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Code Name Jack Rabbit

(The Vampire Guard #1)

Elizabeth Noble (Goodreads Author)

3.69 · Rating details · 54 ratings · 31 reviews

Vampires and werewolves live long lives. The Sleepless City saga might have ended but the story continues…

Welcome to the Vampire Guard, where legend and myth meet science and technology.

Vampires make the best spies. Throw a smart-mouthed werewolf in with three vampires, mix well, and The Vampire Guard's newest team is bound to become one of their greatest assets. Super spi ...more

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May 26, 2016 Kazza rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal, arc, mystery, low-on-steam

Although this is the start of a new paranormal/ urban fantasy series, I know these characters from The Sleepless City series. I liked them all then and I like them again here.

There's an interesting mystery, Scottish werewolves with wolfsbane and silver knives, scales and an odour to a lake that isn't right, to name just a few things happening. Blair is helping out because of who he looks like, his tech savvy, and his charming nature. He's as sweet as usual. It's hard to get enough of Blair. I'm ...more

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Jul 13, 2016 Ulysses Dietz rated it really liked it

Code Name Jack Rabbit
(Book 1 of the Akhkharu Nasaru: The Vampire Guard)
By Elizabeth Noble
Dreamspinner Press, 2016
Cover by TL Bland
211 Pages
ISBN: 978-1-63476-894-8
Four stars

This is a first in my experience: a spin-off book series. Elizabeth Noble and Anne Barwell co-wrote (alternating authors?) the “Sleepless City” series, which teamed up werewolves and vampires working as much as normal guys as is possible in the human world. This start of a new series takes two couples—Lucas and Declan, Jonas a Code Name Jack Rabbit
(Book 1 of the Akhkharu Nasaru: The Vampire Guard)
By Elizabeth Noble
Dreamspinner Press, 2016
Cover by TL Bland
211 Pages
ISBN: 978-1-63476-894-8
Four stars

This is a first in my experience: a spin-off book series. Elizabeth Noble and Anne Barwell co-wrote (alternating authors?) the “Sleepless City” series, which teamed up werewolves and vampires working as much as normal guys as is possible in the human world. This start of a new series takes two couples—Lucas and Declan, Jonas and Blair—from the Lake Erie city of Flint, Ohio, and spins them a new future. We have to leave behind Ben and Simon at Boggs’ Castle, along with the ghost of Mr. Boggs to guard over them.

But, interestingly, there’s one last adventure on Lake Erie. Our merry men discover that they’re being head-hunted by a couple of eerie vampires with ties to the Secret Service. By unorthodox means that leaves them rattled and mistrustful, they learn about the Akhkharu Nasaru, an ancient order of Sumerian origins called the Vampire Guard. It’s a sort of Mission Impossible organization, but made of vampires and a few werewolves, for fun.

The plot revolves around a series of mysterious boat sinkings on the Great Lakes and other large bodies of fresh-water; sinkings that being to take on a sinister pattern as our boys start to recognize the common denominators. This adventure focuses a lot on the complex interrelationships between the two couples, and how that works with the much older relationship between Declan and Jonas. With Lucas and Blair being relative children, both their hard-ass do-gooding skills and their ability to deal with being part of bonded vampire couples is challenged.

I liked the “Sleepless City” books, but find that I had the to struggle to connect emotionally with the characters, even though I like them all. Perhaps it’s merely the awkward transition from one world to another, and the lingering sense that you’re missing stuff if you haven’t read the earlier series. I think this is a matter of style rather than content. In other words, it’s me not the author. But I very much appreciate the different take on supernatural creatures as potential superheroes, and the complex interweaving of plot and personal story in the narrative. Once Flint has been finally left behind, I suspect that a whole new kind of energy will drive this new series forward. I look forward to the next book…
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Jul 14, 2016 Joyfully Jay rated it really liked it

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4.5 stars

I’m going to start by saying this is a paranormal mystery suspense with romantic elements, not a traditional romance by any means. I knew what I was getting into with this book, and it’s clear from the blurb that the romance is not focus. Instead it’s about these four men being recruited and solving a deadly case. And because this isn’t a traditional romance, this review is going to deviate slightly from my norm.

