Distrust: A Contemporary Psychological Gothic Story

Newport Vampire Stories #4

by R. Shannon

Ciara is the daughter of a wealthy and influential family in Newport, Rhode Island. Darius is a local mortician and vampire who lives and works behind her family's estate property.

Darius has fallen madly n love with Ciara. Something about her, which he cannot put his finger on, convinces him that he has found true love again. He hasn't truly loved anyone since he lost his first wife almost 200 years ago. But for Ciara to love him back, he must let go of his control over her. She must be standing in freedom to truly love him.

Ciara's parents have their own control issues regarding their daughter. Under the guise of being good and caring parents, they meddle in Ciara's life and create new problems for both Ciara and Darius.

Will Darius be able to let go of Ciara? And will she wake up from her possession and realize she is not in love with him? He must be willing to face the ultimate truth. What effect will the parents' interference have on Darius' ultimate plans for being truly loved again after all these years?

Genres: Fantasy

273 pages, Hardcover

Published August 16, 2023

About the author

R. Shannon’s novels are Catholic and Christian friendly and feature an ensemble of interesting characters. The stories are written in a slice of life style with light humor, biblical morality and heart.

She was born and raised in New Jersey and has lived over 20 years in Florida.

When not writing, she is coding web design and contributing to a “new author” blog. Be sure to sign up at www.readfirstchapter.com to get notice of new and/or early releases.

She loves to interact with readers, so if you enjoyed the book, please feel free to email her at rshannon@readfirstchapter.com

Reviews

[Kitty Elder · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a very interesting book to read. It is written in a fairly formal style, which fits both the idea of rich people in Newport, and a centuries old vampire. There are several subplots going on which keep you guessing about what is going to happen next.
The author writes Catholic and Christian friendly books. It was a book well worth reading.

I enjoyed the opportunity to read and review an ARC copy (and do a bit of proofreading along the way).

[Laurie Robertson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good return to the more engaging Darius, it was interesting to see how he is gradually becoming more humanised. An enjoyable read with some interesting confrontational situations.

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[Cat · Rating 1 out of 5]

Over rated

Expected so much more than that
Boring and drawn out so much extras that are not needed just very disappointing

[Michaela | Reading in the Heartland · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this would be the end of the saga, and I’ll admit I was disappointed. However, I did enjoy this book the most of them all. If another book was out, I would continue the series.

[Stella Shahan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

This story was as good if not better than the first ones. I loved it great suspense scarey parts and love. I also loved the characters.