Saved by the Vampire Goddess
Jenna Barwin
Dystopian Vampire Romance
Valroy
I refuse to let the emperor marry off my 16-year-old sister to a 40-year-old creep. I figure my money will protect me. Boy, am I wrong. In retribution for my defiance, the emperor tosses me outside the protective dome to die in the harsh frozen world of the Collapse. But I never expected a gorgeous vampire goddess to rescue me.
Evelina
I’m not looking for passion or anything like it when I discover the shirtless New Rome lord chained to a reclamation bin. He stands defiantly before me, refusing to let me free him. But if I leave him alone in this frozen wasteland Minnesota’s become—or if I let the other vampires have him—he’ll be dead by morning. And his rock-hard abs are too delicious to resist. But no way am I falling for him. Because I’m done with love.
Uncaged Review: I’ve read a lot of vampire romance books, but I have to say, this is a very original storyline and set in a dystopian future. There are three different beings in this world, mortals, vampires and the Lux. The Lux are the aliens that have set domes on the earth in different locations for life to continue on after the Collapse of Earth in the way we know it from pollution and the greed of mortals. The world outside the Domes are uninhabitable to mortals, and vampires are the only beings that can survive for any amount of time, so they “scavenge” from stores, and neighborhoods to “barter” their goods with the mortals in the Domes. But life in the Domes is not as it seems, and when Valroy’s sister who is only 16, is ordered by the Emperor to marry a filth of a man much older, Valroy tries to rebel, and he’s tossed outside the Dome to die. But Evelina, the leader of her team of scavenger vampires, saves him and takes him home with her.
A lot of things happen that I never expected, and Evelina is a strong, smart and sarcastic woman and Valroy will learn much that he has been taught all his life is not as it seems. There is suspense, humor, a hot romance and some fun supporting characters that I look forward to in future installments. The world building was spot-on and I will definitely move on with the series and this author.
Reviewed by Cyrene
5 Stars
