The Nightwalkers
Jacob
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Jacob the Enforcer belongs to one of the many Nightwalker races that thrive on the dark of night. He has a job to do for his species and it's rather straightforward. He polices his people. During the full moon their animal urge to mate overcomes them, and if they stay within their race they never need to encounter the Enforcer. But if they cross the line and turn their lust to another species...say humans...it's Jacob's duty to prevent them and then to punish them severely for it. As this 'madness' grows worse and worse for his people, there is hardly a family who hasn't felt the brutal sting of Jacob's justice. Punishment is so dire and so feared, Jacob can call very few others his friend and the life the Enforcer leads is a very solitary one.

Then one night during a hunt for one of his own, he encounters the first human woman who will tempt him in all of his 622 years of life. Isabella is a simple Bronx gal who works at her local library, lives with her sister and owns a cat.

She hardly expects a night of moongazing to change her life forever and send her falling for a man like Jacob in all kinds of outrageous ways. Heck, she certainly doesn't expect that he isn't exactly a 'man'... although he sure looks like one, smells like one and boy-oh-boy does he feel like one!

As for the Enforcer, Jacob finds himself tempted beyond reason, needing Isabella to the point that he begins to strain against every law he has always upheld.

But before long the couple finds themselves fighting for their lives against evil, Jacob's bretheren, and even their own desires for each other. How can they find the way to resist one another before Jacob faces his own punishments...or before Bella ends up dead, torn up from the animal passion inside of him that she, as a human, is too frail to ever endure?

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Jacob is the WINNER of the Romantic Times Best Contemporary Paranormal Romance Award for the year 2006!

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rated 4 1/2 of 5 possible stars
Jacquelyn Frank’s debut novel introduces an exciting new paranormal series in an enthralling alternate world where Demons exist alongside humans. She takes what most of us believe about Demons and twists it to create something entirely new, fresh and compelling. You find yourself drawn into this world and caring about its people and their struggle to survive in the changing times.

Jacob is the Enforcer for the Demon race. His job is simple: to keep Demons from giving in to their lust for humans. Their law is strict and prohibits a Demon from having sexual relations with any creature outside its own species. Humans are much frailer than Demons and would be hurt during such an exchange even if the Demon did not intend for it to happen. There usually isn’t much difficulty with this kind of thing; Demons are an intelligent and evolved race with a very high moral standard.

But a madness seems to pull at the Demons during the two sacred full moons of Beltane and Samhain. During that time, they are drawn to humans in a way that only the most disciplined can resist. Only Jacob is immune to the pull of lust that compels the Demons to seek out humans against their ancient laws. His control is legendary, his justice swift. Jacob is in New York to stop his younger brother from committing such a crime when he comes across the woman who will test his control and change his life and the destiny of his people forever.

Isabella Russ is a calm, bookish, stereotypical single librarian. She loves knowledge and has never felt quite in step with the world around her. While leaning out her window one night, staring at the moon, she literally falls into Jacob’s arms. She immediately senses something is different about the handsome man, but she has no idea just how unique he truly is. The attraction between them is immediate, undeniable and completely against everything that Jacob holds sacred.

On top of this, unknown necromancers are summoning Demons to do their evil bidding. Demons were once threatened to extinction by this horrific enslavement, but the with the onset of Christianity, black sorcery faded from humankind. Now someone is dabbling once again in the black arts. Once summoned and trapped, a Demon is stripped of all that it is and becomes little more than a creature of nightmares with only two desires: survival and sating its lust. Totally enslaved, the Demon will do anything that the necromancer asks of it to see that these two desires are met.

Isabella and Jacob try to fight the fires of desires that flare to life whenever they are together. Jacob knows that Isabella is special not only to him, but possibly to his species. Together they must battle their growing attraction as well as the necromancers who are threatening Jacob’s people. With the pull of the Samhain moon bringing the moon madness to his people, Jacob has more than enough to deal with. Meanwhile, Isabella is using her research talents to try and understand what is happening. What she discovers will change everything that Jacob has ever believed to be true and will rock the very foundations on which his world is built.

Jacquelyn Frank has certainly written something fresh and new in the paranormal genre. Powerful, compelling and totally captivating, this book draws you in quickly and takes you on the ride of your life. Her characters are very real and you care about what happens to them and their world. This is just the beginning of a series that has incredible promise; Frank’s writing style is almost poetic at times as she lures you further into the world she has painstakingly created.

For paranormal lovers, this book is not to be missed. I can’t wait to read the second book in this wonderful new series.

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4.5 Stars for Jacob! Read the review at NBC.com

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"…Jacquelyn Frank has written a fascinating work of urban fantasy. She does for demons what Laurell K. Hamilton did for vampires. Demons are not hell spawn but are an intelligent, beautiful society that wishes no harm to humans. Jacob, alone and feared all his life, is fated to love what Isabelle has become. Demon society will never be the same with the admission of Isabelle into their ranks. This author will quickly become a fan favorite."---Harriet Klausner

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I cannot say enough good things about this new series. Ms. Frank has created an intriguing alternate universe populated with some fascinating people. While we are starting with demons, I can easily envision future books for other Nightwalker species, and cannot wait for the next installment. Paranormal fans who relish a new twist in their novels should be sure to pick up a copy of The Nightwalkers: Jacob. It is a keeper. ---Paula Klug - A Romance Review

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