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The Space Between: A Supernatural Romantic Fantasy (The Book of Phoenix 1) Kindle Edition

by Kristie Cook (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 722 ratings
After a month-long dance tour overseas, Leni returns to Georgia to care for her great-uncle, only to find him gone, their home empty, and any evidence he ever existed wiped out. All that remains is her truck and a leather-bound book she can’t open. Nearly as disturbing, she keeps running into the deaf and dangerously sexy model she’d met in Italy, and no matter how hard she tries to shake him, her soul won’t let her.

Jeric has traveled the world in search of a piece of his past for over a year, only to reach a dead-end in Georgia … in the exact town where the beautiful dancer from Italy lives. He’s drawn to her like a moth to a flame, but his life as a loner in his silent world allows no room for girlfriends, and he tries to leave her. Except outside forces won’t let him.

When the same “tattoos” suddenly appear on their arms and the book’s lock falls open, Leni and Jeric realize there’s more between them than physical fascination. They must embark on a journey together to discover their connection to each other and their ties to the Book of Phoenix. And they must figure it all out fast. Shadowy forms that are more monsters than men are closing in, while their own existences are crumbling around them.
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    November 28, 2013
  6. Reading age
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"Kristie has done it again! Her Soul Savers series is my favorite by far and yet The Space Between is easily the best book she's ever written! It's dangerous, suspenseful, and smokin' hot." ~ Marissa, Comfortably Read Book Reviews

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As soon as he was gone, I could finally breathe again. I connected my iPod to the docking station and turned up the volume, not caring that unlike at the lake, there were people around here. I was done caring about what they thought. In fact, the louder I cranked the music, the better. My body did what it loved to do, twisting and turning, swinging and gyrating to the beat, and my mind did what I loved it to do--lose itself.

I swung around to once again find Jeric standing in the doorway. His eyes smoldered, and his tongue swiped across his lips. Like last time, I froze. He shook his head and held his cell phone against his chest, the screen facing me with a text already typed out: "Don't stop. Ever."

Right. Remembering how he'd reacted last time, I began moving again. He sauntered toward me as his fingers moved over his phone's screen. He held it out for me to read again:

"If I could hear one more time for only a minute, it would be right now, to hear the music that makes your body move in that way."

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00C3OQO2O
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ang'dora Productions, LLC
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 28, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.5 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 437 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ The Book of Phoenix
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 16 - 18 years
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Kristie Cook is a lifelong, award-winning writer in various genres, primarily New Adult paranormal romance and contemporary fantasy. Her internationally bestselling, award-winning Soul Savers Se-ries includes seven books, as well as several companion novellas and short stories. Over 1.2 mil-lion Soul Savers books have been downloaded. She has also written The Book of Phoenix trilogy, a New Adult paranormal romance series. Her books have been featured in USA Today’s HEA section, on Good Morning America, and in the Emmy’s Gifting Suite.

Kristie also created, writes in, and publishes the award-winning Havenwood Falls shared world, a collaborative project with multiple series, dozens of authors, and over 100 stories.

Besides writing, Kristie enjoys reading, cooking, traveling, getting her hippie on, and feeding her ad-dictions to coffee, chocolate, and cheese. She currently calls Florida home.

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Customers find this book to be a stellar read with an interesting story within a story, and one review notes how the fight between good and evil is woven into the narrative. They appreciate the colorful characters, vivid descriptions, and romantic elements featuring sexy men, while describing it as heart-wrenching and intense. The book serves as an amazing start to a new series, though opinions about its pace are mixed, with some finding it fast while others say it's slow at the beginning.

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91 customers mention "Readability"88 positive3 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as amazing and stellar, with one customer mentioning it kept them engaged throughout the series.

"...That was flippin' amazing. Awesomesauce with a huge side of OH HELL YEAH!!..." Read more

"...smack some sense into Jeric and Leni at the end, it was still a pretty good read." Read more

"Just finished this book and it is really different and amazing. It is a work of fiction, fantasy, paranormal and romance all rolled into one book...." Read more

"...I love that she introduced us to a new kind of hero. He's sexy, he's skilled, he's tatted and he's deaf...." Read more

85 customers mention "Story quality"75 positive10 negative

Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, particularly appreciating its interesting narrative structure, with one customer noting how it incorporates the ongoing battle between good and evil.

"...thrill ride full of surprises, hott & feisty characters, and a whole lot of suspense. Cannot wait to see where this series goes from here...." Read more

"...The story was very interesting and I was just as curious about the strange things happening to Jeric and Leni as they were...." Read more

"...The storyline will grab you and not let you go from start to finish. The characters are well written, well explained, and very interesting...." Read more

"...connected in a way that you won't expect and there are some truly shocking developments to keep you turning the pages (or glued to your Kindle)...." Read more

32 customers mention "Writing quality"25 positive7 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, noting that it flows well and has a style similar to the author's previous works, with one customer highlighting its vivid descriptions.

