Colin's Conquest

by Lisa Rene Smith

Eyes. Intense vampire eyes...watching from the woods... Powerful, summoning eyes...

Joanna didn't know why she felt called into the wilderness. Packing a few things, she headed to her favorite destination, her remote cabin in the east Texas piney woods to enjoy an impromptu vacation, relaxing by the lake. Nearby, a mysterious stranger watched...waited...and planned his ultimate conquest...

Colin, the handsome centenarian vampire knew from the moment he first laid eyes on the lithe young beauty he'd found the perfect mate. The time had come to claim his chosen one...but he didn't anticipate her feisty nature, and the dangers he'd face in his pursuit. Stubborn and strong, Joanna refused to be taken against her will, yet once bitten, Colin's hypnotic power permeated her being, causing a love/hate bond that brought about near disaster for both of them.

In the book Colin's Conquest, Joanna's struggle to escape her destiny delivers her moments of amazing passion, yet also brings terrifying punishment. The world of the undead is full of surprises, and even the powerful Colin doesn't realize until almost too late that he isn't the only member of the ancient blood seeker society who plans to take her as his bride...

Genres: Ebooks, Vampires

344 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Amazon.com's "Author to Watch," D. K. Christi is a polished, platform speaker and change strategist who has lived and worked in many locations throughout the world.

A traveler to exotic lands and a live-aboard sailor, D. K. Christi adds her own experience to the words that take her readers on their own global adventures to experience the romance of life.

Arirang: The Bamboo Connection is an epic novel of l01 cities and countries that releases the sights, sounds and aromas as background to the lifetime adventure.

Ghost Orchid, just released is a story of four lives; four destinies, shaped by the mystical influence of the rare and exotic ghost orchid that only blooms in the Everglades and Cuba. Is love eternal? Feel the life force pulsing in the Everglades...

D. K. Christi also writes short stories that can be found at Amazon Shorts, www.Amazon.com. and in anthologies: The World Outside the Window by R.J. Buckley and Romance of My Dreams by L&L Dreamspell. More information is found at www.dkchristi.com "

Reviews

[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Colin, a centenarian vampire, marks Joanna as his future mate when she is a young girl. Years later, Joanna is compelled to go to her family’s cabin deep in the Texas woodlands, where Colin claims her for himself. But Joanna isn’t willing to remain captive in Colin’s lair and keeps trying to escape from him. Colin is surprised by Joanna’s fiery, independent nature and is baffled at the human emotions this strong woman brings out in him. Joanna is fascinated by Colin and her passion for him cannot be denied. However, few females survive the transition from human to vampire, and Colin, once he realizes he is in love with Joanna, decides that he does not want to risk her life. He hypnotizes Joanna, commanding she forget him and his young companion Ben. But Joanna’s body does not want to forget, and she risks her life to find Colin, unaware that other, powerful male vampires are heading her way, each determined to have her as his mate.

Colin’s Conquest is a captivating tale wrapped around a sizzling romance between characters readers will not soon forget, filled with vivid details of the sometimes brutal lives of blood seekers. Packed with suspense and rocking with action, this superb paranormal raises the bar in the romance field. Readers will be quickly turning pages, engrossed in the fascinating world Smith has created, so much so that they will be reluctant to leave it. Highly recommended.