Note: 18+. Does not have to be read in order. Can stand alone. Full length novel.Fantasy, Demons & Devils 1800 years ago… with his wife and children.
A being clad in black had other ideas. Rembrandt was meant to help him fight his cause and to help right a wrong that his kind had brought to this world. He gifted the reluctant Rembrandt with a taste for blood and immortality…and more…so much more.
Back to the present…
Rembrandt had had enough. He was over this life 1800 years ago and now he was just sick of it. The creatures he fought, the malefactors, kept growing in numbers and he couldn’t kill them fast enough to keep up. He had fought the battle alone all these years and he wasn’t sure he even wanted to anymore.
Skylar Manning was just trying to be nice. The mysterious man dressed in black was hanging around after closing…again. It was the third time this week. Only this time he grabbed her arm. Her world changed forever.
Suddenly she found herself hunted by shadowy figures with razor sharp teeth, and into the arms of a warrior who craved her as much as she did him…
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‘Rembrandt’ is the first book in Kathi S. Barton’s “Blood Brotherhood” series and it is completely different from anything I’ve read by her before. Oh, there are a few comparisons, such as Rembrandt being in existence for over 1800 years because the Man in Black, aka Hector, changed him into not only a vampire but a day-walker as well. Apparently, Hector and his associates had created the perfect killing machines, malefactors, on their own planet to help them win a war. Thinking this creation would help the people on Earth, they set out to do the same thing only Hector thinking he was smarter than those he worked with messed with the formula. That’s where Rembrandt, aka Remy, comes in. His job is to destroy the malefactors and he’s been doing this on his own for, as I said, over 1800 years and he’s tired of his existence. Things are beyond getting out of hand and Hector has decided that not only does Remy deserve a reward but some help as well. Skyler works at the diner trying to make enough to survive and pay off a mountain of debt. She thought the man in black was just another strange customer. Apparently, she thought wrong because he not only marked her with hieroglyphics that are an exact match to Remy but now she has fangs and wings as he does. When these two meet their old-world and modern times but the chemistry is confusing, to both of them, off the chart. This is one I had to follow closely for all the details, and there are many. The twists and turns, the consequences, the figuring out what’s going on, how to use their magic, and how to get answers, and above all how to destroy the malefactors before they can completely take over. The storyline is definitely intriguing and the character’s personalities have traits that are relatable. After all this time, are they able to work as a team though? That’s the question. I’m anxious to see how this all works out.
I’ve read this series twice so far. Keeps you wanting to read it again with the wonderful characters in it.
Ohh how I love reading Kathi’s books! I always get so excited when I see she has a new book out, I usually will stop in the middle of another book just to read hers.
This one was a little different than what I am used to reading from Kathi, which might I add is every single book she has put out. But I enjoy the fact that she’s one author who stretches her imagination and I still can enjoy her writing.
So we have Remy (Rembrandt) who is an 1800 year old “vampire” with special powers who was turned against his will by the man in black. He is now a warrior helping this man in his quest to destroy the “shadows” (BTW that’s not really what they are called, but it’s what I’m calling them).
Skylar is working in a diner when the man in black (a regular customer to her) touches her and her world is turned upside down. She wakes up and now drinks blood, but still eats food and it now hunted by the same “shadows” that Remy hunts.
Throughout the book Remy and Skylar must learn about the new powers they have been given and help each other to become the new leaders of this family they have collected. I must say I was sad that we kind of got a little cliff hanger ending, but I guess it’s necessary to lead into the next book. Can’t have them killing ALL the bad guys in one book, right? I can’t wait to read the next book in this series.