Aidan is having a run of bad luck. After crossing a powerful witch, he has his powers bound rendering him basically mortal. His only chance to get his mojo back is to find the monster who has been praying on men at a ridiculous vampire rip off bar. Easy enough, right?Except this monster has legs for days, brown eyes he could lose himself in and a mysterious past that is quickly catching up to … up to both of them.
His orders are simple. Turn her over to get back to his normal life of debauchery and decadence.
But in this world of blood and magic, nothing is simple.
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A Thoroughly Engaging 4.5 Star Read!
Blood Pact (New Breed #4)
Lina is a full blood Vopura female. She was kidnapped from her home planet & brought through the Seattle Gate to Earth by a crazed Vopura male. He wanted to keep her trapped long enough to try & forge a Bond with her!! Unsurprisingly she hated him!! She’s managing to survive in this new world with her first taste of freedom, but it’s hard & scary!!
Aidan is being punished by his Grandmother, deservedly so too! To regain what he’s lost he’s ordered to aid in the hunt & capture of whom ever is attacking men around a Club in LA. They’ve all been bitten & had blood taken but aren’t drained & killed!! On his first night of this new assignment he spots the most beautifully captivating woman he’s possibly ever seen. Later he steps in & rescues her when three Vopura have her surrounded in an alley! From that night a friendship blossoms!!
Lina is so scared but has hopes of becoming a bad@ss one day soon. She’s sick of needing rescuing & wants to be able to save herself too!! He starts to help her with that goal. I loved that Lina saw a new way forward for herself & was trying to chase that new dream even through her terror! Aidan, selfish & arrogant at all times, wants to be a better person when he’s around her. To give him his due, he tells her the truth of himself at his worst! Can they, together, be exactly what the other wants & needs? Will their pasts collide & divide them before they’ve even began? How will they react when they each discover who they really are??
This was a fast paced read. I truly loved this World the Author created in the ‘Evil Rising’ series & that she then expanded it into this ‘New Breed’ one has been a joy I didn’t anticipate. I’m so glad she’s chosen to carry it on with her next new series too!!
Debbie, 1970, UK
A nice story.
This is a standalone that is also part of the New Breed series, this time featuring a female Vopura (Lina) and a Warlock without his powers (Aidan).
After disappointing his family, Aidan sees himself with his powers locked tight for punishment.
Lina is a fugitive. She is one of the rare female vopura there is, and after being prisoner and killing her tormentor, she is trying to lay low and survive.
But when their paths cross, all could happen, even new feelings they did not see coming.
This book had really good, unusual main characters that kept me involved all the way through. Aiden was not your traditional good guy. In fact that part of his selfish nature is what got him in trouble with his powerful grandmother Talia to begin with. But he’s NOT all bad which makes him even more interesting.
That girl that he is chasing? She is just trying to stay undercover and stay alive. It’s kind of hard to be invisible when you look as good as she does. Lina is tired of being powerless, afraid and captive though.
There is plenty of action and intrigue with some magic thrown in too. The friendship and romance between Aiden and Lina is hard fought for since they weren’t looking for either.
I have to mention how much I liked the eBook cover for this book. It does have that attractive, otherworldly look to it.
“I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.”
This book seemed to me to start out slower. It didn’t pull me in as quickly as previous books in the series. As I moved further into the book, things picked up. Moving closer to the end, it was a full tilt race to the finish.
Aidan and Lina worked well together. I was surprised that it worked for the book, because I got no sense of chemistry between the two until the very end, literally.
I did enjoy the introduction of the magic, warlocks, and witches. I thought it was a nice twist.
Overall, the book was interesting. It had an element of steaminess, and some romance. Luna and Aidan’s HEA felt more like a HFN. I had a stronger sense to “to be continued” with this book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed the Advanced Reader Copy received from the author.
BLOOD PACT is the fourth instalment and novella in Melody Raven’s contemporary, adult NEW BREED paranormal, post-apocalyptic romance series focusing on a new breed of vampire/alien known as the Vopura. This is Vopura female Lina, and warlock Aidan’s story line. BLOOD PACT can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.
Told from dual third person perspectives (Lina and Aidan) BLOOD PACT follows Aidan, a warlock whose powers have been bound, as he is tasked by the Special Unit 4 with locating a Vopura who is feeding off human prey yet leaving them alive for another day. When Aidan discovers a female surrounded by four Vopura males, our hero runs to the rescue only to discover that Lina is much more than a potential victim. What ensues is the building relationship between Aidan and Lina, and the potential fall-out as both Aidan and Lina’s pasts use our couple as pawns in a much larger game of power and control.
Lina is one of the rare Vopura females and as such has been promised to a member of the royal Vopura family. An abduction, escape and thoughts of going it alone, find Lina facing the possibility of dying to save the man with whom she will fall in love. Aidan’s attraction to Lina is immediate but our hero is unaware of Lina’s true heritage, and in this Aidan becomes fodder for his family’s need for revenge. With the Vopura siding with a rogue band of witches and warlocks, Aidan and Lina become virtual prisoners of the man in charge.
BLOOD PACT is a story of family and betrayal; power, control and vengeance. The premise is suspense filled; the romance is passionate; the characters are colorful and energetic. Melody Raven pulls the reader into an exciting and imaginative tale as enemies find love with the approach of war.