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"Hands down the best book series I have ever read. I Devour the books and coming from somebody who reads all the time this is an extreme compliment. I can't wait to read more please please keep writing! your writing style and everything is perfect I have never read such a well-written book where the story line develops with so many characters I love knowing what's going on with everybody I love that you switch characters back and forth it is so awesome. Also the steamy love scenes are to die for!"

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"You will not be disappointed!! Don't miss this series!! Wow and Wow! Roller Coaster! Grown folks stuff! Not teenage paranormal romance but complicated, complex adult relationships, intrigue, mystery, hot sex, fantasy, and romance! This is EVERYTHING you'll ever want in a paranormal fantasy series!! It will make you cry, make you laugh, make you cheer for the heroes and heroines! All of the characters are well developed with strengths and weakness, beauty and flaws. Exciting plots! Intriguing twists and turns! You'll enjoy the mythical, the fantasy, the history! This is a wonderful series! I'm having trouble trying to find something to keep me busy until the next book!! And it doesn't come out until June! What in the hell am I going to do with myself!! Fates help me."

"Ok, these are probably the BEST books I have read in a long time. The writer is extraordinarily talented in bringing her cast of characters to life. If you like mysteries and love stories that are not typical --written by one of the best authors I have read in a really long time then please pick up the first book and read them."

"Love Love Love this book! This book had me hooked right from the beginning! This is probably the best series I've read and that's saying a lot since some of my favorite Authors are JR Ward, Christine Feehan and Sherrilyn Kenyon!"

"Best in the genre I. T. Lucas pens an exceptionally well developed story. Many writers in this genre are predictable and formulaic. The Children of the Gods series is never predictable. This series stands with the best of fantasy writers - the fact that it is romance fantasy is almost beside the point. That said, even the sex scenes are well done and NOT predictable! A must read."

"I love this series. I am a huge BDB fan. never miss a book EVER. Now I have added this series to that list. So well written and never drags on--always a page turner. And it is not typical stuff, it is very unique! An absolute must read!"

"I literally read this entire series in 3 days and now I'm going through character withdrawal waiting for the next. I.T. Lucas is an amazing writer with a brilliant mind and has quickly been added to my favorite author list."
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Syssi's paranormal foresight lands her a job at Dr. Amanda Dokani's neuroscience lab, but it fails to predict the thrilling yet terrifying turn her life will take. Syssi has no clue that her boss is an immortal who'll drag her into a secret, millennia-old battle over humanity's future. Nor does she realize that the professor's imposing brother is the mysterious stranger who's been starring in her dreams.Since the dawn of human civilization, two warring factions of near-immortals - the descendants of the gods of old - have been secretly shaping its destiny. Leading the clandestine battle from his luxurious L.A. high-rise, Kian is surrounded by his clan, yet alone. Descending from a single goddess, clan members are forbidden to each other. And as the only other immortals are their hated enemies, Kian and his kin have been long resigned to a lonely existence of fleeting trysts with human partners. That is, until his sister makes a game-changing discovery.

The Children of the Gods is a continuing saga and is best read in order.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (Sept. 29 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 332 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1724147056
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1724147059
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 331 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 1.91 x 20.32 cm

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Isabell T. Lucas is the bestselling, top 10 Kindle All-Star author of the Children of the Gods & Perfect Match series. In addition to action, mystery, and sizzling romance, her stories blend paranormal elements with mythology, ancient civilizations, alternative history, and contemporary science. Her idea of bliss is relaxing with a great cup of coffee and a good book.

