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Blood Bond Saga #7

Blood Bond: 7

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Breaking into a cemetery isn’t anything Dante Gabriel ever thought he’d do, but he has no choice. He must recover his father’s body so he can claim his estate. Help arrives from two unexpected sources, but their plan is interrupted.

Erin Hamilton’s best friend is a wolf shifter. The man she loves is a vampire. His father is a ghost. She can deal with all of that, but new worries have surfaced. The missing doctor has returned to the hospital, and his strange actions are disturbing…but not as disturbing as the odd dreams that begin to plague her. She finds comfort and love in Dante’s arms, even as he slowly begins to change.

115 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 30, 2018

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Helen Hardt

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#1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Helen Hardt's passion for the written word began with the books her mother read to her at bedtime. She wrote her first story at age six and hasn’t stopped since. In addition to being an award winning author of contemporary and historical romance and erotica, she’s a mother, an attorney, a black belt in Taekwondo, a grammar geek, an appreciator of fine red wine, and a lover of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. She writes from her home in Colorado, where she lives with her family.

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Profile Image for Gemma.
834 reviews67 followers
November 2, 2018
These little tasters are killing me! I love love the story line but would really have loved to have read this saga as one whole big book, to dive into and devour .
Profile Image for Heather Bass.
648 reviews8 followers
November 2, 2018
Yes!!! This series is so addictive. I just can’t get enough. I love Paranormal Romance but this author keeps on blowing my mind. The way she writes makes you feel like you are there with the characters. This is part seven in the epic series Blood Bond. You have to read these books in order or you will get lost. I was so excited for this book I started it right away. I could not put it down. It only took an hour to devour this incredible book.

This book starts where the last one leaves off. Erin just found out that her best friend is a wolf shifter. She can’t believe that everything around her is Paranormal. Erin is still trying to figure out the disappearances at her work. She is shocked when she finds the doctor that has been missing but he is not the same. Erin is really scared for Dante. He has to break into a cemetery to find his father’s body. Dante is getting really close to finding out the answers but The Queen keeps on getting into his head. He doesn’t know how much longer he can control her. Will Dante and Erin find what they are looking for or will there plan be destroyed?

I absolutely loved this book. The storyline has it all romance, suspense, and mystery. Erin and Dante are becoming one of my favorite couples. They have a love for eachother that you can feel with your own heart. I love that this author writes these books in both characters points of views. This gives you more of a personal connection to them. I can’t wait to see what happens to these amazing characters.
Profile Image for Jenni.
6,381 reviews78 followers
March 27, 2025
I am frustrated! I love this series and am addicted to Erin and Dante's plight but I wish the books were longer instead of finishing just as I get going.

Besides that it is another fantastict re-read.
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1,100 reviews434 followers
October 27, 2018
Wow... I was kind of speechless and anyone who knows me, knows that does not happen often.

These may be small instalments but they most certainly do not lack the “wow” factor. Once again, Helen delivers an incredible, hot and intense instalment.

In Instalment 7 more and more truths and secrets are being revealed, Dante and Erin’s connection continues to deepen but things are still testing their strength at every turn.

Erin finds out some hard truths about her family and their history which she can’t seem to grasp. She finds out that Dante had been hiding some pretty major information from her and it tests their relationship. She finds the missing resident from the hospital and also finds out her best friend Lucy has been hiding her true self and what she is from her. Erin is finally starting to come to turns with Dante being a vampire and accepting it, yet she still struggles, especially with all this new information she’s finding out and she can feel a change in Dante beginning to happen and it’s putting her on edge, unsure where the future is leading them both.

Dante and River go in search for Julian’s body, and nothing is stopping them from finding it. He’s having more flashbacks to when he was held captive, they seem much more vivid too which in a way is helping him but also brings back a lot of torment and pain he’d much rather forget.

This Queen is still invading Dante’s mind, and it seems as though she’s not going anywhere anytime soon.

Wow, I have no idea how Helen does it, but yet again she’s kept me on the edge of my seat, my jaw to the floor and my heart pounding almost out of my chest. This saga is coming together amazingly and it just proves to me that Helen can write just about anything from Country boys to mysteriously hot, emotional vampires and it will be incredible. The lady is the queen of all things romance, and I just can’t get enough. This series has taken off like a storm and quickly captured my heart in all the right ways. I’m so captivated by this love story and everything that’s coming along with it. After the last instalment, I honestly didn’t think this could get any better, anymore intense and any more delicious. But who am I kidding? It’s a Helen Hardt romance and I have no doubt in my mind that she’s going to have me on my toes, second guessing everything I think I’ve figured out, biting my nails anxiously to see what’s going to happen next, right till the end. It’s what she does best and I absolutely love it!

