Omega
Penton
Vampire Legacy, Book 3
Susannah
Sandlin
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Publisher:
Montlake Romance
Date
of Publication:
February 5, 2013
ISBN:
978-1612183596
ASIN:
B0073XV3L2
Number
of pages:
328
Word
Count:
approx. 88,000
Book
Description:
The
bloody war between the Vampire Tribunal and the defiant scathe of
Penton, Alabama, rages on, forcing its residents and their bonded
humans to retreat into the underground fortress of last resort:
Omega. There, Will Ludlam is charged with the care of Penton's
humans, though he longs to fight alongside his vampire brethren. He
knows the risks: as the renegade son of the Tribunal's vicious
leader, Will's capture could doom the resistance.
Yet
he is determined to prove his worth to his adopted scathe, to his
vengeful father and to former US Army officer Randa Thomas, his
beautiful, reluctant partner. Randa has little faith that a former
member of the vampire elite has what it takes to fight a war. But as
their enemies descend upon Omega, Will's polished charm and Randa's
guarded heart finally give way to the warrior within.
Fans
of Susannah Sandlin's Penton Legacy are sure to devour this
long-awaited third installment of the steamy paranormal series.
ABSOLUTION
The
Penton Legacy, Book 2
By
Susannah Sandlin
Release
date: October 9, 2012
Publisher:
Montlake Romance
Book
Description:
With
the vampire world on the brink of civil war over the scarcity of
untainted human blood, battle lines are being drawn between the once
peaceful vampire and human enclave of Penton, Alabama, and the
powerful Vampire Tribunal.
A
Scottish gallowglass warrior turned vampire in the early 17th
century, Mirren Kincaid once served the Tribunal as its most creative
and ruthless executioner—a time when he was known as the Slayer.
But when assigned a killing he found questionable, Mirren abandoned
the Tribunal’s political machinations and disappeared—only to
resurface two centuries later as the protector and second-in-command
of Penton. Now the Tribunal wants him back on their side—or dead.
To
break their rogue agent, they capture Glory Cummings, the descendant
of a shaman, and send her to restore Mirren’s bloodthirsty nature.
But instead of a monster, Glory sees a man burdened by the weight of
his past. Could her magic touch—meant by the tribunal to bring out
a violent killer—actually help Mirren break his bonds and discover
the love he doesn’t believe he deserves?
It’s
a town under siege, a powerful warrior in a battle with his past, and
one woman who can make the earth move—literally—as the Penton
Legacy continues.
REDEMPTION
Book
One Penton Legacy series
By
Susannah Sandlin
Following a
worldwide pandemic whose vaccine left human blood deadly to vampires,
the vampire community is on the verge of starvation and panic. Some
have fanned into rural areas, where the vaccine was less prevalent,
and are taking unsuspecting humans as blood slaves. Others are simply
starving, which for a vampire is worse than death—a raging hunger
in a creature too weak to feed.
Immune
to these struggles—at first—is Penton, a tiny community in rural
Chambers County, Alabama, an abandoned cotton mill town that has been
repopulated by charismatic vampire Aidan Murphy, his scathe of 50
vampires, and their willingly bonded humans. Aidan has recruited his
people carefully, believing in a peaceful community where the humans
are respected and the vampires retain a bit of their humanity.
But an unresolved family feud and the paranoia of the Vampire Tribunal descend on Penton in the form of Aidan’s brother, Owen Murphy. Owen has been issued a death warrant that can only be commuted if he destroys Penton—and Aidan, against whom he’s held a grudge since both were turned vampire in 17th-century Ireland. Owen begins a systematic attack on the town, first killing its doctor, then attacking one of Aidan’s own human familiars
To protect his people, Aidan is forced to go against his principles and kidnap an unvaccinated human doctor—and finds himself falling in love for the first time since the death of his wife in Ireland centuries ago.
Dr. Krystal
Harris, forced into a world she never knew existed, must face up to
her own abusive past to learn if the feelings she’s developing for
her kidnapper are real—or just a warped, supernatural kind of
Stockholm Syndrome in which she’s allowing herself to become a
victim yet again.
Susannah
Sandlin’s REDEMPTION is the first in the Penton Legacy series. Book
two, ABSOLUTION, will be out September 18, and book three, OMEGA, on
December 18.
About
the Author:
Susannah
Sandlin is the author of paranormal romance set in the Deep South,
where there are always things that go bump in the night. A journalist
by day, Susannah grew up in Alabama reading the gothic novels of
Susan Howatch and the horror fantasy of Stephen King. (Um…it is
fantasy, right?) The combination of Howatch and King probably
explains a lot. Currently a resident of Auburn, Alabama, Susannah has
also lived in Illinois, Texas, California, and Louisiana.
Website:
http://www.susannahsandlin.com
Excerpt:
Will
stopped and scented the air again. There were two vampires nearby;
one belonged to the Penton scathe, and one didn’t.
He
ignored both vampires and skirted to the back of the street where the
burned shell of his house still smelled of smoke and ash after three
days. Aligning his position with the oak tree twenty feet behind what
was left of his chimney, he paced forty steps into the woods.
A
thorny bramble that had been draped over a small, scrubby bush
pricked his fingers when he pulled it back. Grasping the trunk of the
bush, he eased it from its loose grasp in the soil, exposing the top
of a metal box.
The
loud click of a cocked pistol preceded the cold press of steel
against the back of his head by less than a second.
He
inhaled, annoyed. A rookie mistake. He’d gotten so engrossed in his
task he’d let someone slip up on him.
Vampire.
Penton
scathe.
Female.
Freaking
Randa.
*
* *
Randa
grinned, enjoying the disgusted look on Will’s face. “If I were
your father, I’d already have the silver spoon back in your mouth,
Willy. He’d have you trussed up like a rodeo calf by now, hauling
you back to wherever it is he lives when he’s not terrorizing
innocent people.”
