Reforged Flame (The Bloodline Chronicles) by Evelyn Silver & Ben Hart
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As a former vigilante vampire hunter and powerful pyromancer, the last place twenty-year-old Lochlan Kelly ever expected to live was in the heart of vampire territory. But everything about his life changed the moment he accepted his new job as the first and only mortal knight among the undead in the secret vampire kingdom of New Ulster.
Due to his new employment, Lochlan moves from the life he knew in New York City to a hidden palace in the mountains of North Carolina. While he doesn’t hate all vampires (anymore) and is willing to work alongside them, he still bears the scars of the past and struggles to fit in with his new co-workers, all of whom are vastly stronger and faster with more experience than he can comprehend. Worse still, the deadly and beautiful Marcelle de Sauveterre is his new boss. Sure, they slept together once, but it was supposed to be just the once… right?
As he battles desire, dysmorphia, mortal limitations, and hatred from the human world, a mission looms in Maine which may just change his life forever. Lochlan must find his place in his new home and keep up with the supernatural monsters he calls co-workers, or his job will destroy him.
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5 out of 5 (exceptional)
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This is book 2.5 in the Bloodline Chronicles, but you don't need to have read the main books to follow this one. It might help, but I don't think it's necessary. It's been some time (only 6 months, but seems a lot longer!) since I read the third book, and I've been to sleep since then, that so much is buried deep in my book brain, but I followed this just fine.
Lochlan does pop up in at least one other book, but I don't recall which and for how much.
He is the only human in the Vampire Knights of New Ulster, the only ever to be allowed to join. He has to prove himself along those much faster, stronger and deadly than he, but he does have his gift, fire.
I loved finding out how Lochlan came to be with the Knights. Like I said, he pops up along the way, and Ms Silver decided he needed more of a story than he gets in the main books and I loved that he does.
Marcelle pops up, and does all sorts of delicious things to Lochlan, but there isn't any romance here, not really. Marcelle is DEVOTED to Sarai and Setanta, as a throuple, they adore each other but they have a very open relationship, with no issues with outside partners. She doesn't see what she has with Lochlan as anything other than smex. But she does try to add a bit of romance, dating and such. And Lochlan knows this and it really was refreshing that there was no pining on Lochlan's part for Marcelle. Oh don't get me wrong, he wants Marcelle, but the deep romance aspect isn't here.
It is violent, but dealing with flesh eating undead vampires thought to have been eradicated was never gonna be fun. And Lochlan suffers, badly at said vampire's hands. Come-uppence is got, though!
What I loved most, though, was what I didn't see coming. Now, I'm not gonna say what that is, because I really did not see it, until something was said and I was "say WHAT??" and I had to go back and reread what was said to make sure I understood. More is said about this along the way and Lochlan's feeling are deep, understandably so. You'll understand why I'm being vague when you get to that "say WHAT??" part!
Bear, Gedeon and Crispin are Lochlan's teammates. They are an interesting bunch and now I want them all to get a short story somewhere!
I gave book one and two 4 stars. Book 3 was initially 4 stars but talked itself into 5 stars and guess what??
This one did too!
5 full and very surprising stars
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* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Evelyn Silver is a multi award winning queer Jewish author who lives in South Florida with her spouse, their two sons, and their two cats. She has a BFA in English and enjoys a variety of hobbies including belly dancing and singing opera. She is an Own Voices writer, spinning tales of polyamorous and bisexual paranormal romance. Evelyn sews her own clothes (poorly) and somehow manages to kill every plant she ever tries to take care of.
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