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Chosen: Zeph's Awakening - Miranda Storm - Google Книги
A tall, smart funny, gorgeous member ,of the academy that she and Kai have just transferred to. As she gets to know Aaron ,Zeph begins to develop a whole new outlook on life. She starts wondering is it ok to let others into her tightly closed bubble. Then, Zeph has a chance encounter with someone that brings her to the realization that there is something different about her. Something that makes her very special compared to her other classmates. That there is something unique brewing on the inside of her that is about to come to the surface. Some wont believe it, while others will kill for it.
Little does Zeph know that those others may be closer than she thinks Come embark on this journey that will question the bonds of loyalty , friendship, love, courage, and strength. We all have something within us waiting to be awakened. View all 3 comments. Jan 06, Danielle rated it it was amazing Shelves: Oh my goodness was this story good.
Full of so much love and pain. I definitely think that this is by far the best in the series. Dex was just so much more than what I was expecting. Yes, he's tortured and full of pain, but he's also a wise-ass that cares about the ones closest to him, even if he won't admit it to himself. There was just so much pain and resentment issues that he had to deal with from issues stemming from his past that you just want to give him a hug and somehow try and make it all better.
Dex was born half vampire, half werewolf but has the dominate traits of a were. Because he was born a half-breed he's never been able to find acceptance with anyone. He was cast out of his pack when he was a child by his grandfather and sent to live in an orphanage, then a few years later Dex's mother died.
Dex has always resented his grandfather and blamed him for the death of his mother. When Dex joined the Para-Ops team, his stipulation was that he would be able to seek out his grandfathers whereabouts and kill him. When Dex and Jesmina meet, they are both instantly attracted to one another. I mean serious sparkage. After a few close encounters they finally end up having a very steamy one nightstand.
After which both go their separate ways. Dex goes back to working for the Para-Ops team, and Jes goes back to her home in France. Neither thinks they will see the other again, or so they thought. When Jes gets back home she discovers that even though she thought that she was sterile that she is pregnant with Dex's baby. She is beyond happy to be pregnant but she knows she will probably end up loosing the baby. She's been pregnant many times before and was told that she could never have a baby. She always ends up having a miscarriage.
She'll do anything to protect the baby inside of her. So when she realizes that Dex is in France, she sends for him. His presence in the country as already made a difference for her baby, as if it can sense Dex and his presence.
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Dex has been sent to France to work on a mission when he encounters Jes again. Immediately they both pick up right where they left off, in bed. Dex still can't get over how attracted he is to Jes. There is just something about her that pulls him in and he's never felt this kind of connection to anyone before. When Jes informs him of her pregnancy Dex flips out. He never wanted to be a father, never wanted to subject his child to the abuse he endured because he's a half-breed. But now it's too late, Jes is pregnant and there is nothing he can do about it.
He could never leave her knowing that he was the cause of her loosing the baby, so he decides to stick around for awhile. In doing so, he starts to realize that he may be able to let these two in. That maybe he is capable of loving someone else. I cannot get over how much I loved this book. I loved the pairing of Jes and Dex. Dex is such a alpha male, but there is so much more to him. He really is one of the most caring and loving characters in this series, it just takes him awhile to get there and he might not even want to admit it himself.
I loved being able to see the growth of his character as the chapters went on. There were a few times, especially towards the end that I found myself tearing up. Especially when he was in bed with Jes. I really loved these two together and I hope that we get to see more of them as the series progresses. These two had such chemistry together that it felt as if it jumped off the page. I found that Jes was such a perfect fit for Dex. She is strong, smart, independent and completely in love with Dex and isn't afraid to let him know.
I loved this about this book. Once someone felt something for another they let them know. Not only does Jes care about Dex, but she cares about her Draci family.
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Jes like Dex, has had a very hard life. She has had to watch the ones she's loved die over and over. I don't even know how she has the strength to keep going. I love that she's a fighter and I love that she is willing to fight for Dex. I can honestly go on and on about why I love this book so much and how it's so good. Seriously people, this book is amazing and you definitely need to read it. In my opinion the best in the series. I can't wait to read the next installment in this series. It just keeps getting better and better.
