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The Concilium Vampires, Book I: The Spaniard
All Michael Blake wanted to do was to have a normal, quiet life. Kind of hard to do, being a 500-something-year-old vampire. Still, he was giving it his best shot, turning his back on the vampire community, and trying to blend in with the mortals. Leaving the fast life of the Big Apple, he moved to Rhode Island, took up teaching art at a small university, and left himself with enough spare time to do nothing but paint. But someone – or something – just won’t leave him alone. His past comes calling in the middle of the night, threatening to destroy the new life he’s so carefully constructed. His present is being consumed by an obsessed woman who’s giving him the supernatural hard-sell, and just won’t seem to take “no” for an answer. And his future? His future is laid out for him in a deck of tarot cards, interpreted by a fiery-haired gypsy who haunts his dreams and burns in his blood. Can what the cards say really come to pass? Can this crimson-haired goddess be the indescribable love of his eternal life, prophesied by a fortune-telling parlor game? Can he incorporate her into his “ordinary” life while continuing to outrun the man he used to be? And will she be safe from Michael’s deranged stalker, or will her life be in IMmortal danger?
651 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 11, 2014
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November 24, 2014
I was given this Advanced copy from the Author for an Un-Bias opinion.
This is my first Angela Goldsberry book.
I loved the story plot and her characters where amazing, you just have to love a brooding vampire who just wants to be normal, but alass things always get in the way,, well written great story line, sexyness, and the search for true love all wrapped up in this wonderful book that makes it hard to put down.
Hoping that Michael gets his HEA, and waiting in anticipation to see what unravels next!!
This is my first Angela Goldsberry book.
I loved the story plot and her characters where amazing, you just have to love a brooding vampire who just wants to be normal, but alass things always get in the way,, well written great story line, sexyness, and the search for true love all wrapped up in this wonderful book that makes it hard to put down.
Hoping that Michael gets his HEA, and waiting in anticipation to see what unravels next!!
December 11, 2014
This is a awesome Vampire Story!!!! I was given a copy for a honest review!!!
Loved the Characters...Love that the story pulls you along....its well written....and you can see where you need the next books to learn the other characters stories....NO cliff hanger.....THANK YOU!!!! I hate those....
I Love Vampire stories....and this one...was AWESOME!!!
I love that...it was all written in a way that makes all the paranormal stuff....so believable!!!
I give it 5 STARS!!! and can not wait for the next book!
BUY IT!! READ IT!!! its worth a lot more than this Author is asking!!!!
Loved the Characters...Love that the story pulls you along....its well written....and you can see where you need the next books to learn the other characters stories....NO cliff hanger.....THANK YOU!!!! I hate those....
I Love Vampire stories....and this one...was AWESOME!!!
I love that...it was all written in a way that makes all the paranormal stuff....so believable!!!
I give it 5 STARS!!! and can not wait for the next book!
BUY IT!! READ IT!!! its worth a lot more than this Author is asking!!!!
November 19, 2014
Awesome book! I thoroughly fell in love with these characters. Michael is just swoon worthy and Rowan is a perfect match for him.
I honestly cannot wait for the next in this series. The way you get pulled into this book is crazy addictive. Great characters, great storyline & much to look forward to from this author!
I honestly cannot wait for the next in this series. The way you get pulled into this book is crazy addictive. Great characters, great storyline & much to look forward to from this author!
December 14, 2014
This was a great Vampire story. It was a long read...which I loved. It was very interesting and had great characters. Angela did a wonderful job on her first novel. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next. I really hope she writes about Hank. I loved his character and would love to learn more about him.
December 1, 2014
I could not put this book down!! I SO cannot wait for the next in this series to come out!!
The storyline, the characters, plot.... they all jump off the page and you've fallen in love with all of them!! Michael, the Vampire that doesn't think he's worthy of more, and Rowan that is scared to want more, what can I say except that this has became my new favorite author and series!!
The storyline, the characters, plot.... they all jump off the page and you've fallen in love with all of them!! Michael, the Vampire that doesn't think he's worthy of more, and Rowan that is scared to want more, what can I say except that this has became my new favorite author and series!!
