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Tales of the Were: String Of Fate #3
Jacob's Ladder (String of Fate) by Bianca D'Arc
A man on a mission…Jake can see the future and there’s a special woman on his mind. She needs his help and he’s just the man to help when danger stalks her every step.A woman with responsibilities…For Ria, being the Nyx—the leader of her people—comes with burdens that few can understand. Her special abilities make her a target of the Venifucus, an ancient faction that hopes to pervert Ria’s hereditary power to their own evil purposes. She’s lived her life on the run, but the time has come to turn and confront the bad guys on her trail.Can they stop the Venifucus from using the ancient power of the Nyx to return evil to this world? Whatever the cost, they must stop it, before it’s too late.
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First published October 14, 2014
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Bianca D'Arc
365 books1,361 followersBianca D'Arc is the USA Today bestselling author of over 100 romance titles. She has been published traditionally, by a few notable small presses, and indie. Before becoming a full-time writer, she ran a laboratory, a legal department, and jetted around the country on business while working for a Fortune 500 engineering firm.
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September 22, 2017
Good story about Jake and Ria, the Nyx!
June 20, 2020
This story sets up the release of the big bad for the Bear's Cove stories.
March 12, 2018
In the battle of good vs evil...
Ria, Panera Noir - the Nyx, a panther shifter princess; she has a pendant that allows her to cross the veil to the afterlife to communicate with the dead; a sacred duty, but...
Jake Ladder; a human but a powerful Seer - a seer that sees what's coming that he can effect... and he has seen Ria in his life - and he has been preparing; ex special forces, with training with the snow leopard shifters...
She's been nomadic, to remain safe, with her royal guards... but attacks have been coming quicker; she is exhausted; Willard Fontainbleu, on the evil side council knows that the Nyx carries a pendant that allows her consciousness to cross over.. and he wants it, to help the evil goddess cross here, and to be her powerful acolyte...
In this last attack, her guards are down, and she is about to be captured; until from above, skywindow breaks, a rope is dropped, and Jake (a man she met at her cousins's wedding 3 months earlier, and can't forget) is there to rescue her...
Guided by his foreseeings, they head for a Selkie's luxury yacht - where shifters have gathered to protect her... and they head for a sacred spot in the mountains, joining the Fox shifters, and battle Willard... and with Willard's death, knowledge of her pendant is safe;
and Jake and Ria are mated... learning about each other... protecting each other... and they buy her cousin's strong hold in the state of New York to set up their home...
Ria, Panera Noir - the Nyx, a panther shifter princess; she has a pendant that allows her to cross the veil to the afterlife to communicate with the dead; a sacred duty, but...
Jake Ladder; a human but a powerful Seer - a seer that sees what's coming that he can effect... and he has seen Ria in his life - and he has been preparing; ex special forces, with training with the snow leopard shifters...
She's been nomadic, to remain safe, with her royal guards... but attacks have been coming quicker; she is exhausted; Willard Fontainbleu, on the evil side council knows that the Nyx carries a pendant that allows her consciousness to cross over.. and he wants it, to help the evil goddess cross here, and to be her powerful acolyte...
In this last attack, her guards are down, and she is about to be captured; until from above, skywindow breaks, a rope is dropped, and Jake (a man she met at her cousins's wedding 3 months earlier, and can't forget) is there to rescue her...
Guided by his foreseeings, they head for a Selkie's luxury yacht - where shifters have gathered to protect her... and they head for a sacred spot in the mountains, joining the Fox shifters, and battle Willard... and with Willard's death, knowledge of her pendant is safe;
and Jake and Ria are mated... learning about each other... protecting each other... and they buy her cousin's strong hold in the state of New York to set up their home...
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July 28, 2020
❤️. 📚. 👍
July 28, 2015
Ria has spent the majority of her life on the run and especially since her mother was killed. Ria is the Nyx, the leader of her people, and one with a very special gift. Ria would love nothing more than to have the chance to be able to live a normal life and find someone to love, especially since her cousin and one of her royal guards recently mated to their one and only—something everyone hopes for. However, today, once again, Ria is on the run for her very life and praying for a miracle. Ria’s prayers seem to be answered when a ceiling tile suddenly opens up and a man she met months ago takes her to safety.
