Blood Orange
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- Author：Karina Halle
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Summary
Once there was a man who fell deeply in love with a woman he could never have。 When their affair was uncovered she was brutally murdered in front of him， and he discovered he was cursed， doomed to live forever as a vampire。
Over the centuries， he found his love again， and lost her again， until he was so broken he gave up on love entirely， sinking into the depths of depravity， losing his humanity。
Then one day， she came back into his life。 A student of music studying under him at the conservatory in Venice， Italy where he was a professor。 But even though he found her beautiful and intriguing， he didn’t recognize his fated mate at all。
Because this time she had to hide her true self。
This time she came back as a witch， whose destiny wasn’t to love him…but to kill him。
Blood Orange is a modern-day Dracula retelling about the “real-life” Dracula that inspired Bram Stoker。 This is a dark vampire romance with plenty of content warnings （check interior of book for CW） and while it is a spinoff of The Dark Eyes Duet， it can be read as a standalone。 It was previously referred to as "King of Darkness"
Over the centuries， he found his love again， and lost her again， until he was so broken he gave up on love entirely， sinking into the depths of depravity， losing his humanity。
Then one day， she came back into his life。 A student of music studying under him at the conservatory in Venice， Italy where he was a professor。 But even though he found her beautiful and intriguing， he didn’t recognize his fated mate at all。
Because this time she had to hide her true self。
This time she came back as a witch， whose destiny wasn’t to love him…but to kill him。
Blood Orange is a modern-day Dracula retelling about the “real-life” Dracula that inspired Bram Stoker。 This is a dark vampire romance with plenty of content warnings （check interior of book for CW） and while it is a spinoff of The Dark Eyes Duet， it can be read as a standalone。 It was previously referred to as "King of Darkness"
Reviews
Cathy
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Wow this was so good！！ Can’t wait for the sequel 🧛♂️
Monica
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4✨ A love so deep that it transcends time。A love so strong it lasts beyond death。“You are the most beautiful thing I’ve ever experienced，” I murmured against her lips。 “And I’m never letting you go。 Not in this lifetime， not in the next。”Fated mates…。but fated to die。 This book was a rollercoaster。 Blood Orange is a dark and twisted retelling of Dracula and his love。 In this book， Valtu （Dracula） is a professor of music in Venice。 Dahlia， a witch vampire slayer， is sent to kill him， but that’s 4✨ A love so deep that it transcends time。A love so strong it lasts beyond death。“You are the most beautiful thing I’ve ever experienced，” I murmured against her lips。 “And I’m never letting you go。 Not in this lifetime， not in the next。”Fated mates…。but fated to die。 This book was a rollercoaster。 Blood Orange is a dark and twisted retelling of Dracula and his love。 In this book， Valtu （Dracula） is a professor of music in Venice。 Dahlia， a witch vampire slayer， is sent to kill him， but that’s not how the story goes。 I went into this book mostly blind because I love Karina Halle so much， so I didn’t want to get spoiled and I’m so happy I did。 Dahlia is Valtu’s fated mate， and she is the third reincarnation。 The past two reincarnations have died horribly and painful deaths。 In the current timeline， Dahlia slowly falls for her target， her professor， her mate。 But there is an evil presence in Venice threatening to open portals to other worlds and bring demons and monsters into this world。 This book was really well done。 I found the beginning to be pretty slow， and Dahlia’s character bothered me a little bit because I was expecting her to be a bad ass （because， you know， vampire slaying witch）。 But she was pretty insecure sad girl and I didn’t love that。 However， once her character development started and the plot started moving， I could not put this book down。 I ended up loving it。 If you like fated mates， vampires， witches， and a whole load of spice， definitely pick this up！！ I can’t wait for book 2。 。。。more
AdaChioma Vanessa Young-Aghagbon
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DNF。 It had potential but it felt too rushed。 The characters failed to draw me in and the dialogue felt choppy。 No spark， no impact。 Two stars for the nice plot outline。
Jayne Richmond
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Blood Orange， what a great read！！ The story of Dahlia and Valtu， it’s got reincarnation， spice， witches and vampires， my ideal book， with a great depth in the relationship between the 2 main characters and a hidden secret that threatens their bond， it ended in a cliffhanger and it might be the best cliffhanger ever！！！
Sarah Becks
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Wow。 my jaw is on the floor， I’m sitting here mouth agape。 I knew this book would be a fun dark vampire romance but this blew all my expectations fully out of the water。 I totally understand why Karina decided to make this into a duet and I cannot wait for book two！ It’s a super fast-paced read， the smut is A+ ， but I definitely wasn’t expecting that level of emotional damage 😭I got got y’all， and loved every second of it 😂
Jess
