City of Eternal Night by Kristen Painter
Also by this author: , , House of the Rising Sun, Garden of Dreams and Desires, The Vampire's Mail Order Bride
Series: Crescent City #2
Also in this series: House of the Rising Sun, Garden of Dreams and Desires
Published by Orbit on December 2, 2014
Genres: Urban Fantasy
Pages: 436
Format: eBook
ISBN: 0316278335
ASIN: B00JJ320XE
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Magic and mystery collide in this second installment of the new urban fantasy series by House of Comarre author Kristen Painter.

Still coming to terms with their unexpected partnership, Augustine and Harlow have a tentative truce. With Harlow slowly working to accept being fae, Augustine still learning how to be Guardian, and feelings growing on both sides though, they do not have an easy road ahead.

But when a young girl is stolen from the Mardi Gras Exemplar Ball -- the biggest far event of the year -- Harlow and Augustine must put all their issues aside to bring her home alive. Harlow's father, Braziano, is of course their number one suspect, but evil lurks in every corner of the city and time is running out. Their only choices: Either find a way to rescue the girl, or Augustine must die.

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Karen Ponders

4.25 Stars for City of Eternal Night

Kristen Painter’s newest book City of Eternal Night, the second book in her Crescent City series, should not be missed by urban fantasy readers.  The book picks up right where book one House of the Rising Sun left off.  Harlow and Augustine are still tap dancing around each other and they start to tango in this newest book. The course of love does not run smoothy for this pair, as a Mardi Gras krewe ball, a fake kidnapping, an evil father and other family matters get in the way of Augustine and Harlow’s budding relationship.   Painter can write more sexual tension with a look or a brush of the lips, than other authors can write with a full on sex scene.  Her books when it comes to sexual scenes are rather tame, but they have the slow sizzle factor.  Painter is the master of the slow sensual build and she pulls out all the stops in this newest romance. Her characters build relationships on more than just physical desire, which both Augustine and Harlow have in spades.  I was enraptured by her blending of Fae magic and technology, it was the best of both worlds.  As with all of Painter’s books each and every character are completely fleshed out in her narratives.  Like her previous book in the series, there are several layers to the stories and not everything appears as it seems.

I was a little confused by Augustine’s brother Mortalis’s attitude in this book; as the previous book House of the Rising Sun, Mortalis seemed open to having a relationship with Augustine.  In this follow-up Mortalis is combative, as if the funeral scene in the House of the Rising Sun never happened.

The book ended on a cliff hanger.  The major plot point of this book was resolved, but Painter left a major character in danger at the end of this book.  Which only makes me want book three more.  The last book in the series Garden of Dreams and Desires is projected to be released in Spring of 2015