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Jan 12, 2021 Maryann Kafka rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Samuel Porter steps through the door and causes havoc for some of Boggslake residents: Jonas Forge, head detective; Blair Turner, professor; Lucas Coates, forensic examiner and Declan, thief extraordinaire.

Porter is the head of a unique special investigation unit, Akhkharu Nasaru: The Vampire Guard. Porter’s team consists of Sophia his wife, Kai Richter and Ori Bier. Porter claims he needs Forge and Lucas’ help which also gets Blair and Declan involved. The plot thickens as the four are helpless Samuel Porter steps through the door and causes havoc for some of Boggslake residents: Jonas Forge, head detective; Blair Turner, professor; Lucas Coates, forensic examiner and Declan, thief extraordinaire.

Porter is the head of a unique special investigation unit, Akhkharu Nasaru: The Vampire Guard. Porter’s team consists of Sophia his wife, Kai Richter and Ori Bier. Porter claims he needs Forge and Lucas’ help which also gets Blair and Declan involved. The plot thickens as the four are helpless and caught in a scheme by none other than Porter, himself.

When they find out what’s really going on, Forge and Declan aren’t that trusting especially after the kidnap scheme. But with the idea of joining this unique organization comes curiosity for Lucas and Blair. Besides Forge’s feelings of trust, he get’s a bit jealous when Blair is asked to get close to Bronwen Martell a visiting professor at the university. Not only is this investigation dangerous but it opens up to myth and it could bring anyone of them close to death.

Forge, Blair, Lucas and Declan find out why they were chosen to join the guard. They have to make an important decision. Is the joining of the guard what they really want and how much would their lives change?

Elizabeth Noble does an outstanding job at revising and bringing “The Vampire Guard” series back to life. This starts off with a lot of mystery and action and continues on a wild ride for the foursome. There’s an abundance of background information about Forge, Blair, Lucas and Declan who first appeared in “The Sleeping City” series. And Lucas’ Uncle Jasper get’s caught up in the action too.

This is a fast paced story and a page-turner for me. It’s murder and myth, with danger, action, humor and a little romance squeezed in. It really opens up how all of these characters are special and all have something unique that they bring, not only to their working together but their relationships as close friends. I don’t want to give away the ending but it is just a tad sad.

It doesn’t end here! The sequel is “Quarry” and I’m excited to see what chaos Elizabeth Noble will come up with for Forge, Blair, Lucas and Declan!

I highly recommend, if interested in more about: Forge, Blair, Lucas, and Declan “The Sleeping City” series as it’s an excellent place to start. Anne Barwell and Elizabeth Noble teamed up to put this paranormal series together.
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Dec 02, 2017 Nikyta rated it really liked it

Shelves: cops-fbi-etc, dreamspinner-press, contemporary-fantasy, injury-recovery, warriors, the-blogger-girls, in-sickness-and-in-health, mates, series-serial, working-together-in-some-capacity

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Before I got into my review, I feel the need to let readers know this is a spin-off series from The Sleepless City series with Anne Barwell. If you haven’t read that series first, be aware that you might struggle a bit with this book in the beginning because it deals heavily with Forge/Blair & Declan/Lucas, which had their backstories portrayed in The Sleepless City series.

With that said, this was a great spin off. I was hoping we would get more of these guys because Reviewed on The Blogger Girls

Before I got into my review, I feel the need to let readers know this is a spin-off series from The Sleepless City series with Anne Barwell. If you haven’t read that series first, be aware that you might struggle a bit with this book in the beginning because it deals heavily with Forge/Blair & Declan/Lucas, which had their backstories portrayed in The Sleepless City series.

With that said, this was a great spin off. I was hoping we would get more of these guys because they were my favorites so when I saw this coming out I was both intrigued and excited. I mean, I can’t see Forge as anything other than a police officer and I can’t see Lucas as anything other than a medical examiner but now I definitely can see these guys as more than they were in their original books! I won’t go into much detail because I feel like this story needs to be discovered as you read it. The blurb and the cover do a pretty good job of showing what the story will be about. But it also contains a ton of action and suspense and a good amount of mystery that kept me intrigued. Add to that, Ms. Noble created a very alluring world that deals with secret agencies, unique vampires/werewolves and mythical creatures.

