Caressed By Moonlight

Great debut- fun read for romance fans!

I started this book not knowing this was vampire but was pleasantly surprised when I figured it out. Reminiscent of Austen's Pride and Prejudice and easily in league with Harlequin's historical romances, I found the read enjoyable and surprising in parts. The alternate history was not only true for humans but for the supernatural set as well. Greene's lore was refreshing and plausible making it a believable storyline. This is one I can recommend for curling up with one a cold night.
Beware young readers, there is some heat here not appropriate for young audiences.

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Delightful And Enticing!

Orphaned and left penniless after she ends up having to sell everything she owns to cover her father's debts, Victoria Kingston finds herself traveling to London with her little sister in tow. She ends up on her aunt's doorstep, detested by the very woman because of the fact that she resembles the woman whom, by her standards, bewitched her brother and caused him to leave everything he'd ever known behind.

Her aunt makes it clear that she's not welcome, but she's more than willing to take her sister off of her hands. She gives the girl an ultimatum, citing that she'll need to marry in order to see her sibling. She further rubs this fact in by telling Victoria that she must get this done by the end of the month or she will forfeit her right to be her sister's guardian.

With no other course of action, she confides in her best friend and together they concoct a plan that might offer Victoria the success she needs to gain an end to her own means. Yet there's one thing she hadn't counted upon, Prince Dorian Vlahkos. Dark, tall, and handsome, he stirs her blood in ways that no one else ever has. Her attraction grows by the day, yet she does her best to resist his charms.

Thrown into the streets because of a stolen kiss with the man himself, she's catapulted into a world she's never really known. Dorian can't deny that he cares for the lovely minx, although he doesn't quite understand why. Refusing to leave her on the streets, he agrees to marry her, allowing her to retain her sister's guardianship; something that she's truly grateful for.

Although, she doesn't exactly know what he is, at first, she soon comes to accept him as he is. Her heart refuses to believe that he's anything but a good man, even if he is a vampire. Bound by love, they strive to make the best of the cards that life has dealt them while trying to protect those they love.

I enjoyed every moment of this story. The heat and the love that played out between both characters were truly endearing. Amanda painted such a vivid picture of their world that it wasn't hard to get so engrossed and attached to it and the characters within it. I'm truly looking forward to more of Amanda's work.

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Historical Romance Meets Paranormal Romance! This book was set

Historical Romance Meets Paranormal Romance!

This book was set in 1814 and revolves around Victoria Kingston and Prince Dorian Vlakhos. After losing both of their parents and having to sell everything they own to pay off the family debts, Victoria and her sister Margaret are forced to ask their Aunt Nelly for refuge. Aunt Nelly never liked their mother and doesn’t like Victoria because she looks just like her. The Aunt reluctantly takes them in but tells Victoria she must marry within a month or be thrown out onto the street.

As Victoria starts attending all the higher class social gatherings trying to lure a husband, she runs across Prince Dorian Vlakhos. She is told that he is a womanizer and not husband material, so she decides to ignore him to the best of her ability. Unfortunately for her, Dorian sees her as a challenge and sets out win her to his bed and foil all her attempts to land a husband.

When Victoria is kicked out of her Aunt’s house and is now forced to pick a husband, Dorian realizes she is about to slip away from him and into the arms of another man. Desperate to keep her to himself, he finds himself scrambling to make her his own. The only problem is that he is a vampire and she is not.

In the 1800’s, in London society, women didn’t have a lot they were allowed to do and had to work within the confines of good society or be outcast. Although Victoria is being forced into a marriage she didn’t want, she still seemed strong-willed and determined to do what was best for her and her sister. A strong heroine and a Vampire King just had ‘bite me’ written all over it!

This was a very quick read for me. The story was interesting and I enjoyed the different take on vampires and witches that were presented by the author, Amanda Greene. Ms. Greene uses vivid descriptions in her writing without going overboard. It was very easy to picture the people and places she described. For a debut novel, Amanda Greene did a great job and I will look forward to reading more from her in the future.

Great Read!

Great book. The love interests were fantastic and hard to put down. Highly recommend this series. Loved it!

