Veiled
Author: Stacey Rourke
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Cover Designer: Wicked Book Covers
Political propaganda would have us believe vampires are our friends. Fanged teddy bears misunderstood thanks to archaic lore. Activists picket for them to be welcomed into our society.
They claim vamps don't kill.
They preach we are safe.
They ... are dead wrong.
One year ago a hive slaughtered my family and left me for dead. Found by a team of scientists with their own agenda, I was forged into an unstoppable weapon.
I possess their strength, with none of their weaknesses.
I can move among them free from their crippling hunger.
I am their greatest threat.
Armed with this arsenal, vengeance will feed my desire to penetrate the seedy underbelly of their fetishized lifestyle and expose them for the monsters they truly are.
This was an interesting story and one is a one of a kind, but it kept me addicted from beginning to end and on the edge of my seat. Once I started reading, I was sad when I finished it. I just wasn't ready for the story to end.
The characters were amazing. I loved how they came to life right out of the story. I loved how the author used other characters that we know and love and forced them into present day. I also really loved the main female character, Vincenza, in this story as well. This character is just so Rourke's style. She is as sassy and vivacious as the author herself.
The story-line was phenomenal. This was a unique way of bringing forth an amazing adventure full of suspense with a refreshing new look on vampires. I must warn that they author does skip back and forth from the present to the past but it will in the end, catch up with each other and make a lot of sense.
As the author says at the beginning of the book:
"Disclaimer: Every action has an equal and apposite reaction.
Make note of the experiment days to line causes from their past to their effects in the present."
I am completely and utterly in love with this story and I highly recommend others to enjoy this wild ride just as I have.
The characters were amazing. I loved how they came to life right out of the story. I loved how the author used other characters that we know and love and forced them into present day. I also really loved the main female character, Vincenza, in this story as well. This character is just so Rourke's style. She is as sassy and vivacious as the author herself.
The story-line was phenomenal. This was a unique way of bringing forth an amazing adventure full of suspense with a refreshing new look on vampires. I must warn that they author does skip back and forth from the present to the past but it will in the end, catch up with each other and make a lot of sense.
As the author says at the beginning of the book:
"Disclaimer: Every action has an equal and apposite reaction.
Make note of the experiment days to line causes from their past to their effects in the present."
I am completely and utterly in love with this story and I highly recommend others to enjoy this wild ride just as I have.
RONE Award Winner for Best YA Paranormal Work of 2012 for Embrace, a Gryphon Series Novel
Young Adult and Teen Reader voted Author of the Year 2012
Turning Pages Magazine Winner for Best YA book of 2013 & Best Teen Book of 2013
Stacey Rourke is the author of the award winning YA Gryphon Series, the chillingly suspenseful Legends Saga, and the romantic comedy Adapted for Film. She lives in Michigan with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and two giant dogs. She loves to travel, has an unhealthy shoe addiction, and considers herself blessed to make a career out of talking to the imaginary people that live in her head.
“Comparing us to aberrant criminals? How do you justify making such a bold leap?”
“With centuries of murders, torture, and feedings!” he exploded, hopping in his seat as if suppressing the urge to leap onto the tabletop and douse me with holy water. “All of these vile acts have been committed under the teachings of your demonic demi-god, Vlad Draculesti. Your immortal Lord Impaler.”
One corner of my mouth tugged back in a knowing smirk. “And no one has ever killed, maimed, or committed genocide in the name of Christ?”
“It’s a sorry argument to use our history against us!”
“Yes, it is!” I vehemently agreed. “And yet that is exactly what humans subject us to. You fault us for the mistakes our kind has made in the past, mocking our deity without truly understanding his teachings. Meanwhile, you fetishize our culture and use it in your foreplay. Statistically speaking, human on human deaths outweigh vampire-on-human deaths twenty-three hundred to one. And why is that? Because humans take their passions too far, while when we pair with a human we focus on building a lasting relationship built on trust, safety, and security.”
“Humans you keep around for feeding and screwing!” my opponent hollered, spittle bubbling in the corners of his mouth. “You’re vicious killers!”
“My apologies to our viewers for that use of inappropriate language,” the prim and poised moderator stated into the camera before fixing her critical gaze on the frothing conservative. “Mayor Donaldson, I again ask you to control these outbursts or we will have no choice but to conclude our debate.”
Before his mouth could open to protest further, I leaned in and caught him with my narrowed gaze. “Show me proof. Where is the recorded documentation of these crimes you’re accusing us of? I tell you what, while you hunt to find that, I will wander into any costume shop or Halloween store and snag a set of fangs and a gothic cape that misrepresent us as night prowling fiends. The so-called facts you are basing your viewpoint on are myths formulated by your own kind to make us these legendary creatures that go bump in the night. Thank you, for granting me more power than I can fathom. That said, you should know I can’t turn into a bat, I spend as much time in front of the mirror as the next gal, and I enjoy a few extra shakes of garlic on my pasta. I’m not a monster, Mayor Donaldson. I am a vampire citizen who wants the same rights you take for granted.”
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