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Has Kresley Cole ever written MxM book? I think this might be the first gay couple introduced in the IAD world.
I think your right!! I don't think she has ever written an MxM. This may be her first attempt. I've never read an MxM and I'm so looking forward to it because it's IAD... but I'm a little apprehensive, it is my first time and I think its Kresley Cole first time so.... fingers crossed.
I didn't see that coming at all, well maybe the hint was there, I just didn't think she would go with it.
Wow! I didn't see that one coming! But I am happy that she gave those two a novella instead of a full novel. Never really cred much for their characters.... I do however want Stelian AND Kosmina's books. After Leo and Trehan they are my favorite Dacians;)
It's an MM?! Yass! I love the genre and can't wait to see what KC will do with it. I do hope she doesn't mess it up too bad...
I wasn't too excited when I saw the couple was Mirceo and Caspian. I usually gravitate towards FxM, but I will read MxM if I'm in the mood for it. I am a bit more excited after I reading the description. I wouldn't mind if Kresley Cole writes an IAD MxM novella every now and then, but I hope she sticks mainly to MxF. I hope Kosmina makes some appearances. She is a character I want to know more about. I wonder if this book will take place before or after she gets sick. In Sweet Ruin it was mentioned that a female Dacian was sick with the plague, I'm assuming that female is Kosmina.
NOOO! I'm not homophobic at all and I did give the genre a chance. "Lover at Last" by my beloved J. R. Ward was voted among the best books of the year it came out. I hated it and not even the fact that I already loved the two characters involved could save it. Mirceo and Caspion are not likeable. I can't remember an instance when I had a fond thought about them. Caspion was a good friend to Bettina but that's about it. Salem was infinitely more interesting.I used to trust Kresley Cole implicitly. I'll probably read it because it's KC and it'll be out there but I'll definitely skim a lot. One thing I'm not worried about, King Lothaire. Nothing shocks the male. In fact I expect him to have a riot.
OMG I'm so excited to read this, I pretty much just read MM now with the exception of rereading IAD and other favourite series ,so having my favourite author write an MM story into my favourite series makes me really happy.
I have never read an MM but this is KC, so I am definitely going to read this. Caspion and Mirceo are my least favorite characters. Good thing that it's a novella. I won't have to endure a full book on these two. In fact I might read this just for Lothaire. I love that demented vampire!
Sana wrote: "I have never read an MM but this is KC, so I am definitely going to read this. Caspion and Mirceo are my least favorite characters. Good thing that it's a novella. I won't have to endure a full boo..."Agree. Anything for Lothaire, even MM. I expect his scenes to be the best part of the book. Salem escaped into Dacia as he came along with Bettina. I wonder if we'll be treated to his cockney comments. I trust him to wreck Dacia and try Lothaire's temper.
Angelica, what am I missing, ugh who is Mirceo and Caspian, I thought I have read and am re-reading all the IADS, ;(
Karen wrote: "Angelica, what am I missing, ugh who is Mirceo and Caspian, I thought I have read and am re-reading all the IADS, ;("Caspion is a demon from Abaddon. He was princess Bettina's best friend in "Shadow's Claim". It is implied that he went to the hidden realm of Dacia after Mirceo (prince of Dacia) invited him. When one enters Dacia, it is forbidden to leave. But Caspion says in Shadow's Claim that he had to flee because something changed between him and his sponsor. Consequently, the Daci send their assassin to find and kill Caspion. The assassin tracks him in Abaddon and accidentally meets the princess of the realm who conveniently is his Bride. The assassin is Trehan the Prince of Shadows. At the end of the book, Caspion leaves Abaddon and goes to The Plane of Lost Years.
Mirceo is a young vampire prince of Dacia and the head of the Castle Guard. We met him in "Lothaire". He hasn't frozen into his immortality yet but he's close. Lothaire says that he can hear Mirceo's erratic heartbeat. It's going to stop soon and with it his sex drive will disappear. So Mirceo f*cks whatever moves because he dreads the time when he loses his sexual ability.
