THE TOUCH OF TWILIGHT

Author: Vicki Pettersson ISBN: 9780060898939 6/2008 PARANORMAL Publisher: AVON

Joanna Archer has reluctantly accepted the roles destiny assigned her: Avenger, Savior ... Destroyer. On the surface she's a sexy, sophisticated socialite, at home among the beautiful people of the Las Vegas upper crust. But Joanna Archer inhabits another world: a place ordinary humans can't see and could never enter ... a dangerous dimension where an eternal battle rages between the agents of Light and Shadow. And Joanna is both. She never asked for the mantle that's been thrust upon her, but she will not abandon it now that it's hers. Stalked by an enigmatic doppleganger from a preternatural realm, Joanna can feel the Light failing—which is propelling her toward a terrifying confrontation with the ultimate master of evil, the dark lord of Shadow: her father. Vegas is all about winning big—or losing everything. To save her friends, her future, her worlds, Joanna Archer will now have to gamble it all by fully embracing the darkness inside her.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

While I cannot explain to you exactly what happens in THE TOUCH OF TWILIGHT, I can tell you it's pretty cool. There is lots of action, strange zodiac light and shadow characters, body switching/invading/destroying, and a host of other crazy things going on! Basically, if you like fast-paced indepth paranormal sci-fi action, this series might be one for you to check out.

The best part of the story is the eccentric and other wordly characters. Even though there are intriguing settings and insane plots to follow, the story breathes through the lives of the creatures inhabiting it. As a matter of fact, sometimes the story is a bit too crazy and hard to understand, but the characters give reason to keep trying. I suppose the overkill of descriptions, and scenes that I have a hard time making sense of, are the sticky points that keep me from saying this is a Top Pick. But it's close.

THE TOUCH OF TWILIGHT is really close.

Shannon Johnson