When Catherine encounters a man from her past, her life is turned upside down. Outcast from vampire society hundreds of years ago, Catherine hasn’t let anyone stand in her way of succeeding. As one of the most successful madams in the City Of Blood, she’s made a name for herself. But when she finds her first love in her waiting room, she is forced to confront the reasons she was thrown out of … thrown out of vampire society in the first place.
Is Benedict worth risking her heart for a second time?
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Bite Of The Past is a second chance vampire paranormal romance. It can be read as a standalone and is set in the City Of Blood.
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If you’ve read the “City of Blood” Trilogy then you’ll recognize Catherine and Benedict from 500 years ago. If you haven’t, then let me give you a brief catch-up. The story opens up with a synopsis of Catherine and Benedict who were separated over 500 years ago when their secret relationship was discovered. As with most societies, including modern times, the woman and in this case Catherine was kicked from her den, shunned by society, and left to make her own way while Benedict was allowed to carry on with his life as if nothing happened. Catherine was a strong heroine. Not only did she survive but she’s thrived within the City of Blood by becoming “Thee” most successful Madam in the city. Now she runs an underground railroad of sorts to help those that need or want to escape the city to do so. Now, after all these years, Benedict shows up in Catherine’s brothel, the Black Fan. After all this time what will happen? How will they react when they see each other? You’ve got to read this!!
This was a awesome start to this series, I can not wait to start the next book in this series. I would recommend this to everyone
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This author never seems to let me down
with how she draw s me into the pages.
The storyline is entertaining and it has
characters with great chemistry.
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Fabulos read this is book one of a series and I enjoyed it! Well written. Great characters and fabulos story flow!!
I loved Catherine and Benedict’s story, this drew me in hook line and sinker from the start and is a great second chance story for these vampires! It’s got horror and intrigue and twists and turns and we get Catherine’s back story as to how she becomes a madam and her involvement in the City’s Underground Railroad, a way for those to escape the city of blood! I have to say I’m hooked and look forward to reading more from this series!
Sweet second chance romance set against the dark backdrop of a dangerous city full of manipulation, lies and deceit. Catherine is making the best she can of a bad situation and trying to improve things where she can. Maybe she has been playing it too safe, trying to stay under the radar. Maybe it is time to take more active steps against the despotic mayor. Her past and future collide in this fast, exciting and sometimes tender story.
This can be read as a standalone, but in many ways asks more questions than it answers. No cliffhanger, all open arcs in this story are closed BIT the City of Blood and it’s dark secrets are just beginning to be revealed in this books. Read First Bite to see how Catherine and Benedict’s relationship started.
Another wonderful exciting book by Author Laura Greenwood.
I love reading her books. They always draw me in from beginning to end. Loved this book..
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The first book in The Black Fan series a well written story that kept me turning pages. I want to read the next book. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A very good start to this series. Catherine (Kitty) and Benedict were well-developed characters with a good amount of depth to them and the storyline was interesting and gave the reader a good basis for the continuation of their story in the next books. Intriguing, sexy, and well worth reading!
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Whimsical and entertaining read with lots of drama thrown in. Second chance romance is always an entertaining read as you follow the characters on their journeys. This one has a twist of being a paranormal romance and that is fun to read. Adds an unexpected twist to the story.
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Catherine and Benedict are great characters. Catherine, after se was thrown out of vampire society, later becomes the most successful madam. However after Benedict comes in, her life changes again. Enjoyed this storyline and can’t wait for the next book.
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Bite Of The Past (The Black Fan #1) by Laura Greenwood is a wonderful story that I have read. This is book number one in this wonderful start to a brand new series that I am hooked on. I can not wait to read the rest of this wonderful series. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about vampires, fantasy and paranormal romance.
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This was an interesting book with difficult decisions and great characters. I loved it and would recommend it to all!!
