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(Immortal Heat #1)

ALL-CONSUMING DESIRE . . .
Izel Campbell was raised to believe she is an immortal Fionn with the magical skills of persuasion. But when she travels to Scotland to visit her ancestral home, Izel discovers that she is actually the world's last living human. Forced to run for her life, Izel crosses paths with Kelvin Kerr, the Campbells' greatest foe-and the most magnificent w..more
Published July 3rd 2012 by Forever Yours
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Jun 11, 2012♡Karlyn P♡ rated it it was amazing
Recommends it for: Kresley Cole IAD fans, or anyone who loves hot alpha warrior heroes!
Shelves: genre-highlander, published-2012, genre-paranromal, genre-humor, arc-copy, steam-hot, read-2012, hero-mega-alpha, fated-mates, mine-mine-mine

WOW, LOVED IT! This may be the BEST PNR debut book of 2012. The story grabbed me from the gitgo and never let up. What a fun, sexy hot book! I can’t wait for more of this series. It was PURE ROMANCE CANDY, and I devoured it!! If you like your PNR books HOT and have a thing for warrior highlanders, this one is for you. I haven’t been this excited for a new series in a long, long time.
The Darkest Day is a debut PNR set in a world where immortal creatures rule earth and other realms. Mortals ar..more
Jun 14, 2012Dee rated it really liked it
Shelves: paranormal-romance, shifters, vampires, witches, demons, arc-netgalley, arc-reviewed-netgalley, magic
4/5 stars
Britt Bury’s debut novel and first in the Immortal Heat series.
We are introduced to a world where humans are extinct and is now filled with many different supernatural beings such as vampires, warlocks, witches and various other creatures. I am sure that over the series Ms. Bury will acquaint us with more but this book focused mainly on two of the races, the Pookahs, who have various different inner animals but cannot shift, and the Fionns who are a magical race consisting or warriors,..more
Jun 13, 2012KatLynne rated it it was amazing

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Shelves: hero-alpha-tattooed-hottie, debut, heroine-with-backbone-smart-strong, highlander, keeper, hero-favorite-smokin-hot-sexay, part-of-a-series, netgalley, heroine-virgin, 2012-reads
The Darkest Day by Britt Bury
Debut
Book #1 in the Immortal Heat Series
Read: 6/27/2012
Heat Factor: 5/5 - Passionate, Steamy Hot Love Story
My Rating: 5/5
Expected Release Date: 7/3/2012
..She was everything he craved, everything he hungered for. Her body was his personal fixation. Her skin and lips were drugs he had to taste in order to survive..
I loved this book! This is one of the best PNR debut novels I’ve read. There’s no wading in to get to the goodies! From the very beginning I was held capt..more
Jul 08, 2012Jill rated it it was ok

2.5 stars
I must be growing up. Or perhaps I'm not the target audience for this book. But it was a test of endurance to get through this story.
If Ms Bury's target readership for The Darkest Day are those who enjoy reading endless sex scenes, then this will certainly be a hit. However, for readers who like more story with their sex scenes and less cheese in their dialogue, then this is going to be a tedious read.
I find books like this just too juvenile with the emphasis on sex, sex and sex. Don’t..more
Jun 06, 2012Anna (Bobs Her Hair) rated it really liked it
Shelves: for-review, paranormal-romance, arc, ebook, netgalley
Grade: B- or 3.5 Stars (rounded to 4 stars).. Britt Bury enters the PNR scene with very promising debut! What readers will find: Original paranormal beings, snarky humor, and steamy sexy times!!! If readers like Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series or Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark Hunter series then this book will most likely appeal!
The Story
A thousand years ago, Kelvin Kerr vowed to avenge his butchered and decapitated chieftain father by eliminating every last member of the Campbell Fionns. T..more
May 17, 2012Jess the Romanceaholic rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2012-read, betrayal, paranormal-romance, promiscuous-hero, family-issues, fated-to-be-mated, weak-heroine, magick, family-feud, reformed-rake
This is a Quickie Review. For the full review, please visit The Romanceaholic.
