Circle of Blood

Books 1 - 3

By: R. A. Steffan, Jaelynn Woolf

Narrated by: Gwendolyn Druyor

Length: 27 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

When you're mated to an immortal vampire, love is forever. Literally.

In another lifetime, six vampires lost their mates - and their mortality - to an unimaginable evil power. Despite the veil of death separating them, the strength of love draws them together across the ages. But now, if they can’t reunite with the reincarnations of their lost soulmates soon, it may just mean the end of the world.

From the Big Easy to the ancient island of Cyprus and the ritual-steeped nation of Haiti, follow the nightwalkers who are all that stand between humanity and chaos as they try to gather together the prophesied Council of Thirteen. Six vampires. Six reincarnated mates. And... the mysterious Other. Without the Council, the world will fall to darkness and become a wasteland haunted by the undead. But the demon who covets dominion over humanity will stop at nothing to thwart the vampires on their quest.

In the eternal battle between Light and Darkness, love may be the greatest weapon... or the greatest weakness.

From USA Today bestselling author R. A. Steffan and fresh new voice Jaelynn Woolf comes a steamy paranormal romance series perfect for adult fans of vampire fiction. Get Circle of Blood: Books 1 - 3 today and dive into the first half of a heart-stopping, six-audiobook journey that explores the power of love in a world gone mad with hate.

©2018 R. A. Steffan (P)2018 R. A. Steffan

difficult

I love books that have to do with vampire werewolves anything that has to do with a shapeshifter. and even though this book is like 27 hours I just had a hard time finishing it. I like the storyline how evil is coming out and turning people into like dead zombies and taking their souls. I also would like that the vampires in defining there are soulmates who sacrifice for them. but I just felt like the book kept repeating itself I kind of turned out most of the time I just felt like the book was okay and it took me forever to finish this book. it really does have a great potential the narrator did an amazing job and changing her voice to all these characters and that's something I really did enjoy.
I felt these vampires were really weak. they could become owls or mist but they can't carry another human.... I really do want to listen to the last two books but I don't think I'm going to I just don't have time to tune out half of the story.

Having a TOUGH time getting through this.

The non stop panic of the woman is incredibly annoying. It's both written and performed like that. Just non stop terror and panic. Might DNF this. Trying to get through at least half.

I hate this narrator. I listed to her do another series and she's terrible. Overly dramatic and whiney. Makes her voice sounds like shes sobbing if something is even slightly emotional.

I think I would've liked this much more with a good narrator. It's a shame when a good book is performed by a bad narrator. Completely destroys it. What's more frustrating is that her voices for some characters are good. So she's choosing to perform the way she does. She's terrible. Wish they'd re-record with Robert Petkoff or Nicole Poole or anyone else.

A unique and action-packed paranormal romance.....

Circle of Blood is a six book series that is combined into two bundles. With over 50 hours of listening included, it is well worth the two credits required to purchase all six books. Although each book covers a different couple and could be read as a standalone, I would recommend listening to the entire series. The authors create an overall story arc that is developed further in each book, and the friendship between the original six characters grows stronger as each one finds and claims his/her fated mate.

Steffan and Woolf do an amazing job of world-building - adding just the right amount of detail without getting bogged down in minutia. They have a unique take on the vampire genre, including that they transform into owls and require the sacrifice of a loved one to turn into a vampire rather than a vombie. In each book, one of the original six vampires is reunited with the fated mate that sacrificed his/her self. This is a journey of not only falling deeply in love with the reincarnated mate, but also of accepting forgiveness and redemption. Combine all of these emotions and passions with an epic battle against evil, and you have a powerful, incredibly enjoyable read.

Gwendolyn Druyor does a superb job with the narration. Not only does she clearly differentiate between all the characters, she handles multiple international accents with ease. She flawlessly switches accents from Russian to French to British to Haitian to Oriental, all while infusing the right level of emotion for every scene. This is truly a performance that shouldn't be missed.

I received a copy of this audiobook at my request in exchange for this honest review.

Yeesh....

Am I the only one that struggled with this book? It was so unoriginal and the narration was a struggle. I am disappointed as I normally enjoy these types of series. I am not too picky, but this was rough. :(

Reincarnations..

This bundle centers around love, lost love, and reincarnations.

Overall, a well thought out story line with intriguing characters and

a love that surpasses everything.

I would be interested in more books relating to this bundle.

Gwendolyn Druyor did well with the narration.

Note:
"This audio book was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review."

❤️

The whole vampire thing is getting kind of old. It’s all been done before. Still the story was interesting. And I enjoyed the characters. Excellent narration was part of what kept my interest.

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review.

OMG

I love this book wow when I first started listening I was abit iffy about it now OMG I can’t stop listening

You Have to Read This!

I loved this story. The plot puts a new twist on vampires! The narration gives that extra flair to the books. This author gives you great detail with her character builds. A job well done! I will definitely be reading the rest of the books in this series. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Totally entertaining

The characters are deep, and very well thought out. Narration was very well done. One of the best surprises is the humor in the characters. Highly recommend.

good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall

Not for me.

Ended up returning this after the first book. I really wanted to like it, but I struggled to get into the story, and the MCs just didn't do it for me.
Overall, I probably wouldn't recommend it.

Story well written and great narration

Story well written and great narration.

I am voluntarily reviewing a copy I received free from the author.

Eternal Love

When the fight between Good and Evil hots up it is down to a motley crew of disfunctional vampires to save the world with the help of their eternal loves.

This box set contains books 1-3 of a hot Paranormal Romance with an inttiguing twist on the Legend of Vampires and their fated mates. As well as a baddy to end all baddies.

Can't wait to find out what happens next but fair warning although each couple will get their HEA, the main plot is ongoing...

Excellent.

Really enjoyed this 6 vampire lose the loves of their lives in another lifetime to an evil darkness. Skip to present day and they find the souls of their lost loves in another person.
This book tells the stories of 3 of those vampires and the rest are told in books 4-6.
Love Gwendolyn Druyors narration.

struggled with this book

i struggled to get past the first couple of chapters, was monotonous. Will try again maybe it's me

Circle of blood

So the first 2 books are narrated really well but Gwendolyn has no idea of an Aussie accent really very poor and annoying, but don’t let it put you off the stories, which are about the vamps finding their soulmates who have been reincarnated. It’s a good premise for the books and tells of a prophecy of 13 vamps defeating the ultimate evil that is the daemon Bael so we know that the stories are following the same theme I look forward to the next 3 and hope there are no more dodgy accents lol..

Avoid

Really boring and pathetic. Don't waste your time or credits on this, it's not worth it.

It surprised me

I think the blurb or the overview of these books is written poorly because yes it is boy meets girl, typical vampire teen book, fate and true love and all that stuff but it is written far better and it surprised me because I bought this thinking it was a Twilight type of book but it is so much better than I had expected and it has left me wanting to know what happens next.
The fake accents annoy me though. I understand why they needed to be added to the story but it is a bit off putting especially when it comes to the Australian and British accents.

Different

These 3 books in the circle of blood were pretty good. I enjoyed the different take on vampires. The narration did grate on me at first but when I got into the story I didn’t mind it so much.

Excellent

I loved every minute of this series.
The plot is different and very intriguing. I love the idea of the vampires needing to find their lost soul mate in order to defeat evil. I loved how much action and suspense were in these novels. The excitement level was quite high and the romance was hot.
I thought the narrator did an excellent job and I wouldn't hesitate to pick up more titles narrated by her.
A very enjoyable series and I look forward to picking up the rest of the titles in the series because I am hooked!

I voluntarily reviewed a copy provided by the author at my own request.