I loved being able to see Forge and Blair again. It was great to see how far they’ve come as a couple and seeing that they still have a bit of things to work out such as Forge’s jealous and Blair’s fears. Lucas and Blair are definitely my favorite couple so getting to see how they are now was interesting. Specifically that Lucas and Declan still have things to learn about each other and their mission definitely opened up the paths to some areas of one another they didn’t necessarily know before.

My biggest problem with this one, though, is the timeline. There were certain parts that would end and then jump to days later that I was a little disappointed in. I wanted to see those days pass by such as when Declan and Lucas were on the island what happened right after that. Aside from that, there were a few questions I still had about the creature such as how it was even possible to get transmitters on them without them killing someone or what exactly the creatures are called (aside from being named after the lakes). But I’m hoping we’ll get to learn more about them as the series progresses.

Overall, this was an amazing spin-off. I loved where the author took these characters and where they will be going next. Getting to see the guys again was a total blast and I’m so glad there will be more of them! I can’t wait to see what type of missions they go on and how they get to save the world! Definitely give this a go if you’ve enjoyed The Sleepless City series and liked this author’s writing!! ...more

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Jul 05, 2016 Tina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reviewed-by-redz-world

Code Name Jack Rabbit is the first in The Vampire Guard series by author Elizabeth Noble. I liked this mystery/ thriller/ paranormal book. There is a ton of great story inside. I loved meeting all the couples. I will say there are a lot of people to keep track of in this story, that is not a bad thing but you just have to keep who is who straight in your head when reading this one.
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Apr 08, 2016 Stephanie GooglyEyes rated it really liked it

Shelves: boys-who-love-boys, pnr-fantasy, cops-military-badass, murder-mystery, shifter

This story is a good start to a series, once you get a hold of who everyone is ( I made a list so I could keep them straight until I became familiar)

I think this could really go somewhere as a series. 4 guys (3 Vamps & a Werewolf, and no that's not the start to a joke) recruited into a secret agency that protects humans as well as Supernatural beings (Vampires, werewolves, and the like). The beginning reminded me of something out of Get Smart.

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May 02, 2016 B.A. Brock rated it really liked it

Shelves: lgbtq-non-romance

When I wrote this review, I didn't realize that this book was a spinoff from a series Noble and Anne Barwell wrote together, called The Sleepless City. Because I was curious, I just picked up The Electric Candle, which is actually number two in the series, written by Noble, but I really loved Forge from Code Name: Jack Rabbit, and I wanted more of that. His point of view is fun because he's older, so he's not completely young and silly--he sort of reminds of me of a character who could be played ...more

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Oct 19, 2016 caroline wilson rated it it was ok

This sounded like an exciting read but I read a few chapters but just couldn't seem to connect to the book. The beginning of the book was like a spectacular explosion of information diarrhoea with so many characters and their partners I was lost. I may be judging a little harshly but I think I would need to read the previous books to get up to par with all the goings on as this is a spin off even if this is the 1st book in this series. I felt lost and that I'd missed something, obviously you wou ...more

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Jun 23, 2016 Lori S. rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2019-biggerontheinside, vampires, lgbtqa-et-al, fantasy-pnr, fantasy-urban, romance-crossg, 2016-challenge, shapeshifters-weres

It's great to see these characters again and look forward to the next book.

However, I was disappointed that Simon and Ben were mainly background characters in this story and that they're being left behind in this new series, though I really hope that's not the case! ...more

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Oct 10, 2018 CB rated it it was amazing

So fun! This series takes off right from the Sleepless City Series (4 books). Love it and so happy to see these guys keep going!!

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Sep 03, 2016 Kathleen R. rated it really liked it

Title: Code Name Jack Rabbit
Author: Elizabeth Noble
Series:Vampire Guards series, book 1
Publisher: DSP Publications
Reviewer: Kathleen
Release Date:July 12th, 2016
Genre(s): LGTB, Paranormal Romance
Page Count: 211 pages
Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5
Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Blurb:

Meet the newest members of the Vampire Guard, where legend and myth meet science and technology.

Jonas Forge, vampire. Once a spy and soldier, now a cop, Forge enjoys the life he’s built with his friends in Flint, Ohio.

