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Edge of Hunger (Primal Instinct #1)

by Rhyannon Byrd (Goodreads Author)

3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 · rating details · 1,255 ratings · 105 reviews

Ian Buchanan has always felt the unknown--the deep, impenetrable darkness that lives within him. Yet he is determined to lead a "normal" life, ignoring the unsettling dreams in which he succumbs to his wildest desires.... Until psychic Molly Stratton tracks him down, claiming to share his sensual nightmares.
The petite Molly even has the bite marks to prove it. And she's a...more

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Published April 1st 2009 by Harlequin Books (first published 2009)

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Jan 24, 2009 Julie (jjmachshev) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: queuemyreview, 2009-reads

Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release Apr09

Yippee! Something new in the paranormal genre to read about--by yet another author who’s making the jump from small-press to mainstream publishing. Rhyannon Byrd’s first HQN Paranormal release is “Edge of Hunger” and after reading it, I’m just hungry for more.

Molly is a woman who is used to protecting herself from the scorn and disbelief of the rest of the world. When her latest ‘case’ won’t let her be, she accepts her ghostly task…find the ghost...more Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release Apr09

Yippee! Something new in the paranormal genre to read about--by yet another author who’s making the jump from small-press to mainstream publishing. Rhyannon Byrd’s first HQN Paranormal release is “Edge of Hunger” and after reading it, I’m just hungry for more.

Molly is a woman who is used to protecting herself from the scorn and disbelief of the rest of the world. When her latest ‘case’ won’t let her be, she accepts her ghostly task…find the ghost’s oldest son and convince him to listen to her because someone he cares for is in danger. Molly knew the job would be difficult. She also knew it might be dangerous. But she had no idea it would involve sex, blood, erotic dreams, and bite marks!!

Ian is a man who uses his imposing physical appearance to keep himself apart. He uses physical labor and ‘sex-only’ encounters to try and bury the hunger inside him. But lately, that’s not working so well and his dreams are becoming darker and even frighten him. So when his dreams suddenly incorporate the wacko psychic who won’t leave him alone, he’s not sure how to contain the feelings she seems to awaken in him. And when she shows up sporting the marks he put on her while dreaming…well, even Ian can admit this situation might just be a bit more than unusual.

I’ve been a big fan of Byrd’s erotic novels for a couple of years now. I can almost feel my fingers tingling as the passion transfers from the page to my brain. She’s done a great job here of portraying that passion with the growing sense of caring and love that’s a must for mainstream press. The story flew so smoothly I was almost surprised to realize I was nearing the end…and I didn’t want it to end! Another mark of a talented writer...and her characters?

Ah me, I came to care for Molly and her incredible patience, and Ian with his incredible stubbornness! I swear there were times I wanted to jump into the book and smack Ian upside the head! That was my only complaint with the book…Ian and his bullheaded determination to fight the obvious. Of course, without that the book would have been much shorter so I’ll mark that down as a needed plot contrivance; but I hope this doesn’t become a trademark for her heroes now.

The paranormal elements in this story are interesting and different from the normal werewolves, vampires, witches, etc available en masse today. Rhyannon Byrd hooked me with just enough information to make this tale work, yet it’s easy to tell there’s more new data to come. So I’ll be waiting impatiently for the next two scheduled releases in May and June where she continues this series with books about Ian’s sister and brother, respectively. If you’re looking for something new and hot in the paranormal romance genre, try “Edge of Hunger” in April 2009. I’m glad I did.(less)

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Dec 22, 2009 Barbara ★ rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2009, urban-fantasy, first-in-series, ebooks

Ian Buchanan, is a loner who has shut everyone out of his life. There is something unknown inside him that is trying to get out so he keeps to himself, until Molly Stratton arrives. The dead talk to Molly. Specifically Ian's mother, who sent Molly to Ian with a warning. Ian fights the attraction with Molly in an effort to protect her from himself. He is fighting his inner beast who needs to be awakened in order to defeat the demon that is hunting him and anyone he cares about.

