Revenge of the Vampir King
Thrones of Blood Book 1
by Nancy Kilpatrick
Genre: Adult Dark Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Vampires and humans are at war!
Moarte, King of the Vampirii, is a prisoner of his Sapiens enemy. The beautiful Sapiens Princess Valada, believing that Moarte killed her mother, tortures him, even to the point of breaking the bones in his wings so he cannot escape. She intends to incinerate him to ash in sunlight, but Moarte escapes.
Moarte hungers for revenge. When, through an act of betrayal, Valada is captured by the vampirii, his first instinct is to drain her blood and annihilate her. But he realizes he can get revenge in other ways, using her as a tool to gain the upper hand in this conflict. But who is manipulating whom? Both want revenge, and control of the other, and Moarte wants to drink Valada's blood. Dark desires lead down a path neither had envisioned, a threatening spiral that can destroy empires.
Hunter and hunted change places again and again in this novel of twisted, violent passions. Seeds of deception are sown amidst love and hate, loyalty and betrayal, obsession and indifference, in an erotic tale of warring races, foes since the beginning of time, and two unlikely adversaries aligning to battle a common enemy.
“Nancy Kilpatrick infuses her vampires with the hot blood of life and erotic passion. Vampires have never had it so good.”
F. Paul Wilson
Author of the Repairman Jack series, The Keep, Midnight Mass
“Kilpatrick knows that great secret of horror stories: that they are intensely personal!”
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Author of The Saint Germain series
"Nancy Kilpatrick's writing is both eloquent and erotic her stories seduce the reader through the mutual attraction of dread and desire."
Stephen Jones
Editor: Dark Terrors; Best New Horror series
Goodreads * Amazon
Moarte, King of the Vampirii, is a prisoner of his Sapiens enemy. The beautiful Sapiens Princess Valada, believing that Moarte killed her mother, tortures him, even to the point of breaking the bones in his wings so he cannot escape. She intends to incinerate him to ash in sunlight, but Moarte escapes.
Moarte hungers for revenge. When, through an act of betrayal, Valada is captured by the vampirii, his first instinct is to drain her blood and annihilate her. But he realizes he can get revenge in other ways, using her as a tool to gain the upper hand in this conflict. But who is manipulating whom? Both want revenge, and control of the other, and Moarte wants to drink Valada's blood. Dark desires lead down a path neither had envisioned, a threatening spiral that can destroy empires.
Hunter and hunted change places again and again in this novel of twisted, violent passions. Seeds of deception are sown amidst love and hate, loyalty and betrayal, obsession and indifference, in an erotic tale of warring races, foes since the beginning of time, and two unlikely adversaries aligning to battle a common enemy.
“Nancy Kilpatrick infuses her vampires with the hot blood of life and erotic passion. Vampires have never had it so good.”
F. Paul Wilson
Author of the Repairman Jack series, The Keep, Midnight Mass
“Kilpatrick knows that great secret of horror stories: that they are intensely personal!”
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Author of The Saint Germain series
"Nancy Kilpatrick's writing is both eloquent and erotic her stories seduce the reader through the mutual attraction of dread and desire."
Stephen Jones
Editor: Dark Terrors; Best New Horror series
Goodreads * Amazon
"King Moarte," Wolfsbane said, "the Sapiens ruler offered you his daughter in marriage to save his Kingdom, to bind our realm to his, but really to save himself."
"Liar!" the black-haired mortal screamed through the bars where her wrists were bound on either side of her. "My father would never agree to such a deal. You're despicable, all of you vile, dead things!"
Her dark eyes shot a fiery malevolence towards Wolfsbane, and her teeth gnashed together twice as if she would bit through the wooden doweling and disembowel him. But Wolfsbane was not watching her. He, like everyone else in the room, was watching the King of the Vampirii.
Moarte rose dangerously slowly, like the predator he knew himself to be. A predator fixated on prey. His eyes were glued to the all-too-familiar face of the Sapiens Princess Valada.
