Dawn Madison's dad is missing.  They haven't been close in years, both coping with the death of Dawn's mother, a famous Hollywood actress.  Dawn was working as a stuntwoman but when her father goes missing, she returns back to L.A.  Her dad was working a case for Limpet and Associates with Kiko Daniels and Breisi Montoya when he disappeared, a case involving the reappearance of a long dead child actor.  Who are these people her dad was working with?  The firm of Limpet and Associates has mysteries hidden in its walls, including Mr. Limpet himself~ or The Voice, as Dawn knows him as.  Why does he hide behind his Voice only?  Dawn is about to discover a whole new world... a world in which vampires do exist.

Wow, NIGHT RISING simply blew me away!  Chris Marie Green doesn’t write your typical vampire story by any means.  The world of the vampire has been done countless times in both movies and books but NIGHT RISING puts a whole new spin on the vampire.  From the vampire hierarchy to the hidden world of the Underground, we are offered glimpses into a dark reality in which nothing is as expected.

Chris Marie Green does a superb job with character development.  I’d hesitated to read NIGHT RISING as I was afraid it would be populated with stereotypical ego-inflated Hollywood characters.  Instead, Dawn’s down to earth quality makes her a likable main character.  She is a strong woman who knows her own weaknesses and works to achieve her goals in spite of them.  Her mixed feelings over her parents add an emotional depth to the storyline.  In contrast, Kiko Daniels is completely starstruck at times.  It’s hard to not like Kiko as his cheerful personality and determination to succeed are admirable.

Chris Marie Green makes her characters believable, even in a world in which vampires do exist.  How many times have I read an action packed book in which the main character has these extraordinary, but highly unbelievable skills?  Dawn is a stuntwoman, a very clever choice by Ms. Green, as it makes her fighting skills appear genuine.

Reviewed by Debbie

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Posted February 2008