A Vampire’s Kiss by Rebecca Zanetti, is live!
A novella in the Dark Protectors/Rebels series, this is a fun, romantic and sexy read!
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Blurb
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti comes a new story in her Dark Protectors/Rebels series…
Unlike several of his brothers, Athan Maxwell accepted the curse inherent in his DNA and solved the problem a century ago by mating his one true mate and saving her life at the same time. Now they only meet up four times a year to exchange blood and keep themselves healthy because that was the deal. Yet after a hundred years, his mate has only become more beguiling and intriguing, and when he discovers a new threat on her tail, his promise of sitting back and leaving her alone goes right out of the window.
Ivy O’Dwyer has enjoyed the last century as an immortal being, evolving from being a farmer’s daughter to the successful CEO of an Internet company. Sure, life gets lonely without the chance to date, and yes, she’s grateful to her vampire mate for saving her life so long ago, and yet the dreams she has of the sexy male won’t desert her. So when he storms in to save her life, in all vampire-possessive mode, it’s difficult to stand her ground. Unfortunately, when they finally discover that living forever but alone isn’t worth it, it might be too late.
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Review
4.5 stars!
I loved diving back into the Dark Protectors world with a Dark Protectors/Rebels spin-off, and the introduction of a new family, the Maxwells, a family of vampires cursed to an early death unless they can find their true mates by the time they reach 400 years.
Athan Maxwell found his mate in human, Ivy. He saved her life in the 1800s, and by becoming his mate, she saved his right back. But he didn’t want to force her into a life with him when she still had so much living to do, so they parted ways, only meeting up 1 – 4 times a year to share the blood that they need to maintain their immortality. But when Athan learns that Ivy is in trouble, he drops everything to run to her side and protect the woman that he has come to secretly care for.
Ivy has made the most of her second chance at life, and in her 150 years of practical immortality she has worked to make the world a better place, even working with a secret ally to take down online predators. Her mating with Athan means that she’s never touched, let alone been with any other man, and though she looks forward to their brief meetings and misses Athan when he’s gone, she’s happy. And then her mate comes barging back into her life being all alpha possessive, insisting that she needs his protection, and their well-established dynamic is about to shift.
Oh, I do love me a growly, protective vampire, and Athan is fantastic! He has sat back and let Ivy live her life, grow in confidence, and become a truly magnificent woman, and now that he’s actually spending time with her, and her life is under threat, he’s realising that it’s time to finally claim her properly (commence lots of growling, biting and “mine”!).
It’s a great set-up, with a fun back-and-forth as Athan and Ivy bicker and argue, but underneath it all there is a lot of love for each other, and a whole truck-load of sexual tension. We’re talking over a century of longing, and when they finally give into it… holy damn, it’s hot!
But they’ve got unexpected dangers to face, and the events of this book are very cleverly tied in with events in the Dark Protectors series, bringing action and excitement, and I loved watching it all go down.
We’re introduced to some of Athan’s brothers, all under the same curse that he is, and there are already some great stories brewing there. I’m so excited to get to know these characters more, and can’t wait for this spin-off series to continue!
4.5 stars!
An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
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