Beyond the Night by Joss Ware

Title: Beyond the Night
Author: Joss Ware
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Rating: * * * *
Publishers Date: 1/12/2010
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Avon
ISBN: 0061734012
FTC Disclosure: Mine

A man with no future . . . 
When Dr. Elliott Drake wakes from a mysterious fifty-year sleep, the world as he knew it is gone. Cities are now desolate, and civilization is controlled by deadly immortals. Stranger still is Elliott's extraordinary new "gift" - he has the power to heal, but it comes with fatal consequences. 
A woman with a past . . . 
Jade barely escaped the immortals and is now hell-bent on revenge. She trusts no one . . . until Elliott. His piercing gaze and tempting touch shatter her defenses, but the handsome doctor seems to have dangerous secrets of his own. Is it safe to trust him with her heart? 
If they are to survive in this dark new world, Jade and Elliott must work together to fight the forces that take them beyond danger. 
Beyond desire.

I throughly enjoyed this book. I was lucky enough to have the first three in the series to read back to back which made it that much more enjoyable. 

BTN was action packed from page one. You get introduced to the gangas (zombies) and the five main characters who have slept for the last 50 years missing the total destruction of the world. I love Ware's descriptions of the new settlements that have developed after the near total annihilation of the human population in this post-apocalyptic world.  This book centers mainly on Dred or Dr Elliott  Drake. He has awaken with an amazing gift of healing although there is definitely a bad side effect to this power. The emotional struggles that Dred goes through are nearly as intense as the action in this book. Once you start it you will be unable to put it down. Luckily I had the next book so was primed to jump right back into the action without a missed beat.

The Envy Chronicles

Beyond the Night (2010)

Embrace the Night Eternal (2010)

Abandon the Night (2010)

Night Betrayed (Jan 25, 2011)

Embrace the Night Eternal by Joss Ware

Title: Embrace the Night Eternal
Author: Joss Ware
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Rating: * * * *
Publishers Date: 2/09/2010
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Avon
ISBN: 0061734020
FTC Disclosure: Mine

Everything they knew is gone.

From the raging fires, five men emerge with extraordinary new powers. They must learn how to survive this dark, ravaged world . . . but they cannot do it alone.

Simon Japp will never forget his violent past. But when civilization is all but destroyed, he sees his chance for redemption. Blessed with a strange "gift," he's determined to help the resistance against the Strangers, the mysterious force that stalks them at every turn. He can't afford to get distracted, even by the stunning, soft-spoken woman fighting by his side . . . Sage Corrigan has learned to be careful where she places her trust. But she sees something good in Simon, even if he can't see it in himself. Posing as lovers to infiltrate a group key to their fight, they find that their staged affection soon develops into a desire that will leave them fighting for their lives in the night eternal . . .

In case you didn't know, this fabulous series was written by Colleen Gleason who wrote another fabulous series the "Gardella Vampire Chronicles". That series was one of my top 5 series about Vampires, possibly because it was set during the 1820's in London. Ware's(Gleason's) ability to make this post-apocalyptic world come to life is  almost as fascinating as Simon's gift, the power of invisibility, which is a paranormal power I've been dying to see used in a book. You learn a little more about the Strangers in this book, just enough to keep you from laying the book down. As  romance flourishes between Simon and Sage, the action builds to yet another satisfying  conclusion. I loved that the romance was not predictable and was totally fascinated by a separate group of people who were trying to repopulate this new dark and scary world.  It definitely makes you wonder on which side of the table you would be on if you had been one of the small handful of people to survive.  With only one more book to read until the 4th book comes out in January of 2011, I'm already dreading that long wait. If you've read book one, you are going to totally love this one. If you haven't, get them NOW! How often does a writer have a new series come out with only a month's wait between books? Ah, never!

The Envy Chronicles

Beyond the Night (2010)

Embrace the Night Eternal (2010)

Abandon the Night (2010)

Night Betrayed (Jan 25, 2011)

Abandon the Night by Joss Ware

Title: Abandon the Night
Author: Joss Ware
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Rating: * * * *
Publishers Date: March 9, 2010
Paperback: 384  pages
Publisher: Avon
ISBN: 0061734039
FTC Disclosure: Mine

From the raging fires, five men emerge with extraordinary new powers. They are humankind's last hope . . . but they cannot survive this dark, ravaged world alone . . . 
Quentin Fielding had everything. Money. Power. Women. But now that civilization is all but annihilated, Quent wants only one thing: revenge. Harnessing a strange new "gift," he embarks on a deadly mission to find the man responsible for the chaos and destruction, the man he should have killed years ago: his father. Only one thing stands in his way - a mysterious, arrow-wielding beauty . . . 
Zoe Kapoor is on her own quest for vengeance, searching for the monstrous fiends who murdered her family. Soon she and Quent join together, journeying through the ruins of the world they once knew as a desperate desire builds between them. Drawing closer to an enemy they never imagined, Zoe and Quent must abandon all fear, abandon all regret, abandon the night . . .


Omg, how does this series just keep getting better! The romance in this one was super! I just love a kick-ass woman that can still be so feminine. Ware has yet another winner in this series. I again managed to read this book in less than a day although it'll be 6 more months before I get another taste of new Las Vegas, aka NV, aka Envy. Ware is amazing as always with her descriptions and great action scenes. Once you start this book, you won't lay it down. In this book we get a much more detailed look at the Strangers and a few of the what's and why's are answered, although, there's still a lot of storyline yet to come. This is paranormal romance mixed with urban fantasy for a trip to the future that will keep you enthralled for hours.

The Envy Chronicles

1.Beyond the Night (2010)

2.Embrace the Night Eternal (2010)

3.Abandon the Night (2010)

4.Night Betrayed (Jan 25, 2011)