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Deseos de Sangre (Les Gargouillen #1)

by Vickie Taylor (Goodreads Author), Silvia Guiu (Translator)

3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 · rating details · 193 ratings · 20 reviews

Son gárgolas –una raza de inmortales con el don de la transformación que han protegido a la humanidad a lo largo de los años. Pero ahora, deben luchar contra algo más…

Ella no podía olvidar lo que había visto….
Cuando tenía seis años Rachel Vandermere no creía en monstruos... hasta que contempló la muerte de sus padres. Ahora, ya convertida en mujer y como agente de la INTER...more

Paperback, 333 pages

Published June 30th 2007 by Talismán (first published June 7th 2005)

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Dec 02, 2009 Kaleigha rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I had a bit of a struggle to finish this one...I had read the second book in the series before this one, so I thought that was why I was a bit disjointed with both of them. Turns out that I just found them sort of dull. I can't really point to why, since they had what I usually enjoy in a series. But there was no spark for me...the characters didn't grab me at all, and the story was a bit flat. Did I hate it? No. Did I love it? No.

Rachel is an American Interpol agent who is hunting the monsters...more

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Feb 07, 2012 Glorious.Clio rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: bookclub, fiction

Apparently people read these for the plot? I read them for the hot sex scenes.

That's a lie, I read them because Anna picks them for book club.

I pretty much laughed through this book.

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Feb 20, 2010 Lillie Roberts rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Rachel Vandermere can never forget what she saw, what she heard, it has been burned into her memory as only a trauma from childhood can. What she saw were the monsters that only come out at night to haunt her dreams, now and forever. As an agent with Interpol, she has many resources at her disposal, but still she can't discover the monsters who took away her mother and father. She repeated the tale throughout her childhood, only to be called crazy. It's the one thing she will not tolerate, her s...more Rachel Vandermere can never forget what she saw, what she heard, it has been burned into her memory as only a trauma from childhood can. What she saw were the monsters that only come out at night to haunt her dreams, now and forever. As an agent with Interpol, she has many resources at her disposal, but still she can't discover the monsters who took away her mother and father. She repeated the tale throughout her childhood, only to be called crazy. It's the one thing she will not tolerate, her sanity called into question.

Nathan Cross has lived many lifetimes, cursed with the immortality of his species, the Gargoyles, the protectors of humanity. When Rachel Vandermere crosses his path, his first desire is to protect, his second to mate. But he has sworn that this will be his last life of existence, he will produce no children in this life, his existence will end with his one true death. Until he meets Rachel, he has been able to fight The Awakening, fight the powerful need to change to his cursed Gargoyle form. But Rachel sends his senses reeling, his needs come pounding back to life. Though he has been excommunicated for his beliefs, he will sacrifice those firmly held beliefs to save his friends, family, and for Rachel herself.

Rachel is trapped in her search for the monsters until Nathan comes into her life. Then she's not so sure who the true monsters are. It couldn't be Nathan, though sour and taciturn, he has the greatest capacity to love that she's ever seen. It couldn't be her father, her eyes couldn't lie. Who are the true monsters that ripped her life apart?

Carved in Stone, Book One of the Les Gargouillen Series by Vickie Taylor is a new adventure in the genre of Urban Fantasy. Not often do I read a fantasy with shape shifting abilities that allow the characters to shift into creatures long forgotten, beasties of centuries past. Legend has it that the Gargoyles are the protectors of society, guarding what is held sacred. So it is with the story of the Gargouillen, cursed by an evil priest who promises to rid a village of the dragon Gargouillen that's been terrorizing the villagers if they convert to Christianity. But, in keeping his promise, he uses the villagers own pagan ritual magic against them. He curses the men of the village to everlasting immortality and forces them to become the monsters of nightmares. With every male child born, the soul of a departed Gargouillen is reincarnated to live again. In Carved in Stone, our hero, Nathan Cross has lived 14 lifetimes, but he has vowed that this lifetime will be his last, he will remain childless, and when this lifetime is finished, his soul will perish never to reincarnate again. He has been excommunicated from his congregation, his community, for his beliefs. If the younger men follow his example, their species will cease to exist, ending the curse but their existence as well. The Gargouillen are the protectors of humanity, charged with watching over the frail humans, but have they outlasted their usefulness? In this new millennium, are the Gargouillen still necessary? Rachel Vandermere, our heroine, is a new breed of woman, not dependent upon anything but herself. She has little fear of the unknown, only her nightmares bring her fear and then her monsters come to life, the monsters from her childhood who killed her mother and father before her eyes. The choking fire, the winged monster, and death was all she remembered. Could her child's eyes have been deceived? Nathan Cross is the monster that she dreams of and who steps into her life. But, his tenderness belies his monstrous form, making her question all she has thought to be true. How can she accept his love, when deep inside the monster lurks to be born again and again?

