Title: Forged in Blood
Series: Broken Bloodlines
Author: Sadie Kincaid
Release Date: October 2024
A dark paranormal/ fantasy romance from bestselling author, Sadie Kincaid.
Every few millennia, a child is born.
Some say they’re marked with a curse.
Others claim they possess the power of the ages.
Meet Ophelia Hart. Lover of classic literature and unicorns. An orphan with nobody in her corner—no family, no friends. But it’s her loneliness that fuels her life’s ambition to become a social worker and help the forgotten children just like her. For a foster kid with only slightly above-average grades, it feels like a pipe dream.
Except it seems that someone is looking out for Ophelia after all. When an unexpected opportunity to attend Montridge University arises, she thinks her life is finally taking a turn for the better.
Too bad she comes to the attention of the three ruthless, arrogant commanders of the Ruby Dragon Society. Three of the most feared and powerful vampires on campus.
But Ophelia doesn’t believe in vampires. Or in witches, or magic, or ancient prophecies.
Until she has no choice. Little does she know, she’s about to have her whole world turned upside down. Because there is something about Ophelia Hart. Something that captures not only the attention of the Ruby Dragon commanders, but also their powerful, enigmatic sire—Professor Alexandros Drakos.
With no idea of the power running through her veins, Ophelia must learn to trust the very men whom all others fear. And she needs to do it fast, for there are darker forces at work than those at Montridge University. Forces that were long ago Forged in Blood.
Forged in Blood is book one in a trilogy. Books 1 and 2 end on cliffhangers and book 3 is a HEA.
So I have been in a bit of a book slump for weeks - having no idea what I have been wanting to read. I must have started nearly ten different books before putting them all down on my search for something to hold my attention when I stumbled upon Forged In Blood.
Ophelia is a orphan who was left as a baby and went through multiple foster homes before finishing up high school. Now, with a chance at a future, she has an unexpected opportunity to attend Montridge University, and her life finally feeling like it is taking a turn for the better - until she happens across three ruthless powerful vampires.
Xavier, Malachi & Axl have never known any one like Ophelia - but they are forbidden by their Sired Alexandrios of biting her. That doesn't mean they can't have other forms of fun with her. They are about to turn Ophelia's world upside down. But they aren't the only ones who are attracted to her...
So, I have been wanting to read Forged in Blood for weeks - and I normally love a lot of the same tropes such as paranormal romance, bully romance & rh/why choose romance. I did enjoy the story and may want to continue it at a later date to get answers, but I didn't love it. I didn't connect as well to the characters as I had hoped I would have. We still know very little about each of the characters despite finishing a entire book out of the trilogy.
If you like vampire romances, & hot RH with MM scenes, then this book may be right up your alley.
3.5 ⭐ out of 5⭐.
3🌶️ out of 5🌶️.
Tropes:
• paranormal romance
• rh/why choose
• bully romance
• dark academia
• touch her & 💀
• possessive/obsessive H
• ⚔️ /MM
• sharing
• student/teacher
• virgin FMC
• fated mates
• found family
Trigger Warnings:
- blood Play
- death
- murder
- genocide
I live in the UK with my husband, sons and very cute dog.
I started writing my first novel in 2016 following the death of my middle son. I began my author career writing crime fiction and have a bestelling gangland series under a pen name, but I have always been an avid reader of romance and wondered what would happen if I tried to combine my two reading passions. The result was my first dark romance series, London Ruthless. Since then I have written a further three bestselling series’ and I’ve never looked back.
I love to write feisty heroines and morally grey, swoon-worthy alphas with filthy mouths, who would burn the world down for the ladies they love. My books have plenty of spice, angst and drama and are not for the faint hearted, but if you’d like to try for yourself, check out my books page. You can also see what’s coming soon on there too.
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