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Crow's Curse #2
Morrigan's Bite
Becoming a vampire was the worst thing to ever happen to Garnet Conners. But does she have to become a monster, too?
Garnet had a beautiful life…and it was stolen from her when she was turned into a vampire against her will. Once a successful trauma surgeon with good friends, she now finds herself hiding out in the basement of a coven house governed by hostile witches. Struggling with her vampiric urges, she despairs of ever returning to her former life.
Garnet’s discovered that she’s an incarnation of the legendary Morrigan. She dreams in blood, of the Morrigan’s other bloodthirsty incarnations over the centuries. Garnet’s dreams reveal her previous existence as Erzebet Bathory, and Garnet fears becoming that monster once again.
With the help of the witches, she attempts to learn to use her magical powers to control her vampiric nature…an experiment that ends in disaster. When her sister and friend go missing, Garnet knows she’s being hunted by vampires who will stop at nothing to bring her back into their fold.
Merrel, the vampire who turned her, offers her a bargain. He will return the abducted women, but Garnet must agree to spend three nights with him, training as a vampire. Garnet reluctantly accepts, but she fears giving in to her vampire nature and becoming the killer of the previous lifetime she’s reliving in her dreams.
Garnet had a beautiful life…and it was stolen from her when she was turned into a vampire against her will. Once a successful trauma surgeon with good friends, she now finds herself hiding out in the basement of a coven house governed by hostile witches. Struggling with her vampiric urges, she despairs of ever returning to her former life.
Garnet’s discovered that she’s an incarnation of the legendary Morrigan. She dreams in blood, of the Morrigan’s other bloodthirsty incarnations over the centuries. Garnet’s dreams reveal her previous existence as Erzebet Bathory, and Garnet fears becoming that monster once again.
With the help of the witches, she attempts to learn to use her magical powers to control her vampiric nature…an experiment that ends in disaster. When her sister and friend go missing, Garnet knows she’s being hunted by vampires who will stop at nothing to bring her back into their fold.
Merrel, the vampire who turned her, offers her a bargain. He will return the abducted women, but Garnet must agree to spend three nights with him, training as a vampire. Garnet reluctantly accepts, but she fears giving in to her vampire nature and becoming the killer of the previous lifetime she’s reliving in her dreams.
181 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 23, 2020
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About the author
Laura Bickle
27 books501 followersLaura Bickle grew up in rural Ohio, reading entirely too many comic books out loud to her favorite Wonder Woman doll. After graduating with an MA in Sociology – Criminology from Ohio State University and an MLIS in Library Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, she patrolled the stacks at the public library and worked with data systems in criminal justice. She now dreams up stories about the monsters under the stairs, also writing contemporary fantasy novels under the name Alayna Williams.
Her work has been included in the ALA’s Amelia Bloomer Project 2013 reading list and the State Library of Ohio’s Choose to Read Ohio reading list for 2015-2016.
Her work has been included in the ALA’s Amelia Bloomer Project 2013 reading list and the State Library of Ohio’s Choose to Read Ohio reading list for 2015-2016.
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February 4, 2021
This is a review for the trilogy as a whole-
I've read a couple of other series by Laura Bickle (Wildlands, and The Hallowed Ones) and really enjoyed them. I think she's really good at writing stories that straddle the line between dark fantasy and horror, so I decided to give this new one a try. I wasn't as enamored with it as I was her other books, but it wasn't bad. I like the main character a lot and also the warlock Sorin. What I didn't like so much were the dream sequences/flashbacks of the Morrigan. It's not that there was really anything wrong with them, I just wasn't as interested in the Morrigan's past as I was in Garnet. It was however, essential to have these parts in the book so that we know how everything in the book came to be. I will add here that I liked the flashbacks to the Morrigan a lot more in the third book.
Some things I especially liked were the trauma surgery scenes, and the way Garnet's friends have her back. I would have loved even more of those things in the trilogy. I also liked the crows and the way they would leave Garnet little gifts and also protect and warn her. I also really liked how our main character here had a lot less of the Morrigan in her than previous incarnations, and was for the most part her own person.
Overall this trilogy was pretty good, but not a favorite.
Review also posted at Writings of a Reader
I've read a couple of other series by Laura Bickle (Wildlands, and The Hallowed Ones) and really enjoyed them. I think she's really good at writing stories that straddle the line between dark fantasy and horror, so I decided to give this new one a try. I wasn't as enamored with it as I was her other books, but it wasn't bad. I like the main character a lot and also the warlock Sorin. What I didn't like so much were the dream sequences/flashbacks of the Morrigan. It's not that there was really anything wrong with them, I just wasn't as interested in the Morrigan's past as I was in Garnet. It was however, essential to have these parts in the book so that we know how everything in the book came to be. I will add here that I liked the flashbacks to the Morrigan a lot more in the third book.
Some things I especially liked were the trauma surgery scenes, and the way Garnet's friends have her back. I would have loved even more of those things in the trilogy. I also liked the crows and the way they would leave Garnet little gifts and also protect and warn her. I also really liked how our main character here had a lot less of the Morrigan in her than previous incarnations, and was for the most part her own person.
Overall this trilogy was pretty good, but not a favorite.
Review also posted at Writings of a Reader
May 10, 2022
I think it’s in reincarnation Morgana you get to see the layers of her The monster part of her was Elizabeth Bathory and so forth and I think Grant doesn’t understand that Merrill gave her something better life .It scared her sister into going to rehab finally something better is going in her life and I think she’s just fooling herself with Soren . and I think that she blames him for everything that goes wrong in her life but I think that she is going to see that she will always love Merrill in every lifetime she really loves him I wish that they have a happily ever after and Grant is the final incarnation of Morgana and Merrill is trying so hard to make her immortal so she doesn’t have to die again
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January 8, 2021
Wow! The 2nd fantastic installment in the 'Crow's Curse' page-turning series! "Morrigan's Bite" is a great PNR must read that grabbed me from the start! I never write spoilers or recap blurbs, but I can honestly recommend this book to adult fans of fiction. I was fortunate to have found this available to borrow during my Amazon Kindle Unlimited, “trial” membership, and now I can’t wait to read more from Ms. Bickle!
November 3, 2020
Great pacing and action
This picks up right where Book One left off and wastes no time. The historical back-and-forth is a little darker this time, balancing out the previous book, and we get to know a new ally and a new enemy. I can't wait to see what happens with Varya.
This picks up right where Book One left off and wastes no time. The historical back-and-forth is a little darker this time, balancing out the previous book, and we get to know a new ally and a new enemy. I can't wait to see what happens with Varya.
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