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    Race the Darkness
    Race the Darkness
    Race the Darkness
    Audiobook9 hours

    Race the Darkness

    Written by Abbie Roads

    Narrated by Roger Wayne

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    About this audiobook

    Criminal investigator Xander Stone doesn't have to question you-he can hear your thoughts. Scarred by lightning, burdened with a power that gives him no peace, Xander struggles to maintain his sanity against the voice that haunts him day and night-the voice of a woman begging him to save her.

    Isleen Walker has long since given up hope of escape from the nightmare of captivity and torture that is draining her life, her mind, and her soul. Except . . . there is the man in her feverish dreams, the strangely beautiful man who beckons her to freedom and wholeness. And when he comes, if he comes, it will take all their combined fury and faith to overcome a madman bent on fulfilling a deadly prophecy.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateOct 4, 2016
    ISBN9781515980025
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    • 4/5
      This review is based on an eARC I received from NetGalley. It is an honest review and the advanced receipt of it in no way affected my review or rating.This was one twisted and unexpected story. I could not make up my mind what genre that I would even classify this under. It was foul-mouthed, believably unbelievable and at times nauseating. I loved it!Xander Stone was struck by over 50,000 volts of electricity via a lightning strike and it did not kill him. Instead he has been “marked.” He has a phenomenon known as Lichtenberg figure all over his body. This is actually an existing phenomenon and you should look it up because it is very interesting. These keraunographic marks look like fern leaf patterns all over his skin from his lower extremities all the way to his upper with it extending up his neck, over his cheek finally ending on his forehead. It supposedly makes him look like a freak of nature but I think I would actually find it beautiful.Due to this lightning strike Xander has the ability to read other people’s thoughts but the act of hearing it is practically crippling to him. So it more akin to a handicap than to a super power in his eyes. For several years he has been trying to drown out the voices in his head but one voice seems to speak louder than the others and she is desperate for help.In his typical fashion Xander drowns out the voices with good ol’ alcohol until one night he is deterred from his beer run and ends up at a trailer in the middle of nowhere. Driven by a desperate need that he really does not comprehend he talks his way into the trailer and finds that it is really like the pit of hell. Seriously, you need to read this story to understand what went on in this trailer. I cannot spoil it for you. It is so scary because it is real, does happen to people, and is so very sad.We meet Isleen Walker at this point, a tortured captive that has finally given up all hope that she will be free. For years her grandmother has buoyed her hopes that she will be rescued by the man that she has been seeing in her dreams. This man is none other than Xander himself and she has been the woman’s voice he has been “drowning out” for all those years. Well if that is not just a kick in the head.Ok, I know that is a little of a spoiler but if you read the official synopsis then you could have figured that out. Walking a grey line I am! The real awesome-sauce of this book is the story behind how and why she ended up a captive and where that takes her. Sick I tell you, just sick! There is also something very interesting about Isleen that makes her a really interesting character and adds to the paranormal deliciousness of this story.So what did I not like about this book? Wow on the swearing. Ick on the romance. She starts off as practically a walking skeleton but he is drawn to her and desires her, and I mean desires her physically and emotionally. There is just no way that can ever compute in my book. When you read the book, the author does use a paranormal spin to make that desire seem less disgusting but that just did not work for me. Ha ha ha, some things can just not be written in a way that would make it understandable to me. So, yes people there are some sexy times and excuse me while I dry heave.Aside from the few things I mentioned in the “not like” department above some of you might take offense to the religious zealots that are a part of the story. Didn’t bother me but I try to always mention pieces that may turn off a person or two. Overall I loved this story! I look forward to the next installment of the Fatal Dreams series and people….get the book!
    • 5/5
      Gives soulmate a new meaning

      Scarred as a child from lightening hitting him, it not only disfigured Cancer physically but changed his mental wiring.... Suddenly he could hear peoples thoughts and get impressions here and there.... Unbeknown to him a while away a young woman and her grandmother had been cruelly locked away and imprisoned like dogs by a crazy woman. What neither realised that the term soul mate had never been trust words. Linked through time and space see how these two find one another and heal one another through impossible odds!
    • 5/5
      Race the Darkness by Abbie RoadsAn intense paranormal romance thriller. First in a series.The hero was hit by lightning. He wears the scars and is tortured by hearing the thoughts and amplified sounds all around him. He uses the hearing power to interrogate criminals. The heroine was captured as a teen and has been tortured and starved in captivity for years. He’s be able to hear her for years but didn’t think it was real. Now he’s rescued her from captivity but it seems the danger isn’t over.An extreme thrill ride. The connection between them is compelling. Their main thought is always to protect the other. Which can be their downfall. When Xander smiles, it’s heart wrenching. Finally he’s not alone!I didn’t like her propensity for self injury to avoid the emotional. I get that she is used to the physical pain but this bothered me. Overall an outstanding read.
    • 4/5
      There's not a lot that's new in Abbie Roads', RACE THE DARKNESS:-Dream walking-Precognition-Hearing the thoughts of others, though there is an interesting spin on Xander's condition with the lightning and scars.-Soul mates but she does explain it with an interesting Native American legend.What set RACE THE DARKNESS apart for me was Ms. Roads' voice; dark, highly descriptive (maybe a tad too much so at times), in your face, and unapologetically blunt. Not once while reading did another author come to mind as often happens. That's a good thing for me.This is also a description of Xander. Yes, he's an ass, admits it freely, and hasn't a single issue with that. If you do, that's your problem not his. He's a wonderful anti-hero, and I was drawn to him immediately.Isleen pales in comparison. For the most part she came across as milksoppish with only an occasion or two where she displays any real backbone. What she manages to survive is horrific, and you know there's some steel and gumption somewhere, but where? Maybe it gives Xander an opportunity to display his "softer, gentler" side. Maybe it's to emphasize the effect of their binding.Personally speaking, despite all she goes through, she was a bit insipid.My other issue was Gale. Her reasoning was beyond me. I just didn't get her or the why behind her actions.Those two issues aside, RACE THE DARKNESS brings readers some exciting new characters and a bold new voice that, love it or hate, is bound to get your attention.Reviewed for Miss Ivy's Book Nook & Novels Alive TV
    • 5/5
      First off, I gotta admit, there's nothing I enjoy more than a romantic suspense. When you mix in some paranormal, I'm in hog heaven. This book is very fast paced and once started, you will not want to put it down. I pretty much read it straight through in less than a day. It was just one of those reads that when you put it down you were still thinking about it so what the heck, you might as well immerse yourself and enjoy it. By the way, Abbie, this is a fabulous cover that really gives you a feel for the story. I was constantly sucked right back into the story just by looking at the cover, which is amazing for me as I usually don't get all ga-ga about the covers of a book. So guys, get a print copy rather than the e-book so you don't miss this!It starts out with you feeling that Isleen is pretty much a victim but that quickly changed as I realized the strength of this amazing woman. I loved the way it started, with bits of scenes that didn't really connect but once they did WOW! I don't want to say much about the story as I don't want to ruin it but this is a writer that I believe will be around for a long time keeping me up till the wee hours unable to sleep until I know what happens next in her stories. I was lucky enough to win an ARC of this fabulous book and can't thank the author enough for the hours of enjoyment reading and then later just thinking about this book. I love when a book stays in your mind long after you've finished it and am already looking forward to Hunt the Dawn which will be out early December. This would make a fabulous early Christmas gift, family. Just saying-- as I add to my wishlist.