Haven
A Lowtown novel
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
'Dark, disturbing, enthralling, breath taking' Passionate About Books
'An incredible voice for paranormal' Rhyannon Byrd, bestselling author of the Bloodrunners series
*A spin-off from the bestselling Blackthorn series by Lindsay J. Pryor*
Prepare to enter Lowtown - the dark, gritty world that will grip you and never let you go.
Every few days the handsome stranger comes into the café in Lowtown for an hour a time. Most of the time he keeps himself to himself - one drink and he leaves. Sometimes people meet with him but about what remains elusive, the edge of mystery and danger adding to his allure.
Not that Ember is allowed to think about him. She's finally on the cusp of gaining her citizenship and escaping Lowtown for good, so she can't be seen to be involved with a vampire - evidence of one single bite would be the end of her prospects. But when those prospects are rocked by her links to the district's dark underbelly, the stranger she must avoid could be her absolution - and she could be his . . .
Find out why readers are OBSESSED with Haven:
'I truly do feel that if you love the Paranormal genre and have not yet discovered Lindsay J. Pryor or these novels then you need to read them, experience them first hand' Keeper Bookshelf
'Adrenaline-inducing, heart-breaking, incrediby addictive . . .It's a story no one should miss.' Netgalley 5-star review
'Haven is a darkly enchanting tale'Netgalley 5-star review
'Lowtown is dark and gritty. But it's also uplifting [and] inspiring' Tracie Delaney
'Absolutely spellbound . . . a must read!' Netgalley 5-star review
'Completely blown away by this book . . . utterly engrossing, alluring world-building' Netgalley 5-star review
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Pryor expands on her class-driven near-future world with this swift-moving but predictable paranormal romance, which is meant to be read on its own but doesn't explain enough of the world to be truly accessible to those have haven't read the related Blackthorn series. In this dystopian setting, humans reacted to learning about vampires and lycans in their midst by cracking down on them and establishing administrative districts where humans rule and paranormal ("third species") entities are oppressed. Blackthorn is a closely patrolled ghetto for human criminals and vampires; neighboring Lowtown is almost as miserable, a grim district populated mostly by poor humans and the few vampires who have earned government approval. Ember Challice just wants to escape the squalor of Lowtown for the comfort and respectability of Midtown, and she's a mere handful of days away from the completion of her plan. But when she saves vampire Nate's life, she's drawn into a deadly intrigue involving a local crime family, who desire her for a magical power she never realized she possessed. Now Ember and Nate must work together to survive, especially if she's ever to be free of Lowtown, but a forbidden romance blooming between them could destroy all their dreams. Sadly, the core romance and obligatory sex scenes feel perfunctory at best, and the resolution makes little sense given the characters' established motivations. Only longtime series fans are likely to continue following this spin-off.
