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Night Season (World of the Lupi #4)

by Eileen Wilks (Goodreads Author)

4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 · rating details · 2,082 ratings · 80 reviews

Pregnancy has turned FBI Agent Cynna Weaver's whole life upside down. Lupus sorcerer Cullen Seabourne is thrilled to be a father, but what does Cynna know about kids? Her mother was a drunk and her father abandoned his family. Or so she's always believed...

As Cynna is trying to wrap her head around this problem, a new one pops up in the form of a delegation from another re...more

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Published January 2nd 2008 by Berkley

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Oct 15, 2012 May Mostly Romance rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal

ตัวเอกในเล่มนี้เปลี่ยนไปจากรูลและลิลลี่ (ที่เป็นตัวหลักในสามเล่มแรก) มาเป็นคัลเลนและชินน่า ซึ่งเป็นตัวละครรองที่มีบทสำคัญมาตลอด คราวนี้ถึงเวลาที่ชินน่าต้องเผชิญกับความสัมพันธ์ชนิดที่เธอปฏิเสธตัวเองมาตลอดว่ามีกับคัลเลน แต่ในเล่มนี้เธอปฏิเสธไม่ได้อีกต่อไปแล้ว เพราะเธอพบว่าตัวเองกำลังตั้งครรภ์ลูกของเขาอยู่

นั่นไม่ใช่ปัญหาเดียวที่เธอต้องเผชิญ ความวุ่นวายที่เกิดขึ้นเนื่องจากเหตุการณ์ที่เรียกกันว่า "The Turning" ซึ่งเป็นเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดในเล่มสาม เหตุการณ์ที่เวทมนตร์กลับมาครอบคลุมพื้นผิวโลกมนุษย์อีกครั้...more ตัวเอกในเล่มนี้เปลี่ยนไปจากรูลและลิลลี่ (ที่เป็นตัวหลักในสามเล่มแรก) มาเป็นคัลเลนและชินน่า ซึ่งเป็นตัวละครรองที่มีบทสำคัญมาตลอด คราวนี้ถึงเวลาที่ชินน่าต้องเผชิญกับความสัมพันธ์ชนิดที่เธอปฏิเสธตัวเองมาตลอดว่ามีกับคัลเลน แต่ในเล่มนี้เธอปฏิเสธไม่ได้อีกต่อไปแล้ว เพราะเธอพบว่าตัวเองกำลังตั้งครรภ์ลูกของเขาอยู่

นั่นไม่ใช่ปัญหาเดียวที่เธอต้องเผชิญ ความวุ่นวายที่เกิดขึ้นเนื่องจากเหตุการณ์ที่เรียกกันว่า "The Turning" ซึ่งเป็นเหตุการณ์ที่เกิดในเล่มสาม เหตุการณ์ที่เวทมนตร์กลับมาครอบคลุมพื้นผิวโลกมนุษย์อีกครั้ง แต่เทคโนโลยีของโลกมนุษย์ไม่อาจไปกันได้กับเวทมนตร์ มนุษย์โลกเผชิญหน้ากับความล้มเหลวทางเครื่องคอมพิวเตอร์ พบกับสัตว์ประหลาดที่เคยคิดว่ามีอยู่แต่ในตำนาน

ผู้มาเยือนที่เจาะจงขอพบชินน่าและลิลลี่มาจากโลกที่เรียกกันว่า "Edge" พวกเขาต้องการให้ชินน่า (ซึ่งมีความสามารถในการหาของที่หายไป) หาของบางสิ่งให้พวกเขา โดยนำพ่อที่ชินน่าคิดว่าตายไปนานแล้วมาล่อ พวกนั้นบอกชินน่าว่าพ่อของเธอยังมีชีวิตอยู่ในเอ็ดจ์ และกำลังรอคอยการกลับมาของเธอ

คัลเลนถูกเรียกตัวมาเพื่อร่ายมนตร์ เขาเป็นองค์ประกอบที่ไม่น่าเป็นไปได้ การที่เป็นทั้งหมาป่าและพ่อมดเป็นสิ่งที่ไม่น่าเกิดขึ้น นั่นทำให้เขาถูกขับไล่ออกจากเผ่า ทอดทิ้งโดยบิดา เขาเพิ่งได้รับการยอมรับเข้าเผ่านิโคไลโดยรูล (ในเล่มหนึ่ง) บางอย่างผิดพลาดและทำให้ทั้งคัลเลน ชินน่า และอีกหลายคนถูกส่งไปยังเอ็ดจ์ ที่ซึ่งพวกเขาต้องเผชิญหน้ากับโลกใหม่ที่ไม่เคยรู้จัก