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Count Valtu Aminoff has lived for over 300 years。 He’s lost a wife and unborn child， in the late 1600’s。 Then he falls in love again， 20 years later in 1714 in the Kingdom of Sweden。 Mina with her red hair and Russian accent。 They have to meet in secret and she falls pregnant。 She tells him the same day he turns 35。 That same day， Minas handmaid rats her out。 That same day Valtu turns into a Vampire， and Mina gets killed by her father。When in 1888 in London he meets Lucille Rollins， he knows it’ Count Valtu Aminoff has lived for over 300 years。 He’s lost a wife and unborn child， in the late 1600’s。 Then he falls in love again， 20 years later in 1714 in the Kingdom of Sweden。 Mina with her red hair and Russian accent。 They have to meet in secret and she falls pregnant。 She tells him the same day he turns 35。 That same day， Minas handmaid rats her out。 That same day Valtu turns into a Vampire， and Mina gets killed by her father。When in 1888 in London he meets Lucille Rollins， he knows it’s Mina。 But he feels he’s cursed， because he can’t keep Lucy either。 Now in present day， he meets Dahlia Abernathy， a 28 year old student of his at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory of Music in Venice。 Something about her makes him look twice， it’s like he’s known her from somewhere before What he doesn’t know is that Dahlia is a Witch and Vampire Slayer and on a mission to kill him， Count Valtu Aminoff or as we all know him: Count Dracula。Dahlia has weird dreams of being on a battlefield and memories of the past。 She feels a weird pull and connection to Valtu， her professor and her next Target。Secrets， feelings， flashbacks， demons， vampires and music bring this story together。 It held my attention and the triggers or dark romance info mentioned at the beginning helps。The only thing I didn’t like， were the names he called Dahlia。 Also what happens to the issue with the rogue vampires and the spell book， gets forgotten towards the end。 This ends on a mild cliffhanger， but we get a glimpse what’s next in the epilogue。 I will read book two， but also hope that we’ll go back in time to see what exactly happens in Italy。I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Hanan
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This book is utterly spellbinding。So freaking spectacular！I always know when I read a Karina Halle book I’m in for a treat。And Blood Orange was a delicious treat indeed。She delivers a new original world of vampires and witches with a twist。I was either on pins and needles while reading or vigorously fanning myself。It’s intensity is thrilling and gripping。It’s sexy and steamy， the passion and the lust sizzle hot。I absolutely fell in love with Valtu。 He’s sexy and sultry with an air of mystery。 Hi This book is utterly spellbinding。So freaking spectacular！I always know when I read a Karina Halle book I’m in for a treat。And Blood Orange was a delicious treat indeed。She delivers a new original world of vampires and witches with a twist。I was either on pins and needles while reading or vigorously fanning myself。It’s intensity is thrilling and gripping。It’s sexy and steamy， the passion and the lust sizzle hot。I absolutely fell in love with Valtu。 He’s sexy and sultry with an air of mystery。 His allure is all encompassing and consuming。 Val is in the gray area of not be all good nor all evil。 He is someone you’d willingly let devour you。Dahlia has a complex life。 She is filled with rage and wants revenge。 I felt sad for her and my heart hurt for her and the situation that brought her to where she is at now。The moment she and Valtu met I could feel the tension coming to life。And things just get more intricate and the tension starts turning into a sexual attraction。Until it’s spiraling and there is no relenting。 Holy Flock their sex scenes are electrifying！ They spark， ignite and explode。 DO NOT READ IN PUBLIC！While their physical interactions are hot and sexy as sin。 I also really liked their connection on spiritual as well。 I loved how they felt a bond with one another。I loved the storyline and plot it was riveting and captivating。 The characters are multidimensional and truly unforgettable。 While those two major things are what made this book outstanding。 The writing was superb！ Everything written coming together magically and perfectly。Ms。 Halle’s attention to descriptions is amazing。 The details are so vivid her words come to life off the pages。 Everything I was reading I was seeing as a movie in my minds eye。 The graphics and imagery were so detailed it was like seeing， smelling and feeling everything described and taking place。 Now for that stunning cliffhanger that had me crying noooo！ Yes December 29 can’t get here fast enough。One last thing I loved the title Blood Orange that is what first caught my attention then after reading the book the title is perfect。 。。。more
AJ
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A love so deep that it transcends time。A love so strong it lasts beyond death。5 stars！A dark， gothic and sensual retelling of Dracula’s story， this is an emotional and wildly sexy paranormal romance with an epic love story。 With the moody edginess that Karina Halle writes so well， I was instantly sucked into this book and read it in a day， unable to put it down， and I am obsessed！Note - This book is a spin-off from the Dark Eyes series。 There is a bit of character cross over， and some very minor A love so deep that it transcends time。A love so strong it lasts beyond death。5 stars！A dark， gothic and sensual retelling of Dracula’s story， this is an emotional and wildly sexy paranormal romance with an epic love story。 With the moody edginess that Karina Halle writes so well， I was instantly sucked into this book and read it in a day， unable to put it down， and I am obsessed！Note - This book is a spin-off from the Dark Eyes series。 There is a bit of character cross over， and some very minor reference to events in the original books， but this story easily stands alone， and is a strong start to its own duet。 Valtu is a centuries-old vampire whose story became the fabled tale of Dracula。 But not everything in the book was correct， and here we get to meet the sexy yet darkly sensitive vampire as he is living his life as a music professor in Venice。 Dahlia is a young witch who was taken in by the witch’s guild upon the death of her parents。 She’s a trained vampire hunter， and Valtu is her target。 She is to get close to him， and then take him out， and given that she’s on her last warning with the guild， she’s determined not to fail。 But when the young music student meets her gorgeously enigmatic professor， not everything goes according to plan。 Oh holy damn， this book is all about the chemistry， and Valtu and Dahlia are dripping with it。 From secret glances to tension-filled interactions， there’s a connection between them from the very beginning， and it’s an undeniable attraction that becomes impossible to resist once they get to know each other。 “I don’t want you to be ashamed of your darkness。 I don’t want you to be afraid of it … what I want is your darkness to play with mine。 