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Bloody Right

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This is Georgia Evans' (aka Rosemary Laurey) conclusion of a trilogy which has not flagged at any stage.
Choosing to set the books in a small Sussex village during WWII has been inspired. She has managed a real sense of place, & the small touches:- eg; the rationing ....be it clothing, food or fuel give this book as sense of truth, that's sadly lacking in a lot of paranormal romances.
This book concerns mainly Gryffyth Pendragon( were Dragon). He's returned from the unsuccessful Norwegian expedition minus a leg only to find his village being targeted by some very agressively nasty Nazi Vampires.
The use of the mixed community of Others... were Dragon's(with recognisable Welsh speech patterns), Pixies, were Fox, Water Sprite, & humans in the know...Not to mention a black markteering Elf ! - all working together to defeat the threat to their community & country works marvellously well.
There is a definate cross over from the two previous novels, but this books can read as a stand alone...But why would you want to !
I'm really hoping her publishers pick this up as a long term series. There is a story line which is screaming to be completed...Devon pixie & German fae escaping across Nazi occupied Europe...C'MON ! -it's The Great Escape with magic !
For long term fans of Rosemary Laurey there is also the pleasure of seeing what her British based vampires did during WWII....... Don't miss this trilogy. For me they've been my books of the summer.

I have never been a fan of history and my book buying has changed from historical to contemporary to paranormal. So, imagine my surprise when reading a series of books based during WW II in England and enjoying them. Georgia Evans gives us glimpses into the lives of an English village during WW II. It was interesting to read about rationing, black outs, and the foods. One thing did startle me. I've always thought of the movie Gone with the Wind as being done in my lifetime, so imagine my surprise when they talk about seeing this movie and the women mooning over Clark Gable!

We've all heard and read about how romances fast forward during wars and this was played out in this series. In her books we read about families being torn apart and reforming and love lives developing. Delightfully, for me, these included the paranormal groups--dragons, pixies, water sprites, vampires (good and bad), were animals, and humans.

In this book, a dragon who had lost part of a leg while in the service returns home to find that his battles are not over yet. Imagine his surprise to discover vampires are in his village and a group of Others (him and his father aren't the only ones) are battling to defeat the bad vampire spies.

We were kind of left hanging at the end of this book with a fairy and a pixie trying to evade the Germans to safety. I sincerely hope this will lead us to more books in this series.Bloody Right

This is the third and final book in Evans' Brytewood supernatural series. This story takes place in the 1940's at the height of the war where Nazis are using vampires to change the course of the war. The plan is for two vampires to come to Brytewood where Winston Churchill is to be visiting and kill him. The plan is thought to be simple until the vampires encounter the strange collection of Others (shifters and those with magic) that reside in Brytewood and the Others' plan to stop them. Enter our hero Gryffyth, who has returned home from the war with an amputated leg. At first he thinks he has no purpose, but it soon becomes apparent that he must use whatever strengths he has left to not only protect the woman he loves, but also protect a world leader.

Although it's not absolutely necessary to have read the other books in the series, it would make things easier to understand and would fill in a few gaps. This book has good action and the romance between Gryff and Mary is sweet and emotional. All-in-all an enjoyable read.

BLOODY RIGHT is the last book in the Brytewood series and it is the best book. This is wounded war hero Gryffyth Pendragon's story. He returns missing a leg and believes no woman will want him but Mary LaPrioux, an evacuee from Guernsey where the Nazis have taken over, falls in love with him. She is uncertain if they will be compatible because both are otherworldly and she wants to know how compatible they'll be sexually before marrying him. He's impatient but he'll wait if Mary wants him. Meanwhile the vampires are still trying to destroy the munitions factory and the Brytewood otherworldlies combine to destroy them first. Love is also in the air for Alice's grandmother and Gryffyth's father.

I loved this series and don't want to see it end. The ending does leave it open for another book. Again watching the villagers work together to welcome the war hero back and Gryffyth finding a place for himself in village life again without becoming bitter for what he lost in the war is interesting. Also seeing how the evacuees help one another helps make the story believable. I am going to miss the villagers of Brytewood and hope another book is in the works.

Although I find this series somewhat predictable, I enjoy the insights into World War Two life in Britain. The characters are believable and charming. The combination of small village life with a war and supernatural characters thrown into the mix is entertaining. A light, enjoyable read.

Georgia Evans' third book in the trilogy lives up to the title ... BLOODY RIGHT!

The novel focuses on the story of the hero, Gryffyth Pendragon, recently returned home from the war (that's WW II), who lost part of his leg fighting the Nazis. Not only is Gryffyth a war hero, but he's also a dragon, something he's inherited from his father, who is also a dragon, living in sleepy little Brytewood. While Brytewood appears to be a quaint hamlet in the English countryside ... readers soon learn that "still waters run very deep" in this magical village.

While at a village dance, Gryffyth sees, and falls in love with, Mary LaPrioux, one of Brytewood's, "Others." Readers soon learn that Miss LaPrioux is not only a schoolteacher in the village, but also a Water Sprite. Gryffyth's and Mary's discovery of one another is not only sweet, but exciting and downright steamy as only one can imagine when a dragon falls in love with a water sprite.

But, all is not hearts and romance in this story as the vile Nazi vampires descend upon Brytewood to wage war against the unsuspecting villagers. Strange things begin happening as the evil Weiss and Schmidt plot their course of action in Brytewood. What follows is exciting, mystifying and downright terrorizing as the events unfold throughout Evans' latest book. It's truly a wild ride and a page-turner that keeps the reader in a thrill state until the last page of the book is turned, and read. In fact, it was such an exciting read for me that I was sad when I realized the story was over ... and yet ... the final page of BLOODY RIGHT seems to set the stage for another story as the reader learns what happens to Bela and Simon. The last line of Evans' book had me smiling for quite awhile, and in fact, helped take away the sting of sadness I'd felt upon the conclusion of her brilliant trilogy.

