The Vampire Dimitri (Regency Draculia, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Mar 17, 2011 Dahlia (yadkny) rated it really liked it

Dmitri is unconcerned by the image he has presented to society. The darkly brooding and arrogant persona suits him just fine and allows him to continue his studies without the frequent interruption of societal demands and etiquette. Unfortunately, as of late his household has been overrun by the Woodmore sisters leaving this dangerous Dracule completely at the mercy of the chits. His temperament becomes increasingly unaccommodating as the effects of their brother Chas's actions trickle into his Dmitri is unconcerned by the image he has presented to society. The darkly brooding and arrogant persona suits him just fine and allows him to continue his studies without the frequent interruption of societal demands and etiquette. Unfortunately, as of late his household has been overrun by the Woodmore sisters leaving this dangerous Dracule completely at the mercy of the chits. His temperament becomes increasingly unaccommodating as the effects of their brother Chas's actions trickle into his own personal life and memories and persons best left in the past come back to life.

Maia, the eldest of the Woodmore sisters, is the epitome of grace and propriety. Her clear thinking and innate sense of wrongdoings has kept the Woodmore household running smoothly during the many absences of her brother Chas. This latest vanishing act is unfortunately accompanied by a request from Chas to seek out the earl for guardianship until he returns. Now Maia’s controlling yet effective ways will have to be tempered during this transitional period until her fiancé returns to marry her. It will not be easy seeing as how the earl is determined to not conform to her ideas while the sisters live under his roof no matter how gently she presents them. Sadly, the earl doesn’t realize how he has stubbornly met his match, but he will soon enough.

In the second installment to the Regency Draculia series, we are transported back to almost the beginning of the first book where the Woodmore sisters first meet, unbeknownst to them, members of the Draculia. The focus this time around is on the enigmatic characters of Dmitri and Maia. Some of the side conversations that we were not privy to in the first book are now brought to light. While some of the events are a little repetitive and therefore uninteresting, the new angle these events are seen from provides further insight into the mysterious background of Dmitri. My previous notion that Maia was just another mundane debutante was completely squashed when out of character activities from her past are also revealed. She’s much more braver and brash under the cover of darkness yet in the light of day she is the most controlling person in the room. The sensuality of the story is more deeply felt since Dmitri and Maia are two such tightly coiled individuals that even the slightest of missteps such as a kiss is erotic. The action is much more dramatic as a result of their unrelieved passion for each other as well. My curiosity continued to peak as this story unfolds and more questions arise involving the lives of the other characters that have yet to be fully explored. If the trend continues, the next in the series will be even more riveting.

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Jul 03, 2011 Rachel-RN rated it liked it

Shelves: read-2012

Get past the first 1/3 of the book (which is a re-hash of the events of The Vampire Voss). True, it's a different perspective, but enough hints were given in book one this was unnecessary (I think). Overall, this book is better- Maia and Dimitri are much better characters. I'm not sure if I care enough to read The Vampire Narcise since I know I could be reading yet another re-hash. But what the hell, I probably will. ...more

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