Expected Release Date: July 3, 2012
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Imprint: Forever Yours
Author’s Website: http://www.brittbury.com/
My Source for This Book: Netgalley
Part of a Series: Yes, Book 1, Immortal Heat
Series Best Read In Order: N/A
Steam Level: Hot
I think a lot of readers are going to be drawing parallels between this story and Kresley Cole’s incredibly popular Immortals After Dark series… The biggest compar..more
May 17, 2012Annie (Under the Covers Book Blog) rated it liked it
Shelves: arc, first-book-in-series, netgalley, review-requests, read-in-2012, ebooks
Posted on Under the Covers
THE DARKEST DAY is the first book of a new series called the Immortal Heat. I love warrior men with accents so I thought I would give this one a try. Here are my thoughts on it:
WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THIS BOOK:
-The best part of this book for me is the spunky heroine, Izel Campbell. Izel was grown up to believe that she is an immortal Fionn, however when she goes to Scotland, she learns that she is actually the last living human in the world. I really enjoyed Izel’s characte..more
Jun 13, 2012Sandra rated it it was amazing
Recommends it for: IAD and BDB fans - run, don't walk to read this
Shelves: them-highland-boys, arc-netgalley, contemporary, naughties, 2012-book-challenge, awesome-heroes, hunks-you-want-for-yourself, made-of-win, angst-and-drama, kick-ass-heroines
This review is also available on my blog.
HOLY COW!!! Britt Bury, you're my new favorite! HOT! HOT! HOT!
Are you ready for gushing? Here goes:
A stunning debut in the PNR genre, The Darkest Day delivers a mighty punch - I couldn't put this book down. And even though it's the first in what I hope is going to be an amazing series, it does not suffer from what many first books do - info dumping. Information trickles in as the book progresses, and fits the scenes in which it comes. Also, possible futu..more
I have to start by saying I finished this in two sittings, I was only interrupted by my need to sleep! This debut novel from Britt Bury is a very promising start and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next! It's a very easy and quick read and has everything I love reading in a paranormal romance.
We are first introduced to Izel when she gets to her grandfathers home in Scotland. Once there she finds that he is missing but she does stumble upon Kelvin. He's from a rival clan and is there t..more
Jun 13, 2012Laura the Highland Hussy rated it liked it
Recommended to Laura the Highland Hussy by: karlynP
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A couple years ago, several friends recommended this book to me. The back of the book makes it sound like something I'd love! So I downloaded it, but before I read it, another friend told me she thought it read a lot like one of my books. That sort of turned me off, but it still sounded really good. So a couple years later, here I am.
I will say, it reads a lot more like Kresley Cole than it does Laura Hunsaker. In fact, many many reviews mention the similarities...more
Jun 07, 2012Katie_la_geek rated it really liked it
4.5 stars
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Oh yes, Britt Bury, yes!
This is exactly what I have been looking for. I have massive love for PNR (Paranormal romance) but nothing has really captured me since the early Black Dagger Brotherhood books. Well finally something has. I just loved this book. It had everything; action, drama, humour and romance. It was just great.
Ok, so what made this book so great? I will start with the idea. I think Britt Bury is incredibly smart because she has take..more
This book reminded me a lot of the Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole. I have somewhat mixed feelings about that. I'm a big fan of those books, and many of the things I like about them, I liked about this. But at the same time, it bothered me just a little every time I saw a parallel.
The story follows Izel, a descendant of the Campbell clan of Immortals. She has gone to visit her Grandfather, a great magician. But when she arrives at his home, he is gone. In his place is a hulking warri..more
Jun 21, 2012Melanie rated it liked itDarkest
Shelves: badass-hero, cocky-hero, paranormal-romance, man-ho, accents-make-me-melt, revenge-is-sweet, aint-he-sweet, knocked-up, enemies-to-lovers, virgin-no-more
'The Darkest Day' heralds the start of a new paranormal series 'Immortal Heat', but apart from atypical paranormalians (*cough* 'Pookah' *cough*) and a unique world overrun with 'immortals' where the human species is near-extinct there was nothing overly novel about this story.
There have been some very apt comparison's of this book with Kresley Cole's awesome IAD series, and I would concur that Britt Bury has most definitely been influenced by KC's brand of paranormal romance - this was a sexy s..more
Jun 15, 2012Lynsey A rated it really liked it
Shelves: paranormal-romance, pregnancy, on-order, pnr-virgin, coming-2012, 2012-reads, kindle-books-i-own, ebook
This was a 3.5 to 4 star read for me. There were times where I really enjoyed reading this book and others where I just didn't care that much. It was definitely an interesting story and had some great characters. I love Ryo and I love Ram. I definitely hope we see more of them in the future.
