Loved this book just as much as the first one!! If you are going to read this one I would highly recommend reading Forbidden first for the back history. I am looking forward to reading the next in this great series!! Well done once again~

This is the second book in this series. I would recommend reading the first one because there is a lot of worldbuilding in that one. And since there was so much worldbuilding in that one, this one had much more story and romance in it. I enjoyed and look forward to reading more in this series. ( )

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This is the story of Jackson Waverly and Menes. Jackson was a police officer who was killed while trying to protect his sister. When he first crossed over, he was met by an ancient Egyptian spirit named Menes. The spirit gave him a choice, he could continue onto the other side or he could return to his life. The catch: If he returns to his life, he will have to share his body with Menes. Both men would exist inside Jackson and they would share his life.

Jackson had his own problems and drama in his life, now he will add all the things the former pharaoh, Menes, has going on too. Menes is in love with his wife Hatshepsut and theirs is a love that has traversed centuries and many bodywalker pairings. Each time they are joined into another body, Menes will hunt for Hatshepsut and woo her into loving him all over again. He has to woo her because when she is awakened she will also be joined with another person and the other person has to learn to love Menes as well.

The whole centuries old love that Menes and Hatshepsut have is an awesome story in itself. Jackson is a stubborn man and he is not going to just give up control of himself to Menes without a fight. He understands he made a choice to share, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have his own feelings and desires that he wants to see fulfilled. Especially his desire for Dr. Marissa Anderson. Dr. Anderson is a healthy vibrant woman, not someone who is about to die. In order for Hatshepsut to be reborn, she has to have a willing vessel, one that is on the brink of death. Will Jackson have to put his own feelings and desires aside so Menes can find a willing vessel or will Menes yield to Jackson’s desire for Dr. Anderson? Will they come to some sort of agreement before it’s too late?

I love how Jacquelyn Frank draws out the romance between her characters. You really get a buildup of action, drama, and romance before they move onto the more intimate relationships. The world building is also great. Lots of background information is dealt out in smaller chunks so you don’t feel overwhelmed or like you are reading a history book. I loved all the Egyptian stuff woven into the story. I especially love the interaction between Jackson and Menes. It was like putting two type ‘A’ chefs together to make one chocolate dessert from scratch! Each man has his own recipes and own way of doing things, but they will accomplish nothing if they don’t learn to cooperate. Once they start to cooperate, maybe, just maybe, they can learn from each other. And once they perfect their technique, will they use it to lure the enticing Dr. Marissa to their side?

This is the second book in the World of Nightwalker’s series and I highly recommend that you read the first one Forbidden before you read this. Although not impossible to follow along, I believe the background you get from the first book will really help you to understand what is happening in the second.

My final thought: This book was awesome and you should get a copy and read it today!
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Just above 4 stars.
I received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads- required statement.

I'm so happy that I received this through one of those give away contest that I am always entering, as I just finished the first book Forbidden last month and loved it. I have read all of the Nightwalker books and just finished with the Shadowdweller trilogy, so far I'm am liking this part of the Nightwalker world better than both of those. And I really liked the Nightwalkers, the Shadowdwellers not so much.

So this book, the 2nd is about the King, Menes, or Jackson, who is Docia's brother from book one. It starts up 3 weeks after the first book ends. Jackson is hiding out in plain site, keeping himself on the police force, while trying to get the psychiatrist's attention. It starts out slowly and I would have liked Frank to have gone back to the day he died and start from there rather than have this slow build, while training his new dog and searching for missing persons. You really don't get to see the blending. Though later in the book you do get how they are working it out.

Finally, he is attacked and the story seems to start. Once it does, it is non-stop like the first book.

Jackson and Menes have chosen Marissa as theirs but whether she accepts it, and the world, and accepts that she will be a bodywalker also someday, is the main story. While this occurs, an over arching plot forms. A very evil entity is released and scrolls state that the 12 Nightwalker races will have to come together to defeat it. Well, we heard that in the prolog of book one so, not new. But how could 12 species come together when, one is fighting a civil war in itself?

Some of this is started and answered here but there is a lot left in the air. The main part of this book is the relationship and that is answered but the book left off in such a place that I feel I read only 1/2 of the story... or even less. I hope she writes several more and gets the other Nightwalkers involved soon. I am enjoying the overall story line and am very interested how they will come together with the other books.

So far I've heard of--
1- Demons
2- Druids (though they are extinct some humans can be decendant)
3- Shifters
4- Vampires
5- Mystrals (I'm going to have to re-read Demian to see if there are others mention in it)
6- Shadowdwellers

from this series
7- Bodywalkers
8- Djynn
9- Night Angels (yes, these are mentioned in this book and I have no idea what they are)

And if you add the two species that the others are not sure about but are mentioned you have-

10- Gargoyles (?)
11- Natural born witches (?)

If anybody has any other ideas, let me know.

At the end of the book there is a preview of the next book which looks like will be Leo and one of the gargoyles.

Enjoying the series. This book starts a little slower compared to the first book and leaves more up in the air at the end. Not enough to make me crazy, but enough that I want to read the rest of the series. Ah... too bad they aren't out yet or I would get them all to read. ( )

This book was even better than the first one. There was more of a romance than Egyptian setting. I suppose that this was because it was pretty much explained in the first book. I love the fact that it picked up right where the first on left off.

Jackson blended now with Menes the Egyptian Pariah is working to bring Haptsheuh back from the eather. Jackson has always had a thing for Marissa Anderson who is the psychologist at the police department, Menes also finds attraction to Marissa, he finds that the chase in getting Marissa to die so that he may bring his true love Haptsheuh back into Marissa so that they my blend and all be a happy foursome together for the rest of their time in this world. Menes being a part of the Politics has a struggle with the Templar clan who do the same with the bring back of their souls into this world. However so many mortals get involved that it is getting harder to keep their secret. I cannot wait to read the next installment of this series to see what happens next and how the blending process goes. Very interesting take on souls coming back into this world. ( )