Deborah Palumbo

Cassandra is a 28 yr old, who believes she has it all. She has a police officer boyfriend that she loves named Mike. Cassandra has a great best friend that she works with named Lucy. But one fateful day grocery shopping for bananas brings her the attention of an evil vampire named Christian.

Christian attacks Cassandra in her home and brings her back to his “family’s” castle. Once there, the leader of the vampires Quentin takes an immediate interest in Cassandra and so begins the twisting and turning plot of Christian to woo Cassandra.

The Undeparted is an extremely imaginative and original tale. This story had a great combination of dark fantasy, mystery and a unique religious twist. I can honestly say I really didn’t like Quentin at all throughout the book but an unexpected twist was very eye opening to Quentin’s lack of “humanity” while perpetrating acts of evil. I also found this book pretty dark, it is not your happily ever after love story but a great entertaining read none-the-less.
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Detective Humphrey McAllister is trying to put his life back together. He’s recently divorced from his wife of 18 years. He is recently recuperating from a near fatal injury. In an attempt to change his ways that caused all these life altering events… he has sworn off women, stopped drinking anything but ginger ale and is attempting to solve the murder of Sam Santino in less than 48 hours. But life decides to send some bumps in his road, hot dames, mobsters, a surly boss and his ex-wife.

I have to say I am not particularly a fan of crime noir, but I TRULY LOVED THIS BOOK. From the first few sentences, I was hooked. The fantastic 1948 lingo, the brutal honesty and the personal insight Humphrey has into his own character absolutely made When The Temperature Rise extraordinary. It is a fast paced and intriguing mystery. There are many very steamy but not extremely explicited romantic encounters. When The Temperature Rise really hits the spot for awesome entertainment. Fabulous creativity Deborah Palumbo! 5 Stars and a new book to add to my favorite shelf.
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Quentin is trying to find a “cure” for vampirism. Since he had to turn Cassandra (to save her), he feels guilty for taking away her mortality and her chance to ascend to Heaven. Christian and the others in Quentin’s house are upset and don’t understand why Quentin would be trying to find a cure for something they never want to give up. Quentin’s experiments are also having side effects on him, he has lost strength and is moody. Quentin’s loss of strength could not have happened at a worst time because Mike/Lucius is back for revenge and he has taken Cassandra captive.

Deborah Palumbo is a incredible story weaver. Deborah creative work is vibrantly descriptive and extraordinarily original! If you love a great vampire story with a twist, you will truly enjoy The Ascent of the Undeparted.
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Cassandra is a 28 yr old, who believes she has it all. She has a police officer boyfriend that she loves named Mike. Cassandra has a great best friend that she works with named Lucy. But one fateful day grocery shopping for bananas brings her the attention of an evil vampire named Christian.

Christian attacks Cassandra in her home and brings her back to his “family’s” castle. Once there, the leader of the vampires Quentin takes an immediate interest in Cassandra and so begins the twisting and turning plot of Christian to woo Cassandra.

The Undeparted is an extremely imaginative and original tale. This story had a great combination of dark fantasy, mystery and a unique religious twist. I can honestly say I really didn’t like Quentin at all throughout the book but an unexpected twist was very eye opening to Quentin’s lack of “humanity” while perpetrating acts of evil. I also found this book pretty dark, it is not your happily ever after love story but a great entertaining read none-the-less.
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