My Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book and found it to be a fascinating fast paced read. The idea that some one has taken the iconic vampire character and placed them in Memphis and they are underclass makes for a thrilling tale. Donald has created a world that is detailed and characters with such depth. Donald is one of those writers that paints such a vivid painting of her world, I can see myself walking the streets of Memphis watching the nightlife unfold in front of me. This book has it all. This is a collection of three books in one. It is nice to have the whole series in one place. I highly recommend this to people who love vampire stories.
My Rating 4.5 out of 5.
About the author: Elizabeth Donald is a writer fond of
things that go chomp in the night. She is a three-time winner of the Darrell
Award for speculative fiction and author of the Nocturnal Urges vampire mystery
series and Blackfire zombie series, as well as other novels and short stories
in the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres. She is the founder of the
Literary Underworld author cooperative; an award-winning newspaper reporter and
lecturer on journalism ethics; a nature and art photographer; freelance editor
and writing coach. In her spare time, she… has no spare time. Find out more
about her at elizabethdonald.com.
Book Synopsis for Nocturne Infernum: Nocturne Infernum includes the original three chapters
in the Nocturnal Urges series, an alternate version of present-day Memphis in
which vampires walk among us, but are not treated as our equals. They work the
night shift, the jobs no one else wants, and they're not too happy about it.
Meanwhile, humans take advantage of the pleasures vampires can provide, but call
them friends? Lovers? The gap between human and vampire stretches wide as death
rises in the streets of Memphis.
Nocturnal Urges. It's the most
popular club in the Memphis nightlife. Part legal bordello, part feeding ground
for the city's vampires, Nocturnal Urges offers pleasure and pain in one sweet
kiss. It's the ultimate addiction: both drug and sex at once. For the vampires,
it's the only way to survive in a world where the creatures of the night are a
dark underclass, ignored until the humans need another fix.
Into this world comes Isabel Nelson,
a young woman seeking only a night's pleasure. But after Isabel's lover takes
her to try the bite, she cannot stop thinking about Ryan, the dark vampire with
whom she shared her lifeblood - and who is now suspected of murder. Isabel
falls into a world where passion and love are miles apart, where life and
unlike have little meaning... and someone is hunting in the shadows.
A More Perfect Union. Samantha Crews
has lived a long time in the shadows of Memphis, working at Nocturnal Urges and
hiding from the vampires that darken her past.
Det. Anne Freitas is stuck with a new
partner, a young woman with a chip on her shoulder. Now they're assigned to
investigate a series of threats against congressional candidate Robert Carton,
for whom Samantha volunteers.
But Samantha is falling for Danny
Carton, the candidate's son - an idealist who wants to make life better for
humans and vampires alike. But there's a lot Danny doesn't know about Samantha.
He doesn't know she's a vampire.
He doesn't know she works at
Nocturnal Urges.
He doesn't know his own father is one
of her clients.
And he doesn't know what's stalking
her...
Abaddon. The Lady Zorathenne requests
the honor of your presence at a celebration. A toast, if you will. Followed by
a feast.
Beneath the dark Memphis streets,
something is stirring. Filled with ancient fury. Seeking revenge on the ones
who live above. A revenge born in fire.
The fires are ranging in Memphis and
no one is safe. Ryan and Samantha must descend into darkness beyond their
imagining to find answers to the mysteries of the past, as Detectives Freitas
and Parker seek the truth about the present.
And the return of an old foe could
make the future a dark place indeed... save for the flames of Abaddon.
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