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The House on Blackstone Moor (The Blackstone Vampires Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Carole Gill (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.3 out of 5 stars 150 ratings
"...gloriously gothic, refreshingly brutal, honestly horrific and a great read." -Taliesin Meets the Vampires-

Unimaginable horror awaits Rose Baines in The House on Blackstone Moor.

Her journey into darkness begins with the murders of her family by her insane, incestuous father. Evil has found a way in, as has the world of the undead. The horrific discovery causes her to be incarcerated in two madhouses. Doctor Bannion, superintendent of Marsh Asylum, helps his favorite patient obtain a position as governess at Blackstone House. Built on haunted moorland, nothing is as it seems in Blackstone House, and its inhabitants have hideous secrets; the greatest secret of all being that of the blood.

Amid the unimaginable horror there is love - which comes at a terrible price. Will she become one of them?

The first novel in Carole Gill's Blackstone Vampires series, The House on Blackstone Moor is a tale of the eternal struggle of good vs. evil, and a story of love that strives to prevail, despite all odds.
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eFestival of Words 2014: Best Villain, Eco/ Best Horror, The House on Blackstone Moor."The figure of the gothic child was there. Stoker's horror was there. Along with the romance! At the heart of her writing one stumbles upon a genuine search for that darkness we lost with the loss of Stoker." DR. MARGARITA GEORGIEVA ~ Gothic Readings in The Dark.Top 10 Books - 2013Aoife Marie Sheridan - ALL THINGS FANTASYPublisher, Ultimate Fantasy Books '"92 Horror authors you need to read right now"Carole Gill -- the Blackstone Vampires series~Charlotte Books - EXAMINER.I for one found this gloriously gothic, refreshingly brutal, honestly horrific and a great read. ~Taliesin Meets the Vampires

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I write dark paranormal and Gothic romance as well as dark horror. The Gothic romantic fiction I write is combined with horror. This fiction is replete with tortured vampires, passionate sex and feeding. I believe vampires are wanton, highly sexual creatures and I depict them that way. Having said that, they are capable of deeply felt emotions. They are complex creatures. There are good and bad among them as there are among all beings..With regard to the horror, it tends to be contemporary. I have all sorts of monsters, some human and some human-like. Serial killers, monstrous beings inside, don't necessarily look like what they are. That to me, is most scary..Creativia has just released my 8th book, a novel based on the infamous Blood Countess, Erzsebat Bathory who held absolute power in 16th Century Hungary. She was a sexual sadist and predator. That book was a challenge to write, but I love challenges!Thank you for reading this. I hope you will check out my writing!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00FLEYF60
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Creativia
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 19, 2014
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 780 KB
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  • Book 1 of 4 ‏ : ‎ The Blackstone Vampires
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Carole Gill

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Carole Gill is published by Creativia. She writes dark Gothic romance as well as contemporary horror.

Preditors & Editors’ Readers’ POLL

#2 BEST HORROR NOVEL 2016

I, BATHORY, QUEEN OF BLOOD

BEST INDIE BOOK FINALIST

2016

CIRCUS OF HORRORS

Her acclaimed 4-novel series, The Blackstone Vampires:

2014 - Amazon Bestseller in Dark Fantasy - THE BLACKSTONE VAMPIRES OMNIBUS

2015 - Amazon Bestseller in Vampire Horror - THE BLACKSTONE VAMPIRES OMNIBUS

2015 - Amazon Bestseller in Horror Anthologies - HOUSE OF HORRORS

AWARDS:

eBook Festival of Words 2014

Best Horror: The House on Blackstone Moor and

Best Villain: Eco

Top 10 Books - 2013 - The House on Blackstone Moor

Aoife Marie Sheridan - ALL THINGS FANTASY

Publisher, Ultimate Fantasy Books

'

92 Horror authors you need to read right now,

Carole Gill - The Blackstone Vampires Series. ~Charlotte Books Examiner,

Justine: Into The Blood Book One - Blood and Passion Series is on sale at Amazon.

Book 2, Anat: Blood Princess, follows.

I, Bathory, Queen of Blood, a novel about the Blood Countess Erzsebat Bathory is her latest book. For dark horror fans there is, Carole Gill's House of Horrors and the novel, Circus of Horrors.

