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Excellente – The Last Voyage Of Mrs Colding by D V Sullivan @bydvsullivan #TheLastVoyageOfMrsColding

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Excellente! The Last Voyage Of Mrs Colding by D V Sullivan is off the charts, fantastic. I can’t say enough good thiings about the Lair series. Come on board for one of the wildest rides of your life.

I thought Mrs Colding would be a fabulous story and D V Sullivan did a great job writing it from the female perspective.

The Steward vs the chief stewardess

Captain Refearn and Mrs Colding were going to rescue his daughter, Penelope, from Mr Colding. They will put their lives on the line, repeatedly. They will work together and nothing will stop them. They may show fear, but their courage will see them through.

We have tons of blood, guts and gore…and I LOVE IT! I was hooked from the opening pages and the story never let me go. I raced through the pages, occasionally laying the book down so I had time to savor all the goodness. I didn’t want the story to end….

I want to thank D V Sullivan for the opportunity to cruise the seas with these fabulous characters, the good and the wickedly evil.

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5 Stars

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An abuse survivor. An ex-husband turned vampire. A confrontation with the past that will leave her reborn—or wed again to darkness.

Mrs. Colding has helped rescue the daughter of her lover, Captain Redfearn. But they soon learn that Penelope Redfearn is still trapped in a trauma bond with her captor—who happens to be Mrs. Colding’s abusive ex-husband, now a vampire.

What follows is a cat-and-mouse game in which Mrs. Colding must find a way to free Penelope from her vampiric trance, while resisting the allure of her old manipulator hot on their trail.

Will she spare her lover’s daughter from what happened to herself? Or will she be drawn back into her own trauma bond with her abuser?

  • Genre: Fiction, Paranormal, Supernatural, Vampires
  • 296 pages, Kindle Edition
  • Published June 3, 2025 by Tranmarinia Press

ABOUT D V SULLIVAN (from Amazon)

D.V. Sullivan has been a deckhand in the Mediterranean, a bartender in New York and an English teacher in China. Now that he’s no longer hosing salt off yachts during high-wind gales, he writes from his lair in the Pacific Northwest.

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Review – The Last voyage Of Captain Redfearn by D V Sullivan @bydvsullivan

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MY REVIEW

The Lair Series by D V Sullivan is one of my favorite vampire series. Each book is as good or better than the last and I hope D has plenty more on the horizon. It’s such a unique setting for vampires and D’s vivid descriptions creep me out big time, especially when I try to visualize them.

The Last Voyage is all about Captain Redfearn and chief stewardess, Mrs Colding. They have both had an attraction for the other, but they had never acted on it…until now. We will learn more of their histories and be there when their slow burning romance finally comes to fruition.

Captain Redfearn knows he failed as a father, but he sets off on a rescue mission for his missing daughter. Mrs Colding is no pushover, and insists on coming with him. He will be thankful that she is at his side. Don’t underestimate her. She is as tough as they come. And Captain Redfearn…he will lay his life on the line for his daughter, fighting through his past insecurities.

I love all the violence, death and gore.

The ending….excellent. I never saw it coming. I can hardly wait to see what adventure is in store for us in the next story. The Lair series unique take on vampires has me hooked and if you are a vampire lover like I am, I think it will give you the same reading pleasure I found.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of The Last Voyage Of Captain Redfearn.

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5 Stars

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A missing daughter. A failed father. A dangerous rescue mission that could be his chance to redeem himself—or cost him both love and family.

Captain Redfearn’s estranged daughter is missing. When he discovers she’s been held captive in his world of yachts-as-vampire lairs, he decides to risk his life to make amends and rescue her.

But he won’t be going alone.

His former chief stewardess, Mrs. Colding—the woman he has long held a candle for—demands on accompanying him. Together, they must traverse new uncharted waters in the Lairverse and their relationship, encountering perils that threaten to bring up the captain’s old anger and insecurities.

Will they find Redfearn’s daughter? Or will this final and most dangerous voyage cost the captain both love and family?

  • Genre: Fiction, Paranormal, Supernatural, Vampires
  • 298 pages, Kindle Edition
  • Published January 3, 2025 by Transmarinia Press
  • Series: Lair Book IV

ABOUT D V SULLIVAN (from Amazon)

D.V. Sullivan has been a deckhand in the Mediterranean, a bartender in New York and an English teacher in China. Now that he’s no longer hosing salt off yachts during high-wind gales, he writes from his lair in the Pacific Northwest.

 

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Explosive – Lair Reckoning by D V Sullivan @bydvsullivan

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OMG, I sure didn’t see where this was going. Each book of the Lair series by D V Sullivan has been filled with action and I have loved every minute with Arie and Adrian. Each book drew me deeper and deeper into their world. I didn’t see a way for them to survive, let alone have a happy every after.

They are on a mission. A mission to take out Adrian’s maker, the cruelest vampire of them all. They will find out if he can become human again.

Arie was able to lure people to her side, risking life and limb. She had never considered herself a leader, but there are those that are willing to follow. Unfortunately, not all will survive. I do love an author that is so confident his story can stand after killing off a character or two or three or…

Wow, just wow. There were so many things I loved about Lair Reckoning. The whole premise, a ‘Below Deck’ world was a novel approach. Why would vampires want to live on yachts? Because D V Sullivan wanted them to. He was a deckhand in the Mediterranean, so he has first hand experience of what the workers go through. Then you just need to add vampires to the mix.

