Review: Immediate Lust for the Vampire  3.5 if I could
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 21, 2013
While I enjoy stories on the racey side, I do prefer that the couple have some sort of history.  The concept of immediate bonding/love is not that enjoyable to me.  What I liked about the first in this seriesTaming the Vampire: A Paranormal Romance Novella (Blood and Absinthe, Book 1), was that Liz and Jack had a history.  The story that we saw was just the denouement or them coming together.In this book, which I do believe was very well written, the lust is immediate.  Even though Celia is nothing like what Grant is used to he immediately wants to take care of her, going against his personality.  She is in the beginning of a new relationship with a human, which, in my opinion, was a writing tool that only existed to elicit a possession response from Grant.  These issues are probably only irksome to me.As for the rest of the story, we get to see a bit more of the politics in the Fae, although not as much as I would have wanted. Jack and Liz are off fighting demons when Celia needs help.  She remembers Jack speaking of his vicious down and dirty friend, Grant, the kind of vampire she needs at the moment to protect her from those who would like to do her harm.We learn a bit more about the Dark Fae and discover more of the downside of the absinthe.  As this is described as a novella, I understand that the romance is the primary purpose of the story.  However, as a fantasy fan, I wish the author would enlarge upon her universe so that we can see how it works, the interactions between the Fae and the Vampire were in my opinion a better portion of the story than the romance.To give credit the sex scene was done very well.  The attraction between Celia and Grant pulsated throughout the story.  It is only the "instant" part of the bonding I had an issue with.Even with the above issues I did enjoy the story and am looking forward to readingClaiming the Vampire (Blood and Absinthe, Book 3).I recommend this story.