In 2000 she was selected by Northwest Playwrights of England for further development. Short stories and novels were what she preferred to write.

Her story, The Devil's Work is being broadcast web and television in the Fragments of Fear Program in 2016.

Blog:

http://carolegillauthor.blogspot.co.uk/

facebook author page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Carole-Gill-Author/120405794703293?ref=ts

She is widely published in horror and sci-fi anthologies:

Fragments of Fear tv and YOU TUBE, 'THE DEVIL'S WORK'

Killing it Softly, Digital Fiction Publishing Corp.

Sideshow, published by PsychoPomp

After Armeagedon short story collection by Brian L. Porter (guest story by Carole Gill)

Rogues Gallery, The Illustrated Police News, Firbolg

Enter at Your Own Risk: Dark Muses Spoken Silences Firbolg

Vampires: Romance to Rippers an Anthology of Tasty Tales

A S Publications: Enter at Your Own Risk: Old Masters New Voices, An Anthology of Gothic Literature,

Fresh Fear: Contemporary Horror

Triskaideka Books' Masters of Horror Anthology One,

Triskaideka Books' Masters of Horror Damned If You Don't,

Sonar 4 Publishing's Ladies and Gentlemen of Horror 2010,

SNM's Bonded By Blood3 Languish In Lament,

Sonar 4 Publishing's Whitechapel 13, Anthology,

Rymfire's Undead Tales,

Rymfire's Zombie Winter,

Rymfire's Zombie Writing

Angelic Knight Press' Satan's Toy Box: Demonic Dolls and

Whitechapel 13, An Anthology of the Victorian Era

Sci Fi Almanac 2009 and 2010 and

Science Fiction Freedom Magazine, issues 1-4,

Sci Fi Talk's Tales of Time and Space.

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Customers enjoy the book's premise and find it keeps them entertained. The Gothic style receives mixed reactions, with some praising it as a fine horror novel while others find the horror aspects unsatisfactory. The writing style and character development also receive mixed reviews, with some finding it well-written while others criticize the editing, and some appreciating the character development while others find the characters hard to like. The pacing is criticized for being slow in parts.

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34 customers mention "Readability"24 positive10 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, enjoying its premise and how the story develops, with one customer noting that it grabs readers immediately.

"...I loved reading The House on Blackstone Moor with all the dark, creepy, evil things that goes on there...." Read more

"...I really enjoyed the book. So much happened in The House on Blackstone Moor, that I scarcely know where to begin with a plot outline...." Read more

"...It was a definite waste of money." Read more

"I really liked the writer's style, and the storyline was interesting. The time period that it took place in was appropriate for the plot...." Read more

6 customers mention "Enjoyment"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book entertaining, with one describing it as completely enthralled.

"...as I've just finished this and from beginning to end I was completely enthralled and taken in by the goings on...." Read more

"...I recommend this story to read, enjoy and realize more than a simple tale told...." Read more

"...It's kind of relentless, and definitely makes for an engaging page turner...." Read more

"...the first person POV really makes the story way more interesting and exciting...." Read more

36 customers mention "Gothic style"17 positive19 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the gothic style of the book, with some praising it as a fine horror novel while others find the storyline weak and the horror aspects just okay.

"...I needed a change from my norm. I love dark writing and a good bit of horror and Carole Gill really does have a handle on how to write and bring..." Read more

"...This story is a a mess of different story plots thrown into a pot and stewed...." Read more

"...The suspense was handled nicely. However, I found the story just too inconsistent...." Read more

"...I would not recommend this book. Aside from the story being slow to develop, Rose is raped a couple of times and, while not very descriptive, I..." Read more

19 customers mention "Enthralling"13 positive6 negative

Customers have mixed reactions to the book's enthralling nature, with some finding it engaging from beginning to end, while others describe it as unimaginative and lacking a strong concept.

"...The House on Blackstone Moor had me hooked from the first sentence. In the very first sentence Rose has just came home to find her family dead...." Read more

"...well written story of death, character and drama that holds the interest from beginning to end." Read more

"This book is pretty crazy. Like take all Gothic elements - mysterious manor, gloom, blood, madness, depravities and mix them all together in a prose..." Read more

"...Word of warning: This is definitely not a book for the fainthearted, or the younger readers out there, in my opinion...." Read more

18 customers mention "Writing style"10 positive8 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the writing style of the book, with some finding it well written while others report poor editing.