I liked the charact...more

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Mar 29, 2009 Celeste rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A great read. I'm excited to read the next two books in the series, which are slated to come out in the following months (April then May). Very enticing totally absorbing book, at least for me! I couldn't put it down until I had finished. Would recommend to all paranormal romance fans.

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Dec 28, 2011 Chelsea rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

So as a long time paranormal reader I'm pretty sure I've seen all the cliches, loved them and hated them. I've seen some really great original ideas, too. Usually the later fall in the category of preferred reading for me. I thought this book was sounded unique, but in fact it was disappointingly familiar and predictable.

The premise is interesting enough. A women with psychic ability, Molly, hears the voice of Ian's dead mother telling her to warn Ian that his loved ones are in danger. Ian has a...more

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Jul 17, 2012 Meaganr rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The idea that the book was based on was interesting and definitely unique, but there were a bunch of other problems in this book that made me give it a lower rating.
First of all, the characters were annoying. Ian was such an asshole. Literally I don't think that there were any redeeming qualities in him. He was rude, mean, stubborn, constantly angry, a bully, a user... again nothing good about him. Molly was a strange mix of being stubborn and weak-willed. She'd go from being persistent to want...more

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Jan 25, 2010 Natasja rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Molly Stratton is psychic and she doesn’t want anyone to know, because when people found out they are reacting strange around her and treat her differently. But Elaine Buchanan is deceased and persisted that Molly listens to her. Elaine wants Molly to contact her son Ian and tell him about his destiny. Molly cannot ignore Elaine and pack her things and is going to pay a visit to this Ian Buchanan.

Ian Buchanan left home at an early age and tries to live a normal life. His mother Elaine always tol...more Molly Stratton is psychic and she doesn’t want anyone to know, because when people found out they are reacting strange around her and treat her differently. But Elaine Buchanan is deceased and persisted that Molly listens to her. Elaine wants Molly to contact her son Ian and tell him about his destiny. Molly cannot ignore Elaine and pack her things and is going to pay a visit to this Ian Buchanan.

Ian Buchanan left home at an early age and tries to live a normal life. His mother Elaine always told him there was something special about their family. So when Molly, a psychic shows up on his doorstep and informs him that his deceased mother contacted her to warn him, he doesn’t believe her. Molly warns him that someone close to him is going to die if he doesn’t prevent it, but Ian sends her away. But then Kendra, a close friend of Ian is killed and he fears that Molly was right all along.

When Ian and Molly share the same dream and things become real, Ian knows he has to embrace what he really is.

Edge of Hunger by Rhyanna Bird is the first novel in the Primal Instincts series and a real surprise. This Urban Fantasy romance will hold your attention all the way through until you finish it.

Molly Stratton is a young woman with a gift, at an early age she is able to get messages from deceased people. When Elaine Buchanan contacts her and asks her to talk to her stubborn son Ian to explain things to him about his heritage and to warn him, Molly agrees. But Ian doesn’t believe what Molly is telling him, his mother wasn’t there when he needed her when he was younger, so why should he listen to her now she is dead. But then the warming Molly gave him comes true and he knows he has to listen to her.

Apparently his mother failed to warn him about his Merrick Supernatural blood that he has to embrace without questioning. Centuries ago, the Buchanan ancestors fought, defeated but where not able to eliminate evil Gasus. Now this evil escaped his banishment, returns to Earth and is trying to kill Ian and everyone he loves.

I have to be honest Molly and Ian had me from the first moment they met. The attraction was there and when they shared the same dream together, I found myself turning page after page to find out what will happen to them next. Both of them have to accept the unknown danger and work together to fight it.