If you haven't read these two books, you really must. They're both fantastic.
omg! I am a dork! I was just having one of those moments, I thought KC came out with another book for some reason, I just didn't remember Caspions and Mirceos name, its been a few months, I am re-reading the series now, just finished the 1st 3 books again on to the rest..I just don't know if I could wait until March 2017 for the new book!
Shadow's Seduction actually will be out in January and Wicked Abyss will be out in March. Hopefully since her Game Maker series is over that means we won't have to wait another year for the next IAD book.
AH!!! (I just can't keep anything straight right now! TY for this! Reading KC is my escape at night. I did not care for Game Maker series so much, IAD its my ALL TIME FAV!!Thanks Meg
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Never read MM before and Mirceo and Caspion aren't favorites either so I'll probably be skimming through most of this. Thank God its a novella! I hope we get lots of Lothaire scenes and finally find out whats going on with Kristoff.Also, hopefully KC will stick to MF for the rest of the series because MM or FF just doesn't do it for me (Not a homophobe btw, just not a fan of the genre).
OMG! I didn't know the blurb was out until I read this discussion. I was seriously hoping it was Kosmina's book cos I think it was mentioned in Sweet Ruin (view spoiler). HOLY SHIT! I read MM occasionally but did not expect this of her. I hope it's still as explosive as her MF couples. I've read somewhere - probably in Lothaire's book, I think - about how Mirceo slept with anyone (view spoiler) before he turned immortal . I wonder how this will turn out. Hmm. How do you think the vampire Bride thing will come into play? Never heard of a male Bride from KC before.
Lothaire, while spying, stumbled upon a graphic scene involving Mirceo, a female and another male. Poor Mirceo though "lost... his enthusiasm" as Lothaire delicately put it because he is transitioning.As for the sick female in Louisiana, she can't be Kosmina. She's still in Dacia. But Lothaire said there's a sixth Daci prince/princess that's hidden. Viktor, Stellian, Trehan, Mirceo and Kosmina have hidden him/her but Lothaire found out. Maybe it's the sixth princess who is sick and so she'll be revealed. No one knows how to cure the plague. At least no one from the near earth realms. But what if someone from a far away realm had the cure? And here come the Morior. If they are the key to saving the vampire population then I guess both the Vertas and the Pravus would welcome them. They'll be the most popular kids in town so no need for war. The trick is to make them personally invested in finding the cure. I can smell Nix from a mile away.
Faiza wrote: "Never read MM before and Mirceo and Caspion aren't favorites either so I'll probably be skimming through most of this. Thank God its a novella! I hope we get lots of Lothaire scenes and finally fin..."+1 I'm so glad it's a novella. I'd actually like to read full length books about characters that I care about. Mirceo? Caspion? Can barely remember them.
Lulu wrote: "Faiza wrote: "Never read MM before and Mirceo and Caspion aren't favorites either so I'll probably be skimming through most of this. Thank God its a novella! I hope we get lots of Lothaire scenes a..."hahahhahah My thoughts exactly:) That is actually why I am happy that they got a novella and not a full novel
I don't particularly care about Caspion. He served his purpose and was left in the dust by Bettina. But Mirceo is a freaking Dacian prince. Why is he shortchanged? If he gets a novella, why not Viktor or Stellian or (gasp) Kosmina? Mirceo is Mina's brother after all. I like all the Dacians. I don't think one is more important than the other. Mina's special as she's a rare female vamp. BTW, KC showed us how Mirceo is struggling with his upcoming immortality. What about Mina? I think she's younger than her brother. Doesn't she feel all lusty? I remember when Regin was close to reaching hers. She was a lustful force of nature. Is Mina supressing her needs or she doesn't have them?
Lulu wrote: "Faiza wrote: "Never read MM before and Mirceo and Caspion aren't favorites either so I'll probably be skimming through most of this. Thank God its a novella! I hope we get lots of Lothaire scenes a..."Exactly! I haven't come to particularly care for either characters: I found Caspion just plain annoying most of the time and barely remember Mirceo because I read Lothaire and Shadows Claim almost 2 years ago.