It’s most definitely a 5 Star rating from me!
I highly recommend this series but be sure to read it from the start, otherwise you’ll be all kinds of confused!
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Profile Image for Carol Doveatt.
109 reviews5 followers
November 4, 2018
In book 7 of the Blood Bond Saga we pick up right where we left off in book 6. The intensity continues to become stronger as Erin and Dante continue to decipher what is going on in their lives. Erin is surrounded by Paranormal people in her immediate circle and this leaves her spinning a bit trying to reconcile what she believed and what is. The love she and Dante have is complete and all consuming. With his love she can deal with vampires, wolf shifters, and ghosts. Together with River and Lucy they combine forces to solve the mystery of Dante's father and hopefully find River's father. The Queen is ever present in Dante's mind and her presence is growing stronger. Dante and Erin's blood bond grows ever stronger in the midst of all the chaos. There are still many mysteries and new information to cause an upheaval in Erin's world. Will the mystery of the missing hospital people be solved? And what happened to Logan the resident who was found? Will Erin and Dante's love be tested again? Questions were answered and new questions have arisen. I am so looking forward to continuing this saga in Blood Bond: 8. Helen has woven a tapestry of characters and events that take a reader on one wild, sexy, loving, paranormal ride!!!!
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2,346 reviews225 followers
October 31, 2018
Erin thought life was complicated, but even as things start to settle more into place, the complications multiply. She’s discovered her best friend’s secret, her lover is a vampire and his father is a ghost. She can deal with all of that, but her disturbing dreams are keeping her on edge and there is something very strange about the actions of the missing doctor now that he has returned to the hospital. The only thing keeping her grounded is Dante, but even his arms are are falling short as she begins to notice him slowly changing.

We get answers in this part, but the action, suspense and shocks keep coming. Dante and Erin’s connection grows each instalment, but it becomes increasingly clear they will continue to be tested.
Profile Image for Bellereader.
733 reviews52 followers
October 30, 2018
Dante and Erin are being pulled at by forces they are determined to uncover but every time they try to pull back the mask more layers appear. Erin is coming to grips with the paranormal world she finds herself immersed in. Since haphazarding upon Dante her life has turned upside down and things she never imagined existed are in fact very much real. Not to mention the undeniable draw she has with Dante, her life has irrevocably changed. Dante is determined to discover all the secrets that are hiding and uncover all the truths he can about what is really going on. He owes it not only to himself and Erin, but to everyone else caught up in this chaos. But when every unlocked door door leads to two more locked ones can be really hope to discover what’s really at the end of this crazy journey.
Profile Image for Brittani Jolley.
324 reviews
October 31, 2018
Wow. Again the tale starts off with Dante and River looking for Julian's body. Erin is reeling over how Lucy left the er in the middle of a shift. She isn't sure why vamps are hunting her but knows that it is because of her scent. Dante is controlling his powers more and more, but he still struggles with it. Having the bond out in the open between them, Erin and Dante can fully embrace their desires. But Dante wasn't one hundred percent honest on why he could smell her and why her scent drives him crazy. The more Erin learns the more she knows she will do everything to protect Dante and help him figure out why he was held captive. Meanwhile the Queen is still out there taunting Dante. She wants something, but what is it?
Profile Image for Angela.
274 reviews9 followers
October 25, 2018
Wolves, Vampires and a Queen