อย่างที่บอกค่ะ เรื่องชุดนี้กลายเป็นแนวแฟนตาซีเต็มสตรีมไปแล้ว สนุกนะคะ แม็กซ์คิดว่าอีลีนเขียนพล็อตเรื่องได้น่าติดตาม อาจจะสอบตกเรื่องโรแมนซ์ แต่มันไม่ใช่เรื่องใหญ่ เพราะอย่างที่บอกแม็กซ์คิดว่า เธอเขียนเรื่องความรักระหว่างตัวเอกได้ชัดเจนพอควรมาแล้วในเล่มก่อน ในเล่มนี้ก็แค่เน้นย้ำในสิ่งที่ตัวละครลังเล

สนุกค่ะ คะแนนคงสูงกว่านี้ถ้าเป็นเรื่องของรูลและลิลลี่ (เพราะแม็กซ์ชอบรูลมาก) แต่ก็โอเคน่ะ (สำหรับคนที่เคยอ่านเรื่องชุดนี้มาก่อน แต่ถ้าไม่เคยอ่าน ก็ขอว่าอย่ามาเริ่มที่เล่มนี้กันเลย)

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Mar 04, 2011 Tracy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy

~* 4.5 Stars *~
Finder and FBI Agent Cynna Weaver is just starting to accept that she's pregnant, that she and the lupus Cullen Seaborne are going to have a child, when a delegation from the alternate realm of Edge show up in a fountain in a Washington D.C. mall. Offering trade with Earth for assistance in locating a medallion that controls the balance in Edge, the members of the delegation are cagey and secretive, and refuse to speak openly without a magical shield in place. A shield that only C...more

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Aug 25, 2010 Kt from A Book Obsession.. rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is mainly told from Cynna and Cullen's perspectives. Even though Cynna knows she is pregnant, she is still holding on to every shred of denial she can, including telling herself she can keep Cullen at an arms length. When she and Cullen get kidnapped into another realm called Edge, she must learn to trust him, for he seems to be the only one who cares at all if she lives or dies. She is forced on a search for a magical medallion that controls the seasons in Edge, but not everyone wants...more

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Jan 08, 2012 Dianne Socci-Tetro rated it 4 of 5 stars

Out of all of Eileen's Lupi books, this one is my least favorite and not just because it wasn't about Lily and Rule. In Night Season, Cullen, Cynna, Gan and several others have been thrown into what is called "the Edge" by a sort of unscrupulous Gremlin. Magic runs rampant in this new realm as well as many things that go bump in the night.

It was difficult for me (since I'm re-reading these back to back) to go from reading a series about werewolves and cops to an entire book based on magic and p...more

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Feb 08, 2012 Amy A rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: world-of-lupi

So far, this has been the best book in the series. This book primarily features Cynna and Cullen. Rule and Lily make bookend appearances in the story, though don't worry.

This book picks up about a month after the end events of Blood Lines as well as the events in the anthology On the Prowl. Kai and Nathan's story continues in this book and "Inhuman" is a nice lead in.

Cynna is still coming to terms with being pregnant. After denying the possibility for so long she finally accepts that she is ind...more So far, this has been the best book in the series. This book primarily features Cynna and Cullen. Rule and Lily make bookend appearances in the story, though don't worry.

This book picks up about a month after the end events of Blood Lines as well as the events in the anthology On the Prowl. Kai and Nathan's story continues in this book and "Inhuman" is a nice lead in.

Cynna is still coming to terms with being pregnant. After denying the possibility for so long she finally accepts that she is indeed pregnant. I really liked the set-up that Eileen Wilks did with Cullen and Cynna. I mean you don't often read about characters being pregnant and the difficult decisions especially when it's unplanned. I liked reading how both Cynna and Cullen came to terms with the baby and how that connection changes both of their lives forever. Their storyline has been written really well.

While out shopping with Lily a gate opens up in the mall admitting three "creatures" from Edge. Edge is kind of a land in between Earth and Faerie (if I understood correctly). The creatures deceive everyone and another gate is opened in which Cynna is thrown along with Cullen, Timms, Gan, and others. (That's a big sum up on my part by the way). What the creatures needed was help finding a medallion and now Cynna is one of the only ones who can do the job.

