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Sea Panther
2013 Golden Heart® finalist for Best Paranormal Romance
Sea Panther ~ a Scottish inspired paranormal romance with a Highlander vampire shifter hero, a modern damsel in distress, adventure, suspense, and romance. And a wee bit of time travel—just for fun.
Can love mend a fractured soul?
After evading arrest for Jacobite activities, Scottish nobleman Robert MacLachlan turns privateer. A Caribbean Voodoo priestess curses him to an eternal existence as a vampire shifter torn between the dual natures of a Florida panther and an immortal blood-thirsting man. For centuries, he seeks to reverse the black magic whilst maintaining his honor. Cruising the twenty-first century Atlantic, he becomes shorthanded to sail his 90-foot yacht, Sea Panther. The last thing he wants is a female crewmember and the call of her blood.
Although she swore never to sail again after her father died in a sailing accident, Kimberly Scot answers the captain's crew wanted ad to escape a hit man. She's lost everything, her fiancé, her job, and most of her money, along with money belonging to her ex-clients. A taste of Kimberly's blood convinces Robert she is the one woman who can claim the panther's heart. To break the curse, they travel back in time to where it all began—Jamaica 1715.
Sea Panther ~ a Scottish inspired paranormal romance with a Highlander vampire shifter hero, a modern damsel in distress, adventure, suspense, and romance. And a wee bit of time travel—just for fun.
Can love mend a fractured soul?
After evading arrest for Jacobite activities, Scottish nobleman Robert MacLachlan turns privateer. A Caribbean Voodoo priestess curses him to an eternal existence as a vampire shifter torn between the dual natures of a Florida panther and an immortal blood-thirsting man. For centuries, he seeks to reverse the black magic whilst maintaining his honor. Cruising the twenty-first century Atlantic, he becomes shorthanded to sail his 90-foot yacht, Sea Panther. The last thing he wants is a female crewmember and the call of her blood.
Although she swore never to sail again after her father died in a sailing accident, Kimberly Scot answers the captain's crew wanted ad to escape a hit man. She's lost everything, her fiancé, her job, and most of her money, along with money belonging to her ex-clients. A taste of Kimberly's blood convinces Robert she is the one woman who can claim the panther's heart. To break the curse, they travel back in time to where it all began—Jamaica 1715.
- GenresVampiresParanormal
290 pages, Paperback
First published March 18, 2014
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About the author
Dawn Marie Hamilton
10 books156 followersDawn Marie Hamilton dares you to dream. She is a 2013 RWA® Golden Heart® Finalist who pens Scottish-inspired fantasy and paranormal romance. Some of her tales are rife with mischief-making faeries, brownies, and other fae creatures. More tormented souls--shape shifters, vampires, and maybe a zombie or two--stalk across the pages of other stories. When not writing, she's cooking, gardening, or paddling the local creeks with her husband.
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June 24, 2014
I was given this ARC for an honest opinion.
Have you ever liked something so much but not know how to get it across to others in a review. This is one of those books. You know the book you can't put down but you really, really need to get some sleep kind of book.
I liked it from the first page and was intrigued with the authors smooth flow between Robert and Kimberly's point of views and when they did the time travel. The reader will be absorbed into the pages of this book and feel like they are experiencing everything personally.
Robert is a wealthy centuries old vampire and panther shifter who is spending his resources trying to find a cure to get rid of his curse. Ms Hamilton does a outstanding writing job of showing Robert's struggles to control his humanity in each of his scenes as these two competing forces try to take him over and claim Kimberly.
While Kimberly is busy hiding at sea working on his boat and trying to stay safe from a hit man, I enjoyed the fact that she stayed a strong women and did not do the poor me act. But one of the best things is how the sexual tension kept ratcheting up between these two keeping you on the edge of your seat.
I am intrigued by several characters in this book and would love to see a sequel on Robert's sister Raven and his friend Jagger.
Have you ever liked something so much but not know how to get it across to others in a review. This is one of those books. You know the book you can't put down but you really, really need to get some sleep kind of book.
I liked it from the first page and was intrigued with the authors smooth flow between Robert and Kimberly's point of views and when they did the time travel. The reader will be absorbed into the pages of this book and feel like they are experiencing everything personally.
Robert is a wealthy centuries old vampire and panther shifter who is spending his resources trying to find a cure to get rid of his curse. Ms Hamilton does a outstanding writing job of showing Robert's struggles to control his humanity in each of his scenes as these two competing forces try to take him over and claim Kimberly.
While Kimberly is busy hiding at sea working on his boat and trying to stay safe from a hit man, I enjoyed the fact that she stayed a strong women and did not do the poor me act. But one of the best things is how the sexual tension kept ratcheting up between these two keeping you on the edge of your seat.
