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Master #4
Deux
He dropped pretenses like fake smiles and bared his fangs.
The scent of fresh death fills LA’s streets as celebrity bloodsuckers Raiden and Gabriel begin production on Luna Sunset, Gabriel’s cinematic labor of love (and lust).
At the same time, Raiden’s estranged maker Justus and his wife/prisoner Naomi covertly track the costars’ location.
Unaware of their imperiled state, Raiden and Gabriel explore their altered alliance against the backdrop of palm trees and plentiful prey. A shocking discovery deepens the duo’s blood bond, their resistance crumbling as their desire crystallizes: Raiden and Gabriel abandon their defenses—and tragedy strikes.
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Genres: LGBTQ/Dark Fantasy/Horror/Paranormal/Undead
Warning: this book series is intended for adults only. It contains graphic violence and gore, explicit sexual situations including rape and sexual assault, strong language, and other material readers may find objectionable. Reader discretion is advised.
Cover artist: George Cotronis
Editor: Angela Brown
The scent of fresh death fills LA’s streets as celebrity bloodsuckers Raiden and Gabriel begin production on Luna Sunset, Gabriel’s cinematic labor of love (and lust).
At the same time, Raiden’s estranged maker Justus and his wife/prisoner Naomi covertly track the costars’ location.
Unaware of their imperiled state, Raiden and Gabriel explore their altered alliance against the backdrop of palm trees and plentiful prey. A shocking discovery deepens the duo’s blood bond, their resistance crumbling as their desire crystallizes: Raiden and Gabriel abandon their defenses—and tragedy strikes.
***
Genres: LGBTQ/Dark Fantasy/Horror/Paranormal/Undead
Warning: this book series is intended for adults only. It contains graphic violence and gore, explicit sexual situations including rape and sexual assault, strong language, and other material readers may find objectionable. Reader discretion is advised.
Cover artist: George Cotronis
Editor: Angela Brown
169 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 17, 2021
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About the author
R.N. Jayne
14 books91 followersR. N. Jayne a.k.a. Jane Bled
Since R. N. first held a pen, she's been devising deviant ways to wield it. Her debut novella, queer vampire tale Crimson (MASTER, Book 1), won Best eBook in the 2009 Hollywood Book Festival Awards. Eien (MASTER, Book 7), the series ender, released in 2024.
A honer of the arts, R. N.'s an aural aficionado; a water-lover; a fleur-o-phile. Given her visual tendencies, she's especially fond of capturing fleeting moments in the natural world outside her doorstep. She resides in the idyllic countryside with her precocious children and mischievous cats.
Since R. N. first held a pen, she's been devising deviant ways to wield it. Her debut novella, queer vampire tale Crimson (MASTER, Book 1), won Best eBook in the 2009 Hollywood Book Festival Awards. Eien (MASTER, Book 7), the series ender, released in 2024.
A honer of the arts, R. N.'s an aural aficionado; a water-lover; a fleur-o-phile. Given her visual tendencies, she's especially fond of capturing fleeting moments in the natural world outside her doorstep. She resides in the idyllic countryside with her precocious children and mischievous cats.
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March 21, 2022
I received an ARC of Deux through Reedsy Discovery in exchange for an honest review. Read the full review at https://reedsy.com/discovery/book/deu...
There are authors who ease readers in to their series, reintroducing the world and the characters anew with every entry. Then there are authors who say "Screw it, we're on book 4, get on board or get out of the way!". Deux is of the latter persuasion.
Raiden and Gabriel are a pair of vampire frenemies, verging on lovers, who haven’t seen each other in a couple of months and now must work together on a movie set. While working closely, they must keep their vampirism, their attraction to each other, and Gabriel’s growing thirst all firmly in the closet and away from their costars and crewmates. Tension crackles between the Raiden and Gil as they brush past each other, come together, and finally explode over the course of their couple of weeks together on set.
Along for the ride are a merry train of assistants, bodyguards, and the usual retinue you would expect to follow a pair of celebrity vamps, while mysterious enemies with longstanding grudges against both our leading gentlemen watch from the wings.
True to the form laid out a few paragraphs ago, Deux is very obviously just one part of many, and that includes the ending. Strap in for a cliffhanger of fairly cataclysmic proportions rather than a neat bow on the end of this story.
There are authors who ease readers in to their series, reintroducing the world and the characters anew with every entry. Then there are authors who say "Screw it, we're on book 4, get on board or get out of the way!". Deux is of the latter persuasion.
Raiden and Gabriel are a pair of vampire frenemies, verging on lovers, who haven’t seen each other in a couple of months and now must work together on a movie set. While working closely, they must keep their vampirism, their attraction to each other, and Gabriel’s growing thirst all firmly in the closet and away from their costars and crewmates. Tension crackles between the Raiden and Gil as they brush past each other, come together, and finally explode over the course of their couple of weeks together on set.
Along for the ride are a merry train of assistants, bodyguards, and the usual retinue you would expect to follow a pair of celebrity vamps, while mysterious enemies with longstanding grudges against both our leading gentlemen watch from the wings.
True to the form laid out a few paragraphs ago, Deux is very obviously just one part of many, and that includes the ending. Strap in for a cliffhanger of fairly cataclysmic proportions rather than a neat bow on the end of this story.
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