Genre: Paranormal, Suspense, Romance
LGBTQ+ Category: Gay
Reviewer: Linda, Paranormal Romance Guild
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About The Book
To choose what is right would bring him in conflict with the vampire he loves, but can he avert his eyes yet again when a child needs his help?
In a world where Vampires make the rules, the hunters are bound by the terms of an ancient agreement and the witches are hunted.
Ken is a vampire hunter having an affair with the vampire, Frederick. Navigating a relationship with a vampire while trying to help those he terrorises is not easy. If Frederick finds out what he’s doing, their relationship isn’t the only thing in jeopardy.
When a situation arises when Frederick’s ward, Mabel, needs his help, Ken knows his actions will pit him against Frederick. With his very life at stake, will he choose to do the right thing or follow the path of least resistance yet again?
Life Remains is a queer, paranormal, dystopian fantasy novel with morally grey characters, found family and themes of redemption and making the right choice. If you love dystopian worlds with vampires, hunters, and witches, you will love this book.
The Review
At the age of six, Mabel watched as a group of vampires killed her parents right in front of her. Scared to death, she was taken by one of the vampires, Frederick, who became her guardian. Now she is fourteen, is still scared of Frederick and hates him. But fortunately he put her into a school where she can spend most of her time with friends.
When she unexpectedly comes home, she refuses to admit why. It will take Ken, a human hunter and Frederick’s lover, to get her to reveal a boy at school attempted to rape her. It was because she is a witch that she got away, while other girls were not as lucky. Ken promises to take care of the situation and keep everything from Frederick, a betrayal that could cost him his life.
Regardless of the risk, Ken does see to it that the boy will never attack another girl. But then the vampire who did the deed reveals everything to Frederick. Frederick could easily have killed Ken, but instead he makes him leave, breaking off any further contact between them. Vampires are now in charge; hunters can only kill a vampire in self-defense, and the biggest risk to vampires are witches.
Ken also finds himself involved with the man who practically raised him, Gordon, who is now the guardian of two boys – eleven-year-old Luke and fifteen-year-old Clint. Frederick claims the boys, giving him the power of life and death where they are concerned.
When Gordon dies, the boys are afraid for their future, especially since Frederick now owns them. Mabel, Luke and Clint are all waiting for the hammer to drop – where will they live, and will they ever have any normalcy in their lives.
This book offers a new take on vampires, who can eat food, walk in sunlight and have enormous power. It’s also filled with secrets, surprises, lies and betrayal.
Four stars.
The Reviewer
I am an avid reader the mother of 3 sons and grandmother to seven grandchildren. Since retiring I have been doing more reading while volunteering as a CASA worker. CASA is an organization that works with the family court system to ensure that children are in the best living situation. There are way too many children that get overlooked in the foster care system and I visit homes and make visits to the parents. I was born and raised in New York and my husband of 50 years and I live in Upstate New York.
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