Title: Cranberry Blood
Author: Elizabeth Morgan
Series: Blood Series (Book #1)
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: Aug 25 2014
Edition/Formats It Will Be Available In: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
Killing Vampires? Easy.
Tracking someone? Simple.
Helping, and protecting a Vampire
slayer . . . . Bloody hard work!
Thirteen years ago, Brendan Daniels
made a deal with a psychic. In exchange for information on the whereabouts of a
Rogue Werewolf, he promised to help and protect Sofia's granddaughter.
Unfortunately, he had no idea what he was letting himself, or his Pack, in for.
Nothing about Heather is simple, from
her weird dietary needs to her life’s mission. The girl can handle herself, but
the promise to protect her soon becomes a need, and one he can't fully
understand.
Vampire Slayer.
Born Infected.
Addicted to blood . . . but not by choice.
Born Infected.
Addicted to blood . . . but not by choice.
Heather Ryan is the current Slayer in
a long family line. Like all before her, she has spent her life searching for
her ancestor, Marko Pavel, the Vampire her family has sworn to kill. If that
isn't complicated enough, she is also a born "Infected", and to keep
her from becoming insane or giving in to her darker side, she is on a very
strict diet.
Now that her Grandmother Sofia has passed,
it is up to Heather to take the family legacy into her own hands. Or at least,
it would have been...if her Grandmother hadn't sent a Werewolf to help her.
What is the irritating Brendan
supposed to help her with? Sofia never told either of them. Luckily, it doesn't
take long for Heather and Brendan to find out that the Vampires have big plans,
and that the Leeches have waited a long time for them both.
****CONTENT WARNING****
This title contains
explicit language, violence, and some scenes of a sexual nature.
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Lights spluttered above me, fighting with some relentless
attempt to come back on, even though the battle appeared hopeless.
It is hopeless. I’m trapped.
Fresh waves of pain rippled around my skull and
down my spine as I fought to see everything around me, but thick grey smoke
flooded the corridors. It crawled down my throat; the taste and feel of ash
coated my tongue, making me gag. The need to cough kept grabbing me while ash
blocked my nose and stung my watering eyes. My head throbbed, pressure in my
skull tightened, as I fought hard to keep my eyes open.
There has
to be a way out.
My eyesight had clouded from the smoke; my
nostrils burned with it.
The awareness under my skin blazed as hot as
the fire that currently threatened to bring the entire structure down on my
head, but I had to walk down here; every impulse in my body forced me forward.
I had no idea what I hoped to find, but I knew in my gut that I could get out.
My right hand hit the uneven wall before me; my
heart sank as I stood before the dead end.
My lungs burned as the smoke continued to
consume my body.
I wasn’t supposed to die down here.
Like her tagline says; A pick ‘n’ mix genre author. “I’m not
greedy. I just like variety.”
And that she does, author of erotic ménage horror, Creak,
paranormal erotic horror and UK, US & Australian Amazon best seller
(Gay/Lesbian, Fiction), On the Rocks, erotic romance, US, UK & Spanish
Amazon bestseller (Erotica Short Story) Truth or Dare? And sweet contemporary
romance, UK & US Amazon bestseller (British/Drama & Plays) Stepping
Stones.
She also has her hand in self-publishing. Look out for more
information on her upcoming releases at her website: www.e-morgan.com
Away from the computer, Elizabeth can be found in the garden
trying hard not to kill her plants, dancing around her little cottage with the
radio on while she cleans, watching movies or good television programmes – Dr
Who? Atlantis? The Musketeers? Heck, yes! – Or curled up with her two cats
reading a book.
For more information on
Elizabeth's work, published and upcoming, head on over to her site:
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Lines “It is vital that you do not change the path before you. I have told
you, many times, that certain events must happen in a person’s life for a
reason, always for a reason. The events that will unfold before you...they
must happen, Heather. They have to.”
“You
of all people know how hard it is to trust. Especially when the world we
live in is not the one humans are aware of. Trust must be earned, and the way
to earn it is to prove you deserve it.”
“You
have to stop doing, you know, human stuff,” I called. “It is seriously creepy
coming from a wolf.”
“We’ll
be all right. Somehow, we will. Trust it is the truth.”
“Trust
me just this once, Slayer. I am going to get you out of here.”
“Let
the past go, Bren, or it will ruin your future.”
“Italy
is another Pack’s territory. You’re a guest; make sure that you are
a polite one.” God, I hope he told Heather that.”
Oh
yes it's official I love Blood Series!
In
book 1 I adored Brandon I'm so glad this book was about him. Heather is a
skater with one mission KILL MARKO. Her family has been searching for him for
generations. So when she wakes up and smells wet dog and finds this gorgeous
man in her kitchen that her Grandma Sophie sent to protect her. She's livid but
Brandon is just the kinda guy who can worm his way right next to you. This book
reveals a much larger plot and I can't wait to see what comes next!
I
was given this book in exchange for an honest review (RBTL)
FIVE
SLAYER FAIRIES
Judge a Book by its
Cover…
One should never really judge a book by its cover, because
even if the outside doesn't look so great, inside could be the most amazing
story you have ever read in your life. And then on the other hand, I have heard
on a few occasions how a book cover has no relation to the story itself.
