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A Dangerous Bargain (The Sentinels Book 1) Kindle Edition

by J. S. Scott (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 889 ratings
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The first book in The Sentinels Series, a paranormal romance by NY Times and USA Today bestselling author J.S. Scott.

27 year old Kat Larson is haunted by demons. Literally. And how was she to know that there was more than one type of demon? The Evils want to destroy her soul, while billionaire Sentinel, Zachary Winston, claims that he wants to protect her. Kat opts for Zach’s protection…but it doesn’t come without a price. It requires a bargain…and what he suggests surprises poor Kat almost as much as the fact that demons really do exist. Why would the handsome billionaire want to make such an agreement with a curvy, plain redheaded woman like her?

Billionaire Zachary Winston has a mission and it’s one that he vows to complete. As a Sentinel, his task is to protect Kat from the Evils that will corrupt her soul. His only problem is that she is his “radiant,” the one woman who can lighten the darkness of his Sentinel existence and be his eternal mate. Zach has to fight an internal war between man and Sentinel as he protects Kat, not quite sure which one will win. He’s one-part Sentinel, one-part man, but they both yearn for Kat’s lush, full figured body and kind, compassionate heart. As Zach becomes more and more enchanted with Kat, he’s hoping she can learn to love a lonely man/Sentinel that’s only slightly wicked.

This paranormal romance contains graphic language, steamy love scenes, and lovable alpha males that also happen to be mythological demons. If that sounds good to you...read on.
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J.S. Scott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of erotic romance. She's an avid reader of all types of books and literature. Writing what she loves to read, J.S. Scott writes both contemporary erotic romance stories and paranormal romance erotics. They almost always feature an Alpha Male and have a happily ever after because she just can't seem to write them any other way! Please visit me at: http: //www.authorjsscott.com http: //www.facebook.com/authorjsscott You can write to me at jsscott_author@hotmail.com You can also tweet @AuthorJSScott

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00D5BM18U
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Golden Unicorn Enterprises Inc (January 10, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 10, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1225 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 140 pages
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J.S. "Jan" Scott is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of steamy romance. She's an avid reader of all types of books and literature. Writing what she loves to read, J.S. Scott writes both contemporary steamy romance stories and paranormal romance. They almost always feature an Alpha Male and have a happily ever after because she just can't seem to write them any other way! She lives in the beautiful Rocky Mountains with her husband and two very spoiled German Shepherds.

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Jamie West
5.0 out of 5 stars Light in the Dark
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2022
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Such a good paranormal story about Zach who’s a Sentinel and sent to protect a pure spirit. Who just happens to be his radiant, his chosen fated mate. Kat is a light soul who’s just trying to live her best life. But Evils are out to get her and only Zach can save her. So sweet!
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4.0 out of 5 stars What a great new series!
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2013
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This series has lots of fun potential – including:
1) A wonderful creative take on demons that had a semblance of background logic to it. Also the demons and use of magic had to live by rules and consequences. Well done! Love that the demons are not invincible, they feel pain and vulnerability, and have instincts so strongly woven into their DNA that it defines them (showing them different and non-human).
2) Yes, it is a series, but thankfully this book contains a full story and not an annoying cliffhanger.
3) Author did a decent job of justifying the love-at-first- sight attraction for both Zach and Kat and why they would be attracted each other. What the other possessed that they hadn’t found in anyone else.
4) The camaraderie between the demon brothers and their king was believable and showed in their banter and their actions.

A couple disappointments:

1) The ending was choppy. Felt like several scenes were deleted or rushed to the end.
2) If Kat was so tight with her twin sister and her nephew, then why no scenes with them? It is a bond so tight that Kat was risking her soul for them. She never talked with her sister. In the epilogue they show up and love Kat’s new boyfriend and buddies. It felt weird. So much to glean from this side of Kat – to see her interact with her sister and nephew would have added depth to Kat’s character. Also, what does a “normal” human or child see, when they see a sentinel demon? What does a demon feel when a child expresses unconditional love and acceptance towards them?
3) There were many opportunities to expand the scenes to include more dialog between Kat and Zach (where they didn’t talk about how she looks, why they are attracted to each other, or sexual innuendoes). Missed the banter and learning about each other, which made the relationship fell more lust-based than character-based (though there were hints of more, but we were told this, not shown this). Another couple 1,000 words could have solidified it.

Will definitely plan to buy the next when it comes out and re-read this one again.
 
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Betty Olsen
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Romantic Paranormal story about good versus evil
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2014
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Outstanding Romantic Paranormal story about good versus evil, of Sentinels (good magical demons) protecting humans from the Evils (sadistic bad demons) who go the humans souls/spirit. It's also a love story between Zach Winston, a wealthy Sentinel and one of three brothers, who is assigned to protect Katrina (Kat) Larson from the Evils that are after her. Unbeknownst to them, she also has magical powers that won't manifest until she is mated with Zach. She also happens to be Zach's radiant (mate). This story pulls you in from the start to finish and had me on the edge of my chair. There is a lot of action and hot erotic sex. Loved the terrific story line and characters. I highly recommend this book and looking forward to reading the second book in this series.
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erinaf
3.0 out of 5 stars Original idea but repetitive
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2019
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I really liked the premise of this book: good demons (Sentinels) who are tasked with guarding humanity from the Evils, bad demons that strike deals with humans to essentially sell their souls. It was a unique take on a paranormal plot of good versus evil. It started well, but had a few problems that stopped the book from rating higher for me. After drawing me into the plot line, I found the story became a bit cheesy. There was a lot of 'girl doesn't understand why the hot, rich guy (who was also her boss) is so into her', with our Hero responding how beautiful she is, how he just wants to protect her, that he can't be with her because he's not good enough, how he thinks she's perfect and has a beautiful soul, how he has to resist her, he's never felt this way about another woman and so on. These, and similar sentiments, were repeated often and throughout the book to the point that I was almost rolling my eyes. It was a shame, because it really mellowed out the story line, making it less dramatic and more cliche.