There were hearbreaking scenes in this book. I just wish I felt more during those scenes. There were some definitely cry worthy moments but the tears just wouldn't come. However, because those scenes were the..more
Jun 12, 2012Tiya Rosa rated it really liked it
Shelves: debut, too-stupid-to-live-mc, arc, netgalley
We had a rough start, you and I, Darkest Day. What with the TSTL episodes and the constant reminders that I am sorely missing me some Immortals After Dark, it was touch and go for a while. But once you shed those tween angst and pseudo doubts and confusion and just embraced the raunchy side of you, I believe you were worth the the enthusiasm I had when I received your ARC.
In a world full of immortals, Izel Campbell is the last full human. She had no idea she was, though, thinking she was a Fionn..more
Jul 04, 2012Jess rated it really liked it
Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads
A heavy sigh escaped her lips as she walked behind Andrew. Nothing was simple. But by God, she would fix this. The Campbell-Kerr rivalry had gone on long enough. Yes, she wanted to find her own path, but maybe Kelvin was the salvation she was looking for. Together, they could end this feud and bring about peace. Finally the hatred could end.
And then maybe they could slide down a rainbow into a swimming pool of gumdrops.
The Darkest Day is set in a world..more
Jun 25, 2012rameau rated it liked it
Shelves: arc-galley, creatures-vampires, series-warning, genre-paranormal, read-in-2012, rating-meh, characters-too-stupid-to-live, language-english-original, y-vapid-insipid-divas-and-ingenues, characters-witches
This review can also be found on Blodeudd'sBook Girl of Mur-y-Castell. -blog
This might be a case of mislaid expectations. I was hoping for a paranormal with romance and erotica on the side, not an erotica with romance and paranormal on the side. But that's what I got. When the main couple wasn't having sex they were thinking about sex instead of things that normal individuals think about. Like survival.
There was a lot of promise there. I like the idea of an alternative world where humans have..more
Jul 02, 2012Letitia rated it liked it
Rating: C .. Heat: Warm
I have to be honest… At around 20% in, I almost DNF'd this one.
I initially picked it up because other reviewers were comparing it to Kresley Cole's series, Immortals After Dark. Miz Cole is my numero uno favorite PNR author. She writes it, I will read it. Period. So buzz linking this book to her, it grabbed my interest.
However, in that first 20%, the similarities were almost too much for me. Sure, there are the PNR staples: Alpha hero? Check. Ability to sniff arousal? Ch..more
Jun 18, 2012Emily Elizabeth rated it it was ok
Shelves: fantasy, guilty-pleasure, you-must-be-joking, kindle, third-person-pov, released, awful, annoying-protagonists, don-t-waste-your-time, paranormal
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1.5/5 Stars
You know what phrase I'm tired of using? 'This book had so much potential.' Because really, there was so much potential in The Darkest Day. But there isn't much else to say about this book.
The cover is hot. Extremely sexy. And the pink writing is a great contrast to the blue background. It really drew me in. And then when I read the summary, I needed to read it. Hellllllllo pretty Scotsman and paranormal romance. I thought this was going to be REALLY go..more
May 31, 2012Sarah rated it liked it
Shelves: books-i-own-kindle, netgalley, read-in-2012, for-review-read
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3.5 Stars
The Kerr and Campbell clans have been enemies for centuries and Kelvin has vowed to rid the world of Campbells if it's the last thing he ever does. He has spent years searching for the remaining heir but when he finally finds her Izel is not what he expected. Izel doesn't even know that her family is at war with the Kerrs, she has been raised to believe that she is an immortal and has travelled to Scotland in search of her grandfather for answers to some of her questions. When her paths..more
Mar 26, 2013Syahira rated it did not like it
There's a lot of issue in this book that far outweighs the abysmal plot it have. Just a word of warning, if you like Twilight fanfiction, maybe you will love this book. If you like Fifty Shades of Grey but hated the 'BDSM' in it, maybe this would suffice. To me, there's nothing in the world more saddening than having to read these kind of characters again and this is the moment where I would have wanted some warning with those 'If you love Twilight and 50 Shades then you will love this..' label..more
Jun 28, 2012Julie Ramsey rated it it was amazing
In this world Britt Bury created, things are very different. The world is full of magic, creatures and full of unknown demons, beings and everything that goes bump in the night. The one thing that is newly extinct is humans. Immortals are the norm and humans are thought to be a thing of the past. Izel, thinks she is a normal Fionn(works magic), she knows that something is about to change. She has received a letter form her grandfather. He has told her to leave all she knows and come to him. She..more
Jun 22, 2012Julia marked it as did-not-finish
I only made it 16% of the way through this one (thank you, Kindle, for pointless specificity). My first issue was with regards to the hero reacting to his father's death, NOT with the vow to kill the murderer. Oh no. He was going to wait for said murderer to find a wife, settle down, have children, and then our fine boy was going to kill them all. That's pretty darn premeditated and creeptastic. Skip forward to the 'present', humans are extinct, our heroine, despite seeming pretty normal all aro..more
Jun 19, 2012Beckyloohoo Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ aka Mrs. Acheron Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ rated it really liked it
Shelves: reading-romance-challenge, highlanders, first-reads
I received this book for review from Netgalley.
