Review: a bloody-good vampiric beginning
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
Aaron is a young, naive man working in NYC. He shares an apartment with his childhood friend, Kyle, and moons over the breakup of his relationship with cold-hearted Delia. One night on his way home from work Aaron encounters a beautiful woman being roughed-up by two undercover cops--they think she's a prostitute and want to shake her down for some cash.When Aaron steps in to defend her, he's shot point blank. The woman, Michelle, collects his body and--out of guilt--does something she promised herself she would never do--she turns him into a vampire, like herself. Now, Michelle must train and care for her subservient vamp, and teach Aaron the way to live in the Nightlife.Aaron is at first overwhelmed by Michelle, and his transition to vampire-life. He's never had more (or better) sex, and to be strong, virile and more attractive? Tended by a gorgeous master? Oh, and working as an escort where one of his bites thoroughly satisfies his wealthy clientele? Aaron's not sad to step into his new life.He leaves behind a newly-disgruntled Delia, an envious Kyle and two police officers who want revenge for the butt-kicking Michelle unleashed before they shot Aaron. They are hot on Aaron's tail, and easily led to Michelle due to his remaining connections to humans. Rescuing Michelle awakens a new bloodlust within Aaron that terrifies Michelle, but the couple settle all scores and find completeness and love with their nearly invincible unit.This is a well-written, fast-paced adventure in adult vampire fiction. Would have liked a bit more proof reading--some typos, homophone issues irked me because I'm a stickler for grammar.... There were some smexytimes, but nothing TOO steamy. I had wished for a bit more detail, in truth. Still, it's a fun contemporary adult paranormal that readers will breeze through.