"It was almost there. But author explains too much and some scenes were way longer rhsn they needdd to be or didnt seem relevant
Wont read any more" ( )

After Prince Jaegar Demir killed all the females of his race in 800 BC in Romania because he thought it would make him into a god, he and all his descendants were cursed by the blood of those females.
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The Curse

They shall never know the love of a female.

They shall never produce a female offspring.

Their sons will be born in sets of twins, both born of darkness (evil) and the firstborn son of the first set of twins shall be sacrificed for atonement. Failure to sacrifice that son will lead to horrible and agonizing death.

The human host who carries the child will die painfully upon giving birth.

They shall be creatures of the night never entering daylight lest they be killed.

They shall have to ingest blood in order to live.

His brother, Prince Jadon Demir, who had tried to save the females but ultimately failed, begged for clemency so he and his descendants received 4 mercies from Blood Curse.

They still be able to walk in the light.

Although they still have to drink blood to live, they do not have to take the life of the person who they feed from.

They shall receive one opportunity to receive a mate and the sign will be shown in the heavens.
They shall still have sets of twins but the first set will have one born of darkness and one born of the light. The twin born of the darkness will have to be sacrificed. Any set of twins born afterwards will both be born of the light.
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Present Day in Colorado

Shelby Silivasi has just been laid to rest. He died a miserable death after failing to produce a sacrifice within 30 days of meeting his destiny, Dalia. A destiny is the predestined mate of the descendants of Jadon. He saw the sign, the Blood Omen, in the sky but Valentine Nistir, a descendant of Jaegar or Dark One, stole her away before he could yield his sacrifice to the Blood Curse.

His four brothers are devastated. He was the youngest of them all yet he met his destiny first and then died first. They vow to never let this happen again and to seek revenge on Valentine.
The beginning of the book was a little vague in what actually happened but all my questions were answered as I read on. Once a descendant of Jadon aka Light One or Light Vampyr meets his destiny or rather sees the Blood Omen or Blood Moon with their celestial star sign, they have 30 days to produce a sacrifice. They have to actually turn the woman into a vampire first and then they can impregnate her. Gestation only takes 48 hours. Since their destinies are human and humans do not know about the existence of vampires, it takes a little convincing to get the woman to agree with all of this craziness. Shelby had not got the chance to explain it all to Dalia before Valentine stole her away.

Jocelyn Levi works for ICE, a department within Homeland Security. She is in the Eastern Rocky Mountains looking for a cave that an informant told her had been the site of ritualistic killings. She’s been working a case on human trafficking where women were turning up dead after being sold and used and she wonders if this has any connection to her case. Her informant had assured her that this cave is no longer in use so she is hiking up to investigate alone. Well, what could go wrong there?

She finds an alter in the cave that looks like it has been used to sacrifice a lot of what she hoped were not humans. She hears a noise and sloshes through some smelly stagnate water to hide under a rock ledge. She witnesses a gorgeous man carrying a very pregnant woman. The woman who the man calls Dalia cries out for the man, Valentine, to help her but he does not. Jocelyn just knows that he is not human and that he is evil. She watches as the woman’s abdomen and chest rip open and the man lifts out a baby with black hair and red bands just like his hair. He lays the baby on the altar and a fog rolls in and when the fog recedes, the baby is gone. Valentine then lifts another baby out of the woman’s abdomen, incinerates the woman’s body with fire formed from his finger tips and walks out of the cave humming to the baby.

She waits a long while and then takes off back down the mountain. She falls and cries out. Nathaniel Silivasi, one of Shelby’s brothers who was at his grave side, hears Jocelyn’s scream and goes to check it out. Jocelyn immediately knows he is not human also which freaks her out because of what she has just witnessed. Then the Blood Moon happens and the constellation Cassiopeia appears in the sky and then markings appeared on her left arm, Cassiopeia.
Nathaniel now has 30 days to produce a sacrifice.

I had a hard time with the sacrificing of a baby whether it was evil or not but the author did a good job at easing my trepidations…not totally convincing me totally but at least I wasn’t tossing the book away. I was also a little worried about the dialogue in the book at first because it seemed a little forced or unnatural. Jocelyn is a modern woman yet she was not using contractions when she spoke. She said, “You are hurt.” Instead of saying, “You’re hurt.” Which drove me insane but then the author either realized it or who knows what but the dialogue became much more relaxed by the end of the book.

This is one of the best new paranormal series that I have read in a long time. It is not your ordinary cookie-cutter vampire book. Tessa Dawn uses new concepts and ideas to achieve this story. Her plot lines are original and complex and it kept me intrigued all the way through the book. When I was finished. I was still hungry for more so I immediately downloaded the next book in the series. I highly recommend this series to anyone who likes paranormal romances.

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The raves in the reviews did not lie, there are a lot of Vampire books out there but Blood Destiny will certainly carve it's own niche in its genre, it's original and I guarantee that you've never read anything like it. I had a menagerie of emotions throughout the entire book. I wasn't sure if I should hold back, chew every word slowly or just let go and be swept away by the story. It's one of those things that's so good you don't want to end ( )

“Blood Destiny” is the 1st novel in the Blood Curse Vampire series by Tessa Dawn and begins with an excellent twist on the origins of her vampire world. The story begins with 2 brothers, Jadon and Jaeger, who in ancient Romania they have been part of a terrible reign of terror. Because of their lust for power, they have been sacrificing women of their race indiscriminately until annihilation of all females has occurred. They have brought doom to a once strong people who were one with nature and the heavens and contained celestial blood in their veins. The Blood of their countless victims have rose up to punish the brothers and curse them for all eternity. Jaeger is truly evil and even in the face of this punishment shows his belief that the killing and rapes were nothing compared to his needs. Jadon, on the other hand, begs for mercy, and tells the celestial beings that even though he did not prevent it, he never participated in any of the death and rapes. The Celestial Beings create a Blood Curse for both Jadon and Jaeger, but make the curse different because of the mercy the show for Jadon. Both brothers end up becoming vampires and each will develop into their own unique bloodlines of that species.

