What a great story. My heart went out for Sebastian. He was so alone for so long, finally he found his mate. Yes, Kaderin was annoying in the beginning, but once her "feelings" kicked in, she became likable. All-in-all, this book is a keeper.

If you like paranormal romance with great humor I think you should give Kresley Cole's Immortal After Dark Series a chance. Her creative twist on werewolves, vampires, valkyrie, demons, and witches is imaginative and highly entertaining. Take a look inside her book and see if you agree. To see what sort of reading perspective I come from, I love the following paranormal romance authors: Christine Feehan, Larissa Ione (Sydney Croft), J.R. Ward, Robin D. Owen, Lora Leigh, Alexis Morgan, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Susan Sizemore, Lara Adrian, and Lynn Viehl.

Liked the heroine, strong willed and ready for action at all times. On the other hand, the vampire hero is quite whiney, lost and weak. I started the series with this book and then found out there is a previous installment. Recommendation - start with the first book for sure. All in all, the series is great, but don't judge only based on this book.

After reading the first book in this series "A Hunger Like No Other", I started this one. I liked the first book a lot but found that it seemed to lose some momentum - this one didn't!

Such a reprieve to find a strong heroine that doesn't constantly do ridiculously silly things and rely on the hero to get her out of her fixes.

I really enjoy the way Kresley Cole writes dialogue and thoughts as well, believable, witty and funny. It's a nice change to read a romance that doesn't constantly repeat words and/or phrases over and over again until you want to scream if you read it one more time.

I'll definately be reading more of this series!

Ms. Cole, again, did a great job in character development in No Rest for the Wicked, and the Tailsman's Hie did not disappoint at all.

While the Kaderin and Sebastian did hit it off a little too early in the story for my taste, the actual "falling in love" part of the story was very well written.

Character-wise, although Kaderin is a very strong-minded female, her stubbornest never went beyond reason. As much as I would constantly wish she could fall for Sebastian a little earlier, because he is such a gentle and loveable guy, her holding back never got to a point when I got annoyed with her doing so. I also love Sebastian a lot, because he is such a great character, although he does have some issue with his brothers.

The whole Talisman's Hie was very intense, and it tied very well with the development of the two's relationship. Basically, it's another book I couldn't put down until the very last page.

As much as I like Book 1, A Hunger Like No Other, of the seris a little more, Book 2 of the Immortals After Dark Series is definately a wonderful read and will not disappoint.

I found the book to be OK, not outstanding. Too much of the contest for me. My main reason for reading paranormal romances is the couple involved. I wanted more between them. I found myself skipping over some of the contest travels to get to the romance interaction.

I've started Book 3 and it seems I'm liking that one better already. It may just be because I'm deeper into the world Ms.Cole has created.

I don't think you'll be disappointed. I enjoy Christine Feehan (my favorite) and the first books by J.R. Ward's Dark Series. I don't think this one was quite as good on the romance/love/sex parts of the book.

The Immortals After Dark series is by far one of the best paranormal series out today. You get complete stories with well-developed characters, scenes and plot lines (often missing in some paranormal series). Yet, Cole changes it up by making the series about all different creatures in her Lore.

Here, Kaderin the Cold and Sebastian Wroth have a great love story. They are mortal enemies, but Sebastian won't let that stand in the way of his pursuit of Kaderin. The reader gets to go along for the ride as they compete in the Talisman's Hie, an immortal Amazing Race. It's fun and interesting. Funny and passionate.

Cole is one of the great writers of paranormal. I highly recommend her series to anyone who likes the genre.

I see that many people who have read this book gave rave reviews but, I could not find one redeeming quality. Sebastian and Kaderin are brought together romantically before the story had a chance to build any anticipation and then the story became so predictable I completely lost interest. It read like so many cheap novels. What a major disappointment!

This is the first series from Kresley Cole that I've read. I loved the whole series but "No Rest for the Wicked", was my favorite by far! I loved it from the beginning to the end. Sebastian sooo HOT!! good story, Kaderin funny. I would highly recommend this series!