Despite all the torture her father had ordered, she was the one who tried to murder Moarte. Ironically, her violence provided him with the intense motivation necessary to find a means to escape that realm and make his way home. It took nearly a moon's cycle to walk over the high mountain because he could not fly and his body was severely damaged. With little food but for the blood of the small earth-bound creatures he could catch, starvation kept him from recovering. He finally reached the vampirii stronghold near death, a state requiring many months to reverse.
And now, before him, was one of his two enemies; it was a dream come true.
"Liar!" the black-haired mortal screamed through the bars where her wrists were bound on either side of her. "My father would never agree to such a deal. You're despicable, all of you vile, dead things!"
Her dark eyes shot a fiery malevolence towards Wolfsbane, and her teeth gnashed together twice as if she would bit through the wooden doweling and disembowel him. But Wolfsbane was not watching her. He, like everyone else in the room, was watching the King of the Vampirii.
Moarte rose dangerously slowly, like the predator he knew himself to be. A predator fixated on prey. His eyes were glued to the all-too-familiar face of the Sapiens Princess Valada.
Despite all the torture her father had ordered, she was the one who tried to murder Moarte. Ironically, her violence provided him with the intense motivation necessary to find a means to escape that realm and make his way home. It took nearly a moon's cycle to walk over the high mountain because he could not fly and his body was severely damaged. With little food but for the blood of the small earth-bound creatures he could catch, starvation kept him from recovering. He finally reached the vampirii stronghold near death, a state requiring many months to reverse.
And now, before him, was one of his two enemies; it was a dream come true.
Sacrifice of the Hybrid Princess
Thrones of Blood Book 2
Part human, part vampir, the beautiful, stubborn, angry young Princess Serene is a tormented hybrid, her days and nights controlled by her overprotective parents. When they suddenly insist on an arranged marriage, visions of a grim future in a loveless pairing with the cold and dominating Wolfsbane drive Princess Serene into a desperate escape.
But instead of freedom, the young naive Princess rushes headlong into the clutches of a human demon whose cruelty and violence threaten to destroy her and her world. The entire vampirii nation is helpless to rescue her, and war becomes a certainty. Rebellion will lead to many deaths, including those she loves. But to endure brutality until she can escape might be beyond her abilities.
Ultimately, Wolfsbane, her detested bridegroom, is the one holding the key to save her, if he can. And more, can she be saved?
***
"Nancy Kilpatrick inhabits that shadow land of sensuality between terror and pleasure; she can be creepy, seductive, bleak, exquisite and terrifying—often all at once. She knows the intricacies of human minds and bodies at war with themselves, and her stories bring you into those battles in ways that make you think you've actually been there because maybe you have."
--Thomas Roche, author of The Panama Laugh and editor of the Noirotica series
"Nancy Kilpatrick’s vampires have a distinctive bite all their own."
--Nancy A. Collins, author of Sunglasses After Dark and In the Blood
"Kilpatrick is the pony express of horror. She's fast and furious and she always delivers."
--Brian Lumley, author of the Necroscope series
“I loved Book 1 but I will admit that I loved Book 2 even more. The characters were comfortably familiar but the threat level has been escalated to nail-biting proportions. I devoured the book quickly; it was difficult to put down, but I am used to this when in the hands of a skilled author like Kilpatrick. She truly is a “vampire queen”: a real specialist at telling vampire tales in new and engaging ways.”
--Elaine Pascal, reviewer
The Horror Review
Goodreads * Amazon
But instead of freedom, the young naive Princess rushes headlong into the clutches of a human demon whose cruelty and violence threaten to destroy her and her world. The entire vampirii nation is helpless to rescue her, and war becomes a certainty. Rebellion will lead to many deaths, including those she loves. But to endure brutality until she can escape might be beyond her abilities.
Ultimately, Wolfsbane, her detested bridegroom, is the one holding the key to save her, if he can. And more, can she be saved?
***
"Nancy Kilpatrick inhabits that shadow land of sensuality between terror and pleasure; she can be creepy, seductive, bleak, exquisite and terrifying—often all at once. She knows the intricacies of human minds and bodies at war with themselves, and her stories bring you into those battles in ways that make you think you've actually been there because maybe you have."
