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Once Burned (Night Prince, Book 1) (edition 2012)

by Jeaniene Frost (Author)

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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:

"An author who delivers only the best."
â??Romantic Times

"Put Jeaniene Frost on your must-read list!"
â??Lara Adrian, New York Times bestselling author

Spinning off from her wildly successful, New York Times bestselling Night Huntress novels featuring vampire soulmates Cat and Bones, Jeaniene Frost kicks off the thrilling new Night Prince series with Once Burned. Vlad Tepesh, the ruthless master vampire and inspiration for Bram Stoker's dark legend (but don't dare call him Dracula) encounters a mortal woman with unimaginable power...including the ability to enflame his cold heart. Paranormal romance and urban fantasy fans who hunger for the novels of Kim Harrison, Christine Feehan, and Charlaine Harris are going to love The Night Prince and this dark and steamy tale of supernatural attraction.
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Title:Once Burned (Night Prince, Book 1)
Authors:Jeaniene Frost (Author)
Info:Avon (2012), Edition: 1st Printing, 373 pages
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Rating:*****
Tags:adult, paranormal, romance, suspense, mystery

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Vlad hatte des Teufels Ego, aber dem Mythos zufolge hatte sein Stolz bereits Luzifer zu Fall gebracht.

Leila Dalton, in der Welt der fahrenden Künstler als "Fantastische Frankie" bekannt, wird durch Zufall populär, als sie durch ihre Fähigkeiten einen Mord verhindert. Doch werden leider nicht nur Presse und Touristen auf sie aufmerksam, auch Vampire, die verborgen unter den Menschen leben, haben Interesse an ihr. So ist es auch nicht verwunderlich, dass sie sehr bald Opfer einer Entführung durch Vampire wird, welche versuchen ihre Gabe des Hellsehens beim Berühren von Objekten oder Personen für ihren Vorteil zu nutzen.

[a:Jeaniene Frost|669810|Jeaniene Frost|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1310062695p2/669810.jpg] führt den Leser leicht und verständlich in die Geschichte um Leila und Vlad ein, ohne dass man ihre vorangegangenen Bücher lesen muss. Mit [b:Dunkle Flammen der Leidenschaft|17090611|Dunkle Flammen der Leidenschaft (Night Prince, #1)|Jeaniene Frost|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1358312198s/17090611.jpg|7288100] beginnt eine neue Abenteuerserie in der Welt der Vampire. Das Leben des brüchtigten Dracula, Vlad Tepesch.

Anfangs geht es recht ruhig vorwärts, was dem Buch aber keinen Abbruch tut, da man so ein Gefühl für den Charakter von Leila erhält, auch wenn vieles über sie erst später wichtig wird. Doch schon im ersten Drittel des Buches wird man durch die bereits genannte Entführung Leila's in einen Strudel von Ereignissen gerissen, die damit enden, dass sich Leila plötzlich in Rumänien befindet. Im Lande und unter dem Schutz von Vlad. Hier fangen beide schnell an diverse Pläne zum Auspüren von Vlad's Feinden zu machen, welche auch der Grund für Leila's Entführung waren.

Trotz einiger Mißverständnisse zwischen den beiden und Ereignisse, wie erneute Entführungsattacken auf Leila, kommen sie sich näher. Doch es ist nicht sicher, ob diese, nennen wir es Affäre, auch zu einem Happy End wird.
Durch Leila's Fähigkeiten, nicht nur das Hellsehen, sondern auch der elektrischen Stromstöße, die sie durch ihre rechte Hand abgibt, zieht sich der Strick um die Feinde im weiter zusammen und Leila gerät ich tödliche Gefahr. Doch diese charakterstarke Frau, weiss genau das Aufgeben keine Option ist.

Im groĂźen Showdown des Buches, sind es Leila und Vlad, die jeweils dem anderen und ihren Freunden das Leben retten und sich den Feinden zum Kampfe stellen.