Jacob (“Jake”) is a human, but he knows all about the others who also live in his world. Jake is part of a family who have some very real and strong gifts; Jake’s is that of a seer. He has known for years that he would be meeting Ria and helping her somehow, and he has spent his entire adult life training in several ways to be ready when the time is right. Months ago, Jake actually introduced himself to Ria and then left again as the time wasn’t right yet. Now he knows that their time is here, and he is ready grab the future that has been teasing him for so long.
Ria isn’t sure about Jake at first. Yes, because her cousin mated with his sister, they are loosely connected, however, that does not mean she can trust him with all she is responsible for. But is doesn’t take long for Ria to see just how special Jake is and to figure out just what they could be together if given the chance. Jake is more than willing to risk his life to keep Ria safe, but he would prefer to take-out the danger surrounding Ria without losing his life. A powerful enemy to not only Ria, but all the shifters and Others, the Venifucus, is about to up the ante. Ria and Jake might not be able to totally disrupt the Venifucus’ plans, but they are both determined to take out the part that is threatening them right now. When the showdown happens, just who will come out on top, and will Jake and Ria finally have the chance to explore the love that sprang up between them?
When a determined man finally gets to be with the woman of his dreams, woe be to the people who try to harm her. Jake and Ria prove just how right this statement is in Jacob’s Ladder. I have to say that Jake definitely made an entrance when he finally came after Ria, and what timing! I also wondered at first, as did Ria, just what Jake could do as a human, even if he was a seer. But then I saw just how Jake had prepared himself for his life with Ria and what would be needed. I loved how it didn’t take long for Ria and Jake to become a strong and loving team and how others instantly accepted them both as a strong couple and leaders. Ria and Jake might have had a totally unusual and fast courtship, but that is one strong and loving couple in anyone’s eyes who follows their story. Jacob’s Ladder is fast-paced and full of suspense and danger, yet there is a wonderful overlay of passion and friendship, which kept me turning the pages as fast as possible.
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Reviewed by Jo for Joyfully Reviewed
Jacob (“Jake”) is a human, but he knows all about the others who also live in his world. Jake is part of a family who have some very real and strong gifts; Jake’s is that of a seer. He has known for years that he would be meeting Ria and helping her somehow, and he has spent his entire adult life training in several ways to be ready when the time is right. Months ago, Jake actually introduced himself to Ria and then left again as the time wasn’t right yet. Now he knows that their time is here, and he is ready grab the future that has been teasing him for so long.
Ria isn’t sure about Jake at first. Yes, because her cousin mated with his sister, they are loosely connected, however, that does not mean she can trust him with all she is responsible for. But is doesn’t take long for Ria to see just how special Jake is and to figure out just what they could be together if given the chance. Jake is more than willing to risk his life to keep Ria safe, but he would prefer to take-out the danger surrounding Ria without losing his life. A powerful enemy to not only Ria, but all the shifters and Others, the Venifucus, is about to up the ante. Ria and Jake might not be able to totally disrupt the Venifucus’ plans, but they are both determined to take out the part that is threatening them right now. When the showdown happens, just who will come out on top, and will Jake and Ria finally have the chance to explore the love that sprang up between them?
When a determined man finally gets to be with the woman of his dreams, woe be to the people who try to harm her. Jake and Ria prove just how right this statement is in Jacob’s Ladder. I have to say that Jake definitely made an entrance when he finally came after Ria, and what timing! I also wondered at first, as did Ria, just what Jake could do as a human, even if he was a seer. But then I saw just how Jake had prepared himself for his life with Ria and what would be needed. I loved how it didn’t take long for Ria and Jake to become a strong and loving team and how others instantly accepted them both as a strong couple and leaders. Ria and Jake might have had a totally unusual and fast courtship, but that is one strong and loving couple in anyone’s eyes who follows their story. Jacob’s Ladder is fast-paced and full of suspense and danger, yet there is a wonderful overlay of passion and friendship, which kept me turning the pages as fast as possible.
Link: http://bit.ly/1NxSdB7
Reviewed by Jo for Joyfully Reviewed
October 28, 2014
“You make me feel like a superhero, Ria”
String of Fate Series by Bianca D’Arc newest release Book #3 Jacob’s Ladder
I’m so glad I picked up this series with a little help of Bianca. It seems with every book I read of hers my reaction is the same “WOW” they are amazing, and this one’s no different. Her story line is so intriguing once you start you can’t or don’t want to put the read down. I had done a read for her but told Bianca I wasn’t going to do the review until I re-read the one I purchased. When you re-read a book you’d be amazed how much more you pick up story wise.
