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Bloodlust II: The Taming of Serge Dumont (Erotic Vampire)

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Marilyn Lee is excellent at bringing very hot erotic stories with good plots to life. The first part of this series, Bloodlust I, is one of my favorite eroticas of all time. Unfortunately, Bloodlust II did not live up to its predecessor. I was very much looking forward to Serge's story after Bloodlust I, which is the story of Mikhel, Serge's older brother, but the heroine, Derri absolutely ruined it. The hero (Serge) and the sex (which there is a lot of and in many interesting ways) are five stars all the way....Derri, on the other hand, is about a negative 3 stars.

Before anyone says thinks that my dislike/distate of Derri is because Derri is black and Serge is white, let me put that to rest...I could care less what color anyone in the story was but the fact that Derri herself was hung up on the race issue and refused to treat Serge as anything more than a quick romp in the hay and wouldn't believe his continued declarations of love JUST because he was white and she was determined to fall in love and marry only a black man even though she was attracted to white men and Serge and his brother Mikhel in particular became very annoying after about the 3rd or 4th repetition of this theme. Added to the fact that Derri came off as emotionally crippled and stunted AND whined about everything that didn't fit in her narrow view of the world irritated me beyond belief.

As a continuation of the Bloodlust storyline, you have to read this book. If you haven't read Bloodlust I (which is part of the Things That Go Bump in the Night anthology), get it and read it first. The whole anthology is great and a great introduction to all of the authors in it and Bloodlust I is basically a must read before you read this book or Bloodlust III.

I am with the reader from Concord on this one: (I'm just glad I'm not the only one [peeved] about the lead female character.) This could have been a great story if Derri hadn't been such an irritating, smart mouth, pain in the [behind]. I am a fan of ML but I don't know what she was thinking, when she decided to turn Derri into such a headache. I never felt like she really love Serge, even by the end of the story, the love was all one sided to me. She was more than ready and willing to go find her lost love {The one she really wanted to marry} and apologize, but she never thought for a second to go and find Serge and apologize for all the wrong she'd done to him. He was the one that had to go to her and basically beg her to take him back... Honestly I felt like Derri didn't deserve Serge. One would expect this type of behavior from a secondary character but not from a lead.

Derri was 1st introduced in The Talisman. The story of Cassy {best friend to Derri} and Chandler was a very good read. I gave it 4 stars. Cassy was a leading female character that was very likable.

While some of the story was actually very good {and the sex scenes made me wanna jump into my computer screen} I gave it 2 stars because the lead character left much to desired and being a black woman myself, I was not proud of her.

I enjoyed the world Marilyn Lee has created of hot lusty vampires. Serge Dumount is head over heels in love w/ Derri Morgan, whom happens to be such a pain in the ass.
I really hated the way she would berate Serge as I was reading this. I think Marilyn Lee wanted conflict between the two-the classic story of one falling for the other while the other falls in love....eventually. I think you could have conflict and tension w/o the heroine being so annoying.

I enjoyed her previous book, The Talisman, very much. Derri's friend Cassy is a very likeable character, who wasn't wimpy, but didn't have to be nasty in order to be strong and determined.

I still enjoyed this book, I would love to see her do a story on the sexy bi-racial vampire, Alex. It would be wonderful to read about him in bloodlust!

Derri Morgan is a high powered attorney in Philadelphia. On a whim she goes to see a fortuneteller, and meets a man she is very attracted to physically. However she believes him to be much younger than she is, and so she refuses to give him a chance.

Since she is about to take on a major case for her law firm, her boss wants to send her away for some rest and relaxation. For that reason, she travels to the Pocono Mountains for a few days stay at The Retreat, a cabin owned by her boss. Since she is a single female, he employs a security firm to keep an eye on her. By sheer coincidence, one of the members of that security team is the young man she is so attracted to. Serge Dumont is a vampire who turns out to be older than she is. Serge believes Derri is his bloodlust, but has a hard time convincing her. However, once he finally gets her in bed, she can no longer resist his appeal.

The problem with the relationship is that Serge is about to go through a "sickness" caused by the fact that his bloodlust is not vampire, but human. During this time, he remembers nothing of what he has done, but he becomes someone Derri does not know and fears. At the same time, his brother is also going through this period of sickness, known as the Feast of Indulgence.

There is a lot of story line for Erica Kalai and Mikhel Dumont, Serge's brother, who obviously were the main characters in a previous book. The characters were not into monogamy, and this book deserves its NC-17 rating. I gave the book a 3.5 rating simply because of my own personal feelings about love and what constitutes cheating.

Marilyn Lee gives us a whole new hot sizzling breed of vampires. The hero's are wonderful, romantic and handsome men willing to die for their women and family. The intimate scenes are VERY hot. Pull up a comfy chair, a glass of water and be prepared for one of the hotest erotic stories you've ever read. The Bloodlust Series are stories you CAN NOT miss.

If you like Omega-Males then this is the book for you. The hero (Serge)is a wimp and the heroine (Derri) doesn't have to try hard to wrap him around her finger. By the end of the story Derri has got Serge so under her thumb that she's choosing his underwear!

As for the "steamy" love scenes don't hold your breath for maraton sessions. Serge is quick off the mark, not once but TWICE. I give this story 3 stars because it's very funny and well written. But if you like Alpha-Males then opt for Jaid Black, Susan Johnson, Christine Feehan, Dara Joy. It's a shame because Marilyn Lee can write, but this guy just didn't do it for me. A strong woman like Derri needed an equally strong man.

I found Derri to be a refreshing change from the usual female leads who fall for a man and then proceed to let the man take complete control of her life. Derri Morgan was a strong woman who fell in love, but still retained a strong sense of herself. It was interesting to see a vampire male brought to his knees and so in love with a woman who knew what she wanted in life and set out to get it.

And the love scenes between Derri and Serge are some of the hottest you will ever read. The scene where he enters her dreams and she blows him is so hot! And the bathroom scene where they make love with Alex is the house is to die for.

If you like wimpy women who go to pieces when they fall in love, you probably won't like Derri. If you like your female leads with some backbone, who can fall head over heads in love and still be strong, you'll like Derri.

If you like vamps and steamy love scenes and discovering a centuries old secret, check out this book. And I too want to read about the sexy, blue-eyed, cinnamon skinned vamp Alex. Wow! What a hunk!

This book sizzled. After reading Bloodlust from Things That Go Bump In The Night, I could hardly wait for this sequel. And I was not disappointed.

Serge is the hottest, sexiest, hunkiest vampire I've ever read. He made me drool and sweat. And the vampire culture this author is building is so intriquing. Imagine a world peopled with sexy vampires looking for their perfect mates and not adverse to a little "brotherly" love on the side. Vampire brothers Serge and Mikhel are gorgeous,sexy, and always ready to "take care of business."

If you like vampires...if you like erotica...if you want a hot read that will leave you panting for the next book in this exciting new erotic vampire series, don't pass on this one.

WOW! That's what I thought we I read the first love scene in this book. This book is something else. It's a vampire romance. It's an erotic romance. It's an interracial romance. There's even elements of suspence in this book.

This book is not for everyone because the love scenes are frequent and some of the hottest I've ever read. There's a scene in the woods where the vampire hero and the heroine make love in the woods that nearly made me want to melt.

There's also a "dream" love scene that is too hot for words.

Now that I've discovered this book, I have to go back and read the first book in the series and then go on to read the next book.

If you like vampire and eroticsm, you won't want to miss this book.