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Dark Prince

By: Michelle Hercules
Narrated by: Troy Duran, Mindy Kennedy
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There are only two ways a human can cross the gates of Bloodstone Institute: as a familiar to one of the Blueblood vampires who attend the elite school or as a snack.

I'm neither, but I have to get in at all costs. My brother made a big mistake, and now I have to fix it by stealing from the most powerful and cruel vampire to ever come to Bloodstone, Lucca Della Morte. If that wasn't almost suicidal, I need to get it done before the spell concealing my human nature wears off.

But I forget that I'm only pretending to be a vampire. I'm still human and susceptible to Lucca's dangerous allure. His darkness calls to my soul. His savagery makes my blood sing. I'm falling for the dark prince, craving him in a visceral way that's frightening and exciting at the same time.

If he discovers my secret, he'll destroy me. And yet, I can't help wanting to get closer. I never thought I had a death wish until I met him.

Contains mature themes.

©2020 Michelle Hercules (P)2020 Tantor

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Wow! How I Needed This!

What a beautiful surprise "Dark Prince" turned out to be! I was tired of looking for a paranormal romance that fit my reading preferences, and I saw the glowing reviews assigned to "Dark Prince," so I decided to take a chance. I prepared to be disappointed because the mention of a vampire school made me fear that I was entering teenage CW land or a YA experience, but thankfully I was sooo wrong. Ms. Hercules's novel has the perfect mix of plot and sizzle. Personally, I like a deeper plunge into characterization, but that didn't stop me from becoming invested in not only the hero and heroine, but the colorful supporting personalities as well. I was truly entertained by "Dark Prince," and as soon as the sequel comes out on Audible, I will add it to my library.
Another IMPORTANT reason to purchase "Dark Prince" is the deliciously talented Troy Duran. His rich, smooth, professional reading is perfection. I own over 500 Audible titles, and never have I enjoyed a male narrator as much as I did, Troy Duran. In addition to Duran's talents, listeners have the added bonus of the gifted Mindy Kennedy. Mindy's voice is perfectly paired with Duran's because she is expressive and entertaining without affectation. I do hope Michelle Hercules continues to use these amazing narrators in her future works.

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Enjoyed Every Bit

I enjoyed every minute of this book. Cliffhanger at the end not so bad. Must read

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A must in your library!!!

This is surprised me and feel in love with Luca, the narrators did a fantastic job had me wanting more. This almost felt like a vampire version of fifty shades of gray. Michelle is a fantastic writer and I wish her book didn't end. and a fan and will be searching for more.

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Two Thumbs Up....Well Written

If you are looking for a book that is a little steamy with a surprisingly good story line, this book is for you. There were some chapters that I was like omg...get to the point!!! But other than that, the narrators were excellent and it kept my interest the whole book. A must read!!

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Great story line.

loved it cant wait to read more in the series. Awesome male narrative so hot.

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Interesting series

This is the first book I’ve listened to by this author but the premise sounded interesting so I gave it a chance. I quickly realized I enjoy the writing style as well at the characters that this book introduced, and I am looking forward to continuing the series.

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This book was Everthing!

This book spoke to my fantasy side. That pull and push I get from reading and listening to Troy makes it so believable!!

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What a great book

This was a very good read with ton of action! Characters to root for and some to hate!

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a really good vampy romance.

really liked this. i dont always choose paranormal romance, but I sure am glad I did this time.

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Cursed Vampire!

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Romance: 💚🖤💙💜❤️
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏🌎
Character development: 🤓☺️😳😘🥰
Narrator(s): 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration

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The book is told in dual points of view via dual narration. Troy Duran and Mindy Kennedy do the narration and both do a great job of it. Troy Duran is my favorite narrator, I love his voice. Mindy Kennedy is a good reader and has a youthful voice which is perfect for the eighteen year old Vivian. I liked this version as much, if not more than when I read it a few years ago.

This was a good story about a Blueblood vampire prince who was cursed by the Nightingale Queen and a human girl who has to steal his bloodstone necklace in order to save her brother who is a drug addict and being held by a powerful dragon shifter. There are some pretty complex things going on which are setting the stage for the series, some of these things were answered and some just led to more questions.

First let me get into fact that’s they are in modern day Salem Massachusetts and everyone is aware of the existence of supernaturals. However, if any of the humans travel elsewhere they start to forget once they get a certain distance away from Salem. Though the heroine Vivienne traveled to New York with her Mother and brother Rikkon when they were young and for some reason after a bit both her and her brother started to remember again while they were still in New York and their Mother didn’t.

The Vampires have a hierarchical society and the Dark Prince is second generation Blueblood, His Uncle the King is first generation. Since the Nightingales left, all vampires except first generation vampires have to recharge every one hundred years by hibernating for twenty five years. Though since Prince Lucca Della Morte was cursed, he has been hibernating longer each time and they fear that next time he won’t wake up if the curse is not broken.

The reason Lucca was cursed and the reason the Nightingales left are all tied up in the same story which I won’t get into, plus it has to do with a war between two factions of the vampires and an ongoing issue that Lucca has with one specific rival vampire that is in his face all the time. So that is one of the storylines in this book as well.

What I didn’t really quite understand is that the setting is at this place called Bloodstone Academy. Apparently Lucca is there because he just woke up after hibernation so he is supposed to be boning up on current events and getting his strength back. Lucca’s blue blooded friends and sister all are attending with him because they want to hang out with him or for moral support or whatever. Though every time he drinks from a human he gets all the memories and information from her blood so school is really unnecessary.

Then there are a bunch of “Regular” or non blue blood vampires that attend the Academy and they are in these Keeper classes where they learn to defend the blue bloods. Vivienne is given this potion that is a magic glamour so she can pass as a vampire for nearly a month and she goes to the academy as a regular. She even says she doesn’t get why or how the regulars are supposed to protect blue bloods when blue bloods are stronger and faster. It should be the other way around.

There are a few more things that are going on in the story that are obviously setting up future books because they are left as open questions or just odd things that happened but are never answered. But the romance between Lucca and Viv is pretty steamy and it is interesting to see how a human girl navigates around the world of vampires while pretending to be one. There are a few pretty odd situations Viv gets into. Overall I enjoyed the book and what can I say, I just love the Vampires!

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