Fateful (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Danielle Darcey: Library Mouse describes this character perfectly: "Set in the present day, Danielle isn't your usual main female character. She's not a tomboy trying to act tough, she's not an antisocial creature because she's peculiar in some unexpected way and she hasn't got a personality that sets her apart from the usual crowd. Danielle is a regular girly girl. She doesn't do blood, gore, violence, injuries or dead bodies (undead or otherwise). It almost felt like she had been literature-transplanted out of a Jane Auste novel and into modern day time with a couple of upgrades. With a penchant for wearing skirts and dresses, a fondness for pastel colours and a rather strong artistic streak for painting scenery; Danielle was a typical girl and not what most recent heroines are like. Her parents were so concerned with her fragility and female defenselessness that they insisted she have karate lessons, to the extent that when we meet her she is a lethal-when-necessary black belt. The good this will do her, in the paranormal world she is rudely awakened to, I'm not sure of.The combination of strength and weakness in this character was complex and forever changing depending on the perceived angle, forcing me to stop and reflect several times. The fact that she was able to defend herself in our reality, but that when put into the context of a paranormal one she was weak and harmless made her all the more real to me.Through all her trials, adventures, fortunes and misfortunes, unlike most characters who adapt quickly to the knew knowledge, Danielle remained faithful to her beliefs, ideals and female squirmishness.From what would appear a very simple and easy to understand character, I would not have expected the depth and incredible number of facets that I found. Danielle's simplicity was endearing and eye opening, making me dwell and appreciate aspects of a paranormal romance and situations I had not previously considered."
• Ethan Deveroux: Ethan is a vampire who doesn’t want to be a vampire. He’s a gentleman with a Victorian background and still uses words like daresay...old habits....Library Mouse also gets Ethan: “Ethan was a worthy Mr Darcy alter-ego for this paranormal romance. Forever a gentleman despite the course of centuries having passed him by, he held fast to his upbringing, ideals and traditions. The only modern thing about him were his clothes (which he had no choice in unless he wanted to arouse suspicion and generate medical mental health interest) and his love for his cars. I found his jealous and slightly possessive streak surprisingly sweet and funny, considering he had nothing to fear as Danielle had eyes for no other.He was a Mr Darcy attempting to adapt to the current century whilst desperately trying to cling to his ways of life, and I loved every second I read of it. He was a knight in regular clothing but who knew how to wield a sword, treat a girl like a lady and get any parents' blessing. What can I say, he was without a doubt too good to be true.True to his century he was looking for someone special, a girl and not a tomboy; someone to whom he'd be willing to give the world and his life.”
• Brianna Lynn Darcey: Danielle's cousin.
• Nicolas Clairmont Darcey (Uncle Nick): Danielle's uncle. He is a slightly quirky collage professor who loves telling stories. He’s also overly protective of his niece.
• Charlotte Darcey (Aunt Charlotte): Danielles' aunt. She loves Yorkshire pudding and tea.
• Lucas: The bad guy.
• Celeste: The bad girl.
• Max: The knight. And probably the most popular side character in these novels.
• Sophia: The vampire who loves to cook for her mortal friends. And she’s horribly messy about it.
• Jane Austen: Jane Austen isn’t actually one of the characters in this series, but it does have an Austen flavor within a modern setting.
• James: James is Danielle's younger brother.
• Nadia: Nadia is a black-haired, green-eyed beauty who is in love with Max. She’s another side character and becomes a good friend to Danielle.
• Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Again, Mr. Darcy isn’t actually in this story at all, but Ethan is very much like him.
• Zack: The dude who tried to come on too fast.
• Peter: The guy Brianna set Danielle up with for a blind date.
• Alora: The fairy Ethan introduces to Danielle.
• Clair: Ethan's family cook when he was a youth. She's also the one who taught him how to cook.
• Beon: A friend of Ethan's and the head vampire of The order of Curse-Bound Knights along with Seth.
• Alex: The vampire who tested his magic out on Danielle at the ball. He later becomes another bad buy.
• Cedric: A good vampire, Ethan’s friend, and one of Danielle’s personal guards.
• Benjamin: The original vampire.
• Seth: Beon's closest friend. He leads The Order of Curse-Bound Knights along with Beon.
• Richard: The Black Prince, and one of Danielle's guards.
• William Matson Kent: Brianna's boyfriend.
• Jane Austin: This was "algorithmically" added by Shelfari. There is actually no character named Jane Austin in this book.
• Brianna Lynn Kent: This was "algorithmically" added by Shelfari. Kent is the last name of her boyfriend and they are not married.
• Kay: This was "algorithmically" added by Shelfari. There is actually no character named Kay in this book.
• Kate: Add a description of this character.
• Van Kemp

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• London, England

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• The Order of Curse-bound Knights: This is a British group of knights and gentry who fight what the curse tries to make them—killers. They work together trying to save mortals from becoming prey to vampires. They have their own crest and are actually working on having a website too.

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Followed by Fractured.

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1. Cheri Schmidt (Author)

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• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813

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This book is a clean read.

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• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance
• Books › Literature & Fiction
• Books › Romance › Vampires