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Dead World #2
Scarlet
Thrust into a world full of creatures she never dreamed existed, Gina “Red” Santiago is coming to grips with the fact that she's a werewolf while adjusting to her new life in the small town of Nuria. The transition isn’t easy, especially since her boyfriend, alpha werewolf Morgan Hunter, is called away on an important mission.
Unfortunately, someone doesn't want Red to get too comfortable with her new life – someone who will resort to anything, including murder, to run her out of town. Alone among hostile strangers, Red must fight to prove her innocence, to catch a ruthless murderer, and to preserve her relationship with an increasingly distant Morgan.
Unfortunately, someone doesn't want Red to get too comfortable with her new life – someone who will resort to anything, including murder, to run her out of town. Alone among hostile strangers, Red must fight to prove her innocence, to catch a ruthless murderer, and to preserve her relationship with an increasingly distant Morgan.
292 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 2, 2009
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Jordan Summers
65 books182 followersJordan Summers is an ex-flight attendant with a penchant for huge bookstores and big, dumb action movies. She prefers quite dinners with friends over maddening crowds. Happily married to her very own Highlander, she splits her time with her husband between two continents.
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March 29, 2016
Needless to say spoilers abound in Scarlet for Red.
Have I mentioned how much I love the covers? No? Let me digress into that for a moment. We got to see Gina/Red on the cover of Red and we got to see the deliciousness that is meant to be Morgan's naked chest as well. On Scarlet we get more Gina/Red looking badass in black and red leather plus Morgan looking badass with injuries, a fierce look on his face and unfortunately completely covered. The third book, Crimson (due out in November), promises to have a beautiful cover as well. I'd be down for prints of those covers if I thought I could get some.
Back to business. We left Gina and Morgan ready to embark on their new relationship after the threat of Morgan's cousin Kane was eliminated, Gina stepped down from IPTT to find out more about her Other self (her werewolf side) with Morgan in Nuria and Roark Mongomery is three fingers down and swearing revenge left, right and center at Gina and Morgan.
Montgomery is like those classic villians who are willing to threaten anything and everything to get what they want. He doesn't scruple to abuse his power (discreetly) or drug people into compliance or blackmail people into compliance...hell he doesn't even scruple to have them tortured and killed if it suits his goals better. The man has no 'this is going to far' switch at all. The only thing that keeps him in check is making sure things stay as secretive and far removed from him as possible. The only moves he wants made are the ones that can be used to deceive the public into doing what he wants. Quite frankly I can't stand the man at all, but I appreciate the unrepentant evil that he represents. The future is bleak, barren and little better then desert tribes for the most part--that sort of atmosphere deserves a man who will do whatever it takes to grab power.
It also deserves a hero and heroine who will do whatever it takes to make it better and Gina and Morgan fit that bill mostly. They are both preoccupied with personal problems throughout the book--Morgan with his dead wife and kid being cloned and Red with her feelings of uncertainty and uselessness. Red's head is definitely more in the game then Morgan's is for this volume. Morgan runs headlong into what anyone with half a brain would recognize as a trap. That left Gina alone in Nuria, with half the town convinced she had purposely gotten rid of Morgan, the other half convinced that she was dangerous because she couldn't control her werewolf side and all of the town convinced she was sleeping around.
The Nurians surprised me the most I think in this book, but then again Morgan is their Alpha. He is the one who kept them in line with just a hitch of his shoulders. The rumblings from last book of wanting to replace him I think never completely went away and with him running off without a word to anyone but Gina, it must have made folks very worried. Scared too. Add to it the frame job that made Gina look like a murdering slut...well...
I bought this book and read it within the same 10 hour window. I am eternally grateful that I have Crimson from BEA to read next because I'm not sure I could wait until November. The end makes for some interesting dynamic shifts and power struggles, not to mention personal developments I am intensely interested in.
Have I mentioned how much I love the covers? No? Let me digress into that for a moment. We got to see Gina/Red on the cover of Red and we got to see the deliciousness that is meant to be Morgan's naked chest as well. On Scarlet we get more Gina/Red looking badass in black and red leather plus Morgan looking badass with injuries, a fierce look on his face and unfortunately completely covered. The third book, Crimson (due out in November), promises to have a beautiful cover as well. I'd be down for prints of those covers if I thought I could get some.
