The Blood Of The Viper

The blood waits. Ancient and deadly, it hungers for a human soul, But over the centuries, it has developed infinite patience. It can wait… Kate Pomeroy, back on Storm Island is enjoying the good life. She and Jeremy are now married and have a newborn child. Kate has returned to work at her clinic and basks in the normal life she’s finally achieved. But dark forces continue to surround her and the threats she will now have to face may be the gravest yet. Will she once again triumph? Or will she finally succumb to the preternatural menace that threatens to consume her and the ones she loves? The Blood of the Viper is the fifth novel in the award-winning Kate Pomeroy Gothic Mystery Series.

The third installment of the sexy Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp series from #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward. Horribly injured after saving one of his fellow inmates, Kane can't help but fall in love with the nurse overseeing his convalescence. But with both of them trapped in the notorious prison camp and his health hanging in the balance, Kane knows he's not going to survive much longer. When a chance for liberation comes from an unexpected source, however, he vows to free his love no matter the cost, even if he can't make it out alive.

The war for Scotland’s sovereignty rages on—as Robert the Bruce is crowned king and the Highland Guard, his elite fighting force of legendary warriors, battle for land . . . and love. Prized for his snakelike stealth and deadly strikes, Lachlan “Viper” MacRuairi is a warrior to enlist but not to trust. His only loyalty is to his purse, his indifference sealed by bitter betrayal. All that changes when Lachlan is tasked to protect and deliver Bella MacDuff to the king’s coronation—and the proud, lushly sensual countess unwittingly challenges him to his greatest battle yet: to love again. Passionate and devoted, Bella has defied Britain’s king and her own husband to place the crown on Bruce’s head, and for this she pays a terrible price: Losing her daughter and her freedom to her husband’s vengeance. Imprisoned with barbaric cruelty, she vows to reclaim her child, even if it means selling her soul—and her body—to a dark, lethal warrior whose eyes glint like steel, but who makes her skin tingle and her breath race. Together they embark on a rogue mission with sinister twists and turns that threatens not only Bella’s gamble to save her daughter—but also her heart.

During the Victorian era, the Vampire Noble Count Vilmore is on the hunt for the bastard children he has produced from non-vampire women. Only one is left and when his best servant goes forth, the child proves his blood and slaughters him. Alone, the boy Theodulus is adopted into the household of the human Veil Agent, Deuteronomy Ryder, to be raised alongside his son Francis. Things are touchy at first, but the pair come to be close and life his happy until one day, as Theo is almost grown, when the stoic and enigmatic Adelia Knightsbridge enters his life. For Theodulus it is love at first sight, but he can hardly fathom that this meeting will lead this Dhampir not only into the world of Veil politics but his father's world and the insane elitism within. Falling for a half-demon is dangerous enough, but there's more to Adelia's heritage than can possibly imagined. The struggle to be together will be intense in this, the origin story for the Viper Clan of vampires, a clan that in the next century will become more infamous than any other vampire family and outshine the sire that tried to cull its founder.... This is book one of a series of paranormal romance and horror amongst vampires, demons and other beings within the Veil, the story of Theodulus Cartwright-Vilmore....

Kane 'Viper' Tepes is one of the oldest living descendants of Vlad III. Vampirism is in his blood. So is being the President of the Sons of Sangue. Those who break motorcycle club rules that protect their coven are dealt swift punishment. No exceptions. Until one pretty little detective has him compromising his beliefs, and endangering his position as head of the MC. Vampirism had Cara Brahnam turning tail and leaving behind her life in Pleasant. Now, ten years later, she's back as lead detective and wants to see the person responsible for draining the women of Lane County brought to justice, no matter what deal the gang of miscreants has struck with the sheriff. Or the fact that her number one suspect is the sole reason she fled in the first place. Now someone has targeted Cara as the next victim and Kane must join in the hunt to find the ancient vampire that wants her dead. "Patricia Rasey delivers dark, gritty, edge-of-your-seat romantic suspense. Don't miss it!" -- New York Times bestselling author, Lara Adrian "In this very intriguing story Miss Rasey builds a world within our world...I was hooked from the very beginning with the opening scene of the book, all the way to the very end" -- 5 Stars -Michelle Boone, Book Obsessed Chicks "Outlaw vampire bikers. The women who tame them. What's not to love? Patricia Rasey's new Sons of Sangue series is hot!" -- Monette Michaels, author of Security Specialists International series "I picked up Viper: Sons of Sangue by Patricia A. Rasey. Needless to say, I was a goner from the first scene... a very hotttt one at that. Not only do we have extremely attractive Vampires, but these Vampires are in a motorcycle gang. BRILLIANT." -- 5 Stars, Kimberly Rocha, Book Obsessed Chicks

