October 1st, 2011
House of Comarré series
Born into a life of secrets and service, Chrysabelle’s body bears the telltale marks of a comarré — a special race of humans bred to feed vampire nobility. When her patron is murdered, she becomes the prime suspect, which sends her running into the mortal world…and into the arms of Malkolm, an outcast vampire cursed to kill every being from whom he drinks.
Now, Chrysabelle and Malkolm must work together to stop a plot to merge the mortal and supernatural worlds. If they fail, a chaos unlike anything anyone has ever seen will threaten to reign."
The House of Comarre series is a 5 book collection by Kristen Painter. The series begins with Blood Rights, which introduces you to a whole new world. Kristen's world is set with a different look and approach to the romantic vampire lore - using a mixture of new and old rules. There are many different characters, and different kinds of characters, with the lines of good and evil often blurred. This is not a typical love story, or a typical vampire tale, it is something new, fresh and dare I say: ORIGINAL!
Here are some of the main characters to give you a feel for the book, given in my point of view:
Chrysabelle is a comarre; born into the life of servitude for the noble vampires. She is the heroine of this story, feminine, yet strong and takes charge of any situation.
Maris is a former comarre and also Chrysabelle's aunt, strong and willing to do anything for her family.
Mal is a cursed vampire, fighting with not one but two curses and his demon that he can barely keep at bay.
Fi is a ghost that is attached and haunts Mal due to his curse.
Dominic is a vampire that has all the connections, think more vampire mafia boss.
Doc is a cursed varcolai, with an overwhelming urge to protect Fi at all costs.
Here is some book definitions of terms you will find commonly throughout the book:
Anathema: is a noble vampire that has been cast out of noble society for some reason.
Aurelian: Historian to the comarre's.
Castus Sanguis: The fallen angels from which the other races descend.
Comarre/Comar: A human hybrid species especially bred to serve the blood needs of the noble vampire race.
Dominus: the ruling head of the noble vampire family.
Elder: the second in command to the Dominus.
Fae: a race of other natural beings descended from fallen angels and nature.
Fringe Vampires: A race of lesser vampires descended from the cursed Judas Iscariot.
Kine: archaic vampire term for humans.
Libertas: the ritual in which a comarre can fight for their independence. Ends in death for either the comarre or the patron.
Navitas: the ritual in which a vampire can be re-sired by another, to change family lines or turn a fringe noble.
Noble Vampires: a powerful race of vampires descended from fallen angels.
Nothos: Hellhounds.
Patronus/Patron: A noble vampire who purchases a comarre's blood rights.
Remnant: a hybrid of different species of fae and/or varcolai.
Sacre: The ceremonial sword of the comarre.
Signum: The inlaid gold tattoos or marks put into the comarre skin to purify their blood.
Vampling: A newly turned or young vampire.
Varcolai: a race of shifters descended from fallen angels and animals.
Blood Rights
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