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Vampire Gryphon is nearly done for when
the humans who are holding him captive toss a dying man into
his cell. The man, Nick, offers his blood to Gryphon in the
hope that one of them can escape. Gryphon takes enough
blood to heal himself and teleports them both to safety—or
so he thinks. Another attack on Nick forces Gryphon to take
the human to a place sacred to preternaturals (or preters)
in hopes of healing him.
Nick doesn’t expect to survive being
thrown in with the vampire, let alone the injuries from his
second attack. Then Gryphon takes him to a strange place,
and he is transformed in ways neither of them understand.
He also doesn’t understand his sudden, wild need for
Gryphon. With a threat to the whole of preter society,
which Nick now seems to be a part of, their relationship is
the last of their worries…
Nick of Time picks up where Allergies
left off, with a looming threat to the supernatural
community. As with Allergies, readers have to be
willing to suspend disbelief, although that book had a more
humorous tone than Nick of Time does. Strong,
scarred, protective Gryphon is a typical vampire in many
ways. He’s aloof from other parts of preter society and is
mostly concerned with his own kind. However, he is willing
to look at things with an open mind, a good trait
considering how many werewolves and others he ends up
working closely with. Nick is smart and adaptable, a trait
he needs as a new life is thrust upon him near the beginning
of the book. The attraction between Gryphon and Nick is
sudden and hot. In a paranormal book their abrupt pairing
was easier to accept than it would have been in a
contemporary, at least for me. Secondary characters, such
as Nick’s werewolf friend, Jess, Gryphon’s vampire friend,
Pavel, the Ashton pack (from Allergies), other
preters, villains, and more, keep the action flowing. There
is a lot of action in Nick of Time. Nick and
Gryphon must undertake a dangerous journey in an attempt to
prevent the destruction of all preters. While the journey
is not at all realistic, it’s fun and interesting. Readers
who can immerse themselves in Chase’s paranormal world will
enjoy Nick of Time. Like Allergies, it
ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, but I expect a sequel will
either end the overarching conflict or advance it toward a
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