Marked: Winter

PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS SERIES UNLESS YOU CAN GET IT FREE!!<br /><br />I don't usually say this but all this 5 star reviews are suspect!! The heroine of the story Amelia Winters is to stupid to be believable. She becomes a Blood Courtesan to pay off her friends Tessa's debts who is addicted to being bite by vampires and there blood. OK first clue that Amelia/ Winter's is stupid is you don't put your own life on the line for a junky!! Second you are 22 years old and just in the 2nd year of college and your father has set aside money for your tuition. Third you find out your friend has been lying to you and you continue to put your own life in jeopardy!! This is a Fool!! A Stupid fool. I wish I could get my $2.99 back for this book. Marked was a total waste of my money!! I can't recommend this series. Yes book 1 Reborn was very good but its written by a different author then bk 2 and 3.

Sexy and intoxicating…as any good vampire story should be.<br /><br />MARKED puts a cool twist on the vampire story with the introduction of courtesans. I was immediately intrigued with the idea and quickly found myself swept up in Ethen’s pull. Vampire or not, his mysterious, bad boy businessman vibe is sexy as hell. If this is the new world of vampires, sign me up.<br /><br />Don't miss this one!<br />

<strong>Great</strong><br /><br />Sticking with the excellence of the other courtesan books I've read so far, this one has not disappointed. It was excellent, full of excitement and falling in love, while finding ways around their problems. Really good books.

Love the Blood Courtesans and Gwen Knight’s contribution is full of passion, action, heartbreak and reconciliation. If you love vampires and paranormal romance with a happy ending, read this and then read them all.

Don’t fall for the vampire… 10 BLOODY FANGS<br /><br />Your scent, your voice, your blood… I find everything about you captivating. *swooooon* "If I was about to enter the shadow world of vampires and blood courtesans, then, yes, I wanted the whole story." YES! YES! YES! ahem Yes, please Gwen, tell me WHOLE story!! What I wouldn't give to be a Blood Courtesan!! *dreamy sigh* HOLY CRICKETS!! Now THIS is one BLOODY FANGTACULAR &amp; VAMPIREIFIC book!! I ABSO-FANG-LUTELY love, Love, LOVE this book! I love EVERYTHING about it!! Every little drop of it - the storylines &amp; plots, the characters, the humor, the heat, the good, the bad, the ugly, the love for friends &amp; family, the outcome of it all, but especially *dreamy sigh* Ethen. There is so much I could say about it, but I don't want to accidentally let slip a spoiler or 3! Besides I am sure you would much rather read this VAMPIRELICIOUS story than my review!! I know I would! Oh wait! I already did! TWICE!! I was so instantly &amp; deeply enthralled!! In fact, I still am even after reading it for the second time!! When I’m reading, I always highlight possible lines to use to open my review, as well as make notes for various reasons, like key parts to remember, for example. I highlighted so many parts by the time I was halfway through, it was crazy! But I did it for one reason &amp; one reason only - this book has me sunk so deep into it, I not only feel like I am living it as Winter, but that I AM Winter and Gwen is telling readers everywhere how I met Ethen, my Vampire Mate!! “The only mouth on you tonight will be mine.” And why the hell does that turn me on?” Oh Winter, trust me! You are NOT the only one! Ethen says possessive things and I get weak in the knees, feel it deep inside me, he growls and it turns me on. “Looked like I was popping a different cherry tonight, and it was going to be bloody.” Oh how FANGLICIOUSLY naughty in all the right ways!!! While I have connected with various books &amp; characters over the years, I honestly cannot remember one affecting me quite like this one nor to this degree!! That is the best way I can explain just how much I love it all! It's also all the ABSO-FANG-LUTE proof you need to see just how phenomenally talented and genuinely gifted Gwen Knight truly is! She is so wickedly talented that no matter what book of hers I have read, I have been transported into the story’s depth, never coming up for air until I have to because those two little words that I hate so much (The End) made their untimely appearance! I can only hope &amp; prey that Gwen has marked this in her To-Do List titled “VAMPTACULAR Books to Turn into My Own Series”! In no way, shape or form am I ready to say good-bye to these multifaceted characters, the FANGTASTIC world they live, love, play &amp; mate in, nor am I ready to move on! Gwen has me completely, utterly, wholly, madly, truly, deeply, marked and consumed - mind, body, spirit and soul! (ALL puns fully intended)

First off, I could NOT put this book down. I started right before I went to bed and woke up about midnight, I had to continue reading. Before I knew it, 2am was upon me. The book was a lovely story between Amelia and Ethen in their quest to fulfill a contract. I haven't read anything of Gwen Knight before so I had no clue what to expect. I was very impressed with the storyline and ending and I believe you will be as well. I love this genre of books and hope to read more of Gwen Knight in the future.

Amelia Winter is a heroine you can't help but love. She's fiercely loyal to friends and family and admits her fear - but does the heroic thing anyway. When she sees her best friend's life in danger, she puts her own on the line to help her. <br /><br />Ethen Rune has all the attributes you would expect in a classic romance - rich, handsome, and powerful. I love how the heroine taps into his dark history and understands him, bringing light and warmth to his silent and cold existence.<br /><br />Five stars!

Winter and Ethen<br><br><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1463352087i/19109045._SX540_.png" alt="Marked: A Blood Courtesans Novel by Gwen Knight and Michelle Fox" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> <br><br>

“I find it’s those dearest to you who always end up hurting you.”<br /><br />Amelia Winter, baby sister in a family of Chicago slayers, is about to go where no one in her family has gone: to become a blood courtesan to help her BFF out of a jam with another vampire. This is the last thing she wants to do...or is it? Her contract with Ethen Rune could be an education all in itself, if she survives it.<br /><br />This is another of the blood courtesan series edited by Michelle Foxx and written by Gwen Knight. Its interesting to see another city's vamps and how things are done. Not the strongest of the series, hut Knight's descriptive sense makes up for what might be "lacking" in the storyline

<strong>Intriguing</strong><br /><br />What would you be willing to do to save a friend? Would you give up your life for another? Go against everything your family has stood for? Those are the things that our lovely Winter has to decide for herself. This story was one of those rollercoaster rides where you were not sure where you were going to go next. Who was bad, who was good? Would these people get out alive? <br /><br />If you live books that make you laugh, cry, and scream like me, then this is the perfect book for you. You will not be disappointed when you read this.<br /><br />Until Next Time... Tabi