remember their past yet, but Dakar remembers everything and everyone, including Shay. Early on Dakar came across as arrogant, and not really likable, but he has been locked in the middle realm for two centuries by the gods, who have now decided to release him to help the group fight off the evil Daemons.
Dakar knows he has a short time left before he and Shay must die again, at each others hands. This was a curse put on both of them by the evil Daemon/Sorcerer Djoser, which forces one to kill the other. Dakar loves Shay, and tries to get her to remember their past. Shay, who lives as a human, has been researching the Scimitar Magus, and this research brings her straight into the arms of Dakar, and the rest of the group, including the evil Djoser.
What follows is an exciting story, non-stop intense action with all of our favorites fighting to save a young boy (a reborn magus), who may have answers to end this curse. I really enjoyed seeing many of the characters from the first book, loved Kira, and now Shay, as these women are not afraid to stand up to the men. I enjoyed the new found powers that Shay begins to discover along the way. Forward not only has excellent secondary characters, but she adds a lot of humor into the story. I got to like Dakar better later on, and it was fun to see his reactions to modern things or slangs. His love for Shay, and her uncontrollable reactions to him was great. I look forward to more stories about these wonderful group of men and woman, and their fight against evil.
Reviewed by Barb
Copy provided by Author
Dawn of a Dark Knight
Scimitar Magi series – Book 1
by Zoe Forward
Release Date: 11/24/12
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Description:
In the shadows of our world, a secret band of warriors fights to protect us. They are the last line of defense against an evil no human can stop.
An ancient nemesis has resurfaced. Duty demands that Ashor Vlahos, Scimitar Magi commander, recruit a magical healer to fortify the remaining eight magi. The gods’ choice is the woman who helped him escape torture a decade ago. Ashor couldn’t have imagined a better punishment for his vow-breaker homicidal incidents than for the gods to bind him irrevocably to the only woman in the universe he cannot have. The soul-searing desire she ignites in him is strictly forbidden.
Kira Hardy, M.D. is a brilliant, hardworking internal med resident with big secrets. But when Ashor asks for aid after a brutal daemon attack, she is sucked into his dangerous, secret world. Enslavement to the magi, no matter how hot they are, may be an unattractive life plan, but being targeted for death by their enemies is less tolerable.
She must trust the sexy, tormented Ashor to keep her safe while he must deny his ultimate desire and keep Kira at arm’s length lest he bring destruction down on them both. As a centuries-old evil catches up to them, they face a crucial decision–follow the gods’ rules or follow their hearts.
*Warning: Contains explicit sex, graphic language, action-adventure, and an exceptionally hot tatted hero.
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Links to order Dawn of a Dark Knight: Amazon / Barnes & Noble /Kobo
6 REASONS TO TRY FORGOTTEN IN DARKNESS
BY ZOE FORWARD
I’m thrilled to be celebrating the release of Forgotten in Darkness here at The Reading Cafe! Forgotten In Darkness is the second in my Scimitar Magi paranormal romance series, and it was a total blast to write. Today, I thought I’d share six reasons to give Forgotten in Darkness a try, even if you haven’t read the first book in the series:
6. Most of the reviews are coming down on the side of Forgotten In Darkness being successful as a stand-alone novel, meaning you don’t have to have read Dawn of a Dark Knight to get what’s going on and follow along. So you can jump into bed with Dakar right now!
5. Plenty of great action-adventure to keep you entertained. Forgotten In Darkness has lots of fight scenes between daemons and the magi. They were a blast to write.
4. Fascinating character ensemble. In addition to the main romantic couple of Dakar and Shay, there are seven other magi and a whole host of characters including gods and Hashishins in Forgotten In Darkness, most playing only a minimal part. But I think this adds depth to the world building and the mythology.
3. Sexual tension. From the first moment Dakar sees Shay, he not only wants her, he needs her. And he feels that need deep into his soul. The pull between them is so great because she is his senariai or soulmate. But there’s a catch. She is also the woman who has murdered him repeatedly for centuries because of their curse. This time around to break their curse he must resist their attraction and kill her first.
2. Admirable, kick-ass heroine. Shay might be a bit impulsive, but she doesn’t let anyone push her around. Her strength makes me wish I knew her as a real person!
1. Alpha hero! Dakar is a bad-ass, take-charge, no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoner kinda guy. His fighting ability and supernatural fire power are something to behold. Alpha, pseudo-immortal, dominant…yummy! What better hero for a winter read?
So snuggle into bed and get reading.
Read more about Zoe’s books and her new release, Forgotten in Darkness:
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Zoe Forward lives in the South with her supportive family and an assortment of pets. She has a special love for archaeology, especially anything Egyptian. A deep part of her wishes she had a career that would have her at a dig site in a sandy country. But she is a small animal veterinarian, caring for everything from chinchillas to dogs…and there was even one hermit crab in there.