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Catherine is a madam in the City of Blood, in fact not only is she a madam but pretty much “the” madam and is wildly successful. But she is also so much more than that, she is a woman who is trying to help people escape the hedonistic and cruel City of Blood. When Benedict, whom she was separated from 500-years previously, reappears in her life things are hard, largely because the consequences of their love had been very different for Catherine than it had been for Benedict. As is typical with societies all over the world the woman got shunned and blamed and the man went about his life pretty much unscathed. I loved Catherine when I first came across her in a previous book and I really enjoyed the journey that she and Benedict took together. The plot was well-thought out and well-written and the characters, as always with Ms Greenwood, impeccably crafted.
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Bite of the Past is a second chance romance between Catherine and Benedict who have been separated for centuries. I absolutely loved this book from the well developed, strong characters to the well written, captivating love story. I look forward to reading the rest of The Black Fan series.
I’ve read a lot of books written by Laura Greenwood; she has done an excellent job at writing a good book; she is one of my favorite authors. I can’t wait to read more of her books.
The story line caught my attention at the very beginning and kept me interested throughout the entire book.
I loved the characters.
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Is it too late for her happily ever after with the love of her life? Catherine has spent the past five hundred years surviving and then eventually thriving. When her parents threw her out for loving someone they didn’t agree with her only choice was to become a courtesan and eventually working herself up to owning her own bordello. But she treats her girls fairly, unlike the other madams in the city. Then the love of her life and the man who never found her shows up. Can she ever forgive him and give him a second chance, or has she changed so much? I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review
This is book one of the Black Fan series and follows on from the prequel First Bite. It continues the story of Lady Catherine, the founder and if you will, the madam of the Black Fan brothel within the City of Blood. She has worked hard over the last five hundred years, after being banished from her family and the vampire court, just to simply stay alive and then to free herself from her initial job role. She sold herself unknowingly, into slavery in a brothel, having no other way to keep alive one she was banished. It took her a few hundred years to work her way free and she could see no other role to continue with. Her brothel is high end and she tries to ensure all of her girls are there voluntarily, she pays them above the normal rate and treats them as she wanted to have been treated. Having to turn up at Mayor Reese’s parties and knowing full well what the mayor uses these events for, has begun to really sicken her, but she needs to keep an eye on her girls and also keep an eye on what is happening in the city.
Once you enter the city, no one is ever allowed back out. So the arrival of her long ago love, Benedict, who she was caught with all those years ago and that caused her banishment, is a shock. He knows nothing of what the city is about and even that he cannot leave! He tells her he has been searching for her all this time, some five hundred years and has never stopped loving her. Something she finds hard to believe and even harder to forget or forgive. He knows nothing of what she has had to become over all those years and has no way of knowing what she is now. He persists with trying to get her to let him in, sending her gifts every day and not giving up. The tale tells readers of what happens as she slowly lets him back into her presence. It also makes mention of one of her trusted girls, Maddy, and the new assistant mayor, Dominic Mills, who becomes a frequent visitor of hers at the Black Fan brothel.
This doomed relationship between a courtesan and her client will lead both Catherine and Benedict to a very dangerous choice of action and a slow beginning of a possible thawing of heart. Whether Catherine can risk everything she has done so far, for one man and that being the man who caused her to be in that position to start with, leaves everything up in the air. The City of Blood was already a deadly place to live in and survive on a daily basis, but adding a personal relationship to that mix, could be one step too far. A slight glimmer of hope and possible escape, but also more danger and leaving themselves open to any witness who wants to place themselves in a favourable position with the evil mayor! A good look at some of the background to Lady Catherine’s former and current life, which led to her being in the City of Blood and some of the events that take place there. An easy read that doesn’t go too far into the atrocities that take place in the city, but hint at them in passing, as the story is more about the love between Catherine and Benedict. I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
This is the story of what happens when Catherine and Benedict meet centuries after they are forced apart. The story and what they have to go through was interesting to read. I loved learning more about what goes on hidden from view and the underground railroad was an interesting twist. Just a story that was fun to read and did a great job keeping reading to see what was going to happen next.
Vampire love after 500 years can they really still be in love? I really enjoyed this second chance vampire romance by Laura Greenwood!!! Read and enjoy!!!
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