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Vampire Samurai (PULSE Vampires World) #1
Vampire Samurai
I am Evie Everheart. As a Life's Blood Carrier, I am pursued by all vampires who want to become All Powerful or to become human again. Which is practically ALL vampires. Basically, I'm screwed.
Then I meet him, the Vampire Samurai and his band of brothers, consisting of another vampire, a fae, and a shifter.
What they want of me, I've yet to find out.
Friend or foe?
I don't know. But as a carrier, all I know is that I must do everything I can to keep the vampires from getting my blood or humanity as we know it, would end.
**Vampire Samurai is a new series in the PULSE Vampires World Series, a New Adult/YA Reverse Harem series appropriate for age 18 and up.
Then I meet him, the Vampire Samurai and his band of brothers, consisting of another vampire, a fae, and a shifter.
What they want of me, I've yet to find out.
Friend or foe?
I don't know. But as a carrier, all I know is that I must do everything I can to keep the vampires from getting my blood or humanity as we know it, would end.
**Vampire Samurai is a new series in the PULSE Vampires World Series, a New Adult/YA Reverse Harem series appropriate for age 18 and up.
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Published August 18, 2020
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Kailin Gow
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Kailin Gow is an USA Today Bestselling author, publisher, screenwriter, director, producer, and speaker with hundreds of books published. She is also the owner/founder and organizer of mega-book signing events like Rockin' Hollywood, Naughty Mafia in Las Vegas, which has featured the very top authors of Romance and drawn thousands of readers, including being in a documentary film now out on Amazon Prime.
Over 14 Million copies of her books have been downloaded around the world and translated into 25 languages. 2 of her book series, FADE Series and Red Genesis Series, has been optioned by the Academy Award-winning team behind Netflix #1 most Liked and Top 10 Netflix Original Film, Wish Dragon, also the team behind the special effects magic of Star Wars and Marvel films.
She owns a traditional publishing company with an API (Asian Pacific Islander) Diversity initiative that has partnerships with production companies across the globe with distribution through Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney and more! Kailin Gow is a go to media guest on Women in Film and Television and is a voting member of the Academy Awards.
Her Worldwide Brand, Kailin Gow's Go Girl has won awards for its tv series, books, cosmetics, fashions, beauty and health products, and soon-to-be home and travel products. As of 2021, Kailin Gow's Go Girl is excited to expand into its own line of hotels, starting with a 70+ room hotel in Texas. In 2022, her books will be adapted into entertainment venues called Sparklesoup World, offered in various locations throughout the U.S. and internationally.
She has been a host on world-class stages, an invited speaker for BEA and a regular radio/TV guest for major stations. She is an official voice of AAPI, She has a TV Reality show on her as an author and personality. She is also the host and publisher of a leading author industry guide, subscription newsletter, and podcast called Authors Voices. Five of her pen names are USA Today Bestselling authors and will be traditionally published in 2022. She is also a recurring speaker/instructor of writing series and serials for professional screenwriters and producers as of 2021.
She was called an "innovating author" and an "Author as Influencer" by Goodreads executives at Book Expo America 2014 in their speech.
Kailin Gow is one of Cindy Crawford's Beauties, who is beautiful on the inside as well as the outside, along with Gabrielle Union.
She was called "a successful author who knows how to balance being an author and life" by Huffington Post. USA Today recommends her steamy romances while PBS Kids have recommended her Teen Fantasy Series.
Amazon highlighted her author success story on the homepage of Amazon.com and in their book, Transformations and was invited by Amazon to be an author spokesperson for Amazon's launch of the Kindle fire in Santa Monica.
In the publishing industry, she has written and presented many articles and workshops for major publications as well as conventions. https://www.fastcompany.com/user/kail...
and is the host/founder of the podcast and newsletter Author Voices. Additionally, she owns a law firm specializing in consumer advocacy.
