The Bloodline: Bloodlines Are Eternal
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798694186636
- Series
- The Bloodline
- Pages
- 354
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-11-28
- Author
- Jeff Naccarato
Description
After the death of the scientifically-gifted but haunted grandfather who raised him, a young man decides to journey back to the old country to visit the place of his family origin. There, he finds he is connected to something larger than he could have ever imagined, and that his visit has been expected. Shortly after the passing of his grandfather, Seth Michael Castle takes the trip of a lifetime to Rome and brings the woman he loves. He intends to propose to Catherine McCally in the eternal city before they take an excursion to the remote town outside the hilly terrain of Rome that Seth recently learned his family originates. Nouvelabrum is a small affluent town that is home to Europe's leading scientific research facility, and steeped in lore and urban legend. By a freak occurrence, Seth discovers that he is connected to the reclusive families that are secreted in Nouvelabrum and learns an incredible truth. They are the direct descendants of the ruling families of ancient Rome. He learns that Nouvelabrum's families are wealthy, reclusive, and that they hold invisible reins of power throughout many branches of the European Union, and that they do not intend to remain secreted forever. They see his visit and the return of the missing bloodline as a significant omen. Seth is seduced by his newfound importance and his significant role in the eschatology of his new family. Seth learns that the families that hold ancient bloodlines are still powerful today and that they still keep to many gruesome ancient practices, and ultimately discovers why his grandfather endeavored to keep his origins hidden from him. Only Catherine, and Seth's love for her, can save Seth from being fully consumed by the powerful families of the bloodline, if it is not already too late. Set in 2003, The Bloodline takes readers to a reclusive seat of power where they witness modern-day Roman gladitorial combat, baccanalian rituals of ecstasy, and hidden scientific facilities where technologies that have disturbing near-future implications are being advanced. The story starts in the back drop of Rome in the Second World War where the bloodline is splintered in a breathless series of events, and picks up in recent history with the unintended and unfortunate rediscovery of the missing bloodline. The Bloodline presents a plausible scenario where the descendants of ancient bloodlines still wield power today. It is a story of genealogy, destiny, and redeeming love.
