Blood Red Dawn

The Vampire Legacy #7

by Karen E. Taylor

When his immortal and pregnant lover Deirdre Griffin mysteriously vanishes, vampire Mitch scours the dark streets and cemeteries of New Orleans to save her and their unborn child from harm. Original.

Genres: Vampires, Romance, Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance

284 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 2004

About the author

Karen E. Taylor is the author of The Vampire Legacy Series of novels, published by Kensington Books. A voracious reader of vampire/horror novels, Karen first started writing Blood Secrets in January, 1988. She conceived of writing the novel while living across the street from a very large cemetery. It was never intended to be the first book of an ongoing series, but fans who had read the novel demanded a sequel. To date, the series stands at seven titles, and has earned a cult following. Her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies, including: Love Bites, 100 Vicious Little Vampires, 100 Wicked Little Witches, A Horror Story A Day, and Seductive Spectres. In 2001, she was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for best short story for "Mexican Moon".

Karen E. Taylor was born and raised in the Pittsburgh suburbs. A graduate of Churchill area High School and later of Grove City College, her first love was the theater, but now she admits that writing is better; "You get to write all the lines and play all the parts." She currently resides outside of Los Angeles, CA with her husband and pets.

Reviews

[Annette M Guerriero Nishimoto · Rating 4 out of 5]

Today's review is on Blood Red Dawn by Karen E Taylor

Blood Red Dawn is the final installment in Karen Taylor's Vampire Legacy series, and though it was a pleasure to read, I feel that I have lost some dear friends. It is a difficult task for an author to create characters that seem to come alive, but that is most assuredly not a problem for Taylor. I fell in love with Deidre, Mitch, Sam,Vivienne, and Victor from the beginning as I'm sure any reader would.

In this, the final book, Deidre has found that she is pregnant with Mitch's child. Though her memory has escaped, some things never fully go away, like her uneasiness in regards to Max. He has been reborn as an Other and with his vampire strength he is more difficult to get rid of.

There are up's and down's abound in Blood Red Dawn, and someone very deer looses their life. I must say that I was a bit upset by this and even shed a tear or two, but as the last line states...."life goes on."

I will miss the adventures of Deidre and the rest, but look forward to reading more of Taylor's works.

4 of 5 stars for Blood Red Dawn

[Kathrine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think I would of gave this book a better rating if I read Karen Taylor's other books first. Then I would of understood the relationships better. A story about Vampires able to become ill. When Deidre became pregnant she couldn't feed anymore. It made Deidre sick. If she has one drop of vampire blood her unborn child would stay as an unborn fetus forever.Yet she was able to feed from her maker to sustain her. The idea of the story was interesting. The characters were likeable. It was written to messy.

[Tara Frye · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book. I really liked how it was dramatic and the wording was fabulous. It was just like how I always thought a vampire would sound. I love the characters. This was the first book I read from the series but, I didn't really have to catch up. I really recommend this book. I really hope I can find the rest of the series.

[Jodi Green · Rating 4 out of 5]

Should probably have read the other books first.