Highlander meets Twilight with a dash of Fifty Shades of Grey in this vampire romantasy…
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About Book Two
Veils And Vampires
Vampires of the Daemonverse Book Two
by Cee Bee
Published 19 November 2022
Monster House Books
Genre: Vampire Romance
Page Count: 266
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Caelin MacGregor is an ancient king with a new love
Ages ago, I ruled a clan of vampire raiders. We were allies to the Vikings and enemies of the Rus. That life ended when the bloodkin plague wiped out all our women, including my beloved vampire bride, Elisava. A thousand years have passed. My heart remains empty. Then I see a human woman named Lexa. For the first time in ages, I feel true desire, respect and love. Could Lexa actually be a lost bloodkin lady … or is she a horrible trick from Pyri, the ancient fire goddess of the Rus raiders?
Lexa Uznetsov has a plan
To save my sister, Sash, I took on my father’s debt to Konstantin the Rus, leader of the New York Bratva. As a result, my life became a never-ending (and incredibly illegal) stakeout for the mob. After years of scheming, I’ve finally come up with a solid escape plan: find all three pieces of the infamous Veil Pendant. Once I reassemble this magical item, I’ll have the power to cure my sister … as well as the ability to say buh-bye to Konstantin. Sure, legends warn that reforming the Veil Pendant may bring about some nastiness called Pyri’s doomsday. Yet if it saves Sash, I’m willing to risk anything.
“Veils and Vampires is amazing! It has action and adventure and a little spicy. Enough that it makes you drool and want more. Honestly a totally different take on modern day vampire soulmates. I devoured this book in one sitting.” – Teresa, Goodreads
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My Review
My Rating: 5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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I was granted complimentary access to Veils and Vampires by Cee Bee as part of my participation in a blog tour for this title with Xpresso Book Tours. Thank you to all involved in affording me this opportunity! My thoughts are my own and my review is honest.
I’m a huge fan of the more YA oriented fantasy books published by Christina Bauer and I’ve promoted both of these Vampires of the Daemonverse titles by “Cee Bee” on my blog before knowing exactly who this was, but for some reason I never took the opportunity to read and review before now. I’m not sure why! I wanted to say a huge thank you to Cee Bee for ensuring that both titles were available for review with this title so that fans like me could catch up.
Veils and Vampires is a continuation of the story developed in Violins and Vampires, opening with a blast from the past that gives us more insight on the series plot arch and some of the characters, but then quickly brings us back to where we last saw Lexa, Sash, Caelin, and the rest. Lexa has mastered her skill of influence and she can be found winning the crowd’s favour at a strip club owned by her boss for a decent amount of cash, but she’s wants out. She wants to save her sister, learn more about whatever secrets her mother has clearly been hiding, and break free of Konstantin the Rus. And she has a plan!
This book is full of action and wit, both things I’ve come to love when reading this author, with a tone that’s a little more mature and spicy. I’m not usually an adult-category romance reader as highly detailed boudoir scenes usually aren’t my thing, but that’s not a concern with these books. Although details do get explicit here and there, the amount of detail is conservative and presented in a way that isn’t vulgar.
I loved all of the further development we got for our familiar characters, both on Lexa’s side of the game and Caelin’s, and I feel like we’re really starting to see where this series is headed. If only Lexa knew all of what the reader knows about the Gray Lady, right? But she’s beginning to understand exactly what sort of world she was born into, and what sort of people she’s been involuntarily working for.
I can’t wait to continue reading this series! Definitely read this series in order, and do it now before book three comes out so that you’re ready!
About Book One
Violins and Vampires
Vampires of the Daemonverse Book One
by Cee Bee
Published 25 August 2022
Monster House Books
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Page Count: 236
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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?
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Vampires of the Daemonverse Series
1. Violins and Vampires
2. Veils and Vampires
3. Vixens and Vampires
4. Valor and Vampires
My Review
My Rating: 5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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I was granted complimentary access to Violins and Vampires by Cee Bee as part of my participation in a blog tour for the sequel, Veils and Vampires, with Xpresso Book Tours. Thank you to all involved for affording me this opportunity! My thoughts are my own and my review is honest.
Violins and Vampires is a brilliant start to what promises to be a captivating series! Lexa’s life is turned upside down when her father skips town and her mother reveals that a powerful debt collector expects Lexa to pay off her father’s massive debt in his place. With all her plans for the future shattered, Lexa does an amazingly graceful job of adjusting to the not-quite-legal life on the club scene and does her best to support her mother and ailing younger sister. Little does she know that the men her life is now hopelessly entangled with are ancient beings, vampires and their friends, and her family’s ties to this world are more numerous and tangled than she could ever imagine.
The character development is really on point in this book and we’re fed information from two sides of the equation at just the right pace to keep us interested and knowing just a little more than our protagonist, but not so much that it spoils the fun. I’m so glad I read this book back to back with the second, because I don’t know what I would have done with myself waiting for a continuation!
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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Nice reviews. I keep meaning to read the series.