January 3, 2015
loved your book
Well,let me say this is a wonderful book.the plot was amazing.fell in love with Michael and Rowan from the beginning.well worth the time spent reading it..Can't wait to read the next one,maybe it will be about Hank,hint hint....I will be reading this again..thank you .Awesome book.
Well,let me say this is a wonderful book.the plot was amazing.fell in love with Michael and Rowan from the beginning.well worth the time spent reading it..Can't wait to read the next one,maybe it will be about Hank,hint hint....I will be reading this again..thank you .Awesome book.
February 26, 2015
Best vampire book I have read Michael and Rowan's story was fantastic cannot wait for the next one hopefully it will be Hank (HINT HINT).
May 17, 2017
Superb read
This is the first book I read by Angela Goldsberry. The story is very well conceived and written. This is a very long book (which I liked) without any unnecessary fillers just to make it so long. I really loved the sweet love story between Rowan and Michael. It was funny at times when Michael first saw Rowan in reality after he saw her in his dreams, while she was dressed as a gypsy doing a tarot card reading session in a local pub/ restaurant. The way the whole scene is depicted made me laugh. The way Michael follows her back home and the way he hides when her friend is on his way back after dropping her at night, the way he silicon the tree and watches her the whole night and her cat giving him the stares. Leah on the other hand was just too evil and wanted things which were not hers.
I just wish the cover was a bit modified. It just doesn't do the story any justice and gives it a look of erotica more.
This is the first book I read by Angela Goldsberry. The story is very well conceived and written. This is a very long book (which I liked) without any unnecessary fillers just to make it so long. I really loved the sweet love story between Rowan and Michael. It was funny at times when Michael first saw Rowan in reality after he saw her in his dreams, while she was dressed as a gypsy doing a tarot card reading session in a local pub/ restaurant. The way the whole scene is depicted made me laugh. The way Michael follows her back home and the way he hides when her friend is on his way back after dropping her at night, the way he silicon the tree and watches her the whole night and her cat giving him the stares. Leah on the other hand was just too evil and wanted things which were not hers.
I just wish the cover was a bit modified. It just doesn't do the story any justice and gives it a look of erotica more.
March 21, 2017
Everything you could hope for
When I read the synopsis I was already enamored. Apart from a few formating issues this book was absolutely amazing! Michael and Rowan are everything you would want in main characters. They both have so much charisma, spunk and emotion that you can't help but get swept up in their love story. Angela did such a good job with the supporting characters too! Hank and Chairmen were exceptional supports and the later additions of Father Jim, Niko and Vince were just icing on the cake.
I was so curious about the plot of this story and how she would bring Leah full circle. Leah was a fantastic villain! There were times where I wondered how theory didn't figure something put, but then it would get twisted some. I also love how this is so much more than just a love story. There were so many layers; it had drama, suspense, love, repulsion and so much more.
Angela, you did good!! Can't wait to read more from you!!
When I read the synopsis I was already enamored. Apart from a few formating issues this book was absolutely amazing! Michael and Rowan are everything you would want in main characters. They both have so much charisma, spunk and emotion that you can't help but get swept up in their love story. Angela did such a good job with the supporting characters too! Hank and Chairmen were exceptional supports and the later additions of Father Jim, Niko and Vince were just icing on the cake.
I was so curious about the plot of this story and how she would bring Leah full circle. Leah was a fantastic villain! There were times where I wondered how theory didn't figure something put, but then it would get twisted some. I also love how this is so much more than just a love story. There were so many layers; it had drama, suspense, love, repulsion and so much more.
Angela, you did good!! Can't wait to read more from you!!
January 27, 2017
What an adventure!
Wow! I devoured this book. I stayed up multiple nights waaay past my bedtime reading this.
So Rowan is a young girl running from an abusive ex boyfriend. Michael is a talented artist, with an amazing career. He's a guest lecturer at the college Rowan is attending. Michael also happens to be a vampire.
