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In Darkness Reborn (Paladins of Darkness #3)

by Alexis Morgan (Goodreads Author)

4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 · rating details · 1,259 ratings · 59 reviews

Alexis Morgan continues her red-hot paranormal series with a mysterious warrior and his forbidden love for a woman who's allegiance lies with his sworn enemy. . . .

Once a warrior for the Others, Barak q'Young is caught between two worlds -- exiled from his homeland, and a pariah among his enemies, the Paladins. While hunting a betrayer who's selling the precious blue ge

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Paperback, 356 pages

Published June 26th 2007 by Pocket Star

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Mar 28, 2009 Christel rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: paranormal romance readers

This one was better than the previous 2.

Barak is an Other who came across the barrier and actually saved Laurel's life. But noone but Laurel trusts him and Devilin is not happy with him working in the same lab as Laurel.

lacey Sebastian is a scientist, geology and vulcanlogy and Barak is sent to her as an assistant. And what happens sets the pages on fire. But they are also still trying to figure out who is trafficing the blue stones from the Others world into ours.

Just like the other 2, it will...more

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Sep 09, 2011 Hollie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Morgan's paladin books are really quick reads, usually less than a day, and pretty straight up romance, with a fantasy twist (an essential component for me). I keep reading in large part because I actually want to know how the whole overall story will be resolved. I never even though romance novels really had stories...

While I was never a fan of romance, I'm finding I like it, if I'm in the right mood. However, it really is all about the mood, because while it is sound and engaging, there is no...more

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Mar 12, 2011 Tracy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

I have to say, Alexis Morgan's Paladins of Darkness series is really starting to grow on me. I had some critical issues with the first two books, Dark Protector and Dark Defender, that kept them from being truly stellar reading experiences for me (I liked both, but I didn't love them and rated each three stars)...and in truth, I thought there were a few in this book as well, but Barak's story is by far my favorite of the first three books.

Barak, the Other who saved the handler Laurel's life in D ...more I have to say, Alexis Morgan's Paladins of Darkness series is really starting to grow on me. I had some critical issues with the first two books, Dark Protector and Dark Defender, that kept them from being truly stellar reading experiences for me (I liked both, but I didn't love them and rated each three stars)...and in truth, I thought there were a few in this book as well, but Barak's story is by far my favorite of the first three books.

Barak, the Other who saved the handler Laurel's life in Dark Protector, is having a lonely, difficult time adjusting to life on this side of the barrier, especially as he's well aware of how deeply his presence breeds resentment and anger in the Paladins around him. They are his mortal enemies after all. Finally, when the smack talk starts including Laurel, her mate Devlin Bane steps in and arranges a transfer of the Other to a less Paladin-heavy area of the Center than the medical ward. Having the Other forced on her doesn't do anything to please geologist and vulcanologist Dr. Lacey Sebastian, especially as her brother Penn is a Paladin and she's been raised to loathe the species responsible for so much death and destruction. But she's forced to accept Barak into her department, and she does actually need the help...but she sure wasn't expecting the zing of...something...that she got when she first shakes Barak's hand. A tremor of that particular magnitude is destined to rock both their worlds. But Barak is Other, and as much as he chose to cross the barrier, he cannot risk sharing secrets that would make it easier for the Paladins to kill his kind, no matter how attracted to Lacey he becomes...and how very much just not being so alone any more means to him.

I still have a lot of unanswered questions about this series that probably should've been already addressed. I still have problems with some inconsistencies in mythos between the three books and some contradictory information. I'm still very confused and don't quite buy the way that Barak has been accepted - no matter how reluctantly everyone says it is - into the Paladin's stronghold and be allowed to walk around relatively unmolested. Yes, he's different than the mindlessly mad Others that surge across every time the barrier falls, but he's still Other - and no one's been interrogating him or pressing him for information on his species because one handler has befriended him? Even if that handler is the head Paladin's lover? That strains my willing suspension of disbelief to the breaking point, and always will. That being said, Barak's story - Barak as a character, actually - struck such a sympathetic chord with me that all the issues and the previous plot holes and contradictions didn't seem quite so glaring in In Darkness Reborn.

I feel for Barak. Alone - for longer than he's just been on this side of the barrier - and deeply lonely for it. Hated and reviled for what he is. No one but Laurel, really, with any sense of interest to look beyond that to who he is. Living a tentative existence at the mercy of Paladins who are sworn mortal enemies. Unable and unwilling to forswear his sense of honor and be a traitor to his people, despite obvious issues with the world he came from. And deeply attracted to a woman who loathes him. I found him to be a very sympathetic and deeply honorable character, and I found a lot of poignancy and relevancy to his struggles as his and Lacey's relationship started to evolve. In it were echoes of the struggles and concerns of bigotry and intolerance. I think the concerns raised here hearken to the real world struggles of bi-racial couples, same-sex couples, and any other "unconventional" relationship. I found that aspect to be rewarding to read about.

