Title: My Familiar Stranger
Author: Victoria Danann
Source: Free on Amazon
Synopsis:
A SECRET SOCIETY, HOT HEROES, AND VAMPIRES come together where chance intersects romance for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure proving that true love can find you in the strangest places, even far, far from home.
Minutes ahead of inevitable assassination, Elora Laiken is forcibly transported to an alternate dimension similar, but not identical, to her own. She is stranded. Alone. Far from home. A stranger in a "strangish" land. Of course a girl could suffer worse problems than having gorgeous suitors. Perhaps more importantly, in the midst of an epidemic of vampire related abductions, can she stay alive long enough to choose between an honor debt, true love, or the breathlessness of single-minded passion?
My Familiar Stranger is a full length, stand-alone, Paranormal/Fantasy Romance novel that also sets up the foundation for the Black Swan series. It is loved by fans of paranormal romance, fantasy romance, and urban fantasy.
Review:
My Familiar Stranger is the first book
in The Order of the Black Swan series by Victoria Danann. It's a
great paranormal romance that is hard to put down. While Elora
Laiken's family is being slaughtered, she is pushed into an alternate
dimension which saves her life. Everything in this dimension is
pretty similar to her home, but yet different too. She is in a new
place, without anyone she knows – and on top of that, she is
healing from horrific injuries her body endured while being
transferred in the portal.
She ends up in the perfect place though
– a place that protects humans from vampires. She is perfectly safe
with handsome men all around her. Slowly, there develops a love
triangle which I wasn't expecting in the beginning. First we have
Storm – who is caring and nuturing. He sets with Elora daily while
she recovers and they quickly form a friendship. The other love
interest is Ram – a charming and funny guy who always manages to
make Elora laugh. Both guys are wonderful but also so different from
each other. There is actually another guy who develops feeling for
Elora – a handsome vampire named Baka. He seems so lonely and
sweet, despite the reputation he has. He will capture your heart.
As much as I liked this book, I think
it could have been shorter. It seemed long, and dragged out in
places. There were a lot of unneeded descriptions as well. The second
half of the book I loved though. The slow moving romance started
heating up and some action was thrown in as well. There are several
humorous moments that I thoroughly enjoyed.
This is a unique book that I recommend
to any paranormal romance lovers. Elora is an awesome heroine that
you will love. I'm really looking forward to the other books in this
series and am happy to see that a couple of other characters in this
book get their own stories.
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