I have to say I really enjoyed this debut PNR series by Britt Bury. It's unique and funny and very sexy. Of course it's sexy, there's Scottish men in it, and you know how I like my Highlanders. Yumm.
In this book, the world is populated by all kinds of paranormal creatures. So much so that the the weaker pure-breed humans have become extinct. Everyone accepts that they have some degree of humanity still in them, but to varying degrees. Now everyone l..more
Sep 20, 2012LAB☺ rated it it was ok
This was almost a DNF for me. I put it aside around the halfway mark and then read like 3 good books and then picked it up again. But I still had to skim through it.
This is a clone of Immortals After Dark. I thought I knew that going in but was not prepared for just how unoriginal it was. The similarites were staggering and when compared to IAD this book fell way short. (Shifter-type hero with a scottish brogue, people take vows they can't go back on, there is a witch with a weird name who sees..more
Jul 03, 2012Mandapanda rated it did not like it
Putting it aside for a while. The heroine is a bit TSTL which is annoying and the similarity to Kresley Cole's IAD series just highlights this book's weaknesses.
Jun 16, 2012Tracy rated it liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: netgalley, paranormal-romance, arc, author-review-request
Has Some Highs and Lows
You think you've got it rough? Try being Izel Campbell, the only firstborn Campbell born female. She's the McCall, 'Son' of the Battle Chief, but she's a Poet Fionn, not a Warrior like her father was before her. She's also lived her twenty-five years of life without feeling one single emotion. Ever.
She's flown a couple of thousand miles to Scotland on the vague hope her very powerful grandfather can help fix her. She found his home, which is great, but he's not there, whic..more
Jul 21, 2012Jennifer (Bad Bird Reads) rated it really liked it
Shelves: adult, shapeshifters, paranormal-romance, reviewed, witches, demons, vampires, magic
3.5 stars
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At a Glance
I enjoyed The Darkest Day. It had a very interesting world, and I liked the dark feel but some other things just fell short.
The Good
Here's the Story..
Summoned to her ancestral home, Izel sets out to find her grandfather in Scotland. But what she finds there instead is Kelvin, the battle chief from a rival clan, who has every intention of killing her to avenge his father's death by her ancestor's hands. But before he can accomplis..more
Jun 30, 2012Crystal ♥ RBtWBC rated it really liked it
Shelves: length-novel, genre-paranormal-romance, request-author, rating-4-star, request-netgalley

Britt Bury weaves a spellbinding story in her debut novel, The Darkest Day, that I never wanted to end!
In a world of Immortals and the wilds of Scotland the Campbell Fionn and Kerr Pookah have warred for centuries. Death and vengeance reigns by those who live by the sword and magic.
Izel Campbell, an immortal Fionn, arrives in Scotland seeking answers from her grandfather; cursed since birth to never feel emotions she has lived a half-life. But once she arrives at her grandfather’s home the cur..more
Jun 15, 2012Mandi Schreiner rated it really liked it
Favorite Quote: “I do no’ need you anyhow.”
“Oh no?” She looked down his body. “That thing tenting your pants just called you a liar.”
The Darkest Day is the start of a new paranormal series I’m pretty excited about. My initial thought while reading is how it has a Kresley Cole vibe to it. I like to call it, ‘Immortals After Dark – Lite.’ Not quite as violent, not quite as witty, but the world and characters remind me of Cole. There is a ‘Court of Contention’ that happens every 400 years allowing..more
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Britt Bury writes paranormal romance where the immortals are fierce, the stakes are high, and desire can be deadly.
