Memories of Envy (VM 3)

A reluctant predator, Eleisha Clevon is determined to locate all vampires still existing in isolation, so she might offer them sanctuary at her home in Portland-and more importantly, so she can teach them to feed without killing.

But the beautiful and delicate Simone Stratford doesn't want to be saved. Made into a vampire in the Roaring Twenties, she enjoys playing her own elaborate games with mortals, stoking their passion for her before finally draining them of their blood. And soon Eleisha and her protector, Philip Branté, find themselves caught up in one of Simone's games, which turns into a battle for Eleisha's life and Philip's soul...

The dramatic third Vampire Memories urban fantasy (after 2009's Hunting Memories) plays up the emo side of vampirism. Eleisha Clevon of Portland, Ore., and her maker, Julian Ashton, are both trying to reach Simone, a rogue vampire in Denver. Julian feeds "on blood and fear and life" and sees no reason to change. Working with humans Wade and Rose, teleporting ghost Seamus, and vampire Philip, Eleisha wants to teach all vampires to feed without killing. Despite his devotion to Eleisha, Philip is still secretly sneaking out to hunt and kill his victims. When Eleisha uncovers Simone's location, Philip volunteers to bring her back to Portland, but he quickly falls under Simone's manipulative spell, leaving El to fend for herself as Julian closes in. Part soap opera, part supernatural thriller, Hendee's series will satisfy readers looking for blood-soaked pathos.
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In the author’s third Vampire Memories novel, Eleisha Clevon, a vampire who has rediscovered the art of feeding without killing, has established a vampire sanctuary in Oregon. She is determined to locate other vampires so she can teach them, also. But she is pursued by Julian, a vampire without telepathy who cannot feed without killing, and who does not want the old customs reestablished. Simone Stratford is a seductive vampire who was changed in the 1920s. She fascinates both men and women, and enjoys exciting their envy before she drains them. Eleisha’s efforts to help Simone nearly destroy her sanctuary. Hendee has a gift for intricate psychological plots, and her characters are some of the best in current fantasy. Their motives and interactions are thoroughly convincing. The series can be enjoyed as single novels or an ongoing story. --Frieda Murray