Yes, I had some issues. I was deeply disappointed that we still haven't been given much more than a glimpse into the motivations and life of an Other...and I'm very frustrated that an entire book with an Other as the main character didn't reveal what the heck they call themselves! "Other" starts to get demeaning after awhile. I didn't totally buy the rather quick evolution from loathing and disgust to love that Lacey went through. It wasn't horrible, there was time that passed, but I think it would've been a bit more believable had her original position not been quite so negative. Still...the reason she felt so negative, with a brother as a Paladin, was understandable. I'm also more than a little tired of the seeming repetition of the mysterious big bad guy who moves his wee little corruptible pawns around with anonymous (for the reader) phone calls and visitations. In the first book, the guard was the corrupt pawn, the regent lost his life for it in the second, and in the third we have...the IT guy with a gambling problem. All being manipulated and maneuvered by the Evil Man Behind the Curtain. After three books that thread is getting more than a little frayed. I'd like to see some true progression. And frankly, I still don't buy into illegal gem trading as a very convincing way to make a lot of money. How do you sell gems that don't exist in our world? Wouldn't that draw some attention?

Regardless, all those issues really faded in importance with the way Barak's personality stole the show for me in In Darkness Reborn. I genuinely liked him and totally sympathized with his very internal struggles. And I liked Lacey, too. Yeah, she did a bit of an abrupt about face on her feelings, but she's smart, spunky, and really good at her job and I like that in a female lead. I'm enjoying the series more and more and look forward to continuing with the next installment!

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Jan 15, 2011 Honey rated it 3 of 5 stars

In the third book of Paladins of Darkness we find the story of Barak, an Other. As one of the Paladins sworn enemies he should have been killed on sight when he crossed the barrier but as a result of having saved Dr. Young in book 1 (Devlin's lover) he has been allowed to stay on this side of the barrier.

When Devlin decides he no longer wants Barak working along side Laurel in the medical wing, he transfers him to the geology labs to work with Lacey Sebastian. The sister of a Paladin, she has g...more

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Oct 18, 2011 Sheryl rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, kindle

4-1/2 stars- I'm loving this Paladins series! I can't believe I never found these sooner. I've devoured the first three in the last week. I thought I would take a break after this one but the ending left me hanging...how dare Ms. Morgan do that? LOL. All I can say is- I'm glad that I don't have to wait for book 4 to be published. I guess that's one plus to not having found the series sooner- not having to wait between books.

I just love Barak and was so thrilled that his story was book 3 in the s...more

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Sep 25, 2010 KK rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: others-among-humans, paladins-of-darkness, alien, review

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Oct 24, 2011 Julie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, part-of-a-series, has-erotic-scene-s, not-profound-but-fun

3.5/5 The few problems I had with this book were that there was little build up in Barak & Lacey's relationship, not enough information about why & what Barak's secrets about himself & his people are, & not satisfying enough of an ending in the relationship. But the annimosity between the Paladins & Barak as an Other was well done, along with the changes in attitudes that evolved throughout the book. Barak was also definitely a sexy character & the chemitry between him &...more

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May 29, 2011 Kate Smith rated it 2 of 5 stars

I don't know what it is about this series but the supposed sexiness isn't working... I persevere in the hope and because there's quite good stuff beyond the romantic relationship, a la the clash of cultures and why no one on the Paladin side gives much thought to the why/how/environment/social structure of their opponents/close kin yet the primary character of this novel, Barak, is trusted so readily this side of the barrier. Not sure I get that either. And surely it's about time the blue garnet...more

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Nov 07, 2012 Shinyfox rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book just felt all wrong to me. The writing style was not appealing and the characters jumped between "I hate your guts, I'm going to kill you" to "Let's work together to do this, you're tolerable to be around." And it was one hell of an emotional roller-coster ride with them.

I will give the book credit - it explained what had occurred in the previous books in a way that I understood and was interested in the previous books and the books that were ahead of it. The plot of this book was enga...more

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Jan 13, 2009 Jodz rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2009, paranormal-romance, favourites, alexis-morgan

I was abit wary about starting this series as i've read some off reviews. After finishing the 1st book I quickly bought and anxiously awaited the following 3.

I've really enjoyed this series thus far. It's good to change it up... While i seem to be a dedicated PNR reader these days it's good to change it up here and there and still keep it in genre. This book to me does that, It's PNR with twists!

