In the Midnight Hour (Light Warriors, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Patti O'shea
Publisher: Tor Paranormal Romance
Category: Book
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Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0765355795
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780765355799
ASIN: 0765355795
Publication Date: July 31, 2007
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Product Description
When a troubleshooter for a society of magic users rescues a private investigator from a dark spell, she finds more than an ally as she faces down her former mentor. Ryne is a magical troubleshooter, sworn to protect the innocent from being harmed by magic--and she's been chasing Anise, her former mentor, for six years. Deke is a private investigator who knows something key to defeating Anise. But Anise cast a dark spell over him, and even though Ryne has managed to temporarily lift the curse, Deke can't remember what it is that he knows. Ryne has sworn to never get involved with a human, but Deke is sexy, charming, brave and irresistible--and as Ryne and Deke are pulled further into Anise's evil schemes, it's harder and harder for Ryne to resist the attraction. But dark magic has its own attraction, and in order to defeat Anise and lift Deke's curse permanently, Ryne will have to risk following in Anise's footsteps and succumbing to the lure of the darkness...
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 Starts out promising November 16, 2008
"In the Midnight Hour" is the first book I've read that is written by Patti O'Shea. Initially, the book started out a little like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and so I continued with it believing that it would be a light read.
The story line had great possibilities, but Ms. O'Shea bogged it down with far too much sex. It was easy to see how the book would end early on. I honestly tried to like the characters; however, you never really get to know them beyond the bedroom.
The writing skill is a touch amateurish. There are a few areas where the author seems only to be using filler material that is nonessential to the plot nor does it contribute in any meaningful way to the reader's understanding of the characters.
Overall, "In the Midnight Hour" is an okay book, but I wouldn't recommend it.
 Best book I have read on my Kindle yet- wow July 7, 2008
So when are the rest of Patti's book going to be available on the Kindle. I can not wait.
Great book
great read July 3, 2008
This was a very interesting story. At times it was a bit racey but I think that helped make the characters more believable. Definately worth a read.
 Pretty awful... May 20, 2008
5 out of 12 found this review helpful
I'm very surprised by all the rave reviews of this book, particularly from those who have read this author's previous works. Every aspect of this book was lightweight, from the incomprehensible world of the Gineal, to the very weak plot, to the cardboard-thin, two-dimensional hero and villain. To be honest, it felt like something the author wrote when she was in college. It read like an outline, one that the author didn't bother to flesh out with the rich details that are the difference between a "just okay" book and one that is "phenomenal."
So many problems, so little time to discuss them. First, there is absolutely no explanation of who the Gineal are, how they came into being, why they are "protecting" human beings, and from whom. Have they been living among humans from time immemorial, somehow undetected? Or do they live on an alternate plane and only interact with humans for specific purposes? Although Ryne is surrounded by human beings throughout the story, she doesn't interact with any of them. Does she have human friends? Does she have a job? Does she just sit in her apartment waiting for her next troubleshooting assignment? None of these details were provided.
I also had trouble with the rather paltry, lackluster way in which Ryne's magic was explained. I'm not asking for the book to contain a lengthy "Magic 101" lesson, but there was little explanation of the science or physiology of how their magic world worked. It felt as if the author was making it up as she went. Also, the whole Deke-trapped-in-a-cartoon aspect of the story just didn't work. At first, the idea was intriguing, and I was looking forward to the author dealing with all of the psychological and time-space aspects of that subplot. Again, nothing. Deke merely mentions a couple of times how bad it was to be trapped in a cartoon, and that he can' go back. No explanation of what he was going through while in the cartoon, what he thought was going on, etc.
And finally, the cartoonish, cardboard villain. She had absolutely no dimensions. The author made no attempt to explain her, what motivated her. She was just evil, for no good reason, to no good end. And therefore very boring, and almost inconsequential to the story.
This author can do better than that. Far better.
4.5 stars -The action starts this off with a bang, but the relationship is the star in this new paranormal romance series! February 5, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I just loved the leads Ryne and Deke in this first installment in Patti O'Shea's Light Warriors series. Even as we get a great action packed introduction to this new world in the opening scenes of the book, it is building the tension and the relationship between the hero and heroine in this one that takes center stage.
Rescued from a curse, Deke is put in the untenable position of being in need of Ryne's help and protection as he is brought back to this world to find out that not only does he no longer have a place in the world due to his four year absence, but also that the world is a much more complicated place than he'd ever imagined. Even though as a former policeman turned PI he's more than capable of dealing with most human threats, his skill set is just not quite up to snuff for dealing with magical threats. While there's so much about his situation that stinks, there is one major perk his savior and protector magical troubleshooter/hotshot Ryne. Deke likes everything about fiery stubborn capable beautiful Ryne and Deke especially likes how he can push her buttons intensifying the sparks that sizzle between the two of them. Deke drives Ryne crazy and the lure of forbidden fruit is undeniable even though Ryne has reasons far beyond the custom that Gineal, her magical race, and humans stay separate. Ryne walks the gray magical line trying to avoid the lure that pulled her mentor Anise into black magic, forcing Ryne to hunt her former teacher. Ryne is sure that somehow Deke is the key to defeating Anise, now it is up to Deke and Ryne to figure out how to defeat Anise and how to keep Deke from being pulled back into the curse. But time is short and the stakes are high as the pair seem no closer to finding the answer but they are drawn together so powerfully that failure may cost them both their hearts and their souls.
I loved the characters that O'Shea created in Deke and Ryne, they were well matched both needing a strong and intelligent person to challenge and their relationship builds with sexy banter, both of them giving as good as they get. Yet both are vulnerable enough to appreciate the connection that develops between them, and as soulmates they seemed well matched. I really enjoyed watching the relationship evolve as the time limit for preventing reinstatement of the curse and issues from Ryne's past push Deke and Ryne together and then pull them back again in a dance that builds the tension between them. While Ryne's past and her mentor's foul treatment of men was a major reason to keep Deke and Ryne from connecting sooner in the book, I think that O'Shea could have left us with Ryne feelings on the subject and avoided the creepy voyeuristic flashback showing her mentor enthralling and using human men as her playthings. While this bothered me (I dropped half a star for this) and I think that cutting that scene would have detracted little from the book, I can see where O'Shea might have thought it was necessary to understanding Ryne as she works through her issues to discover that she has been manipulated and is not as tainted as Ryne herself fears. Other than that, O'Shea avoided one of the major pitfalls of a first book in a new series, somehow she manages to weave her world building into the story without bogging it down, we learn about the Gileal and the hidden magic world along with Deke and it works well. I look forward to seeing more Light Warriors from O'Shea. If you are looking for something to tide you over until Ryne's sister's book, In Twilight's Shadow (Light Warriors, Book 2), comes out, I enjoyed O'Shea's contributions to the Crimson City series which was a melding of futuristic, paranormal, urban, fantasy romantic suspense. Her contributions were Through a Crimson Veil (Crimson City) and a short in Shards of Crimson (Crimson City).
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