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Texas Vampires #0.5
The Hunter's Prey: Erotic Tales of Texas Vampires
Two sisters are ushered into a world of sweltering carnal delights that only two strapping nightstalkers can offer... A female cat burglar—caught in the act—is subjected to the most sublime punishment... A party girl with a craving for midnight cocktails meets a stranger with an insatiable thirst of his own... A loving wife gives her husband the ultimate birthday present—a chance to indulge in his dangerous fantasy... A love-starved widow finds herself drawn to the intoxicating rhythms of a strangely compelling musician...
258 pages, Paperback
First published February 7, 2006
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Diane Whiteside
30 books122 followersBy day, Diane Whiteside builds and designs computer systems for the government. By night, she escapes into a world of alpha males and the unique women who turn their lives upside down. Noticing the lack of a husband to keep Diane in line, her Tibetan Terrier stepped up to the plate and makes sure that Diane does everything The Right Way which means lots of walks and dog treats. For more information about Diane plus her alpha males, unique women, and Tibetan Terriers, her website.
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February 18, 2020
This was a bunch of short stories that I went into just wanting to read some smut cause I was headed into a reading slump. This was actually quite good and entertaining. The writing was very basic but I knew that going in and was what I wanted. The characters were very diverse and I enjoyed some and disliked others. The plot was just steamy smut and really not much of a plot in each short story.
March 21, 2022
This isn't really a book. It does not have a plot, isn't really short stories, more like brief sex scenes that are told from the women's point of view. It isn't even part of the series of books the 3 vampires are in. Some of the "stories" were only a few pages long and all in all, a complete waste of time. Couldn't get invested in any of the women or even the vampires for that matter, they were just some random gals the male vampire briefly slept with. I could understand it, if it was three novellas about the vampires, that dealt with only one woman each, but, this read more like a brief, very brief glimpse of their sexual histories. There are better, erotic short stories out there. Don't waste your time with this. Unless of course, you are really a fan of her series, and just want another book about them.
June 3, 2023
Maybe better if you knew the characters but I dnf'd after 150 pages. It was just short snippets of stories. The erotica was pretty tame for me, I would give it two chilli peppers, maybe two and a half if you are new to erotica.
Would only read if you are a fan of the series, otherwise you will be bored
Would only read if you are a fan of the series, otherwise you will be bored
May 18, 2022
The stories vary in quality and smuttiness. If you wanna read porn on paper and not on the internet this is a pretty decent option.
October 21, 2024
These were entertaining erotic short stories.
September 5, 2020
Twelve short stories in the Texas Vampires erotic, historical paranormal romance series revolving around the sexy Don Rafael Perez and his wide range of expertise.
The Series
These short stories appear to be in chronological order...
"La Paloma Blanca", 1860s
"Sweet Punishment", similar time period
"Champagne Cocktail", Prohibition
"The Great Chicken Roost", Depression era?
"The Storm Cellar", Vietnam
"Peppermint Candy", early 1950s or '60s
"Thirtieth Birthday"
"The Morning After"
"Spotlight"
"Bourbon with a Splash"
"Traffic Stop"
"Apex Predator", 0.5
The Stories
"La Paloma Blanca" is set in the Old West of the 1860s with two sisters held back by their father from speaking to men at all. Until one night when one sister is caught eavesdropping on the other.
It's in first person protagonist point-of-view from A__'s perspective. I enjoyed how Whiteside conveyed the manners of the time period.
"Sweet Punishment" uses first person protagonist point-of-view from Catherine's perspective when she's caught as a cat burglar, and she must choose between a month of "punishment" from Don Rafael and Ethan Templeton or being returned to her vicious brothers.
It appears to be around the same time period as "La Paloma Blanca".
"Champagne Cocktail" finds a mob boss' girlfriend reminiscing about the days when Johnny ran a speakeasy, as well as liked to watch her with others. It's when war breaks out between rivals that an enforcer strolls into town...the cold Ethan Templeton.
It's in first person protagonist point-of-view from the girlfriend's perspective. This is a subtle one...oh, not the girlfriend's memories, but the way Don Rafael went about winning this war.
"The Great Chicken Roost" is what runs that bullying mayor out of town, after Jean-Michel St Just provides Anne with an amazing night.
This one is so sweet with "Jimmy" such a considerate, polite young man. It's also quite colorful in the atmosphere Whiteside paints of the town, the time, and Miss Jessie's. I get the impression this is around the time of the Depression.
"The Storm Cellar" is a story Gran tells Mary while they wait for those peach pies to finish baking. She was twenty-five and had stayed home while her parents flew off to help with a birthing. Then that tornado came...as well as help from an unexpected Don Rafael.
"Peppermint Candy" finds a judge who relates the tale of what she discovered when she first got to college, and how she became enamored of the law. It was Jean-Michel St Just in that pink dress...
