(If you haven’t read book one it is a series that must be read in order.) When Cronin’s bite didn’t take and Alec remained human it was a surprise and a mystery to the two men and their close friends, Jodis and Eiji.

Biting to me is sexy and I wanted it to happen during their intimate moments, but in book one Cronin could not do that to Alec until he used his human blood to save the world first. In N.R.’s word building a vampire’s bite is deadly and I admit I was disappointed just a little. One of the things I like best is when a vampire can bit for pleasure, as well as sustenance, without killing. Vampires can be scary creatures but often they have this mystique and romantic quality about them (in most books) that they can fit into any genre. I read them in YA series when I was younger and not so younger, I read them in m/f romance novels, and now I read about them in m/m romance books. I love books that fall under the paranormal umbrella and always loved vampires in particular. I was excited to be offered book 2 for reviewing purposes. The story: I read the Cronin’s Key series two years ago when it was released and recently listened to the audio of book one. Joel is a great voice actor whose narrations should not be missed. It was quite impressive how well he kept it all together.

I have always praised his multitude of accents but in Cronin’s Key II he really pushed the limits by having a conversation between several characters at one time with over five different accents among them. Instead, he finds out firsthand that history isn’t always what it seems.The narration: As always Joel Leslie did a wonderful job narrating. What he learned in school of ancient pharaohs and Egyptian gods was far from the truth. Covens are fleeing with news of a vampire who has a talent like no other, hell-bent on unleashing the wrath of Death.Īlec and Cronin are thrown into a world of weird Alec cannot imagine. Rumors have spread quickly of turmoil in Egypt. He’d been told his fated one would be a man wielding a shield, but he didn’t expect him to be human, and he certainly didn’t expect that shield to be a police badge.īoth men, strong-willed and stubborn, are still learning how to cope with the push and pull of being fated, when fate throws them another curveball. But when an injured man gives him cryptic clues, then turns to dust in front of him, Alec’s view on weird is changed forever.Ĭronin, a vampire Elder, has spent the last thousand years waiting for Alec. After all, his life has been a string of the unexplainable. NYPD Detective Alec MacAidan has always been good with weird.

Cronin's Key by N.R. Walker