What you think you want more than anything may not be what your heart really needs.
Master conjurer Grey Carteret stumbles around drunk one evening and finds himself awakening the next morning face down in a muddy alley. He knows he didn’t drink the night before so he is really confused. Even more confusing is the lad beside him whom watched over him all evening. The lad wants to be Grey’s apprentice, but Grey doesn’t take on apprentices. When the dirty urchin reveals himself to be a young woman, Grey is adamnant about not taking her on.
Pearl Parkin didn’t used to be poor, but circumstances have changed her life and now she is. She wants to rise above it all and be whom she was meant to be, and she sees magic as her way out. She has a gift for sorcery but she needs Grey to teach her.
A murder has transpired right around the corner from where Grey passed out. The murder was deeply laced in magic, and Grey is instantly arrested since he was in the area of the occurrence. Pearl blackmails Grey into taking her on as his apprentice if she is to find someone to post his bail. He agrees, and before long he is out of the jail and the two of them are investigating the murder to clear his name. Even though Pearl is learning what she has always desired, Grey and Pearl find their attraction hard to deny.
Set against the backdrop of London, HEART’S BLOOD shines. The London slang lends credence to the setting and character dialogue, and I often times found myself smiling. Ghosts, murder, magic and romance are blend wonderfully together for this fascinating paranormal historical romance. Great plot, strong character development, and superb world building set the tone for this wonderful novel. Paranormal and romance lovers alike will enjoy this one!
*Courtesy of RJ
This one has me very intrigued!
ReplyDeleteI just love this cover and it sounds really neat too. I've heard that this is steampunk but I can't remember where.
ReplyDeleteSteampunk is essentially "urban fantasy in the era of steam." It can be science fiction--like Jules Verne or H.G. Wells, or it can be fantasy/ paranormal with magic and such.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed the book Wendy, and I hope the rest of you will give it a try. :)