Author: HK Savage
Genre: Paranormal/Thriller Romance
Synopsis
What
if we knew how to live forever? Is any cost too great?
Ava
Brandt has been plagued with indecision her entire life; her direction
influenced by the people around her, not her heart. When a chance encounter
with a stranger challenges everything she thought she remembered from her
frightening past, she must confront hidden memories to survive.
Ben
Pearson, descendent of a famous physician, is living proof of his ancestor’s
miraculous discovery two hundred years ago. Through a combination of blood
transfusions from unsuspecting donors, he
uncovered
his own fountain of youth. As an unwilling convert, Ben continues to fight for
those who are dying; their murderers content to kill innocents to prolong their
own lives, no matter the human cost.
Finally
accepting the truth of her past and the dreams that have plagued her, Ava comes
face to face with her fears. But just as she comes to terms with this new
reality and new feelings for her ageless
rescuer,
she finds herself in the middle of a battle that has raged and claimed untold
young lives for centuries.
My Review
Life blood is
a thrill ride from the first word!! So I went into this book not really knowing
what to expect and what I got was a great read that had me needing to know what
happened next. I found it not to be your usual romance book even though there
was lots of romance.(wait till you meet Ben) So this is a sci-fi/paranormal
read but it was done so differently that I didn’t feel like I was reading the
same story of others like it. I would call this more of a thriller I guess. I
loved the character developments and the development of friendships/lovers. I
love how the author was able to introduce each character and have you feel a
connection to them no matter how small the role was for them.
So here we
go…Ava is our leading lady and her story starts off with a bang. She is plagued
by dreams from her childhood when she was knapped and test were performed on
her but it’s the man that saves her from her kidnapper that she remembers most.
It was the safety he brought and the feeling of love. All through the years she
thought it was her father but she lost her father to a tragic car accident that
she survived without a single scratch from. Then one day at work a man comes in
that she knows she knows, it’s the man from that night but he hasn’t aged a
day. The pull she feels for him is undeniable though and that is what pulls her
into a world she never knew existed. Her uncanny ability to research and dig
for answers starts a chain reaction that no one could see coming. While she is
trying to figure out just who Ben is a mad man is trying to catch her to finish
what he started all those years ago.
Ben is a
protector and a hunter by nature. He is hunting the man that took his dads
research and turned it into something evil. That same man is the man who took
Ava and countless other women and children. Ben has been searching for this man
for centuries and can never seem to pin him down. He watched over Ava from afar
for years and swore that’s all it would be but once he comes face to face with
her again as a grown women he can’t deny the true feelings he has for her. It’s
a deadly chase of cat and mouse but he can’t seem to keep Ava at arms length. I
love the protective side of Ben and how he is a true gentleman. The author was
able to bring a gentlemen and alpha together in one character which is no easy
feat.
My favorite
character though is Alistair. That man could swoon the panties right off you.
Alistair is Ben’s best friend and would do anything to keep him and Ava safe
and happy. He’s the kind of guy that would give you the shirt off his back and
button it up for you too. Oh and did I mention he has a sexy accent??
So in the end
while this book is not your typical sexy read, it is a love story and romance
none the less. This was a great read and I look forward to reading more by HK.
Savage in the future, maybe a story for Alistair?? I can hope..lol
Review By Angela Deforge
EXCERPT
His voice stirred something in Ava’s mind. It was something
distant
and foggy, but it nagged at her nonetheless. Interested, Ava
laid the
dresses on the bench in the fitting room and followed the sound.
Elle’s was a small shop, it wasn’t more than a half a dozen
paces from
the fitting room to the front of the store where Elle and the
delivery
guy were talking. Ava walked out the open door and stared at him
curiously. The man was not their delivery guy. The visitor wore
a
black sport coat, not a t-shirt professing freaky fast service.
He was
facing Ava, and looked up curiously at her sudden appearance.
Ava’s world stopped as she stared at the pair of eyes she had
seen so
many times in her dreams. It has been sixteen years since she’s
seen
them while awake. A surreal mixing of reality with fantasy as
her
dreams intruded upon her waking state. The man stared, blinking
back
at her. Memory had not given her a recollection of the features
of her
dream man, but when he turned away, his profile was exactly as
she
remembered it.
