Forever Chained [Paperback]

Roxanne Beaufort (Author), Roxane Beaufort (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2001

As a student and a singer Stella is haunted by the vision of a beautiful man, Lazio, who is often in the audience when she performs, but it is not until she takes up residence in Troon Hall and visits a ruined monastery nearby that she meets him properly, and falls victim to those who made him a vampire. A dairy that once belonged to Emma, her great-great-grandmother, tells of a trip to Venice where she and her friend Candice met the leader of the Nosferatu, Prince Dimitri. Candice fell in love with him and accepted the dark gift of eternal life. Emma was distraught, and spent years trying to contact this immortal girl who wanders in limbo, but died without succeeding and now expects her descendant, Stella, to unite them. Dimitri's bizarre votaries seduce Stella, keeping her under restraint and subjected to their unnatural desires, but the love that links her and Lazio can be used to form a bridge between Candice and Emma. Shall Stella exchange blood with him and become a vampire, too? Or is she content to meet him at those times when he can function as a human being? There must be a way in which she can have everything she desires and pacify Emma's unquiet shade. Stella has to make choices and understand her passions, the prompting of her heart and the lusts of her flesh.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Chimera Pub (Mm) (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903931037
• ISBN-13: 978-1903931035
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,071,076 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating!, July 10, 2011

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This review is from: Forever Chained (Stranger in Venice) (Kindle Edition)

This book was fantastic. This is the first of Beaufort's novels I have read and once I started I couldn't put it down. She has a way of writing that absolutely captivates the reader. Her story flows very well and you become one with the characters. The description is flawless. The story starts with a yound woman in the 1800's who is lustfull and intrigued by the sinful ideas of her sexual side. She begins by playing sexual games with her best friend Emma meanwhile bethrothed to a man who her family approves of. But she begins to have visions of her dark lover. She eventually takes a holiday with with Emma and both there betrothes and chaparones to Vinice where they are introduced to the darker side of passion (Bondage, Discipline and Submission). But while in Vincice she end up meeting the dark lover of her dreams, a vampire and his sisters whom he has created. She struggles with the idea of loving such a creature. The story ends very well but I don't want to spoil it for the reader. I definately recommend this book!