Kailin Gow holds a Masters degree in Management from USC and degrees in Social Ecology (Psychology, Criminology, Sociology, and Ecology/Climate), Drama, and Film making from UC Irvine where she once ran and DJ for a radio station that helped discovered OC bands like Sugar Ray and Gwen Stefani.
https://ventsmagazine.com/2025/04/10/...
Kailin Gow is an USA Today Bestselling author, publisher, screenwriter, director, producer, and speaker with hundreds of books published. She is also the owner/founder and organizer of mega-book signing events like Rockin' Hollywood, Naughty Mafia in Las Vegas, which has featured the very top authors of Romance and drawn thousands of readers, including being in a documentary film now out on Amazon Prime.
Over 14 Million copies of her books have been downloaded around the world and translated into 25 languages. 2 of her book series, FADE Series and Red Genesis Series, has been optioned by the Academy Award-winning team behind Netflix #1 most Liked and Top 10 Netflix Original Film, Wish Dragon, also the team behind the special effects magic of Star Wars and Marvel films.
She owns a traditional publishing company with an API (Asian Pacific Islander) Diversity initiative that has partnerships with production companies across the globe with distribution through Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Disney and more! Kailin Gow is a go to media guest on Women in Film and Television and is a voting member of the Academy Awards.
Her Worldwide Brand, Kailin Gow's Go Girl has won awards for its tv series, books, cosmetics, fashions, beauty and health products, and soon-to-be home and travel products. As of 2021, Kailin Gow's Go Girl is excited to expand into its own line of hotels, starting with a 70+ room hotel in Texas. In 2022, her books will be adapted into entertainment venues called Sparklesoup World, offered in various locations throughout the U.S. and internationally.
She has been a host on world-class stages, an invited speaker for BEA and a regular radio/TV guest for major stations. She is an official voice of AAPI, She has a TV Reality show on her as an author and personality. She is also the host and publisher of a leading author industry guide, subscription newsletter, and podcast called Authors Voices. Five of her pen names are USA Today Bestselling authors and will be traditionally published in 2022. She is also a recurring speaker/instructor of writing series and serials for professional screenwriters and producers as of 2021.
She was called an "innovating author" and an "Author as Influencer" by Goodreads executives at Book Expo America 2014 in their speech.
Kailin Gow is one of Cindy Crawford's Beauties, who is beautiful on the inside as well as the outside, along with Gabrielle Union.
She was called "a successful author who knows how to balance being an author and life" by Huffington Post. USA Today recommends her steamy romances while PBS Kids have recommended her Teen Fantasy Series.
Amazon highlighted her author success story on the homepage of Amazon.com and in their book, Transformations and was invited by Amazon to be an author spokesperson for Amazon's launch of the Kindle fire in Santa Monica.
In the publishing industry, she has written and presented many articles and workshops for major publications as well as conventions. https://www.fastcompany.com/user/kail...
and is the host/founder of the podcast and newsletter Author Voices. Additionally, she owns a law firm specializing in consumer advocacy.
Kailin Gow holds a Masters degree in Management from USC and degrees in Social Ecology (Psychology, Criminology, Sociology, and Ecology/Climate), Drama, and Film making from UC Irvine where she once ran and DJ for a radio station that helped discovered OC bands like Sugar Ray and Gwen Stefani.
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August 19, 2020
Vampire Samurai is the start of a new RH Paranormal from Kailin Gow.
I have always enjoyed Kailin's writing in previous years. I was really looking forward to this one as I enjoyed the blurb and know the capability of Kailin's writing. However, I was slightly letdown with this one.
Vampire Samurai starts off with such promise. We get to know Evie somewhat and are introduced to the four men who play a vital role in the story. However, the characters were only surface level and I struggled to see any connection beyond a physical attraction between them all. I needed more development between each of them. They all just came across as sex-crazed young adults and not the connection you normally get in RH books.
I enjoyed idea of the plot, but not how things played out. There was a lot that was glazed over that could have been more developed to give the story more depth. There were a lot of scenes that have this nice buildup and then bam it's the aftermath. I personally love reading about these scenes because it gives the readers the ability to see more depth of the characters and not just this one dimensional idea of who they are.
