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Sweet Blood #2
Precious Blood
Adragon Hart, the leader of The Society of Vampires, loves his teenage daughter dearly. So does Quinn, a vampire renegade who has taken Beth, luring her to the savage streets of New York and into his obscene world of erotic desire and unquenchable lust...possessing her with the liquid ecstasy of Rush, the addictive drug that challenges even a vampire's immortality.
Every minute Quinn's hunger is growing. Every hour Adragon's rage is mounting. Insatiable and unstoppable, they will do anything to satisfy their horrific appetites.
The battle is on. The blood lines are drawn. May the best vampire win.
Every minute Quinn's hunger is growing. Every hour Adragon's rage is mounting. Insatiable and unstoppable, they will do anything to satisfy their horrific appetites.
The battle is on. The blood lines are drawn. May the best vampire win.
251 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1993
60 people want to read
About the author
Pat Graversen
10 books10 followersBorn in West Virginia, Pat Graversen published her first novel, INVISIBLE FIRE, with Fawcett Books in 1981; THE FAGIN came out in hardcover from A&W Publishers in 1982. After a hiatus during which she concentrated on raising her family, she published DOLLIES in 1990 and STONES in 1991, both through Zebra Books.
Graversen then signed a five-book contract with Zebra. Under its terms, the publisher brought out SWEET BLOOD and a paperback edition of THE FAGIN in 1992, and both BLACK ICE and PRECIOUS BLOOD in 1993.
A short story by Graversen, "Ups and Downs," appeared in DARK SEDUCTIONS, an anthology of erotic horror put out by Zebra in 1993. She collaborated with her son Paul Erik on two young adult novels, GHOST TRAIN (published by Zebra,) and YIN-YANG. Her final novel was GRAYTHINGS, the last under her five book contract.
Graversen grew up in West Virginia, which she recalled as a "mystical, wonderful place," and traveled extensively before she married and settled in Toms River, New Jersey. Two of her children had entered school before she first considered writing fiction.
"When I took the kids to the park, I would bring along a notebook and write there," she recalled.
That first year, she turned out almost 40 short stories. She sent them to small magazines, and most were rejected. Finally, in 1979, Nuggett published "Lenny Sent Me," a "psycho story" about an ex-con who hunts down the sister of a man he befriended in prison.
She then completed her first book manuscript, INVISIBLE FIRE, and connected with an agent who sold it to Fawcett. Although the novel had a few plot elements in common with Stephen King's FIRESTARTER, it was no imitation; her book actually came out first.
Her next publication, THE FAGIN, featured a villain who kidnapped small boys for a Satanic cult. Graversen began to develop a specialty --child-in-peril plots, usually involving the supernatural.
DOLLIES drew upon her brief stint as a real estate agent. "I showed one house that scared me," she said. "When I took the people downstairs, there was a room in the basement with all these dolls in it. There was also a light swinging from the ceiling, as if someone else had just been down there.
"Sometimes it's only a small thing that gives you the idea. When I get one, I write it down in my idea book. It could be a name, or a sentence I hear."
STONES tells the story of a mother and her adolescent daughter who are menaced by the spirit of an ancient fertility goddess. More than Graversen's previous books, it incorporated a large dose of offbeat sexuality, as the innocent young girl takes on the personality of the female demon.
The author stated that she got the idea from a dream. "I saw a small woman made of stone, with greenish skin. I stayed scared by that all one summer."
She based BLACK ICE on the true story of a child who drowned in a lake near her home. Many readers told her that book was their favorite, because it was a "good, old-fashioned ghost story."
Pat also authored a large volume of published poetry, and three romance novels. One of her romance novels, HEART ON TRIAL (NAL Rapture Romance, 1982) sold to several foreign markets.
Graversen founded the Garden State Horror Writers in 1989 to encourage others in New Jersey who aspire to work in her genre. She also belonged to the Authors' Guild, the Authors League and the Horror Writers Association.
