- Dark Stranger The Dream (The Children Of The Gods Paranormal Romance Book 1)

Dark Stranger The Dream: New & Lengthened 2017 Edition (The Children Of The Gods Paranormal Romance Series) Kindle Edition by I.T. Lucas (Author) Dark Stranger Revealed (The Children Of The Gods Paranormal Romance Series Book 2) Kindle Edition by I.T. Lucas (Author) Dark Stranger Immortal (The Children Of The Gods Paranormal Romance Series Book 3) Kindle Edition by I.T. Lucas (Author) I've put all three of these books together not only because they are a trilogy, but because the first two end on cliffhangers that bleed over, sometimes word for word, into the next. So, hey, three for one, yay! Imagine being the son of a Goddess, being 2000 years old, running a massive conglomerate nearly on your own and having to spend every night with a different women, wiping her memory of you so you are truly alone except for your family. Oh, and you have fangs that exude venom and are the origin of the legends of vampires, although you don't take blood. Your venom merely causes some of the greatest orgasms your partners have ever had. All you want is your truemate, but you no longer believe in that myth. Now imagine you are a graduate student who has precognitive abilities who is working with a fun and flirty female professor researching paranormal abilities. You have no idea that she has an ulterior motive, she is looking for Dormants, descendants of the Gods, many many generations removed. Your only romantic and sexual experience is one obnoxious, bordering on a verbally abusive male. These three books are their stories – Kian (the son of the Goddess) and Syssie(the ordinary grad student with precog). They are pushed together when Amanda's lab (the Professor) is destroyed by Doomers – our villains du jour. The sexual tension and relationship confusion are both drawn tight as we see the expectations of a modern woman versus that of man who has lived 2000 years and doesn't quite get the concepts of sexual liberation, delegation and democracy. There is a lot of humor and a lot of action scenes plus tension from the attraction that quickly turns to true love. Secondary character, from Amanda to Dahlu who should be the main villain but is not what we expect, are exceptionally well drawn. One moment you thing Amanda is a shallow woman moving fro man to man, then you realize she has no choice and is seeking a 'cure' to all that. Dahlu appears to be a whack job of a religious he-man-woman-hater, then you find, like a lot of Scientologist, he has discovered the internet. All three books have a continuous plot and are addicting. I would finish one and immediately need the next like a fix! This Trilogy is Book Nerd Approved 4 out of 5 stars – losing one star because, for a 2000 year old man from Eastern Europe, Kian has an amazing grasp on the English language including American idioms and slang. And well, CCTV/Face Recognition programs would eventually catch the century old people, particularly if a business competitor got a bee in their bonnet to bring them down. https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Stranger-Dream-Lengthened-Pa…/…/ https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Stranger-Dream-Lengthened-Pa…/…/ https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Immortal-Children-Parano…/…/

Even though this book ended on a cliffhanger, I still loved it!! Annina is an immortal Goddess who is several thousand years old. She was betrothed in an arranged marriage to her Uncle, but she fell in love and married the man. Her uncle went insane because of her decision; killing her husband as a result. He was tried and convicted to death, but he ran away and this started a holy war that has spanned centuries. Annina had 5 children, they believed in teaching mortals in advancement in technology and furthering society in all ways, stopping wars, stopping hate, etc. Her Uncle's people were called DOOMers. They believed that women had no place in the world. They were a piece of property, bought and sold; they had no voice at all. They influenced mortals to start wars, hate one another for petty things, and taught them ignorance. Kian is Annina's second born son, she lost her first son. He rules the US while one of his older sister's rules Europe. Their mother is hidden away in a secret spot in Alaska; she's the only living Goddess remaining. The youngest sibling, Amanda lives in California with Kian. She's a professor working on a project trying to find women who are Dormant (they carry the immortal gene that can be awakened by a bite from a male immortal.) Syssi has had premonitions ever since she could remember. Amanda hires her to be a research assistant because she knows that Syssi is the key to her clans future. She just has to get her brother, Kian, on the same page. She knows how lonely it is for him to lead alone all these years. She thinks both of them would be happier together. Syssi doesn't know the truth about her boss' true origins, she just knows somethings different. But when the DOOMers kill one of their own, everyone goes into hiding, including Syssi. And Kian becomes extremely protective over her safety. A must read!! Can't wait for the next book!