Bl

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Jul 12, 2016 Lisa The Novel Approach rated it really liked it

This story was a great setup to a series. We have four intriguing men—three vampires and one werewolf—living together (with other roommates), who are asked by a secret organization to save the world. They all, of course, have a unique knowledge base and different skills in infiltration, information gathering, and physical prowess, but what makes them invaluable is their relationships with each other. The four men are composed of two bonded pairs, a sort of special connection exclusive to the par This story was a great setup to a series. We have four intriguing men—three vampires and one werewolf—living together (with other roommates), who are asked by a secret organization to save the world. They all, of course, have a unique knowledge base and different skills in infiltration, information gathering, and physical prowess, but what makes them invaluable is their relationships with each other. The four men are composed of two bonded pairs, a sort of special connection exclusive to the paranormal, and the secret organization who hired them wouldn’t even consider them as potential partners until they had bonded. Interesting….

Most of the novel was spent setting up backstory and the relationships between the characters, with some nifty puzzles for them to solve to show how well they work together. Quite a few are characters introduced, with complicated dynamics, but I was supremely impressed with how Noble made me feel as if each one was important. In order to make it easier to digest, she did limit the point of view characters to two, Forge and Lucas, which helped immensely. As I was reading, I wondered if she could have limited the POV to just Forge, but that was more of a thought experiment than an actual critique.

Declan, a centuries old vampire, was probably one of my favorite characters. He’s a fussy sort, kinda naughty, and very scary when the mood suits him. Of the four, he lives most outside the box. His relationship with Forge, who actually isn’t his bonded partner, was supremely interesting to me, and did cause some jealousy among their mates. However, if anyone had spent as much time with each other as those two had, they would also have an irreplaceable relationship with that person, no matter their past (in this case, tensions could have been a bit higher than expected because Forge and Declan did have a sexual history with one another—wowza).

As for the bonding itself, there was a lot of referencing to it, but I’m not certain I could tell you what said bond actually entails. A bite is involved, for sure, because these bonds happen between werewolves and vampires (and whoever they choose as a mate, human or paranormal), but other than that? No idea. How do they know they’ve found “the one”? Chemical signaling? Love at first sight? Noble mentions vampires used to be human before turned, but werewolves are a separate species, neither human nor canid, so whatever the bond is, it’s complicated and not necessarily “magical”. I have more questions after reading than answers—I love it. I’ll definitely be waiting for the next book.

There were quite a few pop culture references which alluded to the genre of this story. It’s very akin to the X-Files, and there are some superhero vibes to it, a la League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. It’s clear that although we’ve seen the origin story for this dynamic group, we haven’t seen the origin stories for our four heroes, which may be even more intriguing. I’m looking forward to them.

On a heat scale, it’s pretty low, but this is a DSP Publications release, so I wasn’t expecting sexy times when I went into it. These characters are also in established relationships, so despite some drama here and there, there isn’t a romance hook, which I really liked about the story.

If you enjoy urban paranormal or spy novels, superheroes, or the X-Files, I’d check this book out.

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Mar 03, 2017 Gwendolyn rated it it was ok

Shelves: law-enforcement, paranormal, professors-and-teachers

I have to agree with Caroline's review of this book. Until I looked here I didn't realized I was already missing so much information from another book and it was just too much information thrown at me in the first few chapters. It made it confusing and not enjoyable. Please read the other series these people apparently are a part of so you know what is going on. ...more

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Aug 12, 2016 Cat rated it really liked it

***3.5 Stars for a Curious and Curiouser Novel***

Note: This is the first in what is clearly a spinoff series. Having not read the original series, The Sleepless City, I was completely unfamiliar with the cast at play, and that did serve as a slight disadvantage when reading this story. I highly recommend you start with Sleepless City for the full experience, but you can technically read this as a standalone. Most things are explained, and some background is given on the couples involved, at leas ***3.5 Stars for a Curious and Curiouser Novel***

Note: This is the first in what is clearly a spinoff series. Having not read the original series, The Sleepless City, I was completely unfamiliar with the cast at play, and that did serve as a slight disadvantage when reading this story. I highly recommend you start with Sleepless City for the full experience, but you can technically read this as a standalone. Most things are explained, and some background is given on the couples involved, at least enough to get you through.