Wow!

A must read for vampire romance lovers

Romantic

I will be honest and say I really struggled between rating this book a 3 and a 4. I opted for the 4 only because I probably would give this book a re-read in the far future.

Victoria is on the hunt for a husband and she only has a month to prove she's married in order to take her sister into her guardianship. I struggled slightly with the implausibility of that scenario, but since the story took place in the 1800s, I'm not sure if stuff like that ever happened or not, so I went with it. I did enjoy that the story was set back in a different time period.

The romance was nice and I did find myself getting engrossed in their love story. It took an interesting twist as far as Victoria's life was concerned.

Caressed by Moonlight is the first in a series. I would probably read the rest of the series to find out what happens to Victoria and Dorian.

Great historical paranormal romance!

After Victoria and her little sister lose their parents, they are left with nothing. Victoria even has to sell her family's country home to pay off her father's debts. Left with no other choice, they head to their aunt's home in London. Their aunt, who despises Victoria, gives her one month to find a husband before she kicks her out and keeps custody of Margaret.

I felt so bad for Victoria's predicament. She is left with nobody except for her sister Margaret, and she will stop at nothing to find a husband so she can support and keep custody of her sister. She is even willing to marry somebody she doesn't love. She attends balls to meet men and that's where she meets Dorian. She refuses to give him a chance because of the things she has heard about him, but eventually she just can't stay away.

This story is set in the 1800's, which makes it a little different than other paranormal romances. I haven't read many historical romances so this was a nice change of pace. Victoria and Dorian are a lot different from one another. She is pure, and he definitely is not. He has had plenty of women in his long, immortal life. There is something different about Victoria though that Dorian is drawn to. What will happen when she realizes he is a vampire?

There are swoonworthy moments, sexual tension, and some hot love-making. These characters are great together. The characterization in this book is great as well. There are a lot of secondary characters that you get to know and instantly like. This is a great book that incorporates romance, action, suspense, and paranormal characters. I'd recommend this for vampire fans, and also for fans of historical romance.

A Wonderful Vampire Romance

Victoria Kingston and her younger sister Margaret are left poor, homeless and orphaned after their mother falls ill and dies and her father commits suicide. With nowhere else to go, Victoria and Margaret are sent to live with their Aunt Nelly, a cruel witch of a woman with darts in the eyes for Victoria. Suddenly, Victoria is told that she is incapable of caring for Margaret on her own, despite her age of 22, and is told that she must catch a husband by the end of the month or be tossed to the streets and forbidden to see her sister ever again. Desperate to keep her sister, Victoria does just as her Aunt request-she sets out to catch a husband. With the help of her best friend Lana, they set out to the fancy parties of London and there she meets Dorian-a prince from a foreign country who is known for luring woman to his bed.

Amanda J.Green lured me in immediately with the gorgeously drawn cover and the 1800's based storyline. I enjoy reading novels that take place in 1800's London, especially when they involve romance. Victoria Kingston is a tough, independent woman with her eye on the ball. Knowing what she wants and doing what it takes to get it is one of her strongest facets-one I enjoyed quite a bit. I found Greene's story quite entertaining to read. Caressed by Moonlight was fast paced and easy to read. No unnecessary "fumble and jumble" , as I like to say, was present. Victoria was in no way an over-obsessive twit who instantly fell in love with Dorian. On the contrary, Victoria found herself despising him quite a bit and eventually grew to love him. I found myself very excited to learn about Dorian and his history and Greene's passionate scenes in the novel were very well written. On the down side, I found myself being quite confused as to where one characters narration would begin and end, and anther's would take over. There was no warning and one had to simply assume who was speaking. I also found myself loosing track of the time that passed throughout the novel.

Despite those low points, I thoroughly enjoyed Greene's vampire romance and welcome it with open arms atop my bookshelf.

Awesome book by a great new author

What an awesome introduction to the Rulers of Darkness series by the self-published author, Amanda J. Greene. She does an excellent job of world building and character development.

Nice supernatural twist to regency romance.

Fun, entertaining read. COuld have used a little more character development. Has a nice set up for the next book. Looking forward to more in this series.

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