Hunter's Rise

Informationen zum Autor Shiloh Walker is the national bestselling author of many novels, including Hunting the Hunter, Hunter's Salvation, and Hunters: Heart and Soul . Klappentext His past is a mystery! even to him-a werewolf with memories so lost in a fog that even the Hunter's healers cannot help him. More than a century ago! Toronto awakened on an unfamiliar street! naked and alone- and dogged by the unanswered questions of his enigmatic existence. The vampire Sylvia is no Hunter. She's a mercenary who just barely skates this side of what the Hunters consider acceptable. All she wants is to hunt her quarry! and make a lot of money. Her newest prey is a devious killer. But her newest complication is of a more intimate sort: a blonde! blue-eyed werewolf who interferes with her plans in so many exquisite ways. “The one thing I wanted him to do was die . And he wouldn’t. I mean, he had that fucking heart attack and I thought, finally , this is over. And what happens?” Bent over her drink, the brunette smiled a little as she listened to the conversation between the two women. Maybe it was morbid of her—it was definitely a morbid discussion to eavesdrop on, but gloomy bits like that were one of the few things that amused her. Her name was Sylvia . . . at least for now. She toyed with her glass of wine without drinking more than a sip every few minutes, more focused on the discussion than her drink. “Oh, come on, Faith. He’ll die, sooner or later. We all do, right?” Faith, a pretty blonde with pretty blue eyes and pretty curls and pretty, plump breasts shifted on her seat and sighed. “Um, this is about him . And he’s not going fast enough. I’d like him to kick it early enough that I can still enjoy my life before I’m too damned old and ugly. Damn it, this wasn’t what I’d planned on.” Idiot . Sylvia set her wineglass down and checked her purse once more. The woman was an idiot. That’s all there was to it. Shifting around just a little, she studied the friend. The poor woman looked uncomfortable, but she was trying to hide it. Faith didn’t even seem to notice as she leaned in after a quick glance around the bar—it wasn’t even a subtle glance. “That’s why we’re here. I’m looking to meet this . . . person. Apparently she takes care of problems.” “Problems?” The friend was looking more and more nervous with every passing second, Sylvia noticed. Smart girl. Some people talked about doing stupid shit. Others actually tried to go through with it. Faith was dumb enough, arrogant enough to try and go through with it. “Yeah.” Faith worked up a convincing little sob. “He hits me. All the time. He doesn’t leave marks, because he likes to show me off. But I’m so tired of being hurt . . .” “Faith, you’re not . . .” Her friend tried to laugh, but it fell flat. In the end, she just cleared her throat and asked, “What are you talking about?” A cold glint appeared in Faith’s eyes. “Doing what’s necessary. And it’s not like I can divorce him, either. There’s that damn prenup and everything. And if I screw around on him? I’m screwed.” “Look, this isn’t funny.” Her friend didn’t just look nervous now; she looked outright sick. “I know you don’t much care for the guy, so just divorce him. If you disliked him that much, you never should have married him.” She reached into her purse and grabbed some money, threw it down on the table. “You can sit here and feel sorry for yourself alone. I don’t want to—” Faith snaked out a hand, curling it around the other woman’s wrist. “Sit down,” she said, her voice cold. “You think I called you just so you could whimper and whine? I need somebody with me tonight and it’s going to be you .” “I don’t want to be with you,” the other woman snapped, trying to jerk away. “Tough shit.” The smile on Faith’s face now was...

Product details

• Authors: Shiloh Walker
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.04.2012
• EAN: 9780425248379
• ISBN: 978-0-425-24837-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 172 mm x 23 mm
• Series: The Hunters; Berkley Sensation; The Hunters; Berkley Sensation
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature