#Bookreview of ETERNAL SERVICE: A COLONY Series Paranormal Romance by Regina Morris

My book review of ETERNAL SERVICE: A COLONY Series Paranormal Romance by Regina Morris

BLURB:

Vampire Raymond Metcalf has too many balls to juggle and life is getting more complicated by the minute. As if working with a covert team of sexy vampires to protect the President isn’t enough, he has to deal with his rebellious half-breed son, save the President from a crazed vampire, and break in a new director for his team since the last one, his best friend and the only human he trusts, has decided to retire. Why does his friend’s replacement have to be the most beautiful human woman Raymond has ever seen?

Career military woman, Alex Brennan, is being offered the promotion of a lifetime, and with it a romance that she has desperately been seeking. Does she dare accept the position as Director of the COLONY, an elite group of deadly creatures of the night and risk a dangerous romance with a man who isn’t even human? Together, can they save the President?

Vampires exist among us. They can be your neighbor, your best friend, a teacher for your child, etc. They alter their aged appearance based upon the amount of blood they consume. They move to a new area, drink a lot of blood, and appear young. Slowly they limit their intake of blood and age, right in front of our unsuspecting eyes. After decades, they fake their death, move, and do it over and over again.

Most live quiet lives in an effort to blend in. Some, however, want power and control.

The COLONY is an elite group of vampires sworn to protect the President of the United States from these rogue vampires.

MY REVIEW:

This is another book that’s been on my TBR for a long time. Since 2015, to be exact. Yowsa. I actually started reading the story last year, then it got put aside for other projects.  In a way, I’m glad I got to reread parts of the story again.  I liked it as much as the first time.

There are tons of vampire stories on Amazon, but Regina Morris put a different spin on their culture.  The COLONY is a group of vamps that protect the President of the United States from rogue vampires.  They’ve been in service for decades.  Most of the Presidents don’t even know they exist.  They report to only one person, the Director, a Human named Dixon.  When Dixon decides to retire, a hunt for a new Director gets underway.  Alex Brenamn is his choice, but she has issues of her own to contend with.

Regina Morris writes very developed characters.  The sexual tension between the leader of the COLONY, Raymond and Alex was superb, and it didn’t feel forced or contrived.  They each had their pasts to deal with.  Raymond, a dead wife he felt responsible for.  Alex, an attack and failed relationships.  Even the secondary characters were well-rounded out.  They weren’t one-demonical at all.  I see the next book In the series is based on Sterling, Raymond’s wayward son.  That ought to be very interesting.

The story was believable and moved at a fairly decent pace.  There’s enough action, drama and romance to please a reader’s soul.  At one point, when Alex is trying to save Raymond’s life, I couldn’t read fast enough.

There wasn’t much I didn’t like about the story, other than some editing issues.  Like I said, it’s been several years since I bought the book.  Maybe it’s been re-edited since then.  They weren’t significant, and certainly didn’t take away the enjoyment of reading the story.

As s side note, I really don’t think the cover fits the genre.  It doesn’t give the impression of a paranormal story.  If it weren’t for the tagline, I would assume it’s just a romance novel.

Regardless, I enjoyed the story and highly recommend it for vampire lovers.  I give it 4 fangs.