"...Intense, thrilling, surprising, complex & sexy only starts to describe it...." Read more

"...thought the action scenes of Leni and Jeric fighting them were really well written! Seriously, it was like I was watching it happen in a movie...." Read more

"...The most amazing thing about this book was the telling of two stories in one. (the journal Leni found and read from)...." Read more

"...There is also bad language. This book is well written, it flows smoothly despite going from past to present...." Read more

30 customers mention "Character development"30 positive0 negative

Customers love the characters in the book, with one review noting how they quickly grab attention with their colorful personalities, and another highlighting how the author introduces a new kind of hero.

"...is one giant action-packed thrill ride full of surprises, hott & feisty characters, and a whole lot of suspense...." Read more

"...I think Kristie Cook did an amazing job fleshing out these characters. They aren't perfect people...." Read more

"...The characters are well written, well explained, and very interesting. You will be able t relate to them easily...." Read more

"...I love that she introduced us to a new kind of hero. He's sexy, he's skilled, he's tatted and he's deaf...." Read more

9 customers mention "Romance"9 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book, describing it as sweet with sexy men, and one customer notes it's a tasteful escape to another world.

"...and Micah: ex-Marine (again, how hott are these guys?!) Protective, sexy & just down-right cute, if not a little hot headed at times. "..." Read more

"...I love that she introduced us to a new kind of hero. He's sexy, he's skilled, he's tatted and he's deaf...." Read more

"...It's a beautiful story. Love, lust, heartbreak, danger, and paranormal under tones. It's a must read!..." Read more

"...It was seductive, mysterious, and just about nerve racking meaning, have you ever shook a book as if you were actually shaking the character, yeah..." Read more

7 customers mention "Heartbreaking"7 positive0 negative

Customers find the book emotionally intense and heart-wrenching.

"...Intense, thrilling, surprising, complex & sexy only starts to describe it...." Read more

"...I just have to say that this book has one of the most utterly heart-wrenching and unforgettable scenes you're likely to ever read...." Read more

"...It's a beautiful story. Love, lust, heartbreak, danger, and paranormal under tones. It's a must read!..." Read more

"...It was seductive, mysterious, and just about nerve racking meaning, have you ever shook a book as if you were actually shaking the character, yeah..." Read more

7 customers mention "Series potential"7 positive0 negative

Customers find this book to be an amazing start to a new series, with one customer describing it as spell-binding.

"...But the ones I got were quite good. I think the series has potential if the next one expands on the missing world building." Read more

"...That I have to wait for the next one! Kristie has begun another fantastic series that I look forward to reading...." Read more

"I absolutly loved this book - great beginning for a series. I am looking forward to know what happens next...." Read more

"I loved the Promise series so I was super excited for some new KC writing! She did not disappoint!..." Read more

11 customers mention "Pace"6 positive5 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the pacing of the book, with some finding it a fast read while others note it starts slow and one customer mentions it drags towards the end.

"...What I really enjoyed was the fact that this was not over done - Kristie Cook did not make the hero and heroine of the book over blown - they are..." Read more

"...what make it good, especially because plot wise, it was a little slow in the beginning...." Read more

"...It's not my absolute favorite one of hers. But worth reading. I am interested to see what happens next. The writing is so deep." Read more

"...But this one was actually pretty good. It started off a little slow for my taste but I still really enjoyed it and can't wait to see what comes next..." Read more

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  • Jenn Green
    5.0 out of 5 stars tattooes & nipple piercings, need I say more Lol ;)
    Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2013
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    'Twin Flames: A deeper connection than soul mates. While soul mates are two souls made for each other, Twin Flames are two halves of a single soul that has been divided. The halves pull to each other until they are finally reunited. When they are once again bound to each other, they are stronger than the sum if their parts.'

    That was flippin' amazing. Awesomesauce with a huge side of OH HELL YEAH!! This is the first book I have read from this author, but this one definitely makes me wanna check out her soulsavers series, she is just fantastic, LOVED IT!!

    When you read the blurb it does hint to a paranormal side of this book, but you have no idea what you're in for. In a genre that has been done & re-done to death, it's always nice to come across one that is unique, a story all it's own. This. Is. It!!

    'The word "dyad" echoed from deep within me, as if my soul itself had whispered it. I didn't even know what the word meant.
    But I did know one thing for certain.
    Before last night, I'd never seen this guy in my life -how could I ever forget that face?- but in some inexplicable way, I knew him. My soul knew him.'

    It is so very hard to discuss much about the story without killing it for you & that would just be cruel, you really need to live it and watch everything unfold firsthand. Intense, thrilling, surprising, complex & sexy only starts to describe it. There are actually two couples we follow through this adventure -Jeric & Leni, Micah & Jacey- that's right, four POV's!! But it's not at all confusing, one story feeds off the other, one acts as a guiding light of sorts leading the way but each uniquely their own. You will grow to love all four people in their own ways.