I liked the Edge world that Wilks created. It was very interesting and I wonder if it will pop up in future stories. It seemed very fuedal, and it obviously lacked the technology of modern Earth. It was a much more magical place.

Like I said it was nice that we got to see Cullen and Cynna become comfortable with their feelings for one another. I also liked how Eileen Wilks has this series in "real time" so to speak. I mean Cynna didn't just figure out she was pregnant at the begining and then by the end she's having the baby. It will probably take us a couple books before she does have the baby and I appreciate that instead of speeding it along the way some authors would.

I think the next book brings the focus back to Rule and Lily again. I missed their lack of page space in this book, but I enjoy Cullen and Cynna's characters. I can't wait to conintue reading this series. I think I only have four more books until I'm caught up. Until Then!(less)

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Dec 24, 2010 Catherine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: bad-childhood, contemporary, crime-police-mystery-private-invest, fae, fantasy-paranormal-sci-fi, magic-mystical-ability, prisoner-slave-kidnapped, read-2010, romance, series, were-shifter

3.5 Stars

***SPOILERS FOR THE PREVIOUS BOOKS***

Boy, was I relieved to see the pacing improve in this book! The last one had me a little nervous about a new writing trend, but it was back to normal here. We didn't suffer from constant pov shifts, although there were some that didn't overwhelm the story.

I'm still not as interested in Cullen and Cynna as I was in Lily and Rule. The actual overreaching story arc still hooked me, but I didn't really work up much enthusiasm for the actual relationship...more

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Mar 28, 2013 Sophia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-immortals-reading-challenge, 2013-mount-tbr-reading-challenge, pnr-uf

Unlike the books that come before this one in the series, Night Season takes a different direction entirely. First, it makes Cynna and Cullen the main characters and secondly, it takes them on an adventure into a whole new realm with not much to do with Lupi.

The story begins with a Prologue introducing a new couple of characters, Nathan and Kai, and their mysterious mission to save a realm through Kai because of her emerging gifts. Then it does a flip to Cynna Weaver. In the last book, Cullen ge...more Unlike the books that come before this one in the series, Night Season takes a different direction entirely. First, it makes Cynna and Cullen the main characters and secondly, it takes them on an adventure into a whole new realm with not much to do with Lupi.

The story begins with a Prologue introducing a new couple of characters, Nathan and Kai, and their mysterious mission to save a realm through Kai because of her emerging gifts. Then it does a flip to Cynna Weaver. In the last book, Cullen gets Cynna pregnant when they share a night together, but she doesn't want to believe him when he tells her this and she really doesn't want to deal with the fact that now he insists on remaining a part of her life. Cullen is determined that where Cynna goes, there will he go. Even Cullen couldn't have predicted the new adventure this would set him on. A delegation from another realm known as Edge come to establish trade agreements with the government, but also to speak on a secret matter of importance to them.

Next thing they know, Cullen, Cynna,and a few more people in this secret meeting end up going through a gate with the delegation into Edge. Finally, they tell the party what the big secret is. The gnomes had control of a magical medallion that controlled the natural order of things in Edge, but now it has been stolen and chaos is beginning to happen. Cynna's gift of finding is needed to track down the medallion. The danger is high when factions close in around them all wanting the medallion for themselves so they either seek to destroy Cynna so she can't find it first or grab her for their own use. Cullen and Cynna and the gang are almost lost in the ways of Edge, but manage to scrape through each new challenge. Through it all, Cullen and Cynna both get a good hard look at their feelings and their deepest needs. Cynna is also hit with the knowledge that her father is alive and has been trapped in Edge all this time. But treachery is afoot and things get pretty tight for everyone involved.

The plot like others before it alternates between thriller action, action of a romantic kind, and loads of information into the world-building sort. It causes the pace to change drastically at times. After the initial action, there is a lot of set up and explanation stuff. I don't mind this sort of thing, but I just put it out there for others who care more for a swifter moving story line. Its always a treat to read Eileen Wilks stories because even though you get handed all these odd bits that seem to make little sense as you follow the story, it finally comes together in the end in a satisfying, breathtaking way.

