Dayhunter(Dark Days #2) by Jocelynn Drake

This is the second book in this series.
It starts where the first book ends. Mira, Tristan and Danaus have to appear in front of the Coven. They arrive to Venice and from that moment the actions begins and never stops.
By the end of book one Mira learns that she can be manipulated by Jabari and by Danaus. This makes her feel unsafe. The peace she has had for years is gone.
She finds herself wanting to protect Tristan and takes him under her care against her selfish nature. Her "new family" keeps on growing and she can't decide who to trust anymore. Her maker has her own plans too. In Mira's mind is only the safe haven of her Keep/ Savannah where she wishes she was again.
To Danaus and Mira's predicament, members of the Coven have formed alliances with the Naturi. We also learned in this book what Danaus really is. He also learns that not all Nightwalkers are cut the same and Mira is definitely unique.
They both race to stop Rowe from opening the portal that has locked away the evil Naturi.
From Venice to Crete the book moves steadily.

Spoiler Fanglert: I almost stopped reading this book. Mira sleeps with Nicolai. Which was a mistake. If Mira has such complex feelings toward Danaus, why would she sleep with the Lycan. It reminded me of Cassie Palmer. But since I kept reading Karen Chance's series (thanks to Kim and LL) and now is one of my favorites, I have to give Miss Drake the same respect. 

3.5/5 Fangs

Nightwalker(Dark Days #1) by Jocelynn Drake

Mira is a Nightwalker, a 600 year old vampire who can manipulate fire. She is the Keeper of Savannah. She has made this city her home. She maintains the peace between other Nightwalkers and Lycanthropes. Much to her annoyance a slayer has been killing inside her keep. She meets the vampire hunter Danaus who surprisingly is not there to try to kill her but needs her help with a worse evil.
Her gift to her is a Naturi who helped tortured her years ago. Some of the torture remains a mystery to her. Danaus, who works for an organization (Themis) that protects humans, explains to her that the Naturi (Guardians of the Earth) are back and are trying to break the seal that has them locked away in another plane.
The Naturi want to rule the world and their mission is to kill all Nightwalkers and humans. There are five types of Naturi- light, water, earth, and animal.
Mira and Danaus agree on a truce and postpone their mortal (or more like an immortal) fight for the future in order to save the world. They travel to the old country where we meet the Coven too. The Coven is rule by ancient vampires.
This is the first installment and I can say I enjoyed this new world. I like that vampires act as vampires. They can roam the nights but are out during daylight, they also need blood to survive. The secondary characters were plenty. We have Rowe, Barrett Rainer (Lycan), Knox, Amanda, Micheal and Gabriel (her bodyguards), Jabari, Tristan, Ryan.
After I finished this book I immediately picked book two.
3.5/5 Fangs