There was also areas that I felt were too detailed that had no bearing on the overall plot and came across as filler. I could tell that the author wanted to bring the culture into the store, which I am all for. However, when you give details like in a story but forgo the details and depth of scenes that are crucial to the plot, those other details come across as filler and nothing more.
Overall, not what I was hoping for from Kailin. This felt like a rough draft at best or even a script for a movie where the details aren't required. The book has the potential to be so much more for readers.
I have always enjoyed Kailin's writing in previous years. I was really looking forward to this one as I enjoyed the blurb and know the capability of Kailin's writing. However, I was slightly letdown with this one.
Vampire Samurai starts off with such promise. We get to know Evie somewhat and are introduced to the four men who play a vital role in the story. However, the characters were only surface level and I struggled to see any connection beyond a physical attraction between them all. I needed more development between each of them. They all just came across as sex-crazed young adults and not the connection you normally get in RH books.
I enjoyed idea of the plot, but not how things played out. There was a lot that was glazed over that could have been more developed to give the story more depth. There were a lot of scenes that have this nice buildup and then bam it's the aftermath. I personally love reading about these scenes because it gives the readers the ability to see more depth of the characters and not just this one dimensional idea of who they are.
There was also areas that I felt were too detailed that had no bearing on the overall plot and came across as filler. I could tell that the author wanted to bring the culture into the store, which I am all for. However, when you give details like in a story but forgo the details and depth of scenes that are crucial to the plot, those other details come across as filler and nothing more.
Overall, not what I was hoping for from Kailin. This felt like a rough draft at best or even a script for a movie where the details aren't required. The book has the potential to be so much more for readers.
August 2, 2020
i really loved Vampire Samurai alot. It is so unique. Evie the main female is a Life Blood Carrier a person who can turn vampire's back into human or make them all powerful. She meets Haru, a Japanese Prince and Samurai, who was turned into a vampire just days before his wedding and his brother Kai whom he had to change, Soru a fae and Reo a shifter all banded together to protect tje Life Blood Carrier never really knowing they would meet her but then they did and boy is this book exciting i love the Japanese in it and the lore
September 17, 2020
Another great book by this author that had me reading until the end in one shot. I absolutely couldn't put it down until I was done. She take us a one crazy journey in this book and you can so relate to the characters. I cant wait for book 2.
August 25, 2020
Whilst visiting her aunt in Japan Evie (FMC) discovers a world that she's ill prepared for. One full of Vampires, Fae and Shifters. Also discovering that she is part of a prophesy and very valuable to Vampires. Making her a hot commodity for them and putting her in danger. With the help of a mixed band of samurai (Haru, Kai, Soru and Reo) who have offered to help her she tries to get prepared for what is coming. I really like Evie's character. She's level headed, strong willed but still witty and funny even with everything going on around her. I don't think I've read enough about the guys to work them out yet but what I have read I like. I'll keep my opinion of them until I've read the next book and with that cliffhanger ending I can't wait for that. A pretty good start though and I enjoyed reading it
August 25, 2020
Whilst visiting her aunt in Japan Evie (FMC) discovers a world that she's ill prepared for. One full of Vampires, Fae and Shifters. Also discovering that she is part of a prophesy and very valuable to Vampires. Making her a hot commodity for them and putting her in danger. With the help of a mixed band of samurai (Haru, Kai, Soru and Reo) who have offered to help her she tries to get prepared for what is coming. I really like Evie's character. She's level headed, strong willed but still witty and funny even with everything going on around her. I don't think I've read enough about the guys to work them out yet but what I have read I like. I'll keep my opinion of them until I've read the next book and with that cliffhanger ending I can't wait for that. A pretty good start though and I enjoyed reading it
August 22, 2020
A new series by Kailin Gow and it starts of great. So we two vampires, shifter, and a fae who band together to protect the life blood carrier. Haru, Kai, Saro, and Reo have been together for a long time and then they meet Evie and everything changes. Evie is special and this may pose a problem. However she is attracted to the guys. The dynamic with these five is different and I am really interested to see how that changes. As you read you will understand what I am talking about. It does get steamy at times as well. I really liked this story. It does end with a cliffy.