Some of the writing was over the top, maybe because some elements were repeated so much. It was made pretty clear that Zach was super hot, but adding lines like 'He could have been carved from marble, but she knew he wasn't' was just a bit too over the top for me. There was also a good portion of repetition dedicated to referring to Kat's lady bits as her 'channel', including her empty channel which just made me laugh out loud. Add that to lines such as 'You're so responsive' and 'swallowing her essence' and some of the shine started to come off the romance. And look, some bits were too far fetched for me, but I can be a bit pedantic so this might not bother another reader who doesn't sweat the details. There was also that thing that some authors do where they try to make the dialogue really descriptive but it then doesn't sound realistic - this popped up a bit as well.

Sentinels have a predestined radiant which is basically a true mate and I liked this addition to the story. I took to Zach well enough, even though his alpha male role was very repetitive with the same themes, but I found Kat a bit lacking and needing development. She played a kind nobody with a low self esteem and I found it hard to find her anything but bland.

Overall, it was an easy read but I found once Zach found Kat, what had started off as a promising story fizzled out. The book was then filled with repetition of Zach and Kat trying to get their feelings out and little else. There was a tiny bit of action, but not enough to have me wanting to rush to get Book 2. I was lucky enough to pick up this book for free and probably would have rated it lower if I'd paid. I wouldn't rule out this author as there was a lot of promise here, but I'd hope for a bit more if I was going to spend my money.
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lstnrome
5.0 out of 5 stars Sentinel Demons and Evils oh my
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2015
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This is another great Paranormal story. This story revolves around good and bad demons. The Sentinel Demons were created to clean up the mess the gods created and to protect the humans from the Evils that want to take their Souls. Kat Larson is wanted by the Evils but she is saved by Sentinel Demon, Zachary Winston, while under his protection he recognized her as his “Radiant” The Sentinels have become aware that the evils are getting the souls of the protected and they must figure out how and stop them. I loved this story because it is not your typical paranormal story this one involves mythological gods and demons. J. S. Scott you never disappoint, I can’t wait for book #2 You need to put this series on you TBR list,
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Angie (L)
5.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining tale
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2019
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Kat Larson’s nephew is in remission from leukaemia, desperate to keep it that way ,she’s being staked daily by the Evils who are our evil demons ,they offer Kat a deal which is in exchange for her nephews continuous remission she must give herself to them and go to their demonic realm . Unbeknown to her at this time is that her nephew’s health will continue to be stable without any demonic help ,they just want her as they realise she’s “special” we learn how special later on in the story . Of course as well as pure evil we must have relatively good evil , enter the Sentinel demons ,they are controlled by the King Kristoff . Zachary Winston and his two brothers Drew & Hunter , they aren’t blood brothers, are three extremely wealthy Sentinel demons , the King hands Zachary a mission he must go to Kat and claim her before the Evils can take her . Zack arrives just in time and after making a bargain with him she willingly goes with Zachary , Kat’s finds out though that she’s still not safe from the Evils and they try to steal her away when they enter her mind whilst she’s sleeping . It also turns out that she’s Zachary’s “Radiant”the one that’s meant to put a little light into his darkened soul . This story is very fast paced and chock full of hot action between Kat & Zack , which leaves the question is there a happy ending for this couple ..... of course there is .....although I think Zack & Kat will be popping up in the remaining books .
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Emma Gloede
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Australia on April 18, 2016
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Great book
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Hoener, Birgit
3.0 out of 5 stars Good mix of steamy, romance and paranormal conflict
Reviewed in Germany on February 25, 2019
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There are demons. Evil ones. And not so evil ones, good ones for the most part actually. These are the Sentinels, created eons ago so that they could prevent or lessen the damage done by the evil demons.
Zachary is one of those Sentinels, who's sent on a rescue mission to save Kat from making a bargain with evil. But it looks as if he got more than he bargained for - Kat is his so-called radiant, the one woman made for him, as there is only one for every Sentinel. But with the guilt he's carrying, he's sure he's not good enough for her. Kat, a curvy red-head, wonders what a good looking demon billionaire wants with someone like her? Surely he'll soon get rid of her?
A well written paranormal romance, with a surpising depth to the protagonists, a quite good plot, and enough humour and fights with evil included to keep this an interesting book that I was hesitant to put out of my hand.
I would definitely like to read more in this series.
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Natalie Townson
4.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2014
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I love myself a good romantic paranormal book. Anything with vampires, demons, werewolves and witches and I'm happy and I have to say, I found myself a new book boyfriend in ZACH, man that demon is hot, I want to be bad just for the chance to meet a demon he is so hot.

This story has you gripped from the start, everything draws you in, from the Sentinel King to the alpha males in Zach, Drew and Hunter to the innocence of Kat.

I love a tortured soul and Zach is definitely that, events from his past leave him consumed with guilt and he has spent the past 200 years blaming himself.

kat will do anything for her nephew, even sell her soul to the devil.

When these two meet sparks fly and and for every inch of darkness Zach is, Kat is pure light

A fantastic easy read that leaves you hungry for more.

I give A Dangerous Bargain (book one) a fantastic 4.5 stars I can't wait for Drew's story
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Marta
1.0 out of 5 stars Needs back story
Reviewed in Canada on September 7, 2015
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Silly romance book with no much of a story , boring
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