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Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. With "engrossing historical characters," the #1 New York Times–bestselling author tells of a vampire who loses his beloved century after century (Publishers Weekly). The beautiful, seductive, and irresistible vampire Valerian seems to have it all. Known as the master of illusion, he dazzles international audiences as a magician in modern-day Las Vegas. In spite of his fame and success, Valerian is at his core a tormented man. He surrendered his soul in the dark show more days of the fourteenth century after losing his true love, Brenna. But once every hundred years, his beloved regains her human form—whether that form be a lusty barmaid, a singer in seventeenth century London, a courageous pioneer in the Old West, or even Daisy, a tough Las Vegas cop. Each reunion is agonizingly temporary, as she is cruelly swept away each time by a creature that has hunted them through time. But as a new century dawns, Valerian vows that the next time he sees Brenna, he will never lose her again. He will make her immortal at any cost. Time Without End is part of the Black Rose Chronicles quartet, by #1 New York Times– and USA Today–bestselling Linda Lael Miller, author of over one hundred historical and contemporary romances. show lessTags
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Time Without End by Linda Lael Miller
3rd installment in her vampire series
This centers around the ancient vampire, Valerian, who was introduced and played an important role in the first two novels (Forever and the Night and For All Eternity).
Valerian was a 17-year-old mortal living in a simple village as a bootmaker's son in Cornwall in 1348. He seemed to be cursed from birth as he was admired and emulated by his younger brother, Krispin, obsessively cherished by his mother and, as a result, disliked and unloved by his father. He loved the Lady Brenna although she was of a higher station and was promised to another. Brenna returned his love, and in a brief and innocent moment of comforting her, they were spotted which sent her father show more into a rage, starting one horrible circumstance after another, resulting in Brenna's demise.
Years later, at 35, he is found by his former tutor and is turned into a vampire. For some mysterious and heartbreaking reason, once a century he comes across his beloved Brenna, although in a new and different incarnation each time, they fall in love and shortly thereafter, she is killed or dies of illness.
It is now the year 1995 and the newest incarnation is Daisy Chandler, a homicide detective in Las Vegas, where Valerian is a headliner (magician and illusionist) at the newly built Venetian Hotel. The cycle begins again, although this time, both Valerian and Daisy are determined to solve the puzzle as to who is murdering innocent women in strange "vampire-like" murders, who is threatening Daisy in connection with these murders, and who has been so determined to repeatedly break Valerian's heart by bringing him face-to-face with his beloved Brenna only to take her away. show less
3rd installment in her vampire series
This centers around the ancient vampire, Valerian, who was introduced and played an important role in the first two novels (Forever and the Night and For All Eternity).
Valerian was a 17-year-old mortal living in a simple village as a bootmaker's son in Cornwall in 1348. He seemed to be cursed from birth as he was admired and emulated by his younger brother, Krispin, obsessively cherished by his mother and, as a result, disliked and unloved by his father. He loved the Lady Brenna although she was of a higher station and was promised to another. Brenna returned his love, and in a brief and innocent moment of comforting her, they were spotted which sent her father show more into a rage, starting one horrible circumstance after another, resulting in Brenna's demise.
Years later, at 35, he is found by his former tutor and is turned into a vampire. For some mysterious and heartbreaking reason, once a century he comes across his beloved Brenna, although in a new and different incarnation each time, they fall in love and shortly thereafter, she is killed or dies of illness.
It is now the year 1995 and the newest incarnation is Daisy Chandler, a homicide detective in Las Vegas, where Valerian is a headliner (magician and illusionist) at the newly built Venetian Hotel. The cycle begins again, although this time, both Valerian and Daisy are determined to solve the puzzle as to who is murdering innocent women in strange "vampire-like" murders, who is threatening Daisy in connection with these murders, and who has been so determined to repeatedly break Valerian's heart by bringing him face-to-face with his beloved Brenna only to take her away. show less
The transition between past and present were sometimes dizzying but interesting story
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Linda Miller was born in Spokane, Washington and raised in the Pacific Northwest. She began writing when she was 10 years old after a teacher praised her for a story she had written. Through a correspondence course, she sold over 30 stories to magazines like True Confessions and True Romance. She sold her first novel, Fletcher's Woman, in 1983. show more Her first hardcover novels were Pirates (1995) followed by Knights (1996). She has written over 80 contemporary and historical romance novels. She is the author of numerous series including Stone Creek series; Montana Creeds series; The Women of Primrose Creek series; and Springwater Seasons series. In 2007, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Romance Writers of America. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 1995
- People/Characters
- Valerian; Daisy
- Important places
- England, UK; USA
- Important events
- 1348
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