Back to business. We left Gina and Morgan ready to embark on their new relationship after the threat of Morgan's cousin Kane was eliminated, Gina stepped down from IPTT to find out more about her Other self (her werewolf side) with Morgan in Nuria and Roark Mongomery is three fingers down and swearing revenge left, right and center at Gina and Morgan.
Montgomery is like those classic villians who are willing to threaten anything and everything to get what they want. He doesn't scruple to abuse his power (discreetly) or drug people into compliance or blackmail people into compliance...hell he doesn't even scruple to have them tortured and killed if it suits his goals better. The man has no 'this is going to far' switch at all. The only thing that keeps him in check is making sure things stay as secretive and far removed from him as possible. The only moves he wants made are the ones that can be used to deceive the public into doing what he wants. Quite frankly I can't stand the man at all, but I appreciate the unrepentant evil that he represents. The future is bleak, barren and little better then desert tribes for the most part--that sort of atmosphere deserves a man who will do whatever it takes to grab power.
It also deserves a hero and heroine who will do whatever it takes to make it better and Gina and Morgan fit that bill mostly. They are both preoccupied with personal problems throughout the book--Morgan with his dead wife and kid being cloned and Red with her feelings of uncertainty and uselessness. Red's head is definitely more in the game then Morgan's is for this volume. Morgan runs headlong into what anyone with half a brain would recognize as a trap. That left Gina alone in Nuria, with half the town convinced she had purposely gotten rid of Morgan, the other half convinced that she was dangerous because she couldn't control her werewolf side and all of the town convinced she was sleeping around.
The Nurians surprised me the most I think in this book, but then again Morgan is their Alpha. He is the one who kept them in line with just a hitch of his shoulders. The rumblings from last book of wanting to replace him I think never completely went away and with him running off without a word to anyone but Gina, it must have made folks very worried. Scared too. Add to it the frame job that made Gina look like a murdering slut...well...
I bought this book and read it within the same 10 hour window. I am eternally grateful that I have Crimson from BEA to read next because I'm not sure I could wait until November. The end makes for some interesting dynamic shifts and power struggles, not to mention personal developments I am intensely interested in.
October 28, 2015
I found myself racing through this one today with ease and delight as well as a bit of tension here and there at some of the actions that put Red in a bad light. It seems that her old Nemesis Roark has not forgotten his threat and is bound and determined to make she and Morgan pay dearly for crossing his path.
There were some pretty intense moments here and there that amped up the suspense for readers than led to some surprising events that we were not expecting. For me it was nice break here and there from the main plot but in no way detracted from the flow or the pace of the story,
Scarlet proved to be a better second book than I expected and it set up the segue into book 3 Crimson where the long overdue final showdown will hopefully take place and also hopefully see the end of Roark Montgomery and his audacious evil machinations.
There were some pretty intense moments here and there that amped up the suspense for readers than led to some surprising events that we were not expecting. For me it was nice break here and there from the main plot but in no way detracted from the flow or the pace of the story,
Scarlet proved to be a better second book than I expected and it set up the segue into book 3 Crimson where the long overdue final showdown will hopefully take place and also hopefully see the end of Roark Montgomery and his audacious evil machinations.
September 29, 2010
3.5 Stars
This was an enjoyable read, but not quite as good as the first book in the trilogy.
Red is living in Nuria now, trying to gain control over her wolf as unfortunately she isn't able to shift properly. When Morgan leaves town to stop a lab from cloning his dead wife and son, Red is left in charge of Nuria as well as building up a new tactical team. She soon realizes that the towns people don't trust her, partly because of her inability to shift, partly because they think she is to blame for Morgans disappearance. When a dead man turns up Red realizes that somebody is out to get her and that she only has four people left that trust her and can help her figure out what is going on.
This was an enjoyable read, but not quite as good as the first book in the trilogy.
