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The Vampires of Vegas #1-3

The Vampires of Vegas Books I-III With Extras

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Included in this omnibus package are books 1-3 with 2 extra bonus short novellas. A highly imaginative post-apocalyptic series that is not your usual dystopian read. All packaged together to keep the action and adventure nonstop! "Never tease anything that wants to eat you. My name is April Tate and my blood is the new gold. Vampires and hybrids have overrun my world, once vibrant with life, but now a graveyard of death shrouded in shadows. I fight to survive; I fight for my mother and brother. The journey is full of turns that I am quite unprepared for. And I'm just hoping to make it to the next Vegas sunrise..." In a post-apocalyptic world, a viral epidemic has wiped out most of the earth’s population, leaving behind few humans but untold numbers of mutated vampires. April is a seventeen-year-old girl who lives in the remains of Las Vegas one year after the outbreak. Unsure of whom she can trust, she discovers that her view of the world is not as black and white as she once thought. Surviving is worse than death… This omnibus includes the following Resonant Reign of Blood Disarming Amplified The Miel Chronicles

558 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 7, 2014

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Alexia currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada–Sin City! She loves to spend every free moment writing or playing with her four rambunctious kids. Writing has always been her dream and she has been writing ever since she can remember. She loves writing paranormal fantasy and poetry and devours books daily. Alexia also enjoys watching movies, dancing, singing loudly in the car and Italian food.

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August 28, 2014
I would like to thank author Alexia Purdy for granting me a copy of this e-book to read in exchange for an honest review. Though I received this e-book for free that in no way impacts my review. My overall rating for the collection of stories that make up this omnibus sits at a 3.5, and it is solidly on that marker. This of course makes the decision of which way to round the end result very difficult, but ultimately I've determined to round down to 3 stars.

The omnibus is a decent read, but after a while the main protagonist, April, feels a bit stagnant, neither maturing nor regressing for any length of time. The action is solidly written, though the supporting characters at times have stronger appeal than April herself, which makes it somewhat disappointing when their story lines simply fade away. Had April shown a greater range of emotions, and solid emotional growth, I feel this series could have been much stronger.


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Included in this omnibus package are books 1-3 with 2 extra bonus short novellas.

Reign of Blood (Reign of Blood #1)
"Never tease anything that wants to eat you. My name is April Tate and my blood is the new gold. Vampires and hybrids have overrun my world, once vibrant with life, but now a graveyard of death shrouded in shadows. I fight to survive; I fight for my mother and brother. The journey is full of turns that I am quite unprepared for. And I'm just hoping to make it to the next Vegas sunrise..."

In a post-apocalyptic world, a viral epidemic has wiped out most of the earth’s population, leaving behind few humans but untold numbers of mutated vampires. April is a seventeen-year-old girl who lives in the remains of Las Vegas one year after the outbreak. She has become a ferocious vampire killer and after her family is abducted, she goes searching for them. What she finds is a new breed of vampire, unlike any she has seen before. Unsure of whom she can trust, she discovers that her view of the world is not as black and white as she once thought, and she's willing to bend the rules to rescue her family. But in trying to save them, she may only succeed in bringing her fragile world crashing down around her.



A dynamic new approach to the overdone themes of vampires and dystopian societies, the breath of fresh air this book brings to the genres is both much needed and well done. April, a girl who should be starting college and worrying about things like clothes, her manicure, and which boy to date, is instead holed up in a mountain bunker with her family, fighting for their survival.

For some unknown reason, the virus that reduced the population to a fraction of its size, also destroyed humanity as we knew it. So far the only exceptions we know about are April, her much younger brother, Jeremy, and their mother. Ever since they stumbled upon it, they've been living in a well-stocked, house-sized version of a panic room in the mountains above Las Vegas. Being practical they still head down into the city during the day to stock up on supplies from the grocery stores, etc. Thus far they've only encountered the brainless, feral vampires.

When her mother and brother are abducted, April vows to get them back or die trying. And she's taking out her anger on the feral vamps everywhere she goes. But one miscalculation and suddenly she's being rescued by something she's never encountered before. A human-vampire hybrid. It appears someone changed the rules of the game, without telling her. Now she's left to navigate a whole new world, determining friend from foe, while still remaining her laser-like focus on rescuing her family.

