Ever since they met centuries ago, vampires Jean-Marie St. Just and HŽlne d'Agelet have loved each other. But their passion has always been thwarted by the demands of duty. Today, Jean-Marie has been enlisted to kill HŽlne's sister, Madame Celeste-the evil vampire Queen of New Orleans. For HŽlne, that means choosing between the love of her life or her own flesh and blood.
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This audacious second installment of the Texas Vampire series (after Bond of Blood) blends European and American history and contemporary paranormal romance into a shockingly heady brew. Beautiful widow Hélène d'Agelet fell hard for Jean-Marie St. Just, George Washington's former spymaster turned compañero—enslaved by blood—to the sister of powerful vampiro mayor Don Rodrigo Perez. The Napoleonic wars disrupted their affair, and after an explosive espionage incident involving Hélène's sister, double agent Celeste de Sainte-Pazanne, Hélène and Jean-Marie believed each other dead for centuries. Celeste's lover, Raoul, killed her parents, so Hélène killed Raoul. Now the sisters, both of whom have become vampiras, are hunting each other down, bent on revenge. Filling the story with explosions and blood and the prose with enough French, Spanish and purely invented terms to require a glossary, Whiteside merrily rampages through history and vampire lore, building an impressively sturdy and compelling narrative from the wreckage. (Jan.)
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The second installment in Whiteside’s Texas vampire romance trilogy (Bond of Blood, 2006) begins in Paris in 1787. While attending a soiree with his vampire friend at Versailles and spying for George Washington, Jean-Marie meets Helene, a wealthy widow. He is careful not to expose her to his secret life, but eventually Helene and her sister Celeste are approached by a vampire working for the British government and agree to become vampires themselves and join the cause. Helene and Jean-Marie then unite to fight Napoléon until each believes the other is killed. Moving forward in time and wheeling her tale back to Texas, Whiteside traps Helene in a vampire turf war between Jean-Marie and Celeste, now vampire queen of New Orleans. Highly creative and detailed as it winds its way through history, Whiteside’s latest sensual paranormal romance will knock readers’ socks off. --Maria Hatton
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By day, Diane Whiteside builds and designs computer systems for the government. By night, she escapes into a world of alpha males and the unique women who turn their lives upside down. Noticing the lack of a husband to keep Diane in line, her Tibetan Terrier stepped up to the plate and makes sure that Diane does everything The Right Way ' which means lots of walks and dog treats. For more information about Diane plus her alpha males, unique women, and Tibetan Terriers, please visit www.DianeWhiteside.com.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
exciting horror thriller,
This review is from: Bond of Fire (Texas Vampires, Book 2) (Paperback)
During the French Revolution, Jean-Marie St. Just met Helene d'Agelet in Paris. They fell in love, but were fated to separate as he was turning into a vampire and she was a mortal. However, he remained unaware that after he left her she was changed over too. Over the next two centuries fate seemed to intervene keeping them apart.
In the present, Helene is stunned to see a photo of her beloved Jean-Marie that indicates he is alive. She searches for him so that they can finally share eternity together. However, they still have issues between them as Jean-Marie has been assigned the task of killing the wicked vampire Queen of New Orleans Hélène's sister, Madame Celeste. Although much of the story occurs before the first tale (see BOND OF BLOOD) the second of Diane Whiteside modern vampire trilogy is an exciting horror thriller. Readers obtain a bit of the history that led to the vampire kingdoms that carve up much of modern day America. Interestingly the lead couple spends much of the two hundred plus years (and most of the book) separated to the chagrin of romantic fantasy purists; yet the look through time strengthens the final showdown making BOND OF FIRE an entertaining read. Harriet Klausner
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Actually 4.5 If You Like Your Books With More Substance,
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This review is from: Bond of Fire (Texas Vampires, Book 2) (Paperback)
After reading all of this author's books, I thought I had a better handle on her style of prose. This one caught me by surprise. Typical in this series is the mish-mash of languages--French. Spanish, Imaginary--and the heaviness of the writing. I believe there is aspiration towards literary fiction because the prose is intense, thickly written and nothing you can causally read through. That said, doggone it, I liked her characters and the detail she builds into them. Although sometimes I wanted to smack the book against the wall for ponderous writing--check out the first seduction scene and the e-t-e-r-n-i-t-y it takes for the knickers to scoot. That's not sexy--that's tedious. But I kept with it because I liked the characters, each very well defined and with a story of their own waiting to be told. This author remains an auto-buy for me, but I do it with heavy sighs knowing it's going to be a loooong read.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Read,
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This review is from: Bond of Fire (Texas Vampires, Book 2) (Paperback)
I liked this book, but, I liked the first one better. However, I will be reading the next in the series. I am hooked.
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Thomas Jefferson, ambassador of the young American republic, led Jean-Marie St. Just and Rodrigo Perez down the long hallways, Sara Perez radiant on his arm. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
conyugal bond, vampiro mayor, concubino compañero, eldest hijo, vampiros mayores, cher madame, alferez mayor, tocsin bell, muscle ticked Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Don Rafael, Sir Andrew, New Orleans, San Leandro, Madame Celeste, Gray Wolf, Monsieur Perez, Mademoiselle Perez, Don Fernando, Mon Dieu, Father Michael, Don Rodrigo, Thank God, Lord Simon, British Secret Service, Sainte Marie des Fleurs, Raoul de Beynac, San Rafael Arcángel, Nom de Dieu, British Crown, Doña Blanche, Bacchus's Temple, Madre de Dios, North America, Mardi Gras Browse Sample Pages:
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Thomas Jefferson, ambassador of the young American republic, led Jean-Marie St. Just and Rodrigo Perez down the long hallways, Sara Perez radiant on his arm. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
conyugal bond, vampiro mayor, concubino compañero, eldest hijo, vampiros mayores, cher madame, alferez mayor, tocsin bell, muscle ticked Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Don Rafael, Sir Andrew, New Orleans, San Leandro, Madame Celeste, Gray Wolf, Monsieur Perez, Mademoiselle Perez, Don Fernando, Mon Dieu, Father Michael, Don Rodrigo, Thank God, Lord Simon, British Secret Service, Sainte Marie des Fleurs, Raoul de Beynac, San Rafael Arcángel, Nom de Dieu, British Crown, Doña Blanche, Bacchus's Temple, Madre de Dios, North America, Mardi Gras Browse Sample Pages:
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