“Blood Covenant combines the hedonistic jet-setting pleasures of billionaire romance and the dirty little secret thrills of a dead sexy vampire!” – Katalina Leon, USA Today Bestselling AuthorWhen he met her, he knew how it would end.Shade Medici, a warrior king and sole male heir to the dynasty, is expected to mate and produce an heir to secure the continuation of the Medici coven. He’s waited … coven. He’s waited over 500 years for the right mate, and when he meets Kate Reese, his attraction is more than primal – it’s merciless.
She’s also mortal.
Kate is fresh off a broken engagement and reluctant to open her heart, but her hesitations are no match for the unrelenting pursuits of the vampire King. Their passion for each other is searing… and not everyone is happy about it. Namely the ruling Council.
As they fight against deceit, treachery, and those who aim to see their love fail, Shade also struggles to control his impulses as Kate is immersed into his dark and dangerous world, but it’s imperative he prepare her for the changes that will be demanded of her should she choose to bind herself to him through the blood covenant. All that scorches and glitters isn’t gold, and she quickly learns that falling in love with a vampire King comes at a hefty price:
It may just cost her everything.
“Riveting”, “electric”, and hailed as “the NEXT BIG THING”, The Medici Warrior Series follows the exploits of a vampire dynasty that spans four generations in a multi-genre novel with elements of paranormal, smoldering slow-burn romance, and historical fiction. Get your copy today!
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Very drawn-out romance
—>>> I found this story to be a very drawn-out romance between an age-old vampire from a line of royalty and a beautiful mortal who instantly captures his interest. He is used to women chasing and offering themselves to him, but he has decided that this woman who is so star-struck for him is the one and only for him. However, mortals and immortals are not supposed to mate, and this love blossoming between them may come at a hefty price.
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This book is about a hidden society of vampires one of whom is running for the senate and is in need of better body guards, that’s where one of the two main caricatures comes in, he agrees to train the men for one year in exchange for property. At that exact same time he meets a human that he goes gaga for the moment he lays eyes on her and proceeds to stock her and spoil her through out the book. Not only does the writing feel a little cliché, and by that I mean that it doesn’t feel like the author put her personal twist in to make something classic into her own. It also doesn’t feel like the lovers actually fall in love, all of it was about cravings and pullings of their heart or hunger I don’t know, but you don’t get to see them know each other, you don’t get to see them decide for themselves that this other person is the one. Literally from the moment they looked at each other they knew, but what about the cultural and social divide of the two races, how did he overcome his predates about that? What made her agree to pursue him when she had just come out of a horrible relationship and it was vary likely this guy is just destructive to her heart as the last. She throws us into the middle of this romance without working up to the level of commitment they feel for each other. If you don’t particularly care about the getting to know you stage of a romance, or if you don’t mind that the caricatures personalities are also inconsistent, then go ahead.
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This was hard to get through. But the storyline and plot were well developed and delivered. I want to say that it was hard for me right from the start but I persevered and made it to the end. From the first chapter it starts with a bang and it is dark but it is a good read! Although I will say this for it being the length that it is I was a bit taken aback by the fact that it did not end the way I had expected. As a matter of fact it was a cliffhanger that was really put of nowhere. I do not profess to know what this author was thinking when she did this but it was not needed and or warranted as there were several places within she could have stopped and then picked up in the next book; with this I do want to see this through so I will be getting the 2nd book in this series. With that being said it has some very good writing and the plot is engaging. I look forward to the next book!
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This was my first book by Emily Bex and I really enjoyed it!!! I love vampire books and this was an amazing first book in the Medici Warrior series!!! Kate must decide if she is ready to live in Shades dark and dangerous world. The price may cost her everything. Read and enjoy!!!
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ANOTHER ADDITION TO A GREAT SERIES I CANT SING HER PRAISED ENOUGH . THE CHARACTER ARE WELL THOUGHT OUT LIKE I MENTIONED IM ADDICTED TO THIS SERIES CANT WAIT FOR MORE
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This is the 1st book I’ve read written by Emily Bex; she has done a great job at writing a good book; 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.
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An interesting read. This is a new author for me. This is the first book in this series. The characters are interesting, engaging and have great chemistry. The story is a bit long, but overall a good book. I am interested to see where this series will go.
After reading this book I had to take a little time to compose myself and get my thoughts clear in my head before I put them in a review.
Wow this book was amazingly written. Once I started I couldn’t put it down till I was finished. This book has twists and turns you don’t know what’s happening. will they all get there happily ever after or will it all go wrong. To find out what happens go buy the book. You won’t be disappointed I wasn’t.
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A vampire king and his mortal mate must fight for their love in a book with an interesting premise but needed more emotion at times. I voluntarily received this book for an honest review.
Wow. Kate and shade … i LOVED the beginning of this series. It’s amazing,emotional, has page turning excitement. Romance and vampires! This is my first time reading this author and it def won’t be the last. I can’t wait to read the next book and continue the adventure in this world.
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This is an interesting paranormal story. Having said that , I felt it was too long and moved too slowly. I had to skip over at times because it felt repetitive to me. I feel it would have been better with a shorter version. I’ll give it four stars for the plot.
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I loved this first book in the Medici Warrior series, I have found Shade and Kate’s story alluring and interesting, can’t wait to read more. This first book is filled with heat, romance, darkness and twisted plots, definitely a great series start.
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Perhaps I’m a sucker for a vampire story, no pun intended, but I was engrossed after the first few chapters. I won’t recap the whole book, you can read the blurb for that. What I will say is it is well-written and I thought the story-line was phenomenal! At first, I was a bit taken aback at the amount of pages but it read as quick for me as a book with many fewer pages. Once I realized the book recapped scenes from different characters POV, it explained the quantity of pages, and it wasn’t something I had encountered before but I also felt it enhanced the readers perception of everything each and every character was feeling throughout each event. This only happens selectively, when it’s important to know what each character is thinking, seeing or feeling, not every single scene.
If you have an intense aversion to colorful language and explicit sex scenes (including a tiny, tiny bit of M/M) then maybe this book is not for you, but if you want a gripping love story, full of bloody action, steamy erotic sex, filled with sexy lovable characters as well as villains you will loathe, and all the highs and lows that come along with that, then hold on tight because you are going to love this book! I have already started book 2, and it’s off to a wild start as expected. Don’t let the page count intimidate you. You won’t even notice once you start reading!
Absolutely fabulous. Can’t wait to read the remaining books in this 6 book series.
Too long
Rather slow
A good story with exciting interplay and hidden adversaries
Kate, a marketing and ad executive, meets Shade, a master vampire warrior and king, at a party held by a college acquaintance. As the story progresses they continue to run into each other, secrets abound, and when the secrets come out it could mean the end of everything. Emily Bex’s first book The Blood Covenant has a great premise and underlying story. I was not sold on the multiple views of the same scene being told all the time, however there were instances that it defined some of the action taking place and I was okay with it. I will read the rest of this six part series and see where her writing goes. This is a good story with exciting interplay and hidden adversaries.