Review: Lots of history, and a new master for Aaron
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
This is the third book int he erotic, vampire Nightlife series.Having lost his wife in Vegas, Aaron is heartbroken. Michelle attempts to assuage his pain by visiting her home/homeland, but there's a fundamental problem with that: Paris is where Michelle was made a vampire. She's got a lot of badass memories from her time as a sexual slave to her sadistic master, and later as a Nazi hunter in WWII.So, not all the best things to cheer up a guy.Half of the book is Michelle recounting her history--a tale filled with pain and sorrow. Aaron becomes angry that Michelle won't let him take another bloodslave. He wants someone to be close with, besides Michelle. He loves her, but he wants more. Hearing her tale of woe, Aaron becomes convinced that creating a "harem" of bloodslaves would make sense--he could tend to all of them, and modern medicine could keep them alive for months or years. This way he could have relationships and kinship with others.They argue and Michelle leaves--only to be captured by Mike Jamison. This dude has followed them across the world int he hope of becoming a vampire. He (quite literally) steals Michelle's blood while she sleeps and injests it. Roiling with blood fever, he's at Michelle's mercy when she awakes to learn of his treachery.Their encounter leaves Michelle and Jamison nearly dead. Aaron is enraged he couldn't save his master/lover. He's agonized when her psychic link disappears--and almost goes feral with grief. He is "rescued" by Urvashi, a fallen angel--who now controls him.So, one master to another, but he still longs for Michelle. He cries out for her while asleep, and when joining with Urvashi, much to the angel's chagrin. Then, when he goes to clear out the room he shared with Michelle he learns a life changing secret--and now he has to convince Urvashi to take on another vampire.Again, there is no shortage of sex in this book. The pace is brisk, with interesting turns. I felt a little vexed with the long tale of Michelle's years in Paris around WWII, but it was still interesting. And, sets the scene for lots of tension in the next book. M/F encounters only.