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Add to Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n This is a great collection for Elemental Mysteries<\/i> fans. A collection of shorts and novellas featuring Giovanni Vechio and Beatrice de Novo \u2013 and some of their friends – giving us a chance to catch up with them living out their very happy and loved-up lives together.<\/p>\n A Not-So-Special Night<\/b> (previously published) Merry Christmas, Tenzin<\/b> (previously published) Lost Letters and Christmas Lights<\/strong> There is a really sweet, fast-moving romance, intermingled with moments of sweetness and swoon between Gio and Beatrice as the four of them investigate a centuries-old mystery of two star-crossed lovers finding their way to each other. There\u2019s love and happy endings all around!<\/p>\n Finding Richard<\/strong> I really liked this little story. It\u2019s lighter with some funny little moments with Ben, Tenzin, Gavin, Chloe, and of course Gio and Beatrice. And Richard himself is hilariously dramatic.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s frankly a miracle I haven\u2019t killed you yet. Not that I haven\u2019t been tempted, Richard.\u201d It\u2019s a quick read with a fun setup that made me smile.<\/p>\n Desires of the Heart<\/strong> This anthology is a must-read for fans of the series. I loved it!<\/p>\n 4 stars.<\/p>\n An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Hidden Fire (#1)<\/strong> This Same Earth (#2)<\/strong> The Force of Wind (#3)<\/strong> A Fall of Water (#4)<\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Amazon US\u00a0 |\u00a0 Amazon UK\u00a0 |\u00a0 Apple Books\u00a0 | Kobo\u00a0 |\u00a0 B&N\u00a0 |\u00a0 Smashwords Add to Goodreads Review 4 stars! This is a great collection for Elemental Mysteries fans. A collection of shorts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38278,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","yasr_overall_rating":4,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"Product","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[595,36,10,265,9],"tags":[59,458,459,48],"class_list":["post-38829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anthology","category-novella","category-paranormal","category-quickie","category-romance","tag-arc","tag-elemental-mysteries","tag-elizabeth-hunter","tag-review"],"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":false,"span_bottom":false},"number_of_votes":0,"sum_votes":0},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/The-Stars-Afire.jpg?fit=150%2C225&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7gaNL-a6h","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38829\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nA super swoony glimpse into Gio and Beatrice together on Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
\nA short scene with Tenzin and Ben (and Gio and Beatrice) in the lead up to Christmas.<\/p>\n
\nGio and Beatrice travel to Rome to investigate a series of letters related to their research. While there, they meet up with the curator of Gio\u2019s personal library in Perugia, and when the quiet human librarian is given the opportunity to travel with the two vampires to Rome with her son for Christmas, she cannot resist. Especially when their travels will take her to meet up with a vampire librarian from the Vatican that she has been exchanging correspondence with for two years \u2013 broody and mysterious, Zano.<\/p>\n
\nThis is a fun little novella as Giovanni is called in to deal with an interesting problem. A vampire by the name of Richard was turned against his will when he was on the cusp of acting greatness in the 1800s. Born to perform, Richard has popped up all over the world performing his art and seeking the adoration of the crowds\u2026 not exactly the kind of behaviour that keeps the existence of the vampire race a secret. Somehow, Gio ended up responsible for the unthinking immortal, and when he appears once again in an off-Broadway play that is starting to gain attention, it\u2019s up to Gio to take care of the problem.<\/p>\n
\nBeatrice made a face. \u201cI\u2019m kind of tempted to be honest.\u201d
\n\u201cI\u2019m not,\u201d Tenzin piped up. \u201cI like you, Richard.\u201d
\n\u201cThank you, Tenzin!\u201d
\n\u201cBut I wouldn\u2019t blame Giovanni for killing you if he wanted to. You\u2019re a pain in the ass.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nBeautiful, beautiful, beautiful! This little novella stole my heart as Gio and Beatrice travel back to Italy with the future of their family on their minds. Without giving too much away, this was everything I wanted without knowing that I wanted it. A beautifully written little story that complements Gio and Beatrice\u2019s journey so far, with a possible glimpse into the future of the series. I loved that we got to see this very special moment, and I look forward to seeing more of this particular storyline going forward.<\/p>\nThe Elemental Mysteries<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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