Elle turned to follow the man’s gaze and her eyes widened just
as
Ava’s knees buckled and her world blackened around her. Her
dreams
came rushing up to meet her.The room was dark but for the lights
at
the table nearby. Illuminated by the glow was the silhouette of
a man
hunched over a metal table. Light cast the liquids in the
bottles in
front of him as dancing shadows projected onto the ceiling
above. The
sounds coming from the hunkering figure were mumbled in a
language
unintelligible to the young Ava lying on the table behind him.
Hands
shifting something around on the table making a clinking sound
that
echoed in the cavernous room.
She was afraid, but the woman who had brought her here told her
he was
a doctor. She’d given Ava candy while she chalked on the
sidewalk in
front of her apartment. The neighbor was supposed to be watching
her
until her mother got home.
Ava had eaten the candy. It tasted bitter, but she didn’t want
to say
anything or spit it out and hurt the lady’s feelings. She was so
pretty she looked like a movie star. Ava remembered her thick,
blonde
hair, bright blue eyes and smooth, pale skin were only accented
by her
one flaw. Her bottom teeth were slightly crooked and pushed out
her
lower lip when she talked. Ava watched her mouth, mesmerized.
Now, lying on the cool, hard table, she worried her mother would
be
upset with her for talking to a stranger and for wandering off.
She
couldn’t remember having done it, but she must have. Here she
was.
The mumbling grew louder as the man moved toward her. The lights
above
him worked to keep his features in shadow. The light attached to
his
head blinded Ava as she tried to focus on him through the fog of
drugs
muddling her mind. All she could see was the very outer edge of
his
dark hair lending him a dark crown against the light.
She saw a sparkle of light on metal as he held something shiny
in one
hand and used the other to pull her arm toward him within her
restraints. Helpless to struggle, Ava watched. Her limbs felt
heavy
and slow within the confines of the straps holding her down. She
knew
she shouldn’t be letting him touch her. Her instincts told her
he was
not a good doctor there to help her. Her mother would be very
upset
with her and Ava worried about telling her. A prick of something
sharp
stung the inside of her forearm and the man’s breathing sped up
in
excitement. She could hear a fever behind his muttering that
frightened her.
Ava’s eyes were growing heavy again as she watched the doctor
hook the
tube coming from her arm to a clear plastic bag and lay it on a
little
table below her. The tube filled with a dark liquid and she
couldn’t
tell if it was coming or going. Her body got colder and her
teeth
began to chatter in the icy chamber. Sleep begged to pull her
down
into total darkness and Ava’s lids slid closed.
A sudden bang brought Ava back to consciousness and she heard
the
doctor yelling over her. The light from his head was aimed past
her
and she craned her neck to see.
A thin beam of light shone through a door she hadn’t realized
was
there, and another form was advancing toward them rapidly,
holding a
flashlight.
“Give me the girl,” the newcomer shouted furiously, the threat
of
violence from him clear. Ava was scared all over again and her
tired
heart tried to beat faster, making her dizzy. She watched
entranced as
the angry man approached her .
The doctor’s headlamp lit upon the face of the angry man. His
eyes
were dark and his strong features set in anger, but they were
fixed on
the doctor, not Ava.
★★☆4 Bloody Stars ☆★★
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About the Author
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HK Savage has been a voracious reader of
anything she could get her hands on going back to the second grade when she
would set her alarm two hours early to read before school. Her passion for the
written word has continued and flowed into writing going back nearly as far.
Her books have fans in twenty countries on six continents with hopes of attracting
attention on Antarctica if for no other reason than to check a box.
Currently, HK is a mother, wife and black belt in Karate as well as an avid dressage rider. Her three dogs: a Doberman she uses for therapy dog work and two ancient Doxies keep her busy when she is not writing or working or whatever else.
In addition to editing for the past ten years in advertising, HK has been an editor for several newsletters over the years; her favorite being for Heifer International where her ideas were put into effect and complimented by those on high. Currently her skills are being focused on clients in the writing world.
Paranormal is her favorite genre and science fiction because both address the possibilities we have not yet realized and the darker things we have. Her favorite premise: “what if?”
Currently, HK is a mother, wife and black belt in Karate as well as an avid dressage rider. Her three dogs: a Doberman she uses for therapy dog work and two ancient Doxies keep her busy when she is not writing or working or whatever else.
In addition to editing for the past ten years in advertising, HK has been an editor for several newsletters over the years; her favorite being for Heifer International where her ideas were put into effect and complimented by those on high. Currently her skills are being focused on clients in the writing world.
Paranormal is her favorite genre and science fiction because both address the possibilities we have not yet realized and the darker things we have. Her favorite premise: “what if?”
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