The Veiled Mirror: The Story of Prince Vlad Dracula's Lost Love

by Christine Frost

Legend has it that the love of Prince Vlad Dracula's life committed suicide during a siege when the odds of winning were slim. This is the story of Ecaterina Floari, consort to the Wallachian prince who served as inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula. A ruthless warlord in the fifteenth century, Prince Dracula fought valiantly against those who would control the land of his ancestors. As his consort, Ecaterina accompanied him in the turbulent years of exile and discovered an ancient force influencing their lives. Her devotion to him was eternal, and she followed him into immortality...

Genres: Vampires

284 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Before finding her calling as a digital strategist, Christine Frost's nomadic career spanned beer and mead brewing, marketing for a record label, and book editing at a university. She received a master's in literature and creative writing from Harvard Extension School, and has written four novels, with several short stories appearing in journals and anthologies. An avid cook who has collected more recipes than she can cook in a lifetime, Christine blogs about how food is portrayed in fiction at SavoredWords.com. She loves to scout out the best coffee shops in Boston.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know what to write about this book, I read the first few chapters and came to the conclusion it would be a quick, light read with not much depth to it, I was wrong and by half way through I was hooked as the theme and mood changed to show the way history did. I really began enjoying it as it got closer to the end but unfortunately I have to say I was completely disappointed with the last few chapters, it went in a direction I was hoping it wouldn't and I was left feeling let down almost. So while I enjoyed reading it, I wish it had ended a lot earlier than it did, about 4 chapters earlier.

[Keleigh Black · Rating 2 out of 5]

So many errors....

Its a lovely read but the continuous spelling errors made this novel difficult to finish. A fun take on Vlad, his consort and his reign.

[Draculelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved how historically accurate this book is! There were so many anecdotes I’ve become familiar with about Vlad and it was nice to read them in this story. The author writes beautifully and I was captured as soon as I stated reading.

[Ann Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent historical drama based on the life of the consort of Prince Vlad. Terrific research brings the time period and their relationship to life!