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    Katrina, The Beginning
    Katrina, The Beginning
    Katrina, The Beginning
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    Katrina, The Beginning

    By Elizabeth Loraine

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    Join Katrina, a young royal blooded vampire on her journey as the chosen leader of the Five and the Protectors of all the peaceful races of the world including humans.
    It's a marvelous fantasy for anyone who enjoyed Twilight, and Hunger Games. Filled with strong female characters, in a world masterfully built by best selling Author Elizabeth Loraine. There is something for everyone.
    Action, romance and betrayal as Katrina fights the evil that threatens to destroy the peaceful races including those hidden amongst us, and in the secret worlds beautifully created and described in such detail that they come to life. You'll cheer, cry and lose yourself in Royal Blood Chronicles. With soon to be ten books in the series so far, start here with Katrina, at the beginning.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElizabeth Loraine
    Release dateFeb 1, 2013
    ISBN9781301569670
    Katrina, The Beginning
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    Elizabeth Loraine

    I grew up in Minnesota, married my husband of now over 30 years and had my two children (Matthew now 30 and Andrea 28). In the early 80's we moved from Minnesota to Florida and I've lived on the beaufiful Central East Coast ever since. I've always been creative, and my career life focused on interior design, painting and garden design. I didn't start writing until I turned 52. I loved the Vampire genre and after years of enjoyment found in the pages of other author's books, I decided that I wanted to know more about the characters than was there between the covers. What had these long lived vampires been doing, what had they seen and done throughout history? My two wonderful children were grown and my fantastic husband has always supported my career choices. So, my mind made up, I would take up the challenge of creating what I wanted to read for myself and offer the books to anyone else who loved this genre. Thus began the Royal Blood Chronicles. I am now working on ten book in the series, have written the first book in another series and Phantom Lives, my paranormal series has two books, Collier and Power. I'm writing book three of that series. Look for new books in 2014 Enjoy

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    • 3/5
      Katrina: The Beginning was in my opinion a good read. Not great, but fairly good. The plot was better than the actual writing. I found a few spelling/grammar errors that were a little disconcerting. The plot however was very good.

      A not quite 18 year old vampire named Katrina Von Dracek is learning about herself, her gifts, her family. Woven within the story are some interesting plot twists. Likeable characters and of course, the ever unlikeable characters, though we don't really see them as much.

      While I enjoyed reading Katrina, I found myself a bit upset with the author Elizabeth Loraine for a few things. She brings up something in the mind of Katrina, that to me is very important, integral to the plot, and then does nothing with it. Near the end, she has a chance to really show out some sword play, fighting, etc...and just...doesn't. The ending was abrupt. So abrupt that I went back to reread the last chapter to see how I missed that it was about to end. So abrupt that I admit to getting a bit peeved.

      I still would like to read the second book, if only to see how the author concludes the next book. Let's hope that it isn't so abruptly ending as this one.
    • 4/5
      I received this book in exchange for an honest review. I don't usually go for vampire books but this one is awesome and I am so glad I read it. Unlike most vampire books I have read this one gives a great background and character development and an excellent story line. It kept my attention all the way to the end. I couldn't wait to turn the page and see what next adventure awaited Kat and her group of family and friends. I can't wait to see what is next in their journey and the rest of the series.
    • 3/5
      Katrina: The Beginning by Elizabeth Loraine(Book #1: A Royal Blood Chronicle)Source: PurchaseRating: 3/5 starsI am always on the hunt for a new series, particularly one that is on-going and has lots of characters I can attach myself to. Such a series was precisely my hope when I downloaded Elizabeth Loraine’s Katrina: The Beginning. Though I made it through cover to cover, I found this first-in-a-series read to be somewhat lacking.What I Liked: *The Watcher’s: Each member of a vampire family has a Watcher, an individual human trained since birth to protect and train the vampire he is assigned to. The Voss family, a herd of beautiful and well-trained brothers have been with the von Dracek vampires for generations and each has become like family to the other.*The Families: From the beginning, the reader understands that there are a multitude a vampire families spread out across the world. The families are wealthy and aristocratic and work hard to keep their very nature secret from the humans they live among. As with any powerful group, there are alliances and enemies to be found and those relationships are intriguing.*The Five: The five vampire daughters who are the next generation of their respective families. These girls are beautiful, well-educated and extremely powerful. When the group comes together, their power is enhanced exponentially and it is a wonder to behold. What those girls will be able to accomplish once their powers are fully explored and mastered is going to be unbelievable.*The Twists and Turns: Every time I thought I was settling into the plot and had a handle on what was happening, yet another twist or turn was thrown into the mix. While this can sometimes be off-putting in a read, I found it to be quite acceptable in this particular read. What I Didn’t Like:*Katrina: Yep, the main character is the only thing in this read that I didn’t care for but man, did I really, really dislike her. Here’s the list of how and why Katrina pisses me off:1) Her sweetness: Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind a nice and/or sweet character but Katrina is just over to top sweet - we’re talking cavity inducing sweetness. When you have the abilities that Katrina has, you can afford to be a little less sweet from time to time.2) Her insta-acceptance: Katrina has a very nasty habit of accepting nearly every situation she finds herself in with only the bare minimum of questions and/or concerns. Without spoiling the read, I found it very, very difficult to believe that a creature such as Katrina, who has to protect herself and her nature from nearly everyone would just automatically accept the new people and situations thrown at her. 3) Quinn: I love Quinn and his dedication to Katrina and the rest of the von Dracek is absolute. He has been with Katrina for most of his life yet when another boy comes sniffing around, Quinn is set aside almost immediately. Though there is some explanation as to why this happens, the explanation is quite unsatisfactory.The Bottom Line: For me, this read all comes down to how much Katrina pissed me off versus all the other stuff I truly liked. At this point, it’s about 50/50 and since this is such an extensive series, I am willing to give the next book a try in the hopes that Katrina will either play a lesser role or will become a character I can more easily accept or dare I say, even like. I like the other girls in the group and want to see how their powers develop, I like the Watchers and want to see how the Voss boys make out, I want to see how the mission to the New World plays out and I absolutely want to know who the big bad really is and what the long game is. And so, dear reader, onward and upward I go with the Royal Blood Chronicles.
    • 3/5
      CoverThe darkness of the cover reinforces the idea that vampires are dark and mysterious. The silhouette of the lady's face makes one unerringly assume that it is the same Katrina that the book was named after.PlotThere was some action and romance in this book. However ... I felt like this book was mainly focused on introducing the characters, not only to the readers but, to each other as well. It was a solid foundation for the remainder of the series. It gave you a sense of who the characters were and where they may be heading in subsequent novels.Main CharactersKatrina - A headstrong, independent female born and raised to know how to fight well. She becomes sort of a "leader" among her vampiric female friends.Quinn - Katrina's Watcher and brief love interest.Damien - Katrina's soul mate ... wait ... do vampires have souls? Would he be her soulless mate?OverallThis was a nice introduction to the Royal Blood Chronicles. I'm curious to see what happens in the next book, The Protectors.

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