"...That is a very well written book when it can pull you in from the beginning and keep you hanging on til the last sentence in the book...." Read more

"...It was oddly vague and hard to follow in some parts, and it felt like the author was trying too hard. It was a definite waste of money." Read more

"I really liked the writer's style, and the storyline was interesting. The time period that it took place in was appropriate for the plot...." Read more

"...complained about the author's lack of writing knowledge and the poor editing and NOTHING has been done to correct it really leaves a bad taste in my..." Read more

11 customers mention "Character development"7 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the character development in the book, with some finding them well developed while others find them hard to like.

"...It is a well written story of death, character and drama that holds the interest from beginning to end." Read more

"...I got so bored with the underdeveloped characters. The 'romance' was rushed and weird - not in a good way. Do NOT read this book for romance...." Read more

"...The plot is complex and the characters are well delineated. The author created a horror novel best not read before going to sleep." Read more

"...The rest of the characters keep the action going and I never felt bored, though it is until three quarters of the book have passed that the first..." Read more

7 customers mention "Pacing"0 positive7 negative

Customers find the pacing of the book slow in parts, with one customer noting that it becomes frantic towards the end.

"...It was difficult for me to warm up to the main romance, as it seemed very sudden and a bit stilted...." Read more

"...And the pacing became almost frantic. To me it seemed as if there was an attempt to cram in as much horror as possible before the end of the book...." Read more

"...It became too weird, fast, a tumble of actions, story ideas, backstory, etc. The writing seemed very, very rushed...." Read more

"...Parts were really slow, but it was supenseful. What kept me reading was just trying to understand what was going on who the people were supose to be." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Nancy Allen (The Avid Reader)
    5.0 out of 5 stars Carole Gill has done a tremendous job of creating a dark world full of vampire, demons and fallen angels.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2013
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    The following review is my opinion and not a paid review. I received a copy of the book as a free download on Amazon.

    Rose Baines comes home one night to find her whole family dead, her mother, two sisters, brother and father. Her mother, sisters and brother were killed by her father, with him committing suicide. Rose is so upset and can't stop screaming. Rose's life has been nothing but tragic. She has been abused by her father since she was a child and now he has gone and taken her family from her.

    Rose is first taken to "Bedlam" hospital where is treated and the taken to an insane asylum. Where she meets the "good' Dr. Bannion who tries to help Rose so she thinks. Rose doesn't believe that she will ever leave the asylum because she is told by another inmate who becomes her friend that no one ever gets out alive.

    A woman who is friends with Dr. Bannion who comes to the asylum on occasion to bring things for the patients sees Rose and wants to help her. She talks to Dr. Bannion about having Rose work for her at her home on Blackstone Moor as governess to her children. Dr. Bannion agrees that working for Mrs. Darton would be good for Rose. He thinks that Rose should stay at his home for a month before starting her new job. He says she needs time to adjust in the outside world before jumping into a new job and home with people she doesn't know.

    Rose is very happy with the prospect of a job and place to live. She is just thrilled that she is getting out of the asylum. Rose has no idea who or what kind of people the Dartons are nor what she is getting herself into by taking the job at Blackstone Moor. Upon arriving at Blackstone moor Rose becomes so confused with all the things that she sees and witness. She doesn't know if she is dreaming or if it is all real. Rose has no clue as to who she can trust or not trust. She begins to have feelings for Mr. Darton, feelings that she knows she should not be having for a married man.

    Rose comes to love the children even when she sees them doing wired and creepy things. She loves them so much that she would give up her own life and soul to save them. With all the dark and evil things that Rose witness at Blackstone Moor she wonders if she is crazy and maybe she should leave. But she can't leave Mr. Darton and the children after falling in love with them.

    I loved reading The House on Blackstone Moor with all the dark, creepy, evil things that goes on there. The House on Blackstone Moor has a lot of different paranormal creatures in it. Like vampires, fallen angels, demons and even Satan himself. I love reading books with all of these creatures in them and to find one that has all of them in it and not just one is awesome.

