Description:
Perpetual Light
By Jordan K Rose
Fate
is cruel. Especially when the one you’ve sworn to love for all eternity, the
very soul who changed your destiny is the last person you should trust.
After
more than three hundred years of running, Lucia Dicomano must make a choice.
Forced
to take her place as a Pharo of Redemption, the divine slayer needs to master
her forgotten powers. Lucia turns to Vittorio, the one vampire she’s failed to
deliver from eternal damnation. But overcoming smoldering remnants of love,
lust and anger aren’t their only obstacles.
Samuel,
who may know Lucia better than she knows herself, hunts her with a fervor
stoked by a thousand years of vengeful hatred. His plan—capture and enslave the
weakened Pharo then take control of her elusive power.
Can
Lucia trust Vittorio long enough to reclaim her powers? Or will she have no
choice but to kill him and battle Samuel alone?
Excerpt:
Prologue
“L’amore
e dolcissima corrispondenza degli spiriti, che di due anime ne compone una sola.”
~Guerrazzi
Love is the sweetest joining of spirits,
when two souls become as one.
April 11, 1667
The Abyss hovered, waiting to take me.
More
time, I need more time. He’s coming.
The raspy sounds of my own breathing
filled my ears. With each jagged gasp, pain shot through my body straight to my
core.
Pressure, cold and heavy, weighed on me. The
Abyss called.
Not
yet.
The next breath held the scent of
sun-kissed grapevines, and I knew he was near.
“No. God, no.” He sobbed as he lifted me
into his arms. “Lucia.”
My eyes opened.
Vittorio.
He was changed. His skin, tanned from
years in the vineyard, was now gray, and deep, dark grooves circled his eyes. Gone were the beautiful green and gold flecks of
his hazel irises, replaced with the crimson glow of one who walked in shadows.
He needed me.
The Abyss stretched forward, reaching for
me, its frigid tendrils swirling as souls trapped within its depths screamed
for salvation. Cold burns whipped across my aura as the angry void attempted to
claim me.
No.
Not yet. I concentrated
on Vittorio, steeling myself against my bitter destiny. Another moment with him
was all I needed.
Gazing into his eyes, I found his trembling
soul, hidden within him. Without hesitating my power wrapped around him, hiding
his presence from The Abyss.
Tortured and terrified, he stared back at
me, unmoving, his heart hammering in his chest.
Calm,
my love.
A scream pierced the air. The Abyss grew
impatient.
My very essence quaked as the angry void
surrounded me. But I called on my powers and captured his soul, holding it in
the warmth of eternity, caressing it, loving him.
Drink
from me. Drink and take my gift. Keep me with you forever. It was all I could offer, the only way I
knew to keep him safe, to keep us together.
He shook his head. “I don’t want to hurt
you, cuore mio.” A single red-tinged
tear rolled down his cheek.
No,
you cannot hurt me. I will give you strength. I will give you the light you
need. Drink.
I lifted my chin and pulled him to my
neck, muffling his sobs against my skin.
His fangs penetrated my flesh, and he
drank.
And The Abyss howled at my return.
About the Author:
After trying her hand at many, many things- from crafting and art classes to cooking and sewing classes to running her own handbag business, Jordan finally figured out how to channel her creativity. With an active imagination and a little encouragement from her husband she sat down and began to write, each night clicking away at the keys with her black Labrador, Dino curled up under the desk.
A few short years later she’s entered the publishing arena with no plans to ever turn back.
Jordan’s a member of Rhode Island Romance Writers, as well as RWA National, and the New England (NEC), Connecticut, and Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal (FFnP) Chapters.
Her first book, Perpetual Light, releases in February of 2012 from Crescent Moon Press.
My Review:
I actually
don’t know how I feel about this book.
It was an interesting book, I will say that. I am just still on the fence about this book.
I think one
of the reasons that I don’t really know what I think about this book is
based on my preconceived notions on this book based on the synopsis. I feel that the synopsis was not a good
synopsis, as the actual story was different from what the synopsis lead me to believe. I thought this book was of a woman who had
always known what she was, and what her job was, not a woman who keeps getting
reincarnated while the one that she truly loves is eternally stuck as a
vampire. This did confuse me a
bit. I’m not big on books having to do
with reincarnation (of any kind) as they seem a bit too circular and even haphazard. And so it seemed with this
one. As with most reincarnation books,
the past life/lives keep popping up, and for me they were a bit confusing as they
are described with no warning of which time period you are reading: Present or
Past. Sometimes you would start a new
chapter, and not even know what time period it was in.
I did like
Ms. Rose’s spin on the vampire mythology.
The fact that the vampires still have heart beats, still breath, and
generally (if they are feeding like they should) look normal was
refreshing. I also like the descriptions
of the scents related to the vampires. Some
scents would automatically set you at ease with them. Others would not.
I thought
the romance between Lucia and Vittorio was both beautiful and
heartbreaking. Throughout the book you
have little hope about it, but you still secretly want them to succeed.
Overall, I
think this book was written well, but it wasn’t what I really thought it was
going to be. My best
recommendation: Read it yourself and let
me know what you think about it!
Happy Reading!
Cana