Ein klasse Buch. Es fesselt einen regelrecht und es ist schwer es wieder wegzulegen. Was aber leider dazu führt, und dies ist wohl der einzige Kritikpunkt, dass die silberne Farbe des Buchtitels sich abreibt und an den Händen kleben bleibt. ( )
  RoXXieSiXX | May 20, 2024 |
Good, but I have nothing to say. This is one of those books you read, enjoy, put down and never think of again. And by enjoy, I really enjoyed it--but it probably won't appear on my re-read list. ( )
  jazzbird61 | Feb 29, 2024 |
3.5 stars

I’m enjoying these little side trips in the Night Huntress world, and this first in the series following Vlad and Leila’s story was promising. I was bummed out that it ended with less resolution than I’d hoped—not quite a cliffhanger, but it introduced a new problem that will carry into the next book. I wouldn’t have minded if it had been third person narration switching back and forth from Vlad to Leila’s POVs, but maybe I’m just used to that structure from all the Regencies I read. I’m pretty sure that’s what Frost did with Charles and Denise’s book, and that’s still my favorite book in this world. I did like Leila’s voice, though, and I’ll for sure continue with these. Marty was a great side character, and I was glad her estranged family was brought into the story too. Leila’s power and her carny background are interesting, and the character is honest and brave without being a martyr. It’s fun to see Vlad as a love interest, but he’s so inscrutable I want to know what’s going on in his head! I loved that Bones showed up just long enough to cause mischief for Vlad before disappearing again. Looking forward to continuing the story! ( )
  Harks | Dec 17, 2022 |
A pretty good start to this series. I had started reading the Night Huntress series years ago and only have bare recollection of what happened there and how Vlad was introduced. But I do remember some of Cat and Bones.

This series is about Vlad, the "real" Dracula. He meets Leila as she's poking through his mind trying to locate him for other vampires who are hunting him. He ends up taking her to protect her. And once they're together sparks begin to fly ... literally.

I like the relationship between them. I think they took each other by surprise, so it was cute to see them falling. The ending was abrupt, but I assume the story continues in the rest of the series. So I'll be interested to see how this ends up. ( )
  NickyM96 | Nov 21, 2022 |
First read in 2012, reread in 2020. Dropping from five to four stars upon reread - I still love it, but only my favorite books get five stars really, and while this is great, it’s not on my best-of shelf. I love Leila and her backstory and I ADORE the Night Huntress world. Nice dose of angst but not enough to land on that shelf. I love scarred heroines but it’s kinda incidental here - she’s widely considered a total babe. ( )
  Rhiannon.Mistwalker | Aug 19, 2022 |
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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. HTML:

"An author who delivers only the best."
â??Romantic Times

"Put Jeaniene Frost on your must-read list!"
â??Lara Adrian, New York Times bestselling author

Spinning off from her wildly successful, New York Times bestselling Night Huntress novels featuring vampire soulmates Cat and Bones, Jeaniene Frost kicks off the thrilling new Night Prince series with Once Burned. Vlad Tepesh, the ruthless master vampire and inspiration for Bram Stoker's dark legend (but don't dare call him Dracula) encounters a mortal woman with unimaginable power...including the ability to enflame his cold heart. Paranormal romance and urban fantasy fans who hunger for the novels of Kim Harrison, Christine Feehan, and Charlaine Harris are going to love The Night Prince and this dark and steamy tale of supernatural attraction.

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She's a mortal cursed with dark power....

After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: a terrifying ability to channel electricity and to see a person's darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude ... until creatures of the night kidnap her, forcing her to reach out with a telepathic distress call to the world's most infamous vampire.

He's the Prince of Night....

Vlad Tepesh inspired the greatest vampire legend of all - but whatever you do, don't call him Dracula. Vlad's ability to control fire makes him one of the most feared vampires in existence, but his enemies have found a new weapon against him: a beautiful mortal with powers to match his own. When Vlad and Leila meet, passion ignites, threatening to consume them. It will take everything they have to stop an enemy intent on bringing them down in flames.

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