Carved in Stone was a sweet ride for me, I enjoyed meeting Les Gargouillen, an entirely different view of shape shifting, mythical beasts of old legends which can be any combination of beasties, from forest creatures to ancient beast. Urban Fantasy has become one of the genres of choice for me, and Vickie Taylor has yet to lead me down a path that I didn't want to go. Her alpha males are strong and powerful, yet tender and loving, capable of strong emotions. Her heroines are kick ass and not afraid to seek what they want, no matter what it is. If you want a different take on shape shifting in your Urban Fantasy, try Carved in Stone. I wasn't disappointed, not for a minute. I highly recommend this book for all readers who enjoy urban fantasy/paranormal romance. It was great fun.

I received this book from Anna at Anna's Book Blog. The opinions I've expressed are my own.(less)

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Apr 15, 2010 Diana Leigh rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Rachel Vandermere is haunted by the memory of her parents' violent murders by a monster with large wings and claws when she was a young girl. No one believes her story. As an adult she is determined to find the truth about what happened. Rachel uses her position as an Interpol agent to find clues that may lead her to the monster that killed her parents. On assignment, she meets Nathan Cross, an art professor who is also a griffin-shifter and member of a dying race called Les Gargouillen (gargoyl...more

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Jan 30, 2012 Soycazadoradesombrasylibros rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: finish

Las gárgolas son de mis personajes literarios favoritos, siempre que veía la serie de television "Gargoyles" o imaginaba un libro sobre estas increíbles criaturas y lo he leído gracias a un intercambio con Beleth.

La idea de la autora es muy buena y la podría haber llevado a buen puerto si la hubiese desarrollado un poco mas y no metiese tanta paja entre medias.

El inicio del libro es atrayente y como suceden las cosas en las primeras paginas me imagine que Vickie lo llevase por otros derroteros.....more

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Nov 03, 2008 Anita rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

I'm completely shocked that this book turned out to be good. I put off reading it because a gargoyle love story seemed too silly an idea; I couldn't imagine anything good coming of it. Fortunately, thr author is a lot more creative than I, and she did a very good job crafting a story that is interesting with exceptional character deveopment.

The premise of this trilogy is that gargoyles are similar to weres - humans that change into fantastic creatures at will. A magically spell initially create...more I'm completely shocked that this book turned out to be good. I put off reading it because a gargoyle love story seemed too silly an idea; I couldn't imagine anything good coming of it. Fortunately, thr author is a lot more creative than I, and she did a very good job crafting a story that is interesting with exceptional character deveopment.

The premise of this trilogy is that gargoyles are similar to weres - humans that change into fantastic creatures at will. A magically spell initially created them over a thousand years ago and gave them the mission to protect people, which they now interpret to mean killing human psychos. )The stone gargoyles on buildings were based on the living gargoyles as a token of reverence back in the day.) Only males inherit the ability to change, but they can do so from a very early age, so the men have formed small congregations where they raise their sons and teach them to manage the beast inside. Unfortunately, this requires taking sons away from mothers, who the men are certain would not understand children sprouting horns. Any gargoyle who produces at least one son is later reincarnated, so many of the gargoyles have memories dating back hundreds of years.

