Elizabeth Silk is in an advantageous or horrible position, depending on one's perception: she is passionately and supernaturally connected to the ancient vampire Saloman, but she is also aligned with vampire hunters. Even though Saloman has altered some of the ways vampires are perceived and perceive themselves, everything can come crashing down when his cousin Luk is awakened. Of course, he wants Elizabeth under his power as a way to take down Saloman. Trying to be something between the role of a liaison as well as a double agent with vampires and humans is a slippery slope, but even more is at stake than her desires; the very world could be at stake.
Marie Treanor's books are great because they use elements of human nature, environment, and characterization to create a layer of reality on which the supernatural/fantastic elements can grow. BLOOD ETERNAL is a great addition to the interesting Awakened by Blood series.
Elizabeth Silk is struggling to reconcile her passion for
the vampire overlord Saloman and her allegiance to the
vampire hunters. When a shocking vampire revolt calls
Saloman away from her, she refuses to follow him.
To make matters worse, Salomanβs beloved cousin Luk has been
found and awakened by one of his greatest enemies. Frenzied
with bloodlust, Luk embarks on a killing spree and prepares
to expose Salomanβs biggest vulnerability: Elizabeth.
But under Salomanβs regime, vampires have become less
concerned with secrecy, no longer willing to hide their
power. Rumors are swirling about attacks on humans. After
Saloman joins forces with the vampire hunters to consolidate
his power, Elizabeth begins to understand her role in the
inevitable collision of the two worlds. She could bring
resolution between vampires and humansβif she can manage to
stay alive long enough to play both sides...
EXCERPT
She gripped the stake, bracing her free hand against the
rock. She didnβt need the detector anymore. She could sense
Ancient.
He moved differently, like a shadow around the curve of
the hill, gliding over the boulder a yard away from her
feet. And instead of attacking, he stood still on top of the
boulder and regarded her in silence. Only his long hair
stirred in the breeze.
Slowly, Elizabeth lowered her stake. "Saloman."
Saloman stepped down from the boulder and walked the
distance between them. She tried to speak, questions and
information tangling in her head and on her lips. In the
end, she never made more than an inarticulate gurgle,
because the words vanished as his sheer presence overwhelmed
her. There was only his name in her head, his profound black
eyes to drown in, his body pressing her flat into the rock.
The hilt of his sword, a turning gift from Luk, brushed
against her hip.
Wordlessly, she lifted her face to his. But he didnβt
kiss her mouth. His silken lips took her neck in a strong,
urgent pull. The hard shaft of his erection pressed between
her thighs, and inappropriate lust galloped through her.
Well, it had been a long time, several weeks. . . .
It seemed he felt the same. His tongue lapped at her vein
and without warning his teeth pierced her skin. Her mouth
opened in a silent cry of pain that vanished into the surge
of fierce, familiar pleasure. She gripped his arms hard,
letting herself glory just for a moment in the blissful
weakness of her blood rushing into his mouth in answer to
the tug of his lips.
So lost was she in the blood kiss that it was a moment
before she realized heβd unzipped her jeans and pushed them
and her panties down over her hips.
"Saloman, the hunters are here," she managed. "Theyβre
coming now."
His cool, stroking hands left her hips, perversely
disappointing her, until he seized the Ancient detector from
her frozen hand and hurled it into the night. Before she
could object to this vandalism, he lifted her and entered
her body in one swift, gliding movement that shattered the
remnants of her resistance.
Blood and sex and Elizabeth, he said inside her head.
Bastard. Canβt you even say hello?
He detached his teeth from her neck and flicked his
tongue over the wound to heal it. His burning gaze lifted to
hers.
"Hello," he said huskily, and took her mouth.
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