I
feel like I have read this series in slow motion, but it has stayed with me.
Each time I put one of the books down I immediately grab the next one and then
need to wait for the fortitude to read it. Because for a paranormal series it
has been a super emotional ride. And in classic Tessa Bailey style it's also
extremely hot.
Tucker
was the steady, funny, reliable sidekick that I didn't really think twice about
in the earlier books. He was just always there with a joke and a bail out, but
I didn't know what to expect from him. After seeing the meeting between him and
Mary in the last book I was dying to see them from their own points of view.
I
was also dying to see what was going to happen with the war. And for all the
twists and turns that this story took I couldn't guess how that was going to
play out. There were some that we saw coming but most completely blindsided me.
Tucker was the perfect person for Mary. And I loved watching her blossom and
shake off all the things that she had previously thought were disabilities.
The
whole book was just beautiful, and I was really blown away by how much I felt.
And I honestly didn't see the ending coming but I couldn't have been happier
with it.
I
have had this book on my kindle since it was released. I read the first book
and loved it but then I had to wait for this one and I added it to the tbr and
then got distracted and then I couldn’t really remember it and figured I would
need to reread the first book. But then I hit a “what the hell do I read next”
wall and was craving some of Tessa Bailey’s heroes and thought what the hell.
And before I had finished the first chapter it had all come flooding back.
Because
not only was this world unique, but the characters were a certain kind of
special. Honestly this whole world is so well built I feel like I’m going to
stumble across it while out getting petrol one night. And despite the fact it
has been years since I read the first book, I can still remember enough of the
characters to be able to jump in like I never left.
Roksana
and Elias were hot as hell, and I had no idea where the love - hate
relationship had come from until I started reading this book and then I was
just stunned. Their first meeting was so electric I could feel their instant
attraction and I had absolutely no idea how they were going to get from there
to the point I had met them. And to be honest I was scared to find out.
Thankfully
this was told in dual point of view so when Roksana was seeing things from her
point of view and they certainly didn’t put Elias in a positive light we then
got Elias tormented over what he was doing to protect his secret and by
extension to protect Roksana. Because Elias was seriously one amazing, sweet,
protective hero.
This
story was so engrossing, and I was dying to see how all the secrets were going
to come to light. And what was going to happen next. I am so excited to see how
the next book has everything resolve and watch the relationship between these guys
grow even stronger. I have complete faith they will save the world.
This Time Tomorrow, an all-new enemies-to-lovers paranormal romance with all the steam by New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is available now!
Roksana, heiress to the vampire slayer throne, has performance anxiety.
She’s supposed to kill Elias, but so far she’s only succeeded in maxing out his credit card. Now her failure to stake the brooding vampire has sent her back to Moscow in disgrace to face her mother’s wrath. Expecting punishment by death, she’s given a rare reprieve. She now has three tasks to complete, the last of which is to finally kill Elias. She will not fail this time.
If only the memories of one magical evening—back when Elias was human—would stop holding her back. He claims to have forgotten that night. Why can’t she?
Three years ago, Elias was a SWAT team member on a guy’s weekend in Vegas. Playing poker and minding his own business, his life changed forever when a captivating blonde strolled past his table in a light-up bra. He followed Roksana as if compelled, his very bones demanding he do so, his soul resonating with the belief she would be important to him. Always. That turned out to be a vast understatement—and nothing has changed.
Roksana embarks on her mission, determined to win back her mother’s approval, but when an astonishing truth emerges in the eleventh hour, will her stake pierce the very heart that beats in her honor? Or will love triumph over duty?
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Excerpt
He trailed off, that scrape between his shoulder blades growing more pronounced, until he couldn’t concentrate enough to decipher the suits of his cards. What the hell was going on? Throat dry, he laid down his hand and turned in his chair—
Silence fell around him when he saw her.
She was golden. Radiant.
Miserable.
The long-legged blonde limped through the casino with a beautiful pout on her face, a pair of high heels shoved under one arm. There was a fine sheen of dew on her incredible face, telling Elias she’d just escaped the stifling Vegas heat. Simply by existing, she commanded fealty and the casino seemed to part around her like the Red Sea, creating a path for her to complete a wobbly strut toward Elias’s poker table—and the closer she came, the more his lungs compressed, as if he was running out of fucking oxygen.
Who is she?
No idea. But the discomfort between his shoulder blades was gone.
Like a balm had been applied.
The girl was beyond gorgeous. He’d never noticed cheekbones on anyone in his life, but he noticed her high ones. The indigo blue of her eyes. And Jesus, he definitely noticed the way her soft mutterings made his heart flop over. Who are you?
Vaguely, he heard Latte ribbing him. “Bet you’d call her back, huh, Silent E?”
“Forget what I said about him being mysterious,” Kenny quipped. “Everything he’s thinking is right there on his face.”
More laughter. But the buzzing in his skull was already drowning them out.
Elias watched the blonde’s high heel fall out of her arms and flop sideways on the casino floor. He was on his feet before it stopped moving, abandoning his hand at the table without a thought so he could scoop up the shoe and follow. He didn’t have a choice in the matter. Going after her was a requirement, searing him, compelling him.
And a moment later, when she looked up at him from her seat at a slot machine, his world righted itself with a grinding snap. He hadn’t even known it was off kilter.
The blonde crossed her impossibly sexy legs and his body reacted swiftly, hardening.
“Well?” she said in a husky Russian accent. “Make it good. I only have five minutes before I wreak the havoc.”
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Will her stake pierce the very heart that beats in her honor? Or will love triumph over duty?
This Time Tomorrow, an all-new paranormal romance with all the steam by New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is coming June 22nd, and we have the gorgeous cover!
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Roksana, heiress to the vampire slayer throne, has performance anxiety.
She’s supposed to kill Elias, but so far she’s only succeeded in maxing out his credit card. Now her failure to stake the brooding vampire has sent her back to Moscow in disgrace to face her mother’s wrath. Expecting punishment by death, she’s given a rare reprieve. She now has three tasks to complete, the last of which is to finally kill Elias. She will not fail this time.
If only the memories of one magical evening—back when Elias was human—would stop holding her back. He claims to have forgotten that night. Why can’t she?
Three years ago, Elias was a SWAT team member on a guy’s weekend in Vegas. Playing poker and minding his own business, his life changed forever when a captivating blonde strolled past his table in a light-up bra. He followed Roksana as if compelled, his very bones demanding he do so, his soul resonating with the belief she would be important to him. Always. That turned out to be a vast understatement—and nothing has changed.
Roksana embarks on her mission, determined to win back her mother’s approval, but when an astonishing truth emerges in the eleventh hour, will her stake pierce the very heart that beats in her honor? Or will love triumph over duty?
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Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days.
Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the workforce as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention.
She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of eleven years and seven-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.
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Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days.
