Cruentus:
Rise to Power
Book 1,
The Cruentus Series
By LS
Broomfield
Book Blurb: A prophecy of old continued to burn in the embers of time; long left
dormant until the Cruentus family rose above all others as darkness
ascended the lands. Greed and deception were the
name of the game, and Arturo Cruentus would stop at nothing as he
concocted the ultimate scheme to get everything he wanted. No price was too high. The scene was set, the
pieces strategically placed. The Gallo family could not come against him, and
in the end Guido and Palmiria Gallo would come out the biggest
losers, watching their only daughter, Emiliana, be taken away to render a
debt settled.
Young Emiliana Gallo, a victim of circumstance, was thrust into a
world she did not understand and forced to marry a man she did not know. But
what no one expected, not even Arturo, was that Emiliana and his son, Donato,
would fall in love against all odds. For Arturo, love made one weak, but for
his son, it was love at first sight. Donato became an opportunist in his
father’s dirty schemes and did everything in his power to ensure the woman he
admired for so long not only took his name in marriage, but also fell in love
with him. Donato wanted it all, his gamble paid off richly, and he achieved
both marriage and love. However, on the day they said ‘I do’ and the
Cruentus and Gallo families were joined, Emiliana was ripped from their home
like a thief in the night.
An unknown force too unsettled to let
the vision spill and strengthen the Cruentus family decided to do the
unthinkable—double-cross the Cruentus family. Rage and disdain fuelled Donato
and Arturo. Though their reasons were very different-their goal unified them.
They squared off with the leader of the Russian Coven to take back Emiliana,
and in the end the Russian coven paid the highest price as the leader's blood
was spilled in retribution for his crime at the hands of Arturo. News spread
quickly to the Magia Council, and before long Arturo was called before them to
answer for his crime of murder unjustly. The Ancients of the roundtable at
Mount Blanc, the mountain range bordering Italy and France, was now enacted as
they listened to the tale that had unfolded. Little did they know that
they were a part of the grand scheme Arturo Cruentus shrewdly planned for
the ultimate betrayal.
My Review: It has been awhile since I read a book that touched on dark magic, treason, terror and good old fashion betrayal. Reading Cruentus gave me all this and MORE! This novella was amazing. The world that author L.S. Broomfield has created is full of magic, demons and life that we can never imagine. I am so excited to get into the rest of this series. If the novella is this good, I can only imagine how the rest of the series will go!
Emiliana, our female lead character is a humble young lady. She is content at home with her parents, working hard and earning her keep. Little does she realize that an old debt is about to be repaid and she is going to be the payment. Thrown into a new life, house and role she is petrified of what lies ahead of her. What will she think of the betrayal that has led her here? How will she ever adjust to what has been forced upon her as her new life?
This book has so much going for it. I love dark magic, demons and the time period in the late 1800s already says DARK to me. You will love getting lost in this world where a blood contract is rarely broken and you never know who you can or cannot trust. Your blood may contain more than you think!
What’s Being Said:
Cruentus: Rise to Power is a unique read that will draw
you in and take you places that you've never been before. The characters
are well written and engaging. The combination of the late 1800s time
period and the magical world in which the story takes place serves to make this
story memorable and interesting. I've never read something quite like
this novella and I can't wait to see more from L.S. Broomfield in the future.
~Megan from Amethyst Daydreams
Rise to Power is the first part of the Cruentus Series.
In many ways a prequel to the heart of the story, this novella packs quite a
punch. While classified as a paranormal
romance, that label simply is not all-encompassing enough to truly define the
story. It is far more than a romance, leading the reader through a course of
love against all odds and a family’s quest for power. Ms. Broomfield wields her
words much the way her warlocks wield their magic, creating a world that the
the reader simply becomes immersed in. Her characters come to life on the page
and in the reader’s imagination as the story plays out like a movie for the
mind. Through twists and turns, the plot
is unpredictable and layered, and it will leave you wanting more. It is the
perfect combination of love and magic, romance and peril, action and
old-fashioned good vs. evil. Only this time you’ll be left wondering.... what
is so sexy about the wickedly evil?
~Tevya from Reading Lark
Are you ready for a journey into the world of dark magic,
blood contracts, and innocence taken for granted? Welcome to the world of
author LS Broomfield in her novella, Cruentus: Rise to Power. A book you will
definitely not want to put down, Rise to Power has power, greed, innocence, and
magic. A page turner to the very end!!
~Mindy from Forbidden Reviews
About the Author:
L.S. Broomfield lives in God’s country
– Central Labrador, Canada. She wasn’t born there, but it’s where she and her
family call home. Born and raised in Hawkes Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador,
L.S. is published author who is
currently working on book two of the Cruentus series, a series of tales about
the Cruentus family; namely, Dragos Cruentus, who who will make his appearance
in the second book. She is full of talent and takes a fresh look on the
paranormal world.
As a child, Lisa always wanted to
write. She didn’t have any predilection of what to write, as long as she was
writing – she was happy. She remembers growing up and traveling to Flower’s
Cove to visit family and letting her imagination soar as the pen sketched
across the paper. At such a young age, it was perhaps mostly incoherent
thoughts tossed across the pages but still for all, it was a desire even then
to write and tell a story.
As an adult, Lisa met an amazing group
of individuals, and with their support and encouragement was brave enough to
write and let people read the stories in her mind. While writing is one thing,
allowing others to read the words one has spent hours putting to paper is
entirely another thing. It opens the author wide to both praise and criticism.
Lisa found it to be scary, yet wonderfully exciting.
Lisa has many people to thank for
helping her to reach where she is today, but none of this would be possible
without the support of her husband, Shawn, and her amazing kids, Brittany,
Daniel, and Jacob. These people fill her world with color and make it worth
writing – they enable her to do what she loves.
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