I want to make it come so beautifully alive， so that we can revel in it together。” I knew this book was going to be sexy – there’s even a content warning at the beginning about all of the sex， along with the associated trigger warnings， but I still wasn’t prepared。 It’s hot and kinky， and seriously filthy， and there’s lots of it。 And it shows the trust， the passion， and the incredible connection between these two。 “I am choosing you。 And if you accept me， there is no turning back。” And beyond the sex， there is a soul-deep emotion that develops between Valtu and Dahlia that is beautifully emotional。 We get to see Valtu’s devastating history in flashbacks that broke my heart， and that made his relationship with Dahlia even more beautiful to see him finally opening up to somebody again。 The added twists in the story about who Dahlia is and her presence in his life bring just the right amount of angst and intensity， and I could not read fast enough， desperate to see where the story was going to go。 Valtu was determined to call up my darkness， but more than anything I felt like I wanted to drown in his。 I love how Halle brings exotic locations to life in her stories， and this time， it’s Venice in the cold and gloomy lead-up to winter。 The way that she writes about the city creates a dark mood that complements the story， especially because there is supernatural evil lurking， with bad vampires and a mysterious， magical book causing all sorts of spooky goings on。 And all of those elements combine to create a wonderful back-drop to the love story which takes center stage， and I was completely captivated from start to finish。 This book is not what I was expecting， and I loved the way it all played out。 It ends with a stunning and surprising twist， but still in a good place， and OMG， I am desperate for more of this story！ “My heart will always find yours。” Such a fantastic read， I loved it！5 stars！An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Alison
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4。5 starsThis book was not what I was expecting。 Very spicy and steamy （not complaining 😏） and just wow。 I had no idea how things were going to work out at all and then the way it ended… mind seriously blown！ I loved it all though！ This one had me so intrigued from the get go！ I loved the flashbacks of previous times， I loved how dang sexy Valtu was。 I loved that Dahlia was a witch and how that all played out！ It was really awesome and I’m so freaking excited for book 2！
Lina
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I started reading Karina Halle's books last year when "Nightwolf" came out。 Before that I didn't read any books from her。 Well， I am glad that I did it， because since then every new book of her that comes out， just gets better and better。 Her books are shattering me always in the good way and "Blood Orange" is no exception。I didn't know much about Valtu， because I haven't read "The Dark Eyes" duet （I already ordered it on paperback 😁）。 As far as I remember he was mentioned couple of times in Nig I started reading Karina Halle's books last year when "Nightwolf" came out。 Before that I didn't read any books from her。 Well， I am glad that I did it， because since then every new book of her that comes out， just gets better and better。 Her books are shattering me always in the good way and "Blood Orange" is no exception。I didn't know much about Valtu， because I haven't read "The Dark Eyes" duet （I already ordered it on paperback 😁）。 As far as I remember he was mentioned couple of times in Nightwolf， but that was it。I remember in one of Karina's Instagram posts about the book （when it was out already）。 In it she said that this was the most spicy book that she wrote。 And boy she wasn't wrong about it 😱。 I was really happy that I got the chance to meet Valtu properly， to see his life through the centuries and of course the only woman he ever loved。 Dhalia was like a 3 women， being in one。 Her soul was being reborn couple of times and every time she found him。 Only in that life， she wasn't a normal person， she was a witch and she wasn't remembering her her past life's。 But that didn't stopped her for feeling that invisible pull towards Valtu。 He was feeling the same， but he couldn't recognize her as well。 I do admit that that there was couple of times， when the spice was getting a bit too much， but I still loved it。 I was soo hooked in this， that I kept reading and reading till the book was finished。 And like any other Karina Halle's books I finished this one in no time。It does end on a mild cliff-hanger， but that makes it even more exciting about the 2nd book。Like Karina said about "Black Rose" coming out soon: "It's all about revenge， baby 😉！A very special thanks to Karina Halle and Social Butterfly PR for providing me with an ARC and giving me the chance to read Valtu and Dhalia's book。 。。。more
Rebecca
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haunting， white hot， and beautifully told！ 🤍🌶😍I loved this book！ I really loved Val and Dahlia’s story。 Val was so charming and hot hot hot 🌶 Dahlia felt like more of a mystery but I loved her how she grew as a character。 I can’t wait to see what happens next！
Heather
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OMG I already have such a book hangover！This book was… gahhhh… absolutely amazing。 Blood Orange has been a highly anticipated book that I couldn’t wait to read。 Now that I’ve read it， nails mostly bitten off， I need to read the next book asap！ Lol I can wait until December… but just barely！ This is Dracula’s， aka Valtu， book which is the first of a duet。 I was hooked from page one and obsessed with it thereafter。 Valtu was born a vampire – not making his change until he was 35 – but he never kne OMG I already have such a book hangover！This book was… gahhhh… absolutely amazing。 Blood Orange has been a highly anticipated book that I couldn’t wait to read。 Now that I’ve read it， nails mostly bitten off， I need to read the next book asap！ Lol I can wait until December… but just barely！ This is Dracula’s， aka Valtu， book which is the first of a duet。 I was hooked from page one and obsessed with it thereafter。 Valtu was born a vampire – not making his change until he was 35 – but he never knew that he was a vampire。 He was adopted and it wasn’t until the love of his life， Mina who was also pregnant， was being killed by his father did his change take place。 