Now, August 25th
marked the re-release of my Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance series titled, the
Blood Series. Yes, both books were
previously published in 2011 and 2012, but when my publisher shut down in 2013,
well, I knew right away that I would self-publish this series from these two
books onward. I also knew right away that I wanted my book covers to be red.
Why red? Has it got
something to do with it being called the Blood Series?
Yes, that is absolutely the reason I wanted them to be red.
It may sound stupid, but that's what I wanted and it was the one thing I was
adamant about to the fabulous and very talented Mina Carter who yes, designed these gorgeous covers that I love so
much.
The Series is titled Blood for the two obvious reasons; it
features Vampires and Werewolves and naturally, blood drinking and horrific,
bloody fights spring to mind when we think of these two creatures. But there is
another reason for the obvious series title and it is scientific. I'm not going
to go into too much detail, because it will spoil Cranberry Blood, but not only is there blood drinking and spilling
featured in this series, there is also blood dilution, experimentations,
altered DNA and so forth. So, red for the covers was a definite.
When I hosted the cover reveal for She-Wolf (Blood Series Prequel) and Cranberry Blood (Blood Series: Book One) back in May, one of my
readers actually stated that these were, "unusual
covers for a UF/Paranormal series."
I suppose they are, but I have to say Mina has managed to
catch the essence of not only the series, but both the stories, and she has
only seen the blurbs for both. Perhaps I'm good at details, or perhaps she is
just that fabulous and reads between the lines; I'm going with the latter.
Cranberry Blood
is the first book in the series and it falls under being more of an Urban
Fantasy, whereas She-Wolf (Blood
Series Prequel) is more of an erotic paranormal romance. There are romantic
elements in the book, but romance isn't the focus. This is Heather Ryan's book;
well, the first installment in her ongoing story as she will be the heroine for
the next couple of novels, and well, until her story is over and therefore the
main arc of the series if complete.
Heather is the most recent in a long line of Vampire
slayers, and she has this crazy legacy on her shoulders, which she has to
uphold because that is what she has been trained for. So, she has a crazy life
to start off with, but to make matters worse she is also an Infected.
(If a Vampire were to
bite a human, but not drain and therefore kill them, they pass on the vampyrric
virus, which infects the victim and causes their body to mutate. It is the
first stage of creating a Vampire, and even though Infecteds aren't Vampires,
the side effect of the mutation is bloodlust. So they are more dangerous than
Vampires because they can't control themselves.)
The only difference being that Heather's mother was the one
who was infected, but she was pregnant with Heather at the time. So, the
mutation altered her DNA and Heather was a born Infected.
Have I lost you? Sorry. It's easier to follow in the book,
trust me.
Basically, not only does she kill Vampires, but she has to
drink blood herself in order to survive, but her mother and grandmother
wouldn't feed it her pure when she was a baby/child. So they diluted animal's
blood with Cranberry Juice - hence the title - and she has basically coped by drinking
that sickly substance for the last twenty-one years of her life.
So Cranberry Blood
is Heather's medicine and life line to humanity. And that is why we have one
lone female on the cover. This is her
story. The arc kicks off with her and this legacy she must fulfill. Physically
the cover model matches Heather's description.
I love that she is looking over her shoulder, because it shows
vulnerability as well as caution. Vampires want to kill her. She constantly has
to look over her shoulder and be careful. She is beautiful, but there is a hardness
to her; calculation in her eyes.
At the bottom of the book you will see the silhouette of
buildings, you may actually recognize the pointy tower at the right side; it's
Big Ben. Half of the story is set in London; that's where Heather lives and
hunts. Plus, the series is mainly set in the UK, although we will be travelling
to Italy for book two. ;)
And then top, left hand side we have a moon; a clear
indication that Werewolves still play a part in the story, which they do.
Brendan Daniels is the hero of this book and the next few to follow. He is one
of the Werewolves we are introduced to in She-Wolf.
Thirteen years prior in exchange for information he made a deal with Heather's
grandmother to come protect and help her once her grandmother passed away. All
the events that unfold before them lead them right back up to Scotland and to
the Pack, which is why there are silhouettes of trees in front of the moon, because
yes, more action takes place in the forest.
So, should you judge
this book by its cover?
I think you can, and I think if you were to look at the book
cover for She-Wolf (Blood Series
Prequel) you would know right away that it is a Werewolf erotic romance. So
yes, I think it is safe to say that what you see is what you get. The series
itself is full of dark humor, action, romance, heartfelt moments, and sex.
Blood is an actual topic throughout, not simply the evidence of fights and
feedings.
I don't know if as an author I have managed to give
something new in regards to this genre and these creatures, but I'd like to
think that at the very least I have given them a humorous and possibly
interesting twist, and one that you will all enjoy. : )
Thank you so much for having me over, Carrie. And thank you for the lovely review. I'm so glad you enjoyed Cranberry Blood. :D
ReplyDeleteStop by anytime! I look fwd to reading more from this series!
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