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Oxford Blood (The Cavaliers Series: Book One): A vampire urban fantasy romance trilogy (The Cavaliers Trilogy 1) Kindle Edition

by Georgiana Derwent (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 78 ratings
A Tale of the Posh, the Privileged and the Paranormal...

The Cavaliers are the most prestigious society at Oxford University—rich, powerful, and beautiful. No one realises that they are no ordinary students, but a group of aristocratic vampires from the English Civil War. For four hundred years they have groomed promising students to run the government, police, and finance, granting them eternal life in return for absolute obedience.

When Harriet French arrives at Oxford University from her working class northern state school, she’s prepared for a culture shock, but not for the Cavaliers’ scheming and bloodlust—or the romantic attention of two rival vampires, who are attractive and terrifying in equal measure.

Harriet thought she'd be busy enough juggling her demanding professor, new friends, and the shady world of student politics. But now, she must find out who is killing off members of the Cavaliers, stop the group from orchestrating a massacre of the year’s most beautiful and successful students, and defy the society to be with the vampire she loves.

Oxford Blood is the first book in The Cavaliers Series, a completed British urban fantasy vampire romance trilogy. It's a dark tale with bad boy vampires that aren't afraid to kill and a strong heroine who's not afraid of sex or her own ambition.

It’s perfect for fans of the setting and history of A Discovery of Witches, the mystery and intrigue of True Blood/Southern Vampire Mysteries, and the villainous but alluring love interests—and love triangle— of Vampire Diaries, all with a new adult, dark academia, college vibe.

Click Buy Now or Read Now to discover whether Harriet makes it through her first year at university with her heart and life intact.
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  1. Book 1 of 3
    The Cavaliers Trilogy
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  5. Publication date
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Georgiana Derwent read History at Oxford University. Aside from the vampires, The Cavaliers Series is an exaggerated but fairly accurate portrayal of her time there. She now works in London and lives with her fiancé. He’s been very supportive throughout the writing of her books, mainly because he likes to claim that all the most attractive characters are based on him.

Georgiana fell in love with vampire novels after reading The Vampire Diaries back in 2000. At the time it was a struggle to find any similar paranormal romances, a situation that it’s fair to say seems to have been rectified in the last few years. She now loves paranormal series such as True Blood, fantasy novels, and modern literary works in roughly equal measure.

Ever since her teens, she wanted to write a vampire series. Ever since going to Oxford she wanted to write a book about her experiences there. During a dull few months between finishing university and starting her graduate job, she had the idea of combining the two and The Cavaliers Series was born.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009SQ1LPK
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 2 Dec. 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.5 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 310 pages
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  • Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ The Cavaliers Trilogy
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    4.1 out of 5 stars 78 ratings

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Customers enjoy this book, praising its well-fleshed out characters and good pacing. The writing receives positive feedback, with one customer noting how it comes alive with passion and detail.

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Customers find the book enjoyable, with one describing it as a stunning first novel.

"...I enjoyed this book greatly, finishing it in a single day...." Read more

"...a world she had no idea existed, all the while studying and enjoying life as a student...." Read more

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book, to be set in the UK was novel and inventive with the university as a backdrop...." Read more

"...life and the vampire plot, pulls the story on and it's a good, fun read." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Character development’4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the well-fleshed out characters in the book, with one customer noting that even the minor Cavaliers have distinct personalities.

"...problem,i never quite got the tom & hannah love fest,all character's are well rounded & relevant to the story...buy,buy,buy!" Read more

"...Harriet is a strong character: at times shallow and ambitious enough to work with the Cavaliers if it might advance her interests; yet also loyal to..." Read more

"A wonderful easy read that flows well. The female protagonist is likable and discovers a world she had no idea existed, all the while studying and..." Read more

"If this is the first book, it is impressive with many well fleshed out characters...." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Story flow’4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story flow of the book, noting its good pace.

"...the tom & hannah love fest,all character's are well rounded & relevant to the story...buy,buy,buy!" Read more

"...Both stories are interesting in themselves, and their union has great potential - but there is a difficulty also...." Read more

"...The storyline flowed easily along drawing you into the world of th Cavaliers and Oxford. Cannot wait to read the second book." Read more

"...But if you can put your logic on hold, this story has good pace and has lots of interesting detailed insights into the world of Oxford..." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Writing quality’4 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, with one customer noting how it comes alive with passion and detail, while another describes it as a wonderful easy read.

