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Dec 19, 2010

Elizabeth rated it:

I have a niece named Freya. It's a cool name. When she was born I asked my brother why they picked it.
She's the Norse goddess of love, he said.*
Yes, that's true, I said,But do you know the story about the dwarves?
Huh?
Just make sure she doesn't hang out with any Dungeons and Dragons nerds.**

In addition to the often mentioned but sadly never seen Freya, the book is about Valkyries. Valkyries! Okay, so I don't know that it is possible for me to pass up a book ab More...

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May 25, 2010

Zosia rated it:

I fully intended to read this whole series in order, and read the first three, but the fourth book didn’t capture me and this is the only other one I had in paperback.

Firstly, I’d like to say Kresley Cole is a very talented writer. She’s one of those people who can write extremely readable prose, and she has some great ideas. But the problem is she’s so caught up in her ‘great ideas’ that the story suffers greatly for it.

This series is very heavy on the sex, so be warned. More...

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Mar 15, 2010

Auntee rated it:

I...loved...this...book! It was a fabulous thrill ride from the start all the way to the harrowing, grisly climax, and contained my favorite IAD hero (sorry, Sebastian), the Prince of the Lykae, Garreth MacRieve. Ahhh MacRieve... Scot... Wolf (all names that the heroine, Lucia the Huntress called him), I totally fell for your Scottish charm, your dogged determination, and your devotion to your lass, "Lousha". Your humor, your sexy brogue, your singlemindedness to claim your mate...y More...

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Dec 13, 2010

Annie the Destroyer *Leather Lust* rated it:

Dear Sebastian,
You know I’m a vampire girl at heart, but I’ve been pleasured by a Dark Prince and now I can’t look back! A Scot has won over my heart and I’d be damned if I let him run off!

Sorry, love.

Pleasure of a Dark Prince is the ninth book in the IAD series. I have to stress the importance of reading the series in order. I made that mistake earlier on when I read the third book first! I’m totally kicking myself for being so foolish. Again, Cole writes Pleasure More...

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Sep 19, 2011

Aimee (Fiction Fool) rated it:

Rating: (♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 1/2)

“Now three wounds marred his gorgeous body, three trails of blood tracking over the rises ad falls of rock-hard muscle. Gritting his teeth, he said, “This hurts like hell, lass, but it’s heartening.”

“How do you figure?”

“At fifty times the distance, you dispatched that ko-bold with three arrows to the neck. I’ve earned a trio to the chest. Seems you slapped him while you’re tickling me. You doona want to kill me, which is a good sign. Maybe this

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Aug 17, 2010

Mel rated it:

Pleasure of a Dark Prince is the 9th in the Immortal After Darker series and – at the risk of sounding repetitive- Kresley Cole does not disappoint. The book was another fun and engaging read and a great addition to an already great series.

This time we see werewolf Garreth MacRieve and Valkyrie Lucia the Archer slowly but surely fall in love. Actually, the ‘slowly and surely’ part more goes for Lucia. Cause Garreth is in love the very moment he spots Lucia. She is his mate, he knows More...

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May 30, 2011

Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" rated it:

I deliberately took a long hiatus on this series. Not because I didn’t love it, or that I was bored. No! Quite the contrary. I did it because it was doggone heartbreaking to run out of books after Kiss of a Demon King. Now, I have accumulated a nicely sizable stock of IAD stories, and I am good to go, if having to avoid spoilers like the plague doesn’t put a bit of a crimp in my style.

The Story:
It was quite fun to see besotted Lykae, Garreth MacRieve chasing after his reluctant More...

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Jul 12, 2011

Tai the Lioness rated it:

5 Star Read: Great Kresley Cole Read ( No surprise there)one of the more casual books in the series

Quick Review

Great book. This is a very relaxing read. It was not a very tense one and out of all the IAD books I have read so far this one is the chillest one. I usually feel the need to read these books in like a day because I am anxious to see what happens. However, with this book I was able to calmly read it at a slower pace over two days. This was a nice coupling a More...

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Mar 15, 2010

Linds rated it:

Another fun, solid entry from Kresley Cole. What's not to love? Cool Scottish werewolf hero, an archer valkyrie heroine. It's a great adventure on the Amazon in order to free the heroine from her duty to kill the villian.

Speaking of Cole really hits it out of the park with this villian. He's truly scary, discusting, and cringeworthy. On top of which he has the power to infect people into killing whoever they love the most.

It's a quick read and the pages almost turn themse More...

