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Mona Lisa Awakening

by Sunny

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A smoldering debut novel exploring the passion, hunger, and danger that can break loose in the moonlight.

From the time she was a child, Mona Lisa knew she was different-but she never knew how different until a man of otherworldly beauty appeared during her night shift in the ER. Gryphon is hurting and hunted and he attracts her as no man ever has before. He is a Monre, one of the children of the moon-and what's more, so is she.

Long exiled from the moon, the men of the Monre serve-and mate with-imperious Queens who can channel the rays of their far-off homeland. Gryphon believes that Mona Lisa is a Queen- perhaps the first of Mixed Blood ever known. But her introduction to the nighttime court of the Monre, simmering with intrigue, casual lust, and calculated cruelty, is far from smooth.

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"Once readers get past the silly premise of Sunny's sizzling debut — a humanoid race called the Monre came to Earth from the moon 4,000 years ago — they'll find much to like in this intrigue-filled erotic paranormal. The 'children of the moon' are ruled by 'Queens,' rare females whose ability to pull down the moon's rays allows them to heal rapidly and live 300 years. Gorgeous, shape-changing males protect, serve and have sex with the often ruthless Queens, who sometimes cruelly abuse them. After treating one of these males, Gryphon, at Manhattan's St. Vincent's Hospital one night, 21-year-old ER nurse Lisa discovers she's not only a part-human Monre herself but also the first 'Mixed Blood' Queen, Mona Lisa. Her human blood makes her impervious to sunlight and silver — the banes of the Monre — and her latent powers pose a threat to the nastier Queens, who want to destroy her. Mona Lisa shares many traits with Laurell K. Hamilton's heroines, including having lots of hot sex for good causes, but mercifully without their kvetching and self-doubt. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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This smoldering debut novel explores the passion, hunger, and danger that can break loose in the moonlight. Mona Lisa and Gryphon, both children of the moon, can't fight their attraction. Gryphon also believes Mona Lisa is perhaps the first Queen of Mixed Blood ever known.

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About the Author

Sunny is a former physician and the wife of novelist Da Chen. She with her family.
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Kenda Montgomery, January 25, 2007 (view all comments by Kenda Montgomery)
With the rich visuals and beguiling descriptions, I was hard pressed to remember that this erotic fantasy is actually set in current, modern time right in the good `ole U.S.A. For that, I say bravo to Sunny for creating a thoroughly engaging, unique world that pulses right underneath ordinary human noses. The world of the Monere, children of the moon, lives and breathes in a parallel existence with that of mortals, but is far more dangerous and elite than anything mere mortals could ever imagine.

Lisa believes herself to be human, albeit one with some seriously strange talents. Not only that, but a restless presence resides within her, something that yearns to be free...something that wants to walk with its own feet, be they two, maybe even four. At her job one night in a hospital ER, Lisa meets a beautiful man, one that speaks to her inner sanctum and calls to the power she feels resides there. When he spouts gibberish about Queens and children of the moon, Lisa automatically thinks him mad, but this meeting is in fact the beginning to an awakening, one where she will finally start to come into her destiny, that of a Queen and all it entails. Little did she know another world existed, one of strange beauty, heart breaking sacrifices and unbelievable cruelty. But women like Lisa, now Mona Lisa as is her proper name, are few and she is needed to serve. Can this youngest Queen take on the role she is destined to have and will her Mixed Blood heritage be her salvation or her downfall? Only time will tell and readers will delight in the first in this series, a strong and moving story that had me immediately in its grasp.

One thing I noticed right off is we are not inundated with an overload of the world and culture of the Monere to the point of overwhelming. This allows one to fully enjoy the romance that is immediately apparent between Mona Lisa and her hospital visitor, Gryphon. Sunny leaves plenty of room for readers to form questions and develop an interest in the books to come without being obnoxiously withholding of information in turn. There is an amazing cast of supporting characters, from Amber, Mona Lisa's other love interest to the powerful Prince Halcyon, a member of the demon dead. The often-cruel visuals presented are a harsh reality of the world of Monere, one that readers sensitive to acts of violence towards women should be aware of. Though violence towards women is never a good thing, Mona Lisa seems to be the first Monere to come along with the heart and passion to try and change that facet and make a difference. She is the kind of heroine that is both vulnerable and strong, one of amazing powers and powerful emotions. Five very well deserved stars to this fresh and unique fantasy romance. While some may feel this is similar to other works already published, I feel it does a better job. Looking very forward to the sequel, "Mona Lisa Blossoming", Feb. 6, 2007 and also her new series, the Demon Princess Chronicles, the first entitled "Lucinda, Darkly", Aug. 7, 2007.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780425211601
Author:
Sunny
Publisher:
Berkley Publishing Group
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Healers
Subject:
Nurses
Copyright:
2006
Publication Date:
September 2006
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
276
Dimensions:
8.28x5.54x.78 in. .57 lbs.
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