I can always count on Candace’s imagination to take us places we never thought we would go. Vampire’s, Werewolves and Swans … oh my! ~ Kitty – Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
Synopsis:
Kieran and Gwen are powerful Strigorii vampires who’ve been married over three and a half centuries. Their Master Vampire, Abbott, realizes the couple is on the eve of dissolving their marriage, but no one wants to see their long-time romantic partnership break up. Abbott hopes the gift of a shared blood servant who happens to be a trained bodyguard can solve several problems in one solution. With the coming war so close, he needs to take steps to protect the couple who manage his vast fortune. If the former slave can also help them find common ground and rekindle their romance? Even better. Ajax was abducted from foster care as a small child and raised as a slave. Chosen for his size, he was forced into hard physical labor to create a huge, intimidating physique. His original Vampire Master had the slave trained to be his personal bodyguard, and Ajax excels at it. When Abbott took over the territory, he tried letting Ajax work for Drake Security, but the werewolf was miserable. How can a swan possibly fit into this? Arabella’s mother sold her eggs to the traffickers, and the swanling was hatched into slavery. When the Swan Queen took over the crown, she tried to award Arabella her freedom, but it never took. Surprisingly, it’s possible the little swan might be the glue that holds everything together. Our story starts on one Christmas and ends on the next. A lot can happen in a year.
I can always count on Candace’s imagination to take us places we never thought we would go. Vampire’s, Werewolves and Swans … oh my! But, believe it or not, it worked. Kieran was always jealous of Gwen’s male 
companions. After 300 years together, they are afraid that it may be the end of their marriage. Leave it to Abbott to find a solution that could work for both of them.
Ajax needed to serve a master. Working for Drake Security just didn’t sit right with him. He was gifted to Kieran and Gwen to be both bodyguard and blood servant. He didn’t understand the dynamics between the two of them but knew that they were important to Abbott. He would serve and service them … he would fight for them … he would die for them. When the time comes that he may have to do just that, Abbott will not allow him to leave Gwen and it ends up being him and an unexpected Swan that saves Kieran’s life. Now, they are bound together in a way that no one saw coming. Will Ajax, Kieran, Gwen and Arabella be able to find a happy medium? Will they be able to forge a relationship between the four of them? Ajax knows that he can satisfy Kieran and Gwen … will he be able to give Arabella what she needs as well?
I enjoyed the interactions between all the characters in this story. They all seemed to fit together. Candace did a wonderful job in meshing the four characters, in helping us understand their pasts and why they they needed what they needed. There was definitely a HEA … was there love? Yes, in their own way, they all loved one another. And, you cannot take away her way of writing erotic scenes. They are descriptive but important in telling the story, in learning what they need to be satisfied and to bind them together. I always look forward to one of Candace Blevins stories because I know I will not be disappointed in the storyline, the characters or the outcome.
5 stars
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