Kirkus Style Review

House of Royals

Keary Taylor

When Alivia Ryan packs up and leaves her small Colorado town to inherit her riches at the Conrath plantation she should have known trouble would arise, putting Alivia in grave danger and revealing hidden family secrets.  Instead of the quiet, sleepy house she expects to find, she inherits a mansion with staff who are afraid to look her in the eyes.

Alivia Ryan is a twenty something Colorado girl who has been down on her luck, until she is contacted by her unknown father’s estate.  She is to inherit a fortune and a mansion in small town, Silent Bend, Mississippi.  Everyone but Alivia knows the danger of going out after dark because of the town is ruled from the dark shadows of the House.  The House is an immortal Born vampire group that never ages.  Naïvely, Alivia decides to stay out after dark and is attacked by a bitten.  Ian Ward is a sworn enemy and trained vampire assassin.  Thinking she’s one of the bitten, he tries to kill Alivia the first time they meet, and then insists that he trains her to defend herself against the House.  The growing affection between the two causes quit the stir in the small town because it is a relationship that is doomed to fail.  Be careful who you trust in Silent Bend.  Fans of fantasy and romance will enjoy Taylor’s young adult novel. 

These strong, smart characters will have you sitting on the edge of your seat waiting to read the next book in the series.