Hot is the first word that comes to mind when I think of Michele Hauf’s Her Vampire Husband. Very erotic would be the second. The second reason is what kept me from really liking the book. I prefer my romances with more veiled loved scenes, although throwing in one or two really hot ones is fine. In this book every scene, whether foreplay or lovemaking was delved into in intimate detail. It was too much for me.
The storyline is interesting and original, to establish peace between two rival species Creed, a nine-hundred-plus-year-old vampire marries Blu a twenty-something werewolf princess. Talk about robbing the cradle. Creed was only twenty-nine when he was turned so it doesn’t look as bad as it is. Of course, neither can stand the other, though there’s a level of attraction between Blu and Creed from the beginning.
Blu has to learn to trust her husband, something he oddly finds he wants. She’s been badly used and abused in her past and is sure Creed has ulterior motives.
Here’s an amusing scene from the early pages of the book of the book:
“You’ve no food,” she complained.
“Never had a need for it.” He stared at her head, a curious grin toying with his expression.
“Yeah? Well, I require food to survive. I’m famished.”
“I’ll send Housekeeper out for something. What do you like?”
“Anything edible. Preferably meats, fruits, vegetables. A nice porterhouse steak would fit the bill. You seriously don’t eat? Must save on the grocery bills. Please tell me you don’t have a fridge with bags of blood in here somewhere. That would so make me retch.”
I know some of you probably would have preferred a love scene, but this site is rated G and the love scenes are definitely R rated. No way to post one safely.
Her Vampire Husband by Michele Hauf copyright 2010, published by Harlequin Enterprises Limited, 225 Duncan Mill Road, Don Mills, Ontario M38 3K9, Canada. ISBN 978-0-373-77499-9. Her Vampire Husband is available through Harlequin at http://www.eHarlequin.com . It is also available through amazon, Barnes and Noble, other online book stores and traditional book retailers. If your local book store doesn’t have a copy remember you can always ask them to order it.
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