A Duel With The Vampire Lord
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A Duel With The Vampire Lord Married to Magic #3

Elise Kova2022
For romantic epic fantasy fans who loved King of Battle of Blood, The Bridge Kingdom, and Crave. Step into a world of hunters, vampires, and curses that run deeper than blood. This stand-alone is a must for fantasy vampire lovers. On the night of the blood moon, the Vampire Lord must die. Floriane's position as the forge maiden of Hunter's Hamlet is one of reverence, for it is her skill that arms and protects the vampire hunters. She knows her place and is a faithful servant to the Master Hunter and her community... until the night of the blood moon. Until her brother is dying at the hands of the Vampire Lord Ruvan. Wanting to defend her home at all costs, Floriane fights the vampire lord, ready to give her life if it means taking his. But Ruvan doesn't want to take her life... he wants her. Kidnapped and brought to the vampire castle, Floriane is now blood sworn to the vampire lord. She is bound in mind and body to her worst enemy. But Ruvan isn’t the fiend she thought he was. She learns the truth of the vampires: They are not mindless monsters, but a proud people, twisted and tortured by an ancient curse. Ruvan believes that Floriane might be the key to ending his people's suffering. All Floriane wants is to defend her home. Loyalties are tested and the lines between truth and lie, hate and passion, are blurred. When her dagger is at his chest, will she be able to take the heart of the man who has claimed hers? A darkly-reimagined Snow White, meets inspiration from Beauty and the Beast, with vampires, in an epic fantasy world of enemies to lovers, found family, and deep lore. This stand alone is complete with a "happily ever after" ending. It's perfect for fantasy romance fans looking for just the right amount of steam and their next slow-burn and swoon worthy, enemies to lovers story. While it is set in the Married to Magic universe, readers can start with this book.
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(Bre)anne✨@breanne
3.5 stars
Oct 11, 2022

TW to be added later


3.75 stars, rounded down. Elise Kova has broken out of her mold with this one! Finally, a little more originality with the story and character arcs, and her writing has improved, as well!

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Katie Allard@ktallard
3.5 stars
Sep 24, 2022

I liked this story and the love story between the main characters more than those in A Dance with the Fae Prince. Honestly, the romance is what held this book together for me, because it was poorly written in parts and other times Kova wrote her characters to be either blind or just dumb which was extremely frustrating. Any reader can see the twists from a mile away but the someone forgot to tell the people in this novel. The dream sequences were also handled sloppily tbh. It was still entertaining because again, I liked the romance enough to bump it a half star. A decent way to spend a few nights.

+4
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Lyndi Stettner@lyndinicole
4 stars
Sep 12, 2022

honestly, surprising!

slow beginning with a fast build to the main conflict resolution that had me wondering what could happen next in the best way. the romance was great at its best but frustrating at its worst… however it made up for itself as all elise kova books (at least in the married to magic series) always do.

it had a good balance between the steamy romance and the gritty action so i wasn’t often drifting from the page.


+3
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Hadley van Geest@tweetybum
4 stars
Nov 5, 2023
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Amber Reed@ambug283
4.5 stars
Jun 21, 2023
+5
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Megan Caruso@meganroselit
4 stars
Jan 2, 2023
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vmknmy@vmknmy
4.5 stars
Sep 29, 2022
+2
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Michelle Miller@bookishwifey
5 stars
Sep 3, 2022
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Johnna Prior@ladykatt
5 stars
Sep 9, 2022
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Stephanie Jaurigue@kookietin
3 stars
Sep 8, 2022