Forgotten Heir

Blueblood Vampires Series, Book 3

By: Michelle Hercules

Narrated by: Troy Duran, Mindy Kennedy

Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

Have you ever heard of the curse of the middle child? It's real, and it makes you invisible. Growing up in a house with three headstrong witches, I was usually stuck playing the mediator.

When I met Rikkon, I immediately felt a kinship to him. He wasn't invisible like me, but in a sense, he was forgotten. We bonded over things we couldn't control. He was struggling with his demons, and I was lost.

It was easy to fall in love, but that was when things got complicated. When I thought we could be more than friends, Rikkon's past came to rip my hopes to shreds. He recovered his memories, and with it, the knowledge that he was never free to be mine. Someone else had staked a claim, a bond so strong, that no mortal human could break.

Foolishly, I made a vow to help Rikkon reunite with his true mate, not realizing that by doing so, I might have unleashed the wrath of Ellnesari in our world.

Contains mature themes.

©2021 Michelle Hercules (P)2021 Tantor

Decent read

I just thought this one was was ok. Which is disappointing because I was so looking forward to the world of the Nightingales. Had some really great elements but it was just so so for me. Still a very intriguing world and worth the credit.

Loved this

Been waiting for this 😁 Loved this! Rickon's and Miranda's story is a naturally difficult one. This is a new twist on the fated mate trope for me and loved the strife.

Good listen

I really liked this book but not as much as the first two. I liked the character evolution and the sexy times were yum. I’m excited for the next story.

Supes in Salem!

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💚🖤💙💜❤️
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📙📘📔
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏🌎
Character development: ☹️🙃☺️😀
Narrator(s): 🎙🎙🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration

The Hero: Rikkon - He is the brother of Vivi from Dark Prince. They are Nightingales and the children of the Nightingale Queen Maeve, who banished them from Ellnesare and took their powers away. Rikkon was in constant pain and turned to drugs to dull the pain. His and Vivi’s memories of being Nightingales (which seem similar to fae, and created the vampires), had been removed by a spell.

The heroine: Miranda - She is the younger sister of Aurora from Wild Thing and is the middle child of her family, often ignored and underestimated. She has always been the good girl, who has only rebelled in small ways, though she has been starting to do it more often and she wants to put a hex on the man Aurora was forced to get engaged to, she has to sneak out and go to the night market to get an ingredient.

The Story: Miranda and Rikkon meet at the night market and feel an immediate connection. Rikkon can’t forget Miranda and seeks her out more and more, but his memories of his past have been taken away, and when he finally gets them back, he realizes that the source of his pain all these years has been the fact that he had a fated mate in Ellnesare and when he was separated from her and his powers, he started to go crazy.

Rikkon knows that he has to get back to Ellnesare and to his fated mate, not because he wants to, but because he has to make his mother and the other Nightingales return to Earth because the first generation vampires have all been going mad since the Nightingales left, returning to their own realm. Miranda is determined to help him get to Ellnesare so he can be with his mate and the pain he has been feeling will finally end.

This book was told in dual points of view via dual narration. It was narrated by Troy Duran and Mindy Kennedy whom I really enjoy listening to. Troy is my all time favorite narrator and has a deep sexy voice, while Mindy has a youthful feminine voice which matches the 18 year old witch, Miranda perfectly.

I really like how Michelle Hercules starts these books during the end of the timeline of the previous book. It serves the dual purpose of showing the events of previous book in case the reader forgets some of the prior book, but also gives a new perspective of the same scenes. Since in the prior book, was in the POV of the main characters in that book, but in this book those ending scenes are told in Rikkon and Mir’s points of view.

The story in this one was very good. I liked learning more about Rikkon and the Nightingales, and Miranda is a great character who laments the fact that everyone seems to overlook and underestimate her, but turns out to be the strongest witch in her family.

Great…but why is she a child?

This was a great story except for the fact that he is like hundreds of years old and she is 17…and they get physical. Can we please stop with all of the teenagers as main characters trope?

Excellent series!!

I was looking for a new series when I stumbled upon this one and am I ever glad I did! Each story pulls you in and you just cannot pause! I had a hard time sleeping because I would wake up thinking about what was happening and anxious to continue. Each book has been better than the one before! Omg Sooooo good. I hope there’s a lot more to come! I will definitely be re-reading this series!! I cannot recommend enough!

Out of this world adventure

Rikkon is getting his memories back, and with that comes trouble. Rikkon & Miranda find themselves amongst the Nightingales, and there is treachery seeping through the lands, can they break the bonds and save the kingdom or will their actions lead to devastation & destruction….

High Schooler?

Maybe others could look over it but it seriously bugged me that Mira was a 17 year old high schooler. Why did Hercules have to make her so young? Gross. Oh sorry, by the end of the book she was 18 but still in high school.

Enjoyable ride

I liked this third part of blueblood vampires series really really much. It was exiting and interesting fantasy romance story. Takes you away from your everyday life nicely.

amazing book omg love the story

amazing book omg can't wait to start the next book love the story how intense it get in some parts and interesting in other parts