Blud princess Ahnastiasia survives a near death experience, waking confused and lost. She quickly meets with a gorgeous and mysterious man named Casper Sterling. He's had a run of bad luck after much success, and now Ahna must rely on him to get her back home to Freesia. Casper has a tag-along in the plucky orphan Keen, and all three of them must find their way back and confront an evil sorceress, Ravenna. The journey to Freesia is not easy, taking them from seedy London alleyways to Muscovy. Once she is home, Ahna, with Casper's help, will be faced with a choice of following her heart or her homeland.
Let me start by saying that Delilah Dawson is one of my favorite recently discovered authors. Her prose is delectable and the worlds she creates are like candy for your eyes and brain. When I read her work for the first time, I knew immediately that I wanted to read everything of hers that I could get my hands on. Yep, she's that good.
WICKED AS SHE WANTS is the second book in the popular Blud series, and each one keeps getting better and better, pulling us deeper into the darkly fantastical world. A part of the magic of the series is Ahnastasia. She's a strong and capable protagonist with an attitude that shows her fire, yet she's also vulnerable. It's also her ability (and need) to grow that captivates the audience. Man, I love a good heroine. And have I mentioned steampunk? There's enough steampunkiness to satisfy even the most die-hard fans. Whether you like urban fantasy, a little horror, or steampunk with romance, you will find it all in WICKED AS SHE WANTS.
True love’s kiss isn’t enough for this Blud princess. But blood and music may win her heart forever. . . . Delilah S. Dawson’s delightfully dark series takes readers into a clever new world of endless discoveries and sensuous encounters that will leave them breathless. After four years crammed in a suitcase, drained and unconscious, Ahnastasia Feodor, Crown Princess of Freesia, is not sure which calls to her more: the sound of music or the scent of blood. The source of both is the handsome and mysterious Casper Sterling, once the most celebrated and self-centered musician in Sangland. Fortunately, bleeding one’s subjects dry is expected of Blud royalty. Much to Ahna’s frustration, however, the debauched and reckless enigma—he is definitely not a Bludman, though not exactly human either—is her only ticket back to her snow-rimmed and magical homeland. Ahna needs Casper’s help to defeat an evil sorceress and claim her throne—if she doesn’t drain him first. But as they team up for a harrowing journey filled with pirates and painted ladies, daimons and dashing Bludmen, her craving for blood becomes an unrelenting hunger of the heart. . . .
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