Great read! I've become a true fan of Kresley Cole. She weaves description of setting with an invested caring and passion for the characters in the story. They aren't just hot and steamy lovers (no worries...they are!) but you find yourself drawn to turn one more page to make sure they make it through unscathed...emotionally and physically. I read this book after 'A Hunger Like No Other' and 'Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night'. I'm finding I love each new book as much - if not more- than the previous. I need more! :)

Immortals after dark is a great series of books, I've read them all! They have everything, drama, love scenes, humor, and every "paranormal figure" you can think of. It's hard to pick a favorite character/book, but I might have to go with Cade & Holly's story. Will definitely keep reading when more books are released!

I have been reading romance novels since I was 15, so a good 20 years now. In my mind nothing like a cup of tea and a good romance novel to escape and unwind at the end of a day.
Just to give a sample of my taste, other authors I enjoy are: Jen Holling, Connie Brockway, Johanna Lindsey, Julie Garwood, Christina Dodd, just to name a few.

This entire series is such a page turner. I had a hard time putting any of the titles down. More evenings than I care to admit I stayed up way to late "just to read one more chapter".
In No Rest for the Wicked. I found Sebastian to be such a great leading man. He was strong, dedicated, and what he did to pursue Kaderin essentially to the ends of the earth was such a show of dedication. What he gave up of his own family to be with this woman and to save her life and that of her family. Boy a true hero. I loved them together!

I enjoyed the glimpse of supporting characters so you felt that any of them would be enjoyable to read about in their own series. The entire series is fast and there is not a lot of review of what happened in a prior book. You open the book and off you go. These are not slow moving. I laughed, I cried, I blushed. Boy Ms. Cole writes some steamy scenes. Wow! And I am amazed that nothing repeats. Each book is so different, the plots are so different and the way the main characters relate is so different. Yes they do all have hansom men and lovely ladies. But the dynamic relationship between the main characters is simply fire from page 1 to the end. Out of all my years reading romance. I have never read modern romance before. I can say without a doubt that these are the best romance books I have read and that is truly saying a lot considering how many authors works sit on my shelf.

This series is captivating. It hooks you and you don't want to put it down.

this was a fun book to read, you just never know what to expect from this one. recommend..

I had high hopes and expectations for this book, but I was a little disappointed. It seemed like the hero and heroine spent most of the book just running around from place to place.

Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but it seemed like their relationship is squeezed in between all of their travels. The end result, for me at least was that their whole relationship came off as seeming rushed and unrealistic, as well as a little awkward.

It was kind of disappointing, because Kresley Cole is an author who generally does the whole "fated mate" thing really well, and if she had fleshed out the characters and especially their interactions a little more, it could have turned out much better.

Still, this book might be worth buying if only to see the characters from the previous books, and it does lay out some subplots for future books. All of the other books in her Immortals After Dark series are really good, so this book might at least be worth reading as a "link" book.

This was an OK read, but I won't be reading it again.

I thought it would be a good book starting with when Kaderin and Sebastian first meet. It was action packed and dramatic and romantic, then...nothing. She hates him, he wants her...and that repeats for the rest of the book. And I cannot figure out why he wants her at all, except for the fact that she is his "bride".

Kaderin was way too mean, crude and rude. I didn't like her at all. All the killing she did and does just makes her seem like a manly unfeeling beast. She's not feminine, and not nice.

Like she just sat there while Regin is trying to cut his head off with 2 swords repeatedly. Uh, excuse me? Wasn't she supposed to have her feelings back especially when he was around? Because she continues to be unfeeling while he is around.

Sebastian I actually liked, but I could not stand the way Kaderin treated him, it was almost like abuse. And I was not comfortable with that, considering all the things she hated about him, he already hated about himself so she definatly was not helping him. She did not deserve him. He was too nice and gentle. She was a brute.