The Danubian frontier is weaker than ever, and a storm is gathering in the north . . . Deep winter, 376 AD: Emperor Valens has withdrawn the field armies from Moesia and Thracia to fight in the Persian War. The impoverished limitanei legions left behind to defend the banks of the River Danubius are now all that stand between the war-hungry Goths and heart of the Eastern Roman Empire. For Numerius Vitellius Pavo and the men of the XI Claudia, the brief from Emperor Valens is simple: to avoid war with the Goths at all costs while the Roman defences are so weak. But in the frozen lands north of the Danubius a dark legend, thought long dead, has risen again. The name is on the lips of every warrior in Gutthiuda; the one who will unite the tribes, the one whose armies will march upon the empire, the one who will bathe in Roman blood . . . The Viper!

PRE-ORDER THE NEW MASTER OF WAR NOVEL BY DAVID GILMAN, TO KILL A KING – COMING IN FEBRUARY 2024 'A gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and cruelty' Robert Fabbri Provoked by the Dauphin's refusal to honour the terms of his father's surrender, Edward III has invaded France with the greatest army England has ever assembled. But the English lion's attempts to claw the French crown from its master are futile. After defeats at Crècy and Poitiers, the Dauphin will no longer meet the English in the field. Mired down in costly sieges and facing a stalemate, Edward's great army is forced to argee a treaty. But peace comes at a price. The French request that Blackstone escort their King's daughter to Italy to see her married to one of the two brothers who rule Milan – the same brothers who killed Blackstone's family to revenge the defeats they suffered at his hand. Blackstone, the French are certain, will never leave Milan alive...

"I dream of dead people..." FROM USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR, LINDA WATKINS, COMES THE SECOND NOVEL IN THE AWARD-WINNING KATE POMEROY MYSTERY SERIES! There are beings in this world who control things. Some of them we know - they are politicians and captains of industry. But there are others, hiding in the shadows, governed by a strict code of ethics, who often put their fingers on the scales of life. But what happens when one of these beings - for they are not human - goes rogue? Dr. Kate Pomeroy will soon find out. After the events of the summer before, Kate Pomeroy finally believes she has her life back on track. But an old man, who arrives on Storm Island, and another man, from her not too distant past, will turn her ordinary world upside down. Will Kate have the courage to identify and neutralize these threats? And, if she does, will it be in time to save everyone and everything she holds dear? The Tao of the Viper is the 2nd novel in the Kate Pomeroy Mystery Series. The first novel, Storm Island, A Kate Pomeroy Mystery, was awarded a First Place Award in the Chanticleer International Book Awards (Paranormal Awards). The Tao of the Viper also gained a First Place Award from Chanticleer, as well as a Gold Medal in Supernatural Fiction (Readers Favorite), a Gold Medal in Mystery Fiction (Book Excellence Awards, and was nominated for the prestigious RONE Award in Paranormal Fiction (Long). The three books following The Tao of the Viper are also available for purchase on KOBO (Abducted, The Empty Space, and The Blood of the Viper).

“Using an alchemy all of her own, Eyre’s postmodern take on the 17th century renders it dazzlingly fresh and contemporary.” —Guardian (UK) Venetia Stanley was the great beauty of her day, so dazzling she inspired Ben Jonson to poetry and Van Dyck to painting. But now she is married, the adoration to which she has become accustomed has curdled to scrutiny, and she fears her powers are waning. Her devoted husband, Sir Kenelm Digby—explorer, diplomat, philosopher, alchemist— refuses to prepare a beauty tonic for her, insisting on her continued perfection. Venetia, growing desperate, secretly engages an apothecary to sell her “viper wine”—a strange potion said to bolster the blood and invigorate the skin. The results are instant, glorious, and addictive, and soon the ladies of the court of Charles I are looking unnaturally youthful. But there is a terrible price to be paid, as science clashes with magic, puritans rebel against the decadent monarchy, and England slides into civil war. Based on real events and written with anachronistic verve, Viper Wine is an intoxicating brew of love, longing and vanity, where the 17th and 21st centuries mix and mingle in the most enchanting and mind-bending ways.