This novel has all the right ingredients to make a good story, a determined psychic, a stubborn hero and an evil bastard to make it all complete. I cannot wait to read more about this Merrick blood and to see what will happen to the other two Buchanan siblings in the following books.
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May 28, 2011 Tina Andersen rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 4-stars, phr-great-books-these-are-a-must-re, werewolf-vampire, series-ive-started, have-to-buy

love it...

the poeple in this book were awesome pissed me off at time but the stoy line was great, i wasnt bored once through this book..

molly is a shy little mouse that by the end of the book she really comes into her own, i have to say i usauly dont like the shy poeple as a main chartor in the book but byrd did really will with molly, with her all the shyness but still give her enough of a personality that you like her ways..

ian just hates him self to no end take the whole book for him to come...more

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Feb 18, 2010 Erika Badass rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A generous 3 stars, more like 2.5- 2.75, but the concept was different, and I liked that. But my GOD, Ian? UGH. Seriously what a prick. If I were Molly, I would have slapped his face and said "dude, fine you don't wanna hear what I have to say, screw you, do what you want" and turned tail and left in a storm of dust, but alas, then we would have had no story to read. So, let's talk about Molly. Molly at first seemed to have spine, then she was a jelly fish, then turned back to spine, then flound...more

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Apr 01, 2012 Bluefly rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A mio parere: orrido. Un romanzetto in cui non c'è spazio per nulla se non il sesso, fatto e/o immaginato. E, cosa grave, dove la figura femminile è svilita a mero strumento di soddisfazione dei bisogni dell'alpha di turno. Un'insulsa creature "leggiadra" che non pensa, non parla ma arrossisce e apre le gambe. Bah. Dialoghi piatti, trama ridicola, approfondimento psicologico "questo sconosciuto".
Mi domando perchè la Harmony, fra tutte le autrici che avrebbe potuto portare in Italia, abbia scelt...more

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Jan 25, 2011 Calisto rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: PNR fans with ALOT of patience

Shelves: horrid-heroes, good-plot-stupid-characters

Good universe, hot sex and I'm definitely reading book 2. I'm giving this 3 stars but with reservations.

Now it totally helped that I read Edge of Craving (prequel) before starting this one. If you can do it I'd definitely recommend it. Just treat the prequel as a very long prologue.

Why only 3 stars? Mostly because of the hero and the heroine. I didn't like them as individuals and I definitely did not like them as a couple. In fact, if I was friends with either, I would say run, far away or we ar...more Good universe, hot sex and I'm definitely reading book 2. I'm giving this 3 stars but with reservations.

Now it totally helped that I read Edge of Craving (prequel) before starting this one. If you can do it I'd definitely recommend it. Just treat the prequel as a very long prologue.

Why only 3 stars? Mostly because of the hero and the heroine. I didn't like them as individuals and I definitely did not like them as a couple. In fact, if I was friends with either, I would say run, far away or we are going to be having this conversation again over a tub of cookie dough ice cream or a 24 pack of cold ones. This couple just didn't work even in the 'I hate you both and you deserve each other' way.

Molly the spunky 'I see dead people in my dreams' psychic is a bit of a wishy-washy heroine. She ends up sharing two incredibly hot, no holds barred sex dreams with the hero but when it comes to the real thing it's a 'I can't get involved with men like you. It was just a dream so it doesn't count. Don't you want to be friends and share you feelings now?' *hurl*

Normally that type of heroine would drive me crazy and this would have been a wallbanger. But she does get better or at least her 'Love me. Hold me. Share you feelings' *hurl* actually gets overshadowed by the hero. But not in a good way.

I pose this question. If a writer hits their hero with a stubborn stick enough times does anyone notice when the hero becomes rather stupid?

Ian started out a bit rough but turned into a stubborn ass bordering on suicidally stupid. And the angst. OMFG! It was like a vampire who has lived a few centuries but loooongs to be human again. I. Am. Heartless. Emotionally. Dimwitted. Monster. Must. Not. Feed. Hunger. Will. Hurt. Little. Woman. Must. Get. Away. To. Protect. Little. Woman. Will. Not. Have. Sex. Bad. Monst....snore.