September 18, 2020
i really loved Vampire Samurai alot. It is so unique. Evie the main female is a Life Blood Carrier a person who can turn vampire's back into human or make them all powerful. She meets Haru, a Japanese Prince and Samurai, who was turned into a vampire just days before his wedding and his brother Kai whom he had to change, Soru a fae and Reo a shifter all banded together to protect tje Life Blood Carrier never really knowing they would meet her but then they did and boy is this book exciting i love the Japanese in it and the lore
July 17, 2020
I loved this book. Once I started reading I could not put it down and finished it in one sitting. It moves along at a great pace. The characters are so amazing that you feel as though you know them and no matter what you want to be there with them. The story grabs you and keeps you reading till the very last page. I cannot wait to read the next book in this thrilling series. It is WOW. An awesome read.
August 15, 2020
I have been looking forward to this book since the author first mentioned it and it was better than I ever expected. I was sucked in pretty fast. The FMC is very special and in certain circles highly prized. Luck lands her catching the eye of 4 men sworn to old values and to protect the world. Life starts to become a blur of work, training, and getting to know the culture(and the guys). I can not wait for book 2!
August 21, 2020
Fanfreakingtastic!
I have been looking forward to this book since the author first mentioned it and it was better than I ever expected. I was sucked in pretty fast. The FMC is very special and in certain circles highly prized. Luck lands her catching the eye of 4 men sworn to old values and to protect the world. Life starts to become a blur of work, training, and getting to know the culture(and the guys). I can not wait for book 2!
I have been looking forward to this book since the author first mentioned it and it was better than I ever expected. I was sucked in pretty fast. The FMC is very special and in certain circles highly prized. Luck lands her catching the eye of 4 men sworn to old values and to protect the world. Life starts to become a blur of work, training, and getting to know the culture(and the guys). I can not wait for book 2!
September 16, 2020
Wow that ending
Totally loved this new type of supernatural book. Each page keeps you turning until your at the end to be left on such a cliffhanger that it will leave you shocked and desperate to know more whilst picking yourself up off the floor. Evie is such a great character and with the added hot guys Haru, Kai, Soru and Roe you will fall right into each guys grip with how intense and amazing each of them are. Totally worth reading
Totally loved this new type of supernatural book. Each page keeps you turning until your at the end to be left on such a cliffhanger that it will leave you shocked and desperate to know more whilst picking yourself up off the floor. Evie is such a great character and with the added hot guys Haru, Kai, Soru and Roe you will fall right into each guys grip with how intense and amazing each of them are. Totally worth reading
July 18, 2020
Good start to the series. When I started the book it was like wow. I didn't want to put it down. Trip to her Aunts house is where it all starts. Can't wait for book 2 and to see how the characters develop through the series.
August 27, 2020
I love how different and unique this vampire book is from any other that I’ve read🖤 the whole world is like different which makes for and amazing read!! This was my first book by Kailin Gow and it definitely doesn’t disappoint!! I can’t wait to see where book 2 takes us!
August 15, 2020
could not put this book down!! ... love Evie! ... ecstatic for book 2 💕
August 25, 2020
Absolutely loved this book. I cant wait for the next book. Anything by kailin is amazing.
September 9, 2020
Not a fan
So firstly this did not play out how I would have expected but that doesn’t necessarily make the book something I don’t want read. What made it frustrating was the story line. It feels incomplete in a lot of places. And rushed in some other areas.
Like Evie’s virginity is a huge part of what makes her the life’s blood carrier. But without any grandeur that you would expect she has sex with Reo, the beat shifter. The preamble or lead to. It’s like she has sex and it’s skated over. Which again with how big a deal her virginity seems be that seems a bit odd.
