As a fan of vampire stories, I was intrigued by the vampire-servant dynamic. In
the Vampire Queen series, I’ve explored the intimate relationship between
vampire and servant, that give and take of power and control, love and
surrender, particularly between female vampires and male servants. However,
Beloved Vampire, my August 4 release, features Lord Mason, a vampire who has
grieved for three centuries – until a dying girl invades his lost love’s tomb.
Jessica is a fugitive from his world, the escaped servant of a brutal vampire
master. Drawn by the romantic legend of the tomb, not realizing it intertwines
with the vampire world she is seeking to avoid, Jessica’s only desire is to die
there, at the feet of the woman who’d had an unyielding faith in love.
Instead, she finds her desire to live forcibly re-awakened by the vampire who
refuses to let her give up. She clings to her hatred, but the more Mason
struggles with her, the more determined he is to help her believe in love again.
The only catch is he might have to do the same. But can he offer up his heart to
another extraordinary woman if he already gave it away centuries ago?
Summary of BELOVED VAMPIRE:
Lord Mason has lived in the Sahara desert for 300 years, grieving for a lost
love and guarding her tomb. When the tomb is breached, his vampire bloodlust is
stirred to raging by the thought of someone disturbing her sanctuary.
What he finds is Jessica, a fugitive from his own world. Forced into service to
a cruel vampire master, Jessica was able to kill him when he tried to make her
his full servant. Because the third marking was not complete, it left her
alive…barely.
Drawn by the historic legend of the tomb, not knowing how it intertwines with
the vampire world she is seeking to avoid, Jessica’s only desire is to die
there, with her hand on the sarcophagus of the woman who had an unyielding faith
in love.
Instead, her desire to live is forcibly re-awakened by the vampire who refuses
to let her give up. She clings to her hatred, but Mason is determined to help
her believe in love again. The only catch is he might have to do the same. But
can he offer up his heart to another extraordinary woman if he already gave it
away centuries ago?
OMG! This has to be the best vampire novel I've read in a very long time! Joey
Hill has outdone herself in descriptions and plot. – Paranormal Romance
Reviews
Lock the door, turn off the television and hide the phone before starting this
book, because it’s impossible to put down! – Romantic Times Top Pick
5 comments posted.
How can you not want to read such about a romantic vampire faithful for 300 yrs.! Wow! I would like to read this one!
(Cecilia Huddleston 2:41pm October 15, 2009)