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House of Royals by Keary Taylor Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on June 21st 2015
Pages: 224
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Every town has its history and skeletons, but Silent Bend, Mississippi’s are darker than most. Ruled from the shadows by the House—the immortal Born and their aging, enslaved Bitten—everyone knows not to go out after dark and that the police will never look into crimes involving blood.
Alivia Ryan didn’t know the man who claims to be her father through a will even existed until she inherits the Conrath plantation. Instead of the sleepy house she expects, she finds a mansion and a staff who look at her with fear in their eyes.
Ian Ward tried to kill Alivia the first time they met, and then insisted he train her to defend herself against the House, who he claims will try to manipulate and take her in for their own political reasons. And the growing attraction between them will threaten their lives—Ian is a sworn enemy of the House.
In Silent Bend, people disappear, the threat of a demented King and the legend of his resurrecting Queen hang over everyone’s heads, and proving loyalty means far more than blood. You’d better watch who you trust in this town…
This is the first book I’ve read by the author and I wasn’t disappointed. The author writes a really good plot from the beginning till the end. There is no HEA in this book and man what a cliffhanger but it’s so worth it. I really enjoyed reading this book and love how the author makes you feel a connection with the characters. This vampire read is like no other and totally different then what I’ve read before.
Alivia doesn’t know who her father is or anything about him but after receiving a message to come to his home after he passed, she does just that. When she arrives at the house, the staff looks at her with fear in her eyes and she doesn’t understand why. Rath who has been with her father for a very long time will help her the best he can. Ian tries to kill her but then he saves her. Now, she has Rath and Ian to help her learn everything. She goes with Ian and learns some history and fighting skills and the more time she spends with Ian, the more she connects with him.
Ian has been a vampire slayer for a few years and one night he’s out he sees Alivia get attacked. He decides that he is going to kill her but then after he realizes who she is, he saves her. Ian decides that he will help Alivia with anything he can and also teach her. He fills her in on some history about her father and place she lives along with history of himself. Ian can’t stay away from her and he decides to let her know that and also that he is banned from the royal’s.
Alivia & Ian will take you on one heck of a journey. You’ll have different emotions go through you and all the betrayal, hurt and much more happen. This book will keep you on your toes and you’ll want to finish the book. You’ll learn about Born vs Bitten and The King. You’ll experience what it means to be Royal and what all comes with being a Royal.
Great job to the author and I look forward to reading more in this series. I need the next book like now. I highly recommend.
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