Her last words was that she would find him again。 Unfortunately， it was too late to save her life。 Years later， he finds Mina again， except she has been reincarnated as Lucy。 They loved each other but he was afraid to tell her what he had become and who she was to him。 On her death bed after trying to birth their dead child， he told her and she in turn let him know that she remembered her past life and that she would once again find him again。 Fast forward to present day。 Valtu is a music professor at a university in Venice。 Dahlia， a witch and vampire slayer， has been sent in undercover to kill him along with a couple of other vampires who have a spell book。 She has always had a nightmare about being killed by her father while guards keep another screaming man away， but she never understood what it meant。 She meets Valtu and is instantly drawn to him。 She tries her best to intrigue him so she can get close enough to him to find out more about the book。 As she and Valtu get closer， they start a romantic relationship and holy cow – those are some HOT sex scenes！！ They definitely get a bit kinky， lol， but I absolutely loved it！While together， she realizes that Valtu isn’t the horrible vampire that she has been led to believe， and she actually realizes that she is in love with him。 But how can she come clean to him about her being a witch/vampire slayer？ She can’t figure out a way to tell him， so she keeps it a secret。 Meanwhile， those other two vamps who stole the spell book are up to NO GOOD！ They are using it to open portals to other dimensions and letting evil into our world。 Valtu realizes what is going on but doesn’t know how to stop them。 It all comes to a head the evening of her winter performance when after speaking to Dr。 Van Helsing （btw I absolutely loved how it all ties into the Dracula book， and how Braum Stoker totally twisted the REAL story！） starts telling Dahlia about Mina and Lucy when she realizes what her dreams really meant – they were not dreams but her past lives！）。 Then the horrible part happens… oh my， that was really horrible and made me cry a bit！ I won’t tell you ALL the juicy details though – you need to read this！The last chapter made my blood start humming…。 21 years later a vampire female is going through the change…。。 And WOW！ I absolutely am salivating to find out what happens next！This book was so amazing！ I 100% recommend this book… you don’t need to read any of the Dark Eyes series for this book to make sense， but I would say that it actually helps。 I am going to have such a book hangover now until December 29th！ I received an ARC for my honest review。 。。。more
Ashley - The Tattered Page
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RATING: 4/5 enchanted rosesONE-WORD REVIEW: TANTALIZINGOPENING LINE: I write this down because I don't trust Bram to write his novel without twisting my story around。REVIEW:BLOOD ORANGE is a dark romance retelling of Dracula。 It mostly takes place in modern day with flashbacks of Valtu's "Dracula" time with his reincarnated Mina。 For the time being， he has settled for a bit in Venice as a music professor who moonlights as the dom daddy owner of the vampire-human sex/feeding club。 Little does he RATING: 4/5 enchanted rosesONE-WORD REVIEW: TANTALIZINGOPENING LINE: I write this down because I don't trust Bram to write his novel without twisting my story around。REVIEW:BLOOD ORANGE is a dark romance retelling of Dracula。 It mostly takes place in modern day with flashbacks of Valtu's "Dracula" time with his reincarnated Mina。 For the time being， he has settled for a bit in Venice as a music professor who moonlights as the dom daddy owner of the vampire-human sex/feeding club。 Little does he know Dahlia is a witch vampire slayer with a vendetta and a mission to destroy him。 That is until their hate and lust is overpowered by their undying love 。 。 。𝐼 𝒶𝓂 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝒶 𝒹𝑒𝓁𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝓂𝒶𝓃。 𝐼 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝒷𝑒 𝓇𝑜𝓊𝑔𝒽。 𝐼 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝒸𝒶𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝓅𝒶𝒾𝓃。 𝐼 𝓂𝒶𝓎 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒽𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝓂𝑒 𝓈𝑜𝓂𝑒𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒𝓈。 𝐵𝓊𝓉 𝐼 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒶𝓁𝓌𝒶𝓎𝓈 𝒷𝑒 𝑜𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝓈𝒾𝒹𝑒。 𝐼 𝓌𝒾𝓁𝓁 𝒶𝓁𝓌𝒶𝓎𝓈 𝓂𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒻𝑒𝑒𝓁 𝒸𝒽𝑜𝓈𝑒𝓃。Honestly， when I first started reading BLOOD ORANGE I was a little thrown off。 The man who plays Dracula is not at all what I expected him to be。 Every time Valtu's character came on page it felt like he was two different people and I guess that makes sense in a way since he is a vampire trying to maintain some of his humanity 。 。 。 Still it was so odd because I constantly heard how terrible and awful monstrous he is and why the Bram Stoker's "Dracula" is based on him but then again he had a day job as a music professor who genuinely enjoyed teaching—it was so strange。 Then you saw Valtu in the vampire sex/feed club he owned and all of a sudden he was like this Dom Daddy who had a degradation kink， not for himself but to use it on his partners。 And in those times he seemed like the badass vampire king—you know， the one we all imagine Dracula to be—I expected to be。 All hot and brooding and nasty in the best possible way。 But then that image got slashed down when his character interacted with the two vampire baddies—not in a good way—and all of a sudden Valtu was knocked down the food chain and I honestly don’t know how I felt about that。 I'm lying， yes I did， I didn’t like it at all。 Daddy Dracula was supposed to be the baddest vampire around—power， fearless， and sex on a stick。 Period。For the writing， it was decent—not Karina‘s best work—but still engaging。 For example， the chapter flashback of Mina and Valtu at the beginning just really threw me for a loop because it didn’t seem to make sense with the way the story started and it was like a lot of things were thrown at me so fast without any kind of foundation for emotional attachment。 