Addicted

by Lydia Parks

Book Overview

They come at dusk in a cloak of sensuality. They embody our darkest fears and our most erotic fantasies. Enter their immortal world--and surrender to their seduction. . . Once Bitten Once a lawman, now a vampire, Jake Brand still likes to play fair. So he fulfills his need for blood by giving his victims intense sexual pleasure. The scent of their lust intoxicates him, making the taste of the liquid heat pulsing through their bodies even more desirable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0758228457
• ISBN13: 9780758228451
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Aphrodisia
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Addicting

It's great! I loved it! It was erotic, fun, dangerous, forbidden and accurate as far as Santa Fe was concerned. I loved it and will read it again and again.

Addicted

"Once Bitten" Vampire Jake Brand still resembles the cowboy and western lawman he used to be. He knows that he needs blood and as such, he gives his victims the ultimate in pleasure when he needs to feed. Involved for many years with a female vampire, he knows exactly where he stands with her and he accepts that and can live with how their relationship works. Meeting Athena, however, rocks his world and everything he thought he knew and understood about relationships and what he thought he wanted falls completely by the wayside. Once Bitten is the first of a two-part anthology. I liked both lead characters but I did not like the storyline all that well. The part that stands out most in my mind is the characters need to have sex with others just for the thrill of it. It seemed almost emotionless to me. Being the reader that I am, I need emotional ties between my hero and heroine and didn't feel that with Jake and Athena until the very end. By then it was too late for me as a reader. The love scenes were scorching hot but I need realistic emotions to enjoy them. "Bite Me Again" Daniel Ward is a vampire who has learned to give sexual pleasure to the mortal women he feeds from. Women intrigue Daniel, none so more than Meg, a woman Daniel allows to follow him. Meg is looking for someone Daniel knows but until he trusts her, Meg will just have to keep looking. I was confused for almost the entire time it took for me to read Bite Me Again. The back cover blurb mentions Thomas Ward. I kept looking for Thomas and then I realized that Daniel was actually Thomas. After that, it was all good as Daniel more than made up for my confusion. His desire for Meg began when they first met; I love how he could sense her following him. During every encounter and lust filled scene, I felt his attraction to her and am still sweating from reading their encounters. Addicted is a hedonistic and often times risqué look at vampires and their sexual appetites. I loved watching the male heroes evolve. Lydia Parks added in electrifying sexual escapades and sinfully hot vampires to make an enjoyable anthology. While the storyline for Once Bitten didn't really float my boat, I thoroughly enjoyed Bite Me Again and would buy Addicted again solely on the merits of this novella alone. Talia Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Is Addicted addictive? Like heroin on steriods.

This book was beautifully written and about as hot as it gets. I'm not much of a vamp girl, but Ms. Parks has definietly converted me. I guess I just didn't know that this type of fiction could be so well-written and so satisfying. One reviewer said it was intoxicating and I'd have to agree with her on that one. The love stories were well-fleshed out and the steamy stuff was enough to power a locomotive through the Rockies. Very well done and highly recommended.

An erotic walk on the dark side.

This book consists of two well written erotic stories about vampire lovers who are able to more than sexualy satisfy thier victims without harming them. Very hot, very intoxicating, and very satisfying. A great read.

well written erotic vampire romances

"Once Bitten". Vampire Jake Brand is a caring person who needs blood for sustenance, but always politely asks permission of a possible donor. He also insures his volunteers enjoy the sexual experience of being with him. His world is perfect until he meets the human Athena, who has him dreaming of being a monogamist blood eater. "Bite Me Again". Centuries old vampire Daniel Ward is proud of his ability to take blood while sexually satisfying his volunteers. However, he is very careful with his donors for he still remembers his youthful salad days when the bloodlust overcame his control. Now after decades of self control, he meets Meg who heats up his blood with passion and desire he has not felt in hundreds of years. The lead couples are similar as the vampires are compassionate caring souls who feel strongly to take blood without permission is rape and the human females who boil their blood are somewhat innocent sharp women. Both tales are filled with bite as alpha vamps fall for feisty mortals making fun to read novellas; Lydia Parks delivers a pair of well written erotic vampire romances. Harriet Klausner