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☞ LATEST RELEASE: The Children of the Gods book 70: Dark Alliance Perfect Storm---> See below a complete list of books:

THE CHILDREN OF THE GODS ORIGINS

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• Goddess’s Choice

• Goddess’s Hope

THE CHILDREN OF THE GODS

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DARK STRANGER

• Dark Stranger The Dream

• Dark Stranger Revealed

• Dark Stranger Immortal

DARK ENEMY

• Dark Enemy Taken

• Dark Enemy Captive

• Dark Enemy Redeemed

MY DARK AMAZON

DARK WARRIOR

• Dark Warrior Mine

• Dark Warrior’s Promise

• Dark Warrior’s Destiny

• Dark Warrior’s Legacy

DARK GUARDIAN

• Dark Guardian Found

• Dark Guardian Craved

• Dark Guardian’s Mate

DARK ANGEL

• Dark Angel's Obsession

• Dark Angel's Seduction

• Dark Angel's Surrender

DARK OPERATIVE

• Dark Operative: A Shadow of Death

• Dark Operative: A Glimmer of Hope

• Dark Operative: The Dawn of Love

DARK SURVIVOR

• Dark Survivor Awakened

• Dark Survivor Echoes of Love

• Dark Survivor Reunited

DARK WIDOW

• Dark Widow’s Secret

• Dark Widow’s Curse

• Dark Widow’s Blessing

DARK DREAM

• Dark Dream’s Temptation

• Dark Dream’s Unraveling

• Dark Dream’s Trap

DARK PRINCE

• Dark Prince’s Enigma

• Dark Prince’s Dilemma

• Dark Prince’s Agenda

DARK QUEEN

• Dark Queen’s Quest

• Dark Queen’s Knight

• Dark Queen’s Army

DARK SPY

• Dark Spy Conscripted

• Dark Spy’s Mission

• Dark Spy’s Resolution

DARK OVERLORD

• Dark Overlord New Horizon

• Dark Overlord’s Wife

• Dark Overlord’s Clan

DARK CHOICES

• Dark Choices The Quandary

• Dark Choices Paradigm Shift

• Dark Choices The Accord

DARK SECRETS

• Dark Secrets Resurgence

• Dark Secrets Unveiled

• Dark Secrets Absolved

DARK HAVEN

• Dark Haven Illusion

• Dark Haven Unmasked

• Dark Haven Found

DARK POWER

• Dark Power Untamed

• Dark Power Unleashed

• Dark Power Convergence

DARK MEMORIES

• Dark Memories Submerged

• Dark Memories Emerge

• Dark Memories Restored

DARK HUNTER

• Dark Hunter’s Query

• Dark Hunter’s Prey

• Dark Hunter’s Boon

DARK GOD

• Dark God’s Avatar

• Dark God’s Reviviscence

• Dark God Destinies Converge

DARK WHISPERS

• Dark Whispers From The Past

• Dark Whispers From Afar

• Dark Whispers From Beyond

DARK GAMBIT

• Dark Gambit The Pawn

• Dark Gambit The Play

• Dark Gambit Reliance

DARK ALLIANCE

• Dark Alliance Kindred Souls

• Dark Alliance Turbulent Waters

• Dark Alliance Perfect Storm

DARK HEALING

• Dark Healing Blind Justice

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PERFECT MATCH SERIES

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• Vampire’s Consort

• King’s Chosen

• Captain’s Conquest

• The Thief Who Loved Me

Email: isabell@itlucas.com

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Patricia Dean

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Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 2, 2023

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I have read all the books I can in this series and they are extremely addictive. The story line keeps me reading. I love the character of all the books, truly believe this should be on TV, movie, something. I'd be first in line to watch. I would highly recommend to keep reading, just keeps getting better!

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Meh......