Vampires Forge, Blair, Declan, and werewolf Lucas are thrust into a world that even as supernaturals they didn’t know existed. When they are approached by the Akhkharu Nasaru, they find themselves on a sharp learning curve. Blair’s ability to work undercover is tested, but not nearly so much as his soul mate Forge’s ability to allow Blair to do his job. Declan and Lucas have a slightly easier time of it, but when Declan shows a side of himself that Lucas hasn’t seen previously, bonds get strained.

I enjoyed this story quite a bit despite being hopelessly lost on the background of the primary characters. The plot is very well thought out with subplots abounding. I enjoy a good mystery, and this definitely qualifies as such! With multiple people falling into gray areas, my interest was piqued and then maintained all the way through. The pacing has a few fits and starts, mostly due to not understanding the world in which these characters live. Those familiar with the other series will probably find it flows much more smoothly.

This is not particularly a romance novel. There are a few intimate scenes, but they are clearly secondary to the primary storyline of mystery. They come across more as afterthoughts for those who want to revisit the Forge/Blair and Declan/Lucas connections. There is substantial character growth in Forge as Blair begins learning new skills, and some character growth in the rest of the cast throughout the novel. The ending clearly wraps up the current mystery, but I was quite disappointed in certain aspects which I can’t discuss without giving it all away. That said, the mystery aspect was absolutely good enough that I look forward to the next release in the series. I will definitely be watching for it, and in the meantime, I’ll go read the first series so that I can familiarize myself with the cast and the world building.

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Jul 30, 2016 ItsAboutTheBook rated it liked it

Shelves: whit

Review can be read at It's About The Book

From the first chapter I couldn’t help feeling like I was late to the party. For me this read like a continuation in a series I’d never read. As soon as I finished I found something saying it was a spin off from a previous world. I didn’t know that going in so please keep that in mind while reading the review. In theory this book sounds exactly like a book I’d love. Vampires, werewolves and spy work. I was very excited to read this. Sadly the majority Review can be read at It's About The Book

From the first chapter I couldn’t help feeling like I was late to the party. For me this read like a continuation in a series I’d never read. As soon as I finished I found something saying it was a spin off from a previous world. I didn’t know that going in so please keep that in mind while reading the review. In theory this book sounds exactly like a book I’d love. Vampires, werewolves and spy work. I was very excited to read this. Sadly the majority of the book felt like an info dump. The backstory of each of the 4 MCs and also the backstory of each of their relationships. The vampire and werewolf lore. Setting up the super secrete organizations like the Vampire Guard that recruit the guys by way of kidnapping. The baddie’s terrorist organization and what they’re after. I have to say this was a long 180 pages! It’s also hard to say this because I needed to know all this information or I would have been lost.

Maybe I was just too busy keeping trying to keep all the facts straight but I never really felt like I got to know the characters. Seemed like more telling with a little angst thrown in here and there to stir up some emotion. There were some “MINE” moments from the mating bond coming through loud and clear. There was obviously still some growing pains even years later after the couples bonded. Again, not in this book. Vampires bond for life. In this book Declan, the oldest of them all with a penchant for thievery and panache, is bonded with the local Medical Examiner who is also a werewolf named Lucas. Lucas was meant to be the Alpha heir for the local pack. There wasn’t much about that though as I guess sometime in the past Lucas bucked that responsibility though he still has ties to them because they’re his pack. Lucas happened to be best friends with Forge which is how he met Declan. Forge was made a vampire by Declan so they have a long extensive history. Forge is a member of the PD bonded to a young vampire named Blair. Who is sweet and brilliant. Totally new to the world of the supernatural compared to the others. As bonded pairs they’re recruited to join the Vampire Guard and help them police the vampire world.

Although the cover is striking it kind of spoiled the big mystery of the book. It was pretty obvious what was going on. I just never settled into the book. I like to get lost in the story I’m reading. Instead of doing that I felt more like I was collecting information. For me there was a disconnect from the characters and so much information to take in that I just couldn’t get into it. I’m on the fence about reading the next one in the series. I’m intrigued by the premise but didn’t love this one. ...more

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Jul 11, 2016 Debbie rated it really liked it

Shelves: male-male, paranormal, crime-thriller

Independent reviewer for Divine Magazine, I was gifted my copy of this book.

Forge, Blair, Declan and Lucas are kidnapped and invited to join The Vampire Guard, a secret task force working to keep humans safe. Their joining this task force allows them to use their own particular skill sets in ways they are not in their current daily lives. It also brings them into contact with another secret society, one with much darker plans.

