Blood Claim (Half-Blood Princess Book 1) by Magen McMinimy

   Some things are not supposed to exist.  To humans it is such things as vampires.  To vampires it is the half-blood princess who is supposed to be half human and half vampire, which is an impossibility in the world of vampires.  Sophia Daletsky is the impossibility.  She is the half-blood princess.  And why is she a princess?  Her father is the first vampire.  Although half human, Sophia has been trained to fight by her cruel brother Irad and can very well take care of herself.  For the moment she is out of touch and out of sight from her entire family.  She's on a mission to find someone very special who needs protection from Irad.  What she doesn't expect is to run into an ex of another vampire she knows well.  Dante Baikov is beyond handsome.  He melts Sophia's heart rather quickly while she is on her mission to protect Dante's brother's girlfriend: Sarah.  Sarah is human, but the Baikovs are not.  Strangely enough, Sarah knows this.  It seems that she doesn't care that they're vampires and loves Tavien anyway.  Sophia must protect this seemingly gentle spirit of a girl, but the stakes are very high.  Not only are Sarah and her friends in danger, but Sophia's very life could be in danger.  Irad will not be put off easily, and although she is his sister, he won't hesitate to kill Sophia to get to what he wants.

   This is a shorter story, but still a rather fascinating story line.  I did miss some of the details that could have been added into the book though.  At times it feels like you are running through it, while others feel like you are living every moment in this book.  It is an interesting pace for a short story.  A lot of the attention in the book is divided between the growing attraction between Dante and Sophia and the struggle for her to keep Sarah and the others safe.  Another important point in the story is how no one knows who Sophia is for most of the book.  She doesn't like people to know who she is and even keeps it from Dante.  It seems that she is always trying to come up with a good time to tell him, but it never happens.  One of my favorite parts of the book is when her dad shows up in town per her request.  It's a shocker to find out who her dad is!

Immortal Blood (An Immortal Heart Novel) by Magen McMinimy

 

Isabelle was a beautiful, successful woman.  The only thing was that she wasn't tied down.  She wasn't married and she had no children.  And she was in her upper twenties.  Lizzy was well aware of her situation every time she saw her younger sister, who was happily married with 2 children of her own.  Then she meets Zander and agrees to a date with him.  Lizzy's entire world gets turned upside down because of the handsome and dangerous guy.  Turns out he is a leprechaun that stole some of her luck.  Because of that, she learns about a whole different world; one involving vampires, immortals and more.  One particular immortal in particular seems to get under her skin: Bain.  He's beyond handsome, has a gorgeous set of wings, and a huge ego to go with it.  Although Lizzy is now in danger of Zander coming back to finish the job with her, she is more in danger of falling for Bain.  

  Lizzy comes to live with Bain and his family for a while to keep her safe until they can get some of her luck back from Zander.  While she's there, her relationship with Bain becomes heated and she gets to know some of his immortal family.  The main thing though?  She's human and he is not.  Her life is much shorter than his, and some of his family readily points this out to Bain.

   This book is for mature audiences only!  I tend to like the paranormal books more than just romance, but this one is a romance with some paranormal blended in.  The main story though is focused on the ever evolving relationship between Lizzy and Bain.  She is a successful woman who wants to eventually settle down with a good man and have a family.  He is a playboy and doesn't have a thought about settling down with one woman.  However, when Lizzy comes along, he can't help but be drawn to her since she resists the temptation he so readily offers.