Seraphine: A Prequel

Eternelles #0.5

by Natalie G. Owens, Zee Monodee

Séraphine "Sera" Dionysios has everything she could ever wish for--a nurturing mother, a privileged life, a man who loves her. But, who is the mysterious stranger who keeps staring at her during dinner on the eve of her departure toward a new life? As she prepares to embark on an equally exciting and frightening journey with her husband-to-be, her world comes crashing down and leaves her reeling.

SERAPHINE is a prequel to INESCAPABLE (Eternelles: The Beginning, Book 1) and an accompaniment to the other free prequel to this series titled, ADRASTEIA.


Fans of J.R. Ward, Karen Marie Moning, Christine Feehan and Sam Cheever will enjoy this new series featuring a kick-ass mother-daughter duo, the men who love them, fast action, a different take on myths, and an amazing cast of characters.

Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Paranormal Romance, Short Stories

25 pages, ebook

First published May 30, 2013

About the author

USA Today bestselling author. Natalie G. Owens is a Harlequin's 'So You Think You Can Write' contest finalist (2010), an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award quarter-finalist (2013), and a Kindle Book Review Awards Nominee for Best Romance (2013). Her tastes are varied: She writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, romantic suspense and contemporary romance. She is also a professional editor. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, watching a good movie, wine and cheese platters, traveling, and surfing for the perfect bohemian tunic and kimono coat. Most of all, she loves to meet and communicate with readers.

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Reviews

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a lovely little nugget of gold, a prequel of Inescapable. From Seraphines POV, it’s the story of how she was turned by Rafe Harcourt, how she lost William and the wedge between Sera and Adri.

It does leave you guessing as to Sera’s true feelings and if Sera’s hatred is fuelled by guilt for having feelings for Rafe when she should really be having them for William. And Sera is taking this out on Adri because she kept Sera alive and in recovery for two weeks whilst William went to America without her and died.

There is another prequel; Adrasteia's, which i am also looking forward to reading too.



I cannot wait until the next book Indomitable is out in October :)

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short and enjoyable read that introduces readers to a series. Sera is lovely, young, and engaged to a handsome fella in historical London. Born of spells and magic, she has no idea of her future journey. As she comes home to her powerful and mysterious mother, she is confronted by the mysterious man who captivated her at a previous dinner. After some cryptic word and sudden attack, she is found by her mother, and Sera is forever changed.

The short story had enough detail to keep readers engaged and definitely sparked my interested in exploring this mythological based series.

Note: I was given a copy of this book from the author in exchange for a honest review.

[Katheryn Lane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every so often I like to indulge in a bit of fantasy romance and I downloaded Seraphine because I was looking for a short read. I am so glad I did! Seraphine is set in Edwardian London on the eve of the Titanic’s maiden voyage and two of the ship’s passengers, Sera and her fiancé, William, are having dinner together before they prepare to sail off to their new lives in New York. However, Sera is being watched by a vampire, Rafe Harcourt. . . I won’t say any more, as it would give some of the story away, but I will say that it was a great short read. I will definitely be reading more in this series.

[John · Rating 1 out of 5]

The second prequel to the series, brings us Sera- now a full grown woman- about to begin her life with her fiance, William, and sail to New York on the USS Titanic (so unlike the first installment we at least know what time period this takes place in).

The night before departing, Sera is attacked by a man she'd met before- Harcourt, who turns out to be a vampyre- and, of course, misses her date with history... and the death of her fiance, which doesn't go over well.

Even more ham-handed than the first prequel, it still gives you no context for anything happening. All events take place in a vacuum and you've no reason to give a damn about any of it. And like the first prequel, there's no reason for this. At all.

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well now we know what fuels Seraphine in Inescapable, book one of this series, which is written in Seraphine's and her mother Adrasteia's points of view. I am still not sure her behavior is justified, but it is a little more understandable. I have to say that while I am not crazy about this character, I love the writing style of this author. This is a very short novelette only twenty some odd pages and is definitely a must read after reading Inescapable, as it adds backstory that is critical to the series as a whole. I picked this book up from Amazon as a free read.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great installment in this series. Can't wait to see what happens next!

[Safia Imtiaz]

An amazing prequel to the Eternelles! It tells us about the story of Sèraphine and how her life unfolds....
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