If I had to narrow it down to just one thing that I absolutely loved about the BLOODY series, I couldn't do it. I'd tell you that the dialogue is brilliant and witty, the setting seems so very real to me (a person who's not ever been to England and didn't live through the WWII years) and the romance is quite steamy. Another great aspect of this book is the fact that there's a few sub-plots involving other characters in the village that Evans weaves together seamlessly. In fact, the characters, whether they are part of the main plot or the sub-plot, all seem to dance with one another throughout the novel, which I particularly appreciated when you consider that Evans opened her story at a village social dance. It's those kinds of tie-ins that Evans' uses that makes the book such a smart story to read and enjoy. And when you consider this is a paranormal trilogy ... well, for a story line set in a time period that seems long ago, in a place far away, and focusing on mystical spirits and beings ... that's really quite brilliant. No ... it's BLOODY RIGHT!

In 1940, the villagers of the insular hamlet Brytewood are fighting the war just as the soldiers do in an occupied land. Both the Allies and Axis use vampires as spies and assassins; though these paranormals are motivated by their countries differently. The German vampires are in England because the Nazis have incarcerated and threatened their families with a Final Solution or cooperate and receive land; the British do it to remain free.

The Nazis send four vampires to the village in order to blow up the nearby munitions plant, but thanks to were-fox Gloria Prewitt, grandmother and grand daughter pixies Helen Burrows, and Alice Doyle, they killed the first enemy wave. Mary LaPrioux the water sprite and dragon shapeshifter Gryffyth Pendragon have to take care of the remaining two enemy vamps. The German vampires infiltrate the home of Wharton Lacey where Winston Churchill plans to relax with his school friend Sir James and his wife Lady Gregory. Mary, Gryffyth, and the Others must destroy Schmidt and the most evil vampire of all Weiss before they kill the Others, and the Prime Minister.

BLOODY RIGHT concludes the historical paranormal village fantasy trilogy with a thoroughly BLOODY GOOD finish to a wonderful alternate WWII saga (see BLOODY AWFUL). The German vampires are strong operational thinkers, which makes the challenge to the Others that more difficult as they are amateurs unused to war strategy on the ground. Although there is a fine romantic subplot involving the water sprite and the were-dragon, Georgia Evans super ending focuses just as much on the supernatural war in a remote cloistered English village circa 1940.

Harriet Klausner

Our story takes place during World War II. Mary LaPrioux is a Guernsey schoolteacher who's been evacuated with her students. Now in the village of Brytewood, she's been billeted with the nurse for the area--Gloria, who's happily engaged. The only problem Mary has is that Brytewood is landlocked. While this may not be a problem for most people, it is for Mary. See, Mary is Other--not totally human. Mary is a Water Sprite and there are times when she needs to feel water over her skin--her entire skin. She did manage to find a big enough body of water to fit her needs, even if it isn't saltwater. Right now the entire village of Brytewood is preparing for the return of the local war hero--Gryffth Pendragon--and Mary is in the thick of the preparations. She can't wait for the party. Finally, something to celebrate. Everyone in the village will bring something, regardless of the rationing.

Gryffth Pendragon lost part of a leg at Trondheim. So after he healed sufficiently, he was sent back home. Staying with his father in Brytewood, Gryffth feels he no longer has a life. He's a cripple now. He won't even be able to totally shift anymore. After all, what good is a Dragon with only three legs? Feeling as if he is no longer useful at anything, he refuses to go to the party being held in his honor. Eventually his father manages to convince him to go. The whole village is looking forward to it and Gryffth can't disappoint everyone. While sitting on a bench--it's not as if he can very well dance now, can he?--he's shocked when a beautiful woman approaches him and asks him to dance. And she won't take no for an answer, instead dragging him to his feet and forcing him to dance with her, regardless of how awkward it is. When he gets called for all the speeches, Mary manages to disappear. Of course, it's not like it's any difficulty for Gryffth to find out where Mary lives and works and so he decides to pursue her.

Naturally, everything is not calm in the village of Brytewood. Turns out there are a couple of Vampires in the area. German spies with an agenda of their own.

Will Gryffth and Mary be able to pursue a relationship? What are the Vampires up to? Can they be stopped? Are there any other secrets in the village of Brytewood? Will Gryffth and Mary be able to tell the other what they are?

BLOODY RIGHT is an amazing story. Without having read the first two in this series, Georgia Evans did a wonderful job of pulling me into the story and I never felt lost while reading it. I have read several books on World War II, but never anything about the English and how those left behind suffered during the War. The lack of everything, from food to phones was portrayed in this book in a very realistic, down-to-earth manner. This book also touches on what happens to those crippled veterans after they get out of the service and the problems they deal with--how they feel, how they try to fit back into society. And then we have Mary, and the problems she faced being put into a village after being evacuated from her home and everything and everyone she knows and loves. But this is a paranormal romance and we have plenty of that in this story as well, complete with the heartfelt sigh. After reading BLOODY RIGHT, I fully intend to rush out and get the first two books in this series and I have also added another author to my auto-buy list--Georgia Evans aka Rosemary Laurey. Read this story, you won't be sorry you did.

This is the third in a delightful english series. All 3 books are smooth reading and very entertaining. What would happen if Hitler had dropped vampires on a sleepy english town? A town Full of dragons, werefoxes and Pixies all incognito. Great fun.

i bought the first one at wal mart not realizing i would finish it soon and then went back to get the rest and they were gone. i found it on here in perfect condition and was very happy