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 11, 2016

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I have been in a bit of a book slump lately and have been searching for something different to read. While I am a huge PNR/Sci fi fan, I definitely lean more towards vampires, shifters, and aliens, so the 'Ancient Immortal/Children of Gods' thing did not really grab my attention. In truth, it was only reading a comparison to JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series (of which I am a huge fan), that piqued my interest enough to buy this book. But, while there are some general similarities between this and the BDB novels, I did not find that comparison apt, personally. Having said that.....
This IS unquestionably a well written book, featuring a large cast of characters, and a plot that offers plenty of action, suspense, drama, and just a hint of the romance to come. I was fully aware going into this, that this book was just the first in a long, ongoing series so I expected certain things would be left unfinished, unanswered or unexplained. Nevertheless, for me, this book was less it's own story and more a long-winded introduction into the series. I appreciate the immensity of the imaginative and detailed world the author has created, but unfortunately (with this book at least) I felt it overshadowed the characters themselves. With more time seemingly spent on setting the stage for this series going forward, rather than on any interactions between the lead characters themselves, I found myself unable to connect with the H/h. Towards the end of this book, just as it seemed like the focus might finally narrow to Kian and Syssi specifically, the story came to an abrupt halt. With more books to follow, I can only assume we will become better acquainted with these characters moving forward, but by the end of this book I just wasn't attached enough to any of them to really care about whatever comes next. Bottom line? I was mildly intrigued by this story, but it simply did not provide what I needed to draw me into a long series. I might read book 2 someday, but I am certainly in no hurry to do so.
If you are a PNR lover, are intrigued by the synopsis, and are prepared to commit to a long series, then I can recommend you give this a try.

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Judith

The first book to an epic story

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 11, 2022

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I was hooked on the first book! Immortals demi-god, mystery and fated love who can ask for better? Steamy love scenes, doomed enemies, and twisted plots by the fates who looked over the love lives of those immortals. I am still reading the series and pre ordering each new ones. Love them all!!

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Amélie H.

The best serie I’ve read!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 1, 2022

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Seriously the best serie I’ve read in Kindle unlimited. Action, suspense, romance. It has everything.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 3, 2018

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Far more conscious of women being more than property than most romances, I still struggled with a bit. But good story, just some internal monologues that got a bit long in the tooth. My patience for dumb girls is low, so I was annoyed around the 85-92% point, where it ended.

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Clare E

Book 1 in the series

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 13, 2022

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This is a hot love story with strong male characters along with strong women.
Falling for Kian myself. Looking forward to book 2

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 13, 2019

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Read this book in one day. I loved the characters, the plot and the fact that it is a series. I have been looking for a series like this for a long time and I finally found it. If it wasn’t for Facebook I would never have heard of this author. I know there are at least 32 books in this series and I am looking forward to reading everyone of them. I highly recommend this book.

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Wildwitchca

Great escape

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 15, 2021

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I needed to get away and go to a happy place... I found it. This book was recommended through another authors group. I can’t thank them enough. I am a FAN!

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Love paranormal romance?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 5, 2020

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I’m always on the look out for good new writers to follow, and this could have been a good story as the ‘bones’ of it showed loads of promise. What ruined it for me was, the writer introduced too many characters far too soon in the story, not only that but she went on and on in extreme detail describing how beautiful they all were to the point that, she ‘drowned out’ most of the story with it and it just became…. well, boring. I absolutely hate it when the writer ‘pads out’ the story so much that you end up skimming to find the plot to the story that’s worth reading, and that’s what I ended up doing with most of this book. Usually writers that do this drone on in incredible detail about the clothes that the character is wearing i.e. the designer and the type of fabric, colour, hue, print etc. or the wall paper, chintz fabric, colours and design and type of furniture. It’s all padding and yes, you need to ‘set the stage’ but not for pages after pages that, by 60% in, you think oh, finally the actual start of the story, only to find that, nope, more boring padding. That amount information/description just makes it become more paraphernalia than actual necessary to the storyline plot and should have been cut out and just dotted in now and again to give the read a idea of representation for their imagination to depict, not chapter after chapter of what amounts to, loads of characters with ‘fabulous shiny manes and amazing lustrous skin and what they like to wear’. It’s not necessary at that point, that kind of info should be injected in when they are pulled heavily into the plot. It’s just too much; you just end up skimming lines or nodding off. I get the impression from reading the synopsis on the continuing sagas in this series that it pretty much carries on in the same vane, which is a pity, as I’d have bought the next book in the hopes that the writer has improved her style.

