Quinn

He harbours a terrifying power, the will to fight for his homeland, and a refined veneer that masks the simmering brutality within; this is QUINN.

In D.B. Reynolds latest instalment of her dark and delicious Vampires in America, the war has escalated to the shores of Ireland; and as always, our beloved Raphael plays an integral part in plans to usurp the current Irish Vampire Lord.

Cultured and charming on the surface, Quinn may have been chosen, but he’s no ones patsy; wielding his Harvard education and a mere fraction of his innate power (despite his youth in Vampire years), have enabled Quinn to rise through the ranks of Vampire society and become a formidable ally to the American Vampire Lords in their quest for dominance.

But not even Raphael and his Vampire cohort are privy to the unique power that lies within Quinn; a source of devastation and horror when unleashed, that no Vampire or mortal can survive. So if ruling a territory requires strength, determination and power, Quinn has it all in spades and will do what’s necessary to secure his future and save Ireland from destruction.

For those readers who have staunchly followed this series from the very beginning, be patient; for Quinn is slower paced early on and doesn’t jump straight into fast-paced action and page turning suspense quite as soon as previous books in the series. There is significant background development, a lot of dialogue, and a formidable foe in the guise of a Vampire hunter. There’s an abundance of hot and heavy physical interaction too, but it’s raw and lustful, lacking the deep and meaningful passion I’ve come to associate with the previous stories. But like most of Ms Reynolds sexy, dangerous and impassioned Vamps, you can’t help but fall for this intellectual rogue with his American accent, and Irish heart. And while I don’t think this story has quite the impact of other books in the series, it’s still a damn good read.

With this book, the war in Europe has truly begun after Raphael had made his forays to France since the last incursion by the Eurovamps. The Americans will no longer tolerate the Eurovamps trying to force their way into ruling America. Book #12 in the VIA series, QUINN is set in Ireland which has become the new front line in the battle for supremacy. Quinn was born in Ireland, but grew up in America so in effect, he is the melding of both cultures. Playing the long vampire game, Quinn with Raphael and Lucas’s help, returns to Ireland to oust the evil and very criminal ruler Lord Sorley. As he sets about establishing himself in Dublin and Howth on Sorley’s turf, Quinn runs into a women bent on the destruction of vampires. Her brother had been involved with them in some underworld activities until they took him out. So revenge has become Eve’s life as well as dealing with a difficult relationship with her mother.

Much of this book focuses on Quinn getting to know the lay of the land and establishing himself as a new power. His relationship with Eve starts out and stays very prickly as she is as stubborn and fiery as her red hair would suggest. To Eve, vampires are the epitome of evil and like many vigilantes, she has only a narrow focus. Sleeping with the enemy takes on a whole new meaning for her so that Eve has to face some very difficult facts if she wants to be with Quinn.

Quinn Kavanagh has the usual vampire arrogance as he is always trying to leave the little woman at home and out of the fight, but Eve has other ideas. While it’s true the vampires have superior strength and special powers, they always tend to underestimate the pesky humans. As a couple, Eve and Quinn seem to have a lot more of the rough than the smooth than some of the others in this series. It will be interesting to see how things progress in the battle for essentially world dominance now that the terms of engagement have changed.

Four and a half
This series is simply fabulous and its characters always dig deep into my heart. Here we have Quinn arriving in Ireland and determined to become it's Vampire Lord. He has the blessing of Raphael and apparently the backing of Lucas but Quinn understands the nature of all Vampires and is not in the mood to share with anyone. No this cool, confident and dangerously cocky male is walking his own path to greatness.
Eve saw her brother brutally murdered by Vampires and has spent five years learning their ways whilst tracking down the killers. To her mindset all Vampires are monsters but if I'm honest she's no Buffy. What she is though is a prickly, stubborn woman who challenges Quinn and I suspect that's part of her appeal to him. Let's face it ordinarily he is faced with females throwing themselves at him so having to work for it obviously gets his motor running.
This does have a different pace to some books in the series with less action but when it kicks off Quinn is brutal. He has astounding Power and yes that does deserve a capital letter. I thought this was an insightful view of what it takes to step up and become a Vampire Lord. Yes there are hot and sexy times but this Irish/American charmer quite rightly dominates the story.
It loses half a mark because I didn't really care for Eve. She seemed pathetically naive about Vampires at times and if frank not as fresh or original as I'd hoped. Still I did truly enjoy this trip back into this world and look forward to more European Vampires making their mark.
This voluntary take is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts and comments are honest and I believe fair.