I'm just gonna read this one for the overall plot (and Lothaire, of course, and clues about how Kristoff is doing) and probably never pick it up again like I did with Dreams of a Dark Warrior.
No, you don't have to be homophobic. We are just disciplined to think primarily within the heterosexual binary. IAD is where we get to revel in the in-between, on the edges, where sex and gender are a backdrop for whomever, or whatever Loreans what to desire. Can't wait for her to introduce some people of color. I guess we will have to wait.
Dang... didn't see this coming. I'm in whenever there is Leo
Me too. I've missed his "superior" ass. I'll read whatever story he's a part of.
Mirceo at least is remembered, because Lothaire. I remember that he quite unique back then and stated that he's bisexual (may do fact check later). Caspion? Not so much. I dislike him, as much as I dislike Bettina. Why I got a feeling that Cole just jump into the wagon? Sometimes it irked me to know an author write about M/M in M/F series. Not that I'm homophobic, I'm just not a fan.
Has anyone heard of an excerpt for this book or Wicked Abyss being released soon?
Expected publication April 25. Keeping fingers crossed. I hope it will not be pushed back.
I loved this book! KC did an amazing job. My only complaint is it wasnt long enough!
M/F romances have always been my preference, but I ended up really enjoying this book. I pretty much like everything KC writes. This book made me more interested in Kosmina, I really hope her book is the next Dacian novel. Does anyone else think the King of Sand will play a big role in her story? Either he will be an enemy or he will end up being her mate.
KC tends to pair opposites so it would make sense if they are mates. She's innocent and sweet while the King of Sand is a drugged-out hedonist - so yes, makes sense that KC would pair them up! LOL.
I wanted KC to pair Kosmina with a wolf but given the direction of the story, chances are that it will be the King of Sand that is her mate. We"ll have to wait and see.
KimmyGorgeousBliss wrote: "I wanted KC to pair Kosmina with a wolf but given the direction of the story, chances are that it will be the King of Sand that is her mate. We"ll have to wait and see."I wanted that too.. yes exactly we''ll have to wait atleast 4 years for her book.
I wanted Kosmina to be paired with Delshazior because of the whole pirate and princess thing, but I think Kosmina and King of Sand will be a great pair too! Considering how Kosmina is a great swordsperson and King of Sand is a sorceri with a great power but not much physical strength, That would be quite the opposite of the physical strength dynamics we always see in KC books. It will also be interesting to see how they come along since sorceri don't have mates and female vampires according to Mirceo don't handle blooding thing. We sort of skipped it over with Emmaline (whose Valkyrie running into arms thing was focused on) and I sort of don't remember with Elizabeth but I think she was already into Lothaire before turning anyway.
I remember Caspion throwing a small fit of jealousy over Mirceo's admiration of Sand's physique. He was described as an impressively handsome, extremely sensual and strong man. Unfortunately for him, he was also doped to the eyeballs and that's why he was captured so easily. Special reference was even made to the size of his member as Mirceo ogled him. He is open about his sexuality and that would be embarrassing as hell for bashful Kosmina. When she saw Lothaire naked she traced away in embarrassement and he said she'll be forever comparing all other males to him. I wonder how the king of sands will measure up!
Alina wrote: "KimmyGorgeousBliss wrote: "I wanted KC to pair Kosmina with a wolf but given the direction of the story, chances are that it will be the King of Sand that is her mate. We"ll have to wait and see."..."
4 years?:p hahhaha don't be so negative haha. I dont mind it being 4 years just as long as the books in between are awesome, I'm good ;).
KimmyGorgeousBliss wrote: "Alina wrote: "KimmyGorgeousBliss wrote: "I wanted KC to pair Kosmina with a wolf but given the direction of the story, chances are that it will be the King of Sand that is her mate. We"ll have to w..."Actually, it was mention on Simon and Schuster's Website, Shadow's kiss is scheduled to be released in November 2017. So, maybe we won't have to wait so long.