The moral dilemmas April faces continue to increase as some of the monsters she faces retain a semblance of humanity, something she thought was gone forever. Suddenly her challenges increase as she is thrust back toward her old world, yet stuck living in the new. This is a solidly engaging read, with likable characters, and moral issues that challenge both April and the reader alike. There are many questions that remain to be answered, and new discoveries that raise many new questions, all of which April will have to deal with as her small family tries to heal from their respective ordeals. Book two promises to be just as intriguing as the initial entry into this series.



*******WARNING: If you haven't read book one, stop here. There are spoilers for the first book in the review for the second!*******

Disarming (Reign of Blood #2)
The world has changed. One must adapt to survive or hold on to the crumbling shards of humanity.

April continues to hold her fragile world together, but the ties that hold her family together are quickly unraveling. Rumors of a massive human underground settlement draw her to the shadows of the city once more in search of other survivors more like her, even with the hybrid vampires opposing her every move.

The darkness hides secrets along with the continued threat the Feral Vampires create, but a greater evil hides within the city. Something tells April that the humans will be less than welcoming of her, and that's if she can find them before the Vampires do. Joining sides with the enemy might be the only choice she has left.



The sequel to Reign of Blood easily fulfilled the expectations of excitement and suspense that was set for it in the previous book. April continues to hold out hope that things will get better and return to her new 'normal,' the life she'd grown accustomed to before her family had been ruthlessly kidnapped by a rival hive of hybrids.

While this book contains more than its share of action, some of it is on a more adult level - meaning that April no longer just reacts to the world around her. She is actually beginning to think ahead, as much as is possible in a world where almost everything is an unknown.

Emotionally April does a bit of growing, but she's a long way from mature. Just because she is now the decision-maker for her family doesn't mean she's mature. If anything she is more confused now than she was before encountering Rye, Miranda, and the rest of Blaze's hive of hybrids. She is so strongly attracted to Rye, yet she can't find a way to break through the barrier she's erected to protect herself. Is Rye willing to wait for her to figure it out? And can he forgive her the choices she's made, or will they destroy their relationship before it even truly began?

This book brings may choices, often where the options are simply the lesser of two evils. But many are caused by impetuous, or even selfish, behavior. Will those involved learn their lessons and be able to walk off into the sunrise, or will it spell the end for April and Rye? And maybe even the end for April herself, or Blaze's hive? Will April find what she's searching for, and if she does, what will the end result be? What about her goal to find 'a family' for Jeremy, especially if anything should ever happen to her - at least until her mother recovers (if she recovers at all)? Clearly this book resolves many issues, but it has created at least as many questions as those April faced before. More in fact, now that she's had to step up into the parenting role and make the decisions for her small family.


*******WARNING: If you haven't read the first two books, stop here. There are spoilers for the both books contained within this review of the third book!*******

Amplified (Reign of Blood #3)
Who wants to be the prey in a world full of hunters?

In the aftermath of the end of her world, April Tate decides that it's high time to leave the city that never sleeps, Las Vegas. After learning the origins of a Zompire Plague remedy, she risks her life to steal the antidote, makes the decision to separate from Jeremy for a while, and joins a small band of new and old comrades on a trip to the Pacific Coast. There they search out a legendary hive of vampires who are more than just wild, blood drinking creatures, they could be the very people she needs to help her.

On a mission to save the last of humanity, April will use the antidote to save some from eternal damnation, but will her decision bring hope for the future or create an ever bigger, unforeseen devastation?



Though essentially as full of action and violence as the previous books, this one seemed to leave April in the depressed rut that she'd slipped into during Disarming. Being bonded to her former arch-nemesis, Christian, but desiring to love only Rye, has left April even darker than she was before. She spends much of this book trapped in her head, whining. While that's understandable, it tends to grate on the nerves after a bit.

Instead of maturing throughout this part of the story, April seems to be regressing. She remains insistent that everything be done her way, which struck me as a bit odd, seeing as she's certainly not the most powerful being in this strange new world. At least, not most of the time. Sometimes she is the biggest badass around, even if she is a petite little thing. Why does she feel entitled to behave as if she's the alpha all the time, and even more puzzling, why does everyone allow it?

