Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Of Light and Darkness by Shayne Leighton

Of Light and Darkness (Light and Darkness #1) by Shayne Leighton
Publisher:  Decadent Publishing
Publish Date:  June 26, 2011
 Available as an e-book
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Finally, a vampire that acts like a vampire.  I mean, Valek needs blood to survive and he doesn't hid it and he doesn't hesitate to do what he has to do to get it.  Valek rescued a human child about twenty years ago and now she's all grown up and doesn't look at Valek as a father figure anymore.  She's realizing that he's quite the catch and is ready to take on the challenge of being with a vampire.  Charlotte is no wimpy girl, she holds her own against werewolves, elves, vampires and witches.


The setting for the story is inside and just outside of Prague, a city that seems to be getting a lot of attention in new releases lately.  I think it's history lends itself to lots of paranormal stories, it's wonderful to visit someplace new!  There are cities called "Occult Cities" where all the magical folks live and they aren't allowed to leave their cities, the elves passed that law.  But if vampires don't leave, they can't feed.  For years, Charlotte has done the initial hunting for Valek, but now the elves are out for her too.

Of course Valek and Charlotte can't just fall in love and live happily ever after.  The elves are the light-bearers in this universe and they've decided to destroy all the vampires as they are hateful and live in the dark.  The biggest problem is that the next in line for the throne is Aiden, an elf who grew up with Charlotte and who is infatuated with her and determined to keep her from Valek.

The setting for the story is inside and just outside of Prague, a city that seems to be getting a lot of attention in new releases lately.  I think it's history lends itself to lots of paranormal stories, it's wonderful to visit someplace new!  There are cities called "Occult Cities" where all the magical folks live and they aren't allowed to leave their cities, the elves passed that law.  But if vampires don't leave, they can't feed.  For years, Charlotte has done the initial hunting for Valek, but now the elves are out for her too.

This is the author's debut book and I think she's done a delightful job.  My e-reader let me know that my tv was lonely as I was reading this book instead of watching tv during primetime. :)  I think that's a good indication of how wonderful the story is...I gave up watching Big Bang Theory just to finish it. ;)

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