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Fangs and Lullabies (The Demons Age #1)

by Kallysten (Goodreads Author)

4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 · rating details · 104 ratings · 31 reviews

A child’s birth. His first teeth and first steps. School friends and bullies, recess, school plays and science projects. A girl, a crush and a broken heart. These childhood experiences are shared by countless little boys from different horizons.

And yet… Jacob is anything but average. For as long as he has been able to understand, a secret has shaped his life, kept even fro...more

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Published February 18th 2011 by Kallysten (first published February 17th 2011)

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Sep 15, 2012 Megan Riverina Romantics/Meggerfly~TS rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Megan Riverina Romantics/Meggerfly~TS by: Kiki Dufoulon

Shelves: m-m, vampires, signed-and-personalized, demons, paranormal-erotic-romance, erotic-urban-fantasy

Rating: 4.5
Heat Rating: 4 out of 5

Once again Kallysten sets herself apart from the masses with her own special style of storytelling. This novel was written in such a unique way that I've never read anything like it before. Each chapter is dedicated to a year in the life of one of the three main characters, Jacob. These years span from birth through his 17th year.

Another thing that's truly unique to this book is that there's really only protagonists in it. There is no real villain or conflict t...more

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May 19, 2011 Bookwatcher ~Mary MooCow~ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, glbt-gay, curious-about, urban-fantasy, glbt-family

How sweet can be a paranormal story with a baby?

Very... very sweet

Andrew is vampire, the owner of a Special Task Force against demons, and most of all, Andrew is a widower.

The story begin is the saddest and happiest moment of his life... The birth of his son, and the lost of his wife.
When I read those first pages I was already thinking it was a big mistake... I was searching for a light book... something to distract me from the hardness of real life. Well, it took only more few pages and ever...more

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Feb 25, 2013 Dreamer rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle, m-m-para-romance, demons, urban-fantasy, vampire, 5-star, erotica, lip-bitingly-good, made-me-cry, unputdownable

This book is something special, unique plot line, beautifully executed.

Vampire partners Andrew and Nicholas are left to raise Andrew's half-vampire son Jacob after his mother dies in childbirth. This book charts Jacob's life from birth to aged 17. Andrew also runs a 'Special Enforcer Agency' that is battling the growing demon menace.

'Sometimes his daddy wasn't in his office, and that usually meant he was wrestling with Nicholas in the training room or in the bedroom. They wrestled a lot. They n...more

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Mar 04, 2012 MandyM rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m-romance, kindle-lendables

Heartwarming and unusual m/m romance about two vampire Dads raising their young son. Leave all your preconceptions at the door with this book. It will be nothing like you think.

This is all about the love between Master Vampire, and head of the local 'Special Enforcers' Agency, Andrew, and his wayward vampire Childe, Nicholas and how they raise their son together over 17 years. The story is told in the third person, from Andre and Nicholas' POV and later (when he's older) Jacob's.

The fact that t...more

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Apr 06, 2011 Kallysten Kallysten added it · (Review from the author) · review of another edition

Shelves: ebooks-i-wrote, how-this-story-came-to-be, my-paperbacks

How this story came to be...

I toyed with the idea of writing a sequel to Baby Steps for a while, to explore the idea of the 'vampire dad', and I had even started throwing down ideas for an outline But the more I thought about it, the more I wished the child would have some special abilities, too. I scraped the idea of a sequel and decided to start from scratch.

Something else I had been thinking about was the return of the demons. They were sealed away in Her Last Words, so what brought them bac...more

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Sep 15, 2012 Megan Riverina Romantics/Meggerfly~TS rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, urban-fantasy, e-book

Rating: 4.5
Heat Rating: 4 out of 5

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Feb 27, 2011 Elisa Ramblings added it

I know, that was a low blow, having a small baby on the cover trying to attract unaware women with the strong power of their maternal instinct… problem is that, I’m not really a motherly type, and in any case I fell for the trick. But the cover, the blurb, a mix of both pushed me not only to buy the book but also to read it as soon as I downloaded the file.

