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The Pain Season: The Covalent Series | Book Two Kindle Edition

by Libby Doyle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
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On the night of the equinox, Zan O'Gara learns monsters are real.

When Zan can no longer deny Barakiel is hiding things, she confronts him. He assures her he will soon share his secrets, but Zan dreads the day, afraid the love of her life is connected to a ritual murder. Her heart won’t allow her to believe he could harm an innocent man. The truth is worse than she could have imagined.

As Barakiel’s power as a warrior grows, so does the strength of his father’s obsession with him. Lucifer spreads his dark tendrils through the Earthly Realm using a network of depraved men and Barakiel soon realizes his love has drawn a target on Zan’s back. Events at the autumnal equinox make this clear to Zan as well. Barakiel has lied to her. And so begins a season of pain and rage. A season of traitors and war.

"Good lord... even better than the first. I cannot tell you fast enough to read these books! Action, mystery, and a REALLY steamy romance make for an incredible read. Libby Doyle gets better with every second!" — J.M. Bush, author of Storm in Shanghai

WARNING: This book contains foul language, violence, and explicit sex. Adults only! The Pain Season is the second novel in a five-part series. All other books in this romantic science fantasy are now available. The Covalent Series is complete!
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    October 31, 2016
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"Doyle (The Passion Season, 2016) deftly injects turbulence into the recurring couple's romance . . . "

"The sex scenes . . . are unquestionably ardent and provocative."

"The possibility of a betrayer, meanwhile, is more intriguing, ultimately launching an explosive final act in which the Covalent and the feds rally together."

"A commendable follow-up with otherworldly action, down-to-earth melodrama, and sensuality in between."

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From the Author

Hello everyone!

Brace yourselves for the heartache, action, and scorching pace of The Pain Season, Book II of the Covalent Series. Whereas The Passion Season showed you my two beautiful heroes falling in love, The Pain Season shows you how far they'll go to save that love, the most magical thing either of them has ever known. Hold onto your seats for this one. It's a real ripsnorter.
Yours,
Libby

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01M0ISS3Z
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fairhill Publishing LLC; 1st edition (October 31, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 31, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1345 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 451 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 20 ratings

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Libby Doyle

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Libby Doyle escapes real life by writing extravagant tales, filled with adventure, sex, and violence. When not tapping away at her fiction, she works as a freelance writer and book editor. Libby loves absurd humor, travel, hiking, and punk rock. She and her guitar-playing husband live with their two cats in a log cabin beside a fjord in the shadow of the beautiful Olympic Mountains, where they are visited daily by a squadron of hummingbirds.

Libby is the author of The Covalent Series, a science fantasy and love story in five parts. She is confident her characters will keep you entertained. Through her tales, she hopes they speak to you.

For ALL things Covalent, visit libbydoyle.com.

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Katie S.
5.0 out of 5 stars The Suspense Grows
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2016
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What happens when your world is turned upside down and the man you love is not who or what you thought he was? Barakiel is mysterious and exciting and Zan is head over heels, but an attack at the Solstice throws her a curve ball and sends her spiraling. She discovers secrets he had hidden and lies he told or committed by omission. Can their love overcome or will she continue to spiral and self-destruct? Can he win her back or will he let his enemies take him and ultimately win?

