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Twisted Dreams (The Dhampyre Chronicles Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Marissa Farrar (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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First book in a brand new New Adult Paranormal series!

Born of a vampire father to a human mother, Elizabeth Bandores' life was never going to be normal, so she can't imagine why she thinks starting college will be any different.

Having grown up in the affluent Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles and desperate to escape, she decides on the small college town of Sage Springs. With dreams of being a writer, she joins the college newspaper and is introduced to blond, confident Flynn Matthews, Sage Springs' rising swim star.

But a carnival has set up in the small town, and the boy running the Waltzer catches her eye. Dark-haired, leather-jacketed Riley is rude, with an air of danger. Elizabeth can't help but notice him. And when an accident thrusts them together, she discovers he's noticed her, too.

Sage Springs isn't the quiet little town Elizabeth had hoped for. The forests bordering the town harbour a dark secret--one some of the residents have been trying to protect, and the leaders of the carnival have set in their sights...

***Please note, 'Twisted Dreams (The Dhampyre Chronicles: Book One)' is a spinoff of Marissa Farrar's dark vampire series, 'The Serenity Series'. However, you do not need to have read 'The Serenity Series' in order to read 'The Dhampyre Chronicles.'***
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00NT9O6PO
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Warwick House Press (September 21, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 21, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3106 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
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Marissa Farrar has always been in love with being in love. But since she's been married for numerous years and has three young daughters, she's conducted her love affairs with multiple gorgeous men of the fictional persuasion.

The author of more than thirty novels, she has been a full time author for the last six years.

You can visit Marissa’s website at http://www.marissafarrar.com/ or find her at her facebook page, www.facebook.com/marissa.farrar.author.

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My first book by this author was The Serenity series the funny thing is I read book two fist lol loved it so much went back and saw this was a series YEAH! Twisted Dreams is an extension from the Serenity Series it ended with Elizabeth and Starts with her, Elizabeth is a Dhampyre had to look that up lol Half Human Half Vampire her parents are Human and vampire Elizabeth is just getting her bearing of what she can do with her powers. Elizabeth is off to college small town in Sage Springs majoring in Journalism before she even gets on campus trouble happens, all she wants is to be normal and have friends and not stand out, and guess what Trouble trying to hold back her urges. Elizabeth journey begins. I love to watch and read paranormal books, looking forward to much more. Thanks Marissa you did it again don’t STOP girl HUGE FAN  ………..
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Tammy Warren
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written and extremely interesting I definitely recommend it.
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2016
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Beth has moved to Sage Springs for college. Her parents are very overprotective and she wants her own life.However there is a lot going on in this town. Her mother is a human and her father is a vampire so she is used to drama. This is completely different, though.Well written and extremely interesting I definitely recommend it.
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Loves2Read
4.0 out of 5 stars hard to put down
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2016
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Loved it.. The story line grabbed me and I could not put it down! Am looking forward to the next book and others by this author
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Cindy DeGraaff
3.0 out of 5 stars Good NA paranormal romantic suspense
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2016
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I enjoyed this twist on the vampire genre. Young Elizabeth is a half vampire with some interesting talents who has moved across the country from her parents to go to college. There is a great deal of mysterious happenings at the small campus and Elizabeth finds herself in the middle of it all. With the traveling carnival in town to add more unusual characters, she is sucked into danger and sorcery, not academia.
The writing was good, no editing errors. I didn't feel as if I got to know Elizabeth or any of the characters very well because the plot was very fast paced.
There is one sex scene and some violence in this book. 3 stars
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Jadapink1
5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME GREAT READ!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2014
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My first book by this author was The Serenity series the funny thing is I read book two fist lol loved it so much went back and saw this was a series YEAH! Twisted Dreams is an extension from the Serenity Series it ended with Elizabeth and Starts with her, Elizabeth is a Dhampyre had to look that up lol Half Human Half Vampire her parents are Human and vampire Elizabeth is just getting her bearing of what she can do with her powers. Elizabeth is off to college small town in Sage Springs majoring in Journalism before she even gets on campus trouble happens, all she wants is to be normal and have friends and not stand out, and guess what Trouble trying to hold back her urges. Elizabeth journey begins. I love to watch and read paranormal books, looking forward to much more. Thanks Marissa you did it again don’t STOP girl HUGE FAN  ………..
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Jadapink1
5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME GREAT READ!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2014
My first book by this author was The Serenity series the funny thing is I read book two fist lol loved it so much went back and saw this was a series YEAH! Twisted Dreams is an extension from the Serenity Series it ended with Elizabeth and Starts with her, Elizabeth is a Dhampyre had to look that up lol Half Human Half Vampire her parents are Human and vampire Elizabeth is just getting her bearing of what she can do with her powers. Elizabeth is off to college small town in Sage Springs majoring in Journalism before she even gets on campus trouble happens, all she wants is to be normal and have friends and not stand out, and guess what Trouble trying to hold back her urges. Elizabeth journey begins. I love to watch and read paranormal books, looking forward to much more. Thanks Marissa you did it again don’t STOP girl HUGE FAN  ………..
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Rickie51
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Twisted
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2016
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This book was aptly named as "Twisted" from start to finish. Elizabeth was the odd man out in what had originally been planned for Sage Springs. Her desire to go somewhere she might be able to make friends and keep who she was a secret backfired in a big way. However, I loved how things worked out for her and Riley.