Book 7 picks up where book 6 left off.
Dante and River are about to uncover the body of Julian Gabriel, Dante's dad when they encounter a white wolf. It runs off and moments later they hear noises and go in search, finding a naked Lucy, best friend to Erin. She is a wolf-shifter, and has been stabbed, needing emergency care.
Erin, finds Logan Crown, tied up in a utility closet. He's been missing for days, yet no one seemed to care. All he wanted, was to go back to work.
Erin, learns some disturbing information about her heritage from, Dante, that she doesn't know how to handle, or if she can forgive him for keeping such vital information from her.
The Queen is still lurking in, Dante's mind, and is getting stronger.
Can, Erin get past her information and move on?
Will the Queen ever leave, Dante's mind?
Will Dante and Erin find their HEA?
Gah, Helen, why must you leave me with so many questions and so few answers? Okay, I know the answer to my own question, so I'll keep reading.
Another 5 star review.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Jamie Lee Zonneveld.
1,681 reviews52 followers
December 23, 2018
This series is getting better and better! I want to know how it ends but on the other hand I don't want it to end.
Dante is just sooo amazing and he and Erin are amazing together.
Profile Image for Corinne Akers.
1,144 reviews7 followers
October 30, 2018
More and more mysterious things keep happening for Dante & Erin!! This book gets more intense as you go! The love that Dante and Erin share is amazing, but can it get them through the danger from other vampires and the Queen? What dangers await for them and their friends!!! And why do people keep disappearing from the hospital??? You have to read to find out and trust me you’ll love this book!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Profile Image for Linda Dunn.
1,282 reviews29 followers
October 25, 2018
Truths Revealed

Erin is reeling with all the new information she is finding out about. Her best friend Lucy is a wolf shifter, she also finds Logan in a utility closet at the hospital, with no recollection of what happened to him. How much more can Erin handle? Erin is also experiencing troubled dreams that leave her feeling more terrified and insecure than she already is. She feels a change happening in Dante and is filled with increasing anxiety. He is growing more mature as a Vampire and Erin is unsure where this new Dante will lead them.

The Queen is still stalking Dante 's thoughts and it appears she is gaining ground. This story is so intoxicating, I cannot wait to read #8 in this series.
Profile Image for Sheila Brown.
65 reviews2 followers
February 5, 2019
Same words, more money

I like this book but to call it a series is crazy. The author seems to be another of many that cuts maybe 2 books into 19. All about the money! Lessens the story to me. Of course each one just ends after 170 pages or so and you are NEEDING the next chapters because the characters are very likable and getting more interesting.
Profile Image for Amanda McCalip.
654 reviews2 followers
November 14, 2018
Yes, yes, yes!! This series just keeps sucking me further in and I can't get enough of it! I am so glad that Helen Hardt took a chance on the paranormal world. Her take on the paranormal scene is just absolutely fantastic! Blood Bond has been a fantastic series! The parts must be read in order for you to understand what is going on and trust me it is absolutely worth every second of your time! I devoured this part in about an hour and a half.

This book like the others starts where the previous one leaves off. Erin just found out that her best friend is a wolf shifter, say what! I love me some shifters! She can’t believe that everything around her is Paranormal and how this paranormal world around her is changing her life. Erin is still trying to figure out the disappearances at her work and the further into it she looks the more things that pop up.

Dante has had to break into a cemetery to find his father’s body. I held my breath while reading this section of the book because I was just waiting for something freaky to happen. Dante is getting very close to finding out the answers to his questions in my opinion, but one never knows when Helen Hardt will throw a curve ball your way and keep you second guessing.

The Queen keeps on getting into his head and he is trying to control it as best as possible as they seek for the answers that they so desperately need.

Erin is a character I have absolutely loved reading about and Dante is absolutely swoon worthy. If you have not started this series, but are seeing my review then you need to grab part 1 and get to it! All the way 5 star read!
Profile Image for Belle's Book Labyrinth.
172 reviews88 followers
November 20, 2018
So much is happening in this installment of Blood Bond and we are starting to learn more about Dante and Erin’s blood bond. Dante wants to know what exactly is going on with him and he is starting to go over the edge with childish tantrums that can sometimes be outright scary to Erin and his family. It doesn’t help that the Queen keeps invading Dante’s head, making the situation worse as he has a very hard time handling what had happened to him during his time in captivity. As he tries to find answers and goes out with his cousin in search for his father’s body, Dante keeps certain things secret from Erin which puts their relationship to the test. It also doesn’t help that Erin is still having a hard time accepting Dante is a vampire and gets a shocking revelation from her best friend. Add on top the missing residents at her hospital and a gang of vampires wanting to cause her harm, there’s just so much going on. How much can she handle and will Dante and Erin’s relationship handle everything being thrown their way? I am very happy with the pace of the story and everything being revealed as we go. The suspense continues and I am feeling fearful for Dante’s well-being, although I am annoyed with how disrespectful and annoying he can be. Now onto part 8!
Profile Image for Amber Hodges.
312 reviews23 followers
October 31, 2018
I have to say it gets hard writing reviews for books in a series. I worry I'm going to put a spoiler without realizing it. With that said, I have to leave a review so you know how wonderful this series is. I've been hooked from part 1 and find myself impatiently waiting for the next ones to come out.

