Brimstone Blues

Brimstone Vampires #2

by Tymber Dalton, Lesli Richardson

[Siren Classic: Erotic Paranormal Romance, vampires, HEA]

Taz thought learning she’s a vampire, surviving attacks on her life, and falling for sexy Matthias were difficult. Can life get any crazier? Haunted by a devastatingly familiar phantom voice, Taz struggles to cope with new bombshells and the painful loss of Matthias’s cousin, Rafe.

As she forges ahead, Taz knows her heart belongs to Matthias. What she doesn’t know is yet another betrayal from where they least expect it lies around the corner. When they all travel to London to carry out justice for Rafe, Taz finds herself in a fight not just for her life, but for her sanity. With the mysterious, lupine-like Others showing no signs of dropping their pursuit of her, Taz struggles to find her way. Fortunately, she has Matthias by her side.

Unfortunately, she has to conceal her painful secret from his grandfather, Tobias. But even worse...she's got a wedding to plan.

Note: This book has been extensively revised. It was previously published with another publisher.

Genres: Vampires, Paranormal Romance, Erotica, Paranormal, Demons, Fantasy

310 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 31, 2009

About the author

Author Lesli Richardson, who is better-known by her more prolific wild-child Tymber Dalton pen name, lives in the Tampa Bay region of Florida with too many pets of various species. Other pen names of hers include PT Long, Calliope Clockwork, Ravyn Wolf, and Zoe Park. She writes in a wide variety of heat levels and genres, from mainstream sci-fi all the way to scorching ménage.

The USA Today Bestselling Author (as Tymber) and two-time EPIC award winner is a part-time Viking shield-maiden in training who loves to sing karaoke and play D&D with her friends. She’s also the author of over 250 books and counting, including The Reluctant Dom, Cross Country Chaos, Her Vampire Obsession, the Bleacke Shifters series, the Governor Trilogy series, and many others.


She lives in her own little world, but it’s okay—they all know her there.


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Reviews

[BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme · Rating 3 out of 5]

Do you have voices talking in your head? You might be crazy, or it could be someone else living in your head. Ever watch the movie, Being John Malkovich? This is sort of similar in some rather creepy ways. Taz is hearing Rafe's voice in her head. Is she going crazy from the guilt of inadvertently causing his death? It could be.

While she's trying to deal with Rafe randomly speaking to her, her powers are still growing as is her love for Matthias. The only problem is she still loves Rafe and in her dreams, she makes love to him over and over. This is definitely a different take on dream lover.

While Matthias is shut down and left out in the cold, his grandfather – Tobias - figures out what is going on. It really is two men wanting the same woman, but one of them is dead. How does this work out? Not well is what I think. The tug of rope game with Taz as the rope and Matthias clueless about the game is disconcerting for me. It does feel like cheating and I don't enjoy cheating stories at all. As Taz is trying to deal with her powers and emotional state, she's also planning Rafe's funeral as well as her own wedding.

At this point, I have to question, does she really want to marry Matthias? I don't see anything in this story demonstrating her love or desire for him. If this weren't enough, the forces behind Rafe's death and Taz's interrupted abduction strike at her again. We now learn the name of this evil mastermind. We also learn a bit about his organization and the fear he strikes in his followers.

I'm still viewing this series more as witchcraft rather than vampirism due to all the powers. Plus Ms. Dalton dispels most of the vampire mythology, even drinking blood to survive. Regardless, I'm starting to dislike Taz because of her inability to communicate, her secrets and mainly, her dishonest and disrespectful attitude towards Matthias. I don't understand why she keeps him hanging on a thread. I understand why Matthias wants her, but it seems he's receiving the raw end of the deal. I want all the secrets to come out into the open so we can have some closure and resolution. This is why I'm still invested in this storyline and want to read the next one.

Regardless about how I feel about the cheating situation, the sex is still hot. Ms. Dalton writes some smexy scenes that have me heated up. Rafe is definitely a dream come true lover. Matthias is the loving protector any woman would love. If this ends up as a ménage, I'd be thrilled. I recommend this story to paranormal romance lovers who want to know how the girl chooses in the end.

[Melanie♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh no!! Cliffhanger ending. Please tell me the next book in the series will be out soon =)

[Anne Medrano]

Greta book, cliffhanger... Hope the next book is nearly out? Pls?

[Kristinmarie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not your typical vampire series. Vampires, psychic ability, Possession. What more could you want in a series. Couldn't put it down. You follow Taz and her unconventional family. Makes you laugh and cry. All in all a great read. Can't wait to see what Tymber Dalton will come up with next.

[K2bell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Taz and Raf's chemistry comes through the pages in this book and is so poignant. It doesn't take away from the draw to Mattias at all. I cried through a lot of this book. Can't wait for the rest of the series

[Vic · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 *. Liked Taz more in this one.

[Book Dragon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an OK read. Tez is hiding too much from M. and he forgives her everything. I thought I'll finially get the answer with Rafe but it left me hanging...