Please note – this book is written using UK EnglishTaz I’Ane – arrogant, irreverent, womanising – Heir Apparent to the House of Nikaris, the largest and most powerful House in the Vampire Nation.Morganna Satori, top of the chain of the world’s deadliest and most feared assassins – as lethal as she is beautiful.Two people who couldn’t be more opposite. And whose only connection to one-another is a … And whose only connection to one-another is a torrid one night’s stand in Las Vegas, six months past.
Now they have been thrown together to investigate a string of grisly murders, perpetrated by what appears to be a homicidal mad man in control of a savage army of children.
The question is not whether or not they can survive their seemingly impossible assignment. But whether they will survive each other.
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This book is very nicely written. Yes, it’s in British English, as stated in the book’s description.
The story flows nicely, and there’s plenty of gripping action. The fight scenes are perhaps the best written of all.
Take an heir to a vampire house, a top notch hitman, and throw in some baby vamps on the rampage, and you’re left with a bloodthirsty tale (pun totally intended).
Vamps vs vamps. It’s not the ‘them against the humans’, save the world trope, which is refreshing.
Personally, I’d have liked a bit more romance, but that’s really my own personal taste. And I did like the relationship building. And the interfering fathers.
Vampire fans; try this for something a little different.
Fantastic Book! And I just love the arrogant, smart ass Taz!! Taz and Morgan are like gasoline and a match, and it’s amazing!
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Kindle unlimited: Yes
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I discovered L. Ann during a release party. She had a wolf shifter series that sounded great. It was better than great, it was awesome and is now one of my favorite series. Then I discovered that she also had a vampire series and I knew I had to give it a try! I am so GLAD I did!!!
Taz is the Prince and heir to the strongest vampire family. Morgan is a tough as nails assassin. Taz and Morgan together is entertaining, swoon worthy, and hilarious! Taz is the funniest vampire I have read.
“I’m a vampire, sweetheart, not a ninja! Besides, that sneaky-creepy shit is more Hamish’s thing than… than…” ~Taz to Morgan
The two of them together…
“You’re shorter than I remember,” she said, with a provoking smile. “How would you know? You were horizontal most of the time we were together,” ~ Morgan and Taz
These two are used to doing things on their own and are forced to work together on an assignment. I truly didn’t know if they would die during the assignment or at each other’s hand. It was entertaining to say the least.
The story was suspenseful, funny, and sexy. The secondary characters were well written in and added depth and value to the story. The story kept me reading well into the night. I just had to know what happened.
I can’t tell you how much I recommend this book. READ IT NOW!! Actually, read this and read the Midnight Pack stories too while you are at it. They are all amazing!
Love Taz’s story! Not your typical vampire book. Action packed! You will fall in love with Taz. He and Morgan keep you guessing and the unexpected is always going to happen. Read this series! You will be glad that you did.
Bonded blood was a great read. I liked how the story developed and the characters interacted.
This is really worth a read just for the fact it has an original take on vampires and the politics within the story are well thought out.
I’m now starting the second book Blood Carousel.
“This was a mistake.”
“No mistake feels this good, Anna. And, if you insist on this being a mistake, it’s one I’m happy to keep on making.”
This was my first read from these authors and this one has me scrambling for book 2! I am a fan of anything paranormal, but it has to be done right. Not all PRN stories can hold my attention. This one definitely did! I didn’t want to put it down!
Taz I’ane is a player. A cocky, disrespectful bastard. He’s also in line to inherit the House of Nikaris if he ever decides to follow the rules. Being in charge of the biggest and most powerful House in the Vampire Nation means he’d have to settle down – with a mate. Not happening. Until SHE turns everything upside down.
Morganna “Morgan” Satori is beautiful, petite and deadly. One of top assassins and Necuno – not quite human, yet not quite Vampire. She’s been steering clear of Taz ever since their one-nighter in Vegas. Well, she shot him that night, so….
There will be no avoiding him any longer now that they are being teamed up to figure out who is behind a series of gruesome murders, most of which leave their victims shredded and drained of their blood. When a too-convenient video surfaces indicating that these murders are a personal message to Nikaris, Taz and Morganna have no choice but to face this enemy head on.
As a bonded pair, they are stronger. But are they strong enough to come out of this alive? Will this madman and his army of blood-thirsty children destroy them, or will Taz and Morganna end up destroying each other?
This was the perfect blend of horror and hotness. The crime scenes are deliciously grisly and bloody. And Taz and Morganna have so much sensual tension, it emanates off the pages! Their relationship is contentious at best, but the banter is great and the sheet time is steamy! The story kept me on my toes and I wasn’t sure if anyone was going to survive!
I’d highly recommend this one! Going to grab book 2 STAT!!
4.5 Stars
Intense, witty and wickedly entertaining!!!
Sometimes my cover whorish ways pay off! Yep, this cover had me stopping my scroll with a quickness, the blurb got me clicking and the story paid off in spades. I’m ecstatic that I took a chance on these new to me authors. They delivered well written, action packed and interesting book with a refreshing take on vampire society.
Taz and Morgan, the two main characters, were wildly entertaining all on their own, two strong independent and powerful personalities whose actions and dialogue were great fun to read. Now don’t get me wrong, this book wasn’t all fun and games. It has a dark and sinister underbelly that had me struggling, at times, to read the pages between the fingers plastered over my eyes. These vamps aren’t your sparkly variety, they most definitely bite! Though not for the faint of heart, these authors did a great job offsetting the more macabre moments with action, romance and humor that provide balance to the story.
On to book two.
The story begins with the police looking into a series of gruesome murders. But then it gets right into the meat of it.
I think that Morgan and Taz are definitely characters I can root for. And the fact that they seem to be two sides of the same coin. The perfect mixture of sweet and sour together. Taz is deadly fire, and Morgan is vicious Ice. Together they make the perfect assassin couple.