--Thomas Roche, author of The Panama Laugh and editor of the Noirotica series
"Nancy Kilpatrick’s vampires have a distinctive bite all their own."
--Nancy A. Collins, author of Sunglasses After Dark and In the Blood
"Kilpatrick is the pony express of horror. She's fast and furious and she always delivers."
--Brian Lumley, author of the Necroscope series
“I loved Book 1 but I will admit that I loved Book 2 even more. The characters were comfortably familiar but the threat level has been escalated to nail-biting proportions. I devoured the book quickly; it was difficult to put down, but I am used to this when in the hands of a skilled author like Kilpatrick. She truly is a “vampire queen”: a real specialist at telling vampire tales in new and engaging ways.”
--Elaine Pascal, reviewer
The Horror Review
Goodreads * Amazon
Abduction of Two Rulers
Thrones of Blood Book 3
A conference between two species ends in disaster when Sapiens Queen Blanka and the Vampir King Thanatos are treacherously seized and imprisoned in a dungeon. War erupts as their jailers—an ancient vampir and a traitorous Sapiens usurper—each plot to reign over all of their own species. Desperate to end the conflict, the two prisoners escape. En route to his stronghold, Thanatos disappears. His vampir allies want to find him, but attack is imminent, making defense the priority. Blanka knows the odds are against her surviving an all-powerful, ancient being whose goal is destruction yet she is determined to rescue Thanatos. The question that tortures her is: does he still exist?
***
"Nancy Kilpatrick is an audacious and insane writer of vampire fiction. I wish a vamp would bite me so I could read her work forever!" - Nancy Holder, NYT Bestselling Author, Mary Shelley Presents; Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels
"Sit back and let Nancy Kilpatrick guide you through this tortured world of sex and passion, hunger and blood, damned souls and velvet nights." - Karen E. Taylor, author The Vampire Legacy series
"Horror has never been so poetically exquisite before: move over Anne Rice for Nancy Kilpatrick." - Robert W. Walker, author of Instinct series books
Goodreads *Amazon
***
"Nancy Kilpatrick is an audacious and insane writer of vampire fiction. I wish a vamp would bite me so I could read her work forever!" - Nancy Holder, NYT Bestselling Author, Mary Shelley Presents; Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels
"Sit back and let Nancy Kilpatrick guide you through this tortured world of sex and passion, hunger and blood, damned souls and velvet nights." - Karen E. Taylor, author The Vampire Legacy series
"Horror has never been so poetically exquisite before: move over Anne Rice for Nancy Kilpatrick." - Robert W. Walker, author of Instinct series books
Goodreads *Amazon
Savagery of the Rebel King
Thrones of Blood Book 4
Necros, the most rebellious of the vampir kings, has carried a burning hatred for the one who forced him into this undead existence centuries ago. Abused, betrayed, cheated, he trusts none of any species, especially Guin, a dethroned mortal queen who appears out of nowhere and feeds his paranoia, and his darkest fantasies. At best she attempts to control him, at worst she tries to kill him. For some reason he does not understand, Necros is compelled to let her live. But he believes she is manipulative, and a liar; Guin sees him as brutal, stubborn, impossible! Encounters turn ugly as violence, bitterness and haunting memories drive both of them. Guin has her own agendas, and the more she struggles to actualize them, the further away her goals recede. A few vampirii endeavor to build a bridge between the two combatants, but others with sinister plans are bent on hindering a truce. This downward-spiralling dynamic reels towards a dire conclusion that neither Necros nor Guin seem able to halt.
Savagery of the Rebel King—Vol 4 in the exciting Thrones of Blood series—is a fast-paced rollercoaster ride in a plot that twists and turns and threatens to spin out of control. Readers will be glued to their seats!
Goodreads * Amazon
Savagery of the Rebel King—Vol 4 in the exciting Thrones of Blood series—is a fast-paced rollercoaster ride in a plot that twists and turns and threatens to spin out of control. Readers will be glued to their seats!