    The House on Blackstone Moor had me hooked from the first sentence. In the very first sentence Rose has just came home to find her family dead. That is a very well written book when it can pull you in from the beginning and keep you hanging on til the last sentence in the book. Carole Gill has done a tremendous job of creating a dark world full of vampire, demons and fallen angels. I can't wait to read the sequel to The House on Blackstone Moor, Unholy Testament: The Beginnings.
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  • Luna
    4.0 out of 5 stars A dark and addicting read
    Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2014
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    "I was in love with a demi-demon, an occasional imbiber of blood, a creature most of the world hated. Yet, I still loved him and the children-demons all".

    This is the first of Carole Gill's books that I have read, and it was much more than I had ever hoped for, or expected it to be. It's an extremely dark and enticing read. Each sentence propelled me on to the next.

    I knew it was a book about vampires, but I didn't know much else besides that. Sometimes I like to go into books, kind of blind, without finding out much about them prior. I just knew I wanted to read some of Carole Gill's work after hearing and reading comments about it over the last several months.

    I read quite a lot of vampire themed books, but this was unlike any other vampire book I've personally read, which I was really pleased about. I needed a change from my norm. I love dark writing and a good bit of horror and Carole Gill really does have a handle on how to write and bring forth the sheer darkness of the story she has within her (in my own opinion). I really enjoyed the book.

    So much happened in The House on Blackstone Moor, that I scarcely know where to begin with a plot outline. So, I'm not going to give one, as I usually would, for fear of not doing the story justice. Sorry! It's just one of those books that you'd have to read, to get any kind of grasp on just exactly what and how much goes on within its pages.

    It's turned 4am here as I've just finished this and from beginning to end I was completely enthralled and taken in by the goings on. I couldn't put the book down and I've been sat here with caffeine to ensure I made it to the final page this night.

    I half expected your typical kind of vampiric creatures. You know, tall, dark and handsome. Broody looking gents that usually make the female characters swoon. However, what I got were creatures in a whole other league. It was great! I dare say, the supernatural creatures we meet in this (this includes the devil himself by the way) would wipe the floor with the creatures I've came across in my reading previously. Some of them seemed to be pure, evil incarnate.

    The main character has a really, really hard time throughout the story and I found myself reading, thinking "Surely it's over now for her, surely she cannot endure anything more than she already has". And yet, the horrific events in her life just kept on coming. One, horrific, gruesome scene after the other, and yet, she still endures, somehow. For such a young girl, she goes through a lot.

    I know this book won't be to everyone's tastes. In fact I'm sure it'll have a very divided audience. Those who like its darkness and those who definitely do not. Such is life though. I can imagine the violence and gory bits being just too much for some. But, I liked the book. It kept me entertained, shocked me and rocked me to my core in places. Sometimes, I just need a good dark read and this I found to be enjoyable, and also, addictive. I briefly considered closing the book and retiring for the night, but the thought quickly passed as I continued reading on. Lol. When a book can make me stay up all night, I'm compelled to give it a thumbs up.

    Thanks for an entertaining night of reading! I will be reading more of this series.

    Word of warning: This is definitely not a book for the fainthearted, or the younger readers out there, in my opinion. There are scenes in this book that could be quite disturbing for some people.
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  • Jcat
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but the execution fell just a bit flat for me.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2013
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    I really liked the writer's style, and the storyline was interesting. The time period that it took place in was appropriate for the plot. The suspense was handled nicely.

    However, I found the story just too inconsistent. The first half of the book read like an old Victoria Holt Gothic Romance, whereas the second half was more like a Stephen King confused nightmare. There seemed to me to be too much going on in the second half with vampires, demons, fallen angels Satan, etc. I do enjoy all those creatures when they are well integrated into the storyline, but I didn't feel like they were in this book--it was almost like they were just thrown in haphazardly.

    It was difficult for me to warm up to the main romance, as it seemed very sudden and a bit stilted. Not for young readers, as it does have sex, violence, and incest.

    But even so, it was a good read--I liked it overall; I just felt it could have been better.
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  • K. B. Talkington
    2.0 out of 5 stars I am astonished I finished it at all
    Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2013
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    I just did not like it.

