Half Past

Past Series #2

by C.S. Winchester

Simon Hamm was a run of the mill con man, lying, cheating and stealing his way through life until met Marilyn, a vampire. Enthralled by her power, he courted her and made her fall in love with him, whereupon Hamm was reborn as a child of the night and Marilyn was dead by his hand.

Unwilling to play by the rules, Hamm turned rogue and cut a bloody trail across Britain in his quest to build himself a private army of vampires, courting the wrath of the vampire council in the process.

Employed by MI5 to police the supernatural community, Frankie Wright's life is far from normal but when Joshua asks for her help in tracking Hamm down, her life quickly begins to spiral out of control.

Forced to stay away from her boyfriend, Frankie begins to realise just how important Alex is to her but deceived and betrayed, she soon finds herself fighting not only to bring down Hamm but for the right to even exist.

Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Vampires, Mystery

250 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 17, 2010

Reviews

[Carissa Crabb · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did not like Half Past as much as the previous book in this series. I lost a lot of respect for Frankie in this book. She is very shallow, and has no problem using men to make herself feel better. I felt really disconnected from the life-altering, major crisis. It just wasn't believable. I was expecting something to occur to prove it hadn't happened.

[Marybelle A. Swaim · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Excellent second book in a series. Difficult to do after a brilliant first installment. I did not feel it was necessary to dispose of Josh, however.. part of the reason for that is I don't handle death well, not even fictitious death. All in all, a really great read.

[Audi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well I was a skeptic going into the 2nd book of this series thinking I would get more of the same as from the first book. The first book felt so much like a simple beach read, the story flowed nicely, but it didn't really grab me on an emotional level. The second book however grabbed me and didn't let go, though still a pretty simple read, I got a little more connected to one of the main characters, and with just my luck he was the first to go, and yes I cried at his loss. This time around Ms. Winchester pulls you in on that emotional level and gets you to care about her characters more deeply. Though the first book is good, this one was far and away much better. I look forward to the next book in the series, and I guess through that book I will mourn the loss of what turned out to be a pretty cool character lost to us forever in the mass of the sun.

[Tiki · Rating 4 out of 5]

the story builds from book 1 (Past Due), and I enjoyed this one even more! Introduces new characters, that I really enjoyed - although we loose one I didn't want to see go :-( Frankie continues her work with the Paranormal/Supernatural division of MI5, gets pulled into an investigation outside of MI5 and get's a frightening introduction to the Vampire Council. Good mystery, action, romance and character developement. I'll defintely continue to follow this series...going for bk 3, Past Life, now!

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

My rating 4.5 stars
Book 2 in the Past series was even better than the first book. Frankie - a psychic working for the MI5 - get's involved in Vampire business again and is trying to catch a Vampire gone Rogue. Besides that, she has to find out what Alex really means to her. The book is a good mixture of a good paranormal mystery and a bit romance.
I am really looking forward to "Past Life" - book 3 in the series.

[Dianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a surprise this series was to me! I enjoyed the first book, but this one REALLY amped up the emotional darkness. A flawed heroine, questionable hero, dark ending.

[Beautiful_Jade · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm really enjoying this series.

Great characters, good storylines and I'm always left wanting more.

This book was surprisingly emotional in places and I even cried a couple of times.