Goodreads * Amazon
Nancy Kilpatrick is an award-winning author. Her publishing credits include 22 novels, over 220 short stories, 6 collections of her stories, 1 graphic novel, 1 non-fiction book and, as well, she has edited 15 anthologies. She lives in Montreal and her work is published in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and has been translated into 8 languages. These are the genres in which she has published: dark fantasy, horror, fantasy, mystery, science fiction, erotica. Details can be found on her website below.
Website * Blog * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads
Website * Blog * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * Bookbub * Amazon * Goodreads
Vampires. Now you see ‘em, now you don’t. They’ve been around at least since the first written records of humanity’s history, and likely since the first mortals ventured out of caves and decided they enjoyed being bipeds. As we’ve evolved, so have the Undead. After all, we imagined them, so we have creators’ rights to bring them up to our speed.
Being one of those insane types who becomes obsessed about certain things, I’ve ended up with a library of vampire novels totaling over 2,500 volumes, which will be hard to move if I ever need to. I also own a hundred or so movie posters, games, dolls, toys, pamphlets, PhD dissertations, small press non-fiction offerings, movies, vinyl and CD music, poetry, jewelry, clothing, toys and much other memorabilia related to Bloodsuckers (and their less physical cousins who don’t want to sip our blood but do want to imbibe our energy, our dreams, our souls, or whatever else they desire which we possess).
I’ve also written quite a bit on vampires. Currently, my 22nd novel has just been released in a vampire series for adults called “Thrones of Blood.” Vol 4: Savagery of the Rebel Kingfollows the bite trail of Vol 1: Revenge of the Vampir King; Vol 2: Sacrifice of the Hybrid Princess; Vol 3: Abduction of Two Rulers.
Being awash in this crimson milieu has resulted in a bit of knowledge about these supernatural creatures, especially in terms of what’s been written, and what hasn’t. Which is why the great hoopla about the Twilight books and movies and others of that ilk has astounded me. Both the pro and anti positions are strong still and within those are factions like: Camp Edward (vampire) or Camp Joseph (werewolf)—pick your own fantasy guy.
Twilight has been viewed as teen fodder, but it was not only young adults and not only females that adored the material. Rumor has it that moms also jumped on the coffin wagon. This sanitized vampire world spoke to budding hormones, since the human protagonist didn’t have sex until marriage, which came at the end of the series. Edward Cullen (approximate age 117 years), aka The Good Boyfriend, was always there for his still-in-high school human sweetheart Bella Swan. Attentive. Kind. Not pushy. Self-effacing to a fault; he would rather harm himself than harm her, abandon her instead of inflicting his questionable true self on his true love. Much tease, little payoff.
But vampires have always had problems being accepted. Derived from legends and mythology with a few “true” accounts, in the past this creature was portrayed as horrific, violent, a fearsome, murderous, blood-drinking resuscitated corpse.
The review in the Manchester Guardianon the 1897 release of Bram Stoker’s book is so scathing. Bela Lugosi played Dracula on stage and in 1931 on screen. While the movie was well received by the public, some of the female persuasion reputedly fainted en masse in the theater, The New Yorker’s negative review included, “there is no real illusion in the picture” and, “This whole vampire business falls pretty flat.” The Chicago Tribunedid not think the film as scary as its stage version, calling it “too obvious” and “its attempts to frighten too evident.” Despite that, The Tribune deigned to conclude it was “quite a satisfactory thriller.”
All this to say that the vampire has floated side by side over millennia with us and that each incarnation has met with acceptance and rejection. Ultimately, the vampire, IMHO, is composed of many facets, which is why its popularity ebbs and then flows again at a re-envisioning, and why it likely will always remain the most popular supernatural. This monster is recognizable as us. Vampires were human and can still take human form.
