Black Heart Blooming

Phoenix Immortal, Book 3

De: Alexa Piper

Narrado por: Curtis Michael Holland

He looked fierce now. Had since I'd mentioned occasionally dying. To be… cherished like that. To have someone who cared about my deaths, it… it had been a very long time.

Cursed with immortality, the man known as the Black Shuck by some, as Bennet by others, has resigned himself to a lonely, endless existence. Long days are interspersed with death, dying, and the odd assassin job.

During one of these jobs, he dies and comes back to life in front of very human and very innocent Amory, who is both fascinating and enchanting. Through his courting, Bennet finds himself enjoying his existence for the first time in a long time. He will do anything to protect Amory, will die and live for this human who has captured his immortal heart.

Yet, the self-doubt Bennet hides behind a confident mask plagues him, and beings from the supernatural world he is a part of target Amory to target him. Bennet knows what he wants, but will all the skills he learned over hundreds of years be enough to keep Amory?

This book covers some of the events that occur in Moonlight Cherries. While this is the third book in a series, it can be enjoyed before books one and two as an alternative entry point.

For mature listeners.

©2023 Alexa Piper (P)2026 Podium Audio

Black Heart Blooming - Soyer & Amory

Black Heart Blooming - The Beginning

‘I lifted the hand I was still holding to my lips, kissing his knuckles. I meant it to show respect, adoration. Those two things I could easily give him. He breathed in, a heavy breath, the kind of breath people often took in the darkness. I looked at his shadowed features, not lowering his hand. “May I kiss your lips?” I felt the tremor run through his body before I saw his head bob, granting me permission. What I really wanted was to pounce, devour, have him, here and now.’

Alexa Piper’s Black Heart Blooming shares Soyer’s story, which parallels Amory’s in Moonlight Cherries and Moonlight Phoenixes, all part of the fabulous Phoenix Immortal fantasy series.

We become deeply rooted in Soyer’s psyche as his emotions are tweaked, something that rarely happens after centuries of life and death, by the sweet young man who finds himself on a subway with a dying Soyer. Allowing himself to become fascinated with the waiter from the Moonlight Cafe, Soyer’s intricate world of paranormal beings is ultimately changed, as secrets are revealed and dangerous beings are challenging what little emotional and physical peace he finds being with Amory.

Loyalty and desire are paramount to keeping Amory safe, and the Black Shuck will burn down the world to save his love.

If you enjoy narrated books, this title will bring to life even more of Soyer’s delicious character, while making you reel his depth of love for Amory!

So good!!!

I actually enjoyed this more than the first two in the audio versions. Not sure why but for some reason the narrator just fits Sawyer much better.