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August 22, 2018

VBT: Blood Cure



BLOOD CURE
Blood Type Book 3
Author: K.A. Linde
Release Date: August 21, 2018

Blurb
The stunning conclusion to the Blood Type series finds the world in chaos and turmoil with one final battle left to determine who will survive—humans or vampires.

She had the world on her shoulders. Now she has nothing.

Reyna Carpenter was twenty-one when she became a live-in blood escort for the ruthless and darkly handsome vampire Beckham Anderson. She thought this was just a small price to pay for feeding her brothers back home.

But nothing went as planned. Not even her tumultuous relationship with Beckham. And now she wonders if anything will ever be the same again.

As she finds herself in the midst of a losing rebellion, she and her trusted friends must flee from a city conquered by the vampire elite. With their plans blown to pieces and everything they knew and loved gone, their future hangs in the balance.

Despite all she has lost, Reyna must rise from the ashes, reclaim the life that was stolen—and complete her mission, once and for all.




My Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


This is an amazing book and one of the best paranormal romance series I’ve read to date. It’s unique and imaginative. It is simply a must read whether you are a paranormal romance lover or not.

It is an action packed read that had all of my attention.

In this installment, we start where Blood Match left off. The Elle supporters are rallying after total devastation and loss. They may be down but they are definitely not out.

With renewed hope, strengths and plans, will Reyna and the Elle supporters put an end to Harrington’s reign for good?

Reyna really proved herself to me in this book. Her strength and leadership shined through.

I loved, loved, loved everything about this book. From the suspense and action to the originality and pace of the plot.

And the cameo of a new character, Graves, PLEASE tell me will he have is own book?

I am actually a little sad to see this series end but what an end it was!

I received an ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.



ALSO AVAILABLE
BLOOD TYPE

A startling new vision of paranormal romance: When a human ventures into the world of vampires—a decadent milieu of blood-bonds and betrayal—she discovers that not all is what it seems.

For Reyna Carpenter, giving up her body isn’t a choice. It’s survival. In a civilization laid waste by poverty and desperation, Reyna accepts a high-paying position with the wealthy and hungry vampire elite. Her new job is as the live-in blood escort for the intimidating, demanding, and devilishly handsome Beckham Anderson. He’s everything she expected from a vampire, except for one thing—he won’t feed off her. Reyna soon discovers that behind Beckham’s brooding, wicked façade lies a unique and complex man. And that, in a dark and divided world, she is more valuable than she ever would have believed. For with each passing night, Reyna can’t shake the sensation that it’s Beckham who’s afraid of her. Note: Reyna and Beckham’s story continues in Blood Match.




BLOOD MATCH

As the provocative, sensual Blood Type series continues, the rare bond between Reyna and Beckham is threatened by betrayal, greed, and twisted secrets. A desperate human. A powerful vampire. A world divided. Reyna Carpenter was promised paradise. She was delivered into hell. Giving up her body for money was supposed to be the hardest part of becoming a blood escort. She never expected to lose her heart to her dark, enigmatic boss, Beckham Anderson. After being taken by a depraved captor who plans to rule the world, Reyna will do anything to return to Beckham. She just has to find the will to survive this game. From the pawn, rises a queen. Note: Reyna and Beckham’s story begins in Blood Type and continues in Blood Cure.

About the Author


K.A. Linde is the USA Today bestselling author of more than fifteen novels including the Avoiding series and the Record series. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Georgia, was the head campaign worker for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team. She loves reading fantasy novels, geeking out over Star Wars, binge-watching Supernatural, and dancing in her spare time. She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband and two super adorable puppies. 



June 26, 2018

EXCERPT & TOUR: Blood Match





BLOOD MATCH
Blood Type Book 2
Author: K.A. Linde
Release Day June 26, 2018

Synopsis

As the provocative, sensual Blood Type series continues, the rare bond between Reyna and Beckham is threatened by betrayal, greed, and twisted secrets.

A desperate human. A powerful vampire. A world divided.

