Donovan Bramwell is a dead walker, a soul who walks on the dark side of life. He’s also heir to an ancient Celtic vampire kingdom and its earthly branch known as the Protectorate, a secret society of vampires and humans protecting the mortal realm from evil dead walkers. But Donovan harbors a deadly secret, one that is keeping him from ascending to the throne when the time comes to do so. He’s the one soul capable destroying the very world he was born to protect. Now the one enemy that is directly linked to Donovan through blood has returned, and Donovan is prepared to sacrifice his very soul to save the Protectorate. As Donovan prepares to carry out his secret plans, a female quasi-vampire thwarts them and forces him to relive his past … one he has tried to forget.

Iceni, born a royal Celt with Vampyric blood, lost everything to the Romans and the deadly vampires. After spending centuries alone fighting the dark souls who took away her world, Iceni now has the chance to finally avenge her family and take back the sacred relic housing her father’s ancient powers. Only problem that she sees is, to do so she needs Donovan Bramwell to join her cause. And considering she did not exactly introduce herself by conventional means, she must first convince him that she is not the enemy.

A Quasi-Vampire, a Celtic Princess, and an evil entity as old as time. Can Iceni convince Donovan to aid her in this quest before time runs out? Will Donovan be able to carry out his secret plans to protect the Protectorate while trying to keep his thoughts and hands off of the lovely Princess? Or will the evil that seeks to destroy not only these two soul mates, but also rule both the Vampire and mortal realms, come out the victor?

Praise for Miss Armae’s The Protectorate the first book in her series of Dead Walkers. To say that she has a wonderful imagination would be putting it mildly. I was torn between who my favorite characters were: Iceni or Donovan. They both were very strong in their own ways, but I have to say that in the end Iceni won my vote. I tried to imagine what it would be like to have your tribe slaughtered while you watched at the tender age of twelve and then have no home to speak of for centuries. Miss Armae had such a way with her descriptions throughout the story that I found myself hurting along with Donovan, and crying with Iceni. Yet in the end not, being able to help myself but feel compassion for Donovan’s uncle. I will be waiting impatiently for the second book in this exciting series.


Reviewed by: Debbie