Britt was raised in Corvallis, Oregon and attended Oregon State University majoring in Liberal Studies. When her dream of being a professional karaoke star and Elvis impersonator didn’t pan out, she turned to writing. She currently lives in the Silicon Valley with her brilliant husban..more
ALL-CONSUMING DESIRE . . .
Izel Campbell was raised to believe she is an immortal Fionn with the magical skills of persuasion. But when she travels to Scotland to visit her ancestral home, Izel discovers that she is actually the world’s last living human. Forced to run for her life, Izel crosses paths with Kelvin Kerr, the Campbells’ greatest foe—and the most magnificent warrior she has ever seen.
BURNS BRIGHTEST . . .
A thousand-year-old battle chief of the Kerr clan, Kelvin lives only to avenge his father, who died at the hands of the bloody Campbells. Honor demands he kill the Campbell heir, but when he learns that the lovely Izel is both Campbell and human, Kelvin is torn between duty and desire . . .
ON THE DARKEST DAY
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The Kerr and Campbell clans have been enemies for centuries and Kelvin has vowed to rid the world of Campbells if it's the last thing he ever does. He has spent years searching for the remaining heir but when he finally finds her Izel is not what he expected. Izel doesn't even know that her family is at war with the Kerrs, she has been raised to believe that she is an immortal and has travelled to Scotland in search of her grandfather for answers to some of her questions. When her paths cross with Kelvin he is determined to follow through on his vow and kill her but after discovering that she is the last remaining human he wonders if that is really the right thing to do. As they journey together to Kelvin's family home the attraction between them is undeniable but Kelvin has begun to suspect that she is his fated mate. But surely fate wouldn't be so cruel to make his enemy his mate? Can he put his feelings to one side and do his duty by destroying Izel? Does he even want to?
The Darkest Day is the first book in a new paranormal romance series by Britt Bury and was an enjoyable read. Although the story is set in modern times it does have a historical feel to it as the pair travel across Scotland together to the Kerr castle. Kelvin is a highland warrior from a family of Pookah's (Immortal Warriors with special powers linked to animals but without the ability to shapeshift). I have to admit that I really don't like the name pookah - every time I read it it made me think of fluffy bunny rabbits and it doesn't shout out sexy highland warrior to me. If you ignore the stupid name I did really like Kelvin, he was definitely a gruff and sexy alpha male who knows what he wants and is prepared to take it. At times he could come across as a little on the scary side but he was actually a sweetheart once you got to know him and although he does a few stupid things I couldn't help but forgive him.
I found myself really liking Izel though. Her whole life is turned upside down when she arrives I Scotland. Not only does she discover that she is the last remaining human but she has to learn to cope with a whole new set of abilities that she never realised she had. With nobody else to talk to she relies on Kelvin to give her the information she needs and to help her find her family. She is drawn to this sexy warrior and hopes they can build something together but she doesn't know the secrets he is keeping. Nothing goes smoothly between these two but you can't deny the heat that is between them and I really enjoyed watching their banter and the building chemistry.
There were a few things about the world building that bugged me - apart from the ridiculous pookah name I wasn't keen on the way males had to sleep with their mate before they would know for sure that they were fated. I could have lived with that but it seemed really silly that they had to sleep with them on a particular night of the year or they would miss their chance at a happy ever after - if they got a bit over enthusiastic and slept with them early they would never be able to complete the mating ceremony. I understand the author was trying to bring something different to the table but I prefer rules that make a bit more sense - this didn't work for me from a purely biological point of view considering that Kelvin was desperate to sleep with Izel because he thought she was his mate and he came close to loosing his chance to be with her. That doesn't leave me with a lot of hope for the species as a whole - especially when it was stated that he liked to sleep with a lot of women while he searched for his mate. How many pookah's out there would end up missing their chance to be with their one fated mate?
Anyway, ignoring that irritation I still really enjoyed the book and am looking forward to reading more of this series. We don't spend much time with most of the secondary characters in this instalment but I'm already dying to find out more about Ramsey's history and really hope he is getting a book of his own. I think The Darkest Day will appeal to fans of Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series and I'll be keeping my eye out for more by Britt Bury in the future.
Source: Received from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
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