Marauders 1: Mark of the Blood
by Cynnara Tregarth
ISBN: 978-1-59632-244-8
Published By: Loose ID
Review Date: 12 Oct 2006
Reviewed by Astraea
Niam values his control. He needs it to ensure he never makes a
mistake again, that he never kills without meaning to. Life as a
life-force feeding vampire isn't easy, especially not when you must
feed or go insane. Niam doesn't like what he does, but he tries to
make it as enjoyable for his victims as he can because if he doesn't
feed then he will lose his sanity and risk causing great damage to
everyone.
Kirstie Blake is a newly dedicated priestess and a business
consultant. One night she is attacked, but rescued by Niam and for
both of them an attraction flares that they can't and don't want to
fight. When Kirstie insists on helping find the madman who raped her
best friend, Niam knows she'll investigate no matter the danger to
herself. When they end up searching for clues together, desire
flares and they give in to the inevitable. Will they be able to find
the madman before he gets Kirstie?
Ms. Tregarth weaves a compelling tale filled with intrigue, danger
and desire so hot that you won't put the story down until you are
finished reading. The world she has created for her Marauders is as
complex as it is intriguing. One never knows what twist of fate lies
ahead. I cannot wait to see what happens to the rest of the
Marauders. With the love scenes hot and intense, and the urgency to
find out what is actually going on and who is responsible, this
story is good from the first word to the last.
On a side note, I was thrilled to see that as I read the characters
didn't say a word in one language, and repeat it or say it's meaning
in English immediately after. I find that to be distracting,
especially as some publishing houses over do it. The Gaelic phrases
that Ms. Tregarth uses were easy for me to infer the meaning by the
way it was used, if I didn't know what the word meant. I really
liked the dictionary/phrase list added at the end of the story for
those who might not know the words. In fact, reading over the list
before reading the story would be a good bet for those unfamiliar
with the phrases the Marauders often use.
You can buy Marauders 1: Mark of the Blood from…
Loose ID($7.99)
(prices were checked when the review was first published, and might vary)
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