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Blood Song
A voice like sunlight… Grace Blackburn’s extraordinary voice is a gift. And a curse. As a sound healer, her otherworldly singing can create miracles. It can also kill. Only her sound circle provides the safety she craves, until the night Grace crosses paths with a fanged creature and dreams she is rescued by an angel. A soul lost to the night… Ethan James is sexy, playful, irreverent. And a vampire. Between his sadistic master and his dangerous blood lust, he’s losing all control of his life. Assigned to exterminate feral vampires to protect humans and prevent any unwelcome light shining on the hidden world of the bloodsuckers, he rescues a woman whose soothing voice reminds him of the humanity he’s lost. A deadly dance… Grace has spent a lifetime avoiding the strong emotions that trigger deadly consequences, but Ethan arouses her like no other. He saved her, but she may be his salvation. Each is dangerous to the other. Now they must join forces and trust in the transformative power of love as they battle the hungry forces of the night.
105 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 15, 2014
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Lynda Hilburn
20 books314 followersLynda's books can be classified as urban fantasy/dark fantasy with romance, suspense/mystery, satire, horror, humor and sex.
Lynda Hilburn writes paranormal fiction. More specifically, she writes vampire books. After a childhood filled with invisible friends, sightings of dead relatives and a fascination with the occult, turning to the paranormal was a no-brainer. In her other reality, she makes her living as a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, professional psychic/tarot reader, university instructor and workshop presenter. Her series, Kismet Knight, Vampire Psychologist is being rewritten and will be republished by Quercus Books in the UK and Europe, and by Sterling Publishing/Silver Oak in North America. The UK version of the first book in the series, "The Vampire Shrink" will be published September, 2011. The North American version a few months later. Book #2 (tentatively titled "Blood Therapy"), which is a new book, will be published a year later, and book #3 (the book that used to be called "Dark Harvest") will follow a year later. She also has a short story in the anthology, "Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance," called "Blood Song." "Diary of a Narcissistic Bloodsucker" and "Undead in the City" are available through Amazon.com and Smashwords.
Lynda Hilburn writes paranormal fiction. More specifically, she writes vampire books. After a childhood filled with invisible friends, sightings of dead relatives and a fascination with the occult, turning to the paranormal was a no-brainer. In her other reality, she makes her living as a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, professional psychic/tarot reader, university instructor and workshop presenter. Her series, Kismet Knight, Vampire Psychologist is being rewritten and will be republished by Quercus Books in the UK and Europe, and by Sterling Publishing/Silver Oak in North America. The UK version of the first book in the series, "The Vampire Shrink" will be published September, 2011. The North American version a few months later. Book #2 (tentatively titled "Blood Therapy"), which is a new book, will be published a year later, and book #3 (the book that used to be called "Dark Harvest") will follow a year later. She also has a short story in the anthology, "Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance," called "Blood Song." "Diary of a Narcissistic Bloodsucker" and "Undead in the City" are available through Amazon.com and Smashwords.
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December 30, 2024
This was probably a little too short for me to enjoy without more explanation. It all seems a little bit too easy.
August 20, 2016
I really enjoyed reading 'Blood Song', with its odd, yet engaging H/h. We have an elegant introverted Grace and her singing, which can heal AND kill. Then we have Ethan, who is a cool, hot vampire rocker dude from the 70's, with a penchant for wearing vintage rock t-shirts. Their first meeting is scary, as Ethan saves Grace from a really messed-up zombie-like vampire.
The author has an engaging writing style, which is part endearing (the inner voices of the H/h); horrifying (gruesome deaths and dead bodies everywhere); and humorous (particularly Ethan's banter with his friend and his inner thoughts).
I did find the writing going a little flat towards the end, and I would have liked it better if this novella was just a little bit longer, so as to not need the epilogue.
Still, I liked this book, and may be interested in reading more of the author's work.
3.5 stars.
The author has an engaging writing style, which is part endearing (the inner voices of the H/h); horrifying (gruesome deaths and dead bodies everywhere); and humorous (particularly Ethan's banter with his friend and his inner thoughts).
I did find the writing going a little flat towards the end, and I would have liked it better if this novella was just a little bit longer, so as to not need the epilogue.
Still, I liked this book, and may be interested in reading more of the author's work.
3.5 stars.
May 22, 2018
song healer, vampires, interesting, might be a series there.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 17, 2017
the Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.
April 23, 2016
I am not sure what to say about this short quick read. I think the concept of this was just lost on me. Grace Blackburn is a sound healer when she sings it heals people. Only her sound circle provides the safety she craves, until the night Grace crosses paths with a fanged creature and dreams she is rescued by an angel. Ethan James is sexy, playful, irreverent. And a vampire. Between his sadistic master and his dangerous blood lust, he’s losing all control of his life. Assigned to exterminate feral vampires to protect humans and prevent any unwelcome light shining on the hidden world of the bloodsuckers, he rescues a woman whose soothing voice reminds him of the humanity he’s lost. They each make the other feel things that they haven't felt in a long time. I liked the author's style of writing and this was my first time reading her work. This book was well written with no errors in grammar or spelling I just felt that it was not the right concept for me. I am looking forward to reading more of her work.
November 26, 2014
2.5 stars
I really liked the concept of music used to magically heal or hurt. And it was interesting to see the effects of Grace's magic on vampire Ethan. But ... something didn't quite connect with me. I'm not even sure what my problem was. The story moved along well, the conflict with Ethan's evil master was interesting and the characters history created a lot of potential. I still ended up being slightly dissatisfied and wanting more. I realize this is a novella and events had to unfold quickly, but I read a lot of anthologies and have read some brilliant stories that were even shorter than this.
I really liked the concept of music used to magically heal or hurt. And it was interesting to see the effects of Grace's magic on vampire Ethan. But ... something didn't quite connect with me. I'm not even sure what my problem was. The story moved along well, the conflict with Ethan's evil master was interesting and the characters history created a lot of potential. I still ended up being slightly dissatisfied and wanting more. I realize this is a novella and events had to unfold quickly, but I read a lot of anthologies and have read some brilliant stories that were even shorter than this.
April 18, 2016
The main character can sing in order to heal. This was a short story on finding love even through being odd. I love her Harry Potter shower curtains. It made me smile. It was a different take on vampires that could heal?
September 13, 2014
Cute, funny, and quirky story about a woman who uses song to heal or hurt and a vampire she helps.
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September 23, 2015only made it to pg44...just seems blah. cant bring myself to finish.
June 16, 2016
It started as a really cool book but slowly became a "wtf?" book almost as if the author didn't want to pay attention anymore and just wanted to finish writing the story.
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