Review: After Dark: Shadow Hunter by Kait Ballenger

BOOK DETAILS
Title: SHADOW HUNTER (inside the AFTER DARK anthology)
Publisher: Harlequin HQN
Publication Date: June 25th, 2013
Formats available for review: (PDF File before release date and trade paperback and/or PDF following release date)
Original Publication Format: Trade Paperback
Page Length: 205 pages (for SHADOW HUNTER as a stand alone)
Genre: Dark Paranormal Romance
Heat Level: Very Strong Adult Content
Back Cover Blurb for Shadow Hunter:  Vampire hunter Damon Brock's first assignment with the Execution Underground is Rochester, New York, a city crawling with the undead. But he isn't the only hunter in town gunning for vamp blood. Tiffany Solow is fierce and ruthless when it comes to slaying the monsters that destroyed her family-and she works solo. But being alone is no longer so desirable when she meets the mysterious hunter who wants more than just her turf. As they work to massacre the local covens, the line between good and evil blurs when they are forced to decide between their lifelong beliefs... and their newfound hearts.
Series: Execution Underground #0.5
Links for Shadow Hunter: Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16180772-after-dark Amazon http://www.amazon.com/After-Dark-Darkest-Angel%5CShadow-Hunter/dp/0373778252/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1356924795&sr=8-3&keywords=After+Dark+by+Gena+Showalter Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/after-dark-gena-showalter/1113942026?ean=9780373778256
Author Twitter: @kait_ballenger
Author FB Page: Kait Ballenger - Author
Blog: www.nocturnalreadings.blogspot.com

My Review:
Even though there are 2 stories in this book, my review is just for Kait Ballenger's Shadow Hunter.  If ever there was a tortured soul, Kait definitely nailed it with her creation of Damon Brock.  Haunted, a loner, tough, not quite human, alpha, and 100 percent yummy, Damon fits all my requirements for instant love.  In this series, the vampires are the bad guys.  I must say its actually refreshing to have the super-human vampire hunters as the hero.  We follow Damon on hit quest to avenge his partner's death.  The situation gets complicated when his little sister turns up in the mix.  Did I say complicated?  I meant hot :)  Damon forgets all the reasons about its better to be alone and gives in to the temptation that is Tiffany.  But he is harboring a few secrets that can turn her against him forever.  Will these newly formed feeling survive the truth?
This was a great intro into Kait's world an I look forward to reading the rest of the series.  Tiffany was a self-assured, kick-ass kind of female, who didn't need Damon.  It ends on a horrible cliffhanger...I literally almost threw my computer.  That is the only peek you get!  It was a really good read and I look forward to more from the author!!