The Sons of Jaeger are refer to as the “Dark Ones” and basically cannot walk in daylight, are evil, immortal, and drink blood to kill. They have red highlights interwoven into their dark hair and will never know the love or companionship of a mate. They can never have female children and will always have twins. All of the women who bear their children will die upon childbirth and the 1st born of the 2 must be sacrificed to the celestial beings. That is the blood curse.

The Sons of Jadon are referred to as the “Light Ones” and can walk in sunlight but prefer the night. They are not evil but are predators or animalistic because of the vampire nature. They drink blood and will kill their prey but pick victims that are evil or have done evil. They can also drink blood and not kill their victims. Their hair color varies. When the blood moon comes and the sky lights up with the stars with the constellation of their birth sign, their mate will be chosen for them by also having that sign on her person. They will then have 30 days to make her theirs, convert her and make her pregnant. They will never have females and only have twins. The first birth will always produce one “light” child and one “dark” child. The “dark” child must be sacrificed. If this does not all happen within 30 days of the blood moon, the Son of Jadon will die horribly. This is the blood curse.

Our 1st novel is about Jocelyn and Nathaniel’s trip down the mating lane, as it were. Jocelyn start off accidentally watching a dark vampire sacrifice a human female and child in order to satisfy the blood curse and to have a son. She is terrified. Nathaniel hears her crying in the forest and comes to make sure she is not injured and while walking her back to civilization, the blood moon rises. Both of the worlds become entwined and are forever changed. Nathaniel now has to convince Jocelyn that not all vampires are evil while he basically kidnaps her to keep her safe. Jocelyn is fighting her growing feelings for Nathaniel while trying to not lose her mind. If all of this wasn’t enough to taken into account, throw in some very domineering older siblings, werewolf hunters, and battles with the dark vampires and you wonder when will these two have time to get together. This novel was non-stop and extremely interesting. I loved every minute of the action and the premise behind the vampires is unique and makes for a great foundation. It is a solid 5 stars and I anxiously wait the next release. ( )

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HOLY SHIT! That is all I can say about this book. I am going to say something only because it is absolutely true; this is one of the BEST books I have read in my life. It is everything I ever wanted my vampires to be, scary as hell and yet too sexy for your eyes. Now with the exception of a few vampires (Dante, Bones, all of the BDB, etc.), there aren't many vampires that are truly brutal, I mean X-Rated, B-Movie brutal. Well I don't have to look any further, I found them right here in Blood Destiny. Tessa Dawn, you are now in my top five list of kickass authors. Thank you!

Blood Destiny starts with telling us about the existence of vampires. There are two different kinds of vampires, light and dark. Twin brothers, Jadon (light) and Jaegar (dark) were punished by the blood of the women they killed. But Jadon wasn't the one who spilled blood, it was the vicious Jaegar. But nonetheless, they were both cursed. The light vampires can walk in the sun and have mates. Their mates have been chosen by the gods. Thing is they only have thirty days to marry and have twins with their mate (the vamps only have twin boys) and sacrifice the evil twin. If they don't, their lives will be at risk. The dark vampires do not get a mate which complicates things because when they do, things end badly for the women they take.

Oh my goodness, I loved this book sooooo much. I didn't know what to think of this book when I first heard about it. My favorite thing about it was Tessa Dawn's take on vampire mythology. Honestly, throw out everything you know about vampires because it will not apply to this book. The vampires are scary, truly immortal (only way to kill them is through draining them completely of blood), and they aren't only powerful, they are part gods. Seriously, the things they can do are insane. They can literally control the elements with their emotions. For instance, when Nathaniel found out what happened to his recently deceased brother's, Shelby, wife Dalia, he got so pissed, he caused an earthquake. Even more so, they have abilities they gain that literally takes over a thousand years of education to master. Seriously, do not screw with these guys.

The characters were incredible. The protege Braden and the Silivasi brothers were a riot especially Marquis, who was the meanest of them all. But he had a heart of gold. Well you don't see that until near the end of the book. Marquis does everything to protect his brothers and being the oldest of them all, he carries a huge weight on his shoulders. I also loved the leading lady, Jocelyn. She had a pair of lady balls for sure. After everything she has seen (and what she tried to do to escape), she fights no matter what. I loved that it wasn't one of those things where she immediately decided to be with Nathaniel. She actually thought about what she was getting into. I loved Nathaniel. He was hot and brutal when he needed to be and loved Jocelyn unconditionally.

Now for the warning. This book will not be for everyone. Do not let the fact that this is part Paranormal Romance fool you. There are some horrific scenes in this book. I mean scenes they wouldn't put in a horror movie. Blood Destiny is very dark, cruel and doesn't hold anything back. If you are looking for sweet little vampires that glitter and sparkle, look elsewhere. If you want vampires that actually belong in a horror movie and will literally rip you to shreds, these are your guys.

I can't think of anything bad to say about this book. The story and history in this book was rich and well-layered. Again, the mythology is super fresh and unique. Do not go into this thinking it is just another vampire book, it is far from it. This is an amazing debut by Tessa Dawn and this is high, very high on my favorites list. Marquis' book is book 2, Blood Awakening, and it comes out October 28th. So I plan on reading this one or two more times before then. And many more times after that and I am sure Blood Awakening will be just as re-readable. ( )