Reyna Carpenter was promised paradise. She was delivered into hell.

Giving up her body for money was supposed to be the hardest part of becoming a blood escort. She never expected to lose her heart to her dark, enigmatic boss, Beckham Anderson. After being taken by a depraved captor who plans to rule the world, Reyna will do anything to return to Beckham.

She just has to find the will to survive this game.

From the pawn, rises a queen.

Note: Reyna and Beckham’s story begins in Blood Type and continues in Blood Cure.


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MY REVIEW ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Holy Smokes!  This second instalment into the Blood Type series blew me away!

It’s originality and premise are one of a kind.

In Blood Match, the feud between Elle and Visage heats up and it comes to an unforeseeable climax!

Reyna and her counterparts at Elle are desperately trying to bring down Harrington and Visage.  It is a game of chess.  For every decision, there is a consequence.  No one is willing to put the queen in jeopardy.

Along the way, secrets are revealed, loyalties are tested and mayhem abounds.

Will Reyna and her friends defeat Harrington or, will Harrington destroy everything and everyone she loves?

KA Linde really knows how to write an intriguing story that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

Reyna was a strong heroine and her character grew and changed with every chapter.  She is no longer the naïve girl she once was but she is still as caring and loving as ever.

Beckham, my dear Beckham.  I absolutely love him!  Dark, brooding, tortured yet so full of love and compassion.  He finally shares his past, but, his past has no intention of staying there!

This was an incredible read full of action, intrigue and love.  It is my favorite PNR romance so far this year!!

I received an ARC of this book.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.


EXCERPT

“Please.” She wasn’t above begging. “I’ve waited so long.”

“I won’t bite you,” he said, his face sliding down between her legs. A fang nipped at the sensitive artery in her inner thigh. “But I bloody well want to.”

Did she even care if he bit her? It would be a relief after what she’d endured. A relief to feel that connection so acutely. But she wouldn’t press him this time. She remembered how they’d gotten carried away. He’d taken too much, drank too deeply, and she could have died. They needed to take it slow.

The blood. Not the sex. She needed that right now.

His finger slicked through her wetness and began to massage her clit. She vibrated from the sensation. She didn’t know if she’d be able to hold out before he was inside of her.

Then his eyes found hers again. His boxers disappeared and then his cock was in his hand. He massaged the length of himself as he watched her walk on a tightrope. Any second she was going to fall off and into oblivion. Nothing and no one had ever made her feel so good. No. No one had ever made her feel.

“So . . . close,” she ground out.

One powerful thrust seated him to the hilt within her. She cried out as he stretched her to the max. No warning or preamble just his cock inside of her, filling her to completion.

Her walls clenched around him. She was so close, but instinctively, she knew he wasn’t going to let her release without him.

Then he started moving. A slow pull out and a quick drive inward. Once, twice, three times.

“Not yet,” he said, his eyes commanding.

She tried to hold back. She could wait. Oh God, she could wait.

Then he started up the rhythm again. Setting his own course, owning and claiming her body. Reclaiming everything that he’d lost in that one moment of stupidity on her part. In his one moment of weakness.

She could see in his eyes the weight that loss had cost him. The toll it had taken on him for giving into his urges, for finally relinquishing his hold on himself. His eyes said he’d never do it again. His eyes were a promise.

“Becks, come with me,” she cried, clutching the sheets.

He grasped her hips and owned her body where he refused to own her blood. Taking everything she would give him, but not everything he wanted. Not everything she wanted.

She was so close. She looked in his eyes and knew they would finish together.

Reyna woke up screaming.

She jolted upright in her overly plush king-sized bed with its too many pillows and too much softness. Her hair was plastered to her face. Sweat coated her body, soaking through the thin white shirt she’d worn to bed.

Her eyes adjusted to the dim lighting and she looked around the small room. Everything was in place. Nothing had changed. Not a damn thing.

Beckham wasn’t here.

It had been a dream. A sick dream. A desperate horrible dream.

