Book Title: Alliance in Blood
Author: Ariel Tachna
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Publisher URL: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/
ISBN: 978-0-9815084-9-8
Genre: Gay Paranormal
Nymph Rating: 4.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymph Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Alain Magnier is a powerful wizard who has lost his wife and small son in the war with the evil Dark Wizards. He, and others like him, are fighting a losing battle to save the world from slipping into one filled with death and chaos. Desperate for allies, their leader has contacted the leader of the Paris vampires in hopes of a meeting to explain why the two groups should work together.
Orlando St. Clair is a vampire who is emotionally wounded after being abused and tortured for a hundred years by his maker. He’s quiet, sad, uncertain, and not the type of man you’d expect to be involved in intricate negotiations with another magical race.
These two men are chosen by their leaders to meet in a gloomy Paris graveyard to discuss an alliance. Despite their mutual attraction, they are still leery of the motives of the other, until Alain does the unexpected and offers Orlando a sip of his blood as an expression of good faith. It is this contact that changes their lives forever when a bond forms between them, and it changes the potential of the alliance as well. Bonded pairs of vampires and wizards would make very powerful fighting teams, if they can get the members of the two groups to forget their past differences and preconceived ideas.
Alliance in Blood is the first novel by Ariel Tachna that I’ve had the opportunity to read, and I’ll tell you up front that I enjoyed it thoroughly. This emotionally charged paranormal tale grabbed my attention at the beginning and kept me reading until I reached the last page…all in one night. I loved the concept of an uneasy alliance between these two groups to fight a mutually dangerous foe. Ms. Tachna did a wonderful job crafting their world and making it believable, using skill, interesting personalities and vivid descriptions. While the backbone of the story is the fight against the Dark Wizards, it is the connection…the new found love between Alain and Orlando, and the other newly formed vampire/wizard partnerships that propel it forward.
Alain and Orlando are a sexy couple who live in vastly different worlds, but they come together in love, tenderness and passion. Their union is strong, soul deep and made to last an eternity, especially after they bind themselves together using ancient magic. I, for one, look forward to seeing what happens to them and the other vampire/wizard partnerships in the forthcoming books in this four-book series. Look for the next release in the Partnership in Blood series with Covenant in Blood.
Author: Ariel Tachna
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Publisher URL: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/
ISBN: 978-0-9815084-9-8
Genre: Gay Paranormal
Nymph Rating: 4.5 Nymphs
Literary Nymph Reviewer: Mystical Nymph
Alain Magnier is a powerful wizard who has lost his wife and small son in the war with the evil Dark Wizards. He, and others like him, are fighting a losing battle to save the world from slipping into one filled with death and chaos. Desperate for allies, their leader has contacted the leader of the Paris vampires in hopes of a meeting to explain why the two groups should work together.
Orlando St. Clair is a vampire who is emotionally wounded after being abused and tortured for a hundred years by his maker. He’s quiet, sad, uncertain, and not the type of man you’d expect to be involved in intricate negotiations with another magical race.
These two men are chosen by their leaders to meet in a gloomy Paris graveyard to discuss an alliance. Despite their mutual attraction, they are still leery of the motives of the other, until Alain does the unexpected and offers Orlando a sip of his blood as an expression of good faith. It is this contact that changes their lives forever when a bond forms between them, and it changes the potential of the alliance as well. Bonded pairs of vampires and wizards would make very powerful fighting teams, if they can get the members of the two groups to forget their past differences and preconceived ideas.
Alliance in Blood is the first novel by Ariel Tachna that I’ve had the opportunity to read, and I’ll tell you up front that I enjoyed it thoroughly. This emotionally charged paranormal tale grabbed my attention at the beginning and kept me reading until I reached the last page…all in one night. I loved the concept of an uneasy alliance between these two groups to fight a mutually dangerous foe. Ms. Tachna did a wonderful job crafting their world and making it believable, using skill, interesting personalities and vivid descriptions. While the backbone of the story is the fight against the Dark Wizards, it is the connection…the new found love between Alain and Orlando, and the other newly formed vampire/wizard partnerships that propel it forward.
Alain and Orlando are a sexy couple who live in vastly different worlds, but they come together in love, tenderness and passion. Their union is strong, soul deep and made to last an eternity, especially after they bind themselves together using ancient magic. I, for one, look forward to seeing what happens to them and the other vampire/wizard partnerships in the forthcoming books in this four-book series. Look for the next release in the Partnership in Blood series with Covenant in Blood.
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