Rowan has some supernatural gifts of her own in this story.
This book is full of romance and adventure. I loved every part of it. Beautifully written, no lagging bits. Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
I hope there's another book for me to gobble up!
Great read!
Wow! I devoured this book. I stayed up multiple nights waaay past my bedtime reading this.
So Rowan is a young girl running from an abusive ex boyfriend. Michael is a talented artist, with an amazing career. He's a guest lecturer at the college Rowan is attending. Michael also happens to be a vampire.
Rowan has some supernatural gifts of her own in this story.
This book is full of romance and adventure. I loved every part of it. Beautifully written, no lagging bits. Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
I hope there's another book for me to gobble up!
Great read!
May 25, 2017
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This is such a good book I stayed up all night to finish it, I absolutely loved it. It is a long story but it did not seem like it because it was never boring but held my interest all the way through. I am very impressed by this author and am really looking forward to reading whatever she writes next. I loved the cover on her book it is very eye catching.moo
This is such a good book I stayed up all night to finish it, I absolutely loved it. It is a long story but it did not seem like it because it was never boring but held my interest all the way through. I am very impressed by this author and am really looking forward to reading whatever she writes next. I loved the cover on her book it is very eye catching.moo
March 21, 2017
Wow!! What a story!!
At the start I was wondering and not sure that I like it. But it changed to a fantastic storyline, with great characters. I really like the way it was written, to give every character a bit insight of himself, for the vamps. Great development within the book, can be a bit gruesome, with Lea, she cannot and will not accept a NO! And she take drastic measures to get Rowan killed, to have Michael for herself. But she is so wrong not to deal with a vampire like Michael, who will have nothing come between Rowan and him. Thrilling storyline with Vampires with good humour too. Happy reading!!
At the start I was wondering and not sure that I like it. But it changed to a fantastic storyline, with great characters. I really like the way it was written, to give every character a bit insight of himself, for the vamps. Great development within the book, can be a bit gruesome, with Lea, she cannot and will not accept a NO! And she take drastic measures to get Rowan killed, to have Michael for herself. But she is so wrong not to deal with a vampire like Michael, who will have nothing come between Rowan and him. Thrilling storyline with Vampires with good humour too. Happy reading!!
March 10, 2017
This is the first book of Angela's I have read. I will be looking at her other books. When I first saw how long this book was I had a little heart attack, over 600 pages. I thought it would take me forever to read. Once I got reading it I couldn't put it down. It was so good and it drew me in. It needed to be as long as it was for the amount of character development that was in it. You can't just say "yeah Michael is a 500 year old vampire. He had a rough life. Rowan is a mortal and she had a rough life too." That wouldn't work. I love all the background information on the characters.
This book is a little bit of everything. You get your paranormal, romance, suspense and horror. I loved every word of it and can't wait to read another book by Angela.
This book is a little bit of everything. You get your paranormal, romance, suspense and horror. I loved every word of it and can't wait to read another book by Angela.
March 9, 2017
Wow!
This book was absolutely amazing! I loved every single second of of it. I truly cant wait to see what's next.
This book was absolutely amazing! I loved every single second of of it. I truly cant wait to see what's next.
March 26, 2016
This is book one in the Concilium Vampire series.
It is Michael and Rowan's book.
I gave this book 5 stars.
First off I bought this book in paperback and was floored at how large it was. We always get so caught up in how long a book is and sometimes I think we are influenced on whether we one click a book or not either way. Is it too short or is it too long. What is too short? What is too long? I have to say that when you have an artist that is not in the indie world. They don't have this problem. This is truth.
I have read 600+ pages from some very popular authors out there. In fact we expect them to be HUGE books. That being said when I got this book I was like OMG this book is HUGE! BUT again I love vampires. Vampires are my first love when it comes to reading .. It is where I started.
I haven't been reading very much paranormal and I have missed it so much.
I was scared for poor Angela because first I don't read very much Indie Paranormal. She had a lot to live up to.
Second well it's vampires.. You could really screw them up.. I mean that's all I will say on that subject..
