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    Blood Rush: Book Two of the Demimonde

    By Ash Krafton

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    Advice columnist and newly-appointed oracle to the demivampire, Sophie Galen has more issues than a Cosmo collection: a new mentor with a mean streak, a werewolf stalker she can't shake, and a relationship with her ex's family that redefines the term complicated. And then there's her ex himself, who is more interested in playing leader of the vampire pack than in his own salvation. Becoming a better oracle is tough enough, but when Sophie encounters a deadly enemy - one she never dreamed of facing - it will take everything she's ever learned in order to survive.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAsh Krafton
    Release dateJun 15, 2017
    ISBN9781946120090
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    Blood Rush: Book Two of the Demimonde
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    Ash Krafton

    USA Today Best-Selling Author and Pushcart Prize nominee Ash Krafton is a speculative fiction author whose work has been featured in Bete Noire, Niteblade Fantasy and Horror, and Red Penny Papers. She's the author of the Demimonde series, The Demon Whisperer series, and several urban fantasy and paranormal romance stand-alones. Ms. Krafton resides in the heart of the Pennsylvania coal region, where she keeps the book jacket for "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" in a frame over her desk. Visit www.ashkrafton.com to learn more about her books and upcoming appearances.

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    • 5/5
      Blood Rush: Book Two of The Demimonde is the follow on book to the fabulously successful Bleeding Hearts paranormal romantic suspense novel by Ash Krafton. To say that I was excited to get my hands on the book that was the follow up to one of my top favorites of 2012 was an understatement, and I couldn't wait to crack the cover and get to the opening paragraph. I was not disappointed. Blood Rush is a finely crafted paranormal suspense novel which I couldn't put down. Anyone who loves these types of novels needs to read this series. Ms. Krafton is so talented at making her characters feel real that your emotions rise and sink with their successes and failures. You want them to succeed and overcome any problems and dangers, and you want them to be safe and loved. Sophie especially feels like such a real person, with all her self doubt and her strengths, her capabilities, her compassion, and her humor along with her silly shoe choices for the sake of fashion. She is one of my favorite heroines of all time. Her compassion and willingness to help others makes her such a good person with a huge heart. I read this book in less than 6 hours because I could not tear myself away. There is no doubt in my mind that this series is destined for great things, as is the author.

      This second book picks up a year and a half after the first ends with the main character Sophie, now a full time Oracle for the Demivampire or DV as well as an advice columnist for the Mag. She is alive and well but alone with only her cat Euphrates for company. Grieving for her soul mate Marek – who is in the process of transforming from a DV into a full vampire who almost killed her in the first book, Sophie gets wrapped up with Marek's family when Marek's brother, Rodrian insists that Sophie not only lives in one of Marek's mansions, but helps Rodrian's daughter, Shiloh, through a very dangerous medical process then helps her after using Sophie's Oracular powers. At the same time, Sophie has been ditching a werewolf who has been on her track for the last four months after a werewolf assassin tried to kill her, also, there is a new Oracle Sophia who has come to town who may be able to train Sophie to use her new Oraclular powers, but can the new Oracle help Marek become a DV once again and make Sophie's world right so that she can have her soul mate back and have her love requited?

      The plot of this book has so much going on in it: the unresolved issues with Sophie's romance with Marek, her new role as Oracle and how she is dealing with that, her undefined relationship with Rodrian, Shiloh's illness, everyone's fear of Blood Rush (which is an addiction for supercharged blood that DV can develop), the werewolf stalking Sophie, the Oracle from Hungary, new information about the DV and werewolves that interweaves through the plot as well as information that sheds new light on events in the first book – Bleeding Hearts. This is not one of those books where you have everything figured out half way through. It wasn't until the ending sections that everything was finally revealed – though the clues were all there, you don't put them together until the ending. It is an action packed plot with many plot threads that intricately weave in and out of each other - which keeps the pacing steady and swift, with no lulls or slow spots.

      Characters that you will recognize from Bleeding Hearts include: Demivampires Marek, Rodrian, Shiloh, her sister Brianda and Sophie's friend Dahlia as well as human friend and boss Barb. The biggest new additions include Toby – a werewolf, the new Sophia from Hungary, Eirene, and her servant Dorcas. Out of all of them, Rodrian, Dahlia, and Toby stand out as most sympathetic in this book, with Shiloh coming in a close second, as she is going through some serious teenage angst. I really thought that adding Toby and fleshing out Dahlia was a fantastic idea. Both are strong characters who added much to this book, and I am sure will continue to add more to the third book. Krafton does such an incredible job with characterization, that even her secondary characters are fully fleshed out, making the story character driven as well as plot driven. This factor makes the story itself feel quite real, even for a paranormal adventure. The emotions, quirks, foibles, as well as strengths of the characters all blend to create such a symphony of interaction that tells the story of a group of a people going through some wonderful, outrageous and horrendous events in their lives. The ensemble – headed up by Sophie, comes together effortlessly in the hands of Krafton to portray events that feel real to the reader due to the authenticity of the human interaction, the dialog, her description of supernatural capabilities as completely believable . Ms. Krafton writes with a subtlety that few authors can attain, and it is as apparent here as it was in Bleeding Hearts, which was one of my favorite Books of 2012.


      The ending was quite heart rending as well as heart warming along with being action packed – try pulling that off some time! It ties up many story arcs that provided a satisfying conclusion to the book without being a cliffhanger ending ( which I cannot abide), while leaving enough issues open for a third book in the series, which will be out later - called Wolfs Bane. Those who are expecting the same level of romance in Bleeding Hearts will be a tad disappointed – but don't let that stop you from reading Blood Rush – Blood Rush is the natural continuation of Sophie's story, bringing in new story lines, twisting existing story arcs while transforming relationships. I can't wait for the third book in the series. Ms. Krafton has a hot series on her hands and it just keeps getting better. Paranormal fans will rejoice and should run not walk to their nearest bookstore or electronic device to buy the series now.