Passionate Thirst

Candace Steele hasn’t been the same since she was bitten by her lover, Ash who turns out to be a vampire. It took 36 stitches and a plastic surgeon to repair the wound but still it left a scar. Candace sports a tattoo of a black cross to camouflage it. Ash’s bite has also given her the ability to sense when a vampire is near. Now she is out seducing and killing vampires as a secondary career. Her first is working security at a Las Vegas casino where there is plenty of opportunities to meet new people and catch a few vampires in the process. Temptation McCoy is having a concert at the hotel and Candace is assigned to her security detail. With her vampire radar, she realizes that Temptation’s manager is a vampire. How will she deal with this situation?

PASSIONATE THIRST is the first book in this new trilogy by Cameron Dean. It is a winner from the opening page until the end. The reader is sucked into Candace’s story as it unfolds. Candace is a kick-ass heroine who makes use of her sensuality to catch her prey. The reader is given her back story in flashbacks. Ash is the one who changes her life forever. The love story is quite sweet until Ash loses control and bites her. His reappearance in her life and his profession of love unsettles her. She doesn’t believe it but Ash is the only one who makes her feel alive. Candace and Ash are electric together. This reader can’t wait to see what happens in the subsequent books between them.

Although there is much focus on Ash and Candace’s relationship, the author does develop Temptation McCoy’s story with her vampire manager. There is an unexpected twist to this storyline that was unexpected. PASSIONATE THIRST was a compelling read that will have you wanting the next books in the series immediately. It is a very good thing that the publisher has scheduled Luscious Craving for release in November and Eternal Hunger in December 2006!!!

December 2006