Sunday, December 10, 2023

Forgotten Kingdoms Book 1: Of Blood & Nightmares by Chandelle LaVaun

 

Forgotten Kingdoms Book 1

A woman with a haunted past.

A prince who was destroyed by it.

The fight for survival that could ruin everything they have left.

My life never truly felt like mine. It was like driving a rental car, mine on loan for now but never to belong to me. Never intended for me.

Now I knew why.

It was all a lie.

The moment that knight dragged me through The Veil into the realm of Terrea everything changed. This world is nothing like home, it’s like I’ve stepped into a fantasy and traveled back in time. The person I was and the life I lived are gone. Lost. That Veil is not reopening. I’m stuck here…Forever.

They insist I’m their lost vampire queen who has been brought back to make them whole again. But I don’t know how to rebuild a broken kingdom or why the vampires are dying. I don’t remember a past life or any sacrificial rituals they claim I did. I’m just an ER nurse from Los Angeles and I’m in way over my head. All I want is to get back to Earth and find my sister, the only person who ever meant anything to me.

Now the sacred Priestess demands I marry the heir to the throne and rule by his side. But Prince Varan is a cold, snarling, gorgeous nightmare who’d rather throw me into the pits of a volcano than even speak to me. No matter how cruel he is to me, I can’t help but be drawn to him. To need him. But trying to get through his walls might be harder than saving the kingdom from death.

In the end, Prince Varan will either kill me or break my heart into pieces…and I’m not sure which is worse.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199041485-of-blood-nightmares

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Rhodelia has had the same nightmare all her life. Walking down the aisle in an unfamiliar place to a man she does not know. It’s never made sense, but things are about to change. When she takes a much needed break from her job as an ER nurse, she travels with her sisters to Vegas to have some fun. But then next thing she knows someone is dragging her through some sort of portal and she is locked away from her sisters and in a brand new world. And everyone there is insisting that she is their long lost queen and that she had sacrificed herself to save them fifty years ago. Now she is reincarnated and brought back home to help them once again. As crazy as it all seems Rhodelia knows that where she is at is real. And even more real than being a vampire queen, is the vampire prince who seems to hate her for things she does not remember. But when they are crowned King and Queen, they must put aside their feelings and work together because their people are dying and they are the key to saving them. This is seriously a whole new world and so interesting! We are starting with the vampires but we get a sneak peek of what is to come in books two and three and that is dragons and demons. Plus! This series is about 8 women who sacrificed themselves to stop an evil and have all returned home after being reincarnated. We’ll get each of their stories and I can’t wait to see what adventures they will have. We’ve only gotten to see one kingdom and it was definitely an interesting one. I can’t wait to see what else comes!

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