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In 'The Dimidiums Book One: Bound by Love' by DM Yates, Trevor Dittmar, a dimidium tracker who is half vampire and half human, falls in love with a human named Janna, despite the enmity between their kinds. As their forbidden relationship develops, Trevor faces the challenges of hiding his vampiric nature and adhering to dimidium laws that require him to marry Janna. The story unfolds with danger from human and vampire adversaries, leading to a tumultuous marriage full of love, secrets, and threats from Trevor's family and other supernatural elements.
The dimidiums book one slideshow
- 1. The Dimidiums Book One Bound by Love A fantasy romance novel by DM Yates
- 2. Meet Trevor Dittmar, a Dimidium Tracker Five foot seven, tanned, muscled, piercing brown eyes, and a braid down his neck.
- 3. DIMIDIUMS An ancient secret race of half vampire/half human achieved through alchemy. Vampires believe them to be an abomination.
- 4. Why haven’t Dimidiums been discovered? Well, as Trevor tells his family, “Don’t show your special teeth in public.”
- 5. “There you are, Mateo. And here I thought I lost you. What a fun game of hide and seek, but you look tired. Shall we just say that I won?” Trevor stood confident, leaning on one leg, his hand on his hip, his right leg out to the front. Impeccably dressed as usual, not the tiniest hint of a wrinkle, not even a scuff on his shoes, he wasn’t even sweating. He ran his thumb across his forehead. “What I’m wondering is, why? Why would you do this to us?”
- 6. Trevor and his father Stefan are famous among their race as Trackers...
- 7. hunting the worst of human criminals and the worst of vampires – the Accurseds.
- 8. (The vampire) Efrom spun towards his prey, but his target was no longer there. He glanced swiftly around. A blur of neon green whirled speedier than Efrom could in a perfect circle and stopped in front of him. “You’re too slow,” taunted Trevor. “You’re a Tracker?” “I am, and I must say, a very good one at that.” “I have a right to live.” “I have orders that say differently.” He kicked swiftly, striking Efrom under the jaw.
- 9. Trevor faced the criminal that had been alluding Lainie, another tracker. “You’re wanted dead or alive” said Trevor. “Lainie would prefer the larger reward for your capture alive, but I would rather kill you. One less human on this Earth would give me great pleasure. Widdle girl, why don’t you show the big bad man your widdle fangs?” Lainie looked uncertainly at Trevor, but he winked encouragingly. She opened her mouth wide and her large fangs protruded. The man jumped back, terrified.
- 10. Needless to say, Trevor and Stefan detest the Accurseds and dislike humans until…
- 11. Trevor bumps into a human named Janna and despite his hatred of humans, falls in love with her and her luscious red lips.
- 12. Dimidiums have laws dealing with humans, so Trevor tries to hide his affair with Janna.
- 13. “The way you love to provoke me and treat others of our kind, especially our women, and your hatred of humans is frustrating,” said Lainie. “One of these days karma will bite you in the ass and it will hurt. Then you’ll be sorry.” “Mm. I’m sure to enjoy that. Delightful. I hope she’s a good biter. Do you have her phone number?” Lainie faced him and tossed her hair back. She stared him down with her hands on her hips. “You just watch. I bet your punishment will be to fall in love with a human woman and marry her.” “Change the subject.” “She’ll steal your heart, but you won’t want it back, and you’ll ache for the rest of your life. Everything she says and does that hurts your feelings will crush you, but even worse, everything she’ll do to gratify you will make you hunger for her even more. You’ll wish you never met her, but you’ll never want to let her go. And you know what? You’ll deserve every minute of that stinging sweet and sour pain.” His face turned stone-like. “Perhaps karma bit me already.”
- 14. Stefan is the best of all Trackers and he knows his son is up to something. He soon discovers what it is.
- 15. In the early hours of Saturday morning, Janna stirred. Trevor kissed her on the head. He sighed in satisfaction. Sex had never been as good as it was with Janna, nor had he ever wanted so much sex from the same woman. He watched her sleep when suddenly his instincts kicked in. He dashed to the window and looked out, but no one was there. He rushed to the front and checked. Barkley was hurrying to his car. Trevor dialed his phone. “This is Stefan.” “I’m seeing a human woman. Now you call Barkley off. You’re lucky I didn’t kill him.” “You’re not just seeing her.” “Delete those pictures and stay out of my business.” He hung up.
- 16. By Dimidium law, Trevor and Janna are required to marry, but Trevor’s afraid to reveal his vampire side to her.
- 17. Trevor tells Janna he’s taking her to meet his mother, but doesn’t tell her they must marry.