I am intrigued by several characters in this book and would love to see a sequel on Robert's sister Raven and his friend Jagger.
August 4, 2014
I was given this book for an honest review...
Well I honestly loved it, couldn't put it down. A refreshing new paranormal story well written with wonderful characters. The lead male Robert a centuries old Scottish vampire shifter who only wants to find a cure for his curse. The lead female a strong present day woman who after suffering an unfortunate career choice and would like nothing better then to save some money and get her life back on track . From present day New Jersey to Jamaica 1715, time travel through the Bermuda Triangle genius! Not saying anymore you will have to read and enjoy the story hopefully as much as I did.
The storyline contained a wonderful mixture of action, intrigue, suspense and romance.
I especially loved how the author had a seamless transition between perspectives of the main characters with a wonderful cast of support characters which I would love to read more about!
Look forward to the next book in this series.... Hoping to read more about Raven!
Highly recommended for all paranormal fans
Five stars!
Well I honestly loved it, couldn't put it down. A refreshing new paranormal story well written with wonderful characters. The lead male Robert a centuries old Scottish vampire shifter who only wants to find a cure for his curse. The lead female a strong present day woman who after suffering an unfortunate career choice and would like nothing better then to save some money and get her life back on track . From present day New Jersey to Jamaica 1715, time travel through the Bermuda Triangle genius! Not saying anymore you will have to read and enjoy the story hopefully as much as I did.
The storyline contained a wonderful mixture of action, intrigue, suspense and romance.
I especially loved how the author had a seamless transition between perspectives of the main characters with a wonderful cast of support characters which I would love to read more about!
Look forward to the next book in this series.... Hoping to read more about Raven!
Highly recommended for all paranormal fans
Five stars!
September 2, 2014
Reviewed for herding cats & burning soup.
I really, really wanted to love Sea Panther. Like really wanted to. It has so many of my favorite things--kitty shifters, vampires, tortured hero, heroine on the run, neat location--most takes part on a ship--and I enjoyed it quite a bit at first but the more and more I got into the story the more it fell apart for me and in the end I just wasn't wowed at all despite a couple things that did work for me.
The quick of it!
What Worked for Me!
What Didn't Work for Me
Pretty much everything else.
So really while Sea Panther had so much potential it was just not a hit for me. It wasn't developed enough storyline wise and too often took the easy way out of things without the rich world building or scenes to make them actually happen--ex like the hit men after her magically appearing everywhere they stopped. That needed explanation in my opinion other than they were just that good. If you can just go with the flow and don't care about major details being glossed over to get to the end result it may work for you. It's gotten stellar ratings on Amazon and Goodreads so far...other than me. I won't be continuing on with the series.
I really, really wanted to love Sea Panther. Like really wanted to. It has so many of my favorite things--kitty shifters, vampires, tortured hero, heroine on the run, neat location--most takes part on a ship--and I enjoyed it quite a bit at first but the more and more I got into the story the more it fell apart for me and in the end I just wasn't wowed at all despite a couple things that did work for me.
The quick of it!
Kimberly's ex set her up to take the fall in a financial disaster and one of her clients has supposedly put a hit out on her so she needs to get away and spots a help wanted ad for a sailboat in need of a new crew member that's headed South. So she joins them and their Captain--who is a vampire shifter searching for a cure for his disease--as they journey South and try to escape those out to get her.
What Worked for Me!
The Characters-- They were pleasant. Kimberly needing to flee after her life turned to hell and a hit man was sent after her. Robert being her protector and struggling with his inner "monsters" aka his vamp and shifter self though that did get old after a while. And the crew were charming as well as they joked and teased and were there for each other.
The setting--Most of the book was spent with Robert and Kimberly--and the other crew members--sailing down the east coast to their next destination. I enjoyed that. I haven't read too many with boat scenes to this extent.
The concept--I love the vampire/shifter combo in the hero and his sister and the battle between the three halves.
What Didn't Work for Me
Pretty much everything else.
The villain--It was so obvious and not all that inspired. Nor was the hitman he'd hired who just happened to be everywhere they landed-- even secluded secret alcoves--along their journey with no explanation how but was too inept to actually pull off the hit. There was also a secondary villain unrelated to Kimberly's issue that magically appeared places as well. It really didn't add anything to the storyline and never went anywhere other than to add a couple attacks for drama but the root of it was never explained really or dealt with.
