17 year old Charlie lives in a remote one bedroom cabin with her Aunt Rachel and German Sheppard Jax. Nothing seems to change in Charlie's life and it doesn't help that her Aunt is overly protective. Yearning for adventure, or at least normalcy, she plans to get out of town and go to college as soon as possible. When a group of Vampires bust down the cabin door and take her Aunt, Charlie finds herself thrust into a world where monsters exist and three vampire clans prepare to go to war. Charlie's life is left in the hands of Sebastian, a vampire unlike the others of his clan, who has orders to dispose of her. When Charlie accidentally unlocks Sebastian's pre-vampire memories with a touch, he agrees to get her to safety so they can help Rachel and find out who or what Charlie really is.

Risen, is the first book in the Blood Eternal series in which three clans of vampires (Mentis, Anima, and Corpus) are on the brink of war. I don't want to give too much away but Vampires aren't the only preternatural creatures in the series. I have a feeling that the author might introduce them as the series continues. This was definitely a "one more chapter" read for me as I found myself half way through the book on the first night and finishing it the next day. I enjoyed the chemistry between the characters and the romantic elements were kept to a level that would be appropriate for even the younger YA audience. There is some violence because it's about vampires so you’re going to have your staking and blood and everything that comes with it. I really enjoyed the different abilities of the vampire clans and their different appearances/abilities which I thought added a unique element to the story.