Blood Born
by Linda Howard and Linda Jones
Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Available: April 27, 2010
When the human and the vampire worlds collide
Luca Ambrus is a rare breed: He is a vampire from birth, begotten by vampire parents: blood born. He is also an agent of the Council—the centuries-old cabal that governs vampirekind, preserving their secrecy and destroying those who betray them.When a cryptic summons leads him to the scene of the brutal killing of a powerful Council member, Luca begins the hunt for an assassin among his own people. But instead of a lone killer he discovers a sinister conspiracy of rogue vampires bent on subjugating the mortal world.
All that stands in their way are the conduits, humans able to channel spirit warriors into the physical world to protect mankind. Chloe Fallon is a conduit—and a target of the vampire assassin who’s killing them. When Luca saves her life, an irresistible bond of trust—along with more passionate feelings—is forged between them. As more victims fall, Chloe and Luca have only each other to depend on to save the world from the reign of monsters—and salvage their own future together.
Review coming soon!
Thanks to Random House I have a copy of Blood Born to giveaway. To enter all you need to do is leave a comment here and tell me about your vampire reading habits. Are you still reading a good amount of vampire books, loyal forever to the undead? Are you expanding your horizons and looking for the next big thing? OR, will this be your first vampire book? Is there anyone left who hasn’t read a vamp book? o_O
Contest is open to all, and will run until May 21, winner will be announced the following day. Good luck!
About FV Sophia
I'm excited!!! I just received this one for review – Linda Howard + UF makes KC a happy girl.
KC–Can't wait to hear your thoughts on this one. I know you're a LH fan!!
Oooo sounds good! I am forever a Vamp girl! Enjoy other genres of UF and PNF as well, but I'm a sucker for a Vamp!
Amy
This looks like another good vamp read. I'm still reading vamp books but also reading other genres as well.
Hey girl!!! Oh I LOVE Linda Howard…Ive never read Linda Jones before but if shes teaming up with Howard Im sure shes AWESOME!
Oh my…I read SO MUCH vamp books…YA and adult…Black Dagger Brothers, Dark Hunters, Sookie Stackhouse, House of Night, Vampire Academy and Cynthia Eden's vamp books! How can anyone NOT like this world of vamps! *sigh…when thinking of the perfect man…he MUST include a nice set of fangs! *giggling
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Vixen~
I heart you back girlie! Im a little Georgia Peach so I love to spread my Peachy love!
Kisses!
My favorite genre is Paranormal, with vampire reads being my favorite! I'm always looking for new authors and series to read! tWarner419@aol.com
I love me some Vampires! I'm definately going to have to check this book out!
I'm still reading vampire books and books on other paranormal creatures, as well. Next up for me is the latest Sookie Stackhouse. I'd love to add Blood Born to the mix. Thanks.
I love me anything with an element of fantasy, suspense and romance. So if it has vamps in it then great. If it's giant cockroaches from Pluto, I'm down with that too, haha!
patronus89013 at yahoo dot com
Oh this sounds good – please count me in.
I am loving vampire books right now, between the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris (my favorite) to Jeanine Frost's Night Huntress series (love it!) and I did really enjoy the first 3 books in the YA Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.
MsM
MsMoonlight9598[at]AOL[dot]com
I'm still a huge vampire fan. GOOD vampire romance is so wonderful and this one looks GREAT!!!!
In fact, I'm reading "Lover Mine" by J.R. Ward right now
rachie2004 @ yahoo (d0t) com
I am a loyal vampire fan to the end! I read almost every vampire book I come across to see if it's any good and deserves a place on my shelf. Some are really dumb, and some are great (Night Huntress novels, anyone?).
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Kelsey
krae991 at yahoo dot com
I have read only two vampire books. "Interview with…" and a Harlequin.
I didn't like Ann Rice's book, so I haven't read another book by her.
kzupancic[at]yahoo[dot]com
I'm still a diehard vampire fan. I'm hooked on quite a few series and it's getting difficult to keep up with them all. But, JR Ward's series is still one of my favorites. Can't wait to read Linda Howard's book.
Favorite? Hmm… between the Charlaine Harris and Jeanine Frost, I think. I also love shifters, magic workers and fae depending on how it is written. Always on the look out for another UF good book!
I still love the vampires but have been expanding my reading to include more shifter and werewolf stories.
I read lots of vampire books. Love the genre.
marlenebreakfield(at)yahoo(dot)com
This sounds like a really good read and I would love to read it!
lead[at]hotsheet[dot]com
I still love my vampire stories. I'm up for lots of different supernatural characters, but my favorite remains the vampire. I'm always happy to find a new and different take on the vampire mythology, and I'm looking forward to checking out Blood Born.
I'm not tired of vampires yet and this sounds like another good one. Count me in.
forwhlz at gmail dot com
I love reading vampire books. I don't think that I will ever tire of it!
dmkayes@gmail.com
I love Linda Howard and I'm really eager to find out how she tackles this plot. I love reading vampire themed stories and am always on the look-out for new vampire romances. I also really stories by Katie MacAlister, Ann Cory, Destiny Blaine and so many more.
hugs,
Anna
s7anna@yahoo.ca
I still read Vampire books but I also love to expand out and read stuff like …yes…good old fashion love stories.
dorcontest at gmail dot com
I am loyal to my vamp books forever. I am, however, willing to expand my horizons. There is room in my imagination for all kinds.
I enjoy a good paranormal and vampire romance occasionally! I've been reading Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series!
delilah0180(at)yahoo(dot)com
Please enter me in the contest. This would be my second vampire novel, should I win.
Thanks,
thesilverdevil at gmail dot com
Please enter me too because I love Linda's books and was glad to see her venture into this genre!