- 18. Karla, Trevor’s mother, stepped forward, beaming at Janna. “You are adorable.” Karla looked at Trevor. “She’ll be perfect for you. I couldn’t have picked one better.” Other women approached and surrounded her. Janna tightened her hold on Trevor’s hand. “Eine püppchen. Such a little doll. How old is she?” The blonde woman stood about Janna’s height. Her deep blue eyes studied her and she ran her hand gently down Janna’s cheek. “Such soft skin. Delicate, like Jeffrey said. What an honor for Ulrich and me.” “This is my sister-in-law Trinity,” said Trevor. “Ulrich’s wife. Janna’s 29.” “Twenty-nine!” exclaimed Trinity. “So young. Karla, doesn’t she look like my second daughter, Breanna? Look how sweet she is.”
- 19. Janna’s forced to marry Trevor in a basement ritual room and she’s terrified, but Trevor is elated that she belongs to him.
- 20. Trevor knelt by the low altar, his hood covering most of his face. He looked up at her when she entered, his face filled with delight and love. This was the moment he had waited for his entire life, the moment he would be sealed to a woman he truly loved and wanted, when his loneliness would finally leave him. Dressed in red and maroon, she was a vision of loveliness and elegance, and he couldn’t wait to take her in his arms and show her how much he loved her. Janna saw it differently. This was like some horror movie. A darkened room, a black altar, hooded vampires prepared for a sacrificial rite. She hoped she showed her total revulsion for his betrayal of her trust, for his lies, for not giving her the right to say yes, for his forcing her to marry him. She wanted all of them to grasp her fear of them by her tear stained eyes and trembling lips.
- 21. Trevor takes Janna to Hawaii for their honeymoon, but she runs away straight into the arms of an Accursed.
- 22. After jogging as far as she could, Janna stopped to catch her breath hoping he still slept and that she’d put a good distance between them. She heard rustling in the nearby ferns and glanced quickly at them. Though she saw nothing, it was enough to make her start running again, but an arm grasped her around her neck and tightened. “All alone?” rasped a strange female voice. Her breath smelled foul, the scent familiar, like old blood. Oh my god! It’s one of them, out here. Janna struggled to free herself, but the vampire held on. “Why do you bother to resist? Don’t worry. The pain doesn’t last long and then you’ll sleep the eternal sleep.”
- 23. Trevor stepped out from the vegetation and the vampire emitted a low growl. “I must admit, Janna, I’m at a loss here. You ran away from me.” Trevor rubbed his thumb across his forehead. “I can’t explain how deeply that cuts through my heart. You broke one of our most important rules. Humans must not run away from their spouses. The penalty is death. You must choose. Do you want this vile creature to end your existence, or do you want me to save you to be judged in our court? I’m happy to kill this bloodsucker if you like.” The Accursed laughed. “As if you could.” “Am I talking to you? Janna, I want to save you, but if you find me so hideous that you’d rather let this disgusting parasite have you, I won’t stop her.” Janna mouthed to him, “Please, help.” A single tear rolled down her face. “Let her go.” He moved to stand in front of them, still only in his khaki shorts, his naked chest gleaming in the moonlight. His sight fixed solely on the vampire.
- 24. She hissed and bent down, fangs at the ready, to bite Janna’s neck. “I wouldn’t do that. I’m annoyed enough,” he said impassively. Janna shuddered at the tone of his voice. The vampire pulled back, intrigued by his lack of fear. “Are you offering yourself instead?” “I offer you nothing.” He thought for a moment. To the vampire he said, “Let me deal with my wife, and then I’ll give you the time you deserve.” He gazed into Janna’s eyes. “I dedicate these to you, because I’ve failed at showing you how much you mean to me and at capturing your heart as you captured mine.” He sang the beginnings of several of his favorite love songs, weaving them together into one fluid melody. When he finished, he looked at the Accursed. “It’s your turn.” “Will you sing me to death?”
- 25. Trevor and Janna do avow their love for each other, but living in his world is dangerous and unpredictable.
- 26. Can their marriage make it through Stefan’s attempt to have Janna killed? Being cursed by a Wiccan? And running into more Accurseds? Perhaps…
- 27. But why was Trevor even attracted to a human woman and her lips? Because Janna has a secret that even she doesn’t know. It’ll be revealed in Books Two, Blood Lust.
- 29. The Dimidiums Book One Bound by Love© and Book Two Blood Lust written and published by DM Yates Book Covers: Book1: images from Vector Backgrounds, lighthousestock, DavidSchrader and canstock cover by Joleene Naylor Book2: photos by Vector Backgrounds, VILevi, DavidSchrader, and canstock cover by Joleene Naylor Aurora Enterprises™ design by Joleene Naylor Hand Gesture Feeling Love at Sunset Image courtesy of blackzheep at FreeDigitalPhotos.net