Angela Cameron
Author of Michael (Blood and Sex, #1)
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A vampire on its own is hot. BDSM on its own is also hot. Put the two together and you get Angela Cameron's very erotic tale of the vampiro cosca.
Victoria Tyler is a tough cop hunting a vampire serial killer. She's going to need help to bring this one down, and the only help she can turn to is Michael, the enforcer of the vampire Mafia. She hasn't seen him since she tried to kill him four years ago. Of course it was an accident, but that act put a target on her back.
The current padrone, show more Castillo, is becoming more of a threat to the cosca, as is is sadistic "child", Damon. Damon's killing sprees threaten to out their existence to humans. That alone is a death sentence, but somehow they manage to keep dodging that bullet. When Tori shows up asking for Michael's help, he sees an opportunity to finally get closer to her and further his plans to remove Castillo.
This was a new twist on a vampire story, at least for me. The author doesn't hold back describing the twisted nature of the bad guys, and the typical sensuality we'd associate with vampires. Michael doesn't hold back, once he sees a flicker of interest coming from Tori, no matter how often she tries to deny it. It may help that he's a mindreader and has an excellent sense of smell. Michael is easy to like. He may be a hard-a**, but he has morals and cares about sticking to the rules to protect humans. We also get a hint that there's more between him and Tori, but we won't know what exactly until a later point in the story.
"I smell it." He leaned back enough for her to see his eyes
clouding. He whispered in a growling tone, "The fear. The
need. And just how much I turn you on."
His voice snapped her back. She jerked one arm up,
breaking his thumb's grip, turned to put a little distance
between them, and then used her right hand to land a hard
slap across his cheek. "Back off!"
His head rocked, but his grip held her tight, and his body
curled in. A trickle of blood oozed out the corner of his mouth
and slithered down to his chin. A wicked grin made him
suddenly look monstrous. "You're making it very difficult for
me to restrain myself."
Tori was a great heroine. I like them tough, logical and almost no simpering or self-esteem issues.
I liked the use of Italian words as it gave the story a hint of that otherworldliness and reminded the reader that they're to be seen as mafioso types.
I would have liked a little more information on Michael's background, especially since he cut the session of "20 Questions" with Tori short. A glossary for some terms would have been nice as well, at least until I could build a familiarity with them so I wouldn't have to stop and think for a second what a word meant. For the most part the foreign words are explained in context.
At the beginning, it says that she's a human marked to be killed or claimed. I'm curious why none of the vampires she encounters at the club tries to kill her. Did Michael tell them to back off?
I put together a short glossary of terms for the Italian words used a lot in this story. I'm not sure how accurate they are, so please don't drag me into one of the private rooms at the club ;)
Vampiro cosca = Vampire Mafia
The Scene = a club for vampire BDSM junkies
dominatore = Dominant or Master who claims unbound humans
Alleanza = Vampire law/rules
padrone = Equivalent of the Godfather
The Fallen = club run by Michael
Garante = enforcer (of the law)
compagna = mate through the blood bond
creatore = Sire
neonato = Newborn
affascinare = enthrallment
shiava/shiavo = slave f/m (I'm guessing)
senza vincolo = without a (blood bonded) mate
vincolo/vincolare = blood bond
trucchi = mind tricks that vampires use
leggero = an insult; probably equivalent to bastard
PS: The BDSM in this story is light bondage play.
EDIT: There IS a glossary at the end of book #3, as I've just found out :) show less
THIS BOOK WAS WELL WRITTEN THANKS GOD JONAS FOUND LOVE IN ELENA SINCE THEY FIRST MET AT THE CLUB!!! I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT...AND I LOVED IT THAT ELENA PLAYED HARD TO GET...AND THAT SHE REALLY FOUND OUT ABOUT WHO BRUCE HER FIANCEE REALLY WAS A WEREWOLF...(BAD) AGENTS....BUT I GIVE ANGELA CAMERON ALL THE CREDIT SHE DESERVES CAUSE THIS BOOK WAS TOTALLY KICK ASS AWESOME!!! WELL PLAYED ANGELA!!!
Interesting questions – how do gender power dynamics shape Indigenous law? Could Indigenous law be used in housing? Why do we own private property? Private property in relation to Indigenous land.
Interesting questions – how do gender power dynamics shape Indigenous law? Could Indigenous law be used in housing? Why do we own private property? Private property in relation to Indigenous land.
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