Addicted [Paperback]

Lydia Parks (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 26, 2008

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 a lawman, now a vampire, Jake Brand still likes to play fair. So he fulfils 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. But then he meets Athena who threatens his self control and makes him wonder if he has finally found the woman who can bring him to his knees in submission...After centuries of being a vampire, Thomas Ward has learned to satisfy his bloodlust without harming his victims. Instead he brings them to the peak of sexual ecstasy and then savours the taste of their hot passion as it explodes throughout their body. But now he's met a woman who tempts him like no other, who may be able to offer the one thing in the world he seeks - total surrender - if only he can trust her...

Product Details

• Paperback: 358 pages
• Publisher: Aphrodisia (August 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758228457
• ISBN-13: 978-0758228451
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #873,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars 2 stars and 1 star for two erotic stories about good vampires and bad humans., December 3, 2008

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This review is from: Addicted (Paperback)

Both stories are about vampires who drink limited amounts of blood from humans so that the humans stay alive. The vampires bring sexual pleasure to their victims while drinking their blood.

2 stars for BITE ME AGAIN.

STORY BRIEF:
Daniel Ward is a 400 year old vampire living in New Mexico. He frequents bars to have sex with women and drink their blood. He is helpful to humans. He teaches a guy how to be successful with women by treating them with respect, courtesy and patience. He takes food to kids living on the street. He meets Meg who intrigues him. He sees her a few times in the bars, tries to connect with her and follow her, but she evades him.

REVIEWER'S OPINION:
The relationship with Meg was interesting. I liked how he and Meg worked together in the end, fighting a bad guy. I was not happy with the story about Wolf and why he wanted revenge. It was too vague. I needed to know more. There were too many unanswered questions. There were a lot of sex scenes, but they were missing emotional development. I found myself skimming through them. This story had a more interesting plot than Once Bitten, but it was not good enough to recommend the book. Minor editing point: The main character is Daniel Ward, but the back cover of the book erroneously says his name is Thomas Ward.

DATA:
Story length: 162 pages. Swearing language: strong. Sexual language: strong/erotic with rear door activity. Number of sex scenes: 11. Length of sex scenes: 1.9 to 7.1 pages. Total number of sex scene pages: 43. Setting: current day Santa Fe, New Mexico. Copyright: 2008. Genre: erotic paranormal romance.


1 star for ONCE BITTEN.

STORY BRIEF:
Jake is a vampire. He has sex with many different women as he drinks their blood. He sees Athena and is immediately drawn to her scent. He realizes he wants her permanently as his mate. There is a group of humans successfully killing vampires. Jake and other vampires are trying to find them and stop them.

REVIEWER'S OPINION:
The relationship between Jake and Athena happens too quickly and easily. There was no developing of a relationship. I wasn't thrilled to see Jake continuing to have sex with other women after he and Athena were together. In the conflict with the vampire hunters I was annoyed with two stupid decisions, one by Jake and another by Athena. Also, I was not happy with another scene where Jake meets with Daniel. The author left that scene without answering some questions as to how Jake's meeting with Daniel was going to prevent Daniel from contacting Jake's enemies. In general, too many plot points did not work for me. The sex scenes were long and explicit, including group sex. But for some reason, I found them boring. Maybe it was due to lack of emotion or passion. I'm not sure. There was one thing I liked that I hadn't seen elsewhere. The humans wore battery-operated Kevlar-type vests to conceal the noise of their hearts beating. Vampires listened for heartbeats when hunting humans, so this was valuable to the humans.

DATA:
Story length: 191 pages. Swearing language: moderate. Sexual language: strong/erotic with rear door activity. Number of sex scenes: 16. Length of sex scenes: 0.3 to 8 pages. Total number of sex scene pages: 51. Setting: current day New Mexico. Copyright: 2008. Genre: erotic paranormal romance.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sexy, erotica with a touch of romance, August 12, 2010

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This review is from: Addicted (Paperback)

Fresh and not the usual characterization for vampires. Please note that this is EROTICA mostly - not "always be true" type romance. Sex scenes are hot, and characterization of the males well-drawn. The female characters are more generic and similar to one another in both stories. Enjoyable, sexy, but not out of the usual for this genre.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Sex with no story or romance, January 9, 2009

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This review is from: Addicted (Paperback)

There are two stories in one with this book and neither of them were really worth reading. In the first story, "Once Bitten", neither the hero (Jake) or the heroine (Athena) are likeable characters. The author, Lydia Parks, is trying to show the sexuality of being a vampire, but these two people will have sex with anything walking, and they do quite frequently, even after they get together.

In the second story, "Bite Me Again", the hero (Daniel, even though the book cover says Thomas) is a tad more likeable than Jake but even here he is having sex all the time with every girl he sees. And since the back cover also doesn't mention who the heroine is, I kept asking myself "Is she it?" It was very annoying.

I really love erotica romance, but this was just over the top. I didn't care one wit about any character in this book and frankly skipped through it to finish off. I suggest, if you really want to read this, buy it used.