    Leni: oh this poor misguided, insecure girl with a wild steak deeply hidden just begs to be hugged & desperately needs to figure who she is as an individual & free her inner wild-child.
    Jeric: oh my sweet lord, tattoos & nipple piercings....he had my full attention from that point on Lol. But he also has a tragic past that have left both emotional & physical scars. And sadly, he can be kind of a douche, pulls some really dumba** moves, broke my heard a few times, but there is an incredibly sweet and vulnerable side to him as well.

    "You saved my life. Thank you."
    "It's what I do. I can't lose you, Leni. I know I don't deserve you. God, do I know it. But I need you. You're the Coke to my Jack."
    "What?"
    "For eight years, life's been one bitter bottle of whiskey after another. One burning shot after shot. But then you come along. Life's still harsh, but you make it sweeter. Easier to swallow."

    Jacey: this girl was a hott mess, but she totally cracked me up. Sweet & feisty, totally punk-rock, loved her.
    and Micah: ex-Marine (again, how hott are these guys?!) Protective, sexy & just down-right cute, if not a little hot headed at times.

    "I don't get it either, but I love you too, Jacey. I'm not afraid to say it, and I'm not going to keel over and die because I do. Please don't fight it. Please don't fight us. We need to be together. You're all I have, too, you know. We're all either of us has. And if loving you does by some f***ed-up chance kill me, I'm okay with it. I couldn't die a better way, Jace."

    And once you learn their connection to each other, whew...will not see it coming. This whole thing is one giant action-packed thrill ride full of surprises, hott & feisty characters, and a whole lot of suspense. Cannot wait to see where this series goes from here. I'm throwing one last quote in, just cause it was funny as hell & by the way, I'm totally listening to 'Nine Inch Nails'while I write this ;) that song will never be the same Lol

    'guys worshiped the cootchie. They talked about it frequently and thought about it even more. They wanted to see it, touch it, taste it, master it. As if once they came out on the day they were born, all they could think about was how to get back in. They may take you out, treat you like a princess and maybe even really care about you, but as soon as you give them access to the jewel between your legs, you've made their dreams come true. You've given them a slice of heaven.'
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  • Book Scents
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great read!!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2013
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    The Space Between alternates between different POVs but the "main" voice so to speak is Leni. She starts off in Italy, on her last night and performance in a dance tour. It's here that she meets Jeric and keeps running into him. Leni is undeniably attracted to Jeric (an international underwear model!) but has more pressing matters to worry about -- her uncle is gone. And there's NO record of him anywhere.

    Jeric is also searching for answers about his family and they keep running into each other. But it's definitely not your typical fall-in-love story because both keep hearing dyad in their head when they touch and mysterious flame tattoos have sprung up on both their wrists.

    This was definitely a page turner because as things got crazier and more mysterious I just wanted to know WHY and HOW and what's going on?? I mean, if I had been in Leni's place, I really would've been freaking out.

    I think Kristie Cook did an amazing job fleshing out these characters. They aren't perfect people. Leni has incredible strength but you can also see what her insecurities are. She grows so much that actually, now that I'm thinking about how she was in the beginning, I'm surprised by how much she grows! Then there's Jeric. He has had a tough life growing up and as a result, he shoulders blame on himself way too easily. I just want to hug him. He has a cavalier playboy attitude that at first makes you kind of mad at him. But despite the initial image, he grows and he shows incredible ability to love and fight and protect. Jeric and Leni's interactions are just simply amazing! At first I was nervous it was going to be fall-in-love-at-first-sight but it's so far from that! I love it when they're together! This takes the meaning of "soul mates" to a whole different level and it's awesome.

    The characters in the book are really what make it good, especially because plot wise, it was a little slow in the beginning. I think it's because this is the first book in a series and some set up was needed but there were some parts that did get pretty repetitive. If you've read it, you'll know what I mean. On one hand, the redundancy is kind of necessary but on another hand, it did make the first half a little too slow for me.

    Once the action started, the pace picks up. The Shadowmen are quite creepy and I thought the action scenes of Leni and Jeric fighting them were really well written! Seriously, it was like I was watching it happen in a movie. I really liked Cook's writing style and I liked the different POV format. Sometimes different POVs can get annoying because you get caught up in one story line and then you have to enter into another but everything flowed together really nicely. I loved being able to be in different characters' heads!

    My only complaint is that it seemed like we set everything up and built up this whole premise and you're kind of waiting at the edge of your seat... but then it ends. Once again, it is the first novel in the series so I get that there needed to be a good foundation but I just wanted more at the end. Or maybe it's just because I really want to read more about Jeric and Leni and can't wait for the next book! So, it definitely gets you hooked into the series!

