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Epiphany
Khafra has spent more than three thousand years wandering the Earth, fascinated by humanity and its many rises and falls. When he meets a young student at Cambridge, he is utterly unprepared for the effect Alfie has on him. Eager and open and full of wonder, Alfie is perhaps the perfect submissive.
While the sex is spectacular, the real surprise for Khafra is his growing love for Alfie. Such unions are grand while they last, but inevitably doomed to time and mortality. Can he open his heart one more time, for a beautiful young man whose defiance of custom and courage in the face of danger are so captivating? Or will he continue as he has for so long, living on the fringe?
Everything depends on the outcome of Epiphany.
While the sex is spectacular, the real surprise for Khafra is his growing love for Alfie. Such unions are grand while they last, but inevitably doomed to time and mortality. Can he open his heart one more time, for a beautiful young man whose defiance of custom and courage in the face of danger are so captivating? Or will he continue as he has for so long, living on the fringe?
Everything depends on the outcome of Epiphany.
49 pages, ebook
First published December 12, 2016
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December 18, 2016
3.5 HEARTS--This is Jizzmas I can get behind!
Erotic, interesting characters, some kink and action sprinkled on top with the Christmas jizz splattered to a minimum!
No jingle bells were to be found!
Set in Victorian Britain (though it reads modern), Epiphany by L.A. Stockman features a 3000 year old Egyptian vampire, Khafra, and his new 18 year old lover, Alfie. Submissive Alfie loves nothing more than serving Khafra any way he can.
Think bondage and D/s-esque bedroom play.
Epiphany isn't just hot sex, though there is a heaping pile of it. There is some plot thrown in too! Khafra has a past and keeps it hidden from vampire society. Khafra is also infatuated with young Alfie, so much so that he devised his devirginization prior to the start of this short story. Alfie and Khafra have a connection, there weren't enough pages to get into heavy detail. But for what was given, it was believable enough.
Where the author made the story unique is the vampire society and the Epiphany holiday tie-in. Vampires have different rules when it comes to consorting with humans, Khafra has to decide where Alfie stands in his immortal life very quickly. Vampires have royals just like the Brits, there's a court and everything. I've read this author's previous work and she does well with historical tinges to her story to make it interesting.
Who Khafra is exactly is certainly that. My gripe? The story didn't elaborate on Khafra's 'specialness' If he's supposed to be revered, I expected a little more than what was given. The story length doesn't get to delve into Khafra's vampire background fully. and for a 300 year old vampire, I know he lived an interesting undead life. I'd have preferred reading the story at a different starting point, maybe reading Khafra's seduction of Alfie. Established couples aren't my go to reads, but thankfully, it was still early enough in their relationship to not be a big enough issue for me.
The positives outweigh my gripes. Stockman certainly writes characters I want to know more about. I really liked that the story is staunchly HFN. The bit of action (swords!) made me happy too! Though the villain read a little out of left field to me, I guess it was necessary to help move the story along.
Overall, a hot paranormal historical erotica with a modern feel. I do think this would work best for readers who want something quick to read with just enough plot to tide them over with a bit of bite.
I'm very interested in reading more stories from this author. She has good ideas that I've discovered.
A copy provided for an honest review.
Erotic, interesting characters, some kink and action sprinkled on top with the Christmas jizz splattered to a minimum!
No jingle bells were to be found!
Set in Victorian Britain (though it reads modern), Epiphany by L.A. Stockman features a 3000 year old Egyptian vampire, Khafra, and his new 18 year old lover, Alfie. Submissive Alfie loves nothing more than serving Khafra any way he can.
Think bondage and D/s-esque bedroom play.
Epiphany isn't just hot sex, though there is a heaping pile of it. There is some plot thrown in too! Khafra has a past and keeps it hidden from vampire society. Khafra is also infatuated with young Alfie, so much so that he devised his devirginization prior to the start of this short story. Alfie and Khafra have a connection, there weren't enough pages to get into heavy detail. But for what was given, it was believable enough.
Where the author made the story unique is the vampire society and the Epiphany holiday tie-in. Vampires have different rules when it comes to consorting with humans, Khafra has to decide where Alfie stands in his immortal life very quickly. Vampires have royals just like the Brits, there's a court and everything. I've read this author's previous work and she does well with historical tinges to her story to make it interesting.