Red is living in Nuria now, trying to gain control over her wolf as unfortunately she isn't able to shift properly. When Morgan leaves town to stop a lab from cloning his dead wife and son, Red is left in charge of Nuria as well as building up a new tactical team. She soon realizes that the towns people don't trust her, partly because of her inability to shift, partly because they think she is to blame for Morgans disappearance. When a dead man turns up Red realizes that somebody is out to get her and that she only has four people left that trust her and can help her figure out what is going on.
March 17, 2015
Red has left her grandfather and IPTT and moved to Nuria to be with Morgan. However, when Morgan leaves Nuria in search of his family, he leaves the town in Red's hands. Unfortunately since she can't control her shift, the town turns against her. Of course Roark Montgomery has a lot to do with it and things turn bad for both Morgan and Red. This is an exciting installment that shows personal growth for both Red and Morgan. I enjoyed seeing how Red got out of each Roark induced problem.
January 8, 2024
Gina “Red” Santiago left her life in the IPTT, or International Police Tactical Team, to give Nuria and its sheriff, Morgan Hunter, a chance. Too bad they’re not showing her the same courtesy.
Because of her inability to control the change, the townspeople are weary of Red’s presence in their border town. Morgan and Raphael, a wandering vampire who visits when he sees fit, are her only friends, making her an easy target for her enemies. After a vid-feed advertises clones of Morgan’s deceased family, Red has one less ally.
The man she loves leaves Nuria in her control while he chases ghosts from his past, ignoring the warning signs that all but scream that he’s being set-up. No sooner is he gone than the bodies start piling up. With the town people standing against her and the IPTT breathing down her neck, Red must not only find the killer but save Morgan after he’s arrested for sabotaging the facility holding his family’s DNA.
Jordan Summers delivers another gritty, enigmatic, and down-and-dirty novel with Scarlet, the second installment in her Dead World series. When this book came in the mail, I did a full-body happy dance in excitement. Red was such an impressive look at a post-apocalyptic world that I knew its sequel would be nothing less than phenomenal. I wasn’t disappointed.
Morgan and Red’s relationship is put to the test when he seeks closure in the cells of his deceased family. We don’t see as much lovin’ with the couple, but we do see honest emotion and a strong relationship bloom. I think they needed to be separated so that they both knew the relationship was real, not something born of Red’s strange heritage and Morgan’s power.
The plot that’s presented in this novel is so multi-faceted that I don’t see how it could have been written any other way, but it still initially made me want to throw a tantrum. Scarlet didn’t so much as end as take a break. There was no real conclusion, no finality. In fact, a new plot thread is presented with only fifty pages remaining, ensuring that even had I not enjoyed this book—and seriously, “enjoyed” is far too tame of a word to describe how I feel—I would acquire Crimson in November by any means necessary.
Because of her inability to control the change, the townspeople are weary of Red’s presence in their border town. Morgan and Raphael, a wandering vampire who visits when he sees fit, are her only friends, making her an easy target for her enemies. After a vid-feed advertises clones of Morgan’s deceased family, Red has one less ally.
The man she loves leaves Nuria in her control while he chases ghosts from his past, ignoring the warning signs that all but scream that he’s being set-up. No sooner is he gone than the bodies start piling up. With the town people standing against her and the IPTT breathing down her neck, Red must not only find the killer but save Morgan after he’s arrested for sabotaging the facility holding his family’s DNA.
Jordan Summers delivers another gritty, enigmatic, and down-and-dirty novel with Scarlet, the second installment in her Dead World series. When this book came in the mail, I did a full-body happy dance in excitement. Red was such an impressive look at a post-apocalyptic world that I knew its sequel would be nothing less than phenomenal. I wasn’t disappointed.
Morgan and Red’s relationship is put to the test when he seeks closure in the cells of his deceased family. We don’t see as much lovin’ with the couple, but we do see honest emotion and a strong relationship bloom. I think they needed to be separated so that they both knew the relationship was real, not something born of Red’s strange heritage and Morgan’s power.