We get a little Rule and Lily, but I loved the change up in character focus in this one. Cynna and Cullen make great heroine and hero. Their relationship building in this one was probably the best part of the book for me. It was nice to get Ruben, Timms and Gan with more face time. The introduction of Nathan and Kai brought me a couple more characters that I hope to see more of. I loved the mystery around them that finally made sense near the end. Some of the more ambiguous characters were great too.

Satisfying read that other paranormal romance and urban fantasy fans will enjoy. Please read them in order though as each builds on the last.(less)

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Feb 09, 2010 Sbuchler rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: scifi-fantasy, romance, read-in-2010

Genre: Paranormal Romance

I bought this book to find out what happened to Kai and Nathan after the novella in _On the Prowl_. It was rather disappointing - Kai and Nathan appear in maybe 20 pages. They are the des ex machina of the plot but still, you barely see them and there is no relationship development between them.

Beyond that, the book was a disappointment. The setting is slightly different then most werewolf-paranormal romances: recently there's been a change and magic has come back to ea...more Genre: Paranormal Romance

I bought this book to find out what happened to Kai and Nathan after the novella in _On the Prowl_. It was rather disappointing - Kai and Nathan appear in maybe 20 pages. They are the des ex machina of the plot but still, you barely see them and there is no relationship development between them.

Beyond that, the book was a disappointment. The setting is slightly different then most werewolf-paranormal romances: recently there's been a change and magic has come back to earth, making it much easier to open gates between the worlds (so the characters can trot off to Hell or the Faerie Lands or, as in this book, a completely new imaginary location, Edge. Also interesting are the bits and pieces dropped regarding how the Change has affected Earth society - how the government has bargained with dragons to come live in cities and "soak up the excess magic" so that computers and other technology will continue to work. Unfortunately, the setting(s) just feels like window dressing to me. There are a couple cool ideas (I'm especially fond of the idea that if demons start liking someone they start to grow a soul and can no longer be a demon) but the ideas aren't integrated. They're not important to the story, and the world doesn't seem coherent. The fantasy world the hero and heroine find themselves exploring doesn't seem any more logical or fleshed out then the basic Dungeons and Dragons setting. The settings feel rather like a badly researched historical romance setting (just there for pretty window-dressing) then a proper sci-fi/fantasy setting where the setting is a character in its own right.

The book reads better if you think of it as a romance rather then a paranormal; the few scenes with the hero (Cullen) and heroine (Cynna) interacting directly are rather sweet. I like Cynna's "omg I don't want to be pregnant" reaction and her trying to come to terms with it. However both Cynna and Cullen have horrible pasts where their families betray and abandon them. However, those facts are again treated like window dressing; they are only brought up to make convenient relationship points. Neither character really seems to struggle with it. A nightmare to give an excuse to snuggle, but that’s the extent of it. There is no attempt to work though any fallout from the past. Despite the time it takes Cynna to come to terms with being pregnant and the fear that causes, the fact that her father left when she was three and her mother died of alcoholism at 13 never once causes her to worry that she doesn't know how to be a good parent.

I'm afraid I didn't find either the settings or the characters believable, and the Kai-Nathan story (which is why I picked up the book) seemed pretty much resolved with one sentence. It was all quite disappointing. I don't think I'll be trying any of the other books in the series.
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Aug 07, 2012 April rated it 3 of 5 stars

Pros: New characters to ‘play with’
Cons: I wanted this book to include more about the pack

First let me begin by saying how much I love reading Eillen Wilks. For anyone looking for a great werewolf/paranormal series please check her out. The only negative I have to say is that some of her previous books are a little hard to find in book stores. However if you can find them online they are worth it.

That being said, this book branches off from the main series telling the story of Cynna and Cullen’s...more

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Jun 27, 2010 Kathleen Burket rated it 5 of 5 stars

Each book that I read in the World of the Lupi series just gets better and better. Book 4 centered on Cynna Weaver and Cullen Seaborne and mostly takes place in the realm of Edge which has a Night Season that lasts several weeks, a Dawning that lasts a few days, and a Day Season that lasts several weeks in turn. Cynna, Cullen, and an assortment of others, including Gan and Steve Timms, are on a quest for a magical medallion that in the wrong hands drives the possessor mad and could disrupt the s...more

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Aug 26, 2011 Jen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: wilks

2.5 stars
Cynna and Cullen

So I didn't really care for this book. I like Cynna and Cullen but I like them as secondary characters to Lily and Rule. I can't say that I cared a single bit what their story is. I like having background info on them because it shapes how they are in the overall arc but as far as the future for them, meh.

