Raphael by D. B. Reynolds Review

Raphael: Vampires in America ☑️ Recommended Book

Vampires in America Series Book 1 of 15

Raphael Summary

Malibu, California-home to rock-and-roll gods and movie stars, the beautiful, the rich . . . and vampires.

Powerful and charismatic, Raphael is a Vampire Lord, one of the few who hold the power of life and death over every vampire in existence. Thousands call him Master and have pledged absolute loyalty on their very lives. But when, in a brazen and deadly daylight attack, a gang of human killers kidnaps the one female vampire he'd give his life for, Raphael turns to a human investigator to find his enemies before it's too late.

Cynthia Leighton is smart, tough and sexy, a private investigator and former cop who's tired of spying on cheating spouses and digging out old bank accounts. When Raphael asks for her help in tracking down the kidnappers, Cyn's happy to accept. But she soon realizes her greatest danger comes not from the humans, but from Raphael himself.

Battling Russian mobsters and treacherous vampires, and betrayed by those they trusted, Cyn and Raphael find themselves fighting for their lives while caught up in a passion of blood and violence that is destined to destroy them both.

Raphael Review

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Raphael fell victim to my ravenous hunger for books…I ate it up in a matter of days and I’m hungry for more! I loved this urban fantasy! It’s been a week since I put it down and I can’t get my mind off of the characters. They had such depth and I’m really attached. (Good thing there’s a sequel coming out…Jabril to be released…) I might just have to read Raphael again in the meantime.

Cynthia Leighton, a former cop turned private investigator, is a kick butt girl with a hard, take no crap attitude. She is confident and yet vulnerable. She can take care of herself and knows what she wants but she also has a soft side and a deep secretive need for romantic fulfillment, only not at the cost of losing herself. I loved that about Cynthia, she wants the partner but not the sacrifice of losing her self respect. And then there is Lord Raphael who is powerful and handsome, erotically arrogant, and a perfect doppelganger to Cynthia.  He is her other half even if she doesn’t understand or see it until it is almost too late.

This novel is filled with hot intimacy, an exciting plot with lots of action. The tension level is so high at times that it is impossible to put the book down. As well Reynolds builds a believable world of vampires living among the humans in a co-existence that seems to benefit both. The mythology that Reynolds has created is an echo of the traditional role and abilities of the vampire while at the same time having many new components that modernize and evolve the species further.  There isn’t an overly complicated back-story but there is a history that is important in moving the plot forward.  No boring details or over description in this book.

If you haven’t figured it out yet I’ll be blunt: you need to buy Raphael because it is a fantastic book, well worth the money and totally worth your time. Get reading!

Publisher‏: ‎ ImaJinn Books

Published: December 11, 2013

222 pages

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