Nevertheless， it was interesting and for the first half of the story， the flashbacks were my favorite part of the book。 Moreover， the pacing of BLOOD ORANGE was slow for the first half of the book but once you hit Midpoint it's all uphill from there。As for the romance between Dahlia and Valtu， it was definitely a slow-burn but not really enemies-to-lovers although while she really desired him she did hate him—but it was only on her side and for an exceptionally short time。 Having said that， I do wish there was more spicy tension coming from him I wish he put more pressure on her。 Talking about spice and smut based off of reading the trigger warning note from the author I was definitely expecting more sex on page so that was a little disappointing。 For example， I was about 30% in， and the furthest that Dahlia and Valtu got was like him touching her lower back and her elbow during a walk which was at 30% through BLOOD ORANGE and I was very disappointed。Howeverrr， Valtu’s flashbacks with Mina and Mina incarnate were hot as fuck。 Rest assured I highlighted those scenes in my Kindle so I can go back to them and enjoy them again。 And once you hit the Midpoint， MY GOD！ The spice was DELICIOUS！ Then and thereafter。 。 。 Music lesson， blindfolded good morning *wink， wink* And that's all I'll say about that。𝒲𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓉 𝒶𝒷𝑜𝓊𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝑜𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝐼 𝓌𝒶𝓃𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝒹𝓇𝒶𝑔 𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒹𝑜𝓌𝓃 𝓉𝑜 𝒽𝑒𝓁𝓁 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓂𝑒？All in all BLOOD ORANGE was a fast， enjoyable read。 If you’re interested in undying love， student/teacher romance， and human/witches and vampires f*cking then this book is for you。Happy Reading！Ashleywww。TheTatteredPage。com 。。。more
Francesca
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OMG。 I finished this book in less than 24 hours。 I'm totally in love with the story。 Can't wait for the sequel！ 😍 OMG。 I finished this book in less than 24 hours。 I'm totally in love with the story。 Can't wait for the sequel！ 😍 。。。more
Hopelessly Addicted To Books
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What a fabulous take on the Dracula story。 I loved everything about this book and wouldn't change a thing。 The pacing of the story was perfect， the tension， darkness and the relationship between the characters was intoxicating。 Each page I turned drew me further into the story wanting to rush to find out what would happen next but also to take my time so I didn't finish too soon。 I loved the complexity of the storyline， the way that we delve into the past whilst never losing the anchor to the pr What a fabulous take on the Dracula story。 I loved everything about this book and wouldn't change a thing。 The pacing of the story was perfect， the tension， darkness and the relationship between the characters was intoxicating。 Each page I turned drew me further into the story wanting to rush to find out what would happen next but also to take my time so I didn't finish too soon。 I loved the complexity of the storyline， the way that we delve into the past whilst never losing the anchor to the present。 The chemistry between Dahlia and Valtu was absolutely amazing， intense thrilling passionate， this couple were on fire the sex scenes were red hot I read each one slowly 😉 As I realised the end was near my excitement and trepidation was at maximum。 The end had me heartbroken but also excited for Black Rose the next book which thankfully comes out in December so not long to wait。 。。。more
Stacey Foss
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What a beautifully written love story even if the love interest is Dracula himself。 I love the concept of how dracula became turning into a vampire o the day he lost the love of his life and his unborn child。 In her dying breath she told him she would find him again and so the story begins。 We see through the story how his true love comes back to him century after century and how true their love was but always ends in tragedy。 I loved how the story goes from the present time to his past so we ca What a beautifully written love story even if the love interest is Dracula himself。 I love the concept of how dracula became turning into a vampire o the day he lost the love of his life and his unborn child。 In her dying breath she told him she would find him again and so the story begins。 We see through the story how his true love comes back to him century after century and how true their love was but always ends in tragedy。 I loved how the story goes from the present time to his past so we can see what truly happened when his love showed up to find him again。 Dahlia is a witch vampire slayer who has been sent to Venice to slay Dracula but she never thought that seeing him would bring so many feelings and dreams that felt as if they were happening to her。 I loved their story and how even though she was destined to kill him their love over took that and they fell madly in love with each other。 Until we are hit with that cliffhanger leaving us heartbroken and devastated。 Your heart just wants them to finally find a happy ending。 we also have the mystery of the spell book and the portals being opened。What is going to happen with that。 Even though the ending left us broken the Epilogue brings us hope in more than one way I can't wait for her to find Valtu gain and see how this story will truly end。 What a well written story with phenomenal characters that make you feel your in the story with them。 I was given this book as an arc for my honest review。 。。。more
Daniel Wiggins
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Dracula like you have never read him beforeWe all know Dracula， the myth， but this is a retelling of the man behind that myth。 His love， needs， desires， and even what some would see as preversions。Pay attention to the warnings at the start of this book as they all come into play seamlessly throughout the story。 The scenes in this book are primal， raw and so beautifully written。 You will be drawn into the plot and subplots that are subtle。 It is a book that will leave you wanting but fulfill you Dracula like you have never read him beforeWe all know Dracula， the myth， but this is a retelling of the man behind that myth。 His love， needs， desires， and even what some would see as preversions。Pay attention to the warnings at the start of this book as they all come into play seamlessly throughout the story。 The scenes in this book are primal， raw and so beautifully written。 You will be drawn into the plot and subplots that are subtle。 It is a book that will leave you wanting but fulfill you at the same time。 I can not wait until the next book comes out and this is one for my trophy shelf for sure！ I love the Playlist for this as well！ 。。。more
