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Cedric #2
Romasanta: Father of Werewolves
Romasanta finds himself a cursed man and struggles with his internal demon, literally. All his troubles start with a stone and after that he will be losing everything he's ever loved. Faced with clinging on to what little humanity he has, he will lose it many times before reaching the end of his journey. His life's tale will take you through time to see how every lore, every moment in history tied in with wolves all come back to him. They call him the Ancient One, others simply refer to him as the Father of Werewolves, but we know him by his name, Romasanta. Many battles will be fought before he gets closer to his goals, but will he be ready to finish what was asked of him at the very beginning of his horrible fate. Will he be able to return the Eye of Gaea and free the love of his life from the laurel tree in the Black Forest?
259 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 8, 2014
13 people are currently reading
54 people want to read
About the author
Valerie Willis
38 books182 followersValerie Willis is an award-winning dark fantasy romance author, expert typesetter, and co-founder of 4 Horsemen Publications Inc., where she’s designed hundreds of book interiors and covers that bridge gothic elegance with digital versatility. Known for her commanding presence on stage and deep genre knowledge, she’s a frequent guest speaker, panelist, and workshop host across the Southeast—sharing everything from book design secrets to monster lore.
Whether she’s co-hosting paranormal deep dives on the Eerie Travels Podcast or sipping cocktails with fellow creatives on Drinking with Authors, Valerie blends intellect and intrigue with her signature love for myth, monsters, and the macabre.
Her novels are steeped in mythological roots, dark history, and folkloric creatures—many plucked straight from Medieval Bestiaries—earning her the unofficial title of “Accidental Guru of Monsters, Myths, and Mayhem.”
Under V.C. Willis, she pens the Traibon Family Saga, an MM Dark Fantasy Romance praised for its rich character arcs and morally gray heroes. For readers craving steamy, laugh-out-loud urban legends with a spicy twist, look no further than Honey Cummings, where erotica meets cryptids and fairy tales in the most unexpected ways.
Whether she’s co-hosting paranormal deep dives on the Eerie Travels Podcast or sipping cocktails with fellow creatives on Drinking with Authors, Valerie blends intellect and intrigue with her signature love for myth, monsters, and the macabre.
Her novels are steeped in mythological roots, dark history, and folkloric creatures—many plucked straight from Medieval Bestiaries—earning her the unofficial title of “Accidental Guru of Monsters, Myths, and Mayhem.”
Under V.C. Willis, she pens the Traibon Family Saga, an MM Dark Fantasy Romance praised for its rich character arcs and morally gray heroes. For readers craving steamy, laugh-out-loud urban legends with a spicy twist, look no further than Honey Cummings, where erotica meets cryptids and fairy tales in the most unexpected ways.
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January 5, 2018
Moments of Fear and compassion. As I dive into the Cedric Series I am met with complete mixed emotions. This is not bad at all. Each character you tend to engulf yourself into their feelings of hope, love and resentment.
Romasanta is the main character in this book and I will mention he is nothing like the one you meet in book one. If you are like most you wonder why is this creature so evil spirited? Romasanta wasn’t always a creature. Picking up from the first book, Book 2 tells of a farmer who cares for nothing but the love of his life, not anger and hatred.
Everyone has a past, and I fell in love with his. So delicate and caring trying to live life until devastation hit his farm. A creature has terrorized the animals on his land. As men tend to do they look for the villian who has brought such havoc upon them. Sometimes going looking for things you find it. He finds a gem as well as the predator and close to death something magical happens.
His magic wielding wife and sister knows what is to come and won’t reveal the secrets. Now one with the creature who almost destroyed him, Romasanta looks for help to separate them. This journey is a long and frustrating one.
I love how you can see the difference in the two characters, and it is so tear-jerking that you will want to get a cup of something warm and get in a bed and read the whole book.
Once again, Valerie Willis has sent my senses into overdrive for the third book.