    Overall, Cook spins romance and paranormal together very well and I'm looking forward to her next installment!
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  • Nina DuBois
    3.0 out of 5 stars ... Cook was her Soul Savers series that I absolutely loved. She has way of coming up with the ...
    Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2015
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    The first books I read by Kristie Cook was her Soul Savers series that I absolutely loved. She has way of coming up with the most creative ideas and putting them onto pages to make magnificent story-telling. Although I did like this book, it still does not compare to her other work.

    The story was very interesting and I was just as curious about the strange things happening to Jeric and Leni as they were. I had my suspicions though. I think they were very diverse characters since Jeric is deaf and has to sing to communicate and Leni surprisingly turned out to be African American, something I did not pick up on till the end of the book. Go figure.

    The most amazing thing about this book was the telling of two stories in one. (the journal Leni found and read from). I found myself loving two sets of characters as they experienced similar anomalies. But I will say that I friggin loved Micah and Jacey.

    Micah. Jacey. (swoons)

    Anyways. The romance between Leni and Jeric were great too, it just took a lot of time for them to admit their feelings while trying to get answers for all the strange things happening to them that weren't quite coincidences. They slowly opened up to one another and trusting each other with their secrets. Although Leni irked me quite a bit. But this book is also their struggle to let go of their personal issues so they can become stronger together.

    This was a nice read and kept me interested throughout the whole book. Even though I wanted to smack some sense into Jeric and Leni at the end, it was still a pretty good read.
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  • Jo Reads
    5.0 out of 5 stars Read this, even if its only to be introduced to Jeric, its worth it!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 3, 2013
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    Im stuck between giving this 4 or 5 stars - I wish Amazon did half stars! but then again, I give it 4.5 stars, and then Jeric is just so...... so that will bump it up to 5 stars for me!

    If you love the Soul Savers series, you will love this. The story starts with Leni finishing up a dance tour in Italy, when she bumps into Jeric and gets strange a feeling that they have a connection. They part ways at the airport and Leni returns home to find her Uncle (who she has been living with) has completely disapeared, the house is empty and there is no trace of his or her existence. The only thing that is in the house is a book that is locked, with no way to open it.
    She heads to a motel, where she bumps into Jeric again, and thus begins their adventure. Jeric is also discovering that his life is being wiped out, and he joins with Leni to discover what has happened to his Grandmother and her Uncle.
    When they eventually manage to open the strange book, they discover a tale that sounds similar to what they are experiencing, and they must find out the answers before its too late.

    I did love this book, however it took some getting in to with the differing POV's. I was just getting used to switching between Leni and Jeric and then I was totally thrown when Jacey and Micha were intoduced into the mix too. I didnt see the connection/twist coming either.
    Great book yet again Kristie Cook, roll on book 2. and of course, still desperately waiting my next Tristan and Soul Savers fix!
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  • Consument
    5.0 out of 5 stars Ganz anders...
    Reviewed in Germany on January 3, 2015
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    als man am Anfang vermutet! Es werden quasi 2 Geschichten erzählt und diese erzählweise ist sehr spannend!! Etwas ungewöhnlich aber trotzdem toll! Das Buch geht danach weiter, aber ich fand das es eine abgeschlossene Geschichte ist und somit muss man die anderen Teile wohl nicht lesen. Ich werde diese wohl auch nicht lesen, dafür gibt es genügend andere tolle Bücher...
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  • Gemma
    4.0 out of 5 stars Another hit from Kristie
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2013
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    Enjoyed this book, there was alot of twist and turns that made this book thrilling but at time it did get a little confusing to who's story you was reading and all thier past's would merger in my head but still enjoyed it a whole lot.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2013
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    Having read Kristie Cooks Soul Savers series I thought I would buy this while waiting for her next SS instalment and I was not disappointed.

    The plot is well thought out with lots of twists and turns. It moves at a steady pace giving time to get to know the characters whilst rolling along with the story. Lots of books tend to move too slowly but not this one. The story is told through the eyes of all of the main characters, strengthening the bond that a reader often feels toward the main people they are reading about. The more I read the more I really rooted for them.

    What's fabulous about this book is that both reader and character are on a voyage of discovery to figure out what is going on. This in itself is clever writing. This book is a great first installment setting the pace and scene for a series sure to be as popular as Soul Savers. Well done Kristie!
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  • dawyn.s.hunter
    2.0 out of 5 stars The Space Between review
    Reviewed in Australia on May 31, 2015
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    the reincarnation thingy was pretty cool and sweeeeet as hell i have to say but i dont know if it was i needed more in this book or the fact i had a feeling that something was missing??i dont quite know yet, aside from that it was fun, sweet and just.....(i dont how to descrie it)also thank you to the author for taking time to write this,i would be bored out of my life and it gave me inspiration:)
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