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Heart of a Vampire #3
Darkstorm
After a millennia apart, can two vampires rekindle their love, or will the line between right and wrong keep them apart?
Hunted by the demon who imprisoned her for hundreds of years, Ashlyn MacDougal is fleeing with a secret which could destroy her soul. When she runs into her lost love, Connor Gregory, life twists upside down.
Connor has spent the last thousand years as a Judge for the Magic Council, tracking and destroying demons. Especially the abominations--those part demon, part vampire. When he discovers his long ago lover is not only alive, but protecting a half-breed, his confusion knows no bounds.
Thrown together by circumstance, they must resolve their past. With demons after them, Ashlyn and Connor come to find their love still burns. Yet, the secrets she hides, and his duty to his job, might just keep them apart for another eternity.
Hunted by the demon who imprisoned her for hundreds of years, Ashlyn MacDougal is fleeing with a secret which could destroy her soul. When she runs into her lost love, Connor Gregory, life twists upside down.
Connor has spent the last thousand years as a Judge for the Magic Council, tracking and destroying demons. Especially the abominations--those part demon, part vampire. When he discovers his long ago lover is not only alive, but protecting a half-breed, his confusion knows no bounds.
Thrown together by circumstance, they must resolve their past. With demons after them, Ashlyn and Connor come to find their love still burns. Yet, the secrets she hides, and his duty to his job, might just keep them apart for another eternity.
212 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2012
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October 26, 2012
In this third installment of her Heart of a Vampire series, Ms. Kallyn ups the stakes with a Judge swore to kill any half breed Demon, his lost love whom he had been hand-fastened to before the attack on their clan, and she is protecting his prey, a half demon. Ashlyn, his only true love whom he has not seen since the night their clan were all slaughtered or changed, is suddenly in the town where cult killings are going on definitely oversaw by a demon, or half-demon who is crazy with blood lust. She is running from him with the Halfling, protecting the creature. He has to save her; as he didn’t once before, just the sight of her is opening all the old wounds and emotions.
Ashlyn spots the Judge, Connor Gregory, the only man she has ever loved, and knows that she has to keep her son, Sean Connor Gregory, from him. For five hundred years she was held by a master demon, Laroche, he did things to her that are completely unforgivable, one of them being somehow changing the child she was carrying the night she was turned into half vampire, half demon. Ashlyn knows that Connor is a formable emotionless Judge and that he will kill her son for existing without asking questions. Before they can get to the airport and out of state, Laroche, head demon after them, has his men put a terrorist alert looking for her and her son; they head up to Moss Creek and the hopeful protection of Jordon MacDougal, her cousin and their clan leader.
As Connor is taking out two demons and a minion he hears that four other demons have crashed Ashlyn’s car and are giving chase on foot. He rushes to save her. Taking out the four demons, but before he can go on to Moss Creek he gets a call to head back to Phoenix, the sheriff has found something he will want to see.
When they get to Moss Creek, Ashlyn and Sean stop at the Sheriff’s office to ask where to find Jordon. They meet up with Niki, Shane’s vampire wife, and then Shane, the shaman/Peace Keeper. Ashlyn stands between her son the danger she perceives Niki; Niki agrees to take them to Jordon’s. Once there, Jordon listens to her story and agrees to help them, not just get out of state, but to get rid of Laroche permanently. He accepts her son no questions asked once she tells him of the blood bond. But she knows that she will never find acceptance from Connor or so she believes, so when he shows up yelling about her demon lover/husband it is easier to run from him than talk to him. Until he makes her mad enough to drive home the point that Sean is his son, changed by demon magic, but a thousand years old he is not going to fall into the blood lust that Halflings usually do.
This story was full of internal conflict as well as the external kind, it was well crafted. I am not sure if it is because he is a Halfling, or because he spent the first five hundred years of life in captivity, but Sean does seem a little young for a thousand year old demon/vampire, or maybe it was the way she treated him, like a young boy; always putting herself between him and any perceived danger. I cannot wait for his story when she will be forced to see him for the grown up he is. That will be an interesting turn of the story line. This was a tightly knit story, with no lose ends. Very nicely woven with plenty of emotions to keep a reader completely sucked in and hoping for the best for the hero and heroine, hoping they could work through the tangle of the past thousand years and refined the love that so consumed them before their clan was attacked.
I am rating this story 5 star, a thousand years, waiting for that love to bring you back to life. Yeah, this one touched this reviewer’s heart strings just right. Thank you for sharing, Ms. Kallyn.
Ashlyn spots the Judge, Connor Gregory, the only man she has ever loved, and knows that she has to keep her son, Sean Connor Gregory, from him. For five hundred years she was held by a master demon, Laroche, he did things to her that are completely unforgivable, one of them being somehow changing the child she was carrying the night she was turned into half vampire, half demon. Ashlyn knows that Connor is a formable emotionless Judge and that he will kill her son for existing without asking questions. Before they can get to the airport and out of state, Laroche, head demon after them, has his men put a terrorist alert looking for her and her son; they head up to Moss Creek and the hopeful protection of Jordon MacDougal, her cousin and their clan leader.
As Connor is taking out two demons and a minion he hears that four other demons have crashed Ashlyn’s car and are giving chase on foot. He rushes to save her. Taking out the four demons, but before he can go on to Moss Creek he gets a call to head back to Phoenix, the sheriff has found something he will want to see.