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Nov 06, 2011

Anzu rated it:

Wow, I just finished this and I am still staring into nothingness because of it. I may say that this exceeded Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night. Or not! I don’t know, maybe they’re tied… Can’t make up my mind, I already have so many books from this series between my favorites so I find it difficult to set up a top five list. Maybe one day I will have the strength needed to do this difficult task!

I was hooked since the beginning of this book. I mean hello! Immortal rugby – HOT! I would More...

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Feb 24, 2010

Tara rated it:

Kresley Cole is fun to read. This is the 9th story from the Immortals After Dark series and finally the Accession that has been talked about for every book has started. I am convinced that Kresley Cole must have a wall devoted to time lines in her house or office. We once again revisit the beginning of the series and see the other side of scenes we have read. As a device I don't mind this. Although it was odd to me that she left out all mention of Nikolai Wroth since he was there as well. More...

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Oct 31, 2011

Yianna rated it:

One of the BEST books I have ever read! Absolutely Amazing! Definitely not for young adults. 18+ for sure. It begins with Garreth MacRieve scenting his mate, the Valkyrie, Lucia the Archer. Lucia was gifted with unequal abilities as an archer. After being brought back form the brink of death, she was bestowed upon by Skathi her abilities. One problem; must stay chaste. After meeting Garreth she realized that was going to be hard. After running from Garreth for over a year, he finally caught up w More...

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Mar 29, 2010

Shannon rated it:

In the Immortals After Dark timeline, this book is the eighth in the series and runs concurrently with A Hunger Like No Other. We actually met Garreth, prince of the Lykae, and Lucia, a Valkyrie archer, for the first time in that book.

Over a thousand years ago after being tricked, captured and then tortured by the evil god Crom Cruach--the Bloody Broken One--Lucia barely escaped. She was about to die from her wounds when Regin the Radiant, a sister Valkyrie, took her to Skathi, Hunt More...

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Jan 18, 2012

Juana "Darkness" rated it:

Garreth is the Prince of the werewolve pack in Louisianna. One day he is playing with his pack and some demons. When suddenly he smells his mate Lucia The Huntress. Garreth knows that she will fight being with him but he goes after her anyway. Garreth tracks her into the swamps but Lucia is ready for him and gets ready to shoot with her arrows. Lucia has feelings for him but she knows that she can't be with any man unless she wants to loose her abilities of an archer. So Lucia runs until she is More...

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Jun 27, 2011

Kiki Silk rated it:

Okay, so book nine in the series delves into the sensual lives of Garreth MacRieve, aka The Dark Prince, brother of Lachlain - King of the Lykae, and second in line to the throne. As well as his fated mate Lucia the Huntress, mysterious Valkyrie and worlds most skilled archress. From the moment Garreth first scented Lucia on the rugby pitch he ached to mark her as his own and keep her safe from harm, but despite the surprising force of their attraction she will not give in. In exchange for her l More...

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Jan 20, 2011

Zeek rated it:

Almost from the moment he spies her on the sidelines of the bone crushing rugby match he's participating in, Garreth MacRieve- prince and soon to be King of the Lykae (that's werewolves to you and me)- knew the luscious, blond Lucia was meant for him. Lucia, Valkyrie and best dang archer the Lore has ever seen, is not so sure. Oh she feels the pull too, she just can't allow it.

Garreth will not let her go, however, for he knows she's his destiny and though she escapes him this time, h More...

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Feb 17, 2010

Laurie rated it:

Fantastic!! This is now my favorite book in this series so far, they just keep getting better. Cole delivers a wild ride in this book, one that kept me continue to read until the whole book was done.
This book does go back and dip into the first book a little, but its wasn’t like most I have read, Cole kept it fresh and exciting.
I loved Garrerth, it didn’t matter how much Lucia threw at him he just shook it off and kept coming. Lucia is great, she is stubborn, but not one that ma More...

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Jan 07, 2012

Elena rated it:

Tried to read this first on May 10 2010 got 2% in to the book. I just couldn't get into this book. It was on my night stand, then moved to my coffee table for months! I also had it up on goodread's "currently reading" for ages ... and every time I would pick it up after a few pages I would remember that I suddenly had to do something else (like bake cupcakes or clean the toilet). Not good. So I am retiring this book. Maybe, after Immortals After Dark #10, I can revisit this and try aga More...

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Nov 05, 2011

Patricia rated it:

Why this book could have been amazing:

1. Amazonas.
2. Valkyries
3. Gods and Godesses
4. All of the above meet Lykae/Shapeshifter

Why it wasn't:

I've never been able to explain this one and I guess I'll fail again, but let me try. In all the books I've read written by Kresley Cole there is this type of male.

