Casee‘s review of Entice Me at Twilight (Doomsday Brethren, Book 4) by Shayla Black.
Dangerously handsome Simon Northam, Duke of Hurstgrove, and his uptight brother Mason are hardly close, but crashing Mason’s wedding and stealing his fiancÉe further aggravate their sibling rivalry. Duke’s family has no notion he’s a wizard, so how can he explain that magickind’s fate lies with the beautiful, tenacious bride he longs to seduce? Felicia is an Untouchable, a rare human whose presence disables magic—even the impenetrable forces surrounding Morganna le Fay’s tomb. The evil witch’s malicious powers could propel nefarious wizard Mathias to ultimate world domination . . . if he can resurrect her. To conceal herself, Felicia must succumb to her smoldering desire for Duke, but he risks binding his life—and sanity— to a lover whose loyalties are forever torn. He faces a choice: betray his brother for ultimate survival . . . or lose the woman who tempts him beyond control.
I just love this series. It keeps getting better with each book as we get a deeper look into the Doomsday Brethren. Simon Northam—or Duke, as he is known to his friends—came into his magic fairly recently. Duke had no idea he was a wizard nor did he know that magic even existed in the world. Today, he is a member of an elite group that is fighting to save humankind from an evil wizard (yes, it’s very clichéd) who wants to take over the world.
In the past, Duke seemed to be the wizard that was the most stable. As a duke, he had responsibilities that lie outside the Doomsday Brethren and reporters follow him around everywhere. It’s not exactly easy for Duke to get away to fight Mathias (evil wizard) and his minions. Still, he does exceptionally well. That is until he meets his brother’s fiancée. Duke immediately knows that Felicia is his mate. He also knows that he will do nothing to rob Mason of his happiness. He is fully prepared to let the woman that is destined to be his to marry his brother.
What an arrogant S.O.B., right? He’s going to “let” it happen. Sheesh. I’m all for the alpha ‘I’m man—you woman’ stuff but sometimes it grates. That part grated for about five seconds then I let it go. I think it was because Duke was very serious in his intentions to not interfere with Felicia and Mason’s wedding. That is before Duke finds out that Felicia is an Untouchable—a human who can disable magic around her. They are incredibly rare and incredibly coveted. Duke can’t let anything happen to her, so he does the only thing he can. He snatches her from her own wedding.
Felicia wanted to marry Mason for the comfort of marrying a friend. She only finds out at the last minute that Mason has deep feelings for her. That’s before there’s an attack on the church she’s to be married in and her soon-to-be brother-in-law abducts her. He says it’s for her protection and she believes him. Why? Because Felicia is a walking lie detector. She instantly knows when someone is telling the truth. Duke is telling the truth about everything except one thing…that he’s human.
When Duke brings Felicia to the Doomsday Brethren, they tell her everything. Felicia knows it’s the truth (hello, no white lies here) and is amazed. What doesn’t amaze her is her growing feelings for Duke. What appalls her is the suggestion that they mate so they can hide Duke’s signature which will lead Mathias right to them.
Felicia was really selfish. She was all about mememe. She acted like all she wanted to do was get back to her fiancée, but that was a lie. It was so ironic that no one could lie to her, but she could lie to herself and others. She wouldn’t give Duke what he needed, but she held it against him when he got it from somewhere else. I’m not sure I really liked her most of the time. At least not until she pulled the stick out of her very proper British arse . I would still give this book a 4 out of 5.
This book is available from Pocket. You can buy it here or here in e-format.
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