Wow I've read alot of vamp books but a couple of my favorites are the Darkhunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon and The Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
I discovered that I go through "reading phases". I used to buy books just because they got vampires in it without even looking at the synopsis. Then I went through a "wolf shifter phase". Now I'm on a "dragon phase" (I think). Although my "vampire phase" has sort of passed, I still read and love vampires. But not as obsessive as I used to be
During my "vampire phase" I devoured the Dark Hunter series by Kenyon and the Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward among others. And my favourite was Zarek and Zhadist… yeah, I'm a sucker for angsty, kick-ass, vampire heroes… This book sounds like it got kick-ass vampires in it too! Please count me in!!
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Cherry Mischievous
mischivus101-warrior [at] yahoo [dot] com
I've never just only read vampire books, and I certainly won't stop.
I love to see how different authors contribute their ideas to the existing vampire world!
Thanks for the giveaway.
Love, Hannah
xoxosweeet at yahoo dot com
Love, love these two authors! I still read alot of vampire books (they are my fav) but I do read others too!!
Please enter me to win.
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mlawson17 at hotmail dot com
Yeap, Vampire books is one of the most favorite books of mine
but still , i'm expanding my horizons for something big and NEW.
uniquas at ymail dot com
I've been a little burned out on vampire stories, but with Linda Howard behind the pen how can I resist this!
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magenta 2 red [at] gmail [dot] com
I read a pretty good mix of stuff but I still love me some vampires.
roxane.elder(at)gmail(dot)com
I read all kinds of vampire books; horror, YA, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy. I've even read some incredibly fun vampire stories. LOL
I love vampires.
Dottie
I am "completely and irrevocably in love with" vampire books-werewolf ones too- but the ones for grown-ups! Lol! Love paranormals anything really, but vamps & weres still rule.
I still am reading vampires books. I love paranormals so I read all the different paranormal characters.
Crystal816[at]hotmail[dot}com
I was a big fan of mystery and horror books in high school but once I graduated my reading took a big hit. When I started reading again (and NO it wasn't because of Twilight. I refuse to read that series) I was vampires only but after months of just vamps I started to venture out. Now I think I read a good mix of paranormal books but vampires will always be number 1 for me.
Stephanie G
sgradel(at)gmail(dot)com
I am pretty much loyal forever, at least since reading that first LKH story many moons ago. I love a vampire as a hero. Tweaking that brooding, sexy and lethally dark character to fit the role as a hero makes for some amazing storylines.
caity_mack(at)yahoo(dot)com
I'm expanding my horizons right now, but still love vampires
magabygc AT gmail DOT com
I started out reading vamps, but expanded into urban fantasy where vamps are often part of the story, but not necessarily the focus of it. Hmm, thinking about this subject, I guess I haven't read a straight vamp story in awhile actually – well, except for the BDB, but I don't really consider those to be vampire stories.
I'm relatively new to Vamps
As teenager I read a lot of paranormal and horror and as an adult I explored scifi.
I read an odd vamp story here and there but only investigated the genre seriously having seen True Blood and feeling that as a mother of a teenage daughter I really needed to see what Twilight was about.
eva.s.black[@]gmail[.]com
my reading tastes flit around to different genres, but i always come back to the vamps!
k_sunshine1977 at yahoo dot com
Though I do branch out and read about shifters, demons, and fairies, vampires books will always be my first love!
Thanks,
Tracey D
booklover0226 at gmail dot com
I read vampire stories but I must admit there are so many of them these days that I miss a lot of them.
I find that I can't restrict my self to just one genre as then I get bored,so I read everything from crime, thriller, romnace, historicals and non-fiction.
Thanks for opening the giveaway to worldwide entries.
Carol T
buddytho {at} gmail DOT com
I am still really many Vampire books but with so many paranormal books, is hard not read them either.
kalynnick AT yahoo DOT
Thanks for the giveaway. I a up to my ears in vampires! I just can't get enough.
lizzi0915 at aol dot com
I love anything paranormal. I read every vampire book I can get my hands on but I also like shapeshifters, demons, ghost, etc
Twilight series started it all for me. I hadn't read in years. I loved the Twilight series but lean in to more of the adult arena, paranormal erotica…vamps mostly but have loved shifters..weres…demons..fae.
Absolutely loved BDB, DH, Night Huntress, vamps are number one in my reading favs…and the hotter the better.
Thanks for this opportunity!
Cindy
ctrim@wi.rr.com
I'm still reading a good amount of vampire books, but I'm also expanding my horizons and looking for the next big thing…. steampunk! *_*
Thank you for this chance!^O^
Giada M.
fabgiada @ gmail.com
Vampires are still more than half of my bookshelf but I'm trying to expand my horizons
Thanks for the giveaway!
entrelibros_blog at hotmail dot com
Eve though it seems that everyone is writing about vampires these days, I don't feel I had enough.
So, I just keep reading whatever new I find that sounds interesting.
I'm a loyal vampire lover! I think I will always be.
I am still reading vamps faithfully. I also read just about anything I can get my hands on. I like variety and I also at the same time like things that are familiar.
dawnab19@yahoo.com
Dawn
Okay! you have the permission to KILL me now as I haven't read a vampire book yet! bwahahaha
)
I still read about vampires, however I noticed a shift in my reading prefernces towards shifters. They are my favourite kind of supernaturals to read about. (HAven't read about fallen angels yet..)
stella.exlibris (at) gmail (dot) com
I am reading tons for vampire books. I love the classics and the new paranormal with shifters, fae and other things that go bump in the night.
usignolc(at)yahooDOTcom
I read just about everything, including Vampire books. I never pass up a Vamp book if I can help it.
gevin13{at}gmail{dot}com
i adore vamp books but give me the vamps that don't sparkle.
meandi09@yahoo.com