"...Derwent's addition of vampires to Oxford life is skilfully done, leaving no seams...." Read more

"...When this story dips into the past, the writing comes alive with passion and detail. I'm curious to see what happens in the next book." Read more

"A wonderful easy read that flows well...." Read more

"...There are glimpses of a well-thought-out and imaginative world where we have been manipulated by vampires for centuries, which I hope receives..." Read more

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  • debbie smyth
    5.0 out of 5 stars education
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 October 2013
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    i absolutely loved this book,it was seeped in history...my only problem,i never quite got the tom & hannah love fest,all character's are well rounded & relevant to the story...buy,buy,buy!
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  • Dave Higgins
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Society of Draculas In A World Indistinguishable From Our Own
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2013
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    Although there are vampires and a love triangle, this novel is not a cookie cutter paranormal romance; none of these vampires is only waiting for the right woman to reveal a caring side beneath a pretence of gruffness, and the myriad other aspects of student life among vampires have equal weight with romance.

    Since the Civil War Oxford University has been home to the Cavaliers; ostensibly another dining society; actually a vampiric conspiracy to recruit then advance the brightest and best of each generation by whatever means necessary. When Harriet French arrives to read History she finds herself courted by not one but two vampires. Horrified by their hungers but drawn to their power she struggles to balance humanity with ambition.

    Derwent's addition of vampires to Oxford life is skilfully done, leaving no seams. Her use of Harriet's ignorance to reveal the truths of her vampires is similarly well handled, neither leaving the reader struggling to understand events nor resorting to crude expositions of knowledge already known to the characters. Having never been a clothes-horse I cannot comment on the intricacies of Harriet's love of clothes; however, it was prominent enough to give readers who care real experience of her tastes without overwhelming others with long passages on clothes.

    Harriet is a strong character: at times shallow and ambitious enough to work with the Cavaliers if it might advance her interests; yet also loyal to her mortal friends, and ready to act against the Cavaliers on some issues. This makes her increasing attraction to blood-drinking tyrants more believable than that of the usual heroines of vampire romance.

    The Cavaliers are similarly strongly portrayed; despite clearly all being products of both privilege and vampirism, even minor Cavaliers have distinct personalities. The major characters are especially carefully nuanced, making the idea of a factionalised but stable predator society very plausible. This finesse continues even after the dénouement, with the last sentences of the book adding depth to one of the vampires.

    However, Derwent's creation of a blood-fueled version of high society might suffer from its own strength. Although there are supporting characters who are not part of, or do not support, the ruthless drive to be the most beautiful, the most successful, and the most powerful, self-interest and ambition are neither flaws nor defining characteristics in this novel. A reader who expects love to redeem, or inner character to win through, might find themselves disappointed.

    I enjoyed this book greatly, finishing it in a single day. I recommend it to readers who enjoy new interpretations of the vampire myth, especially those seeking a counterpoint to the more usual humane vampire societies.
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  • Francis James Franklin
    3.0 out of 5 stars A Roundheaded Review
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 February 2013
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    Oxford Blood is an uneasy marriage of two stories. The first is Harriet's first year at Oxford University and gives the reader a peek into that world of tradition and privilege, of history and politics. The second is the story of the Cavaliers, an elite society of vampires. Both stories are interesting in themselves, and their union has great potential - but there is a difficulty also.

    The discovery that vampires are real should be life-altering. Reality as you know and understand it, safe and predictable, suddenly becomes a terrifying unknown. Harriet is alone in her discovery, so the only person asking the questions that the reader wants to ask is Harriet herself - and, rather frustratingly, she doesn't. After the initial shock of discovery, she settles back into her usual life, quite accepting the existence and nature of vampires, only occasionally expressing fear or horror, almost indifferent to their blood-drinking, and bizarrely incurious about what they are exactly.

    Finally, the book really needs an editorial review for grammar, and there's at least one glaring continuity error.