Her hand moved to her cotton panties and found the slicked wetness still there. The ache still building in her lower half from lack of release. The aftereffects of the dream. It had felt so real. So very real.

She had felt him moving inside of her. She had seen the love in his eyes. She had known his remorse.

But none of that was real.

That was her imagination at work. Conjuring his face just to torture herself with his absence. Remembering the feel of his body and the love in his eyes, only to know that he hadn’t found her. Aching for one more view of him.

It had been fifty-five days since she’d last seen his face.

Reyna made a mark in the notebook next to the bed.

Fifty-six.

AUTHOR
 
K.A. Linde is the USA Today bestselling author of more than fifteen novels including the Avoiding series and the Record series. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Georgia, was the head campaign worker for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team. She loves reading fantasy novels, geeking out over Star Wars, binge-watching Supernatural, and dancing in her spare time.


She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband and two super adorable puppies.







April 26, 2018

BOOK REVIEW: Blood Type

BLOOD TYPE
Author: K.A. Linde
Pub Date: Apr 24, 2018

Synopsis: 

A startling new vision of paranormal romance: When a human ventures into the world of vampires—a decadent milieu of blood-bonds and betrayal—she discovers that not all is what it seems.

For Reyna Carpenter, giving up her body isn’t a choice. It’s survival.

In a civilization laid waste by poverty and desperation, Reyna accepts a high-paying position with the wealthy and hungry vampire elite. Her new job is as the live-in blood escort for the intimidating, demanding, and devilishly handsome Beckham Anderson. He’s everything she expected from a vampire, except for one thing—he won’t feed off her.

Reyna soon discovers that behind Beckham’s brooding, wicked façade lies a unique and complex man. And that, in a dark and divided world, she is more valuable than she ever would have believed.

For with each passing night, Reyna can’t shake the sensation that it’s Beckham who’s afraid of her.

Note: Reyna and Beckham’s story continues in Blood Match.


My Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Reyna Carpenter lives in the Warehouse District.  She and her two brothers are living in poverty and close to starvation.  With this she makes a life-altering decision without consulting her brothers.  She will work for Visage and become a blood escort for a vampire.

Beckham Anderson lives in the city.  He is Senior Vice-President of Visage Inc and is rich.  He is also a vampire and Reyna’s new Sponsor.

They could not be more different.  Upon first meeting he is cool, calm and controlled.  She is friendly, open and full of questions.  Beckham is dressed impeccably in a tailored suit while she is dressed in ripped jeans, a dirty t-shift and hand-me-down Converse shoes.

What they do have in common is attraction and the fact that for better or worse they are together indefinitely or until one is no longer satisfied with the union.

With Reyna living under his roof and getting under his skin, he cannot keep up his façade of indifference for long and Reyna is just waiting to reel him in.

As the passion rises between them, there is danger lurking everywhere.  From rogue vampires to Visage itself.

Will Reyna want to stay in this new world where every friend can also be her foe and where danger lurks around every corner? 

Although this book started a little slow for me, it picked up quickly.  It is entertaining, different and original.  Once Reyna is placed with Beckham the pace picked up and from there I was intrigued.  The plot caught and held my attention.

It is the first book I read by this author and it will not be the last.

In the beginning, I disliked Beckham and found him to be an arrogant ass.  It was heartbreaking to see him dismiss Reyna, without a care, over and over again.

The highlight for me, was Reyna.  I loved her sass and her fight.  She did not allow Beckham to belittle her.  I also felt for Reyna, she was looking for a place to fit in but she couldn’t.  Beckham was too aloof and ignored her most of the time while any human friends she made would judge her for working for Visage.  Rock meet hard place.

In the second part of the book, the carnality notched up several degrees.  So sexy.  Beckham was reserved but Reyna brought out the passion and the animal in him quite literally. 

The only thing that bothered me a little was Reyna’s response when she got what she was looking for.  It left me with a WTH is going on feeling.

As for the ending, my god what a cliff-hanger!  I soo need to read the next book!  Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for the ARC.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.