Giveaway. Guest Post, and Review of Bodyguards (Quicksilver Codex Book 1) by Kallysten

Good Afternoon CEWTNK!!  Yes I know, I have been the negligent blogger lately because I have been ill.  Hopefully soon I will get back to bringing you great giveaways and some fabulous authors, such as today's guest Kallysten.  She writes some excellent reads, and this next book I have on here today is no exception.  We all love our heroes, but I asked Kally to step out of her box and and tell us about her most loved Villains.  This is what she had to say: 

 

My Top 10 Sexiest Villains
(And 5 of them are vampires. Who, me, predictable?)

#10 – Rowan (Losing His Wings)
Is it cheating to put one of my own characters on the list? *grins* Rowan is a fallen angel who likes to tempt his prey with visions of lust and carnality. He can also change his form from male to female…and both his/her bodies are smokin’ hot!

#9 – Sasuke (Naruto Shippuden)
Tragic, glowering, bent on revenge, sword-wielding, often barely clothed anti-hero… who cares the
story is meant for teens? :P

#8 – Damon (The Vampire Diaries)
Is he a villain? Hard to tell at this point but he has (had) some villainous traits… and some definitely
attractive ones, too…

#7 – Magneto (X-Men First Class)
Michael Fassbender. Enough said.

#6 – Dracula
The ultimate predator…and yet a gentleman.

#5 – Captain John Hart (Torchwood)
James Marsters facing John Barrowman as his foe/friend/lover? Day-um.

#4 – Philippe Weis (In Time)
So I have a thing for Vincent Kartheiser. I might have hunted down every movie and TV show episode he’s been in – including a couple of really bad movies. In Time wasn’t the worst, and as far as I’m concerned it really helped that the movie had Kartheiser in a perfectly tailored suit…

#3 – Thomas (The Dresden Files)
Again I’m stretching the definition of villain… He certainly helps Harry whenever he can, but he does have some dark sides, and after all he IS a vampire. Who feeds on sex. And who can make a woman melt with just a touch. Mmm mmm.

Tied For #1 – Angelus and Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
As much as I love these vamps when they’re good, they’re so much more fun when they are BAD! The soul is optional, but the sex-appeal doesn’t fade away…

Yummy Villians!!   Now let's take a look at the book:

 

On the verge of her twentieth birthday, Vivien’s worries are those of a typical young woman: doing well in college, gaining more independence, and maybe managing to show Brad, her classmate and sometimes jogging partner, that she wouldn’t mind taking their burgeoning relationship to a different level.

Everything changes in the blink of an eye. Vivien stumbles into a knife fight, watches a man die in front of her, and soon listens, stunned, as Brad and his brother Aedan tell her a story of magic, vampires and a murderous ruler intent on killing a princess in hiding – a tale in which she is the princess and heir to a realm she didn’t know existed.

Vivien’s first instinct is to refuse to believe this incredible tale, even if it comes from a man she is attracted to. But when her self-proclaimed bodyguards use magic to take her to a different world, the edges of reality start blurring and Vivien has to figure out who she truly is..

 

Can you imagine living your whole life thinking you were normal, and one event changes it forever?  This is what happened to Vivien.  She had been in love with the same guy for what seemed like forever, even though she felt like he didn't notice her.  She finally gets the courage to ask him to a concert and he turns her down.   Heartbroken. she returns home to find her aunt missing and the house a wreck.  But Brad had followed her and revealed that she was not only in great danger, but also not from this realm.  That's a lot for a 19 year old to digest and Vivien did not take it very well.

 

I really enjoyed the story.  It was extremely well written and vividly depicted.  Vivien is very frustrating in this book because she is so resistant and afraid.   Half-way through the story you want to give her a swift kick in the butt hoping it would jar her enough to take in account the bigger picture.  Brad or Braden is completely in love with her but knows it is doomed.  She is the future queen and he is just the bodyguard.  What kind of future do they have?

 

My favorite character was Aedan.  He sacrificed the most in order to keep his vow.  He is moody and cold but he is also lonely and endearing.  I have a thing for tortured heroes, and he definitely fits the bill.  This book is an introduction to Vivien's new world and lays out the obstacles she will soon face.  I think this is a start of a glorious adventure.  Excellent read!!

 

 

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