Sara Reinke

The hero as always been the outcast. Considered weak due to the robbery and attempted murder he experienced as a child that stole his speak and hearing, he lives with constant abuse. In the cult that is the brethren, he also refuses to submit to the family ritual of killing for blood. So, he makes his escape. Fleeing with nothing more than $300, he leaves the south to go to the big city-seeking the aid of his old teacher. There, instead, he finds his old friends sister. He's desired her since the second he laid eyes on her but he's shy and timid and his overwhelming fear of the bloodlust always made him hide his feelings. But spending time in the company of the strong woman makes his crack and soon he can't fight the draw he feels for her. The heroine is older. She's always considered him a kid, that is until she say him naked. Now she's very much aware that he's all man. Though he's self conscience and timid, he's also a badass in a fight and though he's a virgin, he's the best lover she's ever had. She finds herself falling for him. Then his past catches up to him and his brother has found him and he flees before he becomes the death of her. When he's shot in another robbery he happens upon the heroine's old partner. A vampire himself, the older male teaches him about the true way to handle his cravings. That he doesn't have to kill to feed and use the blood to become stronger. The hero realizes that his entire life has been a lie, that's he strong and capable of defending those he loves. I enjoyed this story. The hero was unique. He was a complex blend of vulnerable puppy dog and dangerous furious kung fu master. He would go from clumsy to graceful in a heart beat. But you always got the feeling that he was never going to be the macho man this genre is used to presenting. He was low key and even though the whole story is about him and his memories and his flee from the cult, he tended to be reserved and almost childlike sometimes. The heroine was great. She wasn't the obnoxious badass warrior cop but actually just a standard police officer who suddenly gets caught up in a whole lot of weird shit. But she's deadly with her gun even though the idea of killing makes her sick. Together I though them to be a very odd yet endearing couple. The heroine really was the Alpha, taking care of the hero and looking out for him. Though the hero is powerful in a fight, he was certainly not in charge in the relationship. I liked that aspect and it made for an interesting read.… (mehr)

On the run from an abusive husband and a cult family, the pregnant heroine joins up with a depressed loner who lost his leg and his wife. In fact the story begins with the hero holding a gun an planning to kill himself. But a phone call stops him and instead he hooks up with the spoiled pure bred lady. The heroine came off as entitled and snobbish at first until you realized just how bad her life is. She's pregnant with a baby but her husband who beats her and is on the run to meet up with her fugitive brother. The two characters had a nice dynamic where you truly felt that they didn't want to want each other but in the end couldn't fight it. They balanced each other out, personality wise and I loved the hero's protectiveness towards the baby...sooo sweet!… (mehr)