Sorry, where was I? Right. So not only is our hero an ass but also a whiner. It got to a point where I was actually hoping the deliciously evil villain would kill Ian just to shut him up. Not the makings of a romantic hero anyone can swoon over. Except maybe the wishy-washy spunky heroine.

Another problem is that we spend almost half of the book on these annoying protagonists before we get a truckload of info dump (bad guys are evil, there's a supernatural UN, watchmen shifters are alpha hot - grrrl ;) and introduced to some delish sequel bait. Now I love sequel bait, so that was not the problem. But the info dump came in way too late, in my opinion, especially since the getting to know the hero and heroine didn't turn out so good.

I think if the info dump had been presented sooner, I might have cared more about how it affected the hero/heroine. Maybe not since I really liked this book better when the hero and heroine didn't speak.

Still, the final fight scene was well done and Ms. Byrd writes rocking! sex scenes. I like the universe enough to read the next book. Just not right away ;)(less)

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May 07, 2012 Serena rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Fa parte della serie Primal instinct. Devo dire che questo romanzo è decisamente bollente,a tratti molto crudo. Ci sono scene di sesso un po’ ovunque,intense,forti, tanto che ne sono rimasta stupita. Avevo il terrore di ritrovarmi in uno dei libri della Leigh(es. Il fuoco della tentazione che mi ha fatto cadere le braccia ) . Non è il solito romanzo paranormal. Finalmente una creature nuova,il merrick,mai sentito nominare. Una specie di incrocio tra un mostro e un vampiro che si potenzia con il...more Fa parte della serie Primal instinct. Devo dire che questo romanzo è decisamente bollente,a tratti molto crudo. Ci sono scene di sesso un po’ ovunque,intense,forti, tanto che ne sono rimasta stupita. Avevo il terrore di ritrovarmi in uno dei libri della Leigh(es. Il fuoco della tentazione che mi ha fatto cadere le braccia ) . Non è il solito romanzo paranormal. Finalmente una creature nuova,il merrick,mai sentito nominare. Una specie di incrocio tra un mostro e un vampiro che si potenzia con il sesso e il sangue. Nel romanzo troviamo una spiegazione sommaria dell’origine di queste strane creature. Sono più primitivi degli esseri umani,ma intrinsecamente buoni. Nessuno sa di preciso quando sono comparsi sulla Terra, ma si ritiene che occupassero tutta l'Europa e che si mescolassero agli umani quando ne avevano bisogno.
Sono muta-forma e assumono la loro forma primordiale solo parzialmente e in condizioni specifiche.). I loro nemici sono i Casus che sono la loro ancestrale mutazione "cattiva" e sono davvero perfidi ; godono nel procurare dolore e instillare paura . fanno in pezzi le persone e se ne cibano. Vivono sempre in forma "bestiale” e nell’antichità erano stati rinchiusi in una prigione metafisica chiamata Meridian finchè tale Calder, il loro capo, aveva trovato un modo di passare dai cancelli e tornare nel regno terrestre. Ma per farlo aveva avuto bisogno del sangue di un merrick e e dei talismani(in grado comunque di distruggerli).
Il Ritorno dei Casus darà inizio al "Tempo dei Risvegli" di cui la madre di Ian sembrava essere sicura tanto, da contattare Molly per metterne a conoscenza il figlio Ian. Insieme ai merrick e ai casus ci sono clan di esseri soprannaturali che coesistono insieme agli umani. Ian verrà aiutato nella sua missione di sconfiggere il casus dal
Consorzio, composto dai guardiani , funzionari provenienti da tutti i clan originari ,il cui scopo è sempre stato quello di appianare le dispute e mantenere la pace tra le diverse specie, lavorando al contempo per mantenere segreta la loro esistenza al mondo degli umani. Si scopre infatti che è stato il Consorzio a rinchiudere i Casus nella prigione di Meridian . I guardiani sono mutaforma che alleneranno Ian insegnandogli a liberare il merrick. Scopriremo che Ian ha una famiglia(Saige e Riley) che troveremo verso il finale e poi c’è Molly,la sua Molly. Se da principio Ian è il classico sciupa femmine che salta da un letto ad un altro ,già dopo qualche pagina notiamo la sua trasformazione e il suo attaccamento a questa strana ragazza in grado di parlare nel sonno con i morti. Molly è una giovane dolce donna,piena di compassione che lotterà con le unghie e con i denti per aiutare Ian a convivere con questo dono che lo spaventa da morire . Lui troverà in lei la luce per le tenebre del suo cuore,un corpo con cui scaldare le sue notti,il sangue con cui acquisire forza e una compagna a cui legarsi per tutta la vita. Dialoghi ben orchestrati,buone scene di lotta,a tratti sembrava un vero thriller. Buon approfondimento psicologico e buon numero di personaggi che prospettano una saga ricca di figure insolite. Di sicuro leggerò il secondo. Tre stelline.
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Oct 17, 2012 Lynn Spencer rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal

