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Lynsay Sands A Quick Bite is the tale of a 200 year old female vampire named Lissianna who just happens to have a very percular problem, she faints at the sight of blood. So her mother decides she needs help and aquires the services of Dr. Greg Hewitt but her methods of hiring are a bit different then one might think.

This book is highly entertaining and funny. With moments of suspence and passion that leave you wanting more with every turn of the page. Along with off the wall secondary characters A Quick Bite move along at a steady pace and is never boring. I rate this book at 4 1/2 stars. ( )

If you like your vampires ala Kim Harrison, Laurell K Hamilton, or even Patricia Briggs, don't expect more of the same here. Those writers obviously draw a compelling dark fantasy realm, where the vampires are frightening, complex, and darkly mysterious. Here the vampires are as human as you or I. They even refer to themselves that way. There are no evil demons in possession in "A Quick Bite" but I found myself suprisingly drawn into the story of how Lissa, a 202 year old vamp, and Gregory a mid-thirties physchiatrist meet. I found the vamp's family all to be intriguing and fairly fleshed out and I can see reading more books about them. There are definately some aspects of the relationship that don't ring true, for example how quickly they fall in love. Obviously, also, in real circumstances, if you were mind tricked, tied to a bed, and made 'dessert' for a vampire, you'd probably be freaked out and running away from, and not straight to, the vampire. However, this isn't reality and that is what I like to escape from when I read. I found this to be a fast, lightweight read that I enjoyed every minute of. ( )

Lissiana is a vampire and she's afraid of blood. Whenever she sees it, she faints. Her mother wants to cure her phobia and kidnaps Greg, a psychiatrist. Greg is the first human whose thoughts Lissy can't read. Does that mean he's her true love?

Pretty funny and entertaining, but not the best in the genre. ( )

Decent addition to Sands’ Argeneau vampire romance series. In this one, Lissianna Argeneau comes home on her birthday to find a guy tied up to her bed with a big red bow around his neck. She thinks he’s dinner, but actually her mom got her a psychologiest to help cure her hemophobia (fear of blood), something no vampire wants to have. ( )