"Thirtieth Birthday" finds the professor remembering that thirtieth birthday when he got his ultimate, and dangerous, fantasy fulfilled by his wife, Carol, who experiences that cowboy Ethan Templeton.
"The Morning After" is a morning-after reminiscence by three ladies in New York about the men they enjoyed last night.
The "Spotlight" is on Brynda as she experiences lust on a stage with Don Rafael. Later, she gets a steady job at the Santiago Trust.
"Bourbon with a Splash" encounters a strong woman, a cop who has a free Saturday night since her last day with the metro police is that Friday. And Ethan wants her total obedience, including her wearing the leather outfit he sends her.
Whiteside uses first person protagonist point-of-view as she logs her Ethan encounters.
"Traffic Stop" is the start of Steve's relationship with Ethan Templeton when she's still a metro cop. It was a traffic stop that exposed her to all that was Ethan, and she conducts a very thorough search.
Strangely enough, Steve and Ethan's first encounter turns into a friendly, ahem, relationship.
"Apex Predator" is the prequel to Bond of Blood , 1, and features Grania and her first meeting with Don Rafael. Grania's scientific mind comes to the for as she searches for information on vampires, an apex predator.
Whiteside uses first person protagonist point-of-view from Grania's perspective. And I do gotta wonder about those Kevlar vests...
The Cover and Title
The cover is a very close close-up of a man's water-beaded six pack, shadowed in blue from the top down to the highlight of his lower left. An angled copper wallpaper with a black Victorian-style print borders the left side. The title is in an embossed brilliant metallic blue below the man's nipple. Immediately beneath that is the series info in a very pale peach. The author's name is below that in a burgundy script...and danged hard to read. At the very bottom on the left is a testimonial in white.
The title is about the women within who are The Hunter’s Prey.
The Series
These short stories appear to be in chronological order...
"La Paloma Blanca", 1860s
"Sweet Punishment", similar time period
"Champagne Cocktail", Prohibition
"The Great Chicken Roost", Depression era?
"The Storm Cellar", Vietnam
"Peppermint Candy", early 1950s or '60s
"Thirtieth Birthday"
"The Morning After"
"Spotlight"
"Bourbon with a Splash"
"Traffic Stop"
"Apex Predator", 0.5
The Stories
"La Paloma Blanca" is set in the Old West of the 1860s with two sisters held back by their father from speaking to men at all. Until one night when one sister is caught eavesdropping on the other.
It's in first person protagonist point-of-view from A__'s perspective. I enjoyed how Whiteside conveyed the manners of the time period.
"Sweet Punishment" uses first person protagonist point-of-view from Catherine's perspective when she's caught as a cat burglar, and she must choose between a month of "punishment" from Don Rafael and Ethan Templeton or being returned to her vicious brothers.
It appears to be around the same time period as "La Paloma Blanca".
"Champagne Cocktail" finds a mob boss' girlfriend reminiscing about the days when Johnny ran a speakeasy, as well as liked to watch her with others. It's when war breaks out between rivals that an enforcer strolls into town...the cold Ethan Templeton.
It's in first person protagonist point-of-view from the girlfriend's perspective. This is a subtle one...oh, not the girlfriend's memories, but the way Don Rafael went about winning this war.
"The Great Chicken Roost" is what runs that bullying mayor out of town, after Jean-Michel St Just provides Anne with an amazing night.
This one is so sweet with "Jimmy" such a considerate, polite young man. It's also quite colorful in the atmosphere Whiteside paints of the town, the time, and Miss Jessie's. I get the impression this is around the time of the Depression.
"The Storm Cellar" is a story Gran tells Mary while they wait for those peach pies to finish baking. She was twenty-five and had stayed home while her parents flew off to help with a birthing. Then that tornado came...as well as help from an unexpected Don Rafael.
"Peppermint Candy" finds a judge who relates the tale of what she discovered when she first got to college, and how she became enamored of the law. It was Jean-Michel St Just in that pink dress...
"Thirtieth Birthday" finds the professor remembering that thirtieth birthday when he got his ultimate, and dangerous, fantasy fulfilled by his wife, Carol, who experiences that cowboy Ethan Templeton.
"The Morning After" is a morning-after reminiscence by three ladies in New York about the men they enjoyed last night.
The "Spotlight" is on Brynda as she experiences lust on a stage with Don Rafael. Later, she gets a steady job at the Santiago Trust.
"Bourbon with a Splash" encounters a strong woman, a cop who has a free Saturday night since her last day with the metro police is that Friday. And Ethan wants her total obedience, including her wearing the leather outfit he sends her.
Whiteside uses first person protagonist point-of-view as she logs her Ethan encounters.
"Traffic Stop" is the start of Steve's relationship with Ethan Templeton when she's still a metro cop. It was a traffic stop that exposed her to all that was Ethan, and she conducts a very thorough search.