I was annoyed by the wedding plot. If anyone should be getting married it should be Lily and Rule considering they are mate bonded and it is not like Rule would ever st...more

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Aug 24, 2011 Katyana rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ass-kicking-women, demons, fantasy, pnr, series, shapeshifters

****3.75****

Well, it turns out that I liked this one a lot more than I was expecting to. The only real negative was Cullen. Now granted, that's a big negative, given that he's the hero. He just doesn't interest me at all - I find him to be an unjustifiably arrogant, selfish, bossy know-it-all jerk.

Alright, so now that that's out of the way, let's talk about the good stuff.

Cynna. She's pretty great. I liked watching her come to find her self-confidence as a leader. She cares about her people, and...more

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Mar 06, 2010 Marsha rated it 5 of 5 stars

Of all of the four books in the series so far, Night Season was my favorite. Wilks managed to enthrall me with the increasingly interesting growth of the characters we were introduced in earlier novels. This book provides more insight into Cullen and Cynna's characters. I found their conflicted relationship both humorous and endearing. Gan (former demon) has evolved from a self absorbed creature to one of commpassion and caring. With all of the rides on the emotional roller coaster you would thi...more

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Jul 26, 2011 BamaGal rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: pnr-uf

I love it when a cover actually gets the characters described image correct, and actually goes with the book. That is really Cynna on the cover with her short bleached hair and tattoos, although she never actually wore the medallion they were hunting for. Some covers have absolutely nothing to do with the story inside.

I think I enjoyed Night Season the most of any of the Lupi series yet. I thought I would have a problem with the story shifting away from Lily and Rule to Cynna and Cullen. I also...more

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Feb 18, 2011 Gardavson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-romance, paranormal

Another enjoyable entry by Wilks. While I haven't loved Cynna, I do like her, and I'm coming to enjoy her more. I like her and Cullen. I like her view on their relationship, how she doesn't throw herself at him, doesn't exactly resist him, per se, but tries to be more realistic.

I would have preferred just a little bit of a different ending. I wanted them to get together at the end (and I won't say whether or not it happened), but I didn't like the qualification thrown in about the "ancient stor...more

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Oct 28, 2012 cathepsut rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: shapeshifters, wizards-sorcerers, dragons, fae, fantasy, read-in-2012

I was hoping for a continuation of the plot line that developed in Blood Lines. But this went in a completely different direction. Lily and Rule only show up in the first few chapters. The story is mostly told by Cynna and Cullen and there is an odd bit every now and then from the perspective of Gan, which is always amusing.
They travel to Edge, another realm that is high on magic, elves and gnomes. They travel around a lot on barges and horses and have battles... Made me wonder if Wilks had just...more

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Dec 07, 2011 Anna (Bobs Her Hair) rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Paranormal Romance Fans

Shelves: urban-fantasy, paranormal-romance

This is my favorite story of the series so far. I really enjoyed the story, the romance, and suspenseful moments. Cullen and Cynna are an interesting couple. He's a sorcerer lupi stripper. (The occupation does not play a role in the book.) She an FBI agent and gifted Finder. Gan, the demon introduced in Mortal Danger, is growing a soul and the feeling attached to it. Whereas I found this little demon annoying in previous books her moments in this installment were touching.

In this story, Cynna f...more

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Dec 06, 2012 Jess rated it 1 of 5 stars

I picked up the anthology "On the Prowl" and absolutely loved Ms. Wilks contribution. But when I tried to continue reading about those interesting characters in "the next book" they were supposedly featured in (according to the author, via the aforementioned anthology), which was "Night Season". I read the few pages of the story that I got the book for, then I got to be bored out of my mind reading about some pregnant CIA agent. When it seemed that "my" characters were a long time coming back, a...more

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Jul 29, 2011 Daniela rated it 4 of 5 stars

Eileen Wilks keeps delivering in this World of The Lupi series 4th installment. Our favorite characters are back and better than ever before.
You know those series, where you get tired of the main characters? Not the case here.
Introduced earlier in the series Cynna and Cullen are becoming even more believable and closer to each other -as we were all hoping. The reason why I love Wilks' characters so much is because they wake compassion in you. One goes through their inner conflicts with them and...more

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Apr 27, 2011 Jenna rated it 4 of 5 stars

I thought this piece of the series was interesting mainly because it was in a different place (The Edge) and also because it focused mostly on Cullen and Cynna and their relationship. It was funny to see how they are both so hard headed that they couldn't admit their feelings for each other...Cynna had to tell Cullen how he felt and vice versa.