It’s been a while since I’ve read a vampire story, and I must say this kept my interest throughout. This is the first book I have read in this series, and even though it has 11 books before it I didn’t feel as if I had missed out, although I’m sure I will be starting book 1 at a future date. I really enjoyed the premise behind the story, vampire lords taking over territories/countries. Quinn it seems is set to take over Ireland, and as he’s slowly taking control of certain areas he comes across Eve, sexy human vampire killer, intent on finding her brother’s killers. Although it took me a while to warm to Eve, I fell for Quinn and his band of merry vampires from the get-go, true vampire heroes. A light easy romance packed with humour and action. I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is my honest review.

D.B. Reynolds continues her sexy and exciting Vampires In America (VIA) series with Quinn, book 12 in the series in which smart and sexy graduate student turned vampire hunter Eve Connelly is determined to avenge her brother’s murder and getting closer every night until the gorgeous newcomer from America Quinn Kavanagh derails her plans and makes her second guess the motives behind her killing spree.

Quinn was a natural born leader even before he became a vampire and didn’t hesitate when he was presented the opportunity to takeover and rule with a fair and honest hand over his native Ireland. Finding a mate and falling in love though, was not in his plan, much less falling for a fierce redhead human set on killing his kind. Can they learn to trust each other in order to achieve both their goals?

A VIA release is cause for celebration alone, more so after over a year since the last full length installment was published. With Quinn, Reynolds delivers an exciting and sizzling hot story with fascinating characters, an engaging plot and more of her paranormal world building. Hint, hint… I loved Quinn’s enhanced magical ability!

Quinn is not only driven to be a leader, he’s determined to be a good one for the benefit of his kind and that of humans. Aside from the underlying political plot, I enjoyed watching Quinn modify his plans to include Eve in his life even when at times it went against his Vampire. Even though Eve and Quinn’s relationship was rushed by vampire politics and shrouded by secrets, their attraction was.

Quinn is book #12 of the Vampires in America series by D.B. Reynolds. It is standalone paranormal romance told by several points of view with a happy ending and introduction to the next book.

He is powerful despite his youth, he is intelligent beyond his years. Quinn is a compelling addition to the Vampires in America series and is the magnificently, well written, suspenseful romance I have come to know from this fabulous author. If you haven’t read this series you are truly missing out on a great series.

In this book the American vampires have left the states for Ireland. Vampire Quinn means to wrest control of the Irish vampires from the villainous lord Sorely, this to establish a foothold for bringing the vampire war to Europe. Frequently getting in the way of Quinn’s plans is determined vampire hunter, Eve. Falling in love was not in the plan.


This being book #12 in the Vampires In America series, what can I always count on when I read one of these books? I can count on a smoking hot, dangerous, over the top Alpha vampire Lord, an intelligent heroine that can hold her own in…most situations, although at times she may be naïve about vampires, super sizzling sexual tension and sex scenes and action scenes to rival the best thriller movies. This latest entry in the series does not disappoint on any of these points. The world of Quinn and Eve is fraught with danger at every turn because as we know vampires are a dangerous lot.

It was once again easy to fall under the spell of D.B. Reynolds’ vampires and lose myself in her vampire world. I loved the background information on how Quinn and Garrett were turned. The action scenes were well done and if I have any complaint it is that I wanted more from Quinn’s entourage in those scenes. This is not my favorite book of the series but I am falling for Quinn.

Do understand that there is violence aplenty and smokin’ hot sex .

Another goody in the series but do be sure to check out those that came before.

The Vampire Wars are getting more exciting as the American Vampires expand their reach and bring the fight to Ireland.

Quinn and Eve are strong, compelling characters that have an undeniably sizzling chemistry that has sparks flying in every direction along with some snarky dialogue as well emotional ups and downs that easily draws readers into the story and ensures that the readers want to know every last detail of this rocky relationship as they struggle toward their happily ever after. Their romance is made even more interesting in the fact that Quinn may have met his match in every way which has the couple bristling with egos and tough exteriors.

As with all of the Vampires in America series, Quinn is full of thrills and chills as Quinn plots and plans to take down the Master of Ireland and his illegal operations. There are lots of twists and turns to keep readers guessing and enemies to either destroy or turn against their leader all while Eve keeps Quinn on his toes with her vendetta against vampires.

D.B. Reynolds sure has a way with words and she makes sure her characters do as well as she give them brilliant life and she makes her vampire world so fascinating that I never get bored no matter how many times read each and every one. So, I am quite thrilled to tell you that you that once again I have enjoyed my time spent in her world while I got to know Quinn and Eve and I can’t wait for the next book as I believe it may be time to visit Scotland….hmmm?

The war between the Vampires is getting ready to start. Finding European allies is a must for preparing for the war. The mighty Quinn is getting ready to do battle for Ireland. With the support of the American vampires it starts, but there's a complication in the form of a beautiful redhead who hates vampires. Despite this dislike, there is no keeping them apart A handsome vampire, a beautiful women, hot sex and danger make this an explosive new edition to the Vampires of America series You won't be disappointed .