You'll love all the different twists in the story. Some so quickly hit that your head will spin and you'll be...."What just happened?" I highly recommend Marissa as a keeper for those who like it a little dark.
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Jeannie Zelos
4.0 out of 5 stars good start but with reservations
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2014
Twisted Dreams, The Dhampyre Chronicles Book One, Marissa Farrar
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Genre: NA, Sci-fi and Fantasy.
I like the chance to get in on a new series at the start, and this sounded fun. Its classed as NA but to me felt more like an upper end YA. That’s no reflection on the story, it was good but it was very simplified, with many of the questions raised that would be answered in a NA book left open – such as the two car accidents Beth has just a few days apart never raising a police or parental issues. In fact actual authority figures don’t seem to exist in this book, except as a vague inference, and given what’s going on they'd be around like flies on meat, and I need some excuse, some reasons why they’ve kept away. Ok I’m not NA, long past, but have enjoyed some cracking reads in this genre as well as the YA genre. A good novel spans ages. The one sex scene in here is I guess the reason why its NA and not YA, ah well....
It may seem from the above comments I didn’t like this book, and that’s wrong – I did, I liked it a lot.  I found it easy to read with a fun storyline. I’ve not read the earlier series about her parents ( though somewhere on my enormous TBR list is book one. I think I really need about three lifetimes to ever conquer that list!) but this is still easy to follow, and those who like me are coming in cold needn't worry, everything we need to know is there.
Its a kind of simple girl comes of age, wants independence from loving but smothering parents ( yeah – real world stuff for lots of teens!) so crosses country to school (Uni here in UK would be equivalent ). Poor Beth though, stuff happens even before she gets to school, with an incident involving the travelling fair just as she hits town. She makes it though, and meets some of her new school friends, Dana  the newspaper editor, Brooke her roommate, Flynn the school prizewinning swimmer, and Riley from the fair. Things happen to her that lead her into increasing danger, but the risks to the town of her just packing up and leaving are too great. Plus of course – after telling her parents she’ll be fine what teen wants to show them she’s not? Teens come with a sense of indestructability you know....I remember that too well.
Its a well written book, neat storyline that wraps up but with leaving the next episode opening there. I like the way the Beth/Flynn/Riley triangle is opening, and the possibilities it raises. I’m not sure if I’ll go for it or not, I think maybe there’s a little too much suspension of belief for me, but who knows...when its out and if I'm looking for something readable, a paranormal but not too deep it could just fit the bill :-)
Stars: Four, a solid start to a new series and a fun read despite my reservations.
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5.0 out of 5 stars pleasantly surprised
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2016
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Usually, I can figure out what happens next...I wasn't expecting the twist and turns in this book. It had me second guessing a couple of times(which I love!) It grabbed my attention right from the beginning and held it straight through. I can't wait to read book 2!
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Drea
3.0 out of 5 stars Riley and Finn
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2017
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I'm not a huge carny fan but I do love vampires. I liked this book and the main character. Riley and Finn were both great love interests. There could have been more character development though. I felt like everyone was one dimensional and would have loved to relate better. While a great book, some more development could have happened. Three glittery stars!
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EllenD
5.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book and will be looking into the Serenity ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 13, 2016
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This is the first book by Marissa Farrar that I have read and it's left me wanting more. I've always been a fan of a vampire novel and this is a new, modern twist on the tale!

Elizabeth Bandores is a Dhampyre - daughter to a vampire father and human mother. She leaves her home (and protective parents) to go to college in the quiet town of Sage Springs. She hopes for a "normal" life but soon discovers all is not as it seems and she is not the only person with secrets to hide.

I really enjoyed this book and will be looking into the Serenity series which features Elizabeth's parents as well as finishing the Dhampyre Chronicles!!
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Clare O'Beara
4.0 out of 5 stars Twisted dreams
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2018
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An LA girl drives to a small town for her college course, putting some distance between herself and her vampire father and human mother. On the way a carnival is setting up and they break an overhead power line, which hits the road in front of her car and jumps around, sparking. Cue a few difficulties. Now, given that the young lady survives but her car's electrics were fried, I want to know how her laptop keeps working. I fully expected it to be fried too.

I like the sympathetic investigation into how it would feel to be a dhampyre, especially as she never tells anyone that she fights off vampiric thoughts. However, I can't like the self-harming, because nobody did this stupid thing in the past until the idea got circulated and some young people copy ideas - of course they only cause worse stress and scars. We are clear, though, that more normal girls think this is a bad idea.

That carnival reoccurs and there is a violent death, though minimal language or mature scenes. I'd say this is aimed at mature YA readers and New Adults.
I downloaded an e-copy from Instafreebie. This is an unbiased review.
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Kitkatz
5.0 out of 5 stars absolutely gripping
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 10, 2014
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A fabulous follow on from the series in which Elizabeth was born to a vampire father and human mother. This book opens with her starting university where all manner of worrying events start happening against her. It's very gripping to the point where you just can't put the book down until it's finished. Thankfully there are more to come in the series, I would love to see the books portrayed in a film from the very start of her parents meeting. More plausible than Twilight!
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linda robertson
5.0 out of 5 stars Twisted dreams
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2015
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I loved the book and I am going to read the next book in the story to find out more about the character's and their lives in the book and their romance as I am a very romantic at heart.
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Mrs. Lynn Scobbie
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2015
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Good read
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