Larissa Ione presents readers with the first in a brand new
series featuring vampire clans and their vengeance on
dealing death to those who hurt their loved ones. Nicole
Martin was just eight years old when her family's vampire
slaves rebelled and killed her family. She was bitten but
never turned and now is on the hunt to create a vaccine
that prevents vampirism. Similarly, Riker of the MoonBound
Clan remembers Nicole and how her family enslaved his. Both
caught in a tragic episode that changed their lives,
neither of them can find the good in each other until Riker
kidnaps Nicole and brings her back to his lair. This is
when hatred soon transforms into something else.
Ione has been known for her worldbuilding talents and here
she creates a new world filled with supernatural vampires
but with a little twist. Ione's vampires are glorified to a
certain extent, but they are also widely feared by others
as well. Her vampires haven't always been high rulers but
slaves, showcasing a different hierarchy than what we are
used to with Paranormal Romance. Ione also draws on Native
American roots with her vampires, which we have generally
seen occur with werewolves or shifters.
Ione's writing style has stayed largely the same with the
familiar sarcastic quips and witty dialogue. The secondary
characters provide a wonderful support to the main
characters with several stepping up as possible leads in
the next book of the series. I'm interested to see where
Ione takes these characters next.
In the first of what promises to be a titillating new
series, Larissa Ione brings her own take on vampire
lore. BOUND BY NIGHT is dark and gritty, a perfect
combination for Paranormal Romance!
The first installment in a sexy new paranormal romance series by Larissa Ione, author of the bestselling Demonica series! Nicole Martin was only eight years old when she narrowly survived a massacre: her family’s vampire slaves rebelled and killed everyone in her household. Twenty years later, Nicole now dedicates herself to finding a vaccine against vampirism…and eradicating the gruesome memories that give her nightmares. Riker, a member of the wild vampire Moon Clan, is haunted by his own demons—his wife Lorraine had been captured and enslaved by the Martin family. It was during a botched escape attempt that she was killed, along with their unborn child. Still wracked with grief and anger, Riker is now fueled solely by the desire to rescue vampire slaves…and slaughter their owners. When Riker stumbles upon Nicole in a chance meeting, he immediately recognizes her as a member of the Martin family that once enslaved his wife—and she recognizes him as the wild vampire she saw kissing a pregnant slave in the moments before her violent death—an image that has haunted her dreams for years. When Riker kidnaps Nicole and they spend a night together in a cave on the way back to his clan, suddenly they begin to realize that they aren’t as different from one another as they may have thought—and they’re finding themselves drawn to one another…