Who Khafra is exactly is certainly that. My gripe? The story didn't elaborate on Khafra's 'specialness' If he's supposed to be revered, I expected a little more than what was given. The story length doesn't get to delve into Khafra's vampire background fully. and for a 300 year old vampire, I know he lived an interesting undead life. I'd have preferred reading the story at a different starting point, maybe reading Khafra's seduction of Alfie. Established couples aren't my go to reads, but thankfully, it was still early enough in their relationship to not be a big enough issue for me.
The positives outweigh my gripes. Stockman certainly writes characters I want to know more about. I really liked that the story is staunchly HFN. The bit of action (swords!) made me happy too! Though the villain read a little out of left field to me, I guess it was necessary to help move the story along.
Overall, a hot paranormal historical erotica with a modern feel. I do think this would work best for readers who want something quick to read with just enough plot to tide them over with a bit of bite.
I'm very interested in reading more stories from this author. She has good ideas that I've discovered.
A copy provided for an honest review.
December 26, 2016
A vampire holiday party, this one set in Victorian England and happening on Epiphany (celebrated January 6), is at the center of this creative paranormal tale that stars Khaled, a three-thousand-year-old vampire hailing from Egyptian times, and Alfie, a young English nobleman. Khaled and Alfie are very well suited for each other, since Alfie is a sub by nature and loves to be dominated by Khaled. And while Alfie’s human father is easily enough fooled into having Alfie travel with Khaled “for his education”, Khaled’s fellow vampires are a tougher audience to convince that the two of them belong together.
I had to grin when it emerged that, in this world, vampire society, in its own way, is even more restrictive than Victorian society. There are rules and regulations and bylaws to adhere to that would make any Victorians who ever found out pale with envy. It makes sense though – vampires have had thousands of undisturbed years to develop a society more intricate than any humans have come up with – so far. Alfie needs to be “introduced” to them for his own protection - Khaled wants him as a partner/lover and needs to ensure other vampires don’t see him as food.
Things don’t go as expected, and I was quite surprised about the twist. As even older rules were brought to bear on the situation, suspense took over and made me hope for a happy ending that had seemed so certain just pages earlier. Well done, L.A. Stockman!
If you like vampires who live in a world with a history and rules all their own, if you think an ancient vampire and a cute, curious, joyfully submissive young nobleman are a good match, and if you’re looking for a read full of surprises, suspense, and some very hot bedroom activities, then you will probably like this short story.
NOTE: This book was provided by NineStar Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
I had to grin when it emerged that, in this world, vampire society, in its own way, is even more restrictive than Victorian society. There are rules and regulations and bylaws to adhere to that would make any Victorians who ever found out pale with envy. It makes sense though – vampires have had thousands of undisturbed years to develop a society more intricate than any humans have come up with – so far. Alfie needs to be “introduced” to them for his own protection - Khaled wants him as a partner/lover and needs to ensure other vampires don’t see him as food.
Things don’t go as expected, and I was quite surprised about the twist. As even older rules were brought to bear on the situation, suspense took over and made me hope for a happy ending that had seemed so certain just pages earlier. Well done, L.A. Stockman!
If you like vampires who live in a world with a history and rules all their own, if you think an ancient vampire and a cute, curious, joyfully submissive young nobleman are a good match, and if you’re looking for a read full of surprises, suspense, and some very hot bedroom activities, then you will probably like this short story.
NOTE: This book was provided by NineStar Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
December 14, 2016
I confess at first I only picked this up because it's short and this year I have problems with the reading challenge. I'm usually one book BEHIND schedule, so I need shorter reads to not fail it, because lowering the numbers of books I want to read is NOT an option. lol
So when I picked it up I didn't really look at the blurb. I liked the cover so I just bought it and luckily I really enjoyed it! It's definitely not just a pretty cover. :) Of course I wish it was longer now, because.. I just would have liked to see more of Khafra and Alfie! Especially Khafra is a fascinating character and I'm sure he has lots of stories to tell. ;)
Recommended!
So when I picked it up I didn't really look at the blurb. I liked the cover so I just bought it and luckily I really enjoyed it! It's definitely not just a pretty cover. :) Of course I wish it was longer now, because.. I just would have liked to see more of Khafra and Alfie! Especially Khafra is a fascinating character and I'm sure he has lots of stories to tell. ;)
Recommended!
March 10, 2018
3.5
Hot Hot Hot! Loved the bedroom scenes, and how the MCs felt about each other. Intense, and sweet. And HOT!
Hated the ending, though >:(
And I want MOOOOOORRRRRREEEE!
Hot Hot Hot! Loved the bedroom scenes, and how the MCs felt about each other. Intense, and sweet. And HOT!
Hated the ending, though >:(
And I want MOOOOOORRRRRREEEE!
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