Are you an Ash?
Increased stamina
Lack of appetite
Anger outbursts
Insatiable thirst
Beauty & Strength
Male
Call the hotline if these symptoms come on suddenly!
Turns out Charlie Bennet was all of those things except the last. Don’t let the name fool you, Charlie was all woman and she wanted nothing to do with the ash … until the day she found out she was one.
It all started when … until the day she found out she was one.
It all started when infected bats bit a small group of humans and created what are now called vampires. Then, the male vampires knocked up some female humans and the result was a gorgeous race of all male ash. Superhuman freaks that had looks to kill.
Charlie is the first female ash, aka unicorn of the Hive – the gated compound in Portland that the humans have designated to isolate vampires and ash from society.
Problem? The Hive is full and only a select few will be allowed to live there. To live at all, really. If Charlie wants to earn the right to become a citizen of the Hive, she will have to survive the culling – a series of fights to the death. And guess what? Just because she’s a girl doesn’t mean she’ll get special treatment.
Good thing there’s Ryder, the mysterious lead ash enforcer, who seems to always have her back. But when secrets bubble to the surface, it will take more than one guy to save her.
**Recommended reading age is 17+ due to language
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Absolutely loved this book by two favorite authors. Not sure why I hadn’t read it before now. Incredible take on the vampire myth and the characters are unforgettable. I loved it.
Watching Charlie and Ryder dance around their feelings for each other is a good sort of frustration. The intrigue and danger exciting and entertaining. A great start to this trilogy.
Ash is book one in Jaymin Eve and Leia Stone’s Hive Trilogy series. Jaymin Eve and Leia Stone are a perfect team, giving us a one heck of a journey to go on.
I loved the concept, characters and storyline in this book. It was a wonderful world created where Vampires exist. But so do Ash which are children of Male Vampires breeding with Female Humans. Ash are glorified protectors of the vampires. Vampires think they are the top of the food chain and Ash are abominations that shouldn’t exist. So as a way to minimise how many exist and how many can stay in the Towers they have the Culling, where Ash will fight to the death to win their place.
Charlie Bennet is loyal, stubborn and a unicorn. She may be the only female in a male world but she never backed down and let them walk all over her. She’s not a violent, leather wearing, kicka** Warrior. She is familiar with some basic self-defense & basic gun knowledge after a previous incident with Ash, but she does have potential to become a bada** and with her big heart and care for the ones she loves, she will do whatever it takes to win.
Ryder, what can I say about hot, stubborn sexy Ryder. Just his name makes me all tingly. I fell in love straight away, now don’t judge me cause you will too. He is a drop dead gorgeous, dangerous, lethal, sexy alpha male. Ryder is all kinds of mystery, and I loved everything about him.
If you have read Jaymin Eve’s Supernatural Prison than you know she has a knack for writing enjoyable male groups that are protective, loving and attentive to the female in their group and this is no different. In this book we are given the Sexy Six, they are Ryder’s immediate group of enforcers.
Jayden, Charlie’s Ash BFF was a great addition to this book, he brings joy, laughter and entertainment to this book.
Tess, Charlie’s human BFF was annoying to me, I’m hoping that her character will grow and mature in the series.
5 stars for Ash by Leia Stone and Jaymin Eve. This is book 1 in the Hive trilogy. I am a huge fan of both of these authors, so what could be better than having a book they wrote together. Charlie has been experiencing some strange things. All of her symptoms point to her being an Ash except she is a female. There are NO female ash, well there wasn’t until Charlie. She must survive the culling. She is being trained by Ryder, the leader of the sexy six. She has an instant attraction to him, but he doesn’t seem to like her at all. They soon realize she is not just an ash, but they aren’t really sure what she really is. Oh, this book had me on edge through out the whole thing. I am starting the second book now.
Great book. I love how Charlie has to change her perspective of vampires as she enters their world. Her relationship with Jayden is so funny!!! This was intense as she battles for her place in the Hive and I’m so excited about the ending!! Ryder is so hot and I can’t wait for their romance to bloom!!!
I loved this trilogy. The characters are great and I loved the idea, such a great one. I loved watching the relationships between the characters and how they fit into the world around them. I was sad when it finished.
Great series! A must read.
This was a solid 3.5 Stars for me!!
I I loved the concept, I loved Charlie & her BAFF I didn’t love the choppy pace hence my rating. Can’t wait to start Anarchy
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Debbie, 1970, UK
One of the best books created. I loved how it started, and how everything satyed together, and it was well written, and just wonderful. Great Author
Story moved along well, Im just not a fan of vampire love stories.