This is by far my favorite series! IT Lucas did an exceptional job writing these books. Everything from the storyline plot twists to character development have made it difficult to put it down. I find myself waiting for the next book to see what happens next. Well worth a read!

I would like to give it a 3 1/2 but halves are not available. I like the premise and the main characters. The steamy parts are fun enough. The book however is sloooooowwww! There is so much redundancy in the writing and characters thoughts that I wonder if the author cut and pasted several parts, with just a little tweaking. I don’t mind a push/pull kind of building romantic tension, this one is just not very well done. Definitely not in the vein of Xaden and Violet 🤣. It’s definitely a cheesy move to not really end the book but to leave it as such a major cliffhanger that if you want to know how the first story actually ends and what happens you have to read the next book. With a good author and a well written book, you read the next book in the series because the one before was so good you want to stay engaged with the story and characters. I tend to finish books rather than abandon them, even if they are not great. This one was definitely not great. The one big question in book one, don’t want to do spoilers, has me curious enough that I will read book 2. Hoping the writing and plot development improves. Fingers crossed. I’m invested enough in Syssi and Kian that I want to know what happens.

Dark Stranger The Dream is merely the first book of a captivating paranormal series. I selfishly have read the first 12 "can't put 'em down" books, before taking the time to write my review of the first book, and am writing it now, only because I have a break while I await the publication of the 13th book... and because I love this author! :) Caution: Spoilers ahead. All the greatest stories are founded on the never ending war between good and evil. The characters in The Children of The God series are literally larger than life, especially Kian, the leader of his clan of Immortals, and son of Annani, the only remaining goddess in existence. Kian and his sister Amanda live in America, in a secure compound with others of their kind. Their immortality is kept a secret from the rest of the world, although they actively work and socialize with humans. They are the good immortals. They've been at war for centuries with another, much larger group of immortals, lead by a wicked man who is intent on the destruction of Annani and her descendants... I liked Lucas' concept of gods and goddesses, and their immortal children existing, and thus being the foundation of so many of the myths and legends found in our cultures. The gods and immortals are flawed as are humans. Some are very good and some are wicked... In a creative twist, the immortals have venomous fangs that are induced by aggression or arousal. They are able to "thrall" the minds of humans into forgetting, which suggests immortals may be the basis for the many vampire legends. Some immortals have additional paranormal abilities, which leads Annani's daughter, Amanda, a neuroscientist and researcher working at a university, to postulate that humans with paranormal abilities may actually be dormant immortals. She searches for "dormants" through using her research into paranormal abilities. Lucas' characters are unique, richly interesting, and they have depth. I generally do not like reading sex scenes, because so often the are crudely or poorly written. Lucas is an exception. She writes about lovemaking tastefully and well. It is a pleasure to read her books. On a final note, Lucas' story describes a world in which those in power who are good, try to lift up the rest of the world and help others. Those who are evil, spread the evil using their power, wealth and greed. Unfortunately, we are seeing this today in our world in the treatment and oppression of women, children and gays in some cultures of our world. Let us hope that good, will ultimately conquer evil in reality, as it usually does in fiction.

This is a terrific series I’ve been following for years. I’ve just finished reading book #102, and can’t wait for the next. Every 3 books completes a storyline, following new characters and their adventures keeping the series fresh. But the original cast is involved throughout, maintaining consistency and connections. Give the first story a try. You’ll be hooked!

I most definitely loved this story. Their appetites are amazing and unbelievable.

Dark Stranger The Dream was my entry point into The Children of the Gods series, and it grabbed my attention right away. Even years later, I’m still hooked and look forward to every new release. Each book builds smoothly on the last, deepening the characters’ shared history and expanding the world in a way that keeps the series engaging. A great start to an addictive paranormal romance saga.