The plot that’s presented in this novel is so multi-faceted that I don’t see how it could have been written any other way, but it still initially made me want to throw a tantrum. Scarlet didn’t so much as end as take a break. There was no real conclusion, no finality. In fact, a new plot thread is presented with only fifty pages remaining, ensuring that even had I not enjoyed this book—and seriously, “enjoyed” is far too tame of a word to describe how I feel—I would acquire Crimson in November by any means necessary.
March 17, 2018
Definitely liked this one better than the first one.
March 14, 2015
I Do Not Know What Happened to this Series!
This book was so cliche like, so soap opera like, with forced drama.
I don't like how the whole town did a 360 towards Gina when Morgan left.
Gina was so unsure of herself in this book which was the total opposite of her character in the first book.
What was the purpose of separating Gina and
Morgan for over half of the book (he came in at 65% of the book) ?
I liked Raphael in book 1, but I did not like him in book 2.
I thought he would become apart of the new team.
Raphael and Gina exchanged blood, the reason being,
so that they could communicate mentally with each other when they needed.
If that were really the case, why didn't Gina tell Raphael where she was being taken by Roarke so that she and Morgan could be saved.
Instead, she cried over Rita being damaged and then took a frickin Nap !???
Raphael was supposed to check on his brother but he had the time to detour with Catherine?
Raphael is such a hypocrite, he couldn't bite Gina fast enough, even those Morgan marked her.
But, when someone wanted to bite Catherine, he had a Hissy fit.
How in the heck did Gina NOT tell Raphael that his brother was there, BEFORE they all left the building?WTF!
Just left the guy with Roarke, knowing that Roarke had the remote in his pocket.
You do not leave people behind! They could have at least taken the remote.
Why did everyone have to split up?
Morgan, Gina, Demery and Juan..
While Raphael, Catherine and Takeo go back for Michael?
What BS, taking the only vehicle/transport and leaving people who came to help you
The series could have ended with book two.
They could have killed Roarke, ending it or could have taken him prisoner.
But, no , had to drag it out to another book of foolishness and drama.
- Annoyed
J
January 1, 2010
This book was a great continuation of the first. Jordan Summers really draws you in with Red. I have officially become personally invested in Red's fate from here on out! :)
When Morgan leaves Nuria in search of what is left of his family, the town turns against Red. They see her as unstable as she is not yet able to consciously shift. It doesn't help that everyone believes it was her that drove their sheriff away. Red is forced to let most of the members of the Nurian Tactical Team that she had formed leave of their own accord. She still manages to keep 3 loyal members.
Raphael is quick to befriend Red in Morgan's absence. His motives are not entirely pure.
Of course, Roark is ultimately responsible for most of the unrest in Red and Morgan's new lives.
I can't wait to find out what awaits our fugitives in the next book,
.
When Morgan leaves Nuria in search of what is left of his family, the town turns against Red. They see her as unstable as she is not yet able to consciously shift. It doesn't help that everyone believes it was her that drove their sheriff away. Red is forced to let most of the members of the Nurian Tactical Team that she had formed leave of their own accord. She still manages to keep 3 loyal members.
Raphael is quick to befriend Red in Morgan's absence. His motives are not entirely pure.
Of course, Roark is ultimately responsible for most of the unrest in Red and Morgan's new lives.
I can't wait to find out what awaits our fugitives in the next book,
.
March 14, 2011
SCARLET, Jordan Summers’ second book in her ‘Deadworld’ series follows Gina ‘Red’ Santiago as she struggles to achieve control over her werewolf side while dealing with treacherous co-workers in her alpha werewolf lover’s town of Nuria in the Arizona Republic and a would be dictator: Roark Montgomery. Left in charge by her chosen mate, Sheriff Morgan Hunter, Red is framed for a series of murders at the same time Hunter falls for Roark Montgomery’s extended plot using the memory of his dead wife and child. Only the aid of a spurned vampire Raphael Vega and his paramour, International Police Tactical Team Private Catherine Meyers, can stop Roark Montgomery’s insidious maneuverings. SCARLET is an engrossing series addition to the ‘Deadworld Trilogy’. This dark world of political intrigue and murder gets an erotic upgrade when Raphael finds Catherine (Chaos) Meyers both a hindrance and an irresistible ally. Very entertaining!