This story is focused on a gargoyle named Nathan Cross, who is disallusioned with the gargoyle way of life and has vowed not to have any children so that is soul will finally die. He's been kicked out of his congregation and does not shift to his creature any more. He meets Rachel, an interpol agent, at an art show, where she is working an assasination attempt case. Nathan's old cronies from the congregation foil the attempt with his help, but his former best friend is killed in the process. Nathan and his dead friend are labled heros, but Rachel doesn't quite believe it. She's got an X Files type of obsession about monsters among us, and she just won't let this case go - she's sure there is more than meets the eye. Nathan spends the next weeks fighting his attraction to Rachel while attempting to stear her off the trail of his kind. (less)

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May 03, 2008 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: jens-personal-read

A paranormal fantasy romance with the hard-boiled edge of a police thriller, combine to make CARVED IN STONE a most excellent read. From page one to the last nail-biting paragraph, Vickie Taylor manages to hook the reader into her world of gargoyles, reincarnation, second chances, and true love.

For Nathan Cross, looks are deceiving. He may look like a man, and a drop-dead gorgeous one at that with his black eyes and jet-black hair, but underneath the human exterior lies a gargoyle-a being creat...more

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May 20, 2011 Gypsie Holley rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was good. I like that it was a true mix of gargoyle. Animals all mixed to make one creature and not a duplicate in the bunch. It should be interesting to see what the future reads will be like. Although I enjoyed the book. I am unable to read romance right now. Hits to close to the heart for me and I need a break. So.

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Feb 03, 2012 Anna rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ahhmazing-romance, fiction

I finally talked my book club into reading a romance novel. Oh, snap. It was about gargoyles. It was like a super erotic version of that cartoon "Gargoyles". OH SNAP.

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Aug 30, 2009 sunsetsylvia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 1st-in-series, romance-paranormal, romance-contemporary, shapeshifters

Was in the mood for some Gargoyle romance - love the animated series from the 90s - and this was just the right thing. Not mindblowing, but entertaining enough.

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Feb 26, 2010 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: supernatural

I spent quite a bit of time looking for this book and I hate to admit it but I was a bit disappointed. I loved the idea of the gargoyles and really saw some great potential but I didn't really get all that into this one. The story was slow to start, the heroine not necessarily memorable, and the hero, Nathan, I found to be kind of a jerk at times. Regardless I hoped it would get better and the ending was good if a little convoluted. I do already have the next two so I'm hoping she's gotten a lit...more

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Feb 21, 2009 Amytha rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2008, paranormal, romance

I was hoping this would be good, it has gargoyles! it wasn't. Moral: gargoyles don't always make everything better.

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Jan 08, 2011 ♆ BookAddict ~ La Crimson Femme rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

I love gargoyles or as the correct term - grotesque. This story I enjoyed. There aren't that many stories with this mythical creature. There is something very attractive and sexy about a man who can become rock hard. This story is the typical love story where one of characters is blinded by revenge. Then of course they fall in love with one of those "killers" who destroyed their life. When a blanket statement is applied across the board to a specific race/ethnicity, what else is going to happen?...more

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Sep 21, 2010 Deborah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really liked this book.

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Nov 02, 2011 Karen Desmond rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Aug 11, 2011 Lady Lioness marked it as keepers · review of another edition

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Oct 25, 2011 Gardavson rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-romance, own, paranormal

3.5 stars. It would have rated a 4 except the pacing at the beginning was slow. The first 100 or so pages was pretty much "I want her, I want her, I want her,....I can't have her." (repeat over and over again). The book picked up toward the end and turned out pretty good. The end was good enough to make me want to pick up the next in the series.

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Jul 18, 2008 Mary rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

Read this book awhile ago. A very good first "series" book. The Author sets up her world and the characters in it yet leaves questions for the next books to answer.

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Aug 24, 2008 Mary rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Gargoyle. Repetitive. Tries way too hard. Don't bother with her

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Mar 04, 2008 colleen rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2008, scpl, paranormal, fantasy, romance

Girl meets gargoyle.

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