Immortal Valentine [Kindle Edition]

Ellis Carrington (Author)

Book Description

After a heart-pounding brush with danger on Valentine's Day, Caleb runs into a handsome stranger and decides to roll the dice on a one-night-stand. But things don't work out the way anyone intended when Caleb gets sick unexpectedly. He wakes up alone the next day, extremely confused and utterly embarrassed.

Angelo is an insomniac vampire who leads a solitary existence. He comes out of hiding once a year—on Valentine's Day--to soothe one lonely human soul while drinking the blood he needs to survive.

But when Caleb falls ill, Angelo winds up connecting with a human as never before, and putting his own life at risk...

Genres: Gay / Dark Fantasy / Vampire / Multicultural / Exhibitionism / Public Places

Editorial Reviews

Review

• "Very highly recommended...Ellis Carrington delivers a wonderfully imagined riff on the classic vampire tale, with an unexpected sweetly-delivered Valentine's Day surprise..." -- A Bear on Books
• "Ms. Carrington's vampire world has its own canon and she is able to make her characters abide by those rules. The HEA that Angelo and Caleb achieve is very satisfying and emotional." -- Mrs. Condit Reads Books
• "Ellis Carrington has created an impressive saga with characters who display a touch of sadness, along with yearnings to simply be loved for who and what they are.  Immortal Valentine is heartwarming as well as exceptionally enjoyable." --Literary Nymphs Reviews Only

Product Details

• File Size: 183 KB
• Print Length: 107 pages
• Publisher: Amber Quill Press, LLC (February 11, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0078XBSTO
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #648,820 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully Sweet Love Story May 9, 2012

By Pati May

Format:Kindle Edition

I won this in a giveaway but that in no affects my opinion on this book. I really liked both Caleb and Angelo, they had so much in common and truly seemed made for eachother. If there was one thing that I would change though would be the way & place that Angelo left Caleb that morning. It just didn't jibe with Angelo's caring personality. I would also have liked it to be longer, it would've been wonderful to have seen more of their time together. Thank Ellis, for giving us such a sweet love story.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVEABLE VAMP May 5, 2012

By Venus Junkie

Format:Kindle Edition

Immortal Valentine
Caleb is counting the days until he can move to Florida and start a new, hopefully happier, chapter in his life. Lost in his bittersweet memories, Caleb is not aware of the stranger until they collide on the sidewalk. Vampire Angelo is on his annual hunt for a blood host. Being a gentleman, Angelo's traditional itinerary is to treat a human to a fine dinner, retire to one of the hotel's exquisite suites and feed his hunger for blood while indulging in sensual sex with the chosen partner.

Caleb is the venue chosen for Angelo's one night entertainment. However, as the well written plot unfolds, each character reveals their history, as well as how the succession after their first meeting advances into a bonded relationship between Caleb and Angelo.

Ellis Carrington has created an impressive saga with characters who display a touch of sadness, along with yearnings to simply be loved for who and what they are. Immortal Valentine is heartwarming as well as exceptionally enjoyable.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Vampires, Valentine's Day and love April 18, 2012

By Tom W

Format:Kindle Edition

Caleb should really pay better attention to where he was going. It's understandable he was distracted - it was Valentine's Day, and the one year anniversary of when his ex made love with him then decided to break things off. So for him to get a little lost in his head, completely understandable. Only, it put him in danger and walking in front of a car.

So when he ducks into an alleyway to catch his breath, the last thing he expects to hear is a wonderfully sexy voice asking him if he's okay.

Angelo is out, as he is every Valentine's Day, searching for a lonely man with whom he can connect. This once-a-year tradition starts with dinner and ends in a high-end hotel with the willing young man as dessert. You see, Angelo is a vampire and treats himself once a year to a young man's blood. One that will sustain him for the next year. He indulges, makes the nigh memorable for the young man and then wipes his memory of the event.

But this year, he can't quite get over his attraction to Caleb. The night starts out so well, but ends, well, with a slight case of food poisoning and Caleb hugging the toilet. So Angelo leaves Caleb, not daring to take his blood and endanger him. He chooses to forsake the blood he needs and leave Caleb be.

But neither can forget the other. And when a chance meeting reunites the two, will both men get what they want? Can their attraction bloom into something more? Or will a hidden danger separate them forever.

Ellis Carrington delivers a wonderfully imagined riff on the classic vampire tale, with an unexpected sweetly-delivered Valentine's Day surprise. This work is handled ever-so-rightly with a deft touch and a full heart. Ms. Carrington really feels her characters, and lets us enjoy how much she cares for them along with her.

I loved Caleb. His kind and gentle strength were so apparent, and made him very believable. The humor and wit he had, along with the surprising streak of stubborn backbone was endearing without making him a chump. He fairly jumps off the page with believability, and his actions backed up his heart.

And Angelo. So very different from the cold-hearted creatures we so often see in these kind of stories. He's another gentle soul, a victim of circumstances. Yet the care he takes with Caleb and the respect he shows him, and indeed all his "victims" over the years, make him all-too-human.

The pairing was sublime, like a wonderful chocolate dessert paired with a heady, full-bodied wine.

Fantastic.

I'd love to see more of these two.

Tom

More About the Author

Ellis Carrington is a woman who loves men who love men, and has been ever since her rebellious teen years when she jacked a copy of The New Joy of Gay Sex from her local public library and said to herself, "Now THAT is hawt!" She's a wild child who hates to color in the lines, but who lives and loves passionately. Ellis can be found in and around the Washington D.C. area, swilling Starbucks with her real or imaginary buddies. Her greatest loves are good friends, good music, and of course reading M/M romance.