They've hated each other for over seven hundred years. Even before Laria Derrickson and Drake Morley became two of the world's first vampires, their families were sworn enemies. They were destined to remain apart. Until now. When Laria is unceremoniously abandoned by her friends at a remote cabin, she's in for a surprise. Snowed in with the charming playboy she loves to hate, Laria is forced to confront her centuries-long desire for him. **This forced proximity romance is a completed story.**
C.L. Mecca is the author of steamy paranormal romance that transports readers to a world of love, passion, power and control. She also writes historical romance as Cecelia Mecca.
Every heroine, from Lady Sara in the Border Series to Alessandra Fiore in Bloodwite, is your best friend-- the one who kicks ass and takes names. When these ladies meet alpha-males who try to take control, sparks fly with increasing fervor. If you favor sleep, don't start reading her books late at night.
Cecelia writes the Amazon bestselling Border Series which takes readers to an admittedly romanticized time of knights and castles in 13th century Northumbria along the Anglo-Scottish border. aka Hot English Knights AND Sexy Scottish Highlanders She's also currently jumping into a new world which tests the patience of even the most steadfast romance heroine. After all, dealing with the ultimate bad boys-- sexy, wealthy and swoon-worthy vampires-- is not for the faint of heart. In other words, she's releasing her first contemporary paranormal series in January 2019.
You can find Cecelia in Northeast, Pennsylvania where she can be found, chai in hand, thinking up new ways to tame both medieval and paranormal playboys. She is firmly House Stark and Gryffindor.
'Forever Lover', a short story offering a glimpse into the lives of two characters who have long been overshadowed by the limelight of their siblings, is included at the end of Bloodwite Book 4, but I have decided to also review it separately, as 'The Assassin's Redemption' is mainly the story of Rowan Morley.
"Seven hundred years of foreplay were a few too many."
While it took their siblings more than 700 hundred years for to find their forever-love, things were different for Laria Derrickson and Drake Morley. The son of an English earl and the daughter of a Scottish chief, they first met in the gardens of Bowden Castle, in their human lives, when their fathers held talks in a futile attempt to end their families' bloody feud.
As centuries pass and their paths repeatedly cross amidst the relentless pursuit of Cheld and rogue vampires, they continue being enemies, continue hating each other.. Even in the 21st century, after their families have finally put their enmities aside, Laria and Drake have not. Falling for their siblings' scheme, Laria and Drake find themselves alone in a secluded cabin in the middle of nowhere for a whole weekend, forced to confront the undeniable truth, something they knew from their first meeting in the gardens over 7 centuries ago: they were meant for each other :)
--- I thoroughly enjoyed the 'Bloodwite' series <3 Kudos to Cecelia Mecca for crafting these captivating stories and breathing life into such wonderful characters.