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Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite
Blood of the Founding by B.A. Chapman is a paranormal romance with a bite to it. Dr. Elena Vance, PhD, works at the Jeffersonian researching obsolete Eastern European cultures, but something strange is happening to her. She thinks she might be turning into a wolf. It’s nothing big, to start with. An odd growl, shedding hair, and a sudden hunger for raw meat. Then her adoptive parents give her a letter from her birth mother, who gave her up. The letter is centuries old, and it sends Elena and her best friend, Riley, on a journey into the Carpathians in search of answers. They arrive at a remote village where everyone recognizes her and tells her she’s meant to be dead. She isn’t, and what she finds out about herself is about to start a war with a villain who will stop at nothing to bring her down. Elena doesn’t have long to master her powers if she wants to survive, but the added distraction of an alpha who wants to protect her isn’t making life easy for her. She wanted to know who she was; in Romania, she finds more than she bargained for.
Blood of the Founding by B.A. Chapman is a slow-burning, steamy romance with a side of danger and a whole heap of trouble. It’s written with confidence and plenty of humor; the opening scene with the Roomba starts things light before they descend into darkness. You’ll find the characters easy to like. Elena is a sharp, self-aware character, and her and Riley’s relationship sets the emotional tone, at least for the first half. The rest of the main characters are well-developed individuals, each bringing something special to the story, but the villain is by far the strongest character. A quiet-spoken, patient man, he’s dangerous and cruel, a real match for Elena. This isn’t a quick read, and it’s definitely for adults. The first half is about setting the scene and building up the characters, leading them into an action-packed second half that will keep you reading until the end. If you enjoy werewolf romances and stories that build up the tension gradually, this is the book for you, with a satisfying ending that is well worth the wait.