Fangs & Lullabies is everything cover and blurb promised, a story about two unlikely fathers, not only since there is now woman around t...more I know, that was a low blow, having a small baby on the cover trying to attract unaware women with the strong power of their maternal instinct… problem is that, I’m not really a motherly type, and in any case I fell for the trick. But the cover, the blurb, a mix of both pushed me not only to buy the book but also to read it as soon as I downloaded the file.

Fangs & Lullabies is everything cover and blurb promised, a story about two unlikely fathers, not only since there is now woman around to play the role of the mother, but also since they are vampires. Andrew is the older and wiser and he is also the one who chase away Nicholas when he started to feed and kill humans. That was almost 100 years ago and in the meantime Andrew built another life, and other relationships, the last of which with a woman, Cara, the mother of his son Jacob. Jacob is a little miracle himself, vampires cannot father children, but Cara was a specialist in the fertility field and she found a way; problem is that, after 19 years of relationship, she was probably not so young anymore and the pregnancy was also her death sentence. She died in childbirth and Andrew was left alone with a little baby to rise. When Nicholas comes back, he doesn’t know about Jacob; he is not coming back to help Andrew, he is coming back since he cannot live no more without Andrew. Andrew is Nicholas’s sire, and Nicholas feels the pull every childe has towards his sire.

It’s strange but all the paranormal side of the story, Nicholas and Andrew being vampires, how one is a sire and the other a childe, how their life was before, the fact that they are centuries years old, everything seems to disappear when Jacob enters their life: from that moment on, they are only two fathers, rising a baby alone, not being ready to do so, and probably, if they have to be true to themselves, not planning to do that. After the prologue, where the author plans out all the details for the story, and give the readers the necessary “paranormal” elements, the novel takes a very precise pace, that of Jacob’s life; every chapter is a year in Jacob’s life, from 1 to 17 years old. Sometime the story is even told from Jacob’s point of view, who, like any other baby in the world, looks at his father, Andrew, like an hero, and so it’s not strange for him that he is out, fighting the bad guys. But again, Andrew’s job as demon hunter, everything happening outside their home, remains exactly there, outside.

I think the author did a good job in making the story believable (and yes, even with Andrew and Nicholas being vampires) without making nor Andrew or Nicholas the “wife”: Nicholas is indeed the one who is more at home, taking care of Jacob and effectively being the one raising him, but always waiting for Andrew to come back home and taking the important decisions… of course also planning everything to be sure that decisions matched the one Nicholas already took.

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Feb 21, 2011 Kiki Dufoulon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Kally!!! Have you any idea what you're doing to me woman! You're killing me here. These men of yours are really something else. First there was the delectable Brett, Leo and Anando. Then there was the delicious Marc and Blake. And now. Now!! You throw Andrew and Nicholas at me. *fans self* It's too much for my perverted wee mind to handle. Imagine that! Scandalous! I swear, I LOVED this bloody book. Loved it!! I absolutely fell in love with the vampire daddies. Christ, they are amazing!!! And Ja...more Kally!!! Have you any idea what you're doing to me woman! You're killing me here. These men of yours are really something else. First there was the delectable Brett, Leo and Anando. Then there was the delicious Marc and Blake. And now. Now!! You throw Andrew and Nicholas at me. *fans self* It's too much for my perverted wee mind to handle. Imagine that! Scandalous! I swear, I LOVED this bloody book. Loved it!! I absolutely fell in love with the vampire daddies. Christ, they are amazing!!! And Jacob, that boy is gonna be a heart breaker. At the age of seventeen he was already making me melt for him. *cough* Sorry. Rant finished. I'll tell you about the book now... lol.

The book begins in a hospital room, Andrew is saying goodbye to his love and mother of his child, Cara. A brilliant scientist and mage she successfully impregnates herself with a half human/vampire embryo. Sadly, her body just couldn't cope with the pregnancy and birth. And Andrew soon finds himself alone with his new son. Taking his son away Andrew starts a new life for them, he's determined to raise his son in a way Cara would be proud of, and he succeeds. This vamp is strong, protective, loving, and just down right sexy. I loved how he could be the perfect dad to Jacob one minute, all caring and sweet. And then be the perfect lover and Sire to Nicholas the next, all dominating and sexual. While still saving the human race from demon attacks. Mmm...