I love Sebastian and Kaderin, their passion burns up the pages. This is the second book in Kresley Coles Immortals after dark series. I loved the first book but this one is even better.

This is definitely a great story with very interesting characters. I have to admit that I did find A Hunger Like No Other a bit better, but these characters grow on you (Sebastian and Kaderin). (On a side note, I loved how Kaderin was experiencing getting her feelings/emotions back after 1,000 years. Makes for some VERY funny scenes.) I wasn't that thrilled with having them as the main characters for an entire book, but towards the middle, I really did change my mind and was enthralled. I loved that they seemed, at various stages, to fight their attraction to another only to discover it went much deeper. I guess I love the sappy love stories.
On a whole, I love Ms. Cole's writing, as well as this really fascinating world that she has created. I definitely recommend this book and am anxiously awaiting the next book!! If you want something a bit steamier, I would recommend A Hunger Like No Other.

I am just a Kresley Cole fan. I love the way she makes each character different and takes you on their emotional journey and awakening. I loved this book. I prefer true ALPHA male characters, and even though Sebastian had a somewhat more tentative nature at times (due to his lack of experience with women), I found myself endeared to his character and rooted for him and Kaderin by the end. I was skeptical at first, thinking I would not enjoy a story about a male that had more sensitive charactistics, but I DID so enjoy Sebastian's and Kaderin's journey and the way Kresley Cole developed the story and the realistic chemistry between the characters...I am a fan for life!!! You won't be disappointed with ANY book she writes.

First book I read in the series. Made me want to go read the rest. My favorite so far.

Best book in the series. All of the Immortals AFter Dark books are fun, exciting, page turners that will keep you reading late into the night. The series really started in the anthology Playing Easy to Get, just FYI. This series is a must read for paranormal romance fans!

When Kaderin is sent to a castle to kill a vampire it is Sebastian who she meets, a human turned vampire. Instead of taking his life she is giving him life, because from the moment their mouths meet, their tongues start to dance. A kiss of life is given as Sebastian's body recognizes his Bride and the Blooding starts to hum through every cell, his heart starts to pump again, lungs fill with air as his body roars to life. This is possibly the most erotic moment in Sebastian's life....until his Bride runs from him as the sun rises over the hills.

Sebastian never had much to live for but Kaderin is all the reason he needs. Adapting to this era he traces Kaderin in to a room full of magical beings. Every chosen one from their factions in entering The Hie, a contest where all need to seek magical artifacts and thereby can win points, whoever three reaches the 78 point marker first will enter the finals. The ultimate price: an artifact that will allow the owner to jump back into time twice. Kaderin has lost her two sisters a thousand years ago and now she has a chance at bringing them back and no warrior with a body that advertises to sin is going to distract her...much. When Sebastian finds a way to enter The Hie there is a smile of pure male satisfaction on his face, this contest just gotten a whole new power to reckon with!

In this Hie the stakes have never been so high....

No rest for the wicked is a masterfully told tale, it engages the reader in to a contest with vivid personalities whom are all driven to find the next artifact, and they all want or need the prize for some personal reason. The past of Kaderin and Sebastian is so well developed that it enhances the impact of their emotions. The setting of The Hie and all the Lykae's, Valkyrie's, Vampires and other beings are more than enough proof of the enticing world that Kresley Cole created, still it doesn't take the focus from the main couple, no it makes it all the more dynamic and gripping as their love awakens and evolves amd artifacts are found.

There are many fabulous secondary characters though Bowen captured my attention, he is so tortured that he screams for his own story, I can only hope that Kresley Cole hears him and tells this story sooner than later. The love between Kaderin and Sebastian is slowly working its way in to an absolutely unforgettable romance with at the end a heart wrenching moment that rendered me breathless. Their sensual encounters also take time to be build up and crest into a steaming eruption of hungry bodies and passionatly written scenes that almost burn your fingers as you turn the pages. Sebastian, though a gentleman and a man of honor, roars his claim, fulfilling all my wants and desires of what I love to see in a hero. Together they tell a spectacular and well paced tale of romance and adventure leaving room for future stories to be told.

