Second Rite by Geneva Lee

Saturday, January 10, 2026

 


Synopsis 

He wore darkness with such graceful ease…


Thea Melbourne has a broken heart. A month after her world turned upside down, she’s struggling to return to the life she left behind. Her mother is in a coma, she’s selling off designer gowns to pay the bills, and her roommates seem to think she’s made of glass. But when the vampire who broke her heart shows up at the hospital, she learns a devastating secret.


To save the love of his life, Julian pushed her away. Now he has to live with the pain and regret or find someone to put him out of his misery. When it becomes clear that Thea is still in danger, he has a choice to make. He can stay away like the Council demands or risk everything, including their lives, to win her back.


Convincing her means facing his own dark secrets and resisting the temptation to claim her as his mate once and for all. But Thea isn’t going to make that easy for him.


Return to the seductive world of Filthy Rich Vampires with Second Rite, the thrilling, sensual continuation of Julian and Thea's story.



Review


Continuing the story of Thea & Julian.
It starts with Thea being broken hearted about Julian and her mother who is in hospital. 'Luckily' the plot quickly diverts back to their love story. And this time it opens up more questions that quite frankly I needed answers too.
Thea has to make a tough decision because of this and then the love story ramps the hell up!
The middle of the book is a concoction of that and drama... and again as with book 1... I needed more plot and less love. 
I know their mates... TRUST ME I KNOW! As I felt it was mentioned a million times but sweet mother of baby Jesus! CAN WE GET TO THE PLOT. 

It took me a whole month to read this. partially because of work and Christmas BUT also because I felt like I was re-reading about them being in bloody bed together.

Granted finally it paid off and we discover what Thea is... but I cant help feeling like book 1 & 2 could have been 1 novel had we cut the sexual activities in half... or maybe a third...

Prepping for reading book 3 I checked how many pages were in the book and read the final page and getting from the end of 2 to 3 is really intriguing so I can't not continue... but I hope and pray for my sanity that I don't have to be reminded about them being mates every paragraph. 




About the Author

Geneva Lee is the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of over thirty novels. Her bestselling Royals Saga has sold nearly four million copies worldwide. She's shamelessly addicted to recovering alpha males, headstrong heroines, and drop-your-jaw plot twists. People Magazine calls Geneva's books "convincing with fluid writing that's full of drama." When she isn't writing or reading, you might find her on another adventure with her real-life hero and their three kids. 






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