The Vampires' Birthright (Lifeblood Legacy #2)

The good vampires have managed to keep Txema safe and she has conceived a child that will enable the bloodline to continue if she has a girl. However, the danger is far from over and they must keep her safe until she has born the child it matures. The child was conceived during a special ritual and unlike a normal human pregnancy it goes faster than normal.

Her protective guards of vampires whisk her off to the castle of the Chinese vampires and supposedly she is safe there. Then again, things are not as they seem and she is not as safe as they thought she would be, not even during the day when the vampires must sleep. While she is more mature here than she was in the first book, she is still making some very stupid mistakes. I understand the reasons for the both, and I would have probably done the same under the circumstances, but she is very lucky that she was able to be saved.

After the second incident she is taken away to a remote location that is only known to one other person. It is here that Txema finally finds the maturity that she has been lacking. I love her growth in this book; it was something that needed to happen before she becomes a mother who is responsible for the protection of both herself and her child. That is not to say that the vampires will no longer need to protect her and any child/children that she may have; Raul has no intention of giving up. He is continuing to add to his monstrous army and even some of the vampires that were allies are shifting their alliances and do not believe that she is worth all the danger and deaths that are happening because they are protecting her. They would rather imprison her for a living blood source, perform the ritual yearly to ensure that a child is born that may be a female and do the same to them. Raul has assured them that if they join him and give them Txema he will make sure that they are safe while he is destroying the others and the rest of humanity. If Raul succeeds, there will be no safety for humans, they will all be nothing more than food for the vampires and since he only needs Txema’s female offspring for the unique properties of their blood he will not be concerned with saving the majority of human. In fact, I would imagine that if he succeeds he will destroy much of the army he has created so that they can round up humans to before they reach the point where there are so few left because his mindless army has killed too many and there are not enough left to support them.

4. 75/5 STARS: **I want to thank the author and/or publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review; all opinions are mine

The Vampires’ Birthright Review
***I received a copy of this book in exchange for my unbiased review and all opinions stated are solely my own and no one else’s. ***
The Vampire’s Birthright by Aiden James is book 2 in the “Lifeblood Legacy” series. In this book we are quickly thrust into motion as we join Txema and her vampire guardians who are working to protect her from Ralu the Chupacabra vampire. Txema is pregnant with child from the ceremony she performed with her former boyfriend so that she would be able to continue her sacred bloodline because she is the last. Now she must survive, give birth to her daughter and stay a step ahead of this vicious creature who would love nothing more than to destroy her. But the road will be hard and full of danger.
This is the first book in this series that I have read and so there were moments of where I was a bit confused as to what was going on and what had led to that point but overall this was a pretty good book. Txema is an interesting character and we get things from the first person perspective as she tells this story. There are moments of where she is irritating because of her disregard for those who are trying to protect her and keep her and her unborn child safe but those moments are brief overall.
This book is really interesting and overall I enjoyed reading it. I intend to go back and read the first book in this series so that I can better understand all of the dynamics concerning what is going on. This book definitely leaves you a cliffhanger wanting to know what happens next and I have to say that I cannot wait for the next book in this series. I fully intend to check out other books by this author. I give this book 4.5 out of 5 stars.

The earth’s most privileged undead believe they deserve a stake in Txema’s blood, and there is power and prestige for whoever controls her ancient bloodline. However, the vampire demon, Ralu, and his burgeoning Chupacabra army crave the same lofty status. Unlike his brother Gustav—ruler of the elite European vampires—Ralu desires the death of Txema, and with it the end of Gustav’s two thousand-year reign. This is the 2nd book of the series. I didn't read the first book and I don't plan on reading the rest of the series. I was bored a few times and I don't trust any of the vampires in this book. I didn't see any compassion or closeness. I read it but I didn't feel it. I received this from netGalley for a review.