4 stars
Genres: Romance, Vampires,
Fantasy/Paranormal
Format: Paperback
333 pages
Published by BroadLit
Published October 30th 2012
ISBN: 0985959614
ISBN13: 9780985959616
Where to Buy: Amazon, Barnes and Noble
View on Goodreads
Note: I received this book via
Netgalley.
Synopsis from Goodreads:
ARIS
RETURNS - A Vampire Love Story Psychologist Sarah Hagan thought she had her
life under control. She pulled herself together after a painful (and
unexpected) divorce. She’s currently dating a successful but neglectful
attorney—a relationship that is adequate, if not totally satisfying. She has a
few good friends, lives in a beautiful condo in the heart of Chicago, and loves
her work as a therapist. From the outside, it looks like her life is almost
perfect. it only takes one patient -- a handsome younger man named Carlos who
is on parole for car theft -- to put her well-ordered life into a tailspin. As
she regresses him with hypnotherapy, she discovers an unusual presence. Is this
some elaborate alter ego that Carlos has created or is something much stranger
going on? In Sarah’s attempt to help Carlos deal with his issues of anger and a
troubled past, she is captivated by the persona she uncovers through hypnosis
Aris. Aris reveals that he is a vampire whose story begins in the time of
Alexander the Great. His retelling of his lives, involvement and apparent
demise in the court of Henry VIII keep her spellbound and hungry for more. On
top of grappling with a phantom vampire, Sarah begins to have the most
disturbing (and sensual) dreams. They awake the emotion, passion and
vulnerability that she thought she had buried for good. The dreams both terrify
and excite her as she struggles to make sense out of her world turned upside
down. Sarah genuinely cares about Carlos as a patient and wants to help him
find his way to a better life, but he has brought chaos, confusion and danger
into her neatly buttoned-up reality. And if that’s not enough to deal with, she
is inexplicably drawn to Aris in a way she can’t begin to rationalize. Can
Sarah possibly love this vampire ghost or will he destroy everything she
treasures?
My Review:
The take on
vampires as a whole was unique and the dream sequences were hot and sexy. Aris is a sexy broken hero, it was heart
wrenching reading what he had to go through.
I loved the relationships throughout the story and the mix of historical
fiction and paranormal fantasy really kept me interested and entertained until
the end. I would have liked to have a
little more of a cliffhanger at the end but I can’t wait to read the second
book.
Devin
Morgan is not only a writer of thrilling romance novels by night, but also a
practicing clinical hypnotherapist and founder and director of the Rishi
Institute where she teaches hatha yoga by day. Before Devin focused on all
three of these careers after she shuttered her corporate business as a printing
broker, she embarked on a mid-life journey to the Middle East in a search for
personal happiness.Devin received both her yoga instructor’s certificate in 1992 and her clinical hypnotherapist certification in 1994, after which she began instructing clients both one-on-one and in groups. She has presented workshops both domestically and internationally and led retreats in England, Egypt, Jordan and Israel as an active part of the world wellness community. Her Rishi Institute is recognized by the Yoga Alliance, a national organization that sets high standards for the teaching of yoga in this country. Over the years Devin has taught thousands of people. Her personal happiness is created by helping to change the world one person at a time.
Devin’s greatest joy, however, is derived from reading and writing books. Sharing her knowledge and stories, both real and imagined, with readers around the world allows her to touch so many more people. She began writing non-fiction books on subjects related to health and wellness. Now, she is leaping into the world of fiction with a brand new twist on vampire romance with Aris Returns, her first book in The Infinity Diaries, a trilogy of death, love and reincarnation.
Devin lives, practices and writes in Los Angeles, California.
Author’s
website: http://trulovestories.com
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