We’ve cleaned up the vampire to meet our exacting germ-obsessed 21st century standards. And that’s fine because it’s what the public demands. Each generation finds a new facet to engage with. Generation X had the most recent crack at redefining the vampire as a being that sparkles. A backlash resulted to return to the more terrifying Undead. We will have to wait to see what Gens Y or Z concoct. But if history means anything, it tells us that the vampire will not be staked into oblivion. If that was going to happen it would have already occurred. This dark archetype resonates in its myriad forms. Twilight is already part of the comprehensive history of the most intriguing of supernaturals.
Being one of those insane types who becomes obsessed about certain things, I’ve ended up with a library of vampire novels totaling over 2,500 volumes, which will be hard to move if I ever need to. I also own a hundred or so movie posters, games, dolls, toys, pamphlets, PhD dissertations, small press non-fiction offerings, movies, vinyl and CD music, poetry, jewelry, clothing, toys and much other memorabilia related to Bloodsuckers (and their less physical cousins who don’t want to sip our blood but do want to imbibe our energy, our dreams, our souls, or whatever else they desire which we possess).
I’ve also written quite a bit on vampires. Currently, my 22nd novel has just been released in a vampire series for adults called “Thrones of Blood.” Vol 4: Savagery of the Rebel Kingfollows the bite trail of Vol 1: Revenge of the Vampir King; Vol 2: Sacrifice of the Hybrid Princess; Vol 3: Abduction of Two Rulers.
Being awash in this crimson milieu has resulted in a bit of knowledge about these supernatural creatures, especially in terms of what’s been written, and what hasn’t. Which is why the great hoopla about the Twilight books and movies and others of that ilk has astounded me. Both the pro and anti positions are strong still and within those are factions like: Camp Edward (vampire) or Camp Joseph (werewolf)—pick your own fantasy guy.
Twilight has been viewed as teen fodder, but it was not only young adults and not only females that adored the material. Rumor has it that moms also jumped on the coffin wagon. This sanitized vampire world spoke to budding hormones, since the human protagonist didn’t have sex until marriage, which came at the end of the series. Edward Cullen (approximate age 117 years), aka The Good Boyfriend, was always there for his still-in-high school human sweetheart Bella Swan. Attentive. Kind. Not pushy. Self-effacing to a fault; he would rather harm himself than harm her, abandon her instead of inflicting his questionable true self on his true love. Much tease, little payoff.
But vampires have always had problems being accepted. Derived from legends and mythology with a few “true” accounts, in the past this creature was portrayed as horrific, violent, a fearsome, murderous, blood-drinking resuscitated corpse.
The review in the Manchester Guardianon the 1897 release of Bram Stoker’s book is so scathing. Bela Lugosi played Dracula on stage and in 1931 on screen. While the movie was well received by the public, some of the female persuasion reputedly fainted en masse in the theater, The New Yorker’s negative review included, “there is no real illusion in the picture” and, “This whole vampire business falls pretty flat.” The Chicago Tribunedid not think the film as scary as its stage version, calling it “too obvious” and “its attempts to frighten too evident.” Despite that, The Tribune deigned to conclude it was “quite a satisfactory thriller.”
All this to say that the vampire has floated side by side over millennia with us and that each incarnation has met with acceptance and rejection. Ultimately, the vampire, IMHO, is composed of many facets, which is why its popularity ebbs and then flows again at a re-envisioning, and why it likely will always remain the most popular supernatural. This monster is recognizable as us. Vampires were human and can still take human form.
We’ve cleaned up the vampire to meet our exacting germ-obsessed 21st century standards. And that’s fine because it’s what the public demands. Each generation finds a new facet to engage with. Generation X had the most recent crack at redefining the vampire as a being that sparkles. A backlash resulted to return to the more terrifying Undead. We will have to wait to see what Gens Y or Z concoct. But if history means anything, it tells us that the vampire will not be staked into oblivion. If that was going to happen it would have already occurred. This dark archetype resonates in its myriad forms. Twilight is already part of the comprehensive history of the most intriguing of supernaturals.
Follow the tour HERE for exclusive excerpts, guest posts and a giveaway!