When they get to Moss Creek, Ashlyn and Sean stop at the Sheriff’s office to ask where to find Jordon. They meet up with Niki, Shane’s vampire wife, and then Shane, the shaman/Peace Keeper. Ashlyn stands between her son the danger she perceives Niki; Niki agrees to take them to Jordon’s. Once there, Jordon listens to her story and agrees to help them, not just get out of state, but to get rid of Laroche permanently. He accepts her son no questions asked once she tells him of the blood bond. But she knows that she will never find acceptance from Connor or so she believes, so when he shows up yelling about her demon lover/husband it is easier to run from him than talk to him. Until he makes her mad enough to drive home the point that Sean is his son, changed by demon magic, but a thousand years old he is not going to fall into the blood lust that Halflings usually do.
This story was full of internal conflict as well as the external kind, it was well crafted. I am not sure if it is because he is a Halfling, or because he spent the first five hundred years of life in captivity, but Sean does seem a little young for a thousand year old demon/vampire, or maybe it was the way she treated him, like a young boy; always putting herself between him and any perceived danger. I cannot wait for his story when she will be forced to see him for the grown up he is. That will be an interesting turn of the story line. This was a tightly knit story, with no lose ends. Very nicely woven with plenty of emotions to keep a reader completely sucked in and hoping for the best for the hero and heroine, hoping they could work through the tangle of the past thousand years and refined the love that so consumed them before their clan was attacked.
I am rating this story 5 star, a thousand years, waiting for that love to bring you back to life. Yeah, this one touched this reviewer’s heart strings just right. Thank you for sharing, Ms. Kallyn.
October 26, 2012
4.5 stars!
This is the third book in the Heart of a Vampire series and they just keep getting better.
I was really hooked when I found out why Ashlyn was protecting the half-breed. Ashlyn has to be one of the strongest heroines I’ve read in a long time. To go through what she did for centuries and come out the other side stronger and not a quivering pile of messed up goo is amazing. On top of that she spends the next 500 years growing stronger and protecting Sean. When she comes across her lost love she is, of course, conflicted. The journey Ashlyn travels to face her past and accept that she is worthy of Conner’s love was a trying one. It was well done and realistic. I could feel her shame and desire for love.
Conner, the Judge, thought his betrothed was killed when he was turned. Seeing her from a distance for the first time in a thousand years was a bit of shock. Then to realize that was with and protecting one of his sworn enemies really infuriates him. When he catches up to Ashlyn and discovers the truth of the situation he is thrown of balance again. After he comes to terms with the situation he realizes he has to convince Ashlyn that they have a future. The things he says to help her understand that he not only loves her but that she is worthy of that love was sweet, heartfelt and a little blunt. Conner had his own struggle to accept the things he found out about his lost love and his failure to protect her. He faced this head on and acted on his decisions. There was no back and forth with him, which I really liked and admired.
I would have given 5 stars but for one thing. There were times when Sean was referred to as Seth (who isn’t a character in the book); I get thrown out of a story when I suddenly have no idea who it is talking about.
Darkstorm can be read as a stand-alone, but would be a more enjoyable read after the first books in the series.
I was given the eBook from the author for an honest review.
This is the third book in the Heart of a Vampire series and they just keep getting better.
I was really hooked when I found out why Ashlyn was protecting the half-breed. Ashlyn has to be one of the strongest heroines I’ve read in a long time. To go through what she did for centuries and come out the other side stronger and not a quivering pile of messed up goo is amazing. On top of that she spends the next 500 years growing stronger and protecting Sean. When she comes across her lost love she is, of course, conflicted. The journey Ashlyn travels to face her past and accept that she is worthy of Conner’s love was a trying one. It was well done and realistic. I could feel her shame and desire for love.
Conner, the Judge, thought his betrothed was killed when he was turned. Seeing her from a distance for the first time in a thousand years was a bit of shock. Then to realize that was with and protecting one of his sworn enemies really infuriates him. When he catches up to Ashlyn and discovers the truth of the situation he is thrown of balance again. After he comes to terms with the situation he realizes he has to convince Ashlyn that they have a future. The things he says to help her understand that he not only loves her but that she is worthy of that love was sweet, heartfelt and a little blunt. Conner had his own struggle to accept the things he found out about his lost love and his failure to protect her. He faced this head on and acted on his decisions. There was no back and forth with him, which I really liked and admired.
I would have given 5 stars but for one thing. There were times when Sean was referred to as Seth (who isn’t a character in the book); I get thrown out of a story when I suddenly have no idea who it is talking about.
Darkstorm can be read as a stand-alone, but would be a more enjoyable read after the first books in the series.
I was given the eBook from the author for an honest review.
November 3, 2012
I love Darkstorm. I love the way Ms. kallyn takes a couple of monsters and makes them courageous, heroic and loving. Her characters draw you in and make you wish you could meet them.
perhaps the best of the Heart of a Vampire series. This series is every bit as enticing as Charlaine Harris's Sookie stories.
perhaps the best of the Heart of a Vampire series. This series is every bit as enticing as Charlaine Harris's Sookie stories.
January 15, 2016
Connor has been a vampire for years since his family's home was raided by demons. Now away from Scotland, he has made a life as a judge for the supernatural community. But he is missing his other half Ashlyn. That is until he sees her in the same town he's in. He refuses to let her go again. No matter what she wants
November 14, 2012
Review to come......
December 21, 2014
I love this book and the series can't wait to see what happens next
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