Jan 21, Among The Muses rated it it was amazing Shelves: Werebeast Dex has been the hero with the story that I've been highly anticipating since he was first introduced back in book one. Broken, troubled, flawed, utterly alpha, sexy, emotionally distant and vulnerable; he's everything I enjoy in a hero who just needs some lovin', and Virna did a fantastic job at showi Rated: Broken, troubled, flawed, utterly alpha, sexy, emotionally distant and vulnerable; he's everything I enjoy in a hero who just needs some lovin', and Virna did a fantastic job at showing the different sides of his character.
Dex's character undergoes a lot of growth in this story, and a moment at the end of the book really touched me emotionally. I can't tell you what it is though without spoiling it. His heroine is vampire Jesmina, a doctor hell bent on finding a cure for the dying species she calls family: The Draci, who adopted her as a young child. In all her years of research, she's knows that the answer has to lie in Dex's blood. The problem is, she's not the only one causing "problems" for Dex.
For a group of rogue shifters are on the cusp of unleashing demons on the world in order to to take a stand against their own oppression and prejudice. While the members of the Para-Ops team are all finding their love interests and HEA's along the way, DePaul is still going strong with introducing new characters and even new paranormal species. A race of dragon shifters on the brink of extinction; with their exceptionally short life spans and their inability to successfully keep the race growing.
Another fun aspect to this installment was the change in setting. DePaul whisks us from Washington D. I'm always captivated by DePaul's strength of, and ability to sustain, such interesting and real-life paralleled themes throughout the course of this series. In this third installment, the paranormal species and human race still harbor fear, prejudice, and apprehension of one another — following the second Civil War between humans and Otherborn — which continues to allow for some great conflict outside of the personal conflicts of the characters.
Add in some new species and hot, intense passion, and you've got one helluva paranormal romance for adult readers. Having followed this series from the beginning, I think I can safely state that DePaul ups the stakes with new paranormal species introductions, a little more sexiness than in previous books, some new twist and turns with characters that I was definitely not expecting, and even gives us a little edgier feel to the overall dynamics.
DePaul continues to deliver sexy, paranormal romance with great characters and even more powerful theme and plot lines in the Para-Ops series. As a reader, you can't help but compare real life trials, obstacles and political dynamics to the themes presented and unraveled in the series -- all brought to life in the context of paranormal romance. I'm already chomping-at-the-bit for the fourth book!! This series is addicting and never fails to present something "new" in each installment.
Once you start, I'm sure you'll have trouble stopping. I know I did!! Jan 27, Melindeeloo rated it really liked it Shelves: Since it's not main stream pubbed like her previous two book Chosen By Blood and Chosen by Desire which were Berkely releases, I only clued into to it by seeing Chosen By Sin mentioned in Goodreads member's status update.
Where the previous book was really a team effort, the team has split up this time around with only short glimpses - or mentions - of I like Virna DePaul's Para-Ops series more with each book that I read, so I am so happy to have stumbled on Chosen By Sin completely by accident. Where the previous book was really a team effort, the team has split up this time around with only short glimpses - or mentions - of the past pairs, which is actually okay since wolf shifter Dex and his heroine vampire Jes have fairly significant back stories and their pasts really do color their interactions with each other.
Where Dex is 'abandoned' by his family, and suffers abuse in the situation in which he was placed and Jes' parents were murdered, and even though she seems luckier since she was sent to live with the dragon shifting Draci where she grew up loved, how tragic to be an immortal fostered by a race whose lifespan is thirty years tops and to loose everyone she comes to love over and over again. I liked Dex in the previous books even though he stood apart from the team and never let on that they mattered to him.
His heroine Jes, who Dex views initially as an adversary due to her actions in the previous book, despite her at times dubious choices was appealing as well. I am normally not one for getting into the smex too quickly and generally like some relationship development first, but somehow the chemistry between Dex and Jes was so combustible on their first couple brief encounters that I had no issue with them succumbing to their attraction the second that they got alone together and then taking a step back and making them work through their issues.
Other things that I liked: I really liked the Scottish Dragon shifter guy Cy, the Draci and I liked his initial attitude of making the most of the time that he has in his destined to be short life. There was one thing that stopped me dead in my tracks in the heat of the story — but which made total sense thinking on it afterward since the awful knee jerk reaction really did fit Dex's character, even if it was hard for me in the moment of the story.
