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Gerri Bowen, September 4, 2007 (view all comments by Gerri Bowen)
Blood Moon is a vampire tale set in the Regency era. It begins in England although most of the story takes place in Moldavia. It’s also a love story, at times sad—sad you say? Think about it. You or your spouse may end up as a true vampire. If that happens, the one who isn’t a true vampire will have to kill the one who is. Jon Hyde-White, a man who has chosen the church as his path in life is bitten and infected by the vampire Sebastian. The woman Jon has decided to marry, Cassandra, is also bitten by Sebastian. Both are infected, both show signs of the infection worsening, but aren’t true vampires. Yet. Jon decides to travel with Cassandra to Moldavia, where he’s told the priests there will help them overcome this infection. Once in Moldavia, nothing goes as they’d planned. Stalked by Sebastian, and then by vampire hunters, it seems as though they’ll never find the help they need until Milosh comes to their rescue. But can they trust him? Will the Blood Moon ritual work? Will they be able to put a stop to Sebastian?

One of the things out of many I liked about this book was how the infection affected people differently. The author put a lot of thought into this, because a week after finishing the book I still find myself wondering about day to day life for an infected person, how certain knowledge might affect them psychologically. I also enjoyed the heroine. Cassandra was a product of her time, Regency, yet had to deal with her unstoppable craving for blood. Her reactions and words sounded true. When she shifted, and we read her thoughts, I considered her one of the best parts of the story. Blood Moon grabs you from the beginning and lopes off with you until the end. A true page turner. I enjoyed Blood Moon very much and look forward to the next book in the series. I highly recommend Blood Moon.

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Kenda Montgomery, February 28, 2007 (view all comments by Kenda Montgomery)
The power of the moon has long been a fascinating addition to romantic settings and author Thompson takes her talent with words and molds these powers into a clever tale fraught with danger, suspense and the burning question that will soon race through your mind as it did mine: Will good really triumph over evil in this instance, and at what cost? Blood Moon is a historical novel bursting with action, well-developed characters and a twist on vampires that is refreshing and haunting.

Cumberland, England, 1811. The second son of an earl, Jon Hyde-White is prepared to take on the role of vicar and settle down with the woman of his dreams, Cassandra Thorpe. A cruel, twisted fate is their bedeviling companion though when an evil entity focuses all his malice on them. Bitten and slowly descending into the madness that rides their attacker, Jon and Cassandra struggle to understand the horrors that plague them as well as the ones that await them. Sebastian, the creature that wants them for his slaves, will stop at nothing to complete what he's begun. As they flee England in search of answers, their desperate quest takes them to Moldovia, amongst the superstitious folk of the Carpathian Mountains. When the help they hoped for is flung back in their faces, what chance do they stand against a centuries old evil? Jon is determined though to right the wrongs done by Sebastian and in turn learns more than the Church could have ever prepared him for. Together, when he and Cassandra meet another like them, they will discover new and possibly more fulfilling ways to dispense divine justice.

The story springs immediately into action. It carries throughout on a relentless ride readers will want to stay up with until finished and be held breathless at each grim encounter had by Jon and Cassandra. Their development as the story progresses is gripping and the situation unique in that they are completely unaware of what to expect with their new powers. Love is a common binder in their actions, as they both remain steadfast and true to their feelings for one another. Vampire myths take on a profound role in this tale as Thompson breaths fresh life into them, molding what we've come to "know" about vampires into a new, even more uncertain realm of fantasy and danger. Adding in a well-rounded secondary character, Milosh, and Blood Moon becomes fully established as a rich, engrossing vampire tale. Stay tuned for the next installment, "The Brotherhood", set for release in September, 2007. Author Thompson continues an amazing journey of stellar writing involving multiple intriguing settings and characters that draw me in a leave me in dire straights for her next book every time. Be sure to check out her previous titles "The Waterlord", "The Ravencliff Bride" and "The Falcon's Bride".

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780505526809

Author:

Thompson, Dawn

Publisher:

Love Spell

Subject:

Man-woman relationships

Subject:

Romance - Historical

Subject:

Romance - General

Subject:

Vampires

Subject:

Romance - Fantasy

Subject:

Romance - Paranormal

Subject:

Love stories

Publication Date:

March 2007

Binding:

Mass Market Paperbound

Language:

English

Pages:

357

Dimensions:

6.79x4.23x1.00 in. .38 lbs.