Andrea Holley
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🔥🔥🔥 Genre : paranormal romance I’ve been SO excited for this one！ A modern-day Dracula retelling。 🧛🏼♂️ 🩸 Dahlia has lived many lives。 Somehow always finding her way back to Valtu…When Valtu became a vampire in the 1700’s losing the love of his life on the very same day， he thought he’d never recover。 Yet somehow， as she promised with her dying breath， she makes her way back to him。 A vampire slaying witch， tasked to kill the infamous Dracula。 Holding the glamour and infiltrating his l ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🔥🔥🔥 Genre : paranormal romance I’ve been SO excited for this one！ A modern-day Dracula retelling。 🧛🏼♂️ 🩸 Dahlia has lived many lives。 Somehow always finding her way back to Valtu…When Valtu became a vampire in the 1700’s losing the love of his life on the very same day， he thought he’d never recover。 Yet somehow， as she promised with her dying breath， she makes her way back to him。 A vampire slaying witch， tasked to kill the infamous Dracula。 Holding the glamour and infiltrating his life becomes the least of her worries。 Will the third time around be the charm？ Or is their love doomed forever？ I can’t wait to read the second book in this series， coming out in December！ 。。。more
˗ˏˋcari´ˎ˗
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dnf。 i had high hopes but 10% in and i had to stop lol。 not a fan of descriptive *activities* with mmc and ow。 even if the mcs aren’t together yet （but fmc is a reincarnation of his past lover so that’s why i dislike it lol）
vv_books
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ARC provided for an honest review I've been waiting for this book for so long and the wait was definitely worth it！ Steamy as hell， emotional， with great characters。 I loved how they just couldn't stay away from each other， both feeling there was more going on， but unable to see it straight away。 Their chemistry was explosive， the steam soo hot！ I also loved the flashbacks， learning a bit more about their past together， which was heartbreaking。I'm so excited there will be a second book， but the ARC provided for an honest review I've been waiting for this book for so long and the wait was definitely worth it！ Steamy as hell， emotional， with great characters。 I loved how they just couldn't stay away from each other， both feeling there was more going on， but unable to see it straight away。 Their chemistry was explosive， the steam soo hot！ I also loved the flashbacks， learning a bit more about their past together， which was heartbreaking。I'm so excited there will be a second book， but the cliffhanger！ I did not see that coming at all。Thank you Karina Halle for this great book！ 。。。more
Liz
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Set in modern day Venice Valtu is teaching music at the conservatory when Canadian student Dahlia joins his course。 He’s strangely drawn to her but doesn’t quite understand why but Dahlia has an ulterior motive for being there。 She’s a witch and vampire slayer sent to kill him and is hiding her true appearance under a glamour spell so he can’t see that she is really Mina come back to him again and she has no memories of her previous lives。This is the book I’ve been waiting on， the story of the P Set in modern day Venice Valtu is teaching music at the conservatory when Canadian student Dahlia joins his course。 He’s strangely drawn to her but doesn’t quite understand why but Dahlia has an ulterior motive for being there。 She’s a witch and vampire slayer sent to kill him and is hiding her true appearance under a glamour spell so he can’t see that she is really Mina come back to him again and she has no memories of her previous lives。This is the book I’ve been waiting on， the story of the Prince of Darkness himself Valtu Aminoff otherwise known to the popular world as Count Dracula much to his chagrin。 Forget all about Rumanian Counts， Valtu’s life started as a Finnish peasant where he dared to fall in love with a woman way above him。 Her brutal death coincided with his turning at the age of thirty-five with her dying words “my heart will always find yours” proving prophetic across the years but with fate always stepping in whenever it looked like happiness was within his reach。 I was gripped from the start with Blood Orange。 Alternating between the current day and going back into the past to tell Valtu’s back story showing his humanity， it begins as quite slow burn before rapidly gathering pace once Valtu gives into his desires leading to some seriously hot scenes between hm and Dahlia that almost had me blushing。 Their chemistry is off the charts。 It’s not all sex though， there’s a lot of angst as well as Dahlia struggles with completing her mission but not seeing Valtu as the monster she’s been told about while Valtu fears losing anyone else and wanting to protect Dahlia。 With twists and turns， secrets and lies Blood Orange flows smoothly before leading to an epilogue that has left me desperate for December to come but the only visitor I want coming down my chimney isn’t Santa， it’s a certain vampire called Valtu Aminoff。 。。。more
Maria Passia
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Valtu lost everything that was precious to him， his beloved was murdered and he turned into a creature of nightmares。 In the centuries that followed， he lost the love of his life again and again， abandoning all hope of ever finding happiness and love。 When he meets Dahlia， his new music student， he is fascinated by her， without realising she is his fated mate。 But she is also a witch and her mission is to kill him！ Blood Orange is riveting and thrilling！ We experience the enormity of Valtu and D Valtu lost everything that was precious to him， his beloved was murdered and he turned into a creature of nightmares。 In the centuries that followed， he lost the love of his life again and again， abandoning all hope of ever finding happiness and love。 When he meets Dahlia， his new music student， he is fascinated by her， without realising she is his fated mate。 But she is also a witch and her mission is to kill him！ Blood Orange is riveting and thrilling！ We experience the enormity of Valtu and Dahlia's love through the centuries， and the devastation when they are separated。 Will they cheat fate this time？ 。。。more