I love how each book carry's on from the next and unfolds more of the story with each book.

I like the...more

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Feb 19, 2013 Gizzie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, action, erotica, other-worlds, romance, sci-fi

Each book that I've read in the series has been good so far. I started off with the seventh in the series and held off on getting the first in the series only because the review didn't seem to capture my interest. I am glad i changed my mind about reading book one in the series I'll have to re-read the seventh in the series because of the continued mystery and the follow up on the characters from previous books. Yes i would recommend reading the series n order not because you have to but because...more

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Mar 25, 2009 Bitten_by_Books rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: sally

In Darkness Reborn is the story of Barak, an Other, who we met in book one of the series when he saved Dr. Laurel Young’s life. Dr. Young has done her best to keep Barak safe with the backing of the leader of the Seattle Paladins, Devlin Bane...

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Mar 20, 2011 Kiki Dufoulon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Barak, Barak, Barak. *sigh* The men in this series just keep getting better and better. In my mind anyway. I'm torn between loving Blake and melting for Barak. He's a major hunk of a warrior, all mysterious and broody, yet also vulnerable and considerate. Mmm... Anywho, Barak first crossed the Barrier in search of a traitor smuggling their precious light source into enemy hands, ended up getting shot and tied to a human female, before saving her life and being cared for by the enemy. When he sav...more Barak, Barak, Barak. *sigh* The men in this series just keep getting better and better. In my mind anyway. I'm torn between loving Blake and melting for Barak. He's a major hunk of a warrior, all mysterious and broody, yet also vulnerable and considerate. Mmm... Anywho, Barak first crossed the Barrier in search of a traitor smuggling their precious light source into enemy hands, ended up getting shot and tied to a human female, before saving her life and being cared for by the enemy. When he saves Laurel's life she helps him out by getting him work and a place to live among the Paladins, but obviously it doesn't work out for him so well. Wanting to get him out of the way Devlin gets Barak work in the Geology department where he meets the beautiful Dr. Sebastian and falls hard for her. So much so that he would do anything for her, even risk his life to keep her safe.

Lacey instantly despises her newly appointed assistant, for the lone fact that he is one of them... an Other. But she soon starts to see him for the man that he is, and her attraction to the dark warrior grows. The more time she spends with him the more her desire burns, but once again Barak's status among the Paladins gets in the way and stops her from taking what she craves. When Lacey is kidnapped she realises how much she truly does love Barak and fears that it is too late to do anything about it. Awww... I really like this woman. She's intelligent, brave, stubborn, and tough enough to take on any Paladin. Her take-no-crap attitude is great. It's just a shame it took her so long to drop her prejudges against Barak and love him the way he deserves.

As usual we get a good helping of action, love and betrayal in this book. As well as that emotional turmoil that I love so much. Shame it had to be Baraks. Poor Baby!! Come here and Kiki will make it all better you sexy big hulking warrior you. *cough* Anywho, I hated the way Barak was treated by the Paladins, made to feel isolated and all, but at the same time it's understandable considering the age long war between their people. I enjoyed it though when the younger Paladins were acting stupid and Barak kicked their asses. So funny. I also loved watching Barak and Lacey's little dance of love, and when they finally got together I cheered. I was so happy for him after all the crap he had to take. But, I could have killed Lacey for what she did after, talk bout bursting his bubble. Stupid Woman!! She's lucky I like her. Ohh... and the ending had me at the edge of my seat. Great!! You all totally need to read this book, the whole series is amazing. Go Go!! Grab a copy and see for yourself.
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Jan 13, 2011 Lady Valee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: pnr-romance

Another great book in this terrific series. I really enjoyed it. Although book 2 was better. Still I liked this one a lot. I guess I just prefer the alpha heroes and this one was definitely not one of them.

In this book we get to read about one of the others, which was amazing. I had been dying to read more about them since the beginning of the series, it just makes no sense that they kill them just because, it's so clear that there's so much more behind all that is happening and I loved to get...more

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Apr 19, 2010 Laura the Highland Hussy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Oh I am so happy that Barak got his woman! He is an "Other," an alien from the other side of the Barrier that the Paladins protect. It was nice to see that the Others are in fact a normal civilization that somehow gets a madness (similar to the Paladins when they have died too many times) and that they come into our world for the light. In their world the sun has been steadily dying and it is only a dim moon that lights the planet. Barak is constantly referred to as the "pet Other" and finally w...more

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Oct 04, 2009 Sally rated it 5 of 5 stars

In Darkness Reborn continues the stories of the Paladins, this time giving the story of the slow adaptation of humans to an 'Other' living and working in their midst. I found this story quite touching as Barak, the Other, tries to fit in, whilst resisting the urge to pass on his secret talents to the Paladins who have taken him in. A touching love story and an exciting adventure story in one. I highly recommend this series.