    Despite these problems, I did enjoy reading Oxford Blood. Vampire novels give an almost unique opportunity to blend past and present, to bring history to life. When this story dips into the past, the writing comes alive with passion and detail. I'm curious to see what happens in the next book.
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  • lonegunwoman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Oxford Blood.................................
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 August 2014
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    A wonderful easy read that flows well. The female protagonist is likable and discovers a world she had no idea existed, all the while studying and enjoying life as a student. I enjoyed details given of Oxford life, a stunning first novel.
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  • Mrs Lynn J. Jones
    5.0 out of 5 stars Oxford Blood (The Cavaliers: Book One)
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2013
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    I thoroughly enjoyed this book, to be set in the UK was novel and inventive with the university as a backdrop.
    The storyline flowed easily along drawing you into the world of th Cavaliers and Oxford.
    Cannot wait to read the second book.
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  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars University life with vampires
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2016
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    A fun, young adult at University crossed with a vampire paranormal romance. As with most vampire stories with young protagonists, it doesn't do to think too much about the internal consistency of the world. But if you can put your logic on hold, this story has good pace and has lots of interesting detailed insights into the world of Oxford University.

    The main character Harriet is surprisingly blase about death and vampires and her insta-love with Tom doesn't make much sense to me. The love triangle character, George, is much more interesting as a character, and I hope that in the end of the trilogy she realises he is the better bet. I will read on to find out.

    There is some on-page sexiness, but not as much as I'd usually associate with paranormal romance. It has more of the coy feeling of young adult or new adult, with quite light sex scenes, not too steamy. But the other parts of the book, the University life and the vampire plot, pulls the story on and it's a good, fun read.
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  • cristina contilli
    3.0 out of 5 stars Insolito.. almeno per una lettrice italiana come me...
    Reviewed in Italy on 25 April 2013
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    L'università di Oxford è famosa, ma io che la conosco solo di nome (nel senso che non l'ho mai frequentata come l'autrice di questo libro) ho trovato divertente e originale una storia di vampiri ambientata tra le aule universitarie di questa prestigiosa università... dove gli studenti più brillanti si scopre che sono vampiri che da secoli formano un'elité in cui man mano vengono ammesse i nuovi studenti che lo "meritano"... quanto sia credibile la rappresentazione dell'università fornita dall'autrice credo lo possa stabilire solo un lettore di lingua inglese che l'ha vissuta da studente, quanto a me, da semplice lettrice italiana che prova a leggere i rosa in lingua originale, almeno qui abbiamo un'eroina che non è la solita adolescente e dei vampiri che non sono i soliti liceali bellocci quindi l'autrice è apprezzabile per l'originalità della trama che ha creato...
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  • Saenz
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love this series!
    Reviewed in the United States on 30 April 2013
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    Oxford Blood is the first in the Cavaliers series and Screaming Spires is the second.These are the first novels for Georgiana Derwent and I absolutely loved them! I couldn't stop reading book 1 until I finished it then went directly into book 2! I was up very late that night reading this series! I love that these book was set in England at Oxford and shows us another side of vampires I haven't seen before. I loved how she set up the vampire hierarchy and that it is pretty much like a fraternity. I have to say I am a huge George fan! I hope that Georgiana finds a way for Harriet and George to be together! They have way more chemistry then her and her crush on "Mr Perfect" Tom. I can't wait to see what happens with her mom and family as well.

    I am dying for book 3...please tell me it comes out soon!!

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  • Monica Campos
    4.0 out of 5 stars Monica's review
    Reviewed in the United States on 27 January 2013
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    I have been thinking about a review for this book for a while, mainly because I don't usually read YA or NA, the main reason being that I find the characters silly and I struggle to relate to them. That said, after reading the description of the book I thought to give it a try and I did indeed enjoy this book very much. I enjoyed the setting, and never having been to Oxford, the descriptions by the author were well enough written that I could imagine myself there. The characters are enjoyable and the plot is good. The only thing that annoyed me slightly was Harriet's reactions to certain situations, they did not make sense to me. That said, this is a new series that I will follow and look forward to book two in the series.
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  • Eleni Sakellis
    3.0 out of 5 stars A good start to the series
    Reviewed in the United States on 9 February 2018
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    I think I’m over vampires, but this was an entertaining enough read to keep my attention until the end. I think I’m over all the school stuff too, even if it is Oxford. If you enjoy paranormal romance this might be the series for you.
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  • Heidis14
    5.0 out of 5 stars Must read! Great summer book!
    Reviewed in the United States on 2 September 2014
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    Love this book! Had to go buy the next! Love the way Georgiana writes about Oxford and vampires! Can't wait to see what awaits Harriet and the Cavaliers!
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