Awaited by Lynn Rush (Wasteland #2)

Available: Now Amazon/B&N

Type: Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Crescent Moon Press

My Copy: Sent

The voice is a powerful thing… 

Russell Leonard is a centuries-old Guardian who’s lost faith in his purpose. So when he’s charged with procuring the first female Guardian in over two centuries, he can only hope it’s the red-headed beauty who’s been haunting his dreams for months. And if it is, he intends to claim her as his. But when he finds his dream woman, Annabelle is mute and bears no Guardian’s Mark. 

He soon realizes she’s been tainted by an ancient evil. Russell must somehow release the secrets trapped within this delicate soul to help her tap into the only weapon powerful enough to silence a millennia-old demon—her voice.

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After so many years alone Russell knows only the job. Find the mark, fulfill his destiny and help save the world from the demons knocking on the door. When he is sent by Jessica to find the next mark with only a vague description of who he is looking for he is extremely surprised  when he finds the beautiful Annabelle. He is more surprised to learn she can’t talk.

Annabelle knows something is after her. Taken as a young girl with her parents and witnessing their horrible deaths has left her scarred and unable to trust. Instinctively she believes Russell will keep her safe and with that she begins to let herself open up. Will the growing love between Russell and Annabelle keep her safe or put everything she has worked for in jeopardy?

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Awaited is Lynn Rush’s second book in her Wasteland series focusing on guardian angels and their mission to protect humans in a angel against demons war. Rush does a excellent job with her new book and I liked it even more then the first one! In Wasteland I didn’t like the lulls and felt at least in part, that the book got boring here and there. I also didn’t like the huge time jump towards the end of that book. Awaited was completely different! I instantly liked Russell, but to be honest I liked him in Wasteland too. He is such a strong solid character…alpha but downplayed by his emotions and his responsibility in finding his mark to protect.

I really liked Annabelle from the beginning too. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I realized she couldn’t talk because I generally enjoy the conversation between characters. In fact I depend on it. Rush did a great job of getting past the noise and going straight for the heart. I didn’t miss the conversation because I felt the connection between Russell and Annabelle immediately.

I also enjoyed the action in Awaited and the continuation of the story from Wasteland. As it gets deeper into the war between the guardians and the demons I find myself more intrigued with where Rush will take the series in the future books. I also would love to know more about Jessica, the woman who knows everything, and what she sees coming in the future. She knows how everything will end and yet in a attempt to not disrupt free will she tries to let the guardians come to decisions on their own. We are treated to a bit of an insight into her upcoming book (I hope it’s next at least) and I am certainly looking forward to it after the ending of Awaited. I won’t spoil it, but there is a bit of a cliffhanger and a disappearance at the end of this one.

Now I feeI should at least put it out there that there are some strong undertones of religion woven discreetly inbetween the pages of this series. They aren’t blatant really but more subtle. You’re thinking of course, the book is about demons and angels, so it’s only natural that there would be talk of God and free will and all that. But it’s more. It’s the no sex till you’re married thing that caught my eye right away. In a day and age when this isn’t common, and myself not being religious AT ALL, I wasn’t sure how I felt about all that. I guess because Russell is an angel I was more willing to get past it though I can say that if this was any other novel I wouldn’t have been so forgiving. I just think, in today’s age, that no sex before marriage is outdated and almost unrealistic.

Other then that very short dislike, I really enjoyed Awaited. In fact I am eagerly looking forward to the next book and hope I don’t have to wait to long! Each book delves a bit deeper, and this reader is excited about things to come!

I give Awaited by Lynn Rush 4 stars!

Lynn Rush Guest Post and Giveaway

I often get asked about the worlds I create in my stories. Now, honestly, I never considered them worlds because I always equated that word with High Fantasy novels. You know, they literally have to create worlds.

But as I started getting into the whole writing thing and learning the different terminology, I realized I, too, was creating worlds.

Just alterations of contemporary times versus totally constructed worlds.

And I loved it!

In Wasteland we’re introduced to David—a half-demon who had been stuck in his own world (sensory deprivation for 250 years—OUCH!) and thrown into the 21st century without a clue as to what had changed over the centuries.

And of course he meets a girl.

It’s always about a girl, right?

Turns out Beka’s a Guardian, though. And demons and Guardians don’t mix too well, in any century.

But there’s just something about her.

The fact that they’re polar opposites, and he can’t be with a woman without losing what’s left of his humanity, is even more complicated by the fact that his contracted target is the same person Beka has sworn to protect—with her life!

*whew*

A fave author of mine, Vicki Pettersson, best put it when she mentioned a question she often thinks while writing (this isn’t verbatim, just a summary): What’s something really bad to put our characters through that we can turn into something really good?