Will
Ludlam was the kind of guy Randa Thomas had hated as a human, and she
didn’t like him a bit more as a vampire. Less, in fact. Not only
was he a spoiled rich boy, he was now a virtually immortal spoiled
rich boy. He had probably been a blue-chip jock in school with a 4.0
GPA and a string of girls trailing his every step.
Plus,
he annoyed the hell out of her. The consummate smartass.
“No,
if you were my father, you’d have slit my throat—not enough to
kill me, but enough to make sure I couldn’t fight back.” His
voice was soft, calm. “Then you’d hand me over to your sadistic,
freakshow of a second-in-command Shelton, who would play with me
until I couldn’t take it anymore. Only when I was good and broken
would you return the silver spoon to my mouth.”
Good
God, would any father really do that?
Will didn’t sound as if he were joking. Randa relaxed her stance
for only a split second before the world tilted and she hit the
ground, landing on her back with Will stretched out on top of her in
a full body press. And he had her gun.
“Damn
it.” She pushed against him but it was like pressing on bedrock.
He
propped on his elbows and grinned down at her. His hat had fallen off
in the scuffle and the moonlight glinted off his hair, making it look
silver instead of a naturally streaked blond. And he had dimples, as
if God hadn’t already rewarded him with enough in the looks
department.
“And
if I were my father, you would be dead. Or worse. Believe me, with
Matthias, there’s always much worse. Give up?”
She
squirmed again, but froze when she realized he was getting turned on
by her movements. There was definitely more of him pressing on her
than there had been a few seconds earlier.
He
laughed, a white glint of teeth in the moonlight. “Oh, don’t stop
moving, sweetheart. This is getting more and more interesting.”
Yeah,
she could feel exactly how interested he was getting. She felt a very
un-vampirelike flush of heat as he wedged a knee between her legs.
Damn it. She clenched her teeth at her body’s betrayal—which he’d
be able to sense. She hated being a vampire; there was no sense of
privacy. “Get. Off. Me. Now.”
Will
lowered his head and, damn him, inhaled deeply, with his face pressed
against the side of her neck. Her carotid artery also thumped in a
very unvampire-like cadence. She waited for the smartass comments to
start.
Instead,
he lifted his head and looked her in the eye. She could swear his
heartbeat sped up, although it was hard to tell over the pounding of
her own. Well, this was awkward.
He
blinked and opened his mouth to speak, then closed it again.
Well,
that was one good thing. Will had been stricken dumb, at least for a
moment. It wouldn’t last.
My Thoughts and Review:
I have been looking forward to Will's
story since the very first book in this series and I have to admit,
Sandlin didn't let me down.
Not only did I get more of Will and all
the character's I have come to love over the course of the series
but, just when I thought I couldn't possible dislike Matthias any
more, Sandlin proved me wrong and I did. Oh how I did.
I won't get into details but I will say
that he is an evil, evil man that deserves whatever is coming to him.
Will. Oh Will. Just when I think that I
can't possibly love another Penton man more than Mirren and Aidan,
Will comes along and blows me away...again. I think he just might be
my new favorite.
His tragic past, the horrors of his
childhood and then after first being turned..they make me so sad. So
very sad. I wanted to give him a great big hug.
Randa was just the person that he
needed, in every way. I was so happy that they had each other. Truly,
they are a fabulous couple.
Every time I think Sandlin couldn't
make this series any better she surprises me once again by doing it.
By upping the game, the characters, the plot, the action, my love for
it all.
And we get more of Cage. Oh how I want
to get to know him more. I am really hoping this means the next book
is his because, once again, I sense a truly great story there that I
want...no need, to have.
All I have left to say is, well done
Sandlin, well done.
This is one series you don't want to
miss out on. It has a little of everything in it. Vamps, action, a
great plot with even better characters, romance that will warm you up
on a cold night and some great writing that will completely pull you
into the story and the lives of the characters.
Another 5 Stars Review for Ms. Sandlin.
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i understand all to well^^ Matthias is so evil that i wanted to strangle him, make him suffer and i still do.
ReplyDeleteWill is stronger than he think for having survived all of that and yes randa is so perfect for him ^^ Susannah did so well ( while reading the book i would have never guessed she had as many difficulties with those characters as she shared during this tour, it fit so well^^)
i'm really happy to know we will get at least one more novella or book to close the series^^ it's hard not to want more
thank you for this great review. Like you i really recommend this series
Thank you for your review. I agree with you. Omeaga is just a great read. Hope those that read your blog will go buy the books.
ReplyDeleteNice review! I haven't heard of this series before. It sounds great. Thanks for introducing me to it.
ReplyDelete*bounces* I loved Will story and the direction Sandlin is taking this series! Awesome review cupcake!
ReplyDelete@Miki, I wouldn't have either, they were all so well done! I really do hope we get at least one more, I will take either a novella or a novel!
ReplyDelete@Roger, thanks for stopping by!!
@Ellen, I hope you give it a try!
@Kimba, thanks girl!
I think I heard of this series before (at least I am already a fan of the authors FB page) and they sound good! Your review definitely has me excited to read them though!
ReplyDeleteHurray! My library just got its copy of Omega so I can get my friends to read it too!
ReplyDeleteAnother great review. Looking forward to reading this book.
ReplyDeleteI will read this series. I will, I will, I will! I have the books, so I ready. :D
ReplyDeleteI've been seeing this series everywhere lately and it sounds great! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThank yo for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteHaven't seen this series, got to check it out, I love all covers!
Karina V
Thanks for the Giveaway! I never heard of this series before I saw it on your blog. It sounds really interesting, I like almost anything that involves sexy vampires;D hah
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!! :D
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