With that Kresley Cole has enthralled me, leaving me wanting for more, curious of the further world building because I still feel many questions need to be answered. The Accession coloring the setting of the Immortals after dark world is intriguing, The Factions are for me a superb vision of fantasy which I want more of and with that it leaves me with nothing more to tell everybody than that I'm satisfied from start to finish with this tale

I can't wait for those next entries is this series! No rest for the wicked solidifies the quality of the Immortal after dark novels.

reviewed by Leontine
Courtesy of Realms on our Bookshelves

I have to say that this is my favorite paranormal romance so far. I even rate this one above Kenyon's series. Sebastien is a sympathetic character who smolders on every page. Kaderin is also a highly sympathetic character but one of the best butt-kicking female characters that I've read in a long time. Sebastien is unrelenting in his quest to claim Kaderin as his and determined to break down her centuries old defenses. The heat simply radiates off the page everytime these two interact and the action sequences are just as riveting. This ones going to be on my bookshelf for a very long time.

I finished A Hunger Like No Other (awesome read) and went right into this one. Wonderful paranormal romance! I enjoyed Sebastian (vampire) and Kaderin's (valkyrie) tale. Sometimes, Kaderin was too cold and mean, but her character was stripped of emotions hundreds of years ago because she could not take the pain of seeing her family murdered. She was a vampire hunter! Collected vampire teeth...he was a vampire. How 'bout that combo. Enjoy!

Sebastian and Kaderin are an awesome couple, with incredible chemistry. My only beef with the series is that the women are a bit too mean spirited sometimes. Sebastian really bends over backwards for Kaderin, but perhaps that is the only way she could accept a vampire in her heart. I absolutely loved and enjoyed this book!!! Way better than the first book!!!

The first book was great and this one was even better. I can't wait for the next book to become available. This book kept me on the edge of my seat. I could not put the book down!

The romance of the book isn't really there, but I give it 5 stars because of the Hie. I loved reading about the different quests, but like other people have said, it was too drawn out, and Kaderin basically walked over Sebastian's feelings.

Can't wait for Bowen's book.

This was a great book, just as the previous one. Ok so it wasn't as good as Book 1 but it was pretty close. I liked the story line and thought it was well written and fun. I grinned through a lot of it and really enjoyed the interaction between Sebastian and Kaderin, also enjoyed the set-up for more stories in the series. I'm an alpha male junky so this was right up my alley, definitely a winner!!

I just finished reading this book and I can't wait for immortals after dark series 3! I've already pre-ordered waiting in anticipation! These characters are deep, passionate with thier work and very wicked when it comes to 'winning the prize' of all prizes. Going back in time to prevent tragedy which also may have consequences. It's a spellbinding read which made me want to 'forget the real life' for awhile to learn how these characters unfolded and came together. Write faster Kresley Cole!

Okay. Still love the characters and the love scenes are very very hot and steamy. And because of that I give a 4 star rating. But still similar to the 1st book, where the femaile character (Katja) plays a little too much hard to get. That kind of fustrates me a little. However, I still plan to read the 3rd book when it comes out.

Kresley Cole is one of the best authors of immortal romance EVER!

I have read too many books to list in this genre from many best selling authors and can not remember what sets one book apart from another, except when it comes to Mrs. Cole's Dark series.
Her characters are beyond sexy and yet so vunerable it makes their need for each other so much more real. I find myself laughing out loud and caught off guard several times during her stories when one of the characters says something that makes perfect sense but is so off the wall funny, I need a minute or two to stop giggling and pick the book back up again.

To tell you the truth "No Rest for the Wicked" isn't even her best work out of the three books, but it is still so worth reading.

All of the men and women featured in her Immortals books are all very different from one another, and all very easy to relate to, yet they still remain three very different stories with different personalities, struggles passions and abilities, unlike most romance novels where the same story line and characters are recycled over and over again.