He wants the woman. He knows she's his. His mate, his one and only. He doesn't really know why or anything, but he wants her. And More...

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Jul 04, 2011

Bronwyn rated it:

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Mar 14, 2011

Laura rated it:

First off, I should say that I love Kresley Cole and the Immortals after Dark series. While I like some of the books in the series more than others, this one was my favorite. Cole gives us a very strong and committed hero and heroine, and they work to overcome all the obstacles in their way without giving up who they are individually. I've found that too often romance authors have a strong female immediately falling into the arms of the male -- even when they've remained chaste or independent More...

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Feb 28, 2011

Peep (Pop! Pop!) rated it:

I'm still on the fence about this one. I did like Garrett. I thought he was tough and really fit into my manly man mold. I liked that he found his mate and was willing to fight for her, even if she blocked him every step of the way.

I don't know how I feel about Lucia. At times I liked her, but most times didn't. She was supposedly known as Lucia the Levelheaded but to me not ONCE did I see her do anything that would make me call her levelheaded. Not that she was impulsive or anythin More...

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Jan 14, 2011

Jen rated it:

Kresley Cole's "Pleasure of a Dark Prince" is the long-awaited story of Lucia and Garreth in the Immortals After Dark series. And when I say long-awaited... I mean ever since A Hunger Like No Other, when we first saw their connection and Lucia's unexplained reluctance to accept their destiny together.

One of the things that amazes me about Kresley Cole is how she lays the foundation for future stories inside her books. We get to look back now and revisit all the clues she h More...

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Dec 21, 2010

Traci rated it:

Cole is now up to Book 7 in her Immortals After Dark series, and I suppose it's a lucky number for her. There's nothing really new here, but then again, if it ain't broke, don't fix it - right? The usual sort of plot awaits the reader of this book, but damned if you won't find yourself turning the page for more, and more, and more....

Lucia the Huntress is the heroine of our story. She's one of the Valkyrie, having made a deal with a goddess long ago for her archery abilities. She's t More...

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Dec 04, 2010

Tracy rated it:

I would be surprised if there was anyone familiar with Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series who wouldn't agree that for the genre, it's firmly entrenched in the top tier of paranormal romance series. Cole is an exceptionally talented author with an immense imagination and stringent attention to detail who writes intricate, emotional, sensual stories that hold the readers attention and provide hours of delightful reading. All that being said, for various reasons I haven't loved every book i More...

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Aug 14, 2010

Yvette rated it:

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Apr 10, 2010

Deserie rated it:

I love this series and am looking forward to future book releases from Kresley Cole. Pleasure of a Dark Prince, the ninth release in the series. This book focuses on the romance between Garreth and Lucia. Garreth is the brother to the king of Lykae, Lachlain, and this book takes picks up the time frame surrounding Lachlain's return, as we saw in the first book. Lucia is known only as the Archer among the Valkyrie. This book contains a lot of action, from the misty swamps of New Orleans to the ex More...

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Mar 30, 2010

Lina rated it:

The ninth installment in the Immortals After Dark series, Pleasure of a Dark Prince, is about Garreth and Lucia finally, finally getting their story told. And what a story it was. Intriguing. Fast paced. And so very addictive. Though I can't say it was the best in the series.

The first third of the book was somewhat similar to Kiss of a Demon King and Deep Kiss of Winter in the sense that the events in these books went concurrently with other stories. And while it worked with Woede b More...

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Mar 09, 2010

Smokinhotbooks rated it:

It feels like we’ve all been waiting for Garreth and Lucia story’s since Hunger Like No Other (Lachlan & Emma). Well, at least I have. I was this close (pinches fingers) to becoming a stalker. I’m sure Kresely Cole is overjoyed with my exuberance, because let’s face it, isn’t stalking the most complimentary form of flattery? Or is that copying? I’m sure it says something in my parole papers. Just kidding, or not… Muwhahahaha. Ok, now I’m scaring myself and my cat.

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Mar 04, 2010

Literary Cravings rated it:

Kresley Cole has done it again!! I'm totally in love with her Immortals After Dark Series!!! The suspense, the adventure, the romance...wow the romance! This story is a total pager turner, from start to finish. The characters are interesting and so believable and the plot and details made me feel like I was there going through everything. The pace was spot on, not too fast for me not to know what was going on but not too slow for me to get bored. We are introduced to Lucia the Archer who's More...

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