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I've read many, many vampire romance, mystery and horror books. This one was enjoyable but nothing too different. Worth a lazy afternoon guilty pleasure though for sure.


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The Wages of Sin Jenna Maclaine 9781411660359 Books Reviews

Plot Summary Dulcinea Craven appears to be just like any other aristocratic English gentlewoman, but her mother's family are witches, and `Cin' has inherited the magical power. When her parents die in a carriage accident, one of Cin's neighbors pressures her to marry him. It seems that turning him down is not an option, because he's now a vampire and hell bent on getting his hands on Cin. Knowing that even her magic cannot hold this immortal evil at bay, Cin seeks out a group of vampires who police their own kind, called The Righteous. Michael is the youngest member of this group, and he becomes Cin's temptation and salvation as she fights the evil vampire and his demon master.

I was surprised to discover that this is a historical paranormal romance, so I guess the clothing on the cover art threw me. The style of that red dress doesn't fit in with my image of the Regency period, but maybe I'm wrong and it's something the daring ladies wore. I was halfway into the novel when I realized that I had read a prequel short story for this series in The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance (Mammoth Books), and I recall Jenna Maclaine's story as one of the few chocolate chips in an otherwise bland cookie.

I want to say that this is a fantastic new series, but I have several itchy problems that were never resolved. I'll settle instead and say that this is a good story by a new author. There were a few bold scenes in this book, the kind that make me sit up and think that Maclaine can pull off the darker, deeper stories that I want to see.

It's hard to go wrong by creating a vampire/witch hybrid heroine. Cin's got oodles of power, immortality, and witchy woman ways. Sadly I never got a bead on her personality, and I'd be hard pressed to come up with one word to describe her right now. She wasn't sassy, saucy, or prissy, and I need some defining trait to make Cin stand out from the dozens of powerful female protagonists who are duking it out for my attention.

The hero, Michael, was suitably gorgeous and the writer did an admirable job describing him, so my visual is spot on. Their courtship dance was regrettably short-lived, and that was the biggest missed opportunity in my opinion. I want tingles in my gut, shivers down my spine, and all sorts of angst wrung out of a new relationship, but Maclaine made it too easy for our couple. Before I knew it, they were together, and all the excitement bled out of my body. There was a `four musketeers' moment at the very end that was lame, but I suppose it sets the scene for the next books in the series.

The prequel short story I mentioned above in TMBOVR is called "The Righteous", and it provides the background on the relationship between Devlin and Justine, two other vampires who appear in "Wages of Sin." The second book was released this past winter, and it's called Grave Sins (A Cin Craven Novel).
I found this book by accident. I had never heard of the author but someone suggested the book on a list I read. I have to say I was wonderfully surprised, this is a wonderful mixture of fantasy, and romance set in the regency period. I would not have believed it would blend togather so gracefully. I loved the book and will definitely follow the author.

Dulcie is an aristocrat, the daughter of a vis-count. Her parents die in an accident when she is 22 and immediately her life changes for the worse. Suddenly she is persued by a childhood friend who is now a vampire. All of the women in her family are witches, and now she comes into her own power, when the power of her mother comes to her and awakens her sleeping gifts. This is the reason her former friend wants her, he wants her power for his master, a demon trapped in our world.

Michael is a vampire. He is a member of The Righteous, he, Justine, and Devlin are the executioners of the vampires, they destroy those who kill humans. He is fasinated by Dulcie, but he was a low born Scot, who died at Falkirk, Devlin admired his swordmanship and turned him to save his life. Now he fights with Devlin and Justine.

When Dulcie is first attacked by her former suitor, Sebastion, she seeks aid from her friends and servants. In London she seeks the help of an old friend who is an appothicary, and a witch himself, Mr.Pendergast and his nephew Archie. They tell her about The Righteous, and suggest that she summon them and tell them her problems. The summoning goes very well but not quite as expected. She summons Michael and the others are not far behind. How to explain her needs and who she is before they kill her takes alittle doing. But finally they agree to help her and that is when they discover they face a demon not a vampire, a vampire demon.

The pace was fast, the plot intriguing, and the romance hot. I enjoyed it from cover to cover. With all the faux vampire romances out there, this one is fresh and tasty. Do not miss it.
I've read many, many vampire romance, mystery and horror books. This one was enjoyable but nothing too different. Worth a lazy afternoon guilty pleasure though for sure.