This read has one hot, kickass human, Jake, who can hold his own with the shifters. Trained in Tibet, ex-military and friends with some pretty impressive shifters, he’s also a seer, and can see the future. Sometimes he can help and sometimes he’s too late. He doesn’t always have control over his visions. But the one vision he has, and has been having involves Ria, Pantera Noir “Nyx.”
If you’ve read Kings Throne Book #2 you’ll remember at the end of the read Jacob walks up to Ria and introduces himself then tells her he’s going to help her save the world. Thus their story begins.
Jacob’s Ladder is keeping with the story of the Venifucus and how they want to release Elspeth “The Destroyer” back into the world. This read is full of action and intrigue trust me. From the evil Venifucus Council Member Master Willard Fontanbleu a total joke of a necromancer who knows the secret of the Nyx and needs her power to infiltrate the veil between realms to bring back their leader from exile (Elspeth), to the release of the Leviathan, to the battle in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The romance between Jake and Ria was amazing. Jake has been waiting for her a long time and Ria knew immediately he was her mate and once mated she made certain everyone knew he was her mate. Seemed Jake was always defending who he was and his friend Ben Steel (ex Altor Custodis) to some of the shifters, but once they checked him out the respect and awe was immediate.
I was thrilled with all the new characters, Master Geir, Beau Champlain and Jacki Kinkaid a priestess, Uncle Ed, (Edvard a selkie), the Alpha of the Fox Clan Alan McCoy who gave a little back story to Ria about him, his mother and her mother who was the Nyx at the time. Again some of our fave characters were brought in from her previous reads. I so love that she does this. I so can’t wait for the next release Her Warrior’s, Jacki’s book with I know Master Geir and Beau, this should be interesting to say the least. 5* Bianca you rock.
String of Fate Series by Bianca D’Arc newest release Book #3 Jacob’s Ladder
I’m so glad I picked up this series with a little help of Bianca. It seems with every book I read of hers my reaction is the same “WOW” they are amazing, and this one’s no different. Her story line is so intriguing once you start you can’t or don’t want to put the read down. I had done a read for her but told Bianca I wasn’t going to do the review until I re-read the one I purchased. When you re-read a book you’d be amazed how much more you pick up story wise.
This read has one hot, kickass human, Jake, who can hold his own with the shifters. Trained in Tibet, ex-military and friends with some pretty impressive shifters, he’s also a seer, and can see the future. Sometimes he can help and sometimes he’s too late. He doesn’t always have control over his visions. But the one vision he has, and has been having involves Ria, Pantera Noir “Nyx.”
If you’ve read Kings Throne Book #2 you’ll remember at the end of the read Jacob walks up to Ria and introduces himself then tells her he’s going to help her save the world. Thus their story begins.
Jacob’s Ladder is keeping with the story of the Venifucus and how they want to release Elspeth “The Destroyer” back into the world. This read is full of action and intrigue trust me. From the evil Venifucus Council Member Master Willard Fontanbleu a total joke of a necromancer who knows the secret of the Nyx and needs her power to infiltrate the veil between realms to bring back their leader from exile (Elspeth), to the release of the Leviathan, to the battle in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The romance between Jake and Ria was amazing. Jake has been waiting for her a long time and Ria knew immediately he was her mate and once mated she made certain everyone knew he was her mate. Seemed Jake was always defending who he was and his friend Ben Steel (ex Altor Custodis) to some of the shifters, but once they checked him out the respect and awe was immediate.
I was thrilled with all the new characters, Master Geir, Beau Champlain and Jacki Kinkaid a priestess, Uncle Ed, (Edvard a selkie), the Alpha of the Fox Clan Alan McCoy who gave a little back story to Ria about him, his mother and her mother who was the Nyx at the time. Again some of our fave characters were brought in from her previous reads. I so love that she does this. I so can’t wait for the next release Her Warrior’s, Jacki’s book with I know Master Geir and Beau, this should be interesting to say the least. 5* Bianca you rock.
October 15, 2014
Does not disappoint
I always enjoy a Bianca D'arc book. The book is sure to be well thought out with good pace and flow. The hero and heroine are sure to be strong,smart and passionate.
