Book Tour/Review/Giveaway- Absolution by Susannah Sandlin

Welcome to my stop on the Absolution book tour which has been brought to you by Bewitching Book Tours. Here you can read a summary of the book, my review, learn a little more about the author Susannah and enter the giveaway!! Don't forget to visit the other blogs on this tour for more information about this book and the author.

Title: Absolution
Author: Susannah Sandlin
Series: Penton Legacy #2
Publisher: Montlake Romance
Release Date: October 9th 2012
Format: eBook – received for Book Tour

Check out my Review of Redemption, Book 1 in Penton Legacy.

Book Description:

With the vampire world on the brink of civil war over the scarcity of untainted human blood, battle lines are being drawn between the once peaceful vampire and human enclave of Penton, Alabama, and the powerful Vampire Tribunal.

A Scottish gallowglass warrior turned vampire in the early 17th century, Mirren Kincaid once served the Tribunal as its most creative and ruthless executioner—a time when he was known as the Slayer. But when assigned a killing he found questionable, Mirren abandoned the Tribunal’s political machinations and disappeared—only to resurface two centuries later as the protector and second-in-command of Penton. Now the Tribunal wants him back on their side—or dead.

To break their rogue agent, they capture Glory Cummings, the descendant of a shaman, and send her to restore Mirren’s bloodthirsty nature. But instead of a monster, Glory sees a man burdened by the weight of his past. Could her magic touch—meant by the tribunal to bring out a violent killer—actually help Mirren break his bonds and discover the love he doesn’t believe he deserves?

It’s a town under siege, a powerful warrior in a battle with his past, and one woman who can make the earth move—literally—as the Penton Legacy continues.



I read Absolution straight after completing the first book, Redemption, and if you have read my review of Redemption you know how much I loved it!! If you haven’t, you can check it out here, but I will repeat that Susannah Sandlin has become one of my favourite Paranormal/Romance writers, (right up with J.R. Ward) even though there are only two books released so far in this series! Susannah is a fabulous romance writer who captivated me from start to finish!!

Absolution continues on from where Redemption finished off, but we are following the life of Mirren more closely now. I wasn’t too sure about Mirren after the first book, because he is a hard-ass!! I didn’t think he had any emotions at all, but he is a loyal and trustworthy Vampire and is second in command. But this book made me fall in love with him. We see past his rugged exterior and see the man underneath. He is a 6”8’ man mountain of muscle, but if you are able to take the time, you find that he does have a warm heart.

Some unfortunate circumstances bring Mirren and Glory together. Mirren has never really let anyone too close before, so he doesn’t understand Glory at all. To him she is an annoying, short, independent, talkative woman and he has no idea how to handle her!! She is such a breath of fresh air and I enjoyed watching her stammer through and form relationships with not only Mirren, but others in the scathe.

Once again there is plenty of action, which I love!! There are plenty of badies in this novel and it is interesting to see how they use the information they gather to try and bring down Aidan and his scathe. The romance is sizzling and the sex scenes are hawt!! We see a little more of Will in this one, so I’m hoping the blonde college looking guy gets his own book next...



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About the Author:

Susannah Sandlin is the author of paranormal romance set in the Deep South, where there are always things that go bump in the night.

A journalist by day, Susannah grew up in Alabama reading the gothic novels of Susan Howatch and the horror fantasy of Stephen King. (Um…it is fantasy, right?)

The combination of Howatch and King probably explains a lot. Currently a resident of Auburn, Alabama, Susannah has also lived in Illinois, Texas, California, and Louisiana.

You can stalk Susannah online at:


Giveaway:

There is a Tour Wide Giveaway running where you could win-

1x Kindle Paper White or $100 U.S. gift card to Amazon, B&N, or Book Depository (winner's choice),

5x signed print or audio copies of Absolution (winner's choice of print or audio)





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50 comments:

  1. Ohhh, looks like a good book. Great review too.

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  2. Andrea @The Bookish BabeOctober 5, 2012 at 3:42 PM

    How exciting! I just bought Redemption earlier in the week, and after seeing this review, I'm so excited to start the series. I love Susannah's book, Royal Street (written as Suzanne Johnson), so I'm hoping to live this series too.
    So happy book two lived up to expectations!

