Series: Vampires of the Daemonverse, #1
Published by: Monster House Books
Publication date: August 25th 2022
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance
Lexa Kozlov must pay her family’s massive debt to the mob… all while raising even more money to save her little sister. The result? Lexa’s trapped in a never-ending (and incredibly illegal) stakeout for the Bratva. She barely has time for sleep, let alone find love.
Enter Caelin Vass, the handsome Scotsman who runs Empire Investments. Caelin offers Lexa a new job with dollars galore, as well as a hot bod (that would be his own) to contemplate every workday. Even so, Lexa isn’t sure she should take the gig. Freaky things keep happening whenever Lexa and Caelin are together. Simply put, the energy between them is magical, sensual, and way overwhelming. Lexa faces a big question: is she leaving her old prison just to enter a worse one… or is Caelin Vass all he seems and more?
***12,000 word novella, previously published on Kindle Vella as Blood Slave***
Vampires of the Daemonverse Series1. Violins and Vampires2. Veils and Vampires3. Vixens and Vampires4. Valor and Vampires
Violins and Vampires follows a group of Vampires in current day. The plot begins hundreds of years ago when Vampires were at their prime but losing females do to a plague. Now they are living in modern times and some of them remember their past, while other ones do not. The story follows Alexa and her sister Shah. Shah is sick and Lexa must work for the mafia in order to make money to repay a debt her father left but also to ensure Shah has meds.
It was a little hard to keep all the characters straight at first, especially with the shift from past to present time. Eventually it all becomes more clear once we are in the most recent story path. There was a lot going on in this plot for a short book. We have the ancient time at plague start, then Lexa in high school, and then modern Lexa.
I liked where this book eventually ended, it seemed very abrupt though. Lexa and Caelin are fated to be together, but they don't know it, but they keep crossing each others paths. And while fated they might also be slightly doomed to be apart becuase Lexa is working for the mafia, and Caelin is on the other side of that split to some degree.
I felt that this book had a lot more fleshing out to do, but got the point across well enough. I wanted more explanation especially about why things were happening. I am guessing we felt a lot like Lexa throughout though.
All in all this was a fun read. It was quick, fast paced, and the supernatural elements were fun. If you like vampires, this could be a fun one for you as well. Elements of mystery, violence, and romance.
About the Author
Author Christina "CEE BEE" Bauer has sold more than 1M copies across her 45+ epic fantasy books for young adults. She's recorded (and narrated) eight of her books into audiobooks, as well as led the translation of her novels into four different languages. USA Today has called her work "must-read paranormal fantasy." Bauer is an autism advocate and quirky loudmouth whose writing style really isn't for everyone. But if you like stories with complex worlds inhabited by chicks who kick ass and take names, then read on!
Christina lives in Newton, MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby. She loves to connect with her fans at ChristinaBauerAuthor.com.
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