Memories of Envy: A Vampire Memories Novel [Paperback]

Barb Hendee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 2010 | Series: Vampire Memories (Book 3)

A reluctant predator, Eleisha Clevon is determined to locate all vampires still existing in isolation, so she might offer them sanctuary at her home in Portland-and more importantly, so she can teach them to feed without killing.

But the beautiful and delicate Simone Stratford doesn't want to be saved. Made into a vampire in the Roaring Twenties, she enjoys playing her own elaborate games with mortals, stoking their passion for her before finally draining them of their blood. And soon Eleisha and her protector, Philip Branté, find themselves caught up in one of Simone's games, which turns into a battle for Eleisha's life and Philip's soul...

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The dramatic third Vampire Memories urban fantasy (after 2009's Hunting Memories) plays up the emo side of vampirism. Eleisha Clevon of Portland, Ore., and her maker, Julian Ashton, are both trying to reach Simone, a rogue vampire in Denver. Julian feeds "on blood and fear and life" and sees no reason to change. Working with humans Wade and Rose, teleporting ghost Seamus, and vampire Philip, Eleisha wants to teach all vampires to feed without killing. Despite his devotion to Eleisha, Philip is still secretly sneaking out to hunt and kill his victims. When Eleisha uncovers Simone's location, Philip volunteers to bring her back to Portland, but he quickly falls under Simone's manipulative spell, leaving El to fend for herself as Julian closes in. Part soap opera, part supernatural thriller, Hendee's series will satisfy readers looking for blood-soaked pathos.
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From Booklist

In the author’s third Vampire Memories novel, Eleisha Clevon, a vampire who has rediscovered the art of feeding without killing, has established a vampire sanctuary in Oregon. She is determined to locate other vampires so she can teach them, also. But she is pursued by Julian, a vampire without telepathy who cannot feed without killing, and who does not want the old customs reestablished. Simone Stratford is a seductive vampire who was changed in the 1920s. She fascinates both men and women, and enjoys exciting their envy before she drains them. Eleisha’s efforts to help Simone nearly destroy her sanctuary. Hendee has a gift for intricate psychological plots, and her characters are some of the best in current fantasy. Their motives and interactions are thoroughly convincing. The series can be enjoyed as single novels or an ongoing story. --Frieda Murray

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Roc Trade (October 5, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451463536
• ISBN-13: 978-0451463531
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,129,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Barb & J.C. Hendee live in a quirky small town just south of Portland, Oregon. They are the authors of the Noble Dead Saga. Learn more at: www.nobledead.org

Barb is also the author of the Vampire Memories series and the upcoming Mist Torn Witches series. Learn more at www.barbhendee.org

J.C. and Barb share a home office with their desks pushed up against one another.

They garden year-round and grow a good deal of their own food.
They also seem to spend a good deal of time researching myths and folklore about vampires.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dramatic, November 5, 2010

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H. Hanlin (Round Rock, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Memories of Envy: A Vampire Memories Novel (Paperback)

Barb Hendee is an amazing author. In this next installment, she introduces us to yet another brilliantly crafted character who is fresh and different (and if she weren't a vampire, I would say very alive.) I think what I love best about the Vampire Memories novels are the characters. While Philip demonstrates the most growth in the course of this novel, each character gets deeper into who they are and why they are supporting the underground.
Just like a jewel, characters need the perfect setting to bring out their shine. Barb Hendee's settings are rich with the details of someone who has firsthand knowledge of the places she describes. It is a joy to journey with her characters through the various settings.
While this novel doesn't end in quite the same sword flashing, gut wrenching crescendo as the previous two, it is not lacking in drama or suspense. And it leads you along to a complex satisfiying ending as inevitably as being a pawn in one of Simone's games.
(Reader beware of Barb's gift--to draw you in...)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Drama and Suspense, October 27, 2010

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SciFiChick "The SciFiChick" (Fishers, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Memories of Envy: A Vampire Memories Novel (Paperback)

Eleisha Clevon is a vampire still grieving from the loss of a friend and mentor. But Eleisha is given hope when she discovers a vampire may be living in Denver. Eleisha and her friends have been searching for other vampires, in hopes that they can be taught to feed on humans without killing and join their underground community. But Simone Stratford is another kind of vampire, a brutal huntress without remorse. Her gift is envy, and few are able to resist her charms.

This is the third installment in the Vampire Memories saga. This story centers almost entirely on Simone, her character and her affect on those around her. Eleisha's relationship with Philip is most affected, when he is tempted by her way of life. Hendee's characters are incredibly vivid and pull the reader into the story. With so many character changes and interesting relationship dynamics the next installment can't come fast enough.

This vampire series is full of drama and suspense. A fast-paced page-turner, it begs to be read in one sitting. The sense of danger and tension builds to an exciting conclusion. But enough plot threads are left to continue the series in more thrilling installments. Fans of the genre should not miss this captivating saga.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fun urban fantasy, October 10, 2010

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Memories of Envy: A Vampire Memories Novel (Paperback)

There are very few vampires in existence today because they failed to abide by the laws of the elders such as not killing humans. Instead they should use their powers to insure the mortal they drank blood from forgets the incident. Eleisha Clevon lives by that rule and the other laws. She has gathered two vampires Rose and her protector Philip to the Portland underground, an abandoned church set up as vampire headquarters. Wade Shelfield is the investigator who has located vampires so that Eleisha can reason with them to diligently stick to the old laws and offer them sanctuary in her Oregon home.

Standing in their way is Julian who has notelepathy, but he likes power and ignores the ancient laws. He has killed vampires before and uses, without their knowledge, Eleisha and her group to take him into the hiding place of other vampires so he can kill them too. Eleisha learns about the dead vampire Maggie's progeny Simone Stratford and is determined to bring this Roaring Twenties ingénue to her home. She fails to realize that cute innocent looking Simone enjoys the hunt and plans a deadly game with her wannabe savior and Philip who she is attracted to.

Urban fantasy vampire readers will thoroughly enjoy the latest Vampire Memories thriller (see Hunting Memories). Eleisha is a good individual who lives by the moral code of the elders. Her vulnerability is being a Good Samaritan trying to help her peers see the light as she hopes to forge a law-abiding community. She is naive as her faith in her species is strong with her only picturing Julian as evil. Her protector was a predator for years, but now is there for her by trying to abide by her rules. However, it is Simone who makes the tale entertaining as she teaches Eleisha a lesson not to judge a book by its cover.

Harriet Klausner