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Paranormal romance (ish)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 10, 2021

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No plot spoilers (there isn't much so no danger there.
No potential triggers.
There are no grammatical or editorial errors.
Which is why I have given four stars, but the series seriously isn't for me.
The amount of world building is minimal (it's set in reality, but surely a little more detail would have been beneficial to the storyline)
The characterisation isn't the strongest, I was 80% through the book before I felt any affinity to the ML, Kian and began to see some characteristics I could empathise with although he is a truly one dimensional character. The FL, Sissy (awful name for a main character, I couldn't take her seriously) is so twee it hurts my teeth. A paragon of virtue with a dirty mind should have been a hell of a character, sadly all she does is dream dirty dreams and spend every waking hour behaving like a Victorian maiden blushing at her own thoughts, frequently.
There is a huge amount of tell and not enough show, no action, no real intrigue, just constant vacilation with both main characters constantly pondering on having sex with each other and deciding it's not a good idea. I believe the intent is to build sexual tension but I swear, it's just boring.
I honestly do like paranormal romance/thrillers, but I do think it has to include a storyline that evolves in the first book and not simply setting the scene for the next two.
I hate leaving such a poor review especially when the author has ensured the book is fit to read grammatically but I can't say with any enthusiasm that the book is good and I won't be purchasing the next in the series.

6 people found this helpful

PMac

Addictive Series!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 25, 2018

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Ok, these are probably the BEST books I have read in a long time. The writer is extraordinarily talented in bringing her cast of characters to life. Although the premise of immortals may seem unbelievable to some, the way Lucas writes makes you believe you could sit down and have coffee when any of them. Well, almost any of them:) You will have to read to see which ones you want coffee with! I devoured each of these books in order. I couldn't put the series away. Usually I read a couple in a series and then move on to something else. I read one right after the other until I had read all of them and now can't wait to read the next one. I truly look forward to these. Not having been one who typically reads a book with steamy sex scenes (yes there are some - so if that will offend you - don't read) but these are so well done and such an integral part of the stories. You will have to read the books to find out why! If you like mysteries and love stories that are not typical --written by one of the best authors I have read in a really long time then please pick up the first book and read then in order. Do you have to read in order - no, but you will enjoy them so much more if you do. With summer coming up these would be great to take on vacation. Thanks Ms. Lucas for a great series!

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Planet_Reading

Enjoyed the book - loved the concept

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 16, 2018

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Kian - a 2,000-year-old descendant of a line of gods.
Syssi - a paranormal perceptive, who might be a dormant and therefore able to breed with those descendands and carry on the line.
A refreshing take on aliens, other species, human myths and lore and how it all intermingles.
I mostly enjoyed this book and I loved the concept.
The author has obviously got copious knowledge and interest in various fields, which she works conceptually into her book.
Downside?
There is too much telling and little showing.
Having said that, though: the story makes more than up for it.
Will definitely reading more of this author.
It's not JR Ward, but it's a world in its own right, with its own creatures and rules. Don't be fooled - aliens are no vampires.

16 people found this helpful

Stone08

A good writer who has sold out

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 2, 2020

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Such a disappointment. This 5th of a book has done me a favour. I will not buy 99p fiction again. What used to be a platform for new writers to get their work out there has turned into a sell out of damaged masterpieces. I used to love buying paperbacks for £8 - £10 and did not think that it was too expensive. I will be going back to this. Padding out you creations with unnecessary, romanticized, repeated blurb is boring. And any reader who tells you different is not a reader. We all like steamy sex scenes but not when they r constantly damaging the flow of the book. I feel like I have just purchased the equivalent of a prostitute instead of getting a boyfriend.

Please don't even get me started on the 'part works for profit' and 'free to all who subscribe to kindle unlimited' angle. I understand that writers need to make a living but this would be too high a price for me. My only advice to this writer is, if you are allowed to now after selling out to Kindle, reissue this next time as about 12 books just with the storyline and get your integrity back.

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