Anyway, my point is GET THIS BOOK and anything else in the Immortals After Dark Series right away. I guarantee you'll love them all!!!!!

p.s. Did I mention that the love scenes in her books are beyond hot! Beyond incredible! Beyond imaginative! Beyond wild, and beyond sweet?....Well if I didn't, then there you have it.

I was pleasantry surprised by Kresley Cole's second book in the Immortals after Dark series.
Wonderfully put together, great characters, and a book I can read over and over again!

Not as good as the first book in this series but still a good read.

This is Kaderin, the cold hearted's, story.

Wonderful vampire/werewolf and other creatures book.

Aunts are laughable and great supporting characters. I can't wait for their stories....

Well written, moves right along, very entertaining.

This book was enjoyable but not as much as the first one. I wasn't crazy about the character of Kaderin, I thought she was rude and I got tired of her being so mean to this sweet man. If I was him I would have told her to take a hike, but of course he didn't. The character development in this book wasn't the greatest. I was more interested in the secondary characters like Regin and Bowen. I'm looking forward to Bowen's book.
FYI: Kresley Cole writes the BEST sex scenes!

The first of the Immortals after Dark Series A Hunger Like No Other is my favorite, but this one was a very enjoyable read.

This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. Ms. Cole is definitely on my automatic buy list. The world she created is unique and interesting. In my opinion nothing about this book is a rip-off from any other author. She has a distinct voice and I am looking forward to seeing what she does with the series.

I've read a lot of romantic fiction and romantic paranormals and I found this storyline to be really silly. The 'bride' thing reminded me of Feehan's Carpathian life mate scenario which has been done to death in paranormals. The idea of a Valkyrie as a heroine was interesting but never really explained and there wasn't a lot of detail. Sebastian didn't interest me at all. I felt no attraction between the hero and the heroine. It was all part of the 'forced lifemate' scenario. It seemed the characters just met before they were having sex.

Overall, this was very unromantic and not very interesting. I just didn't care about any of these people. Perhaps if I was new to the romance genre and had not read a lot I would think this was better. But compared to the tremendous amount of excellent romantic fiction, this just did not measure up. 1 star.

The book started good and the ending was okay. The middle was to long and drawn out. The hero and heroine argued over the same "your a vampire" I got tired of it and ended up skipping many chapters throughout the book and did not miss a beat. Although as I stated it did get better toward the end. I just thought some of the chapters could have been cut down a bit.

I really liked this one!!!!!

Yummi vampire!!! ;)

This book is as great as the first one, A HUNGER LIKE NO OTHER, and you take no time at all getting used to the way in which things are being told and with how the story evolves.

The sex is still great, but i couldn't help but feel that it was in some way similar to that in A HUNGER LIKE FIRE, but maybe a little less animalistic... But both had common ground, like pinning her hands above her head and doing first oral sex and some pages ahead having it going.

But besides it -or maybe because of it XDDD - the book is GREAT!!!! ;)

Have the third one pre ordered!!! ;)

in this new series! Usually, I am not fond of series books unless they are by certain authors, but I was NOT disappointed or in anyway let down. I loved this book and I continue to be impressed by Ms. Cole. Keep them coming!

I USUALLY DO NOT LIKE SI-FI, AND WILL AVOID READIING EVEN MY FAVORATE AUTHORS. I STARTED READING THIS BOOK AND BECAME CAPTIVATED AND COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. SEB AND KADERIN HAD THE ROMANCE WITH JUST ENOUGH FICTION TO BE INTERESTING BUT NOT DISTRACTING OR OVERWHELMING. THOUGH I READ THE BOOKS OUT OF SEQUENCE, I WAS ENTHRALLED.

great book, a real page turner couldnt get enough of it. kresley cole is my new favorite, mixing lore (all of them) with sex and a good story has me hooked.