Justmyfantasyworld
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• 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 •𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Blood Orange𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: The Dracula Duet #1𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Karina Halle𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: ☆☆☆☆ 4。5/5𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘭𝘺 𝘗𝘙 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘙𝘊。 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸， 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯。This Dracula retelling was everything I could have wanted and more in so many ways。 It has some fun things that I absolutely adore; student/teacher， secret identity， reincarnation， vampires， witches and more。 The book can be read as a standalone， but if • 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 •𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲: Blood Orange𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: The Dracula Duet #1𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿: Karina Halle𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: ☆☆☆☆ 4。5/5𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘭𝘺 𝘗𝘙 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘙𝘊。 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸， 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘸𝘯。This Dracula retelling was everything I could have wanted and more in so many ways。 It has some fun things that I absolutely adore; student/teacher， secret identity， reincarnation， vampires， witches and more。 The book can be read as a standalone， but if you read The Dark Eyes Duet you will recognize some of the characters。 Please do check the content warnings in the book before continuing， it’s a pretty big list。 That said， I did not find it that shocking。。 I don’t know if that says more about me or the book lol。 The characters were fleshed out so well， by the end I felt like I know them and their feelings are mine。 The beginning gave me push and pull vibes， as well as a bit of a slow burn… until the burning grew into a blaze and set me on fire。 Their chemistry was amazing and I loved their darkness， lots of smexy scene’s。 The last 1/3 of the book was full of angst for me， I could not stop reading。 The plot is moving faster and I couldn’t wait for everything to unravel… and then the author gives me the most craziest and best plot twist ever。 Did not see it coming at all and what a cliffhanger… I was in tears… I am excited for the next book in the duet since I feel like this book gave mostly the setting and the background information to really understand the characters。 Especially after that epilogue I know the next book will be amazing and I can’t wait to read what happens plot wise。 I think it will be full of action。 A lot of my reviews are also available with photo at my Bookstagram: @justmyfantasyworld 。。。more
Natalie Cummings
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✨ dark paranormal romance✨ Dracula retelling✨ reincarnation ✨ student/teacher “It’s made her my obsession。 It’s made me want to make her mine in every way possible， a feeling so deep and solid that it surprises me， but it’s true all the same。”Dahlia is a 28 year old witch ， and also a vampire slayer when she’s sent to Venice with one mission。 To kill Valtu aka Dracula。 She becomes his student in a music class。 They’re both drawn to each other in ways they can’t explain。 Like they’ve known each o ✨ dark paranormal romance✨ Dracula retelling✨ reincarnation ✨ student/teacher “It’s made her my obsession。 It’s made me want to make her mine in every way possible， a feeling so deep and solid that it surprises me， but it’s true all the same。”Dahlia is a 28 year old witch ， and also a vampire slayer when she’s sent to Venice with one mission。 To kill Valtu aka Dracula。 She becomes his student in a music class。 They’re both drawn to each other in ways they can’t explain。 Like they’ve known each other before。 Dahlia has dreams of other lives that don’t quite make sense。 When they fall for each other the dangers of what they are and what is out there become too much。 This book has me absolutely hooked from page one。 It was spicy， it was sexy， it was interesting。 I couldn’t help put keep turning the page to find out all the answers。 I love Dahlias character in how she had felt so alone before she met Valrie and was able to be herself。 She spent of this book conflicted between her feelings and her duty。 Valtu has been through so much lose in his life he’s scared to open up again but even with all his attempts to push her away he can’t stay away from her even just to protect her。 The plot was so interesting and I couldn’t stop turning the pages to find out what was happening and when either of the characters would figure things out。 The looming threat of demons and secrets。 Learning more about our villains。 And this book was plenty spicy but it was so good。 I felt like it flowed so seamlessly in with the plot that I loved every minute of it。 I cannot wait until the second book of this Duet coming out December 29th。 I just know the ending to this is going to be just as amazing and captivating as the first。 It ends on a mild cliffhanger so be warned this isn’t an HEA yet。 But I cannot wait to finish this adventure。 5/5 ⭐️5/5 🌶️ 。。。more
Moon
