Omega
Penton Vampire Legacy, Book 3
Susannah Sandlin
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Date of Publication: February 5, 2013
ISBN: 978-1612183596
ASIN: B0073XV3L2
Number of pages: 328
Word Count: approx. 88,000
The bloody war between the Vampire Tribunal and the defiant scathe of Penton, Alabama, rages on, forcing its residents and their bonded humans to retreat into the underground fortress of last resort: Omega. There, Will Ludlam is charged with the care of Penton's humans, though he longs to fight alongside his vampire brethren. He knows the risks: as the renegade son of the Tribunal's vicious leader, Will's capture could doom the resistance.
Yet he is determined to prove his worth to his adopted scathe, to his vengeful father and to former US Army officer Randa Thomas, his beautiful, reluctant partner. Randa has little faith that a former member of the vampire elite has what it takes to fight a war. But as their enemies descend upon Omega, Will's polished charm and Randa's guarded heart finally give way to the warrior within.
Fans of Susannah Sandlin's Penton Legacy are sure to devour this long-awaited third installment of the steamy paranormal series.
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Excerpt:
Will stopped and scented the air again. There were two vampires nearby; one belonged to the Penton scathe, and one didn't.
He ignored both vampires and skirted to the back of the street where the burned shell of his house still smelled of smoke and ash after three days. Aligning his position with the oak tree twenty feet behind what was left of his chimney, he paced forty steps into the woods.
A thorny bramble that had been draped over a small, scrubby bush pricked his fingers when he pulled it back. Grasping the trunk of the bush, he eased it from its loose grasp in the soil, exposing the top of a metal box.
The loud click of a cocked pistol preceded the cold press of steel against the back of his head by less than a second.
He inhaled, annoyed. A rookie mistake. He'd gotten so engrossed in his task he'd let someone slip up on him.
Vampire.
Penton scathe.
Female.
Freaking Randa.
* * *
Randa grinned, enjoying the disgusted look on Will's face. "If I were your father, I'd already have the silver spoon back in your mouth, Willy. He'd have you trussed up like a rodeo calf by now, hauling you back to wherever it is he lives when he's not terrorizing innocent people."
Will Ludlam was the kind of guy Randa Thomas had hated as a human, and she didn't like him a bit more as a vampire. Less, in fact. Not only was he a spoiled rich boy, he was now a virtually immortal spoiled rich boy. He had probably been a blue-chip jock in school with a 4.0 GPA and a string of girls trailing his every step.
Plus, he annoyed the hell out of her. The consummate smartass.
"No, if you were my father, you'd have slit my throat-not enough to kill me, but enough to make sure I couldn't fight back." His voice was soft, calm. "Then you'd hand me over to your sadistic, freakshow of a second-in-command Shelton, who would play with me until I couldn't take it anymore. Only when I was good and broken would you return the silver spoon to my mouth."
Good God, would any father really do that? Will didn't sound as if he were joking. Randa relaxed her stance for only a split second before the world tilted and she hit the ground, landing on her back with Will stretched out on top of her in a full body press. And he had her gun.
"Damn it." She pushed against him but it was like pressing on bedrock.
He propped on his elbows and grinned down at her. His hat had fallen off in the scuffle and the moonlight glinted off his hair, making it look silver instead of a naturally streaked blond. And he had dimples, as if God hadn't already rewarded him with enough in the looks department.
"And if I were my father, you would be dead. Or worse. Believe me, with Matthias, there's always much worse. Give up?"
She squirmed again, but froze when she realized he was getting turned on by her movements. There was definitely more of him pressing on her than there had been a few seconds earlier.
He laughed, a white glint of teeth in the moonlight. "Oh, don't stop moving, sweetheart. This is getting more and more interesting."
Yeah, she could feel exactly how interested he was getting. She felt a very un-vampirelike flush of heat as he wedged a knee between her legs. Damn it. She clenched her teeth at her body's betrayal-which he'd be able to sense. She hated being a vampire; there was no sense of privacy. "Get. Off. Me. Now."
