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Eternity
Dylan Johnson has recently discovered he’s a witch, a true necromancer, to be exact. But frankly, he doesn’t know how to juggle being a new kindergarten teacher and practicing his long-dormant magic. To complicate things, he’s trying to help solve six mysterious, seemingly unrelated, supernatural deaths.
Aurelius Chatzis is one of the detectives in charge of the Supernatural Crimes Division. As a vampire almost three thousand years old, he can’t understand his immediate attraction to Dylan. Their close proximity during the initial stage of the investigation, in addition to his partner’s nosy interference, eventually leads to a memorable first date.
Unfortunately, the mounting danger of the multiple murders will test the strength of Dylan and Aurelius’s new relationship. Will it survive and last for an eternity? Or will it crash and burn from the pressure of it all?
Aurelius Chatzis is one of the detectives in charge of the Supernatural Crimes Division. As a vampire almost three thousand years old, he can’t understand his immediate attraction to Dylan. Their close proximity during the initial stage of the investigation, in addition to his partner’s nosy interference, eventually leads to a memorable first date.
Unfortunately, the mounting danger of the multiple murders will test the strength of Dylan and Aurelius’s new relationship. Will it survive and last for an eternity? Or will it crash and burn from the pressure of it all?
- GenresParanormal
129 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 15, 2017
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February 19, 2018
Very cute and suspenseful!
July 14, 2017
This is a stand alone novella and absolutely fit the bill for me. I love the characters even though they are described as interracial, I never was able to find any indication of this. I totally could have missed it, but I still didn’t see that and it would have been nice to have an interracial couple represented. I know that the author does have several stories where this is the case and it’s one of the reasons that I love his work so much! Dylan is a sweet character who is very accepting of his new lot in life. He totally embraces his new role as the most powerful witch in existence as well as being the only true necromancer. One of the qualities that he has is his intelligence and that’s shown effectively throughout the book. He’s a new kindergarten teacher as well as taking on the role of assisting the government in the supernatural crimes division or S.C.D. where he partners up with Aurelius who’s a vampire and Moira who is a siren. I liked Aurelius, who is some three thousand plus years old, but one of the things that I had a problem with was his language and mannerisms. He’s super old and powerful, yet the way he talks only reflects that some of the time. Other times he uses slang and they kind of clash a bit. There’s also the fact that he could have been a bit more confident in his dealing with Dylan as a love interest. I do wish that it read a bit more smoothly although once they get going and comfortable with each other things seem to even out between Dylan and Aurelius as love interests and they have some of the best sexy times ever.
I am always in awe of an author who can put together an entire story from start to finish in a novella and that’s exactly what happened here. There was quite a bit of backstory to learn and this author was able to pull it off with friends, family, secondary characters that really bring tons to the story as well as a mystery and sexual chemistry. Casper Graham writes some of the best stories and I like this representation of the paranormal world. I also like that even though there is always plenty of gritty, erotic sex, he can balance it with making his characters have morals and values. They are just good guys and that’s really nice to see. This could have easily been a longer story, but it works very well as a novella and to be honest, there’s just sometimes when I really only want to read a short story that I don’t have to think about too much and Casper Graham came through for me here with this one.
I am always in awe of an author who can put together an entire story from start to finish in a novella and that’s exactly what happened here. There was quite a bit of backstory to learn and this author was able to pull it off with friends, family, secondary characters that really bring tons to the story as well as a mystery and sexual chemistry. Casper Graham writes some of the best stories and I like this representation of the paranormal world. I also like that even though there is always plenty of gritty, erotic sex, he can balance it with making his characters have morals and values. They are just good guys and that’s really nice to see. This could have easily been a longer story, but it works very well as a novella and to be honest, there’s just sometimes when I really only want to read a short story that I don’t have to think about too much and Casper Graham came through for me here with this one.
May 17, 2017
A Joyfully Jay review.
2.5 stars
I am not a fan of this book. It feels weightless, hollow, and empty. I felt nothing from the characters, no spark of life, no hint of personality, which made it impossible for me to feel anything for the characters. Neither Dylan nor Aurelias have any personality. Dylan’s grandmother is given the ‘cantankerous granny’ trope in lieu of a personality and Moira — Aurelias’ partner — is relegated to a squeeing female who keeps cackling that Aurelias and Dylan are going to have sex because she can smell it, being a Siren and all.
The black knife-wielding figure at the beginning who first stalked and threatened to kill or harm Dylan’s best friend, and then managed to appear in Dylan’s room, is never mentioned again. Even Dylan seems to have forgotten him in the car trip to visit his grandmother, because he arrives with a chuckle and a laugh. If the spirit is meant to serve as a catalyst to awaken Dylan’s power… it fails, because Dylan shows no power. If it’s meant to impress us with the dark world Dylan is soon to enter, it fails at that, too. It’s a throw-away scene with a throw-away character, serving no purpose that I can see. It also shows us how the rest of the book is going to be, with nothing with weight or consequences or… or anything. If the first scene of a book, the scene meant to both introduce us to the world and the themes of the book, is of so little consequence … why is it there? Why bother making us read it since it does nothing for the story and nothing for the character?
Read Elizabeth’s review in its entirety here.
2.5 stars
I am not a fan of this book. It feels weightless, hollow, and empty. I felt nothing from the characters, no spark of life, no hint of personality, which made it impossible for me to feel anything for the characters. Neither Dylan nor Aurelias have any personality. Dylan’s grandmother is given the ‘cantankerous granny’ trope in lieu of a personality and Moira — Aurelias’ partner — is relegated to a squeeing female who keeps cackling that Aurelias and Dylan are going to have sex because she can smell it, being a Siren and all.
The black knife-wielding figure at the beginning who first stalked and threatened to kill or harm Dylan’s best friend, and then managed to appear in Dylan’s room, is never mentioned again. Even Dylan seems to have forgotten him in the car trip to visit his grandmother, because he arrives with a chuckle and a laugh. If the spirit is meant to serve as a catalyst to awaken Dylan’s power… it fails, because Dylan shows no power. If it’s meant to impress us with the dark world Dylan is soon to enter, it fails at that, too. It’s a throw-away scene with a throw-away character, serving no purpose that I can see. It also shows us how the rest of the book is going to be, with nothing with weight or consequences or… or anything. If the first scene of a book, the scene meant to both introduce us to the world and the themes of the book, is of so little consequence … why is it there? Why bother making us read it since it does nothing for the story and nothing for the character?
Read Elizabeth’s review in its entirety here.
May 21, 2017
The book/novella wasn't awful, just rough. The writing was a big detractor for me. It seemed very much like a first book. There wasn't the kind of flow and polish that indicated good beta readers or much beyond a first draft. There was a bare bones kind of story there but not much elaboration. The way that Dylan discovers his family's history and magical ability isn't very credibly handled. Even more disappointing was the way that we find out about the vampire traits and Aurelius in particular: in an infodump of Q&A at their first date. This is the kind of newbie-ish thing that turned up all through the story. I kept reading for a good while because I actually wanted to finish the mystery, but I finally decided to return it on KU in favor of something else. I would still give the author another try in case this was just something he rushed to press or that, with experience, his writing would improve.
April 20, 2017
This book has everything I love in a paranormal book. Vampires, magic users and other shifters are just awesome! It was well written with only a couple of errors that really didn't take away from the book. Casper Graham is a great story teller and the book was very enjoyable. It did feel rushed at parts and I hope that there might be more of this book as it would make a great series.
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