If you’re looking for a sexy, standalone (if you want) vampire read with all the bells and whistles – this is the book for you!

I picked up Quinn not really knowing what to expect. I’m 12 (or more) books into this world and now we are rapidly moving out of America and into other countries. Here, we join Quinn as he moves to Ireland with the plan to become the new vampire lord here. The current lord (who is in league with the bad vamps who are doing a really bad job at beating Raphael) is obviously corrupt and is doing a pretty poor job of taking care of the vampires who are sworn to him. Maybe it’s laziness, maybe it’s a character flaw, but either way, it looks like the remaining un-American-vampire-ruled-countries will probably show up on the radar like this. That being said, Quinn is not your typical “Raphael vampire.” We don’t have an extensive experience with him, he hasn’t been a prominent side character in previous books, and he doesn’t call up Raphael or his close buds a whole bunch in this book. It was kind of a relief to have such a change!

So, we already know the main story – Quinn’s battle to win Ireland – but what would these books be without the mates? They’re always spunky and awesome, and Eve is no different. Eve’s brother was killed by vampires in front of her, thus creating the slutty Buffy character she now is, roaming the streets killing the “bad” vampires in town. In Ireland, it appears, there are more bad vampires than good. Quinn, however, is looking to change that and it happens pretty quickly (just like his romance with Eve). These two combust quickly, despite her having a penchant for vampire slaying. The combination of Quinn’s aggressive vampire lord-ish-ness and Eve’s determined pluckiness reminded me back before Raphael and Cyn had all this baggage.

The book follows a similar format to the others but really had me guessing along the way. Maybe moving to other countries is a good thing and will keep things interesting? Either way, I wish there was more book, but at the same time I’m happy we have a HEA for Quinn and Eve. These books could go on forever and I would just keep reading…

The Delight
Hot vampire lords and feisty heroines inhabit this fascinating world that D.B. Reynolds has written and I’m addicted to the whole series.

Review
Eve Connelly is an Irish redhead with the temperment that seems to go with it. In this case, she deserves to be angry after seeing her brother beaten to death by two vampires. She vows then and there that all vampires she can find will die at her hands. She pretty much gives up her life, which used to include graduate school, to hunt at night when the vampires are out and about. Quinn Kavanagh has just moved back to the land of his birth, Ireland. There’s a vampire war going on and it’s Quinn’s turn to take over a territory and this time the territory is Ireland. He runs into Eve one night when he watches her lure a couple of vampires to their death. Immediately, he makes the decision to find out what she’s doing and why. And hey, if he’s attracted to her and her to him, well that can’t hurt things, or can it?

There’s just so much to love about this series. It may be about Vampires in America, but now that’s expanding to include Europe and the UK. Reynold’s world building is amazing. She writes of a world where vampires are known about and even feared by some. But there’s also a part of the population that are drawn to vampires and more than willing to give up their blood for the feeling they get while doing so. Other than that, vampires are very private and keep their politics to themselves. They also keep their wars to themselves.

The world building may be my favorite thing about this series, but her characters are my other favorite thing. This time Reynolds changed things up a bit. In past books most of the heroines have been strong females with a hardcore job. This time, Eve is feisty as they come, but really has no real job-at least not a legitimate one. She’s also quick to jump into the physical part of the relationship, when the others have more of a slow burn type romance. Of course, she has no idea he’s a vampire and those other ladies did. As I mentioned, she hates vampires and won’t ever have anything to do with them-until she kills them. Yeah, that’s not happening this time. On Quinn’s part, he’s smart, built like a Greek god and determined that Ireland will be his. He was born as one of the few powerful vampires, but like anything else, it took time to hone his powers. And grow stronger while establishing his own small army of vampires.

Vampires in America is one of those series that I have been moving through, slowly but surely. I actually read this one out of order for the first time, but since I had read the first eight it wasn’t a problem for me. These books always have fantastic main characters and plenty of life and death action. The romance is always hot with mega chemistry and I always look forward to the vampire’s backstory. In this case, it only goes back fifty seven years, but it was still compelling. The only problem I had this time was with some out of place or I should say time things. At one point, Quinn is on his cell phone-fifty seven years ago. And he calls his cousin, also a good character, the word, dude. Both things jumped out at me while reading. I will say, I’ve never noticed anything like that in this series before and since this is an ARC, hopefully it was corrected before publication.

If you like vampire stories, ones with lots of romance and action, then this is a series not to be missed. Highly recommended!

What is there not to love, this was as always a fantastic addition to an awesome series. Loved their chemistry, her spunky humor and the layout of the story!!