Somehow she has become surrounded by a few astoundingly loyal friends, and they put up with her constant attitude. Instead of learning to focus on the positives of the situation, she dwells on the negatives, and often creates more friction than was necessary. Thankfully her core group of friends stick it out, and help her begin to move forward into a slightly more optimistic outlook. The idea of a cure also has much to do with this refreshing adjustment to her attitude.

It is nice to see April finally begin to mature in her thinking, although it seems to be a case of too little, too late - at least for me. Where she was once gung-ho about the possible cure, she slowly begins to question the realities of using it. It breaks through her thick skull that this 'cure' may cause more problems than it solved. And she finally figures out the tremendous challenge involved in determining who would be responsible for creating enough, and ensuring that they were fair in getting this cure to all beings that were once human. Not too mention the fact that there would be many reluctant to give up their newly created powers. Who would want to go back to being a powerless human when they could retain all the benefits the virus gave them? Who would choose to become fully human again while there would still be those with extra strength, speed, mental abilities that could be used to compel them against their will? All it would take is one person turning down the fabled cure to cause the whole house of cards she'd created in her mind to come tumbling down.

Additionally, the end of this book felt rushed to me. All this buildup, only to be wrapped up in a handful of pages. New characters introduced, only to be glossed over once they've completed crucial roles. Conflicts were shown, but no resolutions provided. And above all, some of the main questions set out in the first book are never answered, as well as lesser questions remaining unanswered even though those events were set up to allow for a much larger impact, but never came to fruition. It all left me wondering if another book is actually planned, particularly in light of what is said during the final pages. Knowing another book is following would certainly make the ending of this book more palatable. Without that information I find myself judging the end of this book/series more harshly than I might otherwise have done.



Resonant (Reign of Blood Prequel)
Surviving is worse than death…

As the first days of the end of humanity tumble across the city of Las Vegas in the form of an overwhelming viral infection, turning almost everyone into vampire-like creatures, April Tate will find out what it really means to survive. What does it take to make it out alive in a place where everything is but a withered echo of its former self, and death does not come willingly?



A very short prequel, this covers material that's already been dealt with in the novels. However it does offer a bit more detail, and some specific scenes that were never before mentioned. Reading it as the starting point for the series would certainly be more beneficial and prevent the feeling of repetition I got from reading it after the novels.


Elijah: The Miel Chronicles
(A Reign of Blood Companion Story)
These are the journeys of Miel, the Keeper of the journal.

The workings of heaven are shrouded in mystery and myth, leaving us to only theorize as to what awaits us when we pass.
There are those among us however, that are special cases.
These are good people that have committed a horrendous crime, such as murder.



This is an interesting tale that is somewhat about Elijah, and also about angels and heaven. Miel is a lesser angel who keeps a journal for the head of a court of angels, angels tasked with deciding those unusual cases. The cases that were not clear cut, but rather needed direct oversight to determine which way the soul would be sent. And in the face of this viral vampiric outbreak, this court was overrun, as it took a bit of time for the souls of the infected to disappear, creating huge opportunities for souls to become mislabeled and sent to the wrong destination.

Mile is tasked with finding one case that could save all those touched by the infection, be they infected or not. And somehow, through the journal of Elijah, she may have found the case to do the job. Or at the very least she may have discovered the foundation required to allow their court to continue. Certainly a creative look at the overarching story in relation to the status of the souls of all involved. Not too mention showing us a glimpse of Elijah that was never even hinted at in any of the previous books. A worthy addendum to the series as it stands.
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September 1, 2014
There is nothing quite as thrilling as discovering a series that is highly original, wildly entertaining, and deeply thought provoking. You will run the gamut of emotions throughout this wonderful yet heart-breaking journey. Just when you think you know what is going to happen, reality shifts and new twists and turns are revealed that catapult you into a whole new game. If you enjoy books that keep you off balance long enough to make you think twice about what you think you know, then you don’t want to miss out on this spectacular series!

