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You definitely need to check out this series.
Literary Escapism
Praise for the Cassie Palmer Novels
Curse the Dawn
A truly riotous ride.... Chance adds plenty of twists and obstacles to her first-person series that blends time travel, magic, vampires, and more. The pace is rapid and the exploits are wild. Chance aces another one!
Romantic Times
Gunfights, explosions, magical catastrophes, rescue attempts, ambushes, and much more turn this book into the urban fantasy equivalent of a summer blockbuster... quite the satisfying urban fantasy adventure.
SF Site
Outstanding. The characters pull you into their world and wont let you go.... The dialogue is funny; the story is fast-paced, full of intrigue with really hot sex scenes.
The Romance Readers Connection
A dark theme tempered with humor, action, and romance comes alive in Curse the Dawn, one of the best of the Cassandra Palmer series.
Romance Reviews Today
Chance is outstanding in her punchy delivery.... Swift action sequences, [a] tight plotline, a memorable cast, some rather steamy and heart-thumping scenes, not to mention the occasional sweetness of dry humor amidst a lot of killing and death, are all reasons to love this book and indeed this series.
The Truth About Books
Embrace the Night
Cassie is a well-rounded character, and the intensity and complexity of the plot puts her through her paces physically, emotionally, and psychically.
Publishers Weekly
Quick pacing and imaginative use of some old mythologies blend into a captivating read that will leave readers clamoring for more.
Monsters and Critics
Ms. Chance continues to expand her well-built world with time travel, fantastical beings, steamy romance, and the nonstop action her wonderful series provides. This is a fastmoving read thats hard to set down.
Darque Reviews
Claimed by Shadow
A nonstop thrill ride from beginning to end, a wildly entertaining romp with a strong, likable heroine.
Rambles
Ms. Chance is a master... a series well worth getting hooked on.
Fresh Fiction
A great writer of supernatural fantasy that is on a par with the works of Kim Harrison, Charlaine Harris, and Kelley Armstrong.
Midwest Book Review
Touch the Dark
A grab-you-by-the-throat-and-suck-you-in sort of book with a tough, smart heroine and sexy-scary vampires. I loved itand Im waiting anxiously for a sequel.
New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs
A really exciting book with great pacing and a huge cast of vivid characters. This is one of my favorite reads of the year.
New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris
Exciting and inventive.
Booklist
Fast and heavy on the action, Touch the Dark packs a huge story.... A blend of fantasy and romance, it will satisfy readers of both genres.
Fresh Fiction
A wonderfully entertaining romp with an engaging heroine. Heres hoping theres a sequel in the works!
New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong
Karen Chance takes her place along with Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, MaryJanice Davidson, and J. D. Robb to give us a strong woman who doesnt wait to be rescued.... The action never stops... engrossing.
SFRevu
Combines humor, action, and the paranormal into a scintillating story that will leave readers begging for more.
Romance Reviews Today
And dont miss Karen ChancesNew York Timesbestselling Midnights Daughter series
Deaths Mistress
Chances patented brand of political intrigue, wrapped around deadly danger and spiced with complex characterization, is a proven winner.
Romantic Times
Engaging... a must read for anyone looking for an urban fantasy story thats explosive, fast-paced [with] wonderful characters and a plot that will keep you guessing until the very end.
Night Owl Romance
From the beginning until the ending, this story is nonstop chaos of the sort only the undead or Fey can deliver... high drama, indeed.
Huntress Book Reviews
Midnights Daughter
Karen Chance doesnt disappoint. Once again we have an action-packed adventure with a strong female character that, while tough as nails and a dhampir, is also very human.
SFRevu
Karen Chance has done it again... a brilliant start to a new series [that] contains all the elements needed for a great urban fantasy.
Vampire Romance Books
Karen Chance knows how to write. Not just the action scenes, or having the butt-kicking heroine throw out pithy one-liners, but the setup is clever, [and] the involvement of the various factions in the simmering war is well thoughtout, as are the repercussions to various actions characters take in the book.
Monsters and Critics
There is plenty of action, a bit of romance, and a fascinating look at the Dracula brood.... Karen Chance is by far one of the best authors writing urban fantasies today.
Genre Go Round Reviews
BOOKS BY KAREN CHANCE
THE CASSIE PALMER SERIES
Touch the Dark
Claimed by Shadow
Embrace the Night
Curse the Dawn
THE MIDNIGHTS DAUGHTER SERIES
Midnights Daughter Deaths Mistress
To my editor, Anne Sowards, for otherworldly patience!
Chapter One
I hit the ground runningor stumbling or falling; it was kind of hard to tell when it felt like the earth was crumbling under my feet.
And then I realized that was because the earth was crumbling under my feet.
Craaaap!
I plummeted straight over a cliff and into thin air, arms waving and feet still moving uselessly, screaming bloody murder. For a long moment, there was nothing but me and crystal blue sky and acre upon acre of sparkling, snow-covered land way the hell too far below. I knew I was supposed to be doing something, but the wind was roaring in my ears and my eyes were watering from the cold and the ground was rushing up to meet me at a pace that promised one very mushed clairvoyant in the very near future
And then I was jerked back up, fast enough to cut off my breath, to leave me dizzy. Or maybe that was the feel of the hard arms around me or the harder body behind me. Or the stunning relief of Not dead, not dead yet
Because that never gets old.
My name is Cassie Palmer, and Ive cheated death more times than anyone has a right to expect. In the past two months, Ive been shot, stabbed, beaten and blown up a few dozen times, and that doesnt count all the magical ways Ive almost been killed. Id have been dead a long time ago if not for my friends, one of whom had just jumped off the cliff after me.
Id have been a lot more appreciative if he hadnt pushed me first.
My nose was running, I couldnt see worth shit and my brain was still frozen in abject terror. So for a moment I just hung there, gulping ice-cold air and waiting for my heart to stop trying to slam through my chest. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see a small piece of what was holding us up, and it wasnt reassuring.