Strangely enough, Steve and Ethan's first encounter turns into a friendly, ahem, relationship.
"Apex Predator" is the prequel to Bond of Blood , 1, and features Grania and her first meeting with Don Rafael. Grania's scientific mind comes to the for as she searches for information on vampires, an apex predator.
Whiteside uses first person protagonist point-of-view from Grania's perspective. And I do gotta wonder about those Kevlar vests...
The Cover and Title
The cover is a very close close-up of a man's water-beaded six pack, shadowed in blue from the top down to the highlight of his lower left. An angled copper wallpaper with a black Victorian-style print borders the left side. The title is in an embossed brilliant metallic blue below the man's nipple. Immediately beneath that is the series info in a very pale peach. The author's name is below that in a burgundy script...and danged hard to read. At the very bottom on the left is a testimonial in white.
The title is about the women within who are The Hunter’s Prey.
August 11, 2008
I really enjoyed Bond Of Blood. Enough that I got this book with the expectation of something similiar in storylines to that book. Unfortunately, this one was all erotica. There are 12 stories told from various viewpoints of passionate encounters. Example: The first story is told via letters from a lady back in the early america times to her friend. The last story is sort of an excerpt of the story of the lead couple from Bond of Blood. A lot of the stories feature the vampires Ethan and Raphael. If your a fan of those characters, you might enjoy it, but be aware that there isn't really a long plot as they are all really just short stories that are "erotica". Not enough emotional investment between the couples to make it effective for me and the scenes get a tad repetitive on sex. If your in the mood for erotica with paranormal elements, this might be your cup of tea. For me, I will just stick with her Tales of Texas Vampires where there is actually a story outside the bedroom.
July 14, 2012
Paranormal erotica. Edging toward literary erotica. And no, I can't explain what I mean by that. It's the tone, I guess, more than anything else. Billed as "Texas vampires," which is true, as far as it goes, but someone who sees this and thinks "sexy vampire romance" is going to be disappointed. It's erotica. Period. No HEA, no world-building, no real character development. However, it's excellent erotica. Follows the same few characters through time. The stories are pretty varied, but they all have a definite erotica tone, not a romance tone, and yet it's not in-your-face crude, either. Very sensual.
August 5, 2016
All I can say id WOW!
This is an very detailed assortment of examples, from the female POV, of how Don Rafael Perez, Ethan Templeton and Jean-Marie St. Just (the Marie through me off thinking it was a girl) seduce their victums to allow them to drink their blood and how much the females enjoy it.
BTW: In most cases the females lives were left in better condition then it was before. Ex: a husband was found for one. The last story is an appreviated section from the first book in the series "Bond of Blood'. So if you have or are intending to read the first book, there's no need to read this.
This is an very detailed assortment of examples, from the female POV, of how Don Rafael Perez, Ethan Templeton and Jean-Marie St. Just (the Marie through me off thinking it was a girl) seduce their victums to allow them to drink their blood and how much the females enjoy it.
BTW: In most cases the females lives were left in better condition then it was before. Ex: a husband was found for one. The last story is an appreviated section from the first book in the series "Bond of Blood'. So if you have or are intending to read the first book, there's no need to read this.
January 6, 2011
I read this as part of a bookring on bookcrossing, and I am glad I signed up. It was an enjoyable set of tales, and I think I would like to know about the three vampires that star in the various tales. Some of the tales are more about sex, and some of them are just hinting at what happened. The bloodletting happens, but is incidental to the sex.
May 12, 2009
A collection of short stories of the Texas vampires told in first person narrative, sometimes written in the form of letters or diary entries. The personal recollections give a snapshot moment in time that spans centuries - interesting collection.
March 17, 2014
It has its ups & downs (ins & outs)...hahaha. Honestly, it's not the greatest but it's not the worse either. If 50 Shades was over-the-top exciting for you then you might really like this. It was actually a little "tame", although the language isn't.
August 15, 2008
I kinda can't believe I read this. On the other hand...vampire sex is pretty awwwwwwesome...
January 12, 2009
Not sure what to say about this one other than my my my. I felt like I could envision each and every character while reading this one.
Want to read
September 30, 2009The Hunter's Prey: Erotic Tales of Texas Vampires (Texas Vampires) (Berkley Heat) by Diane Whiteside (2006)
August 26, 2011
A bunch of short stories about the Texas Vampires. I enjoyed them and can't wait to read the first novel in the series.
May 9, 2012
A collection of very steamy short stories.
January 16, 2014
It got repetitive though.
August 6, 2016
Paranormal erotica ... need I say more ?
April 12, 2016
Extremely explicit; somewhere on the border between Romance and Erotica.
October 1, 2008
Very simple review...I love this book-it is one of my all time favorites!
July 31, 2011
HOT!!!
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