This book continues the story from the first book and takes it to even greater heights. A page turner that draws you in and keeps you reading. A definite must read to see how the story continues. I look forward to more!
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C. Stone
4.0 out of 5 stars loved it
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2021
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Enjoyed this. Picked it up because have wanted to read it for a while. Loved the characters, the background story and the relationship that grew with the hero and heroine
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Karon L. Jahn
5.0 out of 5 stars Love and Evil
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2017
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I enjoyed the second book in this series, especially the further development of the key characters and their relationships. I'm actually not a fan of romance, so for me I was delighted to see how the everyday challenges of being in love worked in this remarkable world of uber-evil! I'm looking forward to Book III.
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Indy
5.0 out of 5 stars You may need tissue
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2019
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I cannot tell you how many times I came close to crying for Rainer and Zan. And Pellus...omg. I think he's my favorite supporting character ever!
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Small Cats
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, interesting urban fantasy love story.
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2016
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Great followup to The Passion Season: Book I of the series. Doyle brings her characters alive in a beautiful way with scene-setting, dialogue and humor. Read both now. She is a terrific stylist. You will fall in love with the characters.
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J.M. Bush
5.0 out of 5 stars SO DAMN GOOD
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2017
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Good lord... even better than the first. I cannot tell you fast enough to read these books! Action, mystery, and a REALLY steamy romance makes for an incredible read. Libby Doyle gets better with every second!!!
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C. Sinclair
4.0 out of 5 stars Love Can be a Battle!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2021
This second book in the covalent series starts off strong and doesn’t let up on the action and suspense.
The continuing story arc from book #1 still remains focused around the two leads Barakiel and Zan highlighting a major obstacle in their relationship, namely Barakiel and his secrets.
All this while all hell is breaking loose around them, literally!
A well written and engaging Sci-Fi Romantic Fantasy I found this narrative a vibrant addition to the series.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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Anonymous
5.0 out of 5 stars Thriller meets Sci-fi meets Romance--Loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2016
**I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The second novel in this Covalent Series had me on the edge of my seat waiting to see what would happen next, which almost never happens in romance novels! Zan and Rainer’s love story takes a very dark twist in this novel, and I loved it! When the first book ended, I wasn’t entirely sure where this relationship was going or how it would end up. The hero is a warrior demi-god-like alien for crying out loud! I kept turning the pages of this book to see what would happen next, how the couple would work through this difficult realization, and if they could reconcile their differences.

This book made me fall in love with the characters all over again, especially the side characters, who become so much more vivid and life-like in this novel compared to the first. I was rooting for Pellus, one of the main side characters, throughout the book. Zan is by far one of the best heroines I have ever read. She’s strong, smart, witty, rough, tough, and a softie at heart with some deep flaws and insecurities. She’s awesome! Rainer Barakiel, the hero, is swoon-worthy as always.

The battle scenes in this really kept me turning the pages. This isn’t just a romance, this is a full out epic saga, blending bits of sci-fi, romance, mystery, and even a dash of legal thriller into the mix. It has something in it for almost everyone and I can’t wait for the third book in the series.
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KS the Dreamer
5.0 out of 5 stars Filled with great characters, conflict, and emotion
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2017
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The Pain Season by Libby Doyle is the sequel to The Passion Season and book two in the Covalent Series.

Rainer loves Zan, more than Heaven and Earth, Creation and Destruction, more than Balance itself. It is as simple as that. Except nothing about their situation is simple, she is a human, born of the Earthly realm and he, well he is so much more. Some would call him an angel, others the son of the devil. Both, in a way, would be correct. He was banished to Earth long ago, and never before has he felt anything like this. Zan is his light, the source of all he finds good. It was no easy decision to decide to trust her with his truth, a secret guarded so closely that even knowing it would jeopardise her life if the wrong people were to discover she knew. But fate had a different plan in mind, a plan to reveal his secret before he has chance to confide in her. She was shown the terror looming in the darkness and knows she is now a target. Zan retreats from him, doubting the truth of all they shared, fearing for her life, her sanity. She knows he will bring nothing but danger and throws herself into work, fending off temptation. Rainer mirrors her actions, throwing himself into battle, whilst working to give Zan the proof she needs to bring the false monks to justice, hoping, praying, she will return to him. Their energies had been as one, forever binding them, and now one of them wants to walk away, and there is more happening in his own realm than any would care to admit.

I first came across Libby Doyle when I read the Passion Season, and promised myself I would read the next book in the series. I am so glad I did. In The Pain Season we see the return of familiar characters as the Covalent realm continues its battle in the turning against Lucifer and his army of corrupted, not to mention the demons. Libby Doyle writes a brilliant tale with well-executed and masterful poise. Each character has their own tale, their own sub-plot. The Passion season is engaging, filled with great characters, conflict, and emotion. It is certainly difficult to put down once you turn that first page. As the second book it has every bit the same pull and intrigue as the first and more. This book is a credit to the author's talents, as is the fact I will be awaiting the next installment with baited breath.
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