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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.0873808375
EAN num: 9781416526988
ISBN number: 1416526986
Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 365
Printing Date: June 30, 2006
Publishing house: Simon & Schuster
Sale Popularity Level: 322486
Studio: Simon & Schuster
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A haunting anthology of vampire fiction -- one that brings a colorful new dimension to one of the world's most erotic and enduring myths.
FEATURING STORIES FROM SOME OF TODAY'SMOST POPULAR AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITERS
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OMAR TYREE
writing as The Urban Griot
The Old South falls prey to a handsome young vampire with a real taste for the ladies. Love at very first bite never hurt so good.
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ANGELA C. ALLEN
The mafia is no match for the wicked charms of a beautiful young vampire once she's let loose on the New York City streets.
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MONICA JACKSON
Can a pair of fangs help a sister burn more calories? A full-figured woman goes on a thirst-quenching search for the perfect low-carb diet.
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LINDA ADDISON
It's a matter of life and the living dead for a half-vampire whose greatest wish is to save lives...and become human again.
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DONNA HILL
A sensuous vampire thirsts for something more...but can she find it without getting a dagger in her own heart?
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KEVIN S. BROCKENBROUGH
A vengeful vampire pushes one woman to the edge, unaware that her family secret gives her the power to fight back.
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I really enjoyed this collection of short stories, by some talented authors. Although I found some stories needed more or to be longer, I enjoyed each of them.
The Ultimate Diet - Overweight woman acts as a Peeping Tom when it comes to her thinner, mysterious neighbor how turned out to be a vampire. One could only guess how she stays so thin.
Vamp Noir - A female enforcer, who uses her charms and powers for the MOB, but wants more than anything to be loved.
Human Heat - A handsome Creole man who has become addicted to "virgin" blood.
Whispers During Still Moments - A half human-half vampire who is using his newly acquired powers to defeat "vampires", in an effort to "heal or cure" himself. But now, while trying to eradicate what he is soon becoming, he has to save his love.
The Touch - A vampire is looking for her soulmate.
Family Business - A woman learns that "Monsters" can be (1) her abusive husband or (2) his vamp male lover, but not necessarily her own family who are "werewolves".
If you would like some interesting reading, for some unusual perspectives, by some talented authors, this is the novel for you.
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I would say overall this was a great anthology of grey horror writing. However, there were some stories that I enjoyed more than others, which is to be expected. Out of six stories I felt as if only two were not stand-outs.
The Ultimate Diet (Monica Jackson) - This was a great way to start off the book. The story was light, had great humour in it and of course the expectant twist. I even consider it to be one of my favorites. The main character is always in search of a diet when she finds out that her sexy thin neighbor is a vampire she stops at nothing to achieve her goal. I especially loved the twist at the end.
Vamp Noir (Angela C. Allen) - This story is slightly different take on Vamp mythology and it took a while for me to truly get into the story. I feel as if the story could be better suited as a longer short story or novella. I felt as if the length was too short and I wanted to know a little bit more by the end b/c I felt as if there was a lot left out. It just seemed like an intro and not a self contained story. This really is a noir story about the mob and vampires. It has it's share of violence and the update on vampire telepathic abilities was facinicating. Will the character's plan pay off or will the mob discover her secret and kill her first.
Human Heat: The Confessions of an Addicted Vampire (The Urban Griot/Omar Tyree - This was a fascinating tale that I thoroughly enjoyed because of Tyree's set up. I felt like the entire story was a generally good read and even though it was a short story it seemed to cover so much. I actually felt sad for the main male character because as he stated in the beginning of the story women often misunderstood him. This story is thinly about the lost of love and tragegy.
Whispers During Still Moments (Linda Addison)- This was one of my favorite in the series. The storytelling was amazing and I cared about all of the characters. I also liked how she flipped the tale and came up with a unique and different approach to the mythology.
The Touch (Donna Hill)- This was one of my least favorite, by the end I could careless about the protagionist story the sensuality was there but the characters themselves were lacking. I hardly cared for the protagonist who seemed a bit selfish to me, turned at the age of 16 by a vampire who desired her the main character learned how to use her hands to get the sensation of someone's life force. Using this trick lessened her blood thrist but over the years the trick is starting to wore off and she has to either find her true love or give in to her blood thirsty desires.
The Family Business (Kevin S. Brockenbrough) - This was also another stand-out. The set up was incredible and I only wish there was more. This definitely could have been flushed out much better if it was slightly longer but the storyline is great and it uses the mythology as a metaphor for what could happen in the real world. The main focus of this story is on a werewolf family dealing with the ramifications of an abusive husband and father. After her son was shot the protagonist decides to use her family's secret to help her fight her monstrous husband, but will she succeed.
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I don't usually enjoy short stories in any form, however this collection was the exception to the rule. There was only one story in this book that I just didn't enjoy, and I wasnt surprised because I've never like his writing style. The other stories were great, I found myself enjoying the characters in one story so much I wasn't sure whether to root for the good guys or the bad ones! Each story offers a totally different take and perspective on vampires, and they left me wanting more! Especially Family Business and Whispers During Still Moments and Vamp Noir. I would recommend this one, its great!
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No structure and cramped stories. Not worth the paper printed on and certainly no ones time to read.
Seems this book will only be cherished by the african american circle of family members and friends that wrote the positive reviews.
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I enjoyed the stories in this collection.The writers each gave a nice ride into the dark side.
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Dawnny
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