Release Blitz / Review / Giveaway: Demetrius by Marie Johnston

12 April of 2016 by Jean

As if overthrowing the vampire government and helping implement a new council to make vampires, shifters, and hybrids play nice wasn’t enough, Demetrius Devereux finds a bigger problem to deal with in an innocent, stubborn, and privileged beauty. In DEMETRIUS by Marie Johnston, a sinfully sexy alpha finds his match in a fiery female vampire, and the sparks fly from the first moment they meet. This is the first book in the edgy New Vampire Disorder Series, and it will leave you ravenous for book two.

 

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As if overthrowing the vampire government and helping implement a new council to make vampires, shifters, and hybrids play nice wasn’t enough, Demetrius Devereux finds a bigger problem to deal with in an innocent, stubborn, and privileged beauty.

Callista Augustus is the over-protected daughter of a once-powerful vampire leader. Discovering her desperate father has tapped into a well of pure evil, Calli swallows her sense of betrayal and turns him in. She almost regrets it when she meets the infamous and arrogant Demetrius. Forcing herself to work with the male who ruined her family, Calli’s only concern is saving her father.

When Demetrius gets past the infuriating personality of the righteous female, he realizes Calli’s the one in great danger. He gives her his help out of duty, until it becomes clear that if he loses her, he loses everything.

Reviewed by Jean

Oh, what illusions we create for ourselves through the blinders of love.

Life has gotten rather dire since Callista’s father was deposed from his position on the council.  Not that things hadn’t been getting rather bleak for many years prior to that fateful day Demetrius had overthrown the council.  Unlike her peers, Callista wasn’t raised with a silver spoon, fine clothes, fancy parties and ritzy schooling.  Rather, until very recently Callista was sheltered from society.  They lived frugally with but one servant.  That is until finances required someone bring home a paycheck to keep their meager existence going.  Now there were no servants and Callista spent her evenings caring for the elderly.  Abandoned by an uncaring mother, she’s been raised by her attentive and loving father.   And, while escaping the isolation of home is a major temptation, honoring her father’s one request to remain chaste is really no challenge… that is until she meets Demetrius.  Were it not for the fear that her father had become possessed by a demon, she would never have sought out Demetrius.  Now he will be her damnation or her salvation, for succumbing to their desires could very well mean her death.

Demetrius had watched for years as the governing vampire council became more and more corrupt.  He lived a carefree life and blind existence until the council decided to seize and sacrifice his sister to their experiments and walk along the dark path.  Now in the aftermath of a rebellion and an overthrown government he keeps his secrets close and gives the outward appearance of a playboy prince.  The supernatural community is no longer governed by species-centric individual governments.  They’ve banned together under one united governing body and Demetrius is at the heart of the vampire contingency.  Having grown up amongst the elitist vampire nobility he has his not so rose-colored glasses on when it comes to his former peers.  So when the former councilman’s daughter comes seeking help, of course, he’s thinking she’s a spoiled brat having issues dealing with the setback in finances and status.  He doesn’t have time for such trivial things.  He’s involved in the serious matter of tracking the very dark arts the former council was delving into.  That is until he hears Callista recount her observations.

Get ready for old machinations to come to light.  Grab a tissue or two for the emotions that are stirred.  Prepare for the tension and heat that will sizzle off the page.  Remain firmly seated as the danger mounts.  Callista and Demetrius have a major battle ahead if they want to claim the rewards of an eternal love.  The ride might be bumpy but these two are definitely heading for an HEA.  I really enjoyed Demetrius.  It sets up for an excellent series arc and I can’t wait to read the next in the New Vampire Disorder series.  So, if like me you like your paranormals with vampires, wolves, witches and demons I’m sure you’ll enjoy this one.

 

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Marie Johnston lives in the upper-Midwest with her husband, four kids, and an old cat. Deciding to trade in her lab coat for a laptop, she’s writing down all the tales she’s been making up in her head for years. An avid reader of paranormal romance, these are the stories hanging out and waiting to be told between the demands of work, home, and the endless chauffeuring that comes with children.

 

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