Alina wrote: "KimmyGorgeousBliss wrote: "Alina wrote: "KimmyGorgeousBliss wrote: "I wanted KC to pair Kosmina with a wolf but given the direction of the story, chances are that it will be the King of Sand that i..."Cool! How many books in 2017 will that make it?
I'm confused because on the desktop version of Goodreads' website it says Shadow's Kiss publication date is December 3, 2019. I really hope we don't have to wait that long for Kosmina's story (if this is in fact her story).
Alina wrote: "http://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/boo...Here is the link of website."
Shadow's Kiss is listed under the IAD series. But then so is Shadow's Claim. Shadow's Seduction is not. Confusing. Isn't the Dacians a spin-off series? Of course the "Shadow" bit implies to the Dacians but is it confirmed that it's Mina's book?
And what's with the release dates? Are they changed daily? Now it says 2 November 2017
I'm guessing that there is no official release date yet.
Angelika wrote: "I remember Caspion throwing a small fit of jealousy over Mirceo's admiration of Sand's physique. He was described as an impressively handsome, extremely sensual and strong man. Unfortunately for hi..."I understand that. And the whole blatantly sexual King of Sand and bashful Kosmina dynamic would be utterly adorable! But unless KC goes off on her own word, it still seems likely that Kosmina would be stronger, though King of Sand might equal her with his age. Remember, Emmaline was able to kick Lachlain across the room once (though it could be attributed to her Valkyrie side). On the other hand, I think Lanthe had hurt her hand trying to hit Thronos. Moreover, as KC had explained, Sorceri happens to be closest to humans and therefore weakest of all immortals, they can even die of injuries and illness. Even Lanthe's sorceri ex-boyfriend (Felix?) wore gold armor too, maybe because he physically needs that protection. I think Omort wore armor too, though I don't remember how physically strong he was. However, he did sword fight with Rydstorm (but he was also a millenium old). So to be honest, it all depends on KC, maybe he is half demon or something that makes him strong. But I'd rather KC not go against on her own words just to make that whole man-strong and female-weaker dynamic going.
I think it would definitely be an interesting pairing to have with Kosmina being the physically stronger of the two. if KC does pair these two I am curious how she will redeem the King of Sand. If I'm remembering correctly on the bounty poster in Shadow's Seduction he was wanted for murder and cannibalism.
Meg wrote: "I think it would definitely be an interesting pairing to have with Kosmina being the physically stronger of the two. if KC does pair these two I am curious how she will redeem the King of Sand. If ..."Yeah, I am really curious about the cannibalism charge. I wonder if it will be like a Malkom scenario, where he was forced to kill his friend to survive. Could also explain why he is a hedonist, maybe trying to avoid his personal demons.
Angelika wrote: "NOOO! I'm not homophobic at all and I did give the genre a chance. "Lover at Last" by my beloved J. R. Ward was voted among the best books of the year it came out. I hated it and not even the fact that I already loved the two characters involved could save it. "imho Lover at Last was bad and I read often M/M books. Not the best book to be introduced into the M/M universe.
Shadow's Seduction wasn't so bad but could have been better. Then again it's not about the pairing but the plot.
Prince Mirceo Daciano and his new friend Caspion the Tracker comb the streets of Dacia, drunkenly seeking out pleasures of the flesh. In what should have been a typical night, they coax a bevy of nymphs to bed. To impress their females, the demon and the vampire kiss on a dare.
Changes them forever
Once they finally break away from their soul-searing kiss, they find themselves alone—and shaken. Had they imagined their explosive chemistry? Obstacles—ranging from a death sentence, to exile on a war-torn dimension—threaten to destroy their lives, much less the vulnerable promise in that one kiss.
How long can they resist the fire that blazes between them?
Even if Mirceo can accept Caspion as his fated mate, the sensual vampire still must convince the stubborn demon that their bond is forever. And any royal Dacian union must receive the blessing of King Lothaire, an unpredictable and savage killer. . . .