Erin and Dante are finding more and more out about them selves as well as finding out more what is going on in the vampire world. Things are about to come to the surface. You can feel it in each page you turn.

I got answers as well as just as many questions. The author is an artist in her writing to keep you on your toes the whole time. Never knowing where she will take you next. That statement is just as true in this part of the series.

The love, suspense, secrets, mystery, and sexual scenes are blended so well you find yourself smiling and sweating bullets. If you like any of these things, you need to pick up this book as soon as possible and expect a night of no sleep. Even after finishing the last page your mind will continue to turn over what you just read even hours later!
192 reviews3 followers
January 23, 2019
Things have heated up!
Dante and River are on a quest to dig up a cemetery, wolf shifters are closer to home than Erin could have imagined, Logan has returned but isn’t quite the same person as when he left. How much can one person absorb?!
The dark eerie mysterious characters are seeming close, but with Bea knowing voodoo is there any way she can possibly help?
My mind is spinning with all that is going on with this series. Logan for instance, he hasn’t returned the same. Bill isn’t the same as what Dante and his Father remember him to be - even River admits there is a change!
Erin is realising her vampire ancestry, with her taste for blood getting stronger I think there is a lot more to that...
With a wolf shifter on their side, that will help scent out the vampire gang but not if Lucy is still in hospital!
My toes are curling with anticipation and excitement about what is to come, roll on part 8!
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164 reviews
October 31, 2018
In Saga 7, Dante and his cousin, River, are convinced by Dante's dad's ghost that they have to find his body so that they can claim his estate. As they find the grave, they also find a white wolf who appears to be protecting it and they can't figure out why. Erin has a feeling that the white wolf is actually her best friend, but can't quite believe it. Bea, they voodoo priestess, gives Dante, Erin and River information and a warning. At his dad's urging, Dante admits to his dad some of what happened to him when he was being held captive and Dante realizes exactly what his father went through as well. Erin finds out a bit more about her ancestry and is absolutely shocked by what she hears and realizes! Want more.....
Profile Image for Clare Harrison.
1,074 reviews16 followers
November 2, 2018
Start with one and not seven, and all will make sence :)

Once lost now found, surrounded by mystery and lost memories the puzzle pieces fall to the floor.

All that was shifts and changes, nothing stands still or remains as it were.

questions with no available answers. The past mingling with the present.

Another fast paced dose of the paranormal. The depth of this series expanding with each novella.

I'm thoroughly enjoying reading these! Each time I'm left needing more, never quite satisfied like a half fed vampire.

The storyline is getting under my skin, and the characters feel like my best friends.

I've not read anything paranormal before this series for quite a while, and I think that makes this stand out all the more.



Profile Image for J_McA 251.
1,017 reviews14 followers
November 30, 2018
Finally! Now that Erin and Dante are solid, I am extremely satisfied to see the story really taking off. I especially like how Erin seems to have come to grips with everything going on around her, because she does take certain events in this book more in stride than she has in the past. Speaking of “certain events,” I do also like how characters are being revealed as to their true selves, because I think that is going to be important in the long run. I love those additions. I feel like the rollout of Dante’s father and grandfather and the Vampyre Texts is taking a little bit long; I’d like to have more information. But it is definitely building the tension. I look forward to the next installment.
Profile Image for JoAnna Edger.
391 reviews
October 25, 2018
Omg what a book! Fantastic in every way! 😍
Helen always leaves me so happy with her words.
This is the 7th part of the blood bond saga and Dante and Erin’s love continues to grow in this book and their bond continues to strengthen, but what does the queen have in store, something big is brewing. Dante is seeing people that shouldn’t be there...
what is going to happen? I can’t wait to find out!

Will Erin accept her ancestry? She’s just begun accepting that Dante is a vampire and is beginning to learn that everyone around her has secrets! What is going on in this world? It seems like Erin doesn’t really know much at all!

Can’t wait for part 8!
5 star read Helen! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Profile Image for Brie Burton.
43 reviews
October 25, 2018
Helen knocks it out of the park again with the next part of Blood Bond! Helen proves she can write anything from steamy cowboys to paranormal hotness with this series! Every part gets better and hotter!