My thanks go out to D V Sullivan for passing along the first three books in the series. The ending of Lair Reckoning wrapped up one story, but I see more adventures on the horizon.

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5 Stars

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Will Arie finally free Adrian so they can be together? Things have not gone as planned. Aurora Strand has run away from an abusive past and fallen in love with billionaire yacht owner Adrian Voper—a vampire. In order to turn him back into a human so they can be together, she must hunt down and destroy his maker, the Commodore, leader of all seafaring vampires. But now that the Commodore is aware of their plan, Aurora must take matters into her own hands—by infiltrating the Commodore’s yacht as a stewardess so she can take him out herself. Little does she know that this boat is a horror show where women are hunted for sport, and that in facing the Commodore she will have to face her abuse. How? She must offer herself up as concubine in order to get close enough to assassinate the Commodore, and to do so she must first be tasted by his blood son, who may or may not be an ally. Will she be exposed? Or will she be tempted by possibilities that may just cost her Adrian?

  • Genre: Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, Supernatural, Vampires
  • 311 pages, Kindle Edition
  • Published August 1, 2024 by Transmarinia Press

ABOUT D V SULLIVAN (from Amazon)

D.V. Sullivan has been a deckhand in the Mediterranean, a bartender in New York and an English teacher in China. Now that he’s no longer hosing salt off yachts during high-wind gales, he writes from his lair in the Pacific Northwest.

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R – Lair Rising by D V Sullivan @bydvsullivan

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MY REVIEW

Well, now she’s gone and done it. Fell in love with a vampire…but, she doesn’t want to become one. The thought of living in the dark doesn’t appeal to her. How can she have it all? Is it true what ‘they’ say? If they kill his maker, he will become human? She is determined to find out, but it won’t be that easy. In fact, it is deadly.

I love the whole ‘Below Deck’ vibe of working on a yacht, especially considering the owner, Adrian Voper, is a vampire. Seems there is a whole colony of vampires owning yachts and they need the help to clean up the messes they make. I can only imagine what that entails, until I read about it.

I love the blood, guts and gore. There was one scene that blew me away. I know it was so wrong of me, but I found myself smiling as I read along. It has that B movie vibe going on.

Arie sure has come a long way, from a cowering young girl to a kickass woman and she will take names and she will not take any prisoners.

I want to thank D V Sulllivan for the opportunity to read Lair Rising.

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4 Stars

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Now that they’re together, Arie and Adrian must do everything they can to stay that way in the second book in the Lair series.

Working on yachts has not turned out as Aurora Strand expected. Despite her abusive past, she has managed to fall in love with a vampire—the mysterious and controlling billionaire, Adrian Voper—and in order to free him of his “abusiveness” she must now hunt down and destroy his maker.

But finding this fiend in this world of yachts-as-vampire lairs is easier said than done. There will be tests and horrors alike, and one surprise from the past that may just tear Aurora and Adrian apart . . .

  • Genre: Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, Supernatural, Vampires

ABOUT D V SULLIVAN (from Amazon)

D.V. Sullivan has been a deckhand in the Mediterranean, a bartender in New York and an English teacher in China. Now that he’s no longer hosing salt off yachts during high-wind gales, he writes from his lair in the Pacific Northwest.

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Deliciously Wicked – Lair by D V Sullivan @bydvsullivan

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MY REVIEW

OMG. Vampires and yatchies. I love it. I watch Below Deck on TV and when D V Sullivan asked if I was interested in reading a copy of Lair, I dove right in. I can see why he thought of yatchs as a setting, seeing he has been a yatchie himself. What an original idea.

Aurora runs from an abusive boyfriend, running right into the arms of a billionaire vampire. I have never read about vampires on yatchs and I love what D V Sullivan has done with them. Of course, he has a steady supply of blood, seeing his employees are handy and easily disposed of. Can a vampire fall if love with a human? Can Aurora fall in love with Adrian?

Aurora coaxes Adrian into trying to cure his curse and I sure didn’t see the outcome. I am really curious about the future books in the series.

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4 Stars

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An abusive ex. A quick getaway to start over. A rich and debonaire vampire who could be her chance at romance or a one-way ticket to a bad end.

Aurora needs out. She lives in terror of her abusive boyfriend, who controls her entire life. She vows to escape, and when she gets hired aboard a superyacht cruising the Mediterranean, it seems all her dreams have come true.

Especially when she finds herself drawn to the Lair’s reclusive and dazzlingly handsome owner, Adrian Voper. The only problem: the pale-skinned billionaire is as controlling as her ex, and when his female guests keep disappearing under mysterious circumstances, Aurora realizes he is concealing a nature far more monstrous than her former abuser’s.

Shaken and terrified, Aurora must now confront the reality of life with a vampire. The damaged parts of herself drawn to such abuse. And what, if anything, can free Adrian from his curse.

Will she find love? Or end up what’s for dinner?

  • Genre: Fiction, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Supernatural
  • Kindle Edition
  • Published August 1, 2024
  • Series: Lair, #1

ABOUT D V SULLIVAN (from Amazon)

D.V. Sullivan has been a deckhand in the Mediterranean, a bartender in New York and an English teacher in China. Now that he’s no longer hosing salt off yachts during high-wind gales, he writes from his lair in the Pacific Northwest.