Because she appeared to be such a typical middle-class wife and mother, people assumed she wrote something more conventional, such as romance. She also sensed a condescending attitude from some men in her profession, but said, "I don't believe in being held back because I'm a woman."
"I've liked the women horror writers I've read. They've been ignored in the past, but they're catching up. Ten years ago, there were hardly any. Now you can at least name a half-dozen. Women are getting good contracts now, too," she pointed out, using her own five-book
Graversen then signed a five-book contract with Zebra. Under its terms, the publisher brought out SWEET BLOOD and a paperback edition of THE FAGIN in 1992, and both BLACK ICE and PRECIOUS BLOOD in 1993.
A short story by Graversen, "Ups and Downs," appeared in DARK SEDUCTIONS, an anthology of erotic horror put out by Zebra in 1993. She collaborated with her son Paul Erik on two young adult novels, GHOST TRAIN (published by Zebra,) and YIN-YANG. Her final novel was GRAYTHINGS, the last under her five book contract.
Graversen grew up in West Virginia, which she recalled as a "mystical, wonderful place," and traveled extensively before she married and settled in Toms River, New Jersey. Two of her children had entered school before she first considered writing fiction.
"When I took the kids to the park, I would bring along a notebook and write there," she recalled.
That first year, she turned out almost 40 short stories. She sent them to small magazines, and most were rejected. Finally, in 1979, Nuggett published "Lenny Sent Me," a "psycho story" about an ex-con who hunts down the sister of a man he befriended in prison.
She then completed her first book manuscript, INVISIBLE FIRE, and connected with an agent who sold it to Fawcett. Although the novel had a few plot elements in common with Stephen King's FIRESTARTER, it was no imitation; her book actually came out first.
Her next publication, THE FAGIN, featured a villain who kidnapped small boys for a Satanic cult. Graversen began to develop a specialty --child-in-peril plots, usually involving the supernatural.
DOLLIES drew upon her brief stint as a real estate agent. "I showed one house that scared me," she said. "When I took the people downstairs, there was a room in the basement with all these dolls in it. There was also a light swinging from the ceiling, as if someone else had just been down there.
"Sometimes it's only a small thing that gives you the idea. When I get one, I write it down in my idea book. It could be a name, or a sentence I hear."
STONES tells the story of a mother and her adolescent daughter who are menaced by the spirit of an ancient fertility goddess. More than Graversen's previous books, it incorporated a large dose of offbeat sexuality, as the innocent young girl takes on the personality of the female demon.
The author stated that she got the idea from a dream. "I saw a small woman made of stone, with greenish skin. I stayed scared by that all one summer."
She based BLACK ICE on the true story of a child who drowned in a lake near her home. Many readers told her that book was their favorite, because it was a "good, old-fashioned ghost story."
Pat also authored a large volume of published poetry, and three romance novels. One of her romance novels, HEART ON TRIAL (NAL Rapture Romance, 1982) sold to several foreign markets.
Graversen founded the Garden State Horror Writers in 1989 to encourage others in New Jersey who aspire to work in her genre. She also belonged to the Authors' Guild, the Authors League and the Horror Writers Association.
Because she appeared to be such a typical middle-class wife and mother, people assumed she wrote something more conventional, such as romance. She also sensed a condescending attitude from some men in her profession, but said, "I don't believe in being held back because I'm a woman."
"I've liked the women horror writers I've read. They've been ignored in the past, but they're catching up. Ten years ago, there were hardly any. Now you can at least name a half-dozen. Women are getting good contracts now, too," she pointed out, using her own five-book
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November 7, 2011
Actually, Precious Blood is a sequel to Sweet Blood, which I have not (yet) read. But fortunately, it is not necessary to read the first part in order to understand the story, as the author gives enough information regarding the previous happenings. It even makes you curious to go and fetch Sweet Blood afterwards.
