Review: Yes, yes, yes to Bella and Brent!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2014
A story of love blooming from the seeds of two horrific life events.  This is the third book in Mary Moriarty’s My Beloved Vampire series.  It tells the story of Bella O’Heachthanna and Brent O’Hara, two very stubborn individuals trying to protect their hearts from being torn apart ever again.Bella has abandoned her family because of an act her father, Cormac, the former Vampire King, perpetrated decades ago to protect not only Bella but the world.  Bella has vowed she will never acknowledge or speak to her father again and has lived her life since then sharing her bed, but never her heart.  Bella is a giving, caring woman who lives to help others who are suffering, whether physically or emotionally.  She is lonely, but not willing to let herself share her life with anyone, ever again.Brent is a human, a former Marine, severely wounded while on a mission for Colum O’Heachthanna, the reigning King of the Vampires, and big brother to Bella.  He feels that his body is useless for his former occupation and therefore his life no longer has purpose or meaning.  The woman he loved has also abandoned him because of his injuries and Brent is ready to end his own life.Comac knows that Bella is the one person who can bring Brent back and he reaches out to his daughter in the hopes that she will agree to help him, and maybe, in the process, forgive him and return to her family.I loved getting to know Bella and Brent and watching their progression through their own healing processes.  Though from two different worlds they realize they are still very much alike.  They both hurt and have dreams and needs just like everyone else.  I enjoyed the roller coaster ride, watching them come to terms with themselves and each other.  This book is a wonderful continuation of the series.