April was relatively happy with her life. She had a family that loved her, a best friend that was more then she could ever ask for, and a hopeful future to look forward to. Overall, things were looking up for her. Then one day when the worst possible thing happened – a vampire apocalypse. Her world was turned on its axis and nothing was ever the same again. Just when she and her family were able to find some type of a safe existence, tragedy struck again with the disappearance of her mother and brother. To her greatest surprise, she found something most unexpected in the form of allies and friends such as Rye, Miranda, Elijah, and others. While life continued its relentless turmoil with struggles such as an unwanted vampire bonding, a huge family tragedy, and many other trials she continued to find friends who she could count on. Her greatest struggle was keeping a positive outlook for the future and finding any hope with life in general. As a result, she didn’t even try to build a new life among those closest to her. She chose to live a hollow life in the shadows fearful that anything good she created would just be ripped cruelly away. Thankfully, she was frequently reminded that it is ultimately your choice to be happy and truly live. Separating herself from those she loved in order to help and protect them was the catalyst to finally seeing just how blessed and loved she was despite the danger and despair all around her. She was finally able to open her heart and truly accept the love of those around her. As she allowed herself to be transformed by the power of hope and love, she finally understood that even in the darkest of times hope can always be found to illuminate your path.

I was totally and completely impressed by the characters that I came across in this story. They were well written, wildly complex, and they had such depth and heart to them. They pulled on my heart and kept me locked into their world as I walked with them every step of the way. Few authors can write such life into their characters as I saw throughout each book. I felt every emotion, and my heart broke as I watched them go through each trial and struggle. April and her friends came out of their fiery ordeal refined, purified, and transformed. This is a series that needs to be carefully read and immensely treasured to be truly understood, but I must warn you that it is not for the faint of heart. You will lose pieces of your heart along the way, and you may never get them back the same as they were.

This was my first foray into the writing of Alexia Purdy, and I was completely speechless when I finished this series. For a young adult series, it had a blinding intensity that never let up, and yet there was such a brilliant light of hope that was weaved throughout each of the terrible trials that her beautiful characters had to endure. I will always remember this series as one that is overflowing with such a breathtaking message to treasure every moment that we have on this planet, don’t take anything or anyone for granted, and never stop looking for the good things in life in the midst of the bad times. Life is always worth living if we will only take the time to find the treasures that lay before us.
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August 13, 2014
This will be 4 separate reviews for each of the stories in this book. All of the books are rating a 5 star rating except for the last short story and that is rated a 3.

So in total the rating is a 4.5.

I received this book to give an honest review.

Book #1 Reign of Blood. (This is my new review of the book as I have reviewed it before but that was last year so my thoughts after reading all the books together has changed.)

So this is where we meet April Tate and her family. They live in Las Vegas and have been thrown into the vampire apocalypse. April and her family have been surviving by living in the side of a mountain in a bunker that someone put there, how amazingly cool right?
But every day April and her mother and brother go out to forge for supplies just so they don't use everything that is in the bunker, I think that is a great idea and plus you get out for a bit.
It is better to be out in the day time when the feral's bunker down in the buildings as the sunlight hurts them.
April and her family go on their normal run for supplies, but when Helen (who is April's mother) drops her off for hunting supplies who would have thought that was the last time they would see each other.
Now April is on the hunt to find her family considering the worst is that the feral's have gotten them but how could they be killed in daylight?

While on the hunt April comes across other people who are not feral's. But what exactly are they? April puts her trust in these new people but will it come to hurt her in the end or help her find what she is looking for?

I love how April is a fighter she is a strong character within the book and she is only seventeen! Within Reign of Blood you will meet new people each has a personality of their own, plenty of action and gore! This is the perfect read to a great series. This is a whole new outlook on vampires and the apocalypse.

