From the time of her rebirth, still grasping that thread of humanity to be inherently a good person and only use her new form to hunt people who were murders and abusers. You can feel the conflicted feelings Constanta has through the whole story between that line of love and devotion. From beginning to end you think that you know the story but each page is a new refreshing point of view and plot twist to this classic. Gibson’s eloquent words are so unexpected that you are completely unaware of the dark tendrils of feeling encasing around your heart, leaving you in awe after every page. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death. That’s when she then starts to understand the true monster that her beloved could be and must find an escape. After Constanta was saved from the brink of death by Dracula, her love and understanding for him knew no bounds until he begins to grow their family. Before opening the book you are presented with an unforgettable macabre cover of a shrouded women surround by skeletons by the talent artist Marlowe Lune and that just the beginning of the feelings as they start their way in.īe ready to be enthralled by the dark and beautiful story over centuries of time told as an open letter to Dracula from his bride Constanta. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.ĭowry of Blood is a novella in length, dark gothic vampiric romance story by S.T. I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review.

With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband’s dark secrets. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things. Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. Genres: Adult, Gothic, Horror, LGBTQ+, ParanormalĪ lyrical and dreamy reimagining of Dracula’s brides, A DOWRY OF BLOOD is a story of desire, obsession, and emancipation. This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence.

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