A must-have for Kitty Norville fans, but also an excellent standalone for readers new to Vaughn’s worlds.” -Kelley Armstrong, author of Bitten
From the author of the beloved Kitty Norville werewolf DJ host series, the last full tale in the series: the vampire origins of Kitty’s famed ally, Rick-and his sudden turn to darkness in the seventeenth century.
Ricardo de Avila would have followed Coronado to the ends of the earth. Instead Ricardo met with the end of his mortal life-and a new one, as the renegade vampire, Rick.
For over five hundred years, Rick has infuriated the demon world. He has ferociously protected his found-family from marauding vampires, joined forces with a legendary gunslinger, appointed himself the Master of Denver, and called upon a church buried under the Vatican. Of late, Rick has even made a famous friend: everyone’s favorite supernatural talk-show host, Kitty Norville.
Now, whether you are new to Vaughn’s fan-favorite novels, or a longtime reader, you’ll be riveted by the final full-length tale of the series.
This is the origin story of Rick, the vampire Master of Denver, who is a friend of Kitty the werewolf DJ. In a series of vignettes we learn how Rick, then Ricardo, was turned having followed Coronado to the New World. From the beginning Rick is just not an average vampire, preferring to make friends of humans rather than rule them, preferring to feed without killing and, most of all, wanting the rest of the world’s vampires to just leave him alone. Along the way Rick sees the settling of the American west and finally learns something even the oldest vampires do not know.
Rick was, at first, a secondary character in the Kitty Norville series who gradually became more integral to Kitty’s universe and plays an increasingly vital role in the events of Kitty’s life. This book, however, is a complete stand-alone as it tells Rick’s life story. It is not necessary to have read any of the Kitty Norville series to enjoy this story but it will make you want to start the series if only to learn more of Rick’s life. Highly recommended. ~~ Stephanie L Bannon
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