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Jasmine has her hands full. Two years after her husband’s death from yet another of Aries’s wars, Jasmine is struggling to make ends meet and deal with her son Jared’s anger. Jared’s anger will not be appeased. Jared’s hateful taunts toward Aries brings Aries wrath upon Jared, and Jasmine to Aries attention.
Aries, the God of War, thrives off battles, blood, and women and is quick to temper. Even the taunts of a young boy rile him enough to descend among the human and teach the boy a lesson. What he finds is the boys mother, Jasmine, full of fury yet alluringly beautiful, and Aries will strike any deal to have one night of Jasmine in his arms.
Jasmine can’t believe her body is traitorously responding to Aries, the man who ultimately is responsible for her husband’s death. Yet his promise of only one night of passion with him in exchange for Jared’s inner peace is a bargain she can’t resist. But can Aries be trusted? He is a god after all…
ROYAL BLOOD is a fast, hot and fun read. Rachel Carrington did a great job depicting Aries, an anti-hero if there ever was one, as a selfish, egotistical hero who despite his flaws gets redemption in the end. I would have liked Jasmine to be a little stronger, but Aries is a god so perpetually hard to confront. ROYAL BLOOD is a fantastic book with a fantastic cover. Go on, get your copy, it’s not every day you get to mingle with the gods.
Reviewed by Tina Burns
for The Road to Romance
May 9, 2005
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