The Nyx and her mate are all those things. I also enjoy that many of Ms. D'arc's books take place in a contemporary world with magical as well as mundane beings.
I always enjoy a Bianca D'arc book. The book is sure to be well thought out with good pace and flow. The hero and heroine are sure to be strong,smart and passionate.
The Nyx and her mate are all those things. I also enjoy that many of Ms. D'arc's books take place in a contemporary world with magical as well as mundane beings.
December 17, 2019
SHE DID IT AGAIN FIVE STAR BOOK
First time I have read a book about Panthers. I'm glad there was no three way romance, as in the next book. Ria and Jake's romance and mating was probably the best of all the books. Also, first time I have ever heard of the Selkies. Great story with the best battle scene yet. Well worth your purchase.
First time I have read a book about Panthers. I'm glad there was no three way romance, as in the next book. Ria and Jake's romance and mating was probably the best of all the books. Also, first time I have ever heard of the Selkies. Great story with the best battle scene yet. Well worth your purchase.
September 24, 2017
My review of Jacob's Ladder
I really enjoyed the story. The storyline was interesting and evenly paced. The characters were dynamic. They were likable and a bit mysterious. The storyline was a bit different (in a good way) from other magic/shifter stories. It was an interesting twist on things.
I really enjoyed the story. The storyline was interesting and evenly paced. The characters were dynamic. They were likable and a bit mysterious. The storyline was a bit different (in a good way) from other magic/shifter stories. It was an interesting twist on things.
September 9, 2021
Great Read!
I truly enjoyed reading this book! Jake and Gia truly made a great couple! They had so much passion and chemistry! I loved how he was such a protector over her! I enjoyed reading how he was all over the place helping and protecting others; being human in midst of all the shifters! Loved it! I definitely recommend this book!
I truly enjoyed reading this book! Jake and Gia truly made a great couple! They had so much passion and chemistry! I loved how he was such a protector over her! I enjoyed reading how he was all over the place helping and protecting others; being human in midst of all the shifters! Loved it! I definitely recommend this book!
October 14, 2014
the ventrifucus takes aim at the Nyx, queen of the pantera with an ability to speak with the other side, with the deceased. then she meets her mate, a human seer who saves her life and her sanity. after a fierce battle, she can finally stop running and settle down with her mate and have cubs.
September 11, 2017
Mystery,magic, shifters, and romance
Another great read in the String of Fate series. I didn't want to put it down. This book continues the journey into this magical world of adventurous has a wonderful conclusion for this heroic couple.
Another great read in the String of Fate series. I didn't want to put it down. This book continues the journey into this magical world of adventurous has a wonderful conclusion for this heroic couple.
September 10, 2021
Can not put it down.
Once you start reading this series you just keep on to the next one . So of course book 4 is next. Now if we humans like these shifters do boy what a better place we could be.
Once you start reading this series you just keep on to the next one . So of course book 4 is next. Now if we humans like these shifters do boy what a better place we could be.
October 3, 2021
great action and love story
I have read all 3 books in this series. The plots and the action are phenomenal and non stop. As much as I loved this authors work I felt in this one that Jacobs character was not as fully developed as it should have been.
I have read all 3 books in this series. The plots and the action are phenomenal and non stop. As much as I loved this authors work I felt in this one that Jacobs character was not as fully developed as it should have been.
October 31, 2014
yay I'm very happy that Ria got a awesome mate.
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December 26, 2014Great book. Great author!
November 5, 2014
I have enjoyed the whole series so far and cannot wait for the next book I like the variation of shifters and how they are all interacting against a common foe .
September 22, 2023
I am really enjoying this series.....even when it makes me cry.
December 7, 2014
Another great story
This is a fast paced interesting story. Lots of great plot twists. Also plenty steamy fun. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
This is a fast paced interesting story. Lots of great plot twists. Also plenty steamy fun. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
January 17, 2022
I loved this story!
I was so happy to get a story about aria. And Jake is a total badass! This was the best story. I can’t wait for the next one!
I was so happy to get a story about aria. And Jake is a total badass! This was the best story. I can’t wait for the next one!
November 3, 2014
Very good!!!!
November 3, 2014
Love this series and love the writer so much!!! cant wait for the next book!!!
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