Marin McLeod woke up a week after graduating law school as a vampire. Cool right? Wrong.Not when her human friends are off-limits, and the immortals she knows are centuries older, wiser, and terrifying. Not when said immortals are so beautiful, she can’t help but feel like an ugly duckling. Definitely not when “One of these things is not like the other…one of these things doesn’t belong…” becomes … things doesn’t belong…” becomes her theme song.
Certainly not when her cheating ex-boyfriend is horrifically killed, turned into a vampire, and is sexier than ever…and is determined to get a second chance.
And absolutely not, when her boss’s, boss’s, boss shows up in New Orleans to investigate her new family’s alleged crimes, and insists she work as his assistant. Not when failure means the people, she’s come to love, will be sentenced to death.
You’ll adore this urban fantasy series, because everyone loves a tale of an underdog saving the world…with a little help from her cheating ex.
Previously published as Feast of Mercy
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The story continues and is focused on Marin and Nick and their blossoming romance. The other story line has to do with the clutch being investigated by Rome. Plenty of romance and just enough suspense and twists and turns to make this a well rounded read. Definitely recommended.
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I am really enjoying this series and can’t wait to read the next one out! Ms. Hearst has a great way with words and is a wonderful story teller. The characters she writes are very well developed and seem real. This is Nick and Marin’s story and is as action packed and full of romance as you could ask for. Definitely recommend for PNR fans!
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Blood Rising by Kathryn M. Hearst is really an awesome story to read. This is book number three out of five book in this awesome series that I have loved reading and can not wait to read the next book in this series. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about fantasy and paranormal romance.
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I had a great time getting to know the well developed and engaging characters. The author did a great job with this book the storyline flowed easily. I am looking forward to reading more.
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I am really enjoying this series and it just keeps better and better with each book. This is mostly the story of Marin and Nick and how their love came to be and was severely strained. Nick became a vampire amid a veritable bloodbath, but had accidentally managed to sire a child in his last mortal hours. Unfortunately the child’s mother was not his love and this created a great problem. Meantime the higher-ups from Rome have arrived, having realised that Lochlan had lost control of his clutch. They now seemed determined to eradicate the entire clutch. This was a fight for their lives.
Another good urban fantasy full of action, plot and romance. I received a free copy of this book. This review was posted voluntarily.
Nick and Marin struggle with their relationship as their clutch tries to fight for their lives against the high council from Rome. When Lysander comes to investigate, it throws their whole clutch in more disorder. Marcus is determined to terminate them due to old grudges but the love and sacrifice of an unlikely member comes through to save them in the end.
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This is fabulous! I live Marin! This story is well written and I enjoyed the characters and their dynamic! I devoured this in one sitting and dying to read more on the next couple
Marin McLeod had always wanted to be a lawyer, but woke up a week after graduating law school from Tulane as a vampire. So now she judges the deeds of villains and administers a prompt and final sentence without appeal. Now, for the first time in two hundred years, the High Judge of the Order of the Sinistra Dei has come to New Orleans and that is worrisome. Even worse, Marin she was taken to meet someone and discovered she would be assisting the High Judge, Lysander, while he was in New Orleans to investigate what happened in the French Quarter on Fat Tuesday. The earthquake and sinkhole were not what he focused on, however. It was a picture of a winged female fighting a huge, demon-like male that caught his attention, and the pictures appeared on the internet. Marin immediately hid her thought that the clutch was in serious trouble. The picture looked very much like Giovanna di Rossi, who claimed leadership of the New Orleans clutch when she had sprouted wings – and in fact, it was Gia, although Marin didn’t admit to it. Lysander wanted Marin to assist him, whether she wanted to or not, while he looked for proof against Gia. Marin also was not permitted to discuss it with her clutch family. If he found proof, Gia would be killed.
In the garden, Torben’s spirit joined his wife Gia and Nick King. He told Nick he needed to talk to Marin whom he had “cheated” on to force her away. Nick had subsequently been attacked and killed and changed to immortal by Gia. Nick told Torben that Marin didn’t want to see him anymore, regardless of the fact that she was all Nick could think about. Walking away from her had been his biggest mistake.
Now all of the clutch is in danger with Lysander there to investigate them. If the Council really does discover what happened on Fat Tuesday, all of them will be executed. Will Nick and Marin use their new abilities to protect the clutch? Is there any way out of this dire situation?
This was a good book that I enjoyed. The characters are well defined and most are likable. The story line is fast-paced and exciting. The twists and turns keep up the suspense and the reader will love the surprises along the way!
This series is amazing and book 3 is just as good. A mix of vampires, thriller, a mystery, and crazy characters that have to negotiate the world. I loved Marin and how she interacted with her new clutch of old old vampires and how she had to figure out everything. Add in an ex and the usual fun secondary characters and you get a good story. It was entertaining and had a lot of action and scenes that made me groan but it keep me reading to the end. Had to see what would happen next and how Marin would save her family
Can these immortals keep their special abilities hidden from the Order? Marin is immortal and part of the Order in Louisiana, a part of the catholic church. She was raised by a vampire who determined when she was young who her mate would be. But when they meet, Nick is leery of their feelings for each other. He believes it is because their parents pre-ordained they be together. So he sleeps with someone else, gets her pregnant, she is tortured, and now in a coma. And when this happened Nick was attached also and killed, and Gia, part of the Order, made him immortal, even though he never wanted that. Marin wants nothing to do with him now after he betrayed her and broke her heart. Many members of their Order have special abilities they have kept secret. But when the Council in Rome sends someone to start interrogating them, Marin has to be careful. She has to be part of the investigation but she also has to protect her friends. Because if the Council finds out what really happened on Fat Tuesday, they will all be executed. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This book brings you right back in from the previous one and does not let you go. I cannot wait to see where the next book is going to take us. I laughed, cried and was on the edge of my seat with the action and love. This take on vampires is interesting and intriguing.
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I’m loving this series! This book features Nick and Marin. It is action packed and filled with suspense and some really hot steamy scenes. This couple is hot! They fight hard and love just as hard. All of the clutch is in danger as a judge from the church comes to investigate them. Things get really intense and Nick and Marin find they have new abilities. This is a great book and a really good escape from reality.
Addicting !!!!
I seriously love this book series. This book is as awesome as the first 2. Even better it’s be great as a stand alone too. I enjoyed this book & the characters feel so real. With each book you find out more about the characters & get more drawn in. They feel so real with the details that are given in the books. Kathryn does a fantastic job with her books:) I highly recommend her as an author & I also suggest her books as great reading:)
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