This month’s TBR Challenge read gave me a choice between romantic suspense and paranormal romance. I read a fair amount of suspense (romantic and otherwise) anyway, so I decided to dig into my little stack of romances with random creatures. I came up with Edge of Hunger by Rhyannon Byrd, a 2009 HQN release. This book is first in the ongoing Primal Instinct series. I found it an engaging but rather strange read. I enjoyed the steamy romance and the paranormal worldbuilding is a bit of a twist on...more

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Jan 10, 2013 Nicole Cary rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Usually, when I pick up a book, I commit myself to finishing it....no matter how godawful it is. However, there are a few times when that just simply is not possible. This book had to join the garbage along with the last installation of the Anita Blake novels. It is truly, truly terrible. This book had the feel that is was written by a premenstrual promiscuous teenager. The plot was the typical and could have been developed to a satisfactory extent by a decent author. If you like to read eight m...more

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May 06, 2011 Eden rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I was anxious to read something written by this author ... I've had one of her books on my wish list for a long time, though not a paranormal like this one.

The good news is, Byrd is a good writer, very descriptive and creative (no vampires and werewolves here but something ... other).

What ruined this book for me though, as far as it being an outstanding story, is the male lead. I did NOT like him, had a LOT of trouble finding any redeeming factors at all, until very near the end of the book wher...more

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Apr 19, 2009 Margarks rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, paranormal, romance

I was excited to see a 'mainstream' novel by Ms. Byrd because I am a big fan of her ebook romantica novels. Her books are always hot, but also interesting character-wise. She makes you care about the characters, and that is the main reason why I love some stories or tv shows or movies more than others. Because I fall in love with characters.

This book was pretty faced paced and hot from the get go. I was a little impatient to know more about both characters, but I see that more as the fact that I...more

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Jul 21, 2011 Jeanne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

I really enjoy this series and I like that is isn't quite the same as all the others. My only hesitation on this series is that is can be a little "dark" for some and doesn't have much in the humor dept to help relive the seriousness or heaviness of hte story. It is very well written and the characters are likeable (for the most part). The plot line is good and there is alot of room for the story to grow. I would recommend it but with a caution that if you don't like your paranormal romance (and...more

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Aug 10, 2010 ~*~Princess Nhya~*~ rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Okay Ladies and Gents,
This one was really good. I love Ian, even though he has the ability to jump off the page and make me feel as though he just slapped me instead of Molly! I read the 4th book in this installment first. It was awesome as well, which was why I decided to read the 1st three.

I saw a few reviews saying it's best to read the 1st 3 books first. I disagree, although the 4th had plenty going on, you still are able to follow the story whether you read them in order or not. That being...more

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Aug 14, 2009 MK (Consultant, Corporal Therapist) rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: well written shifter romance, erotic romance

Shelves: book-of-the-month-complete, romance-shifters

3.5 of 5 stars really

From the opening scene of Ian and Molly's verbal sparring I knew their subsequent encounters would give and get with just as much fire, and more!

