Alyn's review posted on Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews 
 Review copy provided for an honest review 
 5 STARS 
 For those of you that love paranormal, this is definitely a new series to try. This unexpected gem will engulf you in a world full of kick ass chicks, bad boy demons that will make you drool, and a battle between good and evil that has only just begun. 
 Nicole Bonham lives in Lincoln Park with her sister Brooke. After losing her parents to a car accident when she was small, she and her sisters have looked out for one another. After discovering their unique "talents" when they came of age, the women looked out for others as well. When others would come home from work and get ready for bed, Nicole and Brooke were out on the hunt for the street scum that would prey on unescorted women with intent to rob or rape. The two made it their mission to protect unsuspecting women but had no idea the dangers that they were putting themselves in each time they stepped into an alley to fight for justice. On one of those nights, Nicole had saved another young woman while out with her sister. She had also attracted the attention of a man she would soon get to know quite well. 
 Gunnar was not sure who the beauty was that crossed his path but he could feel her energy and knew there was something different about her. Was she Fae? He couldn't quite grasp it but was determined to find out more. As a Lash demon, it was his job to protect others from the horrors that dwell amongst the humans and he wasn't sure yet if this woman was friend or foe. Following the female to her home then to a club, he seizes the opportunity to get up close and personal on the dance floor. Instant attraction sizzles between them and the pair find themselves ready for action in a seductive sway of bodies entwined. 
 Unfortunately the steamy action is replaced with fight or flight mode when another woman's scream is heard. Never one to leave a lady in need Gunnar quickly runs to the rescue but is helped by a mysterious breeze that interrupts the attackers efforts and aids in subduing him. Gunnar knew he was right. There was more to Nicole than meets the eye. 
 Gunnar asks Nicole about her power but she tries to deny until he reveals his true nature in an effort to gain her trust. Hoping to discover more about her, Gunnar requests that Nicole go home with him to meet the Elder of the Lash demons in his home. While apprehensive at first, it only takes one encounter with a few Skell demons and Nicole finds herself in Gunnar's home. What she didn't know, was that her life was about to change forever. 
 As Nicole's true nature is discovered and her life's purpose revealed, she finds herself in a different world where water and wood nymphs cater to guests with their seductive hospitality, ancient witches prophesize the future, vipers are not just snakes, and some birds may have two heads. The most important revelation; the Solsti are back and they only return when a great evil is approaching. Can Nicole live up to the role she has been given? Or will evil return from the depths to take over the human world? Nicole must find the culprit causing her existence as a Solsti and find herself in the process. 
 There is much to be said about an author that can bring a new twist to a good vs. evil plot. The premise relies on the idea that there is an evil unlike the world has ever known and it is about to unleash itself on the world. As a result, 4 mythical beings will return to fight the evil and save the Earth. Sharon Kay has taken good versus evil to a whole new level by intertwining creatures of the paranormal persuasion that are fresh and new and abundant. Whether characters encounter nymphs that truly live up to their name, vile demons that come in multiple shapes, colors and size, sexy demons that get scary protective of their females, or witches as old as dust, Sharon Kay keeps readers guessing as to what they will encounter next. What I love even more is that each creature plays a very specific role in the storyline to impact the outcome. 
 Now what would a paranormal romance be without the romance itself? Within this adventurous quest is a romance that is not just warming up, but blazing into nothing less than an inferno. Nicole and Gunnar have an instant attraction that builds to astronomical levels with each encounter. Whether Gunnar has Nicole half naked in the hall way at his home, causes wet dreams of them at a club, or takes her out of fierce possession, the pair is explosive and erotic in every way possible. 
 In addition to Gunnar and Nicole, the story hints of contract killers, heart breaking deals in the name of love, potential romances as well as past loves lost that are hoped to rekindle. That being said, the first installment of this series has reeled me in. I am anxious to see these relationships develop and these hardcore Alpha males brought to heel by the women that claim their hearts as they battle to save the human race and all others living among them.