Self loathing--Robert hates the beasts within him. He's been a vampire shifter for like 300 years and still hates himself and what he is. And I couldn't really figure out...why. He's so afraid of the beasts but they save Kimberly again and again and no real negatives were shown. It got old. She accepted his inner beasts would have been nice of him to as well.
Time Travel--At one point they decide to cure him they need to go back in time to when he was cursed and prevent it. Okay. That's fine. But then it just wasn't thought out. He comes back to his regular life in the present as a mortal instead of an immortal and everything is still the same. His contacts, his property, his wealth. But really if he never turned immortal--which was prevented--he wouldn't have any of that when he time jumped back to present day. It was just frustrating
Editing--There were some editing blips and things that consistency-wise just didn't work and needed to be tightened up or explained better to make work. This included transitions. Some would jump to a later time to gloss over some action which was jarring and had me scratching my head to figure out what happened when it was finally explained later on. It took me out of the story when that happened.
It dragged then went too fast?--I had to really force myself to not skim starting at the 70% mark. It just dragged then things went warped speed and wrapped up all "tidy" before I knew what happened.
Too much telling but not showing--These two fall in love...and I couldn't figure out why. It happened quick but there wasn't really anything that led up to it. They just all the sudden are in love. And that didn't work for me. I need to see that spark and magic happening.
So really while Sea Panther had so much potential it was just not a hit for me. It wasn't developed enough storyline wise and too often took the easy way out of things without the rich world building or scenes to make them actually happen--ex like the hit men after her magically appearing everywhere they stopped. That needed explanation in my opinion other than they were just that good. If you can just go with the flow and don't care about major details being glossed over to get to the end result it may work for you. It's gotten stellar ratings on Amazon and Goodreads so far...other than me. I won't be continuing on with the series.
July 12, 2014
Sea Panther
A Crimson Storm Novel
By Dawn Marie Hamilton
Sea Panther is the first book in the Crimson Storm Novel series by Dawn Marie Hamilton.
Robert MacLachlan is a Scottish nobleman cursed by the Voodoo Priestess Zola. He is now damned for all eternity to walk his life as a vampire shifter. He has spent lifetimes searching for a cure to his malady. Now in the twenty-first century his yacht is down one crew member. His faithful servant and friend Colin MacEwen has placed and ad looking for said crew member. The answer to the ad may be Robert's downfall or his cure.
Kimberly Scot is a wanted woman. A wanted woman being tracked by the wrong man. A hit man to be exact. A shady financial deal coaxed on by her now ex-fiancé has left her jobless, homeless, emotionally and financially ruined. Desperate to escape her impending doom - she decides to answer an ad for a crew member on the yacht the Sea Panther. Kimberly hasn't sailed in years, not since her father death. She swore she would never said again, until now. Desperate to leave behind her life in ruins, she meets with the Sea Panthers captain and practically begs him to take her with him.
Once Robert meets his new crew member, a female, no less. That is the last possible thing he needs right now! He can barely control both his inner vampire and inner beast from the moment he meets Kimberly. And one small taste of her blood convinces him that he has found his mate! But will Kimberly still want to be with him once she knows about the curse and the beasts within him?
I knew within the first few pages of meeting Robert that I was going to fall head over heels in love and that is exactly what I did. From the Scottish accent to his rebel attitude. The loyalty of his friends and crew only leave you wanting more. His sister Raven left a lot to be desired at first but she quickly began to grow on me. The relationship between Robert and Kimberly was romantic and mysterious. Each page left me wanting more. The tale of woven imagery was good to begin with with but throw in time travel and the Port Royal Harbor, Jamaica, 1715 and I was hooked.
After finishing this book I desperately searched for information on a second book and was so please to find that book two will be Raven's book. So look forward to reading that! And I would love to know more about Colin!
A Crimson Storm Novel
By Dawn Marie Hamilton
Sea Panther is the first book in the Crimson Storm Novel series by Dawn Marie Hamilton.
Robert MacLachlan is a Scottish nobleman cursed by the Voodoo Priestess Zola. He is now damned for all eternity to walk his life as a vampire shifter. He has spent lifetimes searching for a cure to his malady. Now in the twenty-first century his yacht is down one crew member. His faithful servant and friend Colin MacEwen has placed and ad looking for said crew member. The answer to the ad may be Robert's downfall or his cure.
Kimberly Scot is a wanted woman. A wanted woman being tracked by the wrong man. A hit man to be exact. A shady financial deal coaxed on by her now ex-fiancé has left her jobless, homeless, emotionally and financially ruined. Desperate to escape her impending doom - she decides to answer an ad for a crew member on the yacht the Sea Panther. Kimberly hasn't sailed in years, not since her father death. She swore she would never said again, until now. Desperate to leave behind her life in ruins, she meets with the Sea Panthers captain and practically begs him to take her with him.
