From Goodreads: Marinette (Nessy) is half vampire and half human. Fleeing her maker Hervidor, the strongest of their kind and the ruler of the underworld of vampires, Nessy longs to be able to live her life as she chooses. With vengeance in her heart for the coven Hervidor created, The Tellis Coven, she ventures into unknown parts of life that she has never seen or experienced.

Hervidor has kept Nessy locked away for centuries. His taunting and the tauntings of his coven have made Nessy stronger and capable of fleeing his grasp.

As she runs through the unknown woods with her thirst on high alert, she meets Charles and his coven. Their ways and teachings are shocking and exciting to Nessy, who learns to adapt so she can walk among humans during both day and night. Nessy quickly falls in love with Charles and they seal the bond that will link them together for eternity.

With the threat of Hervidor constantly at her heels, Nessy makes the final decision to stand and face him in the fight that will decide her fate. The Gulon and their own pack of cats become involved as Heracio (Hera), Nessy’s biological cousin, decides to impart to Nessy the many family traits she wasn’t aware of as a human. Nessy’s own self discovery becomes apparent as she too transforms into a Gulon creature. Nessy hands over the reins of the leadership back to Hera, the biggest and strongest of the Gulon. Long ago destined to become their leader, Hera claims the ownership is his by mutual right, mutual consent and adoration of his pack.

As Nessy tries to come to terms with the changes happening to and around her, she continues to slide on the path of love. Together, Charles, his coven, and Nessy make the final stand against Hervidor and the detested Tellis Coven in an effort to banish them from the earth. But can they succeed?

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I have to say that this novel just isn’t for me.  I struggled to get through it due to the storyline—I just wasn’t connecting with the characters as I read.  The plot itself seemed very brusque, as in, the character’s interactions with each other were more choppy than I like in my novels, and the amount of typos made it a bit difficult for me to read, as well.  The novel opens with Nessy running for her life, but she runs across another group of vampires and also her friends, the Gulon’s (cat-like creatures), causing her run from Hervidor to be suspended for the time being.  From there, the story unfolds, as the synopsis pretty much explains in detail, but the scenes seemed to morph from one to the next without much transitioning, and for me, that’s difficult to stomach, but, many great authors do this in their writing, so it obviously works for many readers.  But, due to the lack of fluid interactions and characterization, I personally, didn’t care for the novel. Two stars.

I received a copy of this novel from the author in exchange for an honest review.