The Rest Falls Away - Colleen Gleason
The Rest Falls Away
The Gardella Vampire Chronicles – Book 1
Colleen Gleason
Signet Eclipse
Paranormal Romance/Historical/Regency
Victoria Gardella Grantworth is ready to embark on her debut in London Society. Her debut is almost two years later than her contemporaries, due to the periods of mourning required for her father and grandfather. Naturally, her mother, Lady Melisande, is quite eager to make an advantageous match for her daughter. The catch of the Season is the Marquess of Rockley. Upon their first meeting, at Victoria’s debut, the two realize that they met as children. There’s obviously some attraction, but there’s a very large impediment for Victoria.
Just before her debut, Victoria learned from her Great Aunt Eustacia that she is to be the next Venator. A Venator is a vampire slayer. In her day, Eustacia was also a vampire slayer. The two women are quite powerful since they are in a direct line of descendants from the original. The first Venator arose to battle Lilth the Dark. Now Lilith is in London, searching for a mystical book that will allow her to command an unstoppable force of demons. Victoria decides to embrace her destiny; training in the art of slaying vampires, while still attending balls and Society functions and finding a husband. It won’t be long before Victoria realizes that each choice in life comes with a price.
This novel is a wonderful blend of Regency romance and supernatural genres. While Victoria will inevitably be compared to Buffy, the Regency setting makes it unique. The author does a nice job of balancing the romance, action, paranormal, and historical elements. Lilith the Dark is the Big Bad here, but Victoria has many other obstacles to overcome, not least is how best to stake a vampire during a ball without revealing herself or causing a panic. There are already two more volumes in this series, and it will be interesting to see where it goes from here.
Rating: 7 ½
January 2007
ISBN# 978-0-451-22007-3 (paperback)
The Gardella Vampire Chronicles – Book 1
Colleen Gleason
Signet Eclipse
Paranormal Romance/Historical/Regency
Victoria Gardella Grantworth is ready to embark on her debut in London Society. Her debut is almost two years later than her contemporaries, due to the periods of mourning required for her father and grandfather. Naturally, her mother, Lady Melisande, is quite eager to make an advantageous match for her daughter. The catch of the Season is the Marquess of Rockley. Upon their first meeting, at Victoria’s debut, the two realize that they met as children. There’s obviously some attraction, but there’s a very large impediment for Victoria.
Just before her debut, Victoria learned from her Great Aunt Eustacia that she is to be the next Venator. A Venator is a vampire slayer. In her day, Eustacia was also a vampire slayer. The two women are quite powerful since they are in a direct line of descendants from the original. The first Venator arose to battle Lilth the Dark. Now Lilith is in London, searching for a mystical book that will allow her to command an unstoppable force of demons. Victoria decides to embrace her destiny; training in the art of slaying vampires, while still attending balls and Society functions and finding a husband. It won’t be long before Victoria realizes that each choice in life comes with a price.
This novel is a wonderful blend of Regency romance and supernatural genres. While Victoria will inevitably be compared to Buffy, the Regency setting makes it unique. The author does a nice job of balancing the romance, action, paranormal, and historical elements. Lilith the Dark is the Big Bad here, but Victoria has many other obstacles to overcome, not least is how best to stake a vampire during a ball without revealing herself or causing a panic. There are already two more volumes in this series, and it will be interesting to see where it goes from here.
Rating: 7 ½
January 2007
ISBN# 978-0-451-22007-3 (paperback)
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