Only negative was the story of Kai and Nathan that was interwoven into the book. Although interesting, I didn't really see what the point was unless it wa...more

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Jan 26, 2011 Mely rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: dont-own, romance, sff

Paranormal romance with much better than average world-building; I loved the demon turned gnome. Sadly, the romance is the weakest part of the story; the emotional connection between the brash, insecure, working-class-girl-trying-to-make-good Cyna and the smooth, suave werewolf felt much more described than developed.

It was the first of Wilks' books I read, and I liked it better before I read the earlier books in the series, when I assumed that the missing relationship development was earlier i...more

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Apr 03, 2010 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars

I liked Cynna in previous books, but I wasn't sure she could hold up a whole book by herself. I was pleasently suprised to see how well her story turned out. I now like Cynna's charector more than Lily's.

I read most of it in one day, it was great. Another thing that suprised me, was that I still don't enjoy Cullen. I find him to be annoying, and when parts of this book had only Cullen and no Cynna, I skipped a few paragraphs to make it go faster.

I enjoyed seeing Gan again though! I hope she wil...more

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Mar 23, 2013 Mello ❣ Illium ✮Harry✮ ☀Myrnin☀ Torin Ichimaru rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: magic, shapeshifters, urban-fantasy, werewolves, paranormal, romance, adult, action, awesome-heroines, commence-insanity, demons, dragons, fae, hawt-heroes, police, read-in-2013

Synopsis:

A magic medallion...

A diplomatic envoy from another realm...

A dragon who doesn’t like to share...

...and a tester that turns the wrong color when she pees on it. FBI Agent Cynna Weaver’s life is a little too full right now. She’s pregnant--and lupus sorcerer Cullen Seabourne is the father. Cullen is thrilled. Cynna can barely utter the p-word. What does she know about kids? Her mother was a drunk. Her father abandoned them. Or so she’s always believed...

But things could be worse. She mig...more

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Sep 28, 2012 Rebecca ♥ Ash, Jem, Warner ♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, shapeshifters, paranormal, magic, romance, fantasy, faeries, reviewed, ebook

I read the first 3 books in this series fairly back to back. All in February. But I kept putting this one off, because it switched focus from Rule and Lily, to Cullen and Cynna. I thought it would feel very different from the first 3 but it didnt. We already knew Cullen and Cynna pretty well, and they were still dealing with the shifting magic, and a fair amount of lupus issues. It has its place in the this series. And I really grew to love them much more. I already really enjoyed Cullen's chara...more I read the first 3 books in this series fairly back to back. All in February. But I kept putting this one off, because it switched focus from Rule and Lily, to Cullen and Cynna. I thought it would feel very different from the first 3 but it didnt. We already knew Cullen and Cynna pretty well, and they were still dealing with the shifting magic, and a fair amount of lupus issues. It has its place in the this series. And I really grew to love them much more. I already really enjoyed Cullen's character, but Cynna has finally grown on my. I used to like her ok, but she seemed far too butch. But she had to face a lot of things in her life during this book, things that brought out her feminine side.

I also enjoyed the setting of Edge. Edge is another dimension that is ruled by gnomes. Cynna and Cullen, along with a few other familiar characters such as Ruben Brooks, Steve Timms, and Gan, go to Edge to help the Gnomes find a stolen medallion that regulates the seasons in Edge. It was a quest through a mystical land and it was a lot of fun, especially with Cullen and Gan around. They are the two funniest characters in the series.

The only thing that bothered me about this book was (view spoiler).

I look forward to the rest of the series and I hope to see lots more of Cullen and Cynna. I must admit, I like Cullen better than Rule now. :P This was the best book in the series since #1.(less)

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Jan 18, 2013 Amy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-re-reads

Was supposed to get a quick refresher of what happened in this book so I could get back to the rest of the series and finally read book 9, Mortal Sins. Should've known better. Skimming just isn't possible when it comes to Eileen Wilks's writing, even if an entire book is focused on one of my least favorite characters of her World of Lupi universe.