Loved that!

Same with Awaited (Wasteland, #2—releasing in May). Russell meets the woman of his dreams, literally, yet she doesn’t bear the Guardian’s Mark and she’s mute—not to mention touched by darkness.

So, I keep Vicki’s question in mind while I’m writing, creating worlds, and throwing obstacles at my characters. It’s so much fun that I sometimes feel a little bad how I torture these poor characters.

Sometimes!

So, who are some of your favorite, tortured characters?

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Wasteland: Available Now:

Bound by the blood contract his human mother signed four centuries ago, half-demon, David Sadler, must obey his demonic Master’s order to capture fifteen-year-old Jessica Hanks. But as he learns more about her, he realizes she may be the key to freedom from his dark enslavement.The only obstacle-Jessica’s distractingly beautiful Guardian, Rebeka Abbott. He must not give in to their steamy chemistry, or he will lose his humanity. But fresh off a quarter millennia of sensory deprivation as punishment for not retrieving his last target, he may not be able to resist temptation long enough to save what’s left of his human soul.

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Awaited- May 2012

The voice is a powerful thing… 

Russell Leonard is a centuries-old Guardian who’s lost faith in his purpose. So when he’s charged with procuring the first female Guardian in over two centuries, he can only hope it’s the red-headed beauty who’s been haunting his dreams for months. And if it is, he intends to claim her as his. But when he finds his dream woman, Annabelle is mute and bears no Guardian’s Mark. 

He soon realizes she’s been tainted by an ancient evil. Russell must somehow release the secrets trapped within this delicate soul to help her tap into the only weapon powerful enough to silence a millennia-old demon—her voice.

 

Awaited (Wasteland, #2): coming May 2012: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13247042-awaited

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Prelude To Darkness – Novella (Wasteland .5)- May 2012

For a slave, hope is a dangerous thing. 

Margaret Rousseau dreams of freedom from a life of servitude. When a mysterious woman saunters into the servants’ tavern promising the impossible, Margaret dares to hope she could win the heart of the one man she has secretly coveted since she first wore a corset… 

The Prince. 

Margaret desperately grasps for the opportunity to change her bleak destiny by placing faith in a woman who is not as forthcoming as she seems. Blinded to the stranger’s dark motives, Margaret surrenders herself to gain her heart’s desires. 

But her choice may bring forth a darkness that could destroy all she holds dear.

 

Prelude to Darkness (Wasteland, # .5): coming May 2012 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13504207-prelude-to-darkness

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Connect with Lynn: 

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Lynn has graciously said she will give away a E-ARC of Awaited to one of our commentors here! All you have to do to enter is answer Lynn’s question up above and leave me a way to contact you if you win. I will leave this contest open until April 6th at 11:59pm EST. Winner will be announced the next day. Open to international entries. Good Luck!! 

Awaited by Lynn Rush – Cover Reveal

Hey everyone! I am interrupting your afternoon to bring you this important announcement, the cover for Awaited by Lynn Rush has finally been released! Lynn wrote Wasteland, which I read and reviewed HERE last year. What? You haven’t read Wasteland? Might I suggest you get on over to Amazon, B&N or The Book Depository and get yourself a copy real quick? I’ll wait……..

Ok, are you back? Great! Now I can FINALLY reveal the cover and blurb for Awaited to everyone Are you ready? Huh? Huh? Huh?

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Coming May 2012:

Russell Leonard is a centuries-old Guardian who’s lost faith in his purpose. So when he’s charged with procuring the first female Guardian in over two centuries, he can only hope it’s the red-headed beauty who’s been haunting his dreams for months. And if it is, he intends to claim her as his. But when he finds his dream woman, Annabelle is mute and bears no Guardian’s Mark.

He soon realizes she’s been tainted by an ancient evil. Russell must somehow release the secrets trapped within this delicate, mute beauty, to help her tap into the only weapon powerful enough to silence a millennia-old demon—her voice.

Add Awaited to your “to read”  list on Goodreads!

You can find Lynn online in a variety of ways. Check her out on Twitter, Facebook, or her website!

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And just because….here is the blurb for Wasteland for those of you that may not have read it yet.

Bound by the blood contract his human mother signed four centuries ago, half-demon, David Sadler, must obey his demonic Master’s order to capture fifteen-year-old Jessica Hanks. But as he learns more about her, he realizes she may be the key to freedom from his dark enslavement.The only obstacle-Jessica’s distractingly beautiful Guardian, Rebeka Abbott. He must not give in to their steamy chemistry, or he will lose his humanity. But fresh off a quarter millennia of sensory deprivation as punishment for not retrieving his last target, he may not be able to resist temptation long enough to save what’s left of his human soul.