Ian's personality is shaped by years of being told by his Mother that his familial history 'the darkness' will become him. He needs to be prepared, to know. Ian's family is fractured one day and as he is leaving he asks his siblings, Saige and Riley, are they coming with him.

Molly doesn't care if Ian thinks she's a bit whacked. S...more

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Jun 16, 2011 Candy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I originally picked up this book thinking that it was another series about vampires. To be honest, even after reading the book, I still don't know what kind of creature the series is about. There seems to be some information lacking in the first book, which hopefully will be elaborated on in the second.
The second problem I have is the lack of character development in the book. While Molly, the heroine is fully developed, the male characters, especially Ian lack depth. All you see is Ian acting l...more

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Aug 14, 2011 M.A. Stacie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Gah, I hate writing bad reviews so I'll try and start of with something I like: The plot. It was different had so much that could be done with it...and yet it failed. This was mainly down to completely unlikable characters. Molly had no spine, basically allowing Ian to boss her around. Ian was an ass, that I could not appreciate at all.

Sure, it was hot but to be honest, many scenes could have been omitted as they were just not needed.

The writing style was good, if not a little repetitious at tim...more

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Oct 19, 2011 Lauren rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, other-shifters, fated-mates, tortured-heros, dreams, demons, secret-society, small-town

Edge of Hunger
5 Stars

Synopsis: Constantly on edge with the darkness that lives within him, Ian Buchanan only wants to lead a normal life, but then Molly Stratton arrives on his doorstep with a message from Ian's deceased mother and nothing will ever be normal again. Now, Ian and Molly find themselves sharing the same intense and sensual nightmares, and soon discover that they are the prey to an unspeakably evil creature bent on their destruction.

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Intense and exciting from the first pages....more Edge of Hunger
5 Stars

Synopsis: Constantly on edge with the darkness that lives within him, Ian Buchanan only wants to lead a normal life, but then Molly Stratton arrives on his doorstep with a message from Ian's deceased mother and nothing will ever be normal again. Now, Ian and Molly find themselves sharing the same intense and sensual nightmares, and soon discover that they are the prey to an unspeakably evil creature bent on their destruction.

Review:
Intense and exciting from the first pages. The plot is intriguing and the characters compelling.

The world building is comprehensive and absorbing with a unique mythology involving original creatures uncommon in existing paranormal romance. The precise details regarding Ian’s true nature and that of the creature stalking him are revealed as the story progresses and there are enticing hints of an all-encompassing battle to come between the forces of good and evil.

The writing is descriptive and well-paced. However, there is some repetitious word usage, such as variations of “rasp” and “rasping” but this does not distract from the storytelling.

Ian is a perfectly flawed and tortured hero who has a difficult time coming to terms with his identity and abilities. Some readers may find him terse and uncaring, however, in my opinion, this only adds to his appeal and to the strength of his feelings for the heroine. Molly is strong and determined, and never allows Ian’s surliness to deter her in any way. Their chemistry is sizzling in its intensity, and their banter is one of the highlights of the book.

The secondary characters, most of whom form a secret society known as “The Watchmen”, are also appealing and will appear in the own books down the line. The villain is suitably despicable and the scenes told from his perspective serve well to ratchet up the tension and suspense. The final encounter between the hero and villain is one of the most exciting that I’ve read recently.