SO!! I always say different is good, and this is no exception. What's Independent reviewer for Divine Magazine, I was gifted my copy of this book.

Forge, Blair, Declan and Lucas are kidnapped and invited to join The Vampire Guard, a secret task force working to keep humans safe. Their joining this task force allows them to use their own particular skill sets in ways they are not in their current daily lives. It also brings them into contact with another secret society, one with much darker plans.

SO!! I always say different is good, and this is no exception. What's different about it, is that Forge and Blair, and Lucas and Declan are already mated to each other, and this is NOT about their meetings and pairings. Its about their recruitment to Akhkharu Nasaru, and their discovery of a plot to remove a huge number of werewolves who are more forward thinking and progressive in their packs. Its about the
Akhkharu Nasaru and what they do, what they have been doing for many centuries.

You are not fully aware of that bigger picture immediately, and I do like being kept waiting. I did love the being that was used for the "accidents" because we don't get any (or none I have come across) with that supernatural being. I'm not saying what it is, because that might give too much away!

The relationship between Forge, Declan and Blair (all vampires) and Lucas (who is a werewolf) is very close knit, and at times it did almost seem that Forge and Declan had a pairing, rather than Lucas and Declan, its really that close a thing. Forge and Declan have shared a home together for almost a hundred years and have a longer a history than that, so it makes sense they should be close.

The story moves along at an even pace and is well written from all four men's POV. Its not overly explicit, for a vampire/werewolf book and I am NOT filing it on the romance shelf. There is love, yes, but as I said at the beginning, these guys are already paired and fully bonded. A little bit of gore, when dealing with a captive wolf who does not wanna play nice, but not too much.

There were some things mentioned in the book, that happen many years previously. I would like to have known more about those things, but maybe that information will come out in future books.

This is the first in this series, and also the first I have read of this author. I should like to read more of both.

4 stars

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Jun 11, 2016 Kristin rated it it was ok

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Bumped up to 2.5 stars.

I liked the premise of this book: a secret agency recruits three vampires and one werewolf into their fold and they go forth to fight evil. In what I thought was a unique twist, it’s in vampire’s and werewolves best interest to protect humans, because without humans, there would be no vampires. Vampires are the guardians of humanity working in secret and undercover to achieve that goal, not the harbinger of evil.

I also liked how the author bucked a couple of vampire trop Bumped up to 2.5 stars.

I liked the premise of this book: a secret agency recruits three vampires and one werewolf into their fold and they go forth to fight evil. In what I thought was a unique twist, it’s in vampire’s and werewolves best interest to protect humans, because without humans, there would be no vampires. Vampires are the guardians of humanity working in secret and undercover to achieve that goal, not the harbinger of evil.

I also liked how the author bucked a couple of vampire tropes, which contributed to a refreshing read. Not telling you what, that would ruin the fun.

The setting around the Great Lakes was also delightful – I’m a bit partial to these inland bodies of water and love it when an author uses them as a backdrop.

But I also struggled with this book right from Chapter One:
• Introducing six main characters at once was a bit like trying to figure out who the twelve dwarves are. A side list was necessary, which irritates me to no end.
• This read like book number two or three in a series, and I even did a search to see if this group of characters was part of another series (not that I found?). The tidbits of back story were inserted in strange places and were more jarring than informative – thus, leading me to think there were perhaps previous books.
• The premise for the uber secret society ‘kidnapping’ our merry band of vampires was rather unrealistic. If you want someone to join your group, invite them to tea or out for a beer, or a mocha latte or whatever. The kidnapping came across as kinda weird.
• I double checked this as well, this read like a YA book…but it’s not. With a few tweaks, this could be a very solid YA.
• The cover, despite it’s simplicity, gives quite a bit of the plot away.

Ultimately, an interesting premise but, unfortunately, the nuts and bolts of the story didn't work for me.

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Apr 08, 2016 Morgan Skye rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2016, paranormal, reviewed

First, I’m not sure why it hasn’t been linked directly with the series, but all these characters come from The Sleepless City Series: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/boo.... In each of these we meet the MCs and learn their love stories. I HIGHLY recommend reading the series first. You don’t have to do this to understand this story, but it adds the richness that makes this a great start to a spin-off series.

