Velvet

· Macmillan
20 reviews
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417
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About this ebook

Equal parts steamy and funny, with a few genuinely creepy moments, this paranormal romance has everything -- compelling characters, plenty of witty banter, and a romance that just might be to die for.
After losing both her parents before age 17, aspiring designer Caitlin Holte feels like her whole world has been turned upside down, and that was before she accidentally attracted the attention of a demon. Then, she learns that her hot, bad-boy neighbor, Adrian -- who might have just saved her life -- is actually a half-demon vampire.
Suddenly, Caitlin is stuck with a vampire bodyguard who feels that the best way to protect her is to become her pretend boyfriend. Trouble is, Caitlin is starting to fall in love for real, while Adrian can never love a human. Caitlin trusts Adrian to keep her safe from his demon father, but will he be able to protect her heart?
Temple West's debut novel Velvet is a sexy, delightful romance chosen by readers like you for Macmillan's young adult imprint Swoon Reads.
Praise for Velvet:
"This romantic Twilight readalike shines with credible dialogue and fully developed characters." — School Library Journal
" Velvet is fun and very entertaining with snappy dialogue, awesome characters and some solid teen angst." — The Windy Pages
Equal parts steamy and funny, with a few genuinely creepy moments, this paranormal romance has everything -- compelling characters, plenty of witty banter, and a romance that just might be to die for. After losing both her parents before age 17, aspiring designer Caitlin Holte feels like her who...

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20 reviews
Fairy Spell Book
February 9, 2017
4 red velvet stars ‘Velvet’ begins our tale of Caitlin, whose mother loses her battle with cancer just days before their house is sold and Caitlin moves from Connecticut to upstate New York to live with her Aunt, Uncle, and Cousin in sleepy Stony Creek. Several pages are incredibly sad, be forewarned if you have experienced a loss recently. Caitlin’s hot, reclusive, and charming next-door-neighbor is soon revealed to have supernatural abilities. Adrian is a half-demon, half-vampire, super-smart pop-culture dork with a fun streak and serious respect for his elders. Over time, he not only explains how advanced chemistry and basic algebra work, but also how vampires come to be and why they need both blood and food to survive. Much to Caitlin’s delight, Adrian is assigned as her personal bodyguard by the vampire Counsel when his demon father sets his sights on her. To avoid suspicion from the humans at their high school where she is junior and he’s a senior, they pretend to be a young couple in love. The two share some really sweet scenes as they start to really fall for each other, though they must to hide their true feelings from Adrian’s family and the Counsel as vampires are forbidden to date humans and are discouraged from interacting with them, under normal circumstances. I highly recommended this book to YA supernatural romance fans. ‘Velvet’ is available for purchase, and might be hiding in your local library.
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SpiritualKittenz
May 20, 2019
Read this book last year n i would love to see a second one come out
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A Google user
January 5, 2019
This was byfar my favourite vampire romance book i read
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Temple West, debut author of the YA paranormal romance Velvet, is as nerdy in real life as she is on the Twitter. She can sew (poorly), drive stick (please fasten your seat belt), and is in the slow process of acquiring a motorcycle (and motorcycle license, which should, in all honesty, come first). She currently lives in Seattle and is quite content to have no pets, plants, or children to fail at looking after.
Temple West, debut author of the YA paranormal romance Velvet, is as nerdy in real life as she is on the Twitter. She can sew (poorly), drive stick (please fasten your seat belt), and is in the slow process of acquiring a motorcycle (and motorcycle license, which should, in all honesty, come firs...

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