Secret Thirst [Paperback]

Evangeline Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2005

Secret Thirst By Evangeline Anderson Dr. Lauren Wright is a serious research scientist with blonde hair, smoky green eyes and a curvy plus-size figure. Too bad her closest relationship is with her laptop, where she stores all her most forbidden fantasies of erotic submission. Lauren has perfected the formula for NuBlood, an artificial blood substitute that is identical to donor blood. Nicolas Kris works for a vampire organization that needs the formula for NuBlood in order to "come out" to the world at large and prove that vampires are more than the blood-sucking fiends found in horror movies. He swipes Lauren's Mac, thinking that the formula is encrypted inside. What he finds instead is a code worth breaking—the key to Lauren's heart. When they meet, it's hate at first sight. But a sinister group of vamps who don't want to be outed attack Lauren, forcing her and Kris to take refuge at the most notorious bondage/Domination night club in Houston, where the price of admission is fantasy and desire. In order to survive, Lauren will have to act out her own erotic scenarios with Kris acting as her Master while he does his best to quench her Secret Thirst.

Product Details

• Paperback: 268 pages
• Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing Inc. (October 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141995279X
• ISBN-13: 978-1419952791
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #913,810 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reviews for Secret Thirst, November 5, 2005

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Evangeline Anderson "author of paranormal and... (Fl, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Secret Thirst (Paperback)

SECRET THIRST is a powerful tale leading you in a treacherous and dangerous world where only your hidden secrets, blind trust and unconditional love may be the key to survival. Ms. Anderson has written a dark haunting read that captivates with an intensive relationship forming between its lead characters as well as with unanticipated twists and turns and last but not least charismatic characters in supporting roles. SECRET THIRST is nothing less than a powerhouse of a book that just should not be missed!

Frauke @ Cupid's Library Reviews

Cupid Plot Factor 5

Cupid Pleasure Factor 5

A very well done journey into the world that opens after dark descends; Secret Thirst was one spine tingling thrill after another. The sex scenes leave me searching for the nearest block of ice to plant my backside on and bring my core temperature back to something resembling normal. The hero and heroine are deliciously wonderful people that it would thrill me no end to actually meet and the villains are perfectly easy to adoringly despise. I must admit that Ms. Anderson kept me spell-bound to the pages of this jaunt into her world. If you are looking for a lighthearted frolicking type of vampire, pass this one by quickly. Ms. Anderson's vamps are scrumptiously dark, dangerous and sexy and they take no prisoners . . . just willing slaves. Step into her world and allow Ms. Anderson to dazzle you with the dark side and lure you with a sensual feast!

Rating: 5 Stars

Keely Skillman, EcataRomance Reviews

www.ecataromance.com

Lauren and Kris are fabulous characters with complex personalities. They fit together very well. It is fascinating to watch the bond develop between them. The sex scenes are so erotic and steamy that I needed a whole pitcher of ice water when I had finished reading them. The supporting characters are absolutely entrancing. The plotline is intriguing with unique twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat. Ms. Anderson has penned a tale of love, lust, and vampires that I enjoyed greatly. Due to violence and graphic descriptions, this book is not for the faint of heart but I found it to be terrific and would love to read more by this author. Secret Thirst is most definitely a keeper!

Susan White

Just Erotic Romance Reviews

Rating: 5 Stars

Heat level: O

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Keep this book secret, November 6, 2009

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melina zora (Greece) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Secret Thirst (Paperback)

One word comes to mind. Dull. So much for putting my trust in majority rule. I am utterly frustated by yet another book that made me lose my interest on page two but I plodded through as a means of punishment inflicted for spending hard earned money on it.

The story is about Dr. Laurren Wright who finds a formula for artificial blood. When this brainy broad is not doing Nobel Prize worth research, she writes erotic fiction on her computer, involving bondage, a masterful male who fulfills her every fantasy and submission.She lacks a relationship so she substitutes by making up stories of her secret, most fervent desires. She is offered a large sum of money to sell this formula but when she refuses her laptop is stolen in the mistaken belief that the secret formula is stored there. Guess who wants the formula and in whose hands the computer has fallen? I won't leave you in suspense; a handsome vampire who does not wish to use innocent people for dinner (no breakfast or lunch for him as he is resting in his coffin then). He is disappointed not to find the formula but intrigued by Lauren's fantasies. Why would a vampire who has been around for a few hundred years be fascinated by such amateurish descriptions that bored me to tears, is beyond me.

Lauren is going home one night when she is attacked by a tainted vampire (not sure what that is) but Nicolas (the good bloodsucker) is there to whisk her off to a sex club appropriately called 'The House of Pain' run by a real mean and vicious vampire ,Simon Travain. The hero has no choice but to take the girl to the nearest 'first aid centre' for vampires. She needs to be treated urgently otherwise her life is at risk. Even when Lauren is unconscious she has dreams of her imaginary lover taking liberties with her body, doing unmentionable acts to her. By the way, half the book describes either Lauren's fantasies or her dreams, which I considered tedious as both were schoolgirl material.

The good side to being stuck in this decadent place is that Lauren has her dreams come to life and no longer needs to resort to fantasizing. The downside is that EVIL resides there that could put our heroes lives in jeopardy. I won't reveal more as I have already failed miserably in my promise to keep this book secret. If you find out about it and insist on reading it, don't forget that you were warned.

It is a harsh review but I have read so many poorly written books without imagination, care or inspiration that I have lost my patience. The characters had the depth of a thimble, being one dimentional and utterly predictable. The sex scenes did not involve the heroes' emotions and failed to even mildly ruffle my senses. This author is off my list as I won't risk another book by her. We invest our time in reading their work and our money in buying their books. How about some respect from those writers that like to think of themselves as authors?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just ok for me....., August 31, 2008

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H o o t e r s Chic - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Secret Thirst (Paperback)

I'm not going to go into plot details the other reviewers have done that. The premise of this book sounded promising and funny but then it went off into realms I wasn't expecting so just didn't do it for me. Lauren has invented a synthetic blood that perfectly mimics the real thing. Kris is a bitter vampire who wants the formula so he can present it to the ruling counsel of vamps to make his case for the great vampire out of the closet day. What follows isn't the story I expected upon purchase but it wasn't totally horrid or anything just took me 4 days to get through it.