Links to connect with Zoe:
Facebook | Website | Goodreads | Blog
Zoe is giving away the following prizes at the end of her tour:
GRAND PRIZE:
Egyptian style necklace/earrings AND a $25 Amazon Gift card
RUNNERS-UP:
2 runners up will receive an e-copy of FORGOTTEN IN DARKNESS
Zoe Forward’s FORGOTTEN IN DARKNESS Blog Tour 1/3 – 2/28
1/3 – 1/5
1/3 Tome Tender (Series Spotlight) http://tometender.blogspot.com/
1/4 The Reading Café (Guest Post) http://thereadingcafe.com
1/5 Diane’s Book Blog (Interview) http://dianelynchbookreviews.blogspot.com/
1/6 – 1/12
1/7 Inner Goddess (Guest Post) http://www.InnerGoddessForum.com
1/9 Monlatable Book Reviews (Series Spotlight) http://www.monlatablereviews.com/
1/10 Kristina’s Books & More (Interview) http://kristinasbooksandmore.blogspot.com/
1/13 – 1/19
1/14 Paranormal Romance Fans for Life (Spotlight/Review) paranormalromancefanforlife.blogspot.com
1/16 Bookin’ It Reviews (Spotlight) http://www.bookinitreviews.com/
1/18 LITERAL ADDICTION (Guest Post) http://www.literaladdiction.com/author-ambushes-php
1/20 – 1/26
1/21 Booked and Loaded (Interview) http://bookedandloaded.com
1/23 Deal Sharing Aunt (Spotlight) www.dealsharingaunt.blogspot.com
1/24 Mythical Books (Guest Post) http://mythicalbooks.blogspot.ro/
1/27 – 2/2
1/28 Bitten by Books (Guest Post) http://bittenbybooks.com
1/29 Mad Hatter Reads (Guest Post) http://madhatterreads.com
1/30 KT Book Reviews (Series Spotlight) http://ktbookreviews.blogspot.com/
1/30 Miscellaneous Thoughts of a Bookaholic (Spotlight/Review) http://miscellaneousthoughtsofabookaholic.blogspot.com/
2/3 – 2/9
2/2 Literal Hotties Naughty Book Reviews (Guest Post) http://literalhottiesnaughtybookreviews.blogspot.com/
2/4 Queen of the Night Reviews (Series Spotlight) http://queenofthenightreviews.blogspot.com
2/5 Fang Freakin Tastic Reviews (Series Spotlight)http://fangfreakintasticreviews.com
2/8 Coffee Talk Writers (Spotlight/Review) http://www.coffeetalkwriters.com
2/10 -2/16
2/10 I Smell Sheep (Interview) http://www.ismellsheep.com/
2/13 Lia’ Book Haven (Guest Post) http://liasbookhaven.wordpress.com
2/14 Offbeat Vagabond (Spotlight/Review) http://offbeatvagabond.blogspot.com/
2/15 Sassy Book Lovers (Series Spotlight) http://sassybooklovers.blogspot.com/
2/17 – 2/23
2/18 CS Maxwell ~ Where’s My Muse? (Series Spotlight) http://www.csmaxwell.blogspot.com
2/20 Talk Supe (Spotlight/Review) www.talkingsupe.com
2/23 Nicky Peacock Author (Spotlight/Review) http://nickypeacockauthor.wordpress.com
2/24 – 2/28
2/25 Dalene’s Book Reviews (Interview) http://dalenesbookreviews.blogspot.com/
2/26 Book Bliss (Spotlight) http://lbookbliss.com
2/27 Why I Can’t Stop Reading (Guest Post) http://whyicantstopreading.wordpress.com
2/28 Book Monster Reviews (Spotlight) http://www.bookmonsterreviews.com/
Great review, Barb. I read the first book in this series, and I can’t wait to read this one. Love the necklace for the giveaway.
Terrific review, Barb. Having read the first book, I have to get the next one in this series. Great guest post and giveaway.
Thank you for a such a wonderful review!
In celebration of the release of FORGOTTEN IN DARKNESS, the first novel in the Scimitar Magi series, DAWN OF A DARK KNIGHT, is on super sale for 0.99 at all vendors for a limited to. I’d say now’s the time to give this series a try. Happy reading!
Thanks for stopping by, Zoe. Everyone who wants to start this series, you need to buy it now before the price changes. You won’t be sorry, and it is a great series.
I bought it! I can’t wait to read these books. Thanks for letting us know about the .99 book! SOLD!
Great review Barb and thank you to Zoe for the guest post. Sounds like an interesting series.
These both sound like really good reads . I will get them on my list .
Great review Barb and wonderful guest post. Some very good reasons to read the book. 😉 May just have to add this one to my TBR list.
Umm is that Francis J. Cura again on the cover of Dawn of a Dark Knight?
Yes Marcie, it is. We saw this cover last year, when we reviewed the first book in this series.
Marcie’s ‘Francis’ radar is working again….lol
Great review Barb. Sounds like a interesting new series , And worth taking a look see into.
Great review Barb! This sounds like characters I would love to read about. I would pick this one up just for the cover alone. I love a hunky guy with a smexy tattoo gracing the cover of any book. Hubba hubba
Another interesting series. Thanks Barb for this great review, and I enjoyed the guest post.
Another good series to start. Wonderful guest post and giveaway.