I really ended up liking this latest Para-Ops entry and had to email DePaul to find out whether there would be more. DePaul's answer that she's planning on writing book 4 when her contracted commitments allow and that we will likely see Lucy or Zeph's story as another self published offering. View all 7 comments. He has conquered his torments and tormentors of the past and has taken a position on the team with the goal exact his revenge on his grandfather, Bodin Dex is also the child of prophecy, supposing to hold the ability to create immortality in others.
Jesmina Jes is a natural born vampire.
Orphaned at an early age, she was saved by the very man that Dex hates, his grandfather. Raised by the Draci, dragon shifters, Jess has known lots of loss. Draci only live about 30 years while Jes is immortal. Watching her adopted family die every few decades has taken its toll. Jess is searching for a way to expand life, even if it means putting her happiness aside. In the end, she decides her only recourse is in the prophecy and Dex to help her save her family. When Dex and Jes come together, there is insta-lust which quickly turns into so much more.
Secrets, over the top reactions and extremely BAD choices threaten their tentative happiness. The characters both have troubled pasts but unless they can pull beyond their emotional issues the loss will be catastrophic. The sexual interaction was highly erotic and happens often. The main premise of the story was intriguing, rogue shifters opening and releasing the spirits from hell but I had major issues with the characters erratic decisions and actions.
I really liked Cy, I kinda liked Jes, but pretty much hated Dex. There are many readers who really appreciated and enjoyed this story so if you're a Para-Ops fan you should check this story out. Although I've really enjoyed many of Virna DePaul's hot and spicy, imaginative and action packed stories, Chosen by Sin was not for me. I received this copy of Chosen by Sin from Season Publishing in exchange for a honest review. Para-Ops Sequence in Series: January 1, ISBN Erotic Paranormal Romance Age Recommendation: Dec 25, Jess rated it liked it Shelves: Had he ever had the chance?
Had he ever let someone truly love him? It struck her then, how desperately she wanted him to be loved. How desperately she wanted to be the one to love him. However, one look at Jes and Dex is lost. Not head over heels, but instant attraction is there and he has to have her. Jes wants Dex too but for very different reasons. Jesmina is searching for immortality. Not for herself, she already has that as a vampire, but the man who saved her and the people who raised her are dying.
The were who saved her, Bodin, is at the end of his life. Years ago, he delivered a young Jes to the Draci, dragon shifters, to raise as their own. This small community of shifters accepted her immediately and she them, but the Draci life span is a mere thirty years. That is until one night with Dex results in a pregnancy that Jes is desperate for. The orphanage he grew up in was filled with torture, abuse and neglect and he vowed revenge on Bodin for putting him in that situation.
On top of all this, Mahone and the Para-Ops team are in the story, but very much in the background. Instead, it was about exploring every inch of something warm and beautiful and precious until he knew it even better than his own body. Just for the sheer joy it brought him Joy. There was some nice action and fighting, but for me, what drove the story was the relationship between Dex and Jes. He wants to love and wants to feel love in return and seeing him and Jes both find that with each other was very satisfying. I want him happy. He and Lucy seem to have some friction happening at the end, but we the readers have no idea why…yet.
I enjoyed seeing Dex, a rough around the edges kind of guy, and Jes, struggle but ultimately find happiness and a family in way neither one ever expected to possible. How much longer can Zeph stomach his undercover mission? Will Lucy and Cy find happiness together, or just continue to shoot daggers at one another? Of course I've always been drawn to the emotionally damaged bad boy with the gooey middle LOL! Anyways, I couldn't wait to read his book. I wanted to know if I was right about him. I'm pleased to say that I was!
Chosen - Zeph's Awakening (Paperback)
Virna DePaul did not disappoint with him or this book! Dex Hunt may be the quintessential bad boy 4. Dex Hunt may be the quintessential bad boy but he's a good soul. Sure it's not like he didn't gain anything from their agreement but that wasn't why he helped her. He did it because she was his friend. I found it excellent that Virna wrote their "key" scene in such a detached manner.