June 12
kickoff at Silver Dagger Book Tours
The FlipSide of Julianne – GUEST POST
Reign of Fantasy
June 13
Romance Novel Giveaways
Sapphyria's Book Reviews
June 14
2 chicks and a book
A Pinch of Bookdust
June 15
nanasbookreviews
Readeropolis – GUEST POST
June 16
Blog of Author Jacey Holbrand
The Magic Of Wor(l)ds – GUEST POST
June 17
Twisted Book Ramblings
Triquetra Reviews
June 18
Authors From Everywhere
Bedazzled By Books
June 19
FUONLYKNEW
Lukten av trykksverte
June 20
Book Corner News and Reviews
The Book Dragon
June 21
The Bookshelf Fairy
Teatime and Books
June 22
Always Love Me Some Books Blog – GUEST POST
Reviews and Promos by Nyx– GUEST POST
June 23
Book Review Virginia Lee
Yearwood La Novela
June 24
T's Stuff
Sylv.net
June 25
Stormy Nights Reviewing & Bloggin'
raeblake.com
June 26
Valerie Ullmer | Romance Author
Tome Tender
June 27
Paranormal Romance and Beyond
Book-Lover
June 28
Scrupulous Dreams
Paranormal Palace of Pleasures
June 29
Paranormal Romance Trance
June 30
Maiden of the Pages– GUEST POST
July 1
Midnight Book Reader
@jypsylynn
July 2
Inside the Insanity – GUEST POST
Girl with Pen
July 3
Educated Book Freak
Dragon's Den
July 4
eBook Addicts
Craving Lovely Books
July 5
Casey's Corner
Breanna Hayse Romance
July 6
Books, Authors, Blogs
July 7
A Wonderful World of Words – REVIEW #1
July 8
AC Squared Book Blog
Word Processor, Romance, Cats, Kids and Creed – GUEST POST
July 9
Books all things paranormal and romance
The Sexy Nerd Revue
July 10
Authors & Readers Book Corner
books are love
July 11
Books a Plenty Book Reviews
Luv Saving Money
July 12
Better Read Than Undead
Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read
June 12
kickoff at Silver Dagger Book Tours
The FlipSide of Julianne – GUEST POST
Reign of Fantasy
June 13
Romance Novel Giveaways
Sapphyria's Book Reviews
June 14
2 chicks and a book
A Pinch of Bookdust
June 15
nanasbookreviews
Readeropolis – GUEST POST
June 16
Blog of Author Jacey Holbrand
The Magic Of Wor(l)ds – GUEST POST
June 17
Twisted Book Ramblings
Triquetra Reviews
June 18
Authors From Everywhere
Bedazzled By Books
June 19
FUONLYKNEW
Lukten av trykksverte
June 20
Book Corner News and Reviews
The Book Dragon
June 21
The Bookshelf Fairy
Teatime and Books
June 22
Always Love Me Some Books Blog – GUEST POST
Reviews and Promos by Nyx– GUEST POST
June 23
Book Review Virginia Lee
Yearwood La Novela
June 24
T's Stuff
Sylv.net
June 25
Stormy Nights Reviewing & Bloggin'
raeblake.com
June 26
Valerie Ullmer | Romance Author
Tome Tender
June 27
Paranormal Romance and Beyond
Book-Lover
June 28
Scrupulous Dreams
Paranormal Palace of Pleasures
June 29
Paranormal Romance Trance
June 30
Maiden of the Pages– GUEST POST
July 1
Midnight Book Reader
@jypsylynn
July 2
Inside the Insanity – GUEST POST
Girl with Pen
July 3
Educated Book Freak
Dragon's Den
July 4
eBook Addicts
Craving Lovely Books
July 5
Casey's Corner
Breanna Hayse Romance
July 6
Books, Authors, Blogs
July 7
A Wonderful World of Words – REVIEW #1
July 8
AC Squared Book Blog
Word Processor, Romance, Cats, Kids and Creed – GUEST POST
July 9
Books all things paranormal and romance
The Sexy Nerd Revue
July 10
Authors & Readers Book Corner
books are love
July 11
Books a Plenty Book Reviews
Luv Saving Money
July 12
Better Read Than Undead
Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read
