Review: 4.25 stars-prequel novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2014
4.25 starsALL THE KING’S MEN is the prequel novella to Donya Lynne’s contemporary, erotic adult, All The Kings’ Men paranormal series focusing on a group of vampire warrior’s and their mates.  Like many prequel storyline ALL THE KING’S MEN reveals the history behind the war between the Vampires and the Drecks as well as the story leading up to the first instalment Rise of the Fallen.Donya Lynne pulls the reader into a storyline where one couple looks to the future; another couple implodes; and a drug that will send many addicts over the edge.ALL THE KING’S MEN is a storyline that details a vampire male’s ‘suffering’ when the ‘calling’ has been denied. We watch as two allies become combatant enemies when a mated pair is separated by laws and family.  Donya also looks deeper into Micah’s history of mating and the reasons he is determined to end his life.  Micah is an anomaly within the vampire community but he is also one of the fiercest warriors the AKM has ever known.All of the AKM vampire warriors have a small role within the prequel storyline. From Tristan and Josie’s welcome news to the introduction of Severin into the AKM family. The world building establishes the background and historical significance of the vampire/ dreck war; reveals the beginning and the progress of a drug that is aimed at taking down the vampire species; and a look back at the reasons Micah is the vampire he is today.If you are a fan Donya Lynne’s All the King’s Men paranormal vampire series, then the prequel novella ALL THE KING’S MEN is a must read to help establish a guideline and some background information.