Night Train To Naples

Night Train #1

by Carolina Valdez

After seven-hundred years, Alexandros Nicolaides has adjusted to life as an immortal. Employed by a New Orleans diamond courier, the gemologist travels to Italy in the hope of gaining a new customer for that business. On the night train to Naples, he confirms what he’s suspected--someone is following him.

Human Dante Rocco has his reasons for tailing the tall blond, yet unaware he follows an immortal, he’s in for a fearful shock. But when Alex rescues Dante from thugs bent on evil, a hot, urgent sexual bond flares between them.

As Alex and Dante struggle with the reality of their intense relationship, they soon discover that they’re now the ones being pursued—by an unstable, vengeful vampire...

Gay / Dark Fantasy / Vampire / Action / Adventure / Suspense / Thriller / Exhibitionism / Public Places

Genres: M M Romance, Vampires, Paranormal Romance, Paranormal, Romance

87 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 21, 2010

About the author

Carolina Valdez warns not to be fooled by the photo. "Even if you walk most of the race, you want to be sure to break into a run for the camera." Although most of her running days have morphed into walking days, she's completed over a hundred distance races - six of them marathons. Her short story about a murder on the streets she's actually competed on, in the Los Angeles Marathon, appears in LAndmarked for Murder, an anthology produced by the Sisters in Crime/Los Angeles chapter.

After a varied career as a registered nurse while winning awards and making sales writing freelance, she decided to retire to finish her first novel. Now she writes about searing passions and the sweetly explosive ecstasies of love.

Reviews

[Ali · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Review An Alisa Review:

Rating: 4 stars out of 5

Carolina Valdez did a nice job with this story. These characters feel an instant connection for each other, but feel they should be holding back because they are so different from each other. Alex begins to full embrace their relationship while it scares Dante.

Dante is shocked when he is thrown into the world of immortals when following a rival diamond courier. He feels a connection to Alex, but doesn’t know if he can accept his vampire nature fully. When he is faced with never seeing Alex again he decides to jump.

This story is told from both characters’ points of view so we can see each of their internal struggles. Both of them want each other, but don’t want to think about what will happen after they have to go back to their jobs after Naples. The story if left with a bit of a cliffhanger to look forward to the next book in the series and I can’t wait to read it.

Cover art is very nice and caught my eye.

[Meggie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its nice vampire/human romance. But really nothing special.

[Susan65 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the idea and the premise of this story, but it fell a little flat for me.

[Roclaf Alter -Ego · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read with interesting characters.