Cracked Line: An Urban Fantasy

Ann Gimpel

Jul 2020 · Cataclysm Book 3 · Ann Gimpel Books, LLC

About this ebook

Vampires don’t fall in love. Except I did.

Not the best decision of my long life. I definitely cracked an unspoken line, but Ariana trounced me as far as line-crossing went. Very few acts constitute crimes in Vampire circles. Hers was the worst. I fled to the Old Country to buy myself thinking time.

I still loved her, but what she’d done was so vile I couldn’t set it aside.

The world is a very different place from when I went into stasis. I woke to wars on every side. Vampires are scarcely strangers to battle. No one’s ever accepted us, but they’ve mostly let us be. It’s different this time. Very different. Mortals won’t rest until they’ve wiped out magic.

Normally, their efforts would be laughable, but they’ve coopted help from mages. Ones they’ve imprisoned and systematically stripped of power until the poor sods would agree to anything in exchange for their freedom—and their magic.

We face huge problems, but I’m tackling them one by one. I’ll return to Ariana’s side, but perhaps only as her comrade-in-arms. Time will tell if we can be more to each other.

Time and circumstances. In a world without magic, Vampires will wither along with every other magic-wielder. I cannot let that happen.

Ratings and reviews

This series just keeps making me think outside the box on all paranormal and still pulls on my heart strings. I read it in one sitting, I *needed* to know what was going to happen next. There is a lot happening in book 3 from Ariana and Nick working their way back to each other. More information about Conan and the Guardians. I love the fact that if there is no magic, there will be no humanity left either. We see betrayal, romance, mystery, intrigue. All within Ann Gimpels fantastic Urban Fantasy setting. I have a few authors who rock my world for Urban Fantasy, ok 3 and Ann Gimpel is one. Thank you so much for the arc! I loved this and freely volunteer my thoughts and opinions. I do highly recommend that you read book 1 and 2 first, as they each pickup right where the other leaves off.

Oh no! I forgot to write my review, but I have a good excuse. I began reading like around 11:30-midnight and was so enthralled by the story that I read until the wee hours of the morning. Didn't get to sleep till the sky was getting light and when I woke up 3 hrs later I just forgot. The series just keeps getting better and better, which is hard to do since it begins at full throttle. WAR has begun, good versus evil, so we get more thrills, danger, finally groups working together, the main characters working out their problems. WOW, this story is packed with action. You can tell I don't do spoilers, I try my best to give you my reaction with just a few details here and there. Hopefully, you started at book one so you can get the jest of everything that's going on. This author never lets me down and she put this series in super drive so I highly recommend this book, no I recommend the entire series, grab it today, and begin reading early so you're able to get some decent sleep

About the author

 Ann Gimpel is a USA Today bestselling author. A lifelong aficionado of the unusual, she began writing speculative fiction a few years ago. Since then her short fiction has appeared in several webzines and anthologies. Her longer books run the gamut from urban fantasy to paranormal romance. Once upon a time, she nurtured clients. Now she nurtures dark, gritty fantasy stories that push hard against reality. When she’s not writing, she’s in the backcountry getting down and dirty with her camera. She’s published over fifty books to date, with several more planned for 2018 and beyond. A husband, grown children, grandchildren, and wolf hybrids round out her family.

Keep up with her at www.anngimpel.com or http://anngimpel.blogspot.com