Blood Moon by Dawn Thompson Released!

Jon Hyde-White planned to become a vicar of a small parish and wed his fiancée Cassandra Thorpe. But his plans all came to an abrupt end one dark night in the seamy part of London. There he met Sebastian, an ancient vampire who mesmerized Jon, fed on him and left him for dead. However, Jon is not dead but in an in-between state… neither a vampire nor fully human. What is even worse, Sebastian followed Jon to complete what he started and attacked Cassandra, feeding on her as well. Jon was able to stop Sebastian but not before Cassandra too became a partially made vampire.

In his frenzy to find a cure for Cassandra and himself, Jon’s mentor, Vicar Snow, gives him a book which implies there may be help in Moldavia from the Orthodox clergy there. Before leaving on their journey, Jon and Cassandra want to marry but Rev. Snow refuses to sanctify the unholy creatures they have become. Jon and Cassandra go from one danger to another seeking release form the curse. Meanwhile they must avoid close contact with each other and the irresistible lure to feed.

Dawn Thompson is a new author for me and I am very thankful I was introduced to her work. I can honestly say I was enthralled, caught up in the tale of Jon and Cassandra. Every page tells of adventures fraught with danger and struggles to overcome the evil stalking them. Ms Thompson effortlessly draws in her readers as she vividly describes the settings, foggy dank London and stark mysterious Moldavia, causing hearts to race and furtive glances over the shoulder. She continues to control our imagination with her dialog which captures the emotion of her characters. BLOOD MOON is a different kind of vampire novel with a fresh storyline that has wonderful possibilities for revisiting the vampire world. Thank you, Ms Thompson, for the shivery spellbinding read that has me anxiously awaiting the next book in this series.

Reviewed by Donna Zapf - Cata-Romance