Then it feels like the relationship between Evie and Kai occurred naturally but all the other relationships seem forced or just out of the blue. And then Evie has zero back bone being this demur girl. But then she is training in the way of the samurai.
My other issue is she comes to Osaka for her Aunt Rose. To get to know her. But then gets swept away by Haru, Kai, Rep, and Saru. But then she makes one demand about being able to spend time with her aunt. To only spend all her time working with Harold and learning nothing about her mothers side of the family. It’s like the aunt get mostly forgotten. The main reason for her demand get glossed over.
With all of this I have to hard pass on continuing the series.
So firstly this did not play out how I would have expected but that doesn’t necessarily make the book something I don’t want read. What made it frustrating was the story line. It feels incomplete in a lot of places. And rushed in some other areas.
Like Evie’s virginity is a huge part of what makes her the life’s blood carrier. But without any grandeur that you would expect she has sex with Reo, the beat shifter. The preamble or lead to. It’s like she has sex and it’s skated over. Which again with how big a deal her virginity seems be that seems a bit odd.
Then it feels like the relationship between Evie and Kai occurred naturally but all the other relationships seem forced or just out of the blue. And then Evie has zero back bone being this demur girl. But then she is training in the way of the samurai.
My other issue is she comes to Osaka for her Aunt Rose. To get to know her. But then gets swept away by Haru, Kai, Rep, and Saru. But then she makes one demand about being able to spend time with her aunt. To only spend all her time working with Harold and learning nothing about her mothers side of the family. It’s like the aunt get mostly forgotten. The main reason for her demand get glossed over.
With all of this I have to hard pass on continuing the series.
July 11, 2021
While the storyline was interesting the story itself felt lacking at times and skipped over. There are a couple of scenes that start but then next thing you know it is the next day or a couple of days later. We don’t get to see the full picture. While that is fine here and there it makes the story fill missing when it is most of dramatic/action scenes that are skipped over. I did enjoy the character development and think they have a lot of potential. The story does end in a cliffhanger as well as again before the ending the scene started and skipped ahead so we are not fully sure how we got to that point. The story has major potential and in my opinion it could be an excellent story. I love the idea of the storyline and it’s uniqueness.
May 14, 2021
Good but a bit rushed
Love the theme but I felt like the characters lacked depth and the relationships were rushed. It seemed like the author was just ticking boxes in order to move the story along rather than spending a bit more time showing how the relationship between each of the main characters develops.
Love the theme but I felt like the characters lacked depth and the relationships were rushed. It seemed like the author was just ticking boxes in order to move the story along rather than spending a bit more time showing how the relationship between each of the main characters develops.
June 2, 2023
If you've read the Pulse Vampire books, this is a spin-off but a different world. I love it. It feels more urban and grown up. This is the adult steamy spin-off with vampires, shifters, fae, and other supernatural characters.
January 3, 2021
I received a copy of this book for a fair and honest review. I read the PULSE books years ago. It was good to be back in that world. I love Evie and the Samurais. I have to say of the four Soru and Kai are my favorites, but it is only the first book. It is about Evie going to Japan to stay with her Aunt to learn more about her mother who she never got to know and her father would tell her very little. Her Aunt owns a ramen shop and that is where all things change. She discovers things about herself and she has to come terms with her new world. I love how she got to have time with each of the guys. It made for a good foundation for all of their relationships. I had not been ready for ending. I need the next one and fast.
September 20, 2020
Vampire Samurai is a book I picked up through Kindle Unlimited. I had to force myself to finish this one. There seemed like a lot of plot holes and "who would do that?" moments for me. The storyline never came together for me, and I wasn't to fond of Evie. Vampire Samurai only gets a lukewarm rating.
May 30, 2021
LOVE this vampire shifter fantasy reverse harem must read! Takes place in Japan so I feel like I'm taking a vacation there with Evie and her hot vampire samurai lovers.
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