Book #2 Disarming Reign of Blood

So we leave off where book 1 Reign of Blood left off. We have April who has meet the new group of vampires which are not fully vamps. They are more like hybrids how cool right? I guess it is better to be a hybrid rather than a feral. If you read book one than you know April's family was taken from her, she ended up getting them back but her family is broken beyond repair. Her brother Jeremy seems to be the only one that came out okay. Rye is still in love with April even though she pushes him away. At times I found myself wanting to whack April and let her know it is okay to be with Rye he cares for you so much, but then again I understood April as she was a loner and isn't good being around a lot of people. Not only that the unthinkable happens to April and her family worse than in book one and you can see how April becomes broken.
In book one one of the groups that took April's family was demolished. April and her friends from Blaze's group made sure of that. But now they have uncovered a new group who have been hiding underground but just recently have been coming up the surface to kill feral's. Sounds kind of shady I totally know. But what exactly is underground? Of course you know Miss Independent April Tate is going to go and find out. She meets another new character Elijah who seems to like April as she is different than what he is use to. But he chases her away of course. Elijah is one that lives underground with the group that April is trying to find.
While trying to dodge Rye so he doesn't know what she is up to, April ends up in the clutches of evil. Can't this girl get a dang break! But once she is in their grasps she ends up with the one person she never thought she would. This person was in book one I know huge reveal. Not only that the unthinkable happens between April and this person. It even gets better, the people that are underground their leader is something else entirely. Alexia has done a damn good job with descriptions that just make you shudder. But the main question is, will April get herself out of trouble?

Book #3 Amplified Reign of Blood

We learn in book 2 there was a underground village where some hybrids were living along side humans. But their leader of course wasn't human. Elijah and a few other hybrids have decided to join Blaze's group being as they have become friends with April.
April is determined to find the person who drove her mother to go crazy within her mind and kill herself. So her group of friends Rye, Sarah, Elijah, Blaze and Christian all go off on this adventure. But it seems April has found herself in trouble again and this time her friends are included. They find the person responsible it is Rick but it seems there are more questions than answers that April receives. Rick knew April's mother Helen from before which was a shocker that I didn't even think of. April also learns there is a cure to this disease that could changed the world or at least Las Vegas. But while finding the cure people have been experimented on and have attracted more powers, or are completely different than before. The question to be asked is will April use the cure to help people including herself?
Once again April is torn with her feelings for Rye if you read book 2 Disarming than you know about the whole I wouldn't quite call it a love triangle but that is what it seems like. Rye loves April, April has feelings for Rye but she doesn't quite know what they are. And April and Christian are blood-bonded, but April doesn't really seem to have feelings for Christian. So yeah love triangle is the way it seems to be. April doesn't want to hurt Rye so she ventures off again on an adventure to find someone to help her with a cure and to help her with Randy who we find out within the book who Randy is actually to April. Sarah and Elijah go along with it all and all four of them seem to find themselves on the road but yet trouble seems to find them all again. What can possibly happen now you may ask? You have got to read the book to find out. The way the ending left off I wouldn't say it is a true cliff hanger but more I can see that there could be another book or two added to this series. I want to find out if there is a cure and if it will help. Or will this cure cause more problems for April and those around her?

The book is action packed and I love the characters more and more even the ones that are minor. You have got to get your hands on book one if you haven't already.


Resonant Reign of Blood (Novella)

You wanna know how April and her family got to the bunker? How they learned to survive? Well than you will want to read Resonant. We get to read about what April and her family experienced from the first outbreak. Now it is not all gory but it does give you some insight on how April and her family were affected when this all hit. How April started helping taking care of her family. Plus you learn who Randy and Sarah are exactly to you guessed it April. I wouldn't say you have to read this book first before all of them, but you can if you want to.


The Miel Chronicles Elijah (A Reign of Blood Companion Story)

I really don't know what to say about this book. Umm it kind of threw me off a bit. As I read the entire Reign of Blood series and the prequel this story was different. We are reading about heaven a bit along with angels I assume. But I am not quite understanding what they have to do with the outbreak below on Earth in a way. Some of the characters that were in book 2 Disarming come into play within this book and we learn how they had survived. But other than that uhhh I think I could have truly done without reading this one. The writing isn't bad or anything but more along the lines of it doesn't seem to fit quite right with the other books. As angels doesn't seem to come into play within the other books. Maybe read this book before reading the Reign of Blood series and that might be better. Not sure. Now this book is short so you can finish it quickly.
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August 23, 2014
I received a free copy of the book from the author for my honest opinion.

