Soul Mates: Bound By Blood [Paperback]

Jourdan Lane (Author)

Book Description

Series: Soul Mates | Publication Date: September 16, 2008

Houston nightclub Rave is famous for nearly-naked male dancers and beautiful bartenders. It's a club for hedonists and playboys. Like Peter, a young man with a strict rule about one-night stands. He breaks that rule for Lucien, the owner of The Den, a rival gay nightclub where there are no boundaries, no taboos. Anything goes at The Den, including vampires. When Peter finds out about Lucien's vampire nature, he figures he should have stuck to his rule. He's not a vampire fan, after all, and Lucien pulls him into a dark world of vampires, werewolves and feuding in-laws. Peter resists Lucien as long as he can, but when he gives in, he does it in a big way. Peter and Lucien begin a very dangerous dance of sensual heat and deep emotion, one that causes them nothing but trouble. No one approves of the human and vampire match, including the Council, old enemies and even older friends. Peter and Lucien have to struggle to stay together and protect those they love. Can they beat the forces that will try to tear them apart forever? And can they face what will become of Peter if they stay together?

Product Details

• Paperback: 356 pages
• Publisher: Torquere Press (September 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934166898
• ISBN-13: 978-1934166895
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #986,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate in M/M horror romance!, May 9, 2008

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JenB99 (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Soul Mates: Bound By Blood (Paperback)

This is the best M/M vampire book I have ever read. It's one of the best books I've ever read, period. From start to finish, it's just plain amazing.

SOUL MATES: BOUND BY BLOOD has everything I want in a vampire romance--passion, sex, romance, tenderness, danger, blood, a compelling story, sympathetic leads, great supporting characters, etc.

I guess what I love most about this book is the characters. This book has some of the best characters I've ever read. It's so rare that an author can fill a book with so many important people and still make the reader feel something for each one. I think I fell in love with everyone in this entire book.

Peter is so sweet. I love his inner strength and his determination to show Lucien that they're meant to be together. I love how he follows his heart instead of running from his fear of vampires, and how he accepts his lover's differences rather than wallowing in indecision about his feelings. Then there's Lucien. Lucien is fabulous. He's noble, powerful, tortured, challenging, sensual, commanding, generous, fiercely protective, and heartbreakingly tender with Peter. I love that he has conflicting feelings about allowing Peter into the dangerous world of vampires, demons, and werewolves.

Even the background characters are fantastic. Peter's friends, Lucien's associates, their former and present lovers, other members of the coven...it's obvious this author loves her characters. There's not a dull, flat character in this entire book.

The sexual energy in this book is off the charts. There are twosomes, threesomes, orgies, and copious amounts of blood and miscellaneous other bodily fluids. There are sexual acts in this book that should have shocked and offended me, but instead I found them incredibly beautiful and erotic. Though the bond between Lucien and Peter is strong and their love for each other is obvious, the nature of a vampire's relationship is not monogamous. It's incredibly sexy to see Peter and Lucien explore and embrace their sexual bond and then extend that bond to other members of the coven.

This is not a paranormal M/M romance. There's nothing soft or fluffy about BOUND BY BLOOD. This is an erotic horror romance, heavy on the horror. There's blood, guts, pain (self-inflicted and from outside forces), gruesome fights, snarling werewolves, demons, feeding frenzies, guns, swords, vampire SWAT teams, feeding from minds and souls, torture, S&M, sex with multiple partners, etc. There's nothing "pretty" in this book--no fluffy clouds or fuzzy pink bunnies--and it's certainly not for the faint of heart, but it's so good and so seductive you'll forget to feel uncomfortable.

I won't give any plot details away because this is a pretty complicated book with lots of great twists and turns, but let's just say that not everyone is happy about the way Lucien is running things, and that doesn't get any better when he takes a human male as a mate. Lucien also has secrets about his past that create some interesting issues with Peter and the coven.

I can't recall reading another book recently with such a smooth, natural flow. Nothing feels contrived or phony, and even the raw, violent sexuality is portrayed in a way that feels completely acceptable in such a dark and dangerous world. The darkness and the violence of the supernatural world balance so beautifully with the love and the tender emotions between Peter and Lucien, so the book never feels depressing or melancholy.

I have never considered myself a horror fan, but this book had me rethinking my preference and seeking more horror books! This book is really long for an e-book (240 pages in .pdf), but it had me absolutely enthralled from beginning to end, and never once insulted my intelligence or tested my patience. That is rare in romance these days.

I read this as an e-book, but I plan to purchase a print copy ASAP, and I started reading the sequel (DECEPTIONS) within five minutes of finishing BOUND BY BLOOD. Yes, it is that good.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Gay Erotic Paranormal Book This Woman Has Ever Read!, May 16, 2009

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SaraFimm (Bullhead City, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Soul Mates: Bound By Blood (Paperback)

I followed JenB's list of reviews when I saw she reviewed a book I'd read with a similar outcome to mine. So I wondered how well we meshed in other books we had both read or I might read based upon her reviews. I was not disappointed when I purchased Soul Mates: Bound By Blood. It is singularly one of the best gay erotic fiction books that is for both gay men and women. Graphic and masculine enough for a man and emotional and romantic enough for a woman. I've already ordered and voraciously read Jourdan Lane's other Soul Mates books (up to book four, Secrets) and none of them disappoint. Lane skillfully takes a paranormal theme (Vampires, Werewolves and Demons, Oh my!) places it in one of the usual locales (Bars, Dance Clubs, Moonlit woods) and creates a plot that although not original (few are nowadays) is made natural through the eyes of the characters, and especially our human point of view through the main hero/character, Peter. If you love yaoi, you'll adore the Soul Mates series!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars abslutely breathtaking, February 5, 2009

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Shannon H. Seely "Diana morne" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Soul Mates: Bound By Blood (Paperback)

I loved this book immediately. The main character has his flaws, but the author makes sure that he is definitely male. So many gay erotica books make one of the men seem more like a woman, this book actually keeps a real male point of view throughout the series. Both characters have their flaws and their virtues, and through their differences it makes the story very real.
A must read, and don't forget about the rest of the series, it keeps going at a non-repetitive pace.
I will stress this again, a must read for male/male erotica readers. :)