What got my attention was the idea that vampires can be reborn, and that there are some kind of soul mates who meet again and again through time in their various lives. They may return as lovers, as parent and child or whatever destiny chooses. Only when they are killed 'properly' with a stake they are refused to return and must stay dead forever.
Unfortunately, this was not the main storyline, which focused on the possibility of vampires becoming addictive to a special drug called Rush. This made Precious Blood a not so unusual runaway - drug addict story for large parts, where I would have preferred to learn more about these special vampires.
Overall, an original take on the vampire genre worth reading. I will look for Sweet Blood, guessing that this first book will be more satisfying regarding its fang level.
What got my attention was the idea that vampires can be reborn, and that there are some kind of soul mates who meet again and again through time in their various lives. They may return as lovers, as parent and child or whatever destiny chooses. Only when they are killed 'properly' with a stake they are refused to return and must stay dead forever.
Unfortunately, this was not the main storyline, which focused on the possibility of vampires becoming addictive to a special drug called Rush. This made Precious Blood a not so unusual runaway - drug addict story for large parts, where I would have preferred to learn more about these special vampires.
Overall, an original take on the vampire genre worth reading. I will look for Sweet Blood, guessing that this first book will be more satisfying regarding its fang level.
December 23, 2015
I consider this a beach book - a quick read with not a great deal of literary merit. It's a distraction, an escape. Nothing more.
As far as shock value is concerned, well, there's rape, incest, drug abuse, robbery, murder, misogyny, kidnapping, reincarnation - all the goodies, if you like that kind of stuff.
Frankly, I didn't care for any of the characters except, possibly, Delphine. I disliked virtually every man because of their overbearing, arrogant, sadistic brutality (except Willy and Kyle, who were considered weak characters by pretty much everyone). I intensely disliked Beth and was glad she got what she deserved.
As far as shock value is concerned, well, there's rape, incest, drug abuse, robbery, murder, misogyny, kidnapping, reincarnation - all the goodies, if you like that kind of stuff.
Frankly, I didn't care for any of the characters except, possibly, Delphine. I disliked virtually every man because of their overbearing, arrogant, sadistic brutality (except Willy and Kyle, who were considered weak characters by pretty much everyone). I intensely disliked Beth and was glad she got what she deserved.
April 27, 2025
This sequel novel to Sweet Blood is very gritty even for a book about vampires.
Spoilers ahead for Sweet Blood BTW...
Adragon Hart went seventeen years of his life not knowing he was a vampire until he started to drink the blood of his lover, Delphine. He also didn't know that his mother, Elsbeth, was the one to make him a vampire since she was one herself despite his father being human.
It also came as shock to find out that he and his mother had been reincarnated as lovers for centuries until the last they were born as brother and sister that ended in an incestuous murder to have them reborn as mother and son.
When the leader of the Society of Vampires found that Delphine became pregnant by Adragon, he had her beaten because he had wanted the boy for himself. Adragon had to choose between Delphine and Elsbeth before they were blown up in a fiery explosion.
Adragon chose Delphine but now, Elsbeth will be reborn in their child.
Their daughter, named Beth, is diagnosed with a condition where she is allergic to sunlight so she must live as a vampire found in myth: no contact with the sun. Taking over his mother's mantle as an author, Adragon is wealthy enough to have his home converted to light blocking glass on the windows to protect his precious daughter.
He soon becomes the new leader of the Society of Vampires and his relationship with Del becomes strained as Beth gets older. Eleven going on twelve, Beth resents her mother and adores her father until the day comes that she remembers her life as Elsbeth.
Now, Beth tries to both seduce her own father and push him away by becoming promiscuous with both drinking blood, alcohol, taking drugs and having sex as her body blossoms due to vampirism.
The book is told with focus on a different character in the three parts but still in omnipotent third person narration. The first focus is on Del, the second on Beth and the last on Adragon.
The back of the book does give away some details as well in that Beth is seduced away to New York by a vampire named Quinn. The vampires who live and work under him are addicted to a new drug called Rush along with others