Will lowered his head and, damn him, inhaled deeply, with his face pressed against the side of her neck. Her carotid artery also thumped in a very unvampire-like cadence. She waited for the smartass comments to start.
Instead, he lifted his head and looked her in the eye. She could swear his heartbeat sped up, although it was hard to tell over the pounding of her own. Well, this was awkward.
He blinked and opened his mouth to speak, then closed it again.
Well, that was one good thing. Will had been stricken dumb, at least for a moment. It wouldn't last.
My Review:
The following review is my opinion and not a paid review. I was given a free copy of the book from the author for my honest opinion.
In the first book Redemption of the Penton Vampire Legacy we got to read about Aidan and Krys' story. Aidan is the Master Vampire of Penton. He started a community in Penton where humans and vampires live together voluntarily. The vampire's food supply was running short. There was a global pandemic where most of the humans died and humans were given a vaccine that caused their blood to be deadly to vampires. Humans lived in Penton with vampires of their own choosing. Aidan made a deal with them they would be provide a home and job if they lived there so vampires could feed from them. The humans were bonded to a vampire to keep them safe from other vampires, to keep them from feeding from them. Some of the vampires became what they called a "Fam". These humans have not taken the vaccine.
In the second book Absolution of the Penton Vampire Legacy we got to read about Mirren and Glory's story. Mirren is Aidan's second in command. Mirren is a tough guy who is known as the "Slayer" or so he wants everyone to believe that is. But after Glory gets her claws in him we find out he is just a big teddy bear. Mirren use to work for the Vampire Tribunal, the vampire government, as the Slayer. When he started questioning the killings, if they were justifiable then he decided it was time to quite. So he faked his own death and left the tribunal and eventually ended up with Aidan and living in Penton.
And now in the third book Omega of the Penton Vampire Legacy we get to read Will and Randa's story. Will is the son of Master Vampire Matthias Ludlum. Will left his father years ago and he also finally ended up with Aidan. Matthias is a very evil and cruel man. He turned Will vampire when was twenty-two years old. He wanted to have his son with him for all time but it wasn't because he cared so much for him. Matthias is a man that likes to be the boss and in control at all times. He would kill Will if it gained him favor or power with the tribunal. Matthias wants Will back in his command and will do what it takes to get him there. He is after Aidan and Mirren for crimes that they have committed, crimes that they had no choice but to commit. The thing is Mattias has committed the same crimes but under different circumstances which was not for a good reason as Aidan and Mirren committed theirs.
Randa was in the Army as was her father and her brothers. Randa was always trying to prove herself to her father, trying to prove that she was good enough. As a vampire she is still doing the same thing. She can't just be herself. Will is the same way he is always trying to prove that he is good enough too. His father always put him down saying he was stupid but he is not. Will is way smarter than he knows but that is the way it happens when someone tells you, you can't do anything. You become to believe it for yourself. This is why I think Randa and Will were made for each other. They have always felt the same things about themselves. They can understand what the other one has gone through to an extent and can help the other to feel better about themselves.
I really, really loved the Penton Vampire Legacy novels and hope to get to read more of each and every character's story. I loved each book in a different way and for a different reason. I think Aidan had a great idea when he created the little town in Penton. The vampires get to feed and the humans get a second chance and a new start at life. Both sides win; they each get what they need. Penton Vampire Legacy tells a story of good versus evil. You have the good vampires like Aidan that only feeds from a willing human and you have the vampires like his brother Owen who likes to hunt for his food and take it from unwilling humans.
If you like a good vampire story unlike any you have read before then the Penton Vampire Legacy is the book for you. In the Penton Vampire Legacy you have vampires of course add in a little romance along with murder, kidnapping, war and a town full of very good people, vampires and humans.
About the Author:
Susannah Sandlin is the author of paranormal romance set in the Deep South, where there are always things that go bump in the night. A journalist by day, Susannah grew up in Alabama reading the gothic novels of Susan Howatch and the horror fantasy of Stephen King. (Um…it is fantasy, right?) The combination of Howatch and King probably explains a lot. Currently a resident of Auburn, Alabama, Susannah has also lived in Illinois, Texas, California, and Louisiana.
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