*Karen Chance ~ Midnight's Daughter*

Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—half-human, half-vampire. Subject to uncontrollable rages, most dhampirs live very short, very violent lives. So far, Dory has managed to maintain her sanity by unleashing her anger on those demons and vampires who deserve killing.

Now Dory’s vampire father has come back into her life. Her uncle Dracula (yes, the Dracula) infamous even among vampires for his cruelty and murderous ways, has escaped his prison. And her father wants Dory to work with the gorgeous master vampire Louis-Cesare to put him back there.

Vampires and dhampirs are mortal enemies, and Dory prefers to work alone. But Dracula is the only thing on earth that truly scares her, and when Dory has to go up against him, she’ll take all the help she can get…

~ Taken from Karen Chance's Site:

http://www.karenchance.com/author.html ~

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~*~MY Review~*~

All I can say is, "Thank God Chance is continuing this story as a series!! Because this storyline - though not as important to me as Cassandra Palmer's story - is far too wonderful to not continue!!" I will admit I was worried about introducing another strong, powerful female character into the same world as Cassie Palmer (the main character of our most beloved Cassandra Palmer, Clairoyant series) however I am thrilled to say my fears were unwarranted! The fact that Dorina's story takes place in the supernatural world we were introduced to in the Cassie Palmer series, only adds an element of familiarity to the series, allowing readers to feel instantly comfortable with the story's background.

I also love that Chance, being the absolutely fabulous author that she is, is able to create these two main characters in the same world with many of the same characters, yet keep from stepping on the toes of the other story. She has this uncanny ability to cover every detail her readers might question or wonder about, and to think far enough ahead to set up her storyline so that she can later uncover aspects of the story that the readers overlooked (as theyy were meant to) adding to the story and giving her readers the chance to learn about this crazy/miraculous world along with our heroins.

I am also excited beyond words to have Louis-Cesare starring as our lead guy in a series...I absolutely adore him in the Cassie Palmer series, but he's so not for Cass, so I love having this amazing character finally have his own romantic role.

And so to wrap up my review, I obviously adored this first installment into this new series. It not only introduces us to yet another amazing storyline in this supernatural world we have all come to love, but also allows us the opportunity to view the world and its characters in a new light providing readers with the chance to fall further in love with it all!

(NOTE: THOUGH THIS SERIES CAN BE READ WITHOUT HAVING PREVIOUSLY READ THE CASSANDRA PALMER, CLAIRVOYANT SERIES, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND READING THE CASSIE PALMER SERIES FIRST! BELIEVE ME, YOU WILL NOT UNDERSTAND OR APPRECIATE THIS AMAZING SERIES AS WELL AS YOU SHOULD IF YOU SKIP OVER CASSIE'S STORY...PLEASE GO TO KAREN CHANCE'S WEBSITE AND CHECK IT ALL OUT...TRUST ME IT'S WORTH IT!)

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~*~Excerpts~*~

"He managed to pin my arms to my sides momentarily, pulling me hard against him in the process. I hadn't had a real sense of his power before, but now it crackled along my skin, warring with my own. I tried to knee him in a sensitive area, but he slipped a leg between mine, crushing me between his body and the bathroom door.

The fight paused. I couldn't break his hold, but he couldn't press his advantage without risking me slipping away. His breath was coming fast and I had a second to enjoy the thought that at least I'd winded him. The the feel of that solid chest moving up and down against mine brought on another emotion altogether. My entire body clenched, breath coming faster, nipples hardening. I shivered, caught between fury and arousal, and stared up into a face that reflected the surprise I felt.

Louis-Cesare's grip tightened, setting my pulse pounding in my ears. I wasn't accustomed to encountering someone stronger than me, to being unable to break away. The fight-or-flight instinct kicked in, and despite the unexpected attraction, it took all my willpower to force myself to melt against him.

It wasn't a big change, as we were already pretty much as close as we could get, but it felt very different, A second earlier, his body had resembled carved rock; now it was warm, muscled flesh that was very definitely male. His hold loosened, changing into something closer to an embrace. It felt achingly shockingly good. I shifted luxuriously against the muscular thigh that spread my legs, and slid my arms out of his grasp. I ran them up his chest...twining my arms around his neck.

Some of his hair had come loose and was falling about his face in a cloud of shimmering bronze, gold and copper. I wondered briefly if it was as soft as it looked, my fingers flexed with the sudden desire to bury themselves in that shining mass and tangle in a fist...I gently pulled the clip out instead, freeing his hair to tumble around his shoulders. 'Louis-Cesare,' I murmured, 'I have to tell you something.'

A shaft of light from an overhead fixture illuminated the sensual blue of his eyes. The brows over them rose and a wry smile tugged at his lips. Oh, yeah, he knew exactly how gorgeous he was. 'And what is that?'

I whispered my lips along his neck in a soft kiss, breathing in the warm, sweet scent of the man, the one my brain had stubbornly labeled butterscotch. His smile grew wider, softer, more genuine, forming dimples at the corners of his mouth. Curling a hand in the silken weight of his hair, I pressed still closer, until the curve of his ear was against my lips. 'You've underestimated me again.' ..."