Overall, this is a thoroughly entertaining read that I found hard to put down and I look forward to reading the rest of the series. (less)

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May 11, 2012 Shawna rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: series-books, adult-paranormal-or-paranormal-roma, rated-3-stars-or-above

Hmmm....So this is my 4th book I have read by Rhyannon Byrd and I have enjoyed them all. She knows how to write an Alpha Male that you seriously want to yell at. You want to throttle Ian at times for what he does. Yet at the same time you can't help but like her alpha's either. Ian is no exception. He makes you upset with him while at the same time you want him. He is stubborn, withdrawn, and refuses to let anyone in. At the same time he just wants to keep our leading lady safe. He wants her but...more

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Sep 02, 2009 J. Ostrowski rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Good grief, how much can one guy rasp? Every time he opened his friggin irritating mouth he rasped. Which sorta killed the book for me right along with whats-her-name, oh, Molly, constantly being described as soft and all her whispering. Between the rasping and the whispering I wanted to scream. How did I make it through to the end I'll never know, but I can speculate. I'm thinking it may have been the plot which was actually fairly decent. I have the next two but I may only read them if I have...more

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Oct 04, 2009 Adrienne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Right then I picked this up during my weekly trudge around Asda (Walmart)but only because I vaguely remembered the authors name from GRs, and seemed to recall she got good reviews. However this is a Nocturne and altho I'd never read one before I had the impression this was going to be a PNR version of a Blaze, not much story , intimate scenes thrown in to spice to things and that's your lot. So how surprised was I to find this story was not like that at all, and infact you get a whole lot more,...more Right then I picked this up during my weekly trudge around Asda (Walmart)but only because I vaguely remembered the authors name from GRs, and seemed to recall she got good reviews. However this is a Nocturne and altho I'd never read one before I had the impression this was going to be a PNR version of a Blaze, not much story , intimate scenes thrown in to spice to things and that's your lot. So how surprised was I to find this story was not like that at all, and infact you get a whole lot more, characters that actually feel right together, good world building an interesting, intense story line that makes complete sense.

So our H/H are Ian who has spent his whole life running away from things he doesn't like , the thruth about who he is, his mothers almost fanatical (but understandable) desire to find out the truth, and his feelings about commitment to anyone. Then there is Molly whose desire to find Ian and help him find out who he is stems from a meeting with Ians deceasd mother who comes to her with various messages from beyond the grave. Ian at first is reluctant to believe the information Molly imparts until a series of events leave him in doubt that Molly speaks the truth. What follows is Ians journey into the unknown and how he resists the truth until ultimately he has no choice in his course of action. Molly is there all the time to support him and offer her total trust which Ian has difficulty in accepting, he pushes her away all the time for fear that when his inner beast is released he will be unable to control it, and ultimately destroy her.

The love story between Ian and Molly is never exasperating altho it is intense, Molly and Ian are both clear to each other about why they shouldn't/should become involved with each other on any level. Molly remains level headed throught understanding and accepting her role with Ian , whilst Ian becomes more and more emotionally tied to her still denying himself the one thing he needs the most, until finally he has no choice.

I liked Ian and Molly and how they were with each other. Ian told you as much of his story as you needed to know, whilst Molly was secretive about her past,giving away little snippets of her life when she felt they were needed, I felt she too was a loner who had learnt to live with certain life changing experiences that she did not feel comfortable talking about.

The intimate relationship between Ian and Molly is well written I enjoyed Rhyannon Byrds style of writting, and the idea she came up with for two of the four(?) intimate scenes.

A PNR for people who like an intense relationship between the H/H, with a strong supporting story.

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Sep 29, 2009 Gardavson rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-romance, paranormal

Sheer and utter crap. This author is obviously an erotica writer trying to cross over. In te first third of the book, I was thinking, there is no way this belongs on a Walmart shelf. My problem, however, isn't necessarily with erotica. The first third was composed of basically two strangers either having sex, thinking about sex, or well, thinking about sex. Ok. But, there was no real plot. There was the promise of a plot, hint of a plot, but it never got into a plot. Molly was there to give a wa...more Sheer and utter crap. This author is obviously an erotica writer trying to cross over. In te first third of the book, I was thinking, there is no way this belongs on a Walmart shelf. My problem, however, isn't necessarily with erotica. The first third was composed of basically two strangers either having sex, thinking about sex, or well, thinking about sex. Ok. But, there was no real plot. There was the promise of a plot, hint of a plot, but it never got into a plot. Molly was there to give a warning to Ian from his dead mother. Never, during the course of the book, did it ever become clear what the warning was. He was in danger. People around him were in danger. And elusions to a "merrick" and "casus".