April and her family are just trying to live day to day and survive. April is a tough young lady who can kick vampire ass. She is just struggling along try to stay alive and keep her family alive as well. Until one day April and her family have to make another trip into town for supplies. April's mom drops her off and they go off on their own to do their shopping and April is supposed to meet them later. When April gets back to the van they are nowhere to be seen. April looks for her family until it gets dark and then she has to give up her hunt and get home before the vampires come out.

April spends a few days alone looking for her family and blowing up buildings where the vampires hide during the daytime. These vampires form hives and stick together. April has no clue where to look for her family. But one day while she is out looking for them and destroying a lot of hives she meets another type of vampire. These vampires can talk and they can also be out in the sun as long as their no in the direct sunlight. April doesn't trust them at first but learns that she needs them to help her find her family.

April with the help of her new friends and Rye have rescued her mom Helen and little brother Jeremey. They have all returned to their home in the mountains. April hopes now that they can get on with their lives and everything will go back to normal or as normal as it was before they were kidnapped. But she is so wrong. Jeremy with all that he has been through since the virus outbreak that turned most of the world into feral vampires and hybrid vampires has grown up quicker than most seven year olds and understands a lot more than April realizes he knows. Their mom is not quite the same as she was before. She has changed so much, it is like she has done a 360. Where she used to be this calm, nice person she now will snap their heads off with just one little word. April has become the parent having to tell her mom what to do while her mom walks around in lala land most of the time.

When April meets this new guy Elijah and finds out that he is human like her. She wonders if he is a hybrid like her as well. She goes to Elijah's apartment to see where he lives but he tells her to go away and never return. But she hears Rye and the other hybrid vampires talking about another group of people that maybe human. April needs to find out if they are others out there like her and Jeremy. She knows she has Rye, Miranda, Blaze and all of the other hybrid vampires but she needs to be with others like her. She needs to know that she is not the only one that has survived the virus.

April thinks she is going out on the road all by herself to find the cure and then go find someone that will help her make more. But she is so very wrong on this one. She thinks she is slipping out of the hybrid vampire hive that she has been living in alone but on her way out she runs into her best friend Sarah and her new friend Elijah. They care about April to much to just let her go off alone in a world that is infested with vampires. In this new world of theirs everybody needs someone to watch their backs. It is not safe out there alone. April thinks she is a loner and doesn't need anyone but she is more wrong than she knows. She is leaving behind the one person who cares and loves her more than his own life. But April is a strong and independent person who thinks that she doesn't need anybody. She hates leaving without telling him where she is going and what she is doing but she knows he will try to do whatever he can to stop her from going. But April has to go on this road trip to not only try to find someone who can help her with finding a cure but she also has to find herself again before she can ever let anyone in again, before she can love again. She knows or thinks that Rye will never understand this.

Alexia will draw you into April's world so far that you almost get lost and can't find your way out again. The Reign of Blood Series is a fast paced read and keeps you on your toes afraid to turn the corner wondering what is on the other side. When you get to the other side you are still looking around waiting for it and the bam you are smacked right in the face with it. You never know from one minute to next what is going to happen. The Reign of Blood Series is awesome and if you have not read it then all I can say is you don't know what you are missing my friend.
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January 31, 2015
Reign of Blood (Reign of Blood #1) by Alexia Purdy
April a normal teenager and loves her family one problem the world has changed and now all humans are all but extinct .. April learns her mother and brother are taken by vampires she searches but to no avail she don't find them .. one day a woman named Miranda meets April though she is not human she takes April to her people there she meets Blaze and Rye .. now i will say this April finds love but as to whom you will have to read to find this out .. also there is bloodshed but what you expect when vampires and survival are a
must . to find this and if she finds her family out til next read and review .. read on .
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wow April and company are back and someone from her past is back from the dead and they are so much more to her , Rye still wants her to be more but she keeps pushing him away .. a family member dies who well got to buy , read and review to find out .... and who the person whom is back in April's life well have to read it to find out two bonds are made and two choices for April to choose the question is who will she choose or will the bond choose for her
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April and company are back and Christian and Rye have her going batty due to one bond thru blood bond and one whom her heart desires .. the question is who will win in the end .. also April wants to save the people with the Antidote that Christians hive made from Rick whom inadvertently knew Aprils mom who killed herself in the end to not go Feral or have her kill her children .. and now April's friends and new family are in search for a cure to save man kind ..... will her friends find it will the human race be saved .. well buy the book read and then review it .. until next time read on ...
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September 10, 2014
I read Reign of Blood by itself before I received this from the author. I enjoyed reading that a second time, as well as the rest of the books and the short stories that were included. The whole series has a nicely twisted plot, just the way I like it. The twists that occur in this book will surprise you and keep you guessing what is going to happen to April and her allies next. The lines of right and wrong are definitely given tones of grey for this young woman while she faces the challenges of survival. Things move a bit slowly at times, but you are so sucked into her struggle from the start that even the slow periods have meaning! The prequel that was toward the end gives valuable insight to who April was before the virus and truly makes her changes evident. The story about Elijah at the end puts us into his head and helps put him into a better perspective. The characters are definitely interesting and their struggles will pull you into this world. I would like to read more about these characters before the virus, especially Christian and Miranda. We have a little background on Rye, but that would be interesting too. It was nicely wrapped up, but I would still like to see where things go in this world as I have become attached to the characters!
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November 13, 2016
I have read 2 of the books in this series

