Blood Son
by Erica Orloff
Vampires and
Valentines
Publisher: Silhouette Nocturne (February 2007)
Elizabeth Martin has left the comfort of academia and traveled to a
small Czech village in hopes of tracking down her lost twin brother
David. David sent her a plea for help and all the clues point to some
kind of vampire misdeed. At a remote Czech inn, once a Catholic
convent, Elizabeth runs into Josef, a Dhampir (the offspring of a
vampire and a human). Together, they plan to hunt down the vampires
surrounding the small Czech inn and save David from the madness,
psychological or vampire-instilled, encircling him.
Elizabeth is drawn to this dhampir with an almost supernatural pull.
But can she trust this man who moves her very soul? He promises to help
her but will the vampire part of him overtake the goodness of his human
side? Will their escalating passion endanger their mission? Is he truly
beside her to help or does he have some hidden plan of his own?
Dhampir's are rumored to be mercenaries....
Blood Son is
the perfect Valentine romance for someone seeking the unusual. The
author's vampire historical research colors the legend with depth and
intrigue. Erica Orloff shapes the tale into a pièce de
résistance romance by layering the familiar vampire legends with
new aspects and twists. Both the romance and the suspense are riveting
--- even long after the reader reaches the end!
Erica Orloff's romance captivates the reader's mind and soul. Sideline
reflections on evil --- the Holocaust and serial killers --- enrich
this novel in unexpected ways. The legend of the hawthorne bush and the
undying faith of the Catholic convent sisters who once inhabited the
now Czech inn cast a circle of the sacred around the characters --- and
also in the reader's heart. Even the secondary plot details and
questions of this novel fascinate the reader's imagination. What is
insanity? What is heredity? What is evil? What is love?
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