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A novella in the Dark Protectors\/Rebels series, this is a fun, romantic and sexy read!<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n From New York Times<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0USA Today<\/span> bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti comes a new story in her Dark Protectors\/Rebels series\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Unlike several of his brothers, Athan Maxwell accepted the curse inherent in his DNA and solved the problem a century ago by mating his one true mate and saving her life at the same time. Now they only meet up four times a year to exchange blood and keep themselves healthy because that was the deal. Yet after a hundred years, his mate has only become more beguiling and intriguing, and when he discovers a new threat on her tail, his promise of sitting back and leaving her alone goes right out of the window.<\/p>\n Ivy O\u2019Dwyer has enjoyed the last century as an immortal being, evolving from being a farmer\u2019s daughter to the successful CEO of an Internet company. Sure, life gets lonely without the chance to date, and yes, she\u2019s grateful to her vampire mate for saving her life so long ago, and yet the dreams she has of the sexy male won\u2019t desert her. So when he storms in to save her life, in all vampire-possessive mode, it\u2019s difficult to stand her ground. Unfortunately, when they finally discover that living forever but alone isn\u2019t worth it, it might be too late.<\/p>\n **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it\u2019s an introduction to an author\u2019s world. And for fans, it\u2019s a bonus book in the author\u2019s series. We hope you’ll enjoy each one as much as we do.**<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Add to Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4.5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n I loved diving back into the Dark Protectors<\/i> world with a Dark Protectors\/Rebels<\/i> spin-off, and the introduction of a new family, the Maxwells, a family of vampires cursed to an early death unless they can find their true mates by the time they reach 400 years.<\/p>\n Athan Maxwell found his mate in human, Ivy. He saved her life in the 1800s, and by becoming his mate, she saved his right back. But he didn\u2019t want to force her into a life with him when she still had so much living to do, so they parted ways, only meeting up 1 \u2013 4 times a year to share the blood that they need to maintain their immortality. But when Athan learns that Ivy is in trouble, he drops everything to run to her side and protect the woman that he has come to secretly care for.<\/p>\n Ivy has made the most of her second chance at life, and in her 150 years of practical immortality she has worked to make the world a better place, even working with a secret ally to take down online predators. Her mating with Athan means that she\u2019s never touched, let alone been with any other man, and though she looks forward to their brief meetings and misses Athan when he\u2019s gone, she\u2019s happy. And then her mate comes barging back into her life being all alpha possessive, insisting that she needs his protection, and their well-established dynamic is about to shift.<\/p>\n Oh, I do love me a growly, protective vampire, and Athan is fantastic! He has sat back and let Ivy live her life, grow in confidence, and become a truly magnificent woman, and now that he\u2019s actually spending time with her, and her life is under threat, he\u2019s realising that it\u2019s time to finally claim her properly (commence lots of growling, biting and \u201cmine\u201d!).<\/p>\n It\u2019s a great set-up, with a fun back-and-forth as Athan and Ivy bicker and argue, but underneath it all there is a lot of love for each other, and a whole truck-load of sexual tension. We\u2019re talking over a century of longing, and when they finally give into it\u2026 holy damn, it\u2019s hot!<\/p>\n But they\u2019ve got unexpected dangers to face, and the events of this book are very cleverly tied in with events in the Dark Protectors<\/i> series, bringing action and excitement, and I loved watching it all go down.<\/p>\n We\u2019re introduced to some of Athan\u2019s brothers, all under the same curse that he is, and there are already some great stories brewing there. I\u2019m so excited to get to know these characters more, and can\u2019t wait for this spin-off series to continue!<\/p>\n 4.5 stars!<\/p>\n An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Vampire’s Kiss by Rebecca Zanetti, is live! A novella in the Dark Protectors\/Rebels series, this is a fun, romantic and sexy read! 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See our\u00a0Dark Protectors\/Realm Enforcers series<\/a>\u00a0page for info on the series<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Check out our\u00a0Rebecca Zanetti Author Spotlight<\/a>\u00a0for more of Rebecca\u2019s work<\/strong><\/h4>\n