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Feb 05, 2012 ♆ BookAddict ~ La Crimson Femme rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy

This is my favourite story so far. Barak is a guy I feel bad for more so than the others. We learn more about the demon world and I have so many questions! What is going on? Why is the world dying? And Barak is treated badly when it shouldn't be. UGH! I'm so frustrated at how he's discriminated against. I can understand the human's reservation, but still it's frustrating.

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Apr 05, 2012 Lauren rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, warriors

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Disappointing.
Barak's character had real potential in the first two books but it never comes to fruition. He is desperately lonely and appears to settle for Lacey as she is the only one available. Consequently, their romance lacks the heat and passion that characterized the couples in books 1 and 2.

Moreover, Lacey's prejudices make it difficult to like her and other than sex there is nothing to explain her sudden love for Barak.
Once again, information on the Other world is scarc...more

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Feb 03, 2011 Marie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Barak's book, very good book. This one really felt like there wasn't going to be a HEA, the internal conflicts were there, but the exterior conflict carried the dark moment, rather than emotional conflict. Still great characters kept me reading.

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Jun 10, 2011 ms bookjunkie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to ms bookjunkie by: Ann Aguirre, Bree Bridges

Shelves: 2011, paranormal, romance

This series totally needs to come with a warning. Something like…

WARNING! ADDICTIVE! These books are like potato chips! (You can't just have one. Finish one and you reach for the next one without any awareness of your actions.) Crack, I sez.

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Nov 01, 2010 ~*~Princess Nhya~*~ rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was just okay to me. The first book was okay as well. I skipped the second book altogether because I was anxious to learn more about Barak. But although this book was not horrible it just was not really to my liking. But each book I read, both had it's good and bad points.

This plot and story in general I feel is just not that interesting to me. And this is why I'm just not crazy about this series. I don't really care for the characters or their plight. There is nothing that grabs me a...more

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Feb 09, 2009 Sherri *The Lady Hillindale* rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

This was a really great read in the Paladin's series. Hero - Barak, the "Other" from Book 1. Heroine - Lacey, sister of Paladin warrior Penn Sebastian. Barak is definitely a tortured hero.

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Jun 01, 2012 Valerie rated it 5 of 5 stars

I'd been looking for a new Author to read and I found Alexis Morgan and book 3 and 4 of her Paladin Series and I must say I enjoyed it very much now I have to find book 1 and 2 LMAO.

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Jan 09, 2013 Tamis rated it 5 of 5 stars

Para ser alguien de otro mundo, Barak es demasiado Caliente para su propio bien y el de la Humanidad! xD genial libro cada dia me encantan mas los paladines ♥

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May 17, 2011 Lisa M rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, paranormal-romance

3 1/2 stars It was deja vu all over again--same basic plot as the first two books. Even some of the same wording. After 3 tries, I'm giving up on the series.

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May 25, 2011 Kelly502 rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: on-kindle

He's a good hero -- a little more subtle than her other alpha males, but just as juicy and even a bit more complex...

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Oct 24, 2011 Martina rated it 5 of 5 stars

so far the best book in the series.
I would've liked to get to know more about the Others, but the next book is more than promising about that.

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May 28, 2009 Lisa rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Although the writing hasn't improved, I did like Barak. After reading this book, I realized that my problem with this series is that the Paladins are too near human to make them intriguing. Barak, on the other hand, possessed enough alien-ness to make his story a bit more interesting.

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Apr 30, 2012 Russell rated it 5 of 5 stars

Awesome... totally loving the Paladin series...

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Dec 28, 2009 (Kelly)~DemonLover~ Oakes rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: pnr

This is the story of Barak, the other who saved Dr. Young in the last book. He is trying to find a place for himself here in the human world.
After working for Dr. Young in the clinic for some time, he is sent to another location within the Paladin's secret compound.
He is given a position within a lab working with Lacey Sebastian, a doctor studying the earth and the volcanos that govern the Paladins moments and need to fight.
Barak is struck at first glace of Dr. Sebastian, energy sizzles in the...more

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Alexis Morgan grew up near St. Louis and received a B.A. in English from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She and her husband have made the Pacific Northwest their home for more than thirty years, where she launched her career as a writer. She is published in contemporary romance, American West historicals, and currently writes paranormal romances for Pocket Star and Silhouette Nocturne. Her...more

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