    I'm a huge fan of Jane Eyre, and this didn't even come close despite the reviews. I got so bored with the underdeveloped characters. The 'romance' was rushed and weird - not in a good way. Do NOT read this book for romance. The horror aspects were just okay. There was just too much going on and a lack of focus in my opinion. It was oddly vague and hard to follow in some parts, and it felt like the author was trying too hard.
    It was a definite waste of money.
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  • Jules
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastically creepy!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2019
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    Very well written book about vampires, the undead and evil. The author does a good job creating a creepy, frightening atmosphere. Enjoyed it very much.
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  • Godgyfu
    1.0 out of 5 stars Probably the worst book I have ever read.
    Reviewed in Spain on February 2, 2013
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    Although it began in a promising manner, this turned out to be a badly written, disagreeable book. I have given it one star, because I can't give it less.
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  • Luna
    4.0 out of 5 stars A dark and addictive read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 3, 2014
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    "I was in love with a demi-demon, an occasional imbiber of blood, a creature most of the world hated. Yet, I still loved him and the children-demons all".

    This is the first of Carole Gill's books that I have read, and it was much more than I had ever hoped for, or expected it to be. It's an extremely dark and enticing read. Each sentence propelled me on to the next.

    I knew it was a book about vampires, but I didn't know much else besides that. Sometimes I like to go into books, kind of blind, without finding out much about them prior. I just knew I wanted to read some of Carole Gill's work after hearing and reading comments about it over the last several months.

    I read quite a lot of vampire themed books, but this was unlike any other vampire book I've personally read, which I was really pleased about. I needed a change from my norm. I love dark writing and a good bit of horror and Carole Gill really does have a handle on how to write and bring forth the sheer darkness of the story she has within her (in my own opinion). I really enjoyed the book.

    So much happened in The House on Blackstone Moor, that I scarcely know where to begin with a plot outline. So, I'm not going to give one, as I usually would, for fear of not doing the story justice. Sorry! It's just one of those books that you'd have to read, to get any kind of grasp on just exactly what and how much goes on within its pages.

    It's turned 4am here as I've just finished this and from beginning to end I was completely enthralled and taken in by the goings on. I couldn't put the book down and I've been sat here with caffeine to ensure I made it to the final page this night.

    I half expected your typical kind of vampiric creatures. You know, tall, dark and handsome. Broody looking gents that usually make the female characters swoon. However, what I got were creatures in a whole other league. It was great! I dare say, the supernatural creatures we meet in this (this includes the devil himself by the way) would wipe the floor with the creatures I've came across in my reading previously. Some of them seemed to be pure, evil incarnate.

    The main character has a really, really hard time throughout the story and I found myself reading, thinking "Surely it's over now for her, surely she cannot endure anything more than she already has". And yet, the horrific events in her life just kept on coming. One, horrific, gruesome scene after the other, and yet, she still endures, somehow. For such a young girl, she goes through a lot.

    I know this book won't be to everyone's tastes. In fact I'm sure it'll have a very divided audience. Those who like its darkness and those who definitely do not. Such is life though. I can imagine the violence and gory bits being just too much for some. But, I liked the book. It kept me entertained, shocked me and rocked me to my core in places. Sometimes, I just need a good dark read and this I found to be enjoyable, and also, addictive. I briefly considered closing the book and retiring for the night, but the thought quickly passed as I continued reading on. Lol. When a book can make me stay up all night, I'm compelled to give it a thumbs up.

    Thanks for an entertaining night of reading! I will be reading more of this series.

    Word of warning: This is definitely not a book for the fainthearted, or the younger readers out there, in my opinion. There are scenes in this book that could be quite disturbing for some people.
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  • Craftyliz
    1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible
    Reviewed in Canada on February 27, 2014
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    As a gothic horror novel this book fails miserably. The comic book characters, lack of plot and immature writing style made me regret even the $1 I spent on it.
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  • maureen turner-books by maureen
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good start, sadly ran out of steam.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2013
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    I picked up this book through Twitter. It had a good start and I had high hopes of a good read. I found as I read on that it started to drag somewhat. I think the author would have done well to shorten the entire length of the novel and keep the pace up rather than dwelling on the repetitive. Maybe it was me expecting more excitement which is a pity as Ms Gill does write well but drags out the plot too much. Unfortunately I found I couldn't finish the book because of this.
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