February 13, 2010
This book has Red trying to adapt to her new life in Nuria, so much has changed for her the least of which is trying to embrace her wolf side and getting it to manifest. Sadly she is unable to even with the help of 2 different people, her only change is one loan claw. Trying to set up a tactical team in Nuria is taking all her time until ghosts of Morgan's past surface causing him to leave to face them. At the same time an old enemy, Roark, surfaces to cause trouble in everyone's lives. With Roark stirring trouble and Morgan gone the town turns on Red leaving her with few friends. Slowly slogging her way through the troubles, Red finds help in a couple most unexpected places. With these new allies she charges right into the battle hoping to come out the victor.
I can't wait for the next one to see the way all things play out!!
I can't wait for the next one to see the way all things play out!!
June 29, 2010
This was readable but not as enjoyable as the first. There is too much reliance on the main characters being gullible and making stupid decisions in order to move the plot forward. Morgan makes a really foolish decision at the start, and jumps into action with almost no forethought. His explanation for his decision later in the plot seemed unlikely and hard to accept, particularly given what it ultimately cost Gina.
The story felt a bit jumbled and unfocused. Raphael switches affection far too quickly for comfort and while he is a great character, his part in the plot seemed rushed. As for the ending, the decision to leave Raphael to do what he needed seemed a bit cold on the part of Gina and Morgan. The ominous foreshadowing at the end seemed like overkill and, again, a direct result of stupid decisions used to push the plot forward in the next installment.
The story felt a bit jumbled and unfocused. Raphael switches affection far too quickly for comfort and while he is a great character, his part in the plot seemed rushed. As for the ending, the decision to leave Raphael to do what he needed seemed a bit cold on the part of Gina and Morgan. The ominous foreshadowing at the end seemed like overkill and, again, a direct result of stupid decisions used to push the plot forward in the next installment.
January 18, 2013
I enjoyed the first book in this series, Red, and I have to say I really like where the author is taking this series. Although the plot line is a typical 'megalomaniac Hitler-type wants to take over the world and cleanse it of evil (you know, anyone different from him and the other Purebloods?)' Summers has made this a great read due to excellent character development and a smooth storyline. This is the type of book where you want to root for the good guys, Red and Morgan; hope that the other main characters can get their own spinoff 'cuz they are interesting, sexy, and you want more depth; and you want to see justice come to the evil villain- preferably embodied in massive amounts of explosives! Its a fun ride!
March 6, 2012
Errr... How can you just leave you mate? That was weird for me.
I'm still intrigued by this series but I don't like the over the top crowd mentality. I mean, seriously? It just seemed exaggerated.
And how can the villain be super lucky and ultra smart to plan all these? And also have a set of incompetent protagonists? I was frustrated most of the time.
One good thing is the "love making" scenes has been multiplied.
This is still an interesting read but you kind of saw how things will end up.
I'm still intrigued by this series but I don't like the over the top crowd mentality. I mean, seriously? It just seemed exaggerated.
And how can the villain be super lucky and ultra smart to plan all these? And also have a set of incompetent protagonists? I was frustrated most of the time.
One good thing is the "love making" scenes has been multiplied.
This is still an interesting read but you kind of saw how things will end up.
March 31, 2012
I read 'Red' such a long time ago that I thought it would be hard to get back into this series. But I was easily immersed back into the action. I have no idea why I'd left it so long, this series is well worth a read.
June 24, 2009
Great book...a lot happens in this second installment. Curious to see how Red and Morgan get out of the mess they're in!
October 28, 2012
Looking forward to reading Book #3!
January 11, 2010
Same as the first book. Pretty hot for vampires and werewolves but I found my speed reading skills kicking in just to find out who the villian was.
January 20, 2011
Another good read. I have the 3rd in hand to start next month!
September 1, 2014
Good sequel.
May 30, 2012
Great second book to the series...the storyline follows on from book one and i have to say a great second book i loved it!! off to read book three
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