This book was a breath of fresh air, definitely NOT a waste of money or time. I seriously could not put it down, the characters (and settings) were all well written, Sebastian and Kaderin were definitely made for each other you could feel it on the first page. Great opening scene totally H-O-T, you just knew that this book was going to deliver a great story, most certainly a book that you would pull an all nighter on. Ms. Cole definitely has talent and knows how to use it. If you want a good read this IS the book to get.

His was a great read! It had all the things I enjoy the most in a story. And I certainly plan to read many more novels by this author!!!

different kind of reading. everyone needs to read something out of their normal reading patterns.

Damn good book! I highly recommend you purchase both "A Hunger Like No Other" and No Rest For The Wicked. Cole writes amazing sex scenes and fantastic characters in her books. Between the two books, I cant decide which is better. All I can tell you is if your looking form a fantastic read that you won't be able to put down then buy these books! HOT, HOT, HOT!! I can't wait for book 3, "Wicked Deeds On A Winter's Night."

This was a spectacular story. For me, the basic idea is that a socially awkward, but possessive, male lead is hooked up with a 2 thousand year old emotionally challenged (she has been prevented from 'feeling' for 1000 years, so the new emotions that come with mating are hard for her to juggle), female lead who is a world renowned athlete and celebrity. The guy is a 300 year old recluse (he hates being a Vampire, and gets his blood from the local butcher shop), who is not as familiar with contemporary customs. He resists mini-skirts and spikey boots. He expects his mate to be compliant and maleable. He learns that is not going to work when he tries to superimpose his more rigid ideas of proper wifely behavior on the Valkyrie.

The gentlmanly Sebastian's language and demeanor are perfectly suited to the knight and soldier that he was during his human life. Meanwhile the Valkyrie commune where the female lead lives is like a sorority filled with giggling twenty year olds who are into dating, partying, and hanging out. I loved how Kresley Cole wove the two cultures together.

But the best part is the Valkryie. Kadenrin (I've forgotten how to spell her name), is one of these kick-butt and take names, types. The mating event comes at the most inconvenient of times - not only does she hate Vampires, but she's about to enter a contest that happens every 250 years, and she's representing the Valkryie species! Sebastian shows up and tries to get her to quit the contest. I don't think so!! She resists him, and resists being his 'Bride' very realistically, and heart wrenchingly. The tension between the two of them is delicious, and the sex is hot!!! Sebastian has to work a little harder than he expected to dominate his Valkyrie and prove himself worthy of being the mate of someone like her. She's vulnerable because of the fact that she finds her 'coldness' is melting in the presence of her mate - very disconcerting for her.

I'm not fond of the Vampire sub-genre of romantic fiction, but this story is compelling whether you enjoy fangs or not. Sebastian proves his love, in the end, and becomes a hero. The Valkyrie is rapidly becoming my favorite female lead of all the books I've read in this genre. You go girl! I wanna be just like her when I grow up! Most of all, I'm impressed with Kresley Cole. I'm ready to go out and read much more of her books. The universe of fantastic creatures she's created is engaging, realistic, and 'round': contemporary and old. Well done!

This is book 2 in the series. There is also a short story which preceded this series. The short story is in the book "Playing Easy to Get." The short story and this book 2 are about vampires finding their brides. Both stories were ok, but not that thrilling for me. This book has Sebastian who when human was a great warrier, had a scientific and intellectual mind, was shy around women and had never had sex. As a vampire, he becomes "blooded" when he meets his bride, a Valkyrie woman. Book 1 (A Hunger Like No Other") was much more exciting! It was about a werewolf finding his lifemate. Book 3, (Wicked Deeds On A Winter's Night") yet to be published, is about another werewolf which looks good. For me, the werewolf guys are more exciting than the vampire guys. Sexual Language: strong/erotic.

While this was not as good as its predecessor HLNO,it was great and provide follow ups on our main guys from HLNO. It was sexy and sweet, lots of teasing it will definelty leave you hot and bothered. There challenged in many ways which makes the end all the more speacial. I am really looking foward to the next story I feel it maybe even better than this one! Enjoy its worth the read