Red Blooded

Gods of Midnight #3.5

by Deidre Knight

Dillon Fox, sightless after a tour of duty in Iraq, is called to Savannah, Georgia, to help the Shades, a powerful group of paranormal hunters. His friend Mason Angel, a leader of the Shades, needs Dillon’s help to take down a vampire clan. Once Dillon embarks on the mission, one woman stirs something inside him that he thought long dead. But as Dillon starts to fall for the sexy and charismatic female vampire, will he have to choose between love and duty?

Genres: Romance, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Audiobook, Novella, Fantasy, Vampires

60 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 4, 2010

About the author

Deidre Knight is a literary agent, mom, wife, novelist and southern woman, and proud to answer to all of these titles. Before she founded The Knight Agency in 1996, Deidre worked behind the camera in movies and television. During the thirteen years since she launched her literary agency, she has grown The Knight Agency to national prominence, shepherding authors on to every major bestseller list. With agency sales of more than 1,000 titles to major publishers, a large percentage of which are in the categories of romance and women’s fiction, Deidre has established a reputation for discovering vivid and unique storytellers and is considered an industry expert on the hot trend of paranormal fiction. Writing in that genre, she creates fresh characters and strong, emotional storylines. As an author Deidre has been described not only as “outstanding” and “emotionally evocative,” but also as having “tremendous verve and a great knack for character and smart scenes.” Deidre’s innovative novels have been nominated for a plethora of accolades including the PEARL, the PRISM, the NOR, the JABIC and the STRCA.

Reviews

[Natasja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Two thousand and five hundred years ago three hundred Spartan warriors sacrificed their lives at Thermopylae. Seven warriors became immortal when they accepted a deal and drank from the River Styx, binding their immortality and their vow to Ares, the God of war.

Former marine Dillon has lost his sight in the last battle for the marine. Not sure what to do with his life, he accepts the offer of his best friend Mason Angel and his brother Jaime. It appears they work as demon hunters and they want Dillon to use his good looks and get as close to vampire to be Kate.

Kate, a vampire to be knows time has come to accept her fate and become a full vampire by taking a mate, but not on the terms of her family. She wants a mate she chooses by herself and when Dillon walks in on her party she knows he’s the one, despite his connection to Mason Angel and his team.

Red Blooded by Deidre Knight is part of her Gods of Midnight series. Although the story is very short, it’s definitely a good one.

What can you say about the characters when it’s this short, you cannot fully know the characters. But Dillon stole my heart from the first page; he is a wounded man but won’t accept his disability stand in his way to live a full life. So when he hears of this demon hunter team, he cannot refuse their offer.

Kate is part of the vampire family in the town where the Angel team hunts. It’s time for Kate to choose a mate and become a powerful vampire, but not on the term of her brothers.

The attraction between Dillon and Kate is huge; you can feel the sparkles coming of the pages when you read the steamy scene between them. I love the fact that Dillon is sent to Kate to stop her and becoming her mate in the end.

I love all Deidre Knight’s work and this in no exception. The short story has everything it needs, two fabulous characters, the intense attraction and the right ending.

[Melindeeloo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now blind, former marine Dillon is recruited by Mason Angel and his band of demon hunters to act as bait - using his outrageous good looks to get close to a vampire-to-be Kate whose impending mating will turn her into a blood-drinker and possibly a threat to humans. But upon meeting Kate, Dillon is utterly captivated, and the mission quickly takes a back seat to Dillon's need to make Kate 'his' and to get her to surrender to their forbidden desire.

This was a short - but steamy and good - story connected to Knight's 'Red' (Gods of Midnight) series which falls timewise before "Red Angel" (Jaime and Sunny's story) in On the Hunt. Knight jumps pretty quickly to the steamy stuff as the pair's attraction is immediate and intense, but it works because they also share a pre-existing connection. This is a great little fill-in for fans of the now completed series.

[Jeanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excdellent for a short story - and I don't say that easily. I'm not usually a short story fan.

[JodyL · Rating 3 out of 5]

There wasn't much action in this book. The demon hunters weren't explained either. The whole thing seemed a bit cheesy in my opinion. I hope that since it was a prequel the next book will be better. I am willing to give it a try.

[Amber Hughes · Rating 3 out of 5]

3-3.5 stars ☺ Would have liked it to be a little bit longer for the price of the enovella though...

[Tamara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good story, But, would have loved for it to be longer!

[Shirley Bennett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet short story - but you MUST (Only because they are so great!) read the series "Gods of Midnight' - but even without it is a feel good read. Just way too short!!! ;)