Original review here: http://offbeatvagabond.blogspot.com/2013/03/guest-post-review-50-amazon-gc-givea...

The Guilty Innocent is book two in D.N. Simmons' Knights of the Darkness Chronicles series. I absolutely loved the first book, Desires Unleashed, so I jumped on this very quickly. This time around we follow Natasha after tragedy strikes someone she loves. To make matters worse, Darian has been framed for it. She now has seven days to prove his innocence, if not, Darian goes to trial and they know they will shoot first and ask questions later. And Darian will destroy anyone he has to before that happens. With the help of her shapeshifter cop friend Warren and the help of her and Darian's lover, Xavier, they set out to Russia to find the evidence they need to clear Darian. They uncover that things go way past the Russian mafia and that Natasha and her newfound friends are in a lot of danger.

Oh my goodness, Simmons has done it again. I read this in a day. I couldn't put this down. I loved this even more than book 1. I loved Natasha in this book. I love that in a room of vampires and shapeshifters she can hold her own. I loved her attitude in this book. She bends over backwards to protect those she loves and cares about. I loved her even more in this book. I loved Xavier in this book as well. He was incredible and he definitely goes high on my book boyfriend list. Oh my goodness, just perfect. I loved all the characters in this book. Most surprising was Elise. In Desires Unleashed, she was awful. She was quite the b****. Actually she starts off with quite the attitude with Natasha. We know Elise wants Darian and was obsessed with him in book 1. So much so that she pushes aside a fellow shifter that wants and loves her, Sergio. I loved him a lot in this book as well.

This story was just full of action, tears, and laughs. It was fast paced and I breezed through it. The idea was great. Someone had the cajones to frame Darian. They want something from him and they need him out of the way to get it. They are planning something big and the team have to work to stop it all. That is if they don't get killed on the way. The moment they set foot in Russia, they are constantly getting shot at and chased down. It was quite an adrenaline rush.

I looooooved this book so much. It is definitely one of my favorite reads this year (along with Desires Unleashed). It was full of very light and very dark moments. It was sexy, emotional and all around fun. I loved all the feelings that were explored in this book. I found myself crying at times especially near the end. Not to mention the amount of laughs this book brings specifically from Devin. He is a shifter with quite the personality. I loved him the moment he opened his mouth. I hope we get more of him in the future books. This book is also full of some very memorable scenes. Like what Sergio has to do when he needs to spy on the enemies. I had tears in my eyes, I couldn't stop laughing. Let's not forget the very end. Oh goodness, now that is how you end a book. Natasha asked quite the favor from the boys and it took me about five minutes to compose myself and continue reading. But it is a favor I was glad to witness. I am one happy woman right now. You have to start this series. It is an amazing PNR/UF read, wonderfully written and chalk full of characters worth raving about. Highly recommended. ( )

I received a copy from the author for an honest review.
In this second book of the series, Natasha is trying to find the one responsible for the murder of her best friend, Annette. Why would someone want to kill such a kind, wonderful person? With Darian being the accused, she refuses to believe he’s responsible and has to team up with Xavier and Warren to find the responsible party to bring them to justice. But teaming up with Elise isn’t going to be such an easy task with her snarky comments coming at Natasha full force every chance she gets. She is also going to try to find out her feelings for the men in her life. I am really enjoying this series. ( )