Awesome READ!!!
********** 10/5 Stars!!!
Romasanta is the main character in this book and I will mention he is nothing like the one you meet in book one. If you are like most you wonder why is this creature so evil spirited? Romasanta wasn’t always a creature. Picking up from the first book, Book 2 tells of a farmer who cares for nothing but the love of his life, not anger and hatred.
Everyone has a past, and I fell in love with his. So delicate and caring trying to live life until devastation hit his farm. A creature has terrorized the animals on his land. As men tend to do they look for the villian who has brought such havoc upon them. Sometimes going looking for things you find it. He finds a gem as well as the predator and close to death something magical happens.
His magic wielding wife and sister knows what is to come and won’t reveal the secrets. Now one with the creature who almost destroyed him, Romasanta looks for help to separate them. This journey is a long and frustrating one.
I love how you can see the difference in the two characters, and it is so tear-jerking that you will want to get a cup of something warm and get in a bed and read the whole book.
Once again, Valerie Willis has sent my senses into overdrive for the third book.
Awesome READ!!!
********** 10/5 Stars!!!
September 21, 2017
Reviewed on behalf of 3 Degrees of Fiction Book Blog
Wow. Romasanta was… Everything a paranormal book should have and I am kind of sad that I can’t give more stars than five because in my opinion Romasanta was even better than Cedric and Cedric already earned the five stars square and fair.
That being said, let’s start at the beginning: We git glimpses of Romasanta in Cedric’s book and I strongly suggest reading Cedric before this one. You will understand the story better and it’ll make a LOT more sense this way than the other way round.
Romasanta’s story leads us through the times. Through the beginnings where gods and humans and other magical creatures lived next to each other over the middle ages where Romasanta’s involvement in everything started to make sense till the present when they saved Angeline. I didn’t like Romasanta very much in Cedric’s book, but I didn’t actually dislike him as well. I was indifferent, because I didn’t know what to do with his character. After reading his book, getting to know his journey through the times and realizing, what heartbreak was hidden behind his beastly exterior, I changed my mind. Romasanta is a lovely character full of depth, self-hatred, despair and honor. In fact he is so flawed and yet so perfect. It was awesome getting in his head, learning his story and rooting for him to get his HEA.
I can’t even explain how much I liked this book without putting spoiler after spoiler in my review. Just know this: This book is not like other paranormal books you know. It’s better. It’s different and it’s full of myths and characters you want to see again and again. I’m not saying this often, but this trilogy is a trilogy I want to put on my book shelves and not only on my kindle. It was an awesome experience to read it.
Wow. Romasanta was… Everything a paranormal book should have and I am kind of sad that I can’t give more stars than five because in my opinion Romasanta was even better than Cedric and Cedric already earned the five stars square and fair.
That being said, let’s start at the beginning: We git glimpses of Romasanta in Cedric’s book and I strongly suggest reading Cedric before this one. You will understand the story better and it’ll make a LOT more sense this way than the other way round.
Romasanta’s story leads us through the times. Through the beginnings where gods and humans and other magical creatures lived next to each other over the middle ages where Romasanta’s involvement in everything started to make sense till the present when they saved Angeline. I didn’t like Romasanta very much in Cedric’s book, but I didn’t actually dislike him as well. I was indifferent, because I didn’t know what to do with his character. After reading his book, getting to know his journey through the times and realizing, what heartbreak was hidden behind his beastly exterior, I changed my mind. Romasanta is a lovely character full of depth, self-hatred, despair and honor. In fact he is so flawed and yet so perfect. It was awesome getting in his head, learning his story and rooting for him to get his HEA.
I can’t even explain how much I liked this book without putting spoiler after spoiler in my review. Just know this: This book is not like other paranormal books you know. It’s better. It’s different and it’s full of myths and characters you want to see again and again. I’m not saying this often, but this trilogy is a trilogy I want to put on my book shelves and not only on my kindle. It was an awesome experience to read it.