So pretty much, I waded thru the steam scenes, which were ok, waiting to find out what a merrick and casus were. Half way thru the book I finally figuted out which one was the good guy. But I still didn't even know what either one really were. Still don't for that matter. Finally some plot comes in at the half way point, but it all reads very like a sad amateurish attempt at a teen romance. I spent most of my time rolling my eyes. Here's an example of one of the sex scenes:

Let me set it up. He has told her he is not going to have sex with her, but he wants to do something else. She looks down at him across her nude, splayed out body to where he is crouched with his shoulders between her legs chin practically resting on her pubic hair, and she asks in confusion "What?". As if gee, what could he possibly be referring to with his face less than an inch from her wahoo? I mean really. And she is a grown woman who has had oral sex before. B-but i-it wa-was em-embarrassing. Major eye rollage here. Please. And it didn't fit with any other aspect of her personality.

The characters were majorly not developed. I had no idea who Molly was, what kind of person she was, what she was like. At. All. She just came into being, announced she had one rule - not to get involved with men she meets delivering her messages from the dead, then suddenly capitulates and chases him trying to convince him that having sex with her is the right thing to do. And there is no reason what-so-ever. We were given some insight into his psyche and what was driving him, but none at all to hers.

Terrible, terrible, and I'm so glad it's over.

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Aug 07, 2009 Sarah ~Sehrenity~ rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2009

Edge of Hunger is one of those books that I'm glad I read once for something new, but I probably won't read again or remember much about after I put it away.

The concept is different, introducing two new kinds of supernatural creatures in the epic struggle for good and evil, but it's not enough to make this book stand out. I never connected with the characters and often wondered why I should care about what's at stake for them. The only interesting character for me was Quinn, and he's not even in...more

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Oct 09, 2009 VampFanGirl rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Ian Buchanan is haunted by the darkness threatening to break through his formidable control. Nightmares plague him where fangs spring from his gums and blood cascades down his throat from the willing neck of a brunette gypsy. Terrified and soaked with sweat, Ian fears the dreams where he ceases to be human. But one little brown-eyed woman is about to make him face the darkness, whether he wants to or not.

Molly Stratton has finally given in to the demands of Ian's deceased mother, Elaina. Molly h...more

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Feb 08, 2011 Sandra rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, pnr-uf, rhyannon-byrd, shifters

This is a hard book to categorise. It's a 1st-in-series book so has to cater to world building, which it does fairly well. It introduces a new type of shifter/demons which it does fairly well. It has to introduce our Hero/Heroine and supporting characters which it does OK.

A very well written book but I really didn't like the Hero, Ian for much of the book. His whole life is one of running from his problems, don't get me wrong the problems are big, but his first thought is to run away.

Yet our he...more

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Jul 20, 2009 The Listmaker rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

If you like graphic, sometimes violent, sex scenes strung together with what is seemingly a secondary storyline then you'll like this book.

Don't get me wrong, this is a decent book but the numerous sex scenes overwhelm what could have been an promising and interesting story.

There are two other books in this series in which hopefully the story receives equal attention to the sex.

I'm all for a good sex scene but sometimes there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.

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Oct 18, 2011 Joanna rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I enjoyed this book, but lord save me from stubborn ass men. This is the story of Ian and Molly, with Molly trying to convince Ian that he really does need her and that he needs to believe her when she tells him his dead mother is sending him messages thru her. But this is a thick headed male who wants Molly but doesn't believe he deserves her, so she has to fight for the both of them.

It was a good paced book and kept me interested thru to the end. Now on to the next book in the series.

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