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My mind is blown right now， especially when I think of the ending and what comes next。 I still have tear tracks on my face！I have no words for how hot or how amazing the story is。 Frankly it's the darkest romance I've read in a while。 I have to admit I totally forgot it was going to be dark going in， but Karina wrote everything in a way that respected boundaries while also pushing them。 The first chapter was a revelation and it really set the stage for every page that followed。 The story is inte My mind is blown right now， especially when I think of the ending and what comes next。 I still have tear tracks on my face！I have no words for how hot or how amazing the story is。 Frankly it's the darkest romance I've read in a while。 I have to admit I totally forgot it was going to be dark going in， but Karina wrote everything in a way that respected boundaries while also pushing them。 The first chapter was a revelation and it really set the stage for every page that followed。 The story is intense and fast paced。 I really liked how the book has dual point of view with both Dahlia and Valtu。 There's a lot happening in the book and I am really excited for Black Rose， because I have so many questions I need answered！ 。。。more
Betül
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**ARC provided in exchange for an honest review**Blood Orange is a dark paranormal romance and a modern-day Dracula retelling。 It is also sort of a second-chance romance but with a twist。 I thought this book was absolutely brilliant。 I couldn't find any fault with anything in this book。 I loved the main characters Dahlia and Valtu and was able to connect to them right from the start。 The development of their relationship felt real and wasn't rushed。 I fell completely in love with the characters， **ARC provided in exchange for an honest review**Blood Orange is a dark paranormal romance and a modern-day Dracula retelling。 It is also sort of a second-chance romance but with a twist。 I thought this book was absolutely brilliant。 I couldn't find any fault with anything in this book。 I loved the main characters Dahlia and Valtu and was able to connect to them right from the start。 The development of their relationship felt real and wasn't rushed。 I fell completely in love with the characters， and the plot was original。 There was nothing that I would change about this book and that rarely happens。 I have read around 60 books this year and this is only the 6th book I rated 5 stars。 I am very stingy with them but I just couldn't rate this book less than 5 stars。 “What I want is your darkness to play with mine。 I want to make it come so beautifully alive， so that we can revel in it together。”The sex scenes were so freaking hot。 I can't even explain how much I enjoyed them， and I read all of them without skipping。 The chemistry between Dahlia and Valtu was incredible。 Valtu has become one of my favorite book boyfriends， he was so swoon-worthy。 This book also had a couple of emotional moments and those scenes brought tears to my eyes。 As for the end of this book， I am just happy that Karina Halle took the story in a direction I didn't expect。 My heart rate started going up at the end of this book and I was on the edge of my seat。 I am dying to get my hands on the next book: Black Rose。 I do have to say that I liked how Karina ended the story in the epilogue。 It increased my excitement for the next book even more。 Blood Orange is a very steamy and hot dark paranormal romance and one of my favorite reads of the years。 I highly recommend it！ 。。。more
Aleksandra
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Thank you so much Karina Halle and Social Butterfly PR for sending me this ARC！Blood Orange is the first book in Dracula Duet and I think it has just become hands down the best Dracula retelling I’ve ever read。 I’m speechless at how incredible it was and I’m still crying when I think about that ending， it was so perfect。 Dahlia is a witch and a vampire slayer。 She comes to Venice with only one purpose: to kill Valtu Aminoff， the vampire known as the Dracula。 She becomes his student at the conser Thank you so much Karina Halle and Social Butterfly PR for sending me this ARC！Blood Orange is the first book in Dracula Duet and I think it has just become hands down the best Dracula retelling I’ve ever read。 I’m speechless at how incredible it was and I’m still crying when I think about that ending， it was so perfect。 Dahlia is a witch and a vampire slayer。 She comes to Venice with only one purpose: to kill Valtu Aminoff， the vampire known as the Dracula。 She becomes his student at the conservatory and the more she gets to know him， the more she realizes he is not like the other vampires she met… and the more she feels attracted to this mysterious man。 But what Dahlia doesn’t know is that she is the reincarnation of the only two women Valtu has ever loved and who were both brutally taken from him。 With danger approaching， Dahlia and Val will need to fight to finally have a chance at a happy ending together。 First of all， I really like how Karina described vampires in Blood Orange， there are so many books about them， but she still managed to write them in an original and interesting way that kept me hooked。 This is mostly a romance book and I absolutely love Dahlia and Val’s romance， they were both strong but also vulnerable with each other and I think we got the perfect balance of tender moments and spicy ones （Karina wasn’t kidding when she said it is her most spicy book 🌶）。 And I loved the flashbacks where we got to see Val with Mina and Lucy and their heartbreaking stories， I don’t want to give away any spoilers but I was crying when it all came together at the end of the book。 Blood Orange is an amazing story about love that transcends time with a refreshing take on vampires that I recommend to all paranormal romance lovers， I guarantee you won’t regret reading it， it really is that good。 And now I don’t know how I’m supposed to wait for the second part of this duet， that ending was brutal and I can’t wait to see how Dahlia and Val’s story will end！ 。。。more
Lochlyn ✿♡✿♡✿ （lochs。library）
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DRACULA RETELLING but make it dark and sensual？？？？ need this NOW。 please shoot it into my veins ASAP
Joshua （ithildins）
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Amazon Release Date at the moment: 6 October 2022
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Blood Orange
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Blood Orange&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Blood Orange&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0