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The Ancient Kindle Edition

by Kathy Griffith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Alasdair Connery has seen a lot in ten thousand years.
He’s the first of his kind; the father of all nightwalkers. Together with his trusted assistant Edgar, he trolls for victims to feed from at his time of blood lust. When he’s invited to a wedding, he meets his perfect choices—a married couple. Bruce and Jules have their own sets of insecurities and secrets. She hides a wealth of insecurities under a shield of bravado, and Bruce? He hides the fact that he can’t stop thinking about the love of his life—his college flame Dr. Jeffrey Bayfield. With Alasdair’s powers of seduction working a little too well, he finds that both of them are growing somewhat dependent on him.
Growing increasingly annoyed at their emotional baggage, some of which he is responsible for, he’s willing to put up with their games for a short time, but something has to happen before his blood fever is over for another fifty years and he has to go back to donors once again, unable to kill humans for their red gift. He rather likes the killing part.
And what is he going to do about Edgar’s own growing feelings for him?
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00U0OE4O4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (February 25, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 25, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4097 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 393 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Kathy Griffith

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I'm a retired mom and grandmother who finally decided to get off her behind and get serious about writing. I have novels and short stories published, with more to come very shortly. I write mainly in the paranormal genre, with a healthy dose of romance and LGBT characters. I do love my vampires :) I read quite a bit , for learning as well as enjoyment.

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Susan Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a fantastic vampire story
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2018
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This is a fantastic vampire story, and I hope there are more with these characters. The Ancient is extremely well-written. The story itself is grab-you-and-won't-let-go.I found myself thinking over and over, "How is she possibly going to give this complex tangle a satisfying ending?" I'll tell you how—by being a damned good, very skillful, imaginative writer, that's how!
This is the story of vampires and humans, how they interact, what love brings each one to the point of doing, and how the Mother brings all the snarled threads into a beautiful piece of macrame art. There is love. There is death. There is betrayal. There is suspense. There is mystery.
Alasdair Connery isn't just a vampire. He's THE vampire, the Ancient, Sire of them all. At ten thousand years old, he is immensely potent, and he has designs on Bruce and Jules, a married couple whose sex drives are urgent and powerful, and whose marriage was built on rather shaky foundations. With the help of his assistant, Edgar, Alasdair sets out to seduce both of them, for blood and when the time is right, sex. Add Bruce and Jules' best friends, Bruce's lost love from years back, and things do get snarled up pretty quickly.
I love the way Kathy has imagined Alasdair, and how she brings him to...undeath?...with her words. Read this. You won't regret the sleep you lose staying awake to finish it.
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Adam Stevens
5.0 out of 5 stars Imaginative, complex and vivid... Well written. Thank you!
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2015
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From the very beginning of the story I was emotionally captivated by the dialogue, and when Bruce and Jules met Alasdair, mesmerized sitting at the same table trying hard not to overhear their conversation and twitched when Alasdair spoke. And they danced. I felt as if an observer when he and Jules danced, but felt myself in his arms as if Alasdair was holding me instead of Bruce. I was as aroused as each of them were.
My mouth dropped open when reading Alasdair’s email to Bruce, and my eyes lingered on the page. I had to re-read the email three times before I could turn the page.
So complex and vivid, the emerging desires instilled into Jules and Bruce’s minds. When Alasdair provoked the thoughts of Bruce and his childhood memories, what a rush of an experience.
Imaginative, detailed scene setting, history recording and explosive feeling abound while already captivated being caught within my own imagination living inside the story. I could not put this book down. I was frustrated when sleep and work interfered.
Best book quote ever: “Race you to the shower.” He smiled, touching himself. “How about brace yourself in the shower?” Griffith, Kathy (2015-02-25). The Ancient (Kindle Locations 1897-1899). . Kindle Edition.
Imaginative, complex and vivid... Well written. Thank you!
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Erin O'Quinn
5.0 out of 5 stars A well-crafted tale of vampire and human lust, longing, and love
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2015
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A rush of blood, to all the right places … Kathy Griffith’s ANCIENT is a mesmerizing journey into the realm of vampire and human interface. The story is complex, yet it unravels with grace and with a kind of sexy inevitability that held me spellbound.

You will meet Alasdair, the Ancient, the nightwalker. And you will not forget those whose lives he touches, almost as memorable and just as nicely crafted: the lovers Jeffrey and Bruce, the special friend Edgar, the curiously vulnerable and sympathetic Jules …

The story is intricate and well woven, leading to a climax and dénouement that I will not spoil, but I will say that I look forward to another journey into Griffith’s remarkable universe.

A well-crafted tale of vampire and human lust, longing, and love
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Dee M
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful introduction to Vamp fiction!
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2018
This book was a wonderful introduction to me for the world of vampire fiction. As a hopeless romantic, I shy away from gore and tragedy. Thank you Kathy for this interesting look into a Alasdair's psyche. His personality was very seductive and charming. I would recommend this to anyone vamp-curious :)
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Rebecca Orr
5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2015
One of the best vampire/romance books I have read in a long time.
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