Blood Surrender

Texas Vampires #3.5 (La Paloma Blanca)

by Cecilia Tan (editor), Maria Alexander

There is perhaps nothing more erotic than the potent mixture of danger, darkness, and desire that the vampire represents. Creatures cursed by lust to walk the night, seeking ever more decadent pleasures, vampires are the ultimate sexual beings. In these stories of carnal pleasure and dark magic, erotic writers such as Thomas S. Roche, Catherine Lundoff, and Allison Lonsdale explore the attraction and seductive power of the dark side. One vampire encounters virgin blood, another finds a willing victim with a blood fetish, and yet another mixes the games of dominance and submission with the eternal game of feeding and sex. Assembled by the editor of over 40 erotica anthologies, Blood Surrender presents the most sensual and erotic vampire fiction available.

Genres: Erotica, Paranormal, Anthologies, Vampires

480 pages, Paperback

First published March 30, 2005

About the author

Susie Bright says, "Cecilia Tan is simply one of the most important writers, editors, and innovators in contemporary American erotic literature." Since the publication of Telepaths Don't Need Safewords in 1992, she has been on the cutting edge of the erotic form, often combining elements of fantasy and science fiction in her work. She is also founder and editor of Circlet Press.

RT Book Reviews awarded her Career Achievement in Erotic Romance in 2015 and her novel Slow Surrender (Hachette/Forever, 2013) won the RT Reviewers Choice Award and the Maggie Award for Excellence from GRW in 2013. She has been publishing Daron's Guitar Chronicles as a web serial since 2009 and her Secrets of a Rock Star series (Taking the Lead, Wild Licks, Hard Rhythm) is published by Hachette/Forever. In 2018 Tor Books will launch her urban fantasy/paranormal series, The Vanished Chronicles. In her other life, Cecilia is also the editor of the Baseball Research Journal and publications director for SABR, the Society for American Baseball Research.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm doing my best to be fair in my review, because it only makes sense to ask myself what a reader expects with this genre. Although I'm not unreasonably critical, I noticed this book had excessive spelling errors, so if you have a discerning eye then that could be an issue, or sometimes detract from the works as a whole. Moving on, many of the short stories were descriptive & I could easily visualize the characters & scenes. Of the 15 stories & 203 pages, my favorites are probably "She" by Caroline Aubrey, "The Permanent" by Catherine Lundoff (which is very sexually graphic, so be forewarned), and "In Service Immortal" by Paige Roberts. I appreciated the unique themes and literary styles of these three.
My least favorites are "Taken" by Genevieve I. Eldredge, and "Grey And Clinton" by Patricia E. Lang. I found Taken to be goofy and pretentious, like the author was trying to force a cliché romantic tone with bombastic prose, and the result was a silly & sexualized vampire fairy tale. Grey And Clinton seemed disjointed, and left much to be explained.
In summary, each story is sexual, as the back cover clearly states, so if you find that offensive or are just not a fan of erotica, this is NOT meant for you. Although it did not earn a place among my favorites, this book makes a good addition to a vampire collection.

[Xavia Miles · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are some gripping erotic short stories in the work and there is variety in the vampiric characters. You will definitely find at least one story to sink your teeth into.

[Leadie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely tales for getting the juices flowing. By the time you finish these you will be waiting for someone to take a bite out of your neck. The vampire theme is presented in so many different ways. The last one will leave you with aching loins, trust me.

[B.K. Bilicki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some great stories mixed in with a few dodgy bits (one of which is my own).