A Vampire’s Christmas Carol by Cynthia Eden-Review, Blog Tour and Giveaway
A Vampire’s Christmas Carol
by Cynthia Eden
Release Date: November 17, 2013
Genre: paranormal, adult, romance
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 11, 2013
This holiday season has bite.
Ben Prescott hates Christmas—he’s a vampire, and to him, there’s certainly nothing jolly about the holiday season. While the humans are running around being merry, he’s hunting in the shadows. Ben plans to spend the holidays his way…by stalking deadly prey.
But fate has other plans for Ben.
Three visitors are coming Ben’s way…A demon who will force Ben to face his past, a ghost who will show Ben the present he could have, and a shifter who will reveal the darkness that waits in Ben’s future. Unless Ben can change his ways, he may just turn into a real monster, one who can’t be saved by anyone or anything.
’Tis the season…to be undead.
Ben’s redemption rests in the hands of the one woman he loved and lost—Simone Laurent. If Ben is going to have a chance at being more than just the beast in the darkness, he has to prove himself to the lovely Simone. A very hard task, considering that, once upon a Christmas Eve, Simone died in Ben’s arms…
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REVIEW: A VAMPIRE’S CHRISTMAS CAROL is a twist on the Dicken’s classic with a little bit of The Gift of the Magi thrown in for good measure.
The storyline focuses on vampire Ben Prescott and the three visitors who are about to open his eyes to the possibility of a future with the woman he lost ten years before.
Like the original Dickens’s classic, our ‘hero’ is on a destructive path and no one is safe when Ben needs to feed. Ben is a vampire who justifies his kills attacking the criminal element and those who have killed or attacked someone else. But Ben has made an error in judgment and his latest target is an innocent. What transpires is the ‘what if’ of one vampire’s actions on Christmas Eve. Three visits in three hours will put everything into perspective for a reluctant vampire who has lost the only woman he has ever loved.
Cynthia Eden’s re-telling of the Dickens’s Christmas Carol will tug at your heart when sacrifices are made to ensure our vampire heads down a different path.
A Vampire’s Christmas Carol is darker than normal holiday story but one that will end with a happily ever after.There is a little bit of romance, a little bit of heartbreak and a whole lot of Christmas spirit.
*whispering* and YES that is Francesco J. Cura on the cover 😉
Copy supplied by the author.
Reviewed by Sandy
New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Eden has written over thirty novels and novellas. She was named as a 2013 RITA® finalist for her paranormal romance, ANGEL IN CHAINS, and, in 2011, Cynthia Eden was a RITA finalist for her romantic suspense, DEADLY FEAR.
Cynthia is a southern girl who loves horror movies, chocolate, and happy endings. She has always wanted to write (don’t most authors say that?), and particularly enjoys creating stories about monsters-vampires, werewolves, and even the real-life monsters who populate her romantic suspense stories.
Cynthia’s foreign sales for her books include translations to Japan, Germany, Thailand, Greece, and Brazil.
(Back in the day…) Cynthia graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Alabama where she studied Sociology (because people interest her) and Communication (because she likes to write about said people). Cynthia has worked as a college admissions counselor, a teacher, and as an editor. But now, Cynthia is thrilled to be spending her days making up stories.
Author Links:
Website/Blog: http://www.cynthiaeden.com/
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Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/153738.Cynthia_Eden
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Great review, Sandy. This is already sitting on my Kindle to read. I love how Cynthia writes such good stories in her novellas. She always manages to give us excitement, romance, action; all nicely put together, and not rushing,in the shorter books. She is one of the best in writing novellas
Sounds great, Sandy. I’m going now to check this out. I have read some of Cynthia’s books, and love them.
Great review Sandy. Sounds like the perfect story to start the Christmas Season.
Great review Sandy. I love the Dicken’s Christmas carol and putting a paranormal spin on it sounds like a fun read. I shall definitely check it out. Oh and might I add, our Francis J. Cura is looking rather hot on that cover. 😉 That man is just gorgeous
A Vampire’s Christmas Carol is a vampire retelling of the Dicken’s classic and one that will bring a tear to your eye.
*takes Marcie by the hand and leads her away from the computer*..there, there…you will be all right !!
Great review Sandy, and love Cynthia Eden’s books. This is a must have during the Christmas season for me.
Great review, I can’t wait to read it.
Excellent review, sounds like a story I want to read.
Very nice review Sandy. Sounds cute with the Dickens’s theme
Wow, sounds exciting…I’ll put it on my “list”!
Great review Sandy. Always love a good Christmas storyline even if a vampire one!
Very nice review. This looks like a different and fun holiday book.
Great review Sandy-will have to pick it up
nice review.. my gf would enjoy this book.