book 1
All I can say is WOW! I am not a fan of vampires but I got totally into this book and couldn't put it down. I love this writer because each story I have read of hers just sucks you in til the last page and then you take a breathe. This story of the last "humans" in Las Vegas after an outbreak just keeps you on the edge of your seat! Great book can't wait to find out what is next!

book 2
We meet April again and Rye along with the other Hybrids. So many things have changed yet stayed the same. The same old thing everyday is driving April nuts. Then things start happening and her world has changed, Is it really her against Rye and company or are they really on her side. Are their others like her or is she truly alone. April learns that shutting herself off from her feelings isn't what she wants. Rye learns to be patient and trust her. But is it too late for them. A great story that once again has you rooting for April and Rye together and separately as they both battle their personal demons and come out strong. A great story that once again has you made that you have reached the last page.
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65 reviews
August 28, 2014
I love Reign of Blood series and what more could you want with books 1-3, short story of April and her family and companion story for ROB series. Reign of blood is set in a dystopian world with vampires but with a twist. After a virus that is been unleashed either killing them or turning them into vampires. April and her family flee Vegas in hopes they can survive. They find a bunker and are able to survive until one day forging for supplies April's mom and brother are kidnapped setting April's world into turmoil. Her saving grace ends up being vampires but not they same that live in the dark places of Vegas. April learns that she is some type of hybrid also. April saves her mother and brother but just leads to more problems and questions. April seeks answers to these questions sending her further into more trouble. I am hoping there will be more to the series as i would like to continue reading more of this series.
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555 reviews5 followers
February 5, 2017
Dystopian, Apocalypse, Vampires, Zombies, Hunting...Oh My!!
A highly addictive series about vampires turned zombies, now zompires, & a girl who will stop at nothing as she learns what survival truly means.
Purdy never ceases to amaze me. I love this series, love these characters, love this world!!! If you haven't read her Reign of Blood series yet....you really should!
*This is no mushy romance & you will not find any sparkling amongst the vamps. It is however an intense explosion of emotions, suspense, fear, love, despair, hope, & paranormal awesomeness that is difficult to put down once you begin.
90 reviews2 followers
April 3, 2015
Once again.. Amazon allowed me to buy a book that I read when it came out and read the seires and now reviewing it after finally figuring out I know this...

I can say with a self aimed laugh that at least I picked a good series, a second time..
I read the series and loved it then and stil do so again.. so again it's worth a read, and would recommend it obviously.. I will look forward to any new books but these I have read once fully and payed for twice..

I guess that was Amazon's April Fools joke on me...
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48 reviews
February 25, 2016
Reign of Blood Omnibus

Great book. I was disappointed how the book ended though. After all April and her family went through the book didn't go through enough of the trials and tribulations of her and her family after all that happened towards the end of the book.
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448 reviews
August 10, 2014
Thank you for bringing real Vampires back. I enjoyed having all 3 books in one set. I loved the fast action packed gore fest of books.
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