Blaze Knight has been through hell and back, but the nightmares aren't over yet. Five years after Blaze was maimed by Cyrus Chimola, a powerful vampire with a penchant for torture, he's still trying to pick up the pieces of his shattered life. As a genetically engineered mercenary with the ability to bend fire to his will and to see in infrared, Blaze's mission is to protect what's left of humanity. When Chimola and his crew return to the Bronx gunning for Blaze's blood, Blaze is forced to face the demons of his past. Hell-bent on revenge, he seeks the help of Valerie Medeiros, an NYPD detective who manages to steal his heart and save his life in more ways than one. Motivated by her sister's gruesome death, Valerie has made it her life's goal to bury every vampire in the ground where they belong. When she brings in Blaze Knight for suspected murder, she discovers he's not only innocent, he isn't a man at all-he's a half-vampire hybrid working with a band of brothers for the U.S. military. Valerie has a hard time trusting anything with fangs, yet she quickly falls headlong into Blaze's life, a life full of darkness and horror she can't even begin to fathom. The bodies are stacking up, but Valerie can't seem to let go of this hybrid, a beautiful monster filled with pain, rage, and passion unlike anything she's ever known. In a world where the line between good and evil is blurred, Blaze and Valerie will find danger at every turn, risking everything they've come to know and love, including one another.
I have to say I really liked the first book in this The Order of the Senary series. It's a little different than the other vampire books out there. It's almost a post apocalyptic kind of setting. Without all the nuclear bombs and all that. You know what I don't think that describes it that well. Vampires have taken over major areas, some states have even been lost. Though humans are fighting back and have been for years.
The characters were intriguing and kept me reading. I definitely want to know more about these other Knight brothers and their abilities. Each one had their own defined personality and look about them, which is nice and fresh. I hate cardboard cutout secondary characters. The world building in this book really helped, though the fact it is set in a real place helps also.
I only have one complaint, one tiny little complaint. A lot of people will argue about this, but I do not like insta love stories. I love to see the connection build and grow with the pages. There was very little of this in the book, there was some...just not enough in my opinion. The attraction is there pretty early on, I just feel it was a little rushed. That is just my opinion though.
All in all....I give this 4 Flaming Stars!