Michael is a vampire, well over 500 years old who just wants to live a normal life. HA a vampire wanting to be normal. Not going to happen.
He meets fiery red haired Rowan who feels the same connection to him that he feels to her.
These two along with family and friends have to face a life full of danger and trouble and need to try to figure a way to cope with the way their lives are going.
So many things are going on in this book that will keep you on the edge of you seat, but it will also keep you captivated as well.
I was not once bored.
I was not once confused.
This author kept me in just the right place wanting more, but also happy with what I was getting at the time. I did not once think that this book was dragging on and on,
BUT I did say when I only had about 50 pages left.. OMG this book is going to end
and I am going to be finished and NO!!!
IT can't be over!!!!!
These Characters will become apart of you very quickly and you will love them.
Not just Michael and Rowan, but all of them.
You will Swoon, you will get teary, you will laugh, and your heart will break.
This novel is perfection .. You need to read this book.. IF you thought I cannot read this book because it is too long then you're missing out on something wonderful and amazing..
Thank you Angela Goldsberry for an amazing Novel and I cannot wait for book 2 in this series.
You my lady are an amazing author.
January 26, 2017
This is Book 1 in The Concilium Vampires series, but does NOT end on a big cliffhanger. Written from multiple POVs and is really long (651 pages), but it doesn't drag or seem to be too much. If you like hot, steamy, emotional, and suspenseful paranormal romances, this is the book for you. Every page held me captivated, feeling as if I were living their story, and I hated for it to end.
Michael is a vampire; Rowen is a mortal. Michael is romantic, sexy, rich, and a talented artist that is a very powerful 500+ year old vampire. Rowen is gorgeous, smart, and sweet. She's a fiery redhead who has been through tragic experiences with her ex and is hiding, but is strong and determined to get her life back together. She isn't a run of the mill type of girl, though; she has a special ability that she uses occasionally when reading tarot cards for others. When these two first meet, the connection is powerful and intense. Their feelings continue to grow, but they are not the only ones with strong feelings for someone in this small town. One thing after another keeps happening and seems to be working against their blossoming relationship. When heinous murders begin happening, it becomes evident that nothing is normal about these killings. When it becomes clear that they are in serious danger, they know they have to work together to not only figure out what is happening, but also to fight for what they want and to stay alive.
Other amazing characters—friends, family, and reinforcement—all join in to make this one hell of an awesome novel! The story is beautifully written and detailed; filled with so much emotion and charisma. Parts of it made me laugh, some made me cry, others made me angry, and many parts made me oh-so-happy! Plenty of steamy, passionate scenes, along with the suspense, kept my heart racing the majority of the time! I absolutely loved it and can't wait for Book 2!
P.S. I want a Michael Blake; can I have him?? lol
Michael is a vampire; Rowen is a mortal. Michael is romantic, sexy, rich, and a talented artist that is a very powerful 500+ year old vampire. Rowen is gorgeous, smart, and sweet. She's a fiery redhead who has been through tragic experiences with her ex and is hiding, but is strong and determined to get her life back together. She isn't a run of the mill type of girl, though; she has a special ability that she uses occasionally when reading tarot cards for others. When these two first meet, the connection is powerful and intense. Their feelings continue to grow, but they are not the only ones with strong feelings for someone in this small town. One thing after another keeps happening and seems to be working against their blossoming relationship. When heinous murders begin happening, it becomes evident that nothing is normal about these killings. When it becomes clear that they are in serious danger, they know they have to work together to not only figure out what is happening, but also to fight for what they want and to stay alive.
Other amazing characters—friends, family, and reinforcement—all join in to make this one hell of an awesome novel! The story is beautifully written and detailed; filled with so much emotion and charisma. Parts of it made me laugh, some made me cry, others made me angry, and many parts made me oh-so-happy! Plenty of steamy, passionate scenes, along with the suspense, kept my heart racing the majority of the time! I absolutely loved it and can't wait for Book 2!
P.S. I want a Michael Blake; can I have him?? lol
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