Once Robert meets his new crew member, a female, no less. That is the last possible thing he needs right now! He can barely control both his inner vampire and inner beast from the moment he meets Kimberly. And one small taste of her blood convinces him that he has found his mate! But will Kimberly still want to be with him once she knows about the curse and the beasts within him?
I knew within the first few pages of meeting Robert that I was going to fall head over heels in love and that is exactly what I did. From the Scottish accent to his rebel attitude. The loyalty of his friends and crew only leave you wanting more. His sister Raven left a lot to be desired at first but she quickly began to grow on me. The relationship between Robert and Kimberly was romantic and mysterious. Each page left me wanting more. The tale of woven imagery was good to begin with with but throw in time travel and the Port Royal Harbor, Jamaica, 1715 and I was hooked.
After finishing this book I desperately searched for information on a second book and was so please to find that book two will be Raven's book. So look forward to reading that! And I would love to know more about Colin!
April 20, 2014
This is the first book I have read by Dawn Marie Hamilton, but I can say it’s definitely not the last. When she wrote to me to review it, I loved the blurb. It hit some of my favorites such as paranormal, smexy Scotsman, and time travel. I was not quite expecting the punch it would pack and how much I would love it. This is the reason I love doing what I do by reviewing books. You run across authors you might not have heard of and find gems.
The book starts with Kimberly Scot who is now penniless, jobless, homeless, lost a cheating lying fiancé, and now trying to outrun a hitman. Enter an ad for a job on the Sea Panther as a crewsman and the captain being a smexy Scotsman who has a few secrets of his own. Mainly the fact a voodoo priestess put a curse on him in 1715 making him a vampire shapeshifter and that only true love could break that curse. Once the two meet and touch, there is a connection and chemistry so hot leading up to the build. Once they let go, the passion is just, wow. Take a journey with them and see how their story unfolds.
I loved how Kimberly held her own and even when frightened she had a backbone. You can’t help but like the rest of the Sea Panther crew and secondary characters. You just kind of vibe with them all. Let’s not forget about the smexy Scotsman, who believes his heart and soul are black, but all I saw was tenderness and love towards Kimberly. He made me swoon with the right amount of possessive, protective, alpha male. The love scenes were hot, but it was the story in general that drew me in. I could follow each storyline with no problem. This will be going into my re-read pile for sure. Now that I've had a taste of Hamilton's work, I want more. I hope we see Raven’s story in the future. I want to see a happy ending for her.
The book starts with Kimberly Scot who is now penniless, jobless, homeless, lost a cheating lying fiancé, and now trying to outrun a hitman. Enter an ad for a job on the Sea Panther as a crewsman and the captain being a smexy Scotsman who has a few secrets of his own. Mainly the fact a voodoo priestess put a curse on him in 1715 making him a vampire shapeshifter and that only true love could break that curse. Once the two meet and touch, there is a connection and chemistry so hot leading up to the build. Once they let go, the passion is just, wow. Take a journey with them and see how their story unfolds.
I loved how Kimberly held her own and even when frightened she had a backbone. You can’t help but like the rest of the Sea Panther crew and secondary characters. You just kind of vibe with them all. Let’s not forget about the smexy Scotsman, who believes his heart and soul are black, but all I saw was tenderness and love towards Kimberly. He made me swoon with the right amount of possessive, protective, alpha male. The love scenes were hot, but it was the story in general that drew me in. I could follow each storyline with no problem. This will be going into my re-read pile for sure. Now that I've had a taste of Hamilton's work, I want more. I hope we see Raven’s story in the future. I want to see a happy ending for her.
May 10, 2014
Vampire shifters, curses and time travel, combining them all together and you get a thrilling and refreshingly different paranormal romance. The reader easily gets caught up in this story as danger escalates and new elements are introduced, not to mention surprising twists that really keep the reader guessing. The author created such a fantastical world that at first I was worried that it might be too much, but she managed to bring the story together seamlessly and without the reader getting lost, even when the characters manage to go back in time. I found the story to be enjoyable and entertaining with captivating characters and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series…I’m hoping its Robert’s sister Raven’s story.
4 ½ STARS
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4 ½ STARS
See my full review at:
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April 30, 2014
Soul mates born 300 years apart? Why not if your hero is a vampire shifter. The character development in the book is outstanding! It was easy to place myself in the scenes with the characters and connect with them.
Kimberly finds herself on the run from a hit man following the loss of her money, job and fiancee. Robert, both vampire and shifter goes to great lengths to protect this intriguing woman who enters his life. Finding escape crewing aboard the Sea Panther at least for a short time Kimberly struggles with her own demons brought about by her father's death aboard his sailboat.
