Dreams of Mariposa
by L.T. Getty
GENRE: Steampunk Horror
BLURB:
Every
decade, Marie must leave her home and everything she loves to start
anew. She can’t risk the locals learning the truth of her
immortality, much less her vampiric need to feed off fear.
Fortunately for Marie, fear comes easily, and she spends her endless
days mourning the loss of her beloved.
When
she is summoned to the leaders of the masquerade, she is persuaded to
assist them in uncovering a mystery of powers possibly more ancient
than their own order.
As
a rare daywalker of exquisite beauty, there is no society she cannot
infiltrate. Having spent the last few centuries growing into
her power, she expects to learn of the old powers then return to her
lonely eternity of mourning.
She
doesn’t expect to fall in love, and everything changes.
Excerpt:
I spooked my horse while we travelled alongside a creek, but I managed to keep the gelding under control. It was Theo who was nearly thrown from his horse. Since Rosa and I preferred to keep no staff, the maintenance of the creatures was often something we did not do of our own volition.
“Steady! Steady,” he said. He quickly dismounted and petted her nose. “What is wrong?”
“Does she have a nervous temperament?” I asked. He shook his head.
“She is my uncle’s horse, and is all the more calm in her maturity.” He made clicking noises to soothe the mare, turning his attention to the started beast. Involuntarily, I reached out toward him, I wanted to feel his hair between my fingertips. At once the mare’s eyes widened, and she reared. Theo let go of her bridle and fell backward. I almost leapt at the horse to force her back, but she didn’t come down on him. Instead she galloped the way we came.
“Are you injured?” I asked.
“One who is afraid of horses shouldn’t be riding them,” he told me, rolling up almost effortlessly. He dusted himself off before he caught my eyes “A twelve-year old animal, and she still rides like the wind.”
“I shall fetch her for you.” It would be easy enough, once we were out of sight, to leap from my horse and run until I found the mare.
“Lend me your horse. I can recover my own mare,” he said. “You would leave a lady on the road, defenseless?”
“You and I both know you are far from defenseless. I shan’t be more than a minute, but each minute we delay only adds to the duration of this situation. She’s likely calmed down and eating berries. She knows my voice.”
“Help me down,” I said.
My horse was too slender a beast to pick up any real speed with two passengers, though my weight was negligible. Theo was no small fellow. I needed no help, but I knew how to play my part in my society and his. He put his hands about my narrow hips, and I put my arms around his neck, and slowly he boosted and then lowered me, ever in control. He had beautiful eyes, and I knew he could not deny mine as his gaze lingered.
“Is this yours?” a familiar voice broke the trance, and I glanced at Hilda, who had caught the mare.
My Review:
Marie is a vampire and must leave her home and everyone she has come to know behind every decade or so. She must leave her home behind as she doesn’t want anyone to find out who she really is. No one can ever know that she is a vampire and immortal.
Not long after Marie is called by the old council members to assist them in finding some very old mystery powers. Marie is a very old vampire and a daywalker who has become very strong in her abilities over the years and whose talents can be very helpful in locating this old mysterious power the elders are searching for.
Marie never wanted to go on this journey of hers in Dreams of Mariposa and longs for the day when she can return to her days of grieving. There is one thing Marie never dreamed would happen to her on her journey for this mysterious power and that is to fall in love and have her life as she knows it is turned upside down.
When I read the summary for Dreams of Mariposa and saw that it was going to be about vampires with a twist I knew right then I had to read it and I was not disappointed in the least.
Dreams of Mariposa is a very intriguing story with lots of secrets that it likes to hold on to very tightly only trickling out a little bit of info at a time leaving you wondering and wanting more and it is what keeps the pages turning as you try to figure out what is going on as you race to the end page after page.
I would recommend Dreams of Mariposa to all vampire fans. I recommended that you one-click you're copy of Dreams of Mariposa today!
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
L.T. Getty is a science fiction and fantasy writer who hails from the Canadian Prairies. When she’s not writing, you can likely find her driving an ambulance and dreaming about travel.
Buy Links:
Champagne Books ~ Kobo ~ Amazon
2 comments:
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I've enjoyed following the tour and can't wait to read Dreams of Mariposa! Thanks for sharing all of the great posts along the way :)
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