I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Chasing the Shadows is the third book in the Nikki and Michael series which is Urban Fantasy in genre and involves vampires.
Women are being kidnapped and held for ransom, but even though it was paid, the bodies are beginning to turn up, murdered and horribly mutilated.
After his near death, Jake agreed to go to San Francisco to work as a Security Manager at a fancy hotel, in hopes that this rather unexciting job would allow him time to heal from the damage that had been done to him. His wife wants him to stay there more than anything else and she does not want to return to Lyndhurst, but trouble has found them again: the most recent woman kidnapped was a guest at their hotel.
Michael is already being sent to investigate the kidnappings, as the Damask Circle suspects vampire involvement and he wants to leave Nikki at home where he feels she will be safe.
When the woman is kidnapped at the hotel, Jake calls Nikki and she immediately comes to the hotel to help him try to find out what is really going on, much to the dismay of Michael who rushes to protect her.
Together, they must find out who is doing these crimes and why... and they must figure out how to make them stop.
The developing relationship between Nikki and Michael is contrasted against that of jake and his wife who have been married for many years. Nikki and Michael are still working through their conflicts caused by Nikki's dashes into danger and Michael's wish to keep her wrapped in cotton wool and his reluctance to give way to anyone's wish but his own.
The story is well-told and has an underlying reasoning that is very understandable. Even the villain had his moments, though it is always hard to be sympathetic to someone who is clearly a sociopath.
This was an entertaining read.
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