Despite her very real attraction to Saloman, the vampire
she awakened, Elizabeth Silk will continue hunting
vampires. Along with this, she has to track down her
ancestral bloodline because their blood is powerful for
vamps. Josh, a famous movie star, is her first attempt to
convince a relative that vampires are real and he is in
grave danger. Of course Josh doesn't believe her, but he
likes Elizabeth and invites her to Senator Dante's weekend
house party. The Senator has a passion for the artifacts
associated with the occult, and Josh's family sword is
something he wants badly. Knowing this, Josh takes the
sword anyway. Elizabeth doesn't trust the senator and she
trusts him even less when Saloman shows up as an invited
guest under another name. The sword is Saloman's, and he
intends to retrieve it and Elizabeth. Heaven help anyone
who stands in his way.
When the sword is stolen, all players return to the United
States, including Elizabeth. For her it's a two-part
mission, stop Saloman from uniting
the East and West coast vamps under his rule
and save Josh from Saloman, but the Senator's sinister plans
puts them all in grave danger.
WOW! This paranormal has a
fresh and intriguing plot. I have not read the first book
in this series but I will be looking for it. I was
not lost while reading BLOOD SIN. Most of these characters
are not found in your average romance, they have flaws and
some of them are not very nice, yet I couldn't help being
entranced by them. Ms. Treanor keeps the story moving with
an unusual romance featuring a remarkable couple, combine
this with plentiful action and you get a book that deserves
keeper status.
The author of Blood on Silk brings readers the next novel
in her seductive new Awakened by Blood series. Months
after her dangerous encounter with the vampire overlord
Saloman, Scottish academic Elizabeth Silk is still trying
to cope with both the demands of her vampire-hunting
bloodline-and the desire she feels for Saloman, the
immortal she brought back from the grave.
But when Saloman's ancient sword becomes the object of a
ruthless race between humans and vampires, Elizabeth must
decide between unwanted loyalty, or unholy love.
Excerpt
“Josh! Darling!” interrupted a gushing voice. An instant
later, Jerri Cusack embraced Josh, and everyone fell back
to give her room. Her movements were all quick and
dramatic, and she seemed to have released him almost
before she’d grabbed him, reaching behind her in high
excitement to exclaim, “I’ve just got to introduce you to
Adam Simon!”
The name alone would have made Elizabeth turn in the
direction of her grasping hand, but the speed of Josh’s
spin to meet the man interested her far more. She stepped
aside to get a better view, and almost dropped her glass.
He walked toward her, his black hair flowing loose over
his shoulders. Alone of the men present, he wore no dinner
jacket, just a black shirt that might have been velvet or
crushed silk, with a matching tie that looked more like a
cravat. He moved with all the grace and threat of a
panther.
All this she absorbed in the first instant before his
beauty blinded her, as it had always done. Yet it never
even entered her head to doubt her own sanity, or to
wonder whether her recognition was faulty. His mask had
fallen.
He gazed only at her. She took a step toward him without
meaning to, and he smiled, the rare, full smile that
haunted her dreams. Shock overwhelmed the emotions
struggling for release.
Then joy broke through like a tide, propelling her forward
and into his arms, her face already raised for his kiss.
Amber flames danced in his black eyes, burning her with
the force of his desire. His mouth no longer smiled as it
covered hers.
Elizabeth, he said silently. Elizabeth.
Saloman.
It was an instant, a very small instant of bliss. The
powerful arms she’d never thought to feel again closed
close around her, while his mouth, his incredible,
wonderful mouth, moved over hers with tenderness,
accepting all her need and all the uncomplicated happiness
of her kiss.
But it wasn’t uncomplicated. And they weren’t alone. A
fact that Saloman, clearly, had never lost sight of for a
moment. Even as she gasped into his mouth, trying to force
herself to draw back, to ask questions that had only half
formed in her brain, he was already releasing her. Her
stunned lips felt cold, her body rebellious as his arms
fell away. Although the tips of his fingers trailed over
her naked back and lingered, so that she stood in the
circle of his arm, being inexorably turned as if to be
shown off to friends.
She shivered, desperately reaching for what dignity or
even sense she could muster. They were being watched by
several people with varying degrees of surprise, interest,
and disapproval.
As if from very far away, Josh’s voice said, “I didn’t
realize you two were acquainted.”
“Neither did I!” Elizabeth hoped she didn’t sound as
hysterical as she felt.
“We met in Eastern Europe,” Saloman said, and God, yes,
his voice still sounded the same. A little more modern in
its intonation, perhaps, but it still reached right inside
her, turning her outside in. “I expect Elizabeth remembers
the Hungarian form of my name.”
“Oh, yes,” Elizabeth agreed, fighting the urge to laugh.
“What would that be?” Jerri asked eagerly.
“You couldn’t pronounce it,” Saloman said blandly.
Elizabeth, who, incredibly enough, was still clutching her
champagne glass, hoped she’d spilled some of its contents
over his mocking, arrogant person. Lifting it to her lips
with fingers she prayed didn’t shake too visibly, she took
a sizable gulp and tried to think.
What the hell was he doing here? And why was he posing as
Adam Simon? Shit, what had he done with the real
businessman? Was he after Dante?
No, you blind, blithering fool! He’s after Josh! Josh,
whom you came here to protect, remember? To warn him
against this very vampire? Well, Silk, now’s your moment!
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