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Jul 16, 2016 Diverse rated it really liked it

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I do love vampire and shifter books and this one was a great mix. We have 4 guys: Declan, Jonas, Blair, and Lucas all are part of Vampire Guard called Akhkharu Nasaru. Of course one of the 4 guys is actually a werewolf… interesting right?
Okay so here’s what I loved. I loved the guys. They were all unique and interesting. I loved their personalities and how each was their own. No carbon copy personalities thank God!
Awesome action, adventure, suspense, and excitement. It was nail-biting at times ...more

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Jul 23, 2016 Meghan rated it liked it

I was wondering why there is no mention in the blurb that this is a spin-off series of the Sleepless City series (Shades of Sepia, Book 1) by Anne Barwell and Elizabeth Noble. Just FYI.

So I finished this first book in the spin-off and it was enjoyable although I'll sure miss their house, Simon, Ben, and the house ghost. The biggest problem I had was how the VG and the group introductions start off. The transition seemed too forced together for my perceptions I've had of these characters. The cur ...more

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Jun 23, 2016 Ali rated it really liked it

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A Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Review An Alisa Review:

Rating: 4 stars out of 5

This was the first book by Elizabeth Noble that I have read and it was very enjoyable. The book had a bit of a different look at vampires than I have read before. They weren’t affected by sunlight and they ate regular meals most of the time.

Jonas, Lucas and Declan have been connected to each other for years, Blair is a newer addition to their “family” but no less important than the others. They all care deeply f ...more

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Jul 12, 2016 Kragthang rated it really liked it

Shelves: mm-mystery

Great start for a new mystery series. The story is capturing, the approach towards vampires strikes me as unconventional and the dynamics between characters is set up nicely.
That so many characters were introduced at once wasn't a problem. I got a feeling for each of them rather fast and it's cool to have the focus on four MCs in one book instead of focusing on them separately in different books. Also I read in another review that the MCs have been featured in a different series before. So, even ...more

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Apr 08, 2016 E Low the rated it liked it

Shelves: my-boys, pnr

Mystery, secret societies, PNR and M/M...sign me up! Police detective Jonas Forge and his mate, college professor/computer hacker, Blair Turner, both vampires. Along with Jonas’s longtime friend/ex-lover Declan, also a vampire, and his mate, medical examiner Dr. Lucas Coate, who happens to be a werewolf and one of Jonas’s best friends, are all recruited into the secret society of Vampire Guards known as Akhkharu Nasaru. They are given the mission of finding out just exactly what one of Blair’s f ...more

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Jun 18, 2016 Anne Monteith rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: netgalley-arc, reading-now, want-to-read-net-galley-arc, want-to-read-fantasy

This had so many elements that I love vampire, weres and their mates; and even better your mate can be a different species but there were too many problems that I could not overcome, the first being the writing perspective which I think was meant to be the third person but in too many instances if is impossible to tell which he the author is referring. The second problem is this is clearly a spin-off to another series, but there is no mention made of this until you get into the story and you rea ...more

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Aug 15, 2016 Carlos Mock rated it did not like it

Code Name Jack Rabbit Elizabeth Noble

Even though this book is "the first in a series," clearly there are some books behind it. That is its first problem; the book does not stand alone.

The writer has a problem with point of view. Ms. Noble should take a writing 101 course so that she can master the third person point of view. I suspect she was going for the Universal point of view, but did not succeed. At times there is some third person point of view but most of the time you have no idea who "he ...more

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Jun 15, 2016 Jaime marked it as rainy-day-review-queue

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Jun 21, 2016 Riina Y.T. marked it as to-read

So, apparently I have to read 4 books in the #The Sleepless City series first, because the characters appear in those as well.

Is it too much to ask that someone would actually mention that in the blurb or something?

I only realized this because I read someone tell their friend online. I don't always feel like going threw every blurb of the author's backlist to compare character names and see if there isn't already a book with them....

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Jul 10, 2016 Julie rated it really liked it

Julie as a contributor for Kimmers' Erotic Book Banter

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If you like vampires and werewolves and Nancy Drew like, or should I say Hardy Boy’s, crime solving stories then Code Name Jack Rabbit is the book for you!

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