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If You Were My Vampire

(Shades Below #2.5)

L.J.K. Oliva

4.33 · Rating details · 12 ratings · 6 reviews

Sometimes, your life begins the day you die...

Asher Evans is a man haunted by history. Turned vampire in the concentration camp that claimed his family, he has never recovered from the loss of his humanity. Removed from the mundane world and resigned to facing eternity alone, he's completely unprepared when the unthinkable happens: he meets a girl.

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Apr 05, 2017 Lakshmi C rated it really liked it

The book opens with Senecha Lynch and I'm a melting puddle of fangirl.
Senecha Lynch is Asher's patron and concerned about his welfare. Senecha is a predator and a strategist.

On Asher's current rep :
"I understand that my protégé has committed no actual crime, beyond convincing everyone in greater San Francisco to hate him." Lynch shrugged. "Last I checked, that was not illegal."

The Fraternity views Asher as a liability and he's on their blacklist.
Grace is an art student with secrets and she's ...more

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Apr 27, 2017 Deneale Williams rated it it was amazing

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Ok, before I begin I do wish to inform because as you will notice in the title, this says that it is ‘A Shades Below Novel’ that this book can also be read as a stand-alone novel, so you don’t have to feel obligated to purchase a prior book, unless of course, you want to. The decision is yours, and you will have no problems following along, if you haven’t read any of Ms. Oliva books. Although I can assure you, once you experience her writing, you will want to. Just a heads up from me. ::grin::

Ok, before I begin I do wish to inform because as you will notice in the title, this says that it is ‘A Shades Below Novel’ that this book can also be read as a stand-alone novel, so you don’t have to feel obligated to purchase a prior book, unless of course, you want to. The decision is yours, and you will have no problems following along, if you haven’t read any of Ms. Oliva books. Although I can assure you, once you experience her writing, you will want to. Just a heads up from me. ::grin::

Grace Alan is very beautiful woman, and as a member of a very intuitive family, she is one of those people who is always aware of her surrounding, in more ways than one. There’s just one thing, she has spent most of her life isolated away from people, because she has a hard time trying to be a normal person.

Finally, Grace has found a beau that she can relate to and has captured her heart, and is everything she has ever dreamt of, and he is even quite handsome too. His name is Asher Evans, and he is someone who is and has been haunted by history, because wouldn’t you know it, he had been turned into a vampire in a concentration camp that claimed his entire family.

Asher has never been the same since the loss of his humanity. He has forced himself to face his eternity alone, and never planned on meeting someone he could actually love and care for, that is until he met Grace.

Then the unthinkable happens, and Grace is murdered.

Asher accidentally stumbles upon the dying Grace, and find his heart is now in his throat. He knows he should leave well enough alone, but she understood him. She never once seen him as a monster, or a creature of the night. He admires her beauty in her lifeless and still body, and remembers that she reminds him what it is like to be human.

Asher knows rescuing Grace will have consequences. The World has deemed female Vampires illegal for centuries now, and the choice Asher has made may have caused complications now for both of them.

Now together Grace and Asher will try and survive the mortal world without trying to get noticed, and creating enemies along the way. Together they hope that their love can protect them, and help them evade other mortal enemies.

This book is a beautifully written five-star romantic book, that will make you fall in love with romance all over again. Some may think Vampires are always bloody and evil, but not this time. This book is truly a romantic read that shows you, love can come in all different shapes and sizes, and that it doesn’t matter, love will always prevail over all else. I truly enjoyed this book, and am glad I had the opportunity to read it! ...more

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May 11, 2018 Erin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, good-read, romance

As much as I care about the "whole numbered" novels in this series -- LJK Oliva sure makes the secondary characters in her ".5" novels people (beings) I can't help but love as well. This doesn't feel like a book to keep me satisfied while I wait to learn more about Jasper and Lena -- It is a stand-alone story that I can happily recommend on its own merits.
Asher felt like an honest portrayal of someone who was stuck living with his horrendous past. He and Grace were such great characters for each ...more

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Jason rated it really liked it
May 21, 2017

Apr 26, 2017 Ramona Plant rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

If You Were My Vampire is another amazing book written by LJK Oliva. Even though it is part of a series, it is completely stand alone so you don't have to read the others to understand what is going on, but trust me you will want to read the others because they are all fantastic on their own! The author does not focus one particular part of the paranormal but covers a wide aspect, which I enjoy. The plot on this one is intricate and keeps you reading on. This book is difficult to put down and ha If You Were My Vampire is another amazing book written by LJK Oliva. Even though it is part of a series, it is completely stand alone so you don't have to read the others to understand what is going on, but trust me you will want to read the others because they are all fantastic on their own! The author does not focus one particular part of the paranormal but covers a wide aspect, which I enjoy. The plot on this one is intricate and keeps you reading on. This book is difficult to put down and has a great pace to it. Not once did I feel like it was dragging on nor did the author ever rush me through the story. This also is very important to me. There are some great twists hidden within and slowly the well developed plot unravels to a nice climax at the end.

In this particular book the story focuses on Grace and you can't help but feel for her trials. She however really seems to grow in this one. We didn't really learn much about her in the prior books but it is nice to learn a lot more of her this time. She really had a tough time and I like how she comes out of it in the end. There are definitely some real nice twists that I liked. The other focus is on Asher and I really liked him a lot in this book. We find out a lot more about him and where he came from.

There are also some really nice new faces in this one, one who I really enjoyed and who I hope I will read more of. Tonio is not your typical character but he adds so much to this book it was a joy to read. I am not sure how he would fit in in the future, but I hope the author will find some way to do so.

There are some nice clues on what is to come and I seriously can't wait on what is going to happen in the future.

Really my biggest issue with this book is, well it is more with the author, that she can't write them as fast as I can read them but I guess that is a good problem to have, for the author at least. I really can't say enough good things about this book. It really has it all. Action, romance and lots of paranormal, wrapped up in great plots! Not much more one can ask for! ...more

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Apr 10, 2017 Barbara Strickland rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This was an absolute gem. It ran the gamut of emotions from edgy, sexy, sweet and totally romantic while still packing a punch with its action. This is a very different paranormal novel; in fact the whole Shades series is like that. It may contain shifters, witches and vampires but there is a human element in these characters that hold us captive and make them seem real. They take on the battle towards good but like us ordinary people they don't always do it right. Their mistakes are deadly, and ...more

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Apr 13, 2017 Loren rated it really liked it

This is book 2.5 of the Shades Below series. After initially having some mixed emotions over whether or not I liked this story, I ultimately enjoyed the story of reckless vampire Asher Evans, who is a member of the Fraternity of Sons vampire community in San Francisco. He's never forgiven himself for losing his family in the concentration camp where he became a vampire, so he lives a devil may care existence. When Grace Alan, whom Asher is fascinated with, is brutally attacked and left to die, h ...more

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