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Roaring Midnight (The Gardella Vampire Chronicles, #1 Macey) by Colleen Gleason In Roaring Midnight we pick up The Gardella Vampire Chronicles circa 1920's.   (Author): Amid the glitzy age of Jazz, when gangsters and bootleggers control the cities, there lies another, more insidious threat....the undead. Macey Gardella is a typical young woman of the Roaring Twenties: she works a job, has her own flat, and loves to dance the Charleston. But when a mysterious man named Sebastian Vioget informs her she belongs to a family of vampire hunters, Macey is stunned and disbelieving. Yet, strange and frightening things begin to happen, and when Macey comes face-to-face with one of the fanged creatures, she has no choice but to believe Sebastian. And when she learns his own soul depends on her willingness to carry forth the family legacy and hunt the undead, Macey capitulates and joins the fight. As she begins to learn about her new life, Macey meets the handsome newspaper ...

Rises The Night (Gardella Vampire Chronicles, #2) by Colleen Gleason Rises the Night is the 2nd installment in the Gardella Vampire Chronicles . Check out The Rest Falls Away first. This review contains spoilers of previous installments. Sti ll mourning the death of Sir Phillip Rockley, Victoria must figure out how to balance London Society life and her new life as a Venator. While Lady Melly and her fellow companions are busy pushing Victoria back into the lifestyle of The Ton , Victoria is getting a crash course in the rich history of thousand year old Italian vampire politics. As she attempts to stop an impeding army of death, her morals, trust, and biggest fears are all put to the test. It just gets better and better! The Rest Falls Away was a great introductory piece that showed the initial struggles of Victoria having everything she has ever known ripped out from under her. In Rises The Night she faces the next levels of grief, denial, and anger as the reality of wha...

The Rest Falls Away (Gardella Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Colleen Gleason This is a five book series that takes place in the Regency era (early 1800's). Our heroine is the one and only Victoria Gardella, an heiress in the Ton society. Young, beautiful, and saucy, this is a young woman who's struggling with the idea of entering into society. In a very Jane Austen-esque fashion, she fights for what she believes in and has a sharp tongue that can put any man to shame. But when she discovers her family secret, the riches of society become the last thing on her mind. Can she hold up to her family values as well as a secret society's? Or will she choose true love? The Rest Falls Away is a great intro book to the Gardella series. Colleen Gleason does an excellent job portraying Victoria's advancement from a girl that once only knew formal balls and husband searching, to a woman that has a secret family tradition to uphold: vampire hunting. The writing takes y...

The Gardella Vampire Chronicles by Colleen Gleason This is a five book series that takes place in the Regency era (early 1800's). Our heroine is the one and only Victoria Gardella, an heiress in the Ton society. Young, beautiful, and saucy, this is a young woman who's struggling with the idea of entering into society. In a very Jane Austen-esque fashion, she fights for what she believes in and has a sharp tongue that can put any man to shame. But when she discovers her family secret, the riches of society become the last thing on her mind. Can she hold up to her family values as well as a secret society's? Or will she choose true love? I love this Gardella series for many reasons and you will too if you LOVE: 1.) Jane Austin-esque style: I love Jane Austin and this is a completely different spin on that time period 2.) Witty banter and passionate encounters 3.) To feel a part of the book: It's one of those series that you can really invest yourself into ...