Title: Bonded by Blood
Author: Laurie London
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Rating: * * * * 1/2
Publishers Date: January 18 2011
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: HQN Books
ISBN: 037377544X
FTC Disclosure: Provided by Publisher through NetGalley.com
Movie location scout Mackenzie Foster-Shaw has always known that she's cursed to die young. No one can protect her from the evil that has stalked her family for generations - vampires who crave her rare blood type. Until one afternoon in a wooded cemetery, she encounters an impossibly sexy stranger, a man she must trust with her life.
For Dominic, a man haunted by loss, Mackenzie satisfies a primal hunger that torments him - and the bond they share goes beyond heat, beyond love. She alone can supply the strength he needs to claim his revenge. But in doing so, he could destroy her..
This was such an easy story to get sucked in to. When I started it, I was totally captivated. I loved the world that London built and was tickled to hear that this was a series. Dominic and Mackenzie were great characters and I can't wait to visit with them again in "Embraced by Blood" due out in June this year, London's next book that follows Dom's brother, Alfonso.
Mac has always known that her family was cursed. She doesn't know why, but members of her family have been disappearing for generations. While out scouting a movie location, she encounters Dominic who has been shot and left for dead. Because she is a "Sweetblood", her blood saves Dom but causes an unusual bonding with him. This bonding and world building by London were only two things that reminded me of the early Feehan books that started my love affair with this genre. The presence of "good" and "bad" vampires was another. I hope that this series has the longevity of Feehan's and certainly will be there for the ride.
Mac has always known that her family was cursed. She doesn't know why, but members of her family have been disappearing for generations. While out scouting a movie location, she encounters Dominic who has been shot and left for dead. Because she is a "Sweetblood", her blood saves Dom but causes an unusual bonding with him. This bonding and world building by London were only two things that reminded me of the early Feehan books that started my love affair with this genre. The presence of "good" and "bad" vampires was another. I hope that this series has the longevity of Feehan's and certainly will be there for the ride.
Sweetblood
1. Bonded By Blood (2011)
2. Embraced by Blood (2011)