Highland hero's, shifters and vampires I must admit is a lot to weave into one tale but hey it works and I loved it! Well done.
Kimberly finds herself on the run from a hit man following the loss of her money, job and fiancee. Robert, both vampire and shifter goes to great lengths to protect this intriguing woman who enters his life. Finding escape crewing aboard the Sea Panther at least for a short time Kimberly struggles with her own demons brought about by her father's death aboard his sailboat.
Highland hero's, shifters and vampires I must admit is a lot to weave into one tale but hey it works and I loved it! Well done.
May 2, 2014
Sea Panther: Crimson Storm #1
Dawn Marie Hamilton
I won this book through Goodreads and in return promised my honest review...
I have never read anything by this author and after reading this book, I can't wait to read the next book in this series. Raven's Story!
This book has all my likes. Highland Pirates, Shape-Shifters, Vampires, and True Love. It's well written with believable characters, interesting story line and a hell of a plot!
I would recommend this unique, sexy read to anyone who is interested in this genre of reading.
Dawn Marie Hamilton
I won this book through Goodreads and in return promised my honest review...
I have never read anything by this author and after reading this book, I can't wait to read the next book in this series. Raven's Story!
This book has all my likes. Highland Pirates, Shape-Shifters, Vampires, and True Love. It's well written with believable characters, interesting story line and a hell of a plot!
I would recommend this unique, sexy read to anyone who is interested in this genre of reading.
April 26, 2014
This is my first time reviewing anything.
This is the first book I've read in a really long time and I must admit it's gotten me back into reading. I've always been a sucker for anything romantic or to do with spirits so this was like BAM! Awesomeness. I loved how Robert was bent on trying to keep his secret vampire panther voodoo curse from Kimberly and just have up and claimed her anyway. It was over all very exciting and adorable because all the loves <3.
I definitely plan on reading Ravens revenge as soon as I can.
This is the first book I've read in a really long time and I must admit it's gotten me back into reading. I've always been a sucker for anything romantic or to do with spirits so this was like BAM! Awesomeness. I loved how Robert was bent on trying to keep his secret vampire panther voodoo curse from Kimberly and just have up and claimed her anyway. It was over all very exciting and adorable because all the loves <3.
I definitely plan on reading Ravens revenge as soon as I can.
May 27, 2014
I won this book on GoodReads. I enjoy time travel with a Scottish themed to them. Really enjoyed this book, it has a interesting story with some very interesting characters. I would have to say that it is a little different than your normal vampire shifter story.
I am looking forward to more books in this new series.
I am looking forward to more books in this new series.
April 8, 2014
First of all let me say that I won this book on GoodReads. I normally do not like the scottish themed books. I don't know why, I just don't. But before entering the contest, I read about it and decided that it sounded interesting. I was right. Really enjoyed this book, and am really excited to be getting involved in a new series that looks promising. Well done Dawn Marie Hamilton:)
April 9, 2014
Great read.
Good interesting story and characters.
Different than your normal vampire shifter story.
Intriguing story,romance and not all sex just enough.
Can be a stand alone book, Story ended well.
Will read the next about Raven.
Good interesting story and characters.
Different than your normal vampire shifter story.
Intriguing story,romance and not all sex just enough.
Can be a stand alone book, Story ended well.
Will read the next about Raven.
July 7, 2014
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This story was a wild mix of vampires, shifters, time travel, and hot billionaires. This was a sexy and entertaining read. Well worth the time to enjoy. I can't wait to enjoy book two in the series.
July 20, 2014
This story was a bit different from the norm. A vampire shape shifter.... and a bit of time travel. I liked it. The author captures your imagination, spins it into the drama of the story and keeps you wondering WHAT NEXT?!?!?! I'm hoping Robert's sister has a story.
May 26, 2014
I loved this book and especially loved that the ending turned out exactly like I had hoped
September 12, 2014
I really enjoyed this book, although it took me a little longer to complete than most, I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
September 17, 2020
I enjoyed all the elements this book had to offer. With pirates, time travel, vampires/shifters, it had several things I love in one story! It was good from beginning to end. I didn't want to put it down.
April 29, 2017
Fantastic!
This book was amazing! Robert kimberly's story was of the charts. From page one to the very last this story was filled with so much drama and danger I absolutely could not put it down. And a beautiful love story that trasends time. A definite must read!
This book was amazing! Robert kimberly's story was of the charts. From page one to the very last this story was filled with so much drama and danger I absolutely could not put it down. And a beautiful love story that trasends time. A definite must read!
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