A few months after starting anew Andrew is surprised to find his wayward Childe, Nicholas, on his doorstep. He had chased Nicolas away nearly a century before due to his unsavoury appetite, but now Nicholas is willing to behave in order to get back into his Sire's life. Once again we find a strong, protective and loving vamp in Nicholas, but what I loved about him the most was his deviant streak. Even after one hundred and fifty odd years he still manages to act like a child at times. He seemed to get off annoying Andrew... lol. It was great, especially when he made it up to him again *wink wink* Grr...

I have to say that I really enjoyed reading the story from Jacob's perspective. From the age of two or three years this boy told it as he seen it. I laughed repeatedly at some of the comments he made about his two dads, for example he made comments about them always 'wrestling' and on one occasion when he was told he was too big to sleep in daddy's bed he replied 'But Nicholas is a big boy too and you let him sleep in your bed'. Such a kiddie comment...lol. As Jacob grew his opinions and views on life did too, it was great seeing the world as he seen it. Having to deal with not only being raised by two vampire males, having to hide this fact from everyone he knew, but to also have to cope with hiding his own special abilities. This kid is amazing!! We really get a feel for the man he's gonna become from the last few chapters, and all I can say is wow! He is definitely going to be as charming, protective, and loving as his parents.

As I've said already, I loved this book. It's not the usual vampire romance we're used to getting from Kally, but it totally worked for me. This book was more family orientated, letting us experience the difficulties in raising a child and keeping a family together, while still having to fight demons and save the world of course. I love a good fight scene, all that action and blood spill, and I thought I would miss it this time around. But strangely I didn't. I was too caught up in the whole raising Jacob stuff that it didn't bother me. It was a nice change. We did however still get a good helping of steamy love scenes from Andrew and Nicholas. And as always Kally fails to disappoint there. One of the best sex scenes for me was when Andrew gave Nicholas a VERY special anniversary present for his one hundred and fifty year Siring. Lets just say Andrew was the one being dominated that night. Mmm...

I'm not gonna say any more, don't want to give away too much. I swear I could talk about this book all day...lol. But I wont. So, I'm sure you can already guess what I'm gonna tell you... Go buy this book! Now!
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Dec 01, 2012 Lara rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

This series is quite possibly the first series that I’ve ever read that manages to handle a relationship between two parents and a child without one or the other groups becoming props. In some books, it’s the parents who become props; the child main character needs somewhere to live and someone to feed him/her, so ta da, parents who technically exist and hover around the periphery but never actually do anything (including seem to notice that their child is involved in some manner of Serious Issu...more This series is quite possibly the first series that I’ve ever read that manages to handle a relationship between two parents and a child without one or the other groups becoming props. In some books, it’s the parents who become props; the child main character needs somewhere to live and someone to feed him/her, so ta da, parents who technically exist and hover around the periphery but never actually do anything (including seem to notice that their child is involved in some manner of Serious Issues). At other times, it’s the child who is the prop, an entity that exists either to prove how moral one or the other parent is. This usually goes one of two ways. First, there is single parent who either refused to abandon his/her child despite social pressures or a parent who has taken up the responsibility of raising the child of an irresponsible family member. On the other hand, there is the person who is willing to brave the perils of getting involved with a person who has a child. In these cases, the child rarely has any kind of personality or distinguishing characteristics, apart from possibly supporting the relationship despite the parents’ fears that said child will not be or (more rarely) proving to be antagonistic towards it. In either of these cases, the child is a plot device.

This book is different; in this book, both parents and child have personalities, interests, goals, actions, interactions, and a place in the plot. Neither parents nor child conveniently disappear so that the TRUE interest of the book can run off and engage in the TRUE plot.
And it’s wonderful. This book what it would mean to be PARENTS with a CHILD in a supernatural environment, rather than what it would mean to be characters who are grappling with the supernatural and happen to have a parent/child in the same way that such characters might have a job or specific city to live in. Each character has his own role to play within the family, and he plays it honestly. This plays out by showing us a scene from each year of Jacob (the child’s) life, from infancy to seventeen years old, a format that I’ve never encountered before and imagine is difficult to pull off, for all that KallySten pulls it off beautifully.