In this next installment, Dante continues the search for his father's body. Him and Riv are determined and nothing will stand in their way. Erin finds the missing resident and things get a little crazy. Erin learns more truths and struggles through accepting them.

You definitely don't want to miss the next installment! This is a must read for sure! You won't find a hotter vampire! That is for sure!
Profile Image for Lita Thomas.
1,566 reviews27 followers
October 27, 2018
Blood Bond Saga Part 7 by Helen Hardt. I am so into this story. I can't seem to get enough. I was over the moon when I heard the book was being released early. Dante still needs to find his dad's body so he can get his money. Trying to find and retrieve Julian's body is turning out to be harder than they thought. Erin learns more about herself and her ancestry. Visiably upset over this knowledge sends Erin seeing things in a whole new way.The sex between Erin and Dante keeps getting hotter and sexier. Now we have the issue of Lucy being who she is along with now having to let Jake in on what's happening. The more I read the more I love. I can't wait to see how this finally ends 5 stars.
1,149 reviews7 followers
October 28, 2018
As if learning the man you have fallen for is a vampire isn't enough Helen Hardt has thrown in wolf shifters and ghosts! Dante has to recover the body of his father in order to be able to claim his estate. Riv has his back but that still isn't enough. Erin has rogue vampires hunting her and disapearing patients and residents at the hospital. Their lives are totally turned upside down.

Helen Hardt brings us answers but always more questions too! She weaves an amazing story and I know that despite how much is happening she will wrap it all up nicely in the end. Love that Dante and Erin are characters that I feel like I could know. Can't wait for more of the Blood Bond Saga!
Profile Image for Helen Grindstaff.
65 reviews
October 31, 2018
Erin and Dante are very much in love. Dante and River have found out the white wolf is Erin's friend, Lucy. They take Lucy to the ER where she is taken to surgery for the stab wound. Erin then finds out that her suspicion of Lucy being a "werewolf" was correct. She has to come to terms that yes her friend lied to her. The one thing that helps her come to terms is that Lucy is the same person she always was.

River and Dante go back to the cemetery to uncover Dante's father's body. River ends up "glamouring" people to make sure no questions are asked to speed the process up.

Once again Helen Hardt did an awesome job in this series.
Profile Image for Sharon.
2,308 reviews22 followers
November 11, 2018
“There are things known, and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” The seventh book begins with Dante and his cousin River perusing a graveyard searching for Dante’s father’s corpse. While they are there, they encounter some unexpected surprises and protection from an unlikely source. Lucy’s secret is revealed and Erin has decisions to make. The Queen is still wiggling her way into Dante’s mind, spurring him on to discover the “truth.” The blood bond between Dante and Erin continues to grow stronger. The storyline is building and becoming more intense with every installment. Bring on book eight!!
I volunteered to read an advance copy of this book.
Profile Image for Laura.
211 reviews2 followers
March 17, 2019
I'm loving this series more and more with each new book!

What can I say that I haven't already. This series is so good and it just keeps getting better with each new book! More questions are being answered and I'm enjoying it ALL. I knew Lucy was some kind of paranormal, but I wasn't quite sure what. Now I know and it makes the storyline even more exciting because as much as I LOVE Dante and Erin and their relationship, their lives and everything that's happening, I'm looking forward to finding out more about Lucy, Dante's sister, her pregnancy, Erin's brother, River, Julian, Abe, Bea and even the evil Queen. Bring on Book 8!!
Profile Image for Donna Purcell Zappone.
608 reviews7 followers
October 30, 2018
This is the 7th book of this series.

More and more answers to the questions are starting to be revealed to both Dante and Erin.

Their bond and love is growing stronger and stronger each day.

Now they have to deal with Erin's ancestry.... can she?? Will she??

One of my favorite characters, Julian, Dante's dad, is still around too. Only in this book he's become a comic in one of the best scenes yet.... the cemetery!! Love his banter between River and Dante.

We also learn more about the voodoo priestess.

Can't wait to see what comes next in book 8....
7 reviews
October 29, 2018
Dante and River are at the graveyard to locate and dig up Dante's father when they see a white wolf which they find odd since this animal isn't predominantly known to this area. As the story progresses we find out why the animal was there. Julian still continues to watch out for Dante and Erin. The Queen is still messing with Dante's head and a piece of Erin's ancestry is revealed. But through all of this drama Dante and Erin's blood bond and love continues to grow stronger. All I can say is WOW! What a series. Helen your just amazing!
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