Blood Captive

The Blackthorne Vampires, Book 1

By: K. Loraine

Narrated by: Aaron Shedlock, Emma Wilder

He wanted me for my blood....

Living on the run was all I'd ever known. My life was unstable, but at least I wasn't alone. That all changed when my mother was murdered.

I ran from the unknown creatures she'd always feared until the day I stopped being afraid. That was my first mistake.

Cashel Blackthorne took me as his captive, but more than that, he opened my eyes to the terrible truth of the world.

Vampires exist, and I am the key to their salvation.

The Blackthorne vampires need my blood, but their prince desires more - me. There's something between us neither of us can deny. He is my captor, but I'll be his ruin.

Contains mature themes.

©2019 Kim Loraine (P)2020 Tantor

So good

There was a lot of frustrating and sad moments but the ending was everything I wanted! I felt bad for Lucas but I'm hoping he gets his happy ending in the next books

Vampire catnip!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙🎙
Romance: 💚🖤💙❤️
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏🌎
Character development: ☺️😉😀😘

The heroine: Olivia Stewart - Her mother was murdered one year ago. As she lay dying, she told Olivia to run. Her mother had been crazy, always moving them from town to town, saying that monsters were after her blood.

The Hero: Cashel Blackthorne - he is one of the Blackthorne vampires, son to the King. He finds the woman they have been searching for and brings her to Blackthorne manor to be a pet for the King.

The Story: Olivia is taken against her will and held captive in a mansion full of vampires who wanted her blood. They said her blood was sunshine. She had to cover her scent with rose oil or she would be at risk from all the vampires in the manor. Cashel is her only safety but she is not safe from him and she isn’t for him, but for the King.

This book was told in dual points of view via dual narration. It was narrated by Emma Wilder and Aaron Shedlock. Emma Wilder has a soft feminine voice and she portrays anxiety well with her voice. Aaron Shedlock has a gravely voice that works for the mysterious vampire that is Cashel.

The vampires had a plan and needed Olivia’s blood to cure sun sickness which is a disease that is killing vampires. Olivia is descended from a line of powerful magic. Her bloodline used to hold sunshine that could kill vampires. Though the blood was diluted through the years and when her mother died, she got the magic in her blood. Small amounts of blood would keep the remaining vampires alive.

Cashel was responsible for her safety, they told her that vampires would want to drain her dry and she was safer there than anywhere else where her fate might be the same as her mother. This all reminded me a lot of True Blood when it turned out Sookie was part Fairy and vampires craved her blood.

We find out early on that Cashel is somewhat trustworthy and that his father, the King, is the kind of vampire who likes to torment those around him. He wants Olivia for himself and would eventually drain her dry when he couldn’t stop himself even if killing her would mean the end of his race. This was a good alpha vampire captive romance with an original twist.

Absolutely wonderful

I have absoutely enjoyed every bit of this book and love the dark notes throughout the story. I have already bought books 2 and 3 . The narrators did a wonderful job. I hope that this series continues.

Love od a Blood Sucker

I'm really not into paranormal readings but I decided to give this book a try. it kept my interest the narration was good and I'm going to move on to the second book because of the cliffhanger

I NEED more!!💜

Great Story! Thrilling, intriguing, sexy and mysterious. This romance will have you on the edge of your seat. The secrets, the deceit, the forbidden need and the chemistry between these characters will hold you captive.
The narration is absolutely amazing, although I would have enjoyed more of the Cashel’s chapters.
This is book 1 in this series with a cliffhanger.
I can’t wait for the release of books 2 & 3.
I highly recommend this book.

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