I definitely think the characters feel real and three-dimensional, with distinct voices, flaws, and virtues. Each character has their own insecurities, vulnerabilities, and when they put themselves out there and find themselves on the ass end of a rejection or a perceived rejection, they lash out just as we would. (Or maybe in the more extreme way lol)
I think the relationship between Taz and Morgan is very believable in the sense that they both railed against it, while at the same time being inexplicably drawn to each other. They couldn’t stay away from each other, no matter how much they wanted to (or claimed to want to). It is a stellar supernatural romance. I am in love with the fact that it isn’t the fall all over your face, damsel in distress, muscled guy saves girl, same old story every other book is. Nope, this is a one of a kind book. Bonded In Blood is the book readers WANT to read. The main girl shoots her love interest rather than give in, omg I loved that!!
The plot twists in this book are amazing. I LOVED this book. I loved going into this book knowing absolutely NOTHING!! The idea of having children as the big bad was a fantastic idea!! It’s not the same as every other story. Imagine a child (or a hundred of them), a psychotic, animalistic, tiny little serial killer with the basic functions…on the 1 hand, it elicits your emotions and makes you want to spare them, hug them, help them in any way…which, let’s face it, works against you, and on the other hand, they’re 50,000 times creepier because they’re children and you’re pretty much screwed!! Who’s not going to read that and love it?? You MIGHT have nightmares, but then you have those swoon-worthy scenes with Taz and Morgan to take your mind off of it. So I have to say, if I had to grade this book from 1-5, 5 getting the highest rating, and 1 getting the lowest? 5 stars!!
4 1/2 Stars…
Not your typical vampire book. I really enjoyed reading Bonded in Blood. The two main characters Taz and Morgan both quickly drew me in with their snarky banter and obvious attraction to one another. Then there was the whole murder mystery that threatened to out their supernatural world to the humans that has Taz and Morgan working together to uncover the sinister truth of who or what is behind the murders. I was honestly engaged from the very beginning. So why 4 1/2 stars? I did get a little confused on the vampire hierarchy. Maybe I just didn’t clue into it or I missed a piece of the puzzle in my read, but that in no way takes away from the overall story line. Bonded in Blood is engaging and unique and is definitely worth checking out.
Bonded in Blood starts with a dark and gruesome prologue that leads into a very exciting story.
This book follows Taz and Morgan as the play cat and mouse with their feelings for each other, whilst trying to solve the mystery of the nasty goings on and fighting enemies determined to get Taz. Unlike some modern vampire portrayals these guys are far from fluffy and lovey. They are strong, independent, powerful and passionate making for an explosive relationship. They develop with the story allowing the reader to see their vulnerabilities and understand them well.
There are many side characters to the story, appearing just enough to let the reader know there is more to them and for them to want to see more.
The plot is original with a number of twists that left me agape and wondering what the heck was coming next. I don’t wish to mention spoilers but believe me it’s worth the read for the twists, turns and shocks that ensue.
The book has an epilogue that connects with the prologue, tying up loose ends where many books don’t. I thought this was a nice touch.
If you want cute and fluffy this book may not be for you but if you want powerful and passionate with strong characters and well described scenes then you will love it. There is humour, friendship, love and a small mishap with a sports car to mix in with the twists and turns of an original vampire story!
I can’t wait for book 2!
***THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS***
Let me begin with the fact I listened an audio copy of this book, and the narrator is atrocious. He has a pleasant voice; however he has no idea how to narrate a novel. There are no voice changes with characters, and he hardly changes his tone in dialogue. Even during steamy scenes. Good Lord, listening to Peterman narrate the sex scenes was cringeworthy. He was the worst part.
When it comes down to content, sadly, I have several criticisms. I hate giving up on books, and leaving bad reviews, but this one was a doozie. I’m a huge fan of vampires, yet the magic was missing from the descriptions of the vampires. The names were far-fetched and grandiose, yet for being so long-lived, they spoke much more modernly than they should have. Their mannerisms (aside from the elders) were just a bit too informal and clashed with their regal names. The plot jumps around so much that it made my head spin. It starts with the army of vampiric children killing people making it seem urgent, but then hit the brakes because you have to stop to explain the setting, characters, and romance between the two main characters, and don’t get back to the action for a long while. There were several times where I had to stop and replay a scene to understand what happened. And Morgan! She fought and killed a vampire child in the very beginning; is injured by it, yet the implication that someone is creating an army of vampire children is beyond her until they get video evidence and review it with the elders much later in the book. A professional assassin, in fact THE most famous assassin in their vampiric world, would have understood the severity of the issue when she encountered the first child, and should have reported it to her elders. It’s groan-worthy. Maybe some of this can be blamed on the monotone robot narrating the story, but there are just too many plot issues for me to wave all of them away. You cannot physically grab a fistful of your partner’s hair, then proceed to pull her shirt off. You don’t shrug out of pants. You can shrug out of shirts, but not pants. I had to stop two hours into the story to start my review because I couldn’t take it anymore and had to record my thoughts before I lost them in the remaining of the story. I’ve taken several breaks in the story and finally reached the point when I just couldn’t take anymore and gave up completely.
For praise, the idea of having a near immortal race similar to a vampire yet bred and raised to be lethal protectors was very intriguing and refreshing. The idea that the main characters’ fathers have plotted to bring the two together to bond without their kids knowing was entertaining. At the time it was introduced, it lightened the mood, and you could just imagine how much fun they had giving the kids a hard time about their blossoming relationship while the kids try to deny anything is going on. It added a lot of needed humor. On the downside the main characters are hardly upset when they find out their fathers set them up, and the story just barrels on. I can’t say this is THE worst vampire novel ever, but it’s up there.