A review by lobo1tomia
Lord of the Vampires by Gena Showalter

3.0

The Royal House of Shadows caught my interest with it’s unique premise: one main storyline, four books by different authors. Plus I was only familiar with Nalini Singh so I thought it would be a good way to get to know the other writers especially Gena Showalter whom everyone I know is raving about. The King and Queen of Elden were brutally murdered by a blood sorcerer but before they died they’ve cast a spell to their four children to keep them safe and make sure that they will avenge their death. Nicolai the crown prince who is also a vampire has lost his memory of who is he and becomes a sex slave and his mistresses would not let to use his powers. Still he manages to call for help which comes from somewhere he was not expected. Jane Parker is alone and trying to peace her life and body together after a horrible tragedy that left her soul and body broken. But by night she has very vivid dreams about a slave. She recieves a book that is a key to enter to another dimension to the man she saw in her dreams. So Jane finds herself beside Nicolai and helps him to escape. While running away the vampire remembers more and more about his past and the whys of the strange connection between him and Jane.
I really liked the premise of this series. Especially that there is a dimension parallel to our world where vampires, werewolves, witches, sorcerers etc. exist.I was not expecting this much sex but this shows how I am not familiar with Showalter’s work. For me there were times when the sex get in the way of the adventures because I really loved the storyline. And also I was not happy with the protagonists. Nicolai was too much for me and I didn’t like how he used Jane and as for Jane I thought she will be a bit tougher and not accept readily that she belongs to the vampire.
But all in all it was a fast paced book and wet my appetite for the rest of the series.