September 30, 2017
Willis delivers another page-turner in the Cedric series with Romasanta's story. I was a bit ambivalent about this character in book one, but reading his journey has endeared him to me quite effectively. Romasanta is such a complex character and my heart broke for him. He's full of self-hatred and oh, so flawed, but I couldn't help loving him in spite of those flaws - or maybe because of them?
It is impossible to explain everything that I found wonderful about this book without spoilers, so I'll just say that, once again, Willis has created a world of fantasy and legend that I absolutely couldn't put down.
It is impossible to explain everything that I found wonderful about this book without spoilers, so I'll just say that, once again, Willis has created a world of fantasy and legend that I absolutely couldn't put down.
August 22, 2020
Howlingly great read. Love the development of this character. You fall hard for all he's faced and want more at the end. This is a great series. Keeps your attention throughout the book and you don't want to put it down.
August 7, 2017
Romasanta, the second book of the Cedric series, has several ties to the first book while also being an excellent stand-alone novel. The reader is sucked into the action in the first chapter where Romasanta searches for the infamous wolf, Fenrir, and discovers the creature has been trapped in a bloodstone. He must go on a quest to free Fenrir and also save his wife, Daphne, who transformed into a tree. If that isn’t challenging enough, Fenrir uses Romasanta’s body to turn into wolf form and exact bloody violence and feed his beast.
Willis weaves a brilliant web of paranormal histories into the story, sharing some old favorites, such as Merlin, Romulus, and Remis, as well as some lesser known mythological characters like Barushka and Morrighan. Romasanta is an action-packed tale full of intrigue, surprises, and the burning passion of a man desperate to save his love. Great read!
Willis weaves a brilliant web of paranormal histories into the story, sharing some old favorites, such as Merlin, Romulus, and Remis, as well as some lesser known mythological characters like Barushka and Morrighan. Romasanta is an action-packed tale full of intrigue, surprises, and the burning passion of a man desperate to save his love. Great read!
July 31, 2020
Who knew monsters could be so complex!
Loved the story of Romasanta and that it told more about Cedric! The journey has been a long one for Romasanta and it isn’t over yet. Can’t wait to see if Romasanta finds what he has been looking for and also, if Cedric and Angeline can find their happiness.
Loved the story of Romasanta and that it told more about Cedric! The journey has been a long one for Romasanta and it isn’t over yet. Can’t wait to see if Romasanta finds what he has been looking for and also, if Cedric and Angeline can find their happiness.
July 20, 2022
I found this to be a wonderful second in this series! I loved the character development as well as the wonderfully written story! I loved this and I will be looking forward to the next book because I want more!!! I Loved IT!!! No Spoilers!.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 2, 2022
Seriously loved this book! I didn't put it down until I finished. This book was another winner. The characters were dynamic and the movements of the plot kept me on my toes.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
April 29, 2023
Please read review of first book
My opinion of series remains.
Authors clearly enjoys the world and
the myths she draws the characters from.
(spoke to boyfriend after finishing first book.
am putting these on his shelf as I think he will really enjoy these)
On to the last one.
My opinion of series remains.
Authors clearly enjoys the world and
the myths she draws the characters from.
(spoke to boyfriend after finishing first book.
am putting these on his shelf as I think he will really enjoy these)
On to the last one.
December 5, 2016
Book 2 of The Cedric series follows Romasanta, whom we met in book 1. It answers many questions from book 1 and digs deeper into some other characters we've met and introduces some new ones. I enjoyed finding out about Romasanta's past as well as continuing the entwined story-line from book 1. However, with that said, I found parts of this book at times to be more confusing than those in book 1. I still love all the intermingling of paranormal, historical, mythological, and fantasy elements of the book and recommend it if you have an interest in this series, and especially if you've already read Cedric. I will definitely check out book 3 when available. I read an ARC of this book and voluntarily wrote this review.
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