I am glad I read this one though. Cynna left such a bad taste in my mouth after the last book that I probably would've continued viewing her with preju...more

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Feb 05, 2013 Sandra rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: eileen-wilks, pnr-uf, shifters, own, col-blue

Fourth book in the World of the Lupi series and most of it happens in an offshoot of Faerie called the Edge. Sound familiar? Well this one was written first. LOL.

The first 3 books center around Rule, wolf heir of the Nicolai Pack and FBI Agent Lily Yu, but this one moves to FBI Agent Cynna Weaver, a Finder and Cullen Seaborne, a wolf sorcerer of the Nicolai Pack.

All 4 of them are recovering from the events of the previous book when a trio of beings, led by a Gnome appear in a shopping center, lo...more

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Apr 26, 2011 Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2008-release, urban-fantasy

Night Season is the fourth release of the World of the Lupi series by Eileen Wilks. This time around the story centers, mostly, on Lupine sorcerer Cullen Seabourne and FBI Agent Cynna Weaver. Weaver works for the Magical Crimes Division of the FBI and is also a Finder (a person who is able to find things and people that are missing). She still refuses to come to terms with the fact that she’s having a baby with Cullen. She goes through a period of self-doubt until finally she gets a positive ind...more Night Season is the fourth release of the World of the Lupi series by Eileen Wilks. This time around the story centers, mostly, on Lupine sorcerer Cullen Seabourne and FBI Agent Cynna Weaver. Weaver works for the Magical Crimes Division of the FBI and is also a Finder (a person who is able to find things and people that are missing). She still refuses to come to terms with the fact that she’s having a baby with Cullen. She goes through a period of self-doubt until finally she gets a positive indication on her pregnancy test. She is also the heir apparent to the Nokolai Clan’s Rhej, which she finds conflicting since she’s a devout Catholic. (Actually, she’s more like a Cafeteria Catholic in her beliefs if you truly read the bottom line.) She doesn’t really believe in the Lady, the deity that the Lupi worship and believe created their race, until later in the story when Cullen finds himself in big trouble and she finds herself calling upon her.

Cullen, on the other hand, finds that he is spending more time with a dragon named Mika, while trying to let Cynna know that he's not going anywhere regardless of her feelings on the pregnancy issue. Mika is one of the dragons that agreed to help the US government with the Magic overflow problem that have caused the countries electronics to go haywire. Cullen is also trying to learn more about his shields that seem to be able to withstand a lot of damage, as well as learning more about new spells.

As Cynna and Lily Yu are shopping for clothes, representatives from the Edge, show up in the middle of the mall. They want to talk about trading goods, and also need Cynna’s help in locating a missing medallion that is causing problems on their plane. Naturally, things go wrong and Cynna, Cullen, Ruben Brooks, Steve Timms and two others are dragged into the realm of the Edge. Lily is left behind which wasn't what the Edge people wanted. Naturally, they blame Cullen for putting too much magic into the gate between the worlds.

Two of the more interesting characters, Kai Tallman Michalski and Nathan Hunter, play a small part in the story. We don’t really get a chance to get to know these characters. All we do know is that Kai is a Human from Texas who has mind healing abilities. Nathan is on a mission from his queen, which we have to presume is the Winter Queen of the Fae, not the Elves as indicated in the book. Nathan is also a hellhound, which I found interesting. I’ve actually been told that Kai and Nathan actually first appear in a novella called On the Prowl. I guess I should go back and re-read the story since it’s the same novella that first introduced Charles and Anna of the Alpha and Omega series.

Cynna also has a reunion with her long lost father Daniel. Daniel disappeared 30 years ago in what Cynna thought was a walk away from the family moment. He actually was pulled into the Edge.

Our little demon Gan, who played a part in reuniting Lily's soul, is also back and nearly a full Goblin now. She’s still part demon, and because of her blood, she ends up staying behind in the Edge and becoming the holder of the medallion which was causing full days of night to remain while daylight was pushed aside. The medallion is responsible for the balance of the seasons.

In the end, Cynna agrees that Cullen has gotten under her skin, and they have to break a traditional ban on marrying. Lupi don’t marry. Rule claims he will support the decision since his Rhej has approved it even if his own father doesn't. Rule doesn't really want to see Cullen become a loner wolf again. Cynna agrees, in principle, to become the heir apparent Rhej after she called on the Lady to save Cullen and she did.