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  3. Me too!! I think Susannah rocks! These were the first books I've read of hers and they were awesome!!

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  4. Thank you!! Susannah is now one of my fav authors!!

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  5. Awesome review! And the book sounds very interesting!

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  6. great review, i'm absolutely love this series too and yes Will has the next book *_____* i can't wait to see him become the vampire he is destined to be ( Mirren is still my favorite but Will is near)

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  7. Big fan of both The Sentinels of New Orleans series and The Penton Legacy series. Most comments are for Aidan, Mirren or Will, I need to give a shout out for D.J., Krys and am looking forward to learn about Glory. [Guys point of view!]

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  8. Great review! This sounds like a great read!

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  9. I would love to win a Kindle because I have so many ebooks and all I have is the PC to read them on and due to physical problems I am not able to sit in front of my computer long enough to enjoy a book.

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  10. Looks like a great book and I would love to win the kindle

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  11. Great review.I'm looking forward to reading this series.

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  12. I loved this book and this series..awesome post!

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  13. I will look forward to reading this series.

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  14. Thank you! I think it is an awesome series. Thanks for stopping by.

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  15. Tell me about it!! I think things may change when we learn more about Will though... I'm soooo excited!

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  16. Fair enough!! Good to see someone 'rooting' for the chicks!! Lol!! Thanx for stopping by Roger!

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  17. Thanks!! I definitely recommend it. Susannah has created some great swoon worthy characters!

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  18. And you can't take the PC in the car or take it travelling, would be easier to win a Kindle!! Good Luck!!

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  19. Oh, it is for sure! We all could do with a Kindle! Good luck in the giveaway!!

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  20. Thank you!! I hope you enjoy it as much as me!

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  21. I do too Kimberley!! I love all the characters. Susannah has created a fabulous world, I can't wait for Will's book!!

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  22. You won't be disappointed!! I luv this series and there are only 2 books so far!

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  23. I loved Redemption & I would love to read Absolution! I on't have a Kindle so of course that would be amazing as well=) Great Author!

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  24. Sounds like a really detailed interesting storyline. Thanks for sharing

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  25. We all want a Kindle! I do too. I highly recommend Absolution, you need to get it! Good luck in the giveaway.

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  26. You are welcome, thanx for stopping by!!

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  27. Liz @ Fictional CandyOctober 9, 2012 at 3:30 AM

    Naomi, you are going to kill my book budget with all of these awesome books you are featuring! This one sounds fantastic, but I definitely need to start with Redemption. Thanks for bringing another series to my attention!

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  28. Ooh... really!! I'm like that when I visit your site! I really love this series though, and am super excited for the next book, Susannah is awesome!!

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  29. I'm looking forward to reading this series!

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  30. This is a fabulous series! I can't wait for Omega!!

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  31. jen @ grown in southern groundOctober 17, 2012 at 11:35 AM

    i love vampire books so this sounds like a good series!

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  32. I love just about anything to read with the supernatural world and really want to know what happens next :) Thank you for sharing with us today.

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  33. Tell me about it!! That is usually all I read!!

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  34. I think so too!! Thanx for entering!!

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  35. Really wanting to read this one based on the cover alone! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  36. All the covers are hot, so are the guys!!!

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  37. Thanks for the giveaway. Its awesome!

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  38. Andrea @The Bookish BabeMay 23, 2015 at 9:05 AM

    How exciting! I just bought Redemption earlier in the week, and after seeing this review, I'm so excited to start the series. I love Susannah's book, Royal Street (written as Suzanne Johnson), so I'm hoping to live this series too.
    So happy book two lived up to expectations!

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  39. Me too!! I think Susannah rocks! These were the first books I've read of hers and they were awesome!!

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  40. Thank you!! Susannah is now one of my fav authors!!

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  41. Awesome review! And the book sounds very interesting!

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  42. great review, i'm absolutely love this series too and yes Will has the next book *_____* i can't wait to see him become the vampire he is destined to be ( Mirren is still my favorite but Will is near)

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  43. Big fan of both The Sentinels of New Orleans series and The Penton Legacy series. Most comments are for Aidan, Mirren or Will, I need to give a shout out for D.J., Krys and am looking forward to learn about Glory. [Guys point of view!]

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  44. Great review! This sounds like a great read!

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