No
Shelter From Darkness
The
Cruentus Saga
Book
One
Mark
D. Evans
Genre:
Paranormal, Horror
Publisher:
Booktrope
ISBN:
978-1620151396
ASIN:
B00D5C9IJ4
Number
of pages: 304
Cover
Artist: Greg Simanson
Book
Description:
“Her
hands began to shake as she looked down wide-eyed at the blood-soaked
cotton that covered her.”
London
emerges from the Blitz, and every corner of the city bears the scars.
In the East End—a corner fairing worse than most—thirteen
year-old Beth Wade endures this new way of life with her adoptive
family. She also suffers the prejudice against her appearance, an
abiding loneliness and now the trials of adolescence. But with this
new burden comes a persisting fatigue and an unquenchable thirst that
ultimately steals her into unconsciousness . . .
What
happens next is the start of something Beth will fear more than the
war itself. She begins to change in ways that can’t be explained by
her coming-of-age, none more frightening than her need to consume
blood. The family who took her in and the former best friend who’s
taken refuge in their house can never know. Aware of the danger she
poses to everyone around her, Beth has never felt more alone. But
someone else knows Beth’s secret . . . someone who understands just
how different she really is. He alone can decrypt her past and
explain her future. But he’s been sworn to destroy her kind, and as
Beth grows ever more dangerous, he’s forced to take sides.
Can
Beth keep all of the secrets? Can she trust a man sworn to kill her?
And can she stop the vampire within from taking her humanity?
War is a horrible thing. What if you had something more to fear beyond the War itself? I couldn't even imagine facing what Beth had to face. This book was so much more than I expected, and I know that I keep saying it, but every time I dive into a historical read, I go in thinking I'm not going to like it, and am continually surprised that I do!
No Shelter From Darkness is one of these reads! I loved it! This story is so well written that you have no choice but to be sucked in. The characters are fantastically developed and you feel a connection to Beth immediately.
Craving blood? Could you even imagine if this happened to you? You've known nothing except disappointment, secrets and now, things begin to happen to you that you can't even begin to fathom. You'll see what I mean in a second.
The details to the story and characters is just mind blowing, and I can't wait for the next book to see where it's going to go.
The details to the story and characters is just mind blowing, and I can't wait for the next book to see where it's going to go.
I was ultimately surprised by this read and the author's writing is fantastic! I'm thrilled to have been introduced to Mark and will definitely be adding him to my "Authors To Watch" list.
Check Out This Short
Excerpt:
Beth
breathed furiously. She was exhausted, but the air she breathed had a
new scent to it. It stopped her short. Her insides jumped in
excitement at the rusty metallic scent. Her jaw twitched and her body
flinched. She spun her head around, toward the aroma. Oliver had felt
his way back to the uneven wall and leant against it cradling his
arm. He sobbed and whimpered, while looking aimlessly at it. Beth
could see what he couldn’t: a jagged edge of bone poking out from
his forearm. He was slightly sheltered under the broken floorboards
above him, and the rain wasn’t washing away the blood that now
oozed freely. Beth didn’t need to see everything. She could smell
it.
Beautiful,
delicious, unparalleled and unbeatable human blood.
Her
head tipped forward. Her nose flared involuntarily and her lips
snarled into a sadistic smile. She felt the four pointed canines
being pushed out; unsheathed. The tip of her tongue curled under one
of the two fangs that slid down. Her heart deafened the rain and the
approaching bombers. Almost subconsciously, she lowered herself into
a half-crouch, ready to pounce, and though her nails were trimmed
short, her fingers curled into claws. She couldn’t even feel the
hole in her palm any more. She felt nothing at all except raging
bloodlust. Her brother leant there sobbing, oblivious to the
bloodthirsty creature no more than a yard away that wanted nothing
more than to cover everything with his precious life force. To swim
in his blood.
Beth
could almost taste it.
About
the Author:
MARK
D. EVANS was born near London, England. He graduated university with
a degree in something not even remotely connected with writing and
went on to become a successful consultant. Then he threw it all away
to chase his dream of being an author, via a considerable amount of
travelling. Today, his life largely resembles that of a nomad, and he
can currently be found typing away in a tiny flat in north London,
sustained by coffee.
He
is the author of two short stories, one of which made it into a
Kindle Top Ten.
His
latest work is his debut novel, No Shelter from Darkness, which is
the first book in his series, The Cruentus Saga.
Visit
Mark online:
Twitter:
@TheMarkDEvan
Goodreads:
http://www.goodreads.com/markdevans
1 comments:
What a great review! Wow the synopsis grabbed me, sounds like a read right down my alley!
I wish the author the best on his tour!:O)
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