Note: Lily and Rule end up being a backup story only in this release. Lily is a former San Diego Homicide Detective that because of her touch sensitive abilities, she has found herself working now as an FBI Agent for the MCD. Rule, of course, is the heir apparent to the Nokolai clan, and also holds the same position in a rival were clan.

Overall, I found the story to be average at best. The whole new world of the Edge was actually interesting, as well as the fact that humans have been magically castrated in order to prevent them from having any children. The love/hate relationship between Cullen and Cynna is finally overwith. They can now get down the whole raising the rider story (baby). I also found it interesting that Cullen has the ability to determine the sex of the baby; boy, as well as learning Ruben's secret that he's not quite fully human which has caused a severe illness that there was no cure for until he landed in the Edge.

Mortal Sins (2009) is the next book in the series, and goes back to Rule and Lily.(less)

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Jan 26, 2008 Minsma rated it 2 of 5 stars

This fourth book in Eileen Wilks's imaginative werewolves and magic-wielding FBI agents series focuses not on the protagonists of the first three books, Lily Yu and Rule Turner, but on two characters who have been supporting players in the past: magician Cynna Weaver and sorcerer-lupus Cullen Seabourne. I've had a soft spot for Cullen ever since he appeared in the novelette, "Only Human," a prequel to Tempting Danger, the first novel in this series. (The story can be found in the anthology Cravi...more

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Aug 27, 2010 Heather Hamilton rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, paranormal, series

This has been my favorite of Wilks' Lupi series. I am not sure if it is because I am getting used to visiting other realms in fantasy fiction, or because I feel she wrote it better. A previous book in this series travelled to Dis, analogous to Hell, but it was so foreign and weird that I had trouble understanding the whole point. In this installment, we travel to Edge, a high-magic realm that is colonized by many species -- namely gnomes, elves, and a warrior race called Ahk -- all creatures wit...more

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Aug 20, 2010 Anna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Okay - so my one complaint for most of the World of Lupi books is that so much is going on at once that you have to have no distractions while reading. Night Season, however, is not like that. It's still packed with action and romance but it doesn't jump from one realm to another, constantly adding new characters that are more than just "fillers". The book focuses on Cynna and Cullen. It's such a great story of how they find their love for one another as they help each other through their indivi...more

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About Eileen Wilks

Eileen Wilks’ first book, a Silhouette Desire published in 1996, hit the USA Today Bestseller List and was nominated for Romantic Times' Best First Short Contemporary award. Since then, her books have appeared consistently on national bestseller lists. With thirty two books in print and novellas in nine anthologies, she has been a finalist in the prestigious Rita Awards three times, as well as rec...more Eileen Wilks’ first book, a Silhouette Desire published in 1996, hit the USA Today Bestseller List and was nominated for Romantic Times' Best First Short Contemporary award. Since then, her books have appeared consistently on national bestseller lists. With thirty two books in print and novellas in nine anthologies, she has been a finalist in the prestigious Rita Awards three times, as well as receiving several nominations from Romantic Times, including one for Career Achievement in Series Romantic Suspense.

Each book in her World of the Lupi series gains a larger audience. It was originally sold in the Romance section of bookstores, but more and more you will be able to find copies cross-shelved under Sci-Fi and Fantasy as the popularity of the series grows!

Eileen has lived in the West Texas town of Midland, TX for over 30 years--three years as a young teen, and the remaining years since she moved back here as an adult. When she first started writing over 10 years ago, it hit her like the first drink for an alcoholic . . . or the first kiss for Romeo and Juliet.

She came to writing romance in a roundabout way. Having read and loved science fiction for years, that’s where she first tried her hand when the writing bug bit. Somehow her stories always ended up having a strong romantic subplot, but she hadn’t read a romance since the early 80’s and didn’t think “those little books” were her kind of stories. But when a friend in her critique group began working on a romance novel, Wilks decided she needed to give the genre another try. She asked her friend to recommend some titles--and quicker than you can say “Jayne Ann Krentz,” she fell in love. The genre had been busy growing up while she wasn’t watching. These days, with romances comprising over 50% of the mass market books published in the U.S., there are romances to appeal to almost every taste--historicals, paranormals and contemporaries that range from romantic suspense to romantic comedy, from inspirational to sizzling.

Eileen covered a lot of territory before coming home to Midland, having lived in Canada and Venezuela as well as twelve U.S. cities in five states.

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