[Review] Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter
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Nicolai the Vampire was renowned for his virility, but in a twist of fate "The Dark Seducer" had become a sex slave in the kingdom of Delfina, stripped of his precious timepiece and his memory. All that remained was a primal need for freedom, revenge, and the only woman who could help him.
In her dreams, a wanton vampire called to Jane Parker, drawing her to his dark sexuality and his magical realm. But for a human, all was not a fairy tale in Delfina. Jane was the key to Nicolai's memory, but exploiting her meant dooming the only mortal he craved.
MY THOUGHTS: This was such a fun and steamy start to this series, and I can't believe this book came out in 2011 and I'm just now reading it.
Jane and Nicolai were such interesting main characters, and I immediately loved their chemistry, their intensity, and their ability to put love and forgiveness above everything else when it came to each other. As a vampire, Nicolai is sort of expected to have secrets; it just comes with the long life expectancy. But Showalter put a spin on it, and had Nicolai lose most of his memories. It put a unique twist on the story, and it was sort of fun to watch Nicolai remember more and more as the story went on. The fact that Jane had secrets of her own made their connection even better.
I really loved Jane's backstory. She definitely had a background that served her well once she met Nicolai, and I liked watching her knowledge come into play the longer she was around the vampire.
Overall, this was a fairly quick read, but Showalter managed to not only tell Nicolai and Jane's story, but also set up the rest of the series (and Nicolai's siblings' stories) very nicely. While the vampire romance aspect pulled me into this story initially, I'm now just as intrigued to read the other, non-vampiric romances in this series as well.
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Release date: 9/1/11
Format: ebook
Ebook obtained via: Kindle/Amazon
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