However, the natures of the books are such that while the exploration of the parent/parent and parent/child relationship is superb, the action supernatural action aspect of the world (the demons) suffers greatly, and there isn’t a Big Bad Villain for the characters to battle against. Instead, battles largely serves the same role that the parent/child might play in other books: it’s a prop/plot device that is used to further explore how the characters interact. This is absolutely no problem for me (character interactions are my favorite part of any book) but if you’re looking for a book where the main characters heroically battle great forces of evil “on screen,” these books are not for you.

In summary, I think this book is excellent and recommend it highly, but it may not be what a lot of people are interested in reading. If you’re interested in seeing if you like the layout of the story, I suggest picking up Forgotten Lullabies first because it’s free and lets you get a really get a handle on how the books are going to operate. If you’re like me, you’ll jump to pick up the other books, but if you’re not, you can pass this series by.(less)

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May 18, 2012 Wendy (wluvsbooks) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: app-kindle, 5stars, genre-paranormal, sex-partner-mm, species-vampire, theme-kids, loaned

I honestly didn’t expect to love this book as much as I did. It was fabulous!

This was a story in which the “child” (Jacob) was a very prominent character and added so much to my reading enjoyment overall. Then, of course, there was the “Childe” (Nicholas) who was mischievous and sexy and surprisingly often the most logical of the father figures when it came to raising Jacob. I loved how the story was told in chronological chapters covering a year of Jacob’s life.

From the very first unexpectedl...more

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May 20, 2011 MsMiz (Tina) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: glbt-all

So much could have gone wrong with this book and honestly, I loved it. I can see how some may find it boring and long (it is a long one), but it was written very well and the characters in this book are well done. Each chapter is a year in Jacob's life as the family navigates a business killing demons and having 2 vampires raise a quasi human baby. In the end the same things transpire as you would think in a 'normal' household, bullies, dangers, girlfriends, drinking, learning to fight, super hu...more

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Mar 06, 2012 Veronica / V rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was such a lovely story.
Although, there were a few things that it bothered me a lot, for example when Andrew hit Nicholas and physically harm him because Andrew was upset with him...to me that is plain and simple physical abused.
Andrew wasn't a nice vampire, he was a very jealous person, so strict that he behaved like an idiot, and if it wasn't for Andrew I don't know what would have happened to that child, also, Andrew sometimes treated Nicholas like shit, for sure Andrew wasn't one of my...more

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Jul 04, 2012 jay rated it 4 of 5 stars

Now this was a good book. Good, interesting characters that were developed and you invested in; very unique storyline and twist on vampire theme and some humor; I enjoyed it very much. That said I would have liked a little more delving into the storyline of Andrew's demon hunting and something resolved there and maybe something on the fact that he had a human child and what was going to happen or how they planned on handling his mortality and all but I understand there are more books so maybe it...more

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Apr 09, 2013 Holly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: demons, erotica, male-male, paranormal, paranormal-romance

I really liked Fangs and Lullabies. It is the first book in Kallysten’s The Demons Age series. I have read book two and absolutely loved it, I think I would have loved this one much more as well if I had not already read book two, Demon and Lullabies.

In these two books we get snapshots throughout Jacobs’s life. Not just one page stories, they are pretty long and ordered correctly as his life went, and that of his parents, until he is seventeen years old.

Demon and Lullabies was also like this but...more

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Aug 25, 2012 Tj rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was an interesting mixture of heartwarming and brutal. Jacob is a unique individual born to a vampire and a human. His mother dies right off, without even seeing her son. Jacob's POV is introduced when he is only 2 which was very well written. Trying to write what a 2 year old would think and feel would be difficult but the author really pulled it off. Andrew is Jacob's father and a vampire. Vampire's aren't allow to raise children and with Jacob's unique birth Andrew is even more concerned...more

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Jan 10, 2012 SATIN SUE rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book starts with Andrew and Cara. One vamp and one human. Both made a child by mixing both dna. Now 9 months on and Cara has passed away in childbirth and Andrew is left to bring up the baby by himself.

A bit further on in the book when Andrew is learning to bring up the baby (Jacob). He gets a visit from a Vampire named Nicholas turned up wanting to stay. Andrew was the one to change Nick into a vampire but made him leave because he couldn't stop killing humans but now he's back and given u...more

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Mar 22, 2011 Robert rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m-vampire

4.5 stars for this new (at least to me) take on the "one child, two dads" theme. The premise of two male vampires raising a non-vampire boy really appealed to me. I also liked how the author broke the story down to time periods within the child's life as he was growing up.

Overall this was a really good book and I look forward to reading more from this author.

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Oct 08, 2012 Susan65 rated it 4 of 5 stars

I love vampires, but...

I don't usually like kids in my books, however without Jacob there would be no story. This is a totally different story than most books I've read as it's told in snippets and not a lot of time is spent on the details. The entire book covers the first 18 years of Jacob's life, from his tragic birth to how he is being raised by his two vampires dads, Andrew and Nicholas.

I will definitely be moving on to the next book. I need for Andrew to tell Nicholas he loves him or I wil...more

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Jan 25, 2013 Cori rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: whips-kisses_2013, 2013-completed-challenge

This book surprised me. It was very sweet without being sappy or boring. I really enjoyed the pieces in Jacob's (the son) POV. I also really liked how each chapter was a portion of each year of Jacob's life from 1 - 17. I think that helped it from dragging.

It didn't have much drama, but I didn't feel like it wasted any of the pages, either. Definitely recommended.

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Feb 18, 2013 Nancy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Loved this book. Loved that the author gave the vampires a humanistic aspect. Loved that she even thought about the unlikely subject matter of a vampire begetting a human child. Also love the enduring and evolving relationship between Sire and Childe in Andrew and Nicholas. Amazing Work. Couldn't bear to stop reading.

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Aug 30, 2012 Arthur rated it 5 of 5 stars

Beautifully done book. The style, which is descriptive and espouses innocence, reminds me of many children's books from when I grew up. Particularly Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie.

It's very emotional book, without having to indulge on angst or toothache sweetness.

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Dec 08, 2011 Amy rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Jan 25, 2013 Miriki rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013, m-m-genre-paranormal, m-m-genre-contemporary, m-m-profession-security-or-guard, m-m-romance, m-m-theme-men-with-children, theme-ex-lovers, m-m-theme-reunited

This would be one of the best books with children that I've read. Although I didn't like the opening scene. I don't like love-triangle. Besides, most of Jacob & Nicolas' scenes involved sex, that slowed the story down and got old real fast. The boy was very cute but the the romance part was not very satisfying.

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Apr 27, 2011 Edina Rose rated it 4 of 5 stars

A second chance at love ... with a son as a bonus! The fatherhood experience here is great. The power balance between the two heroes is well done. Real good read.

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Jul 26, 2012 Kim rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: kallysten-read

I love Marc and Nick. They are a dynamic pair. Look forward to reading more.

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Nov 28, 2011 Fadia rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the sweetest book ever!!!

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Apr 08, 2011 Kiki rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Mar 03, 2012 Adriana rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, male-male, favorites-and-rereads, paranormal-fantasy

I really love this book!

Is different from other vampire books: romance/companionship and forming a family, with a little action on the side.
The relationship between Andrew and Nicholas and how it evolves with time is great.
The love they have for Jacob and how they raise him is really sweet.

This book is a must read.

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Apr 01, 2013 Betsy rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Aug 26, 2011 Ashley♥Alexis rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, owned-e-books, kindle-lendables

I didnt realize this was going to be part of a series. The ending just drops off and leaves you hanging!!! But it was a great read.

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Kallysten is a writer of romance novels and short stories, most of them with paranormal elements.

Her first eBooks were published by Linden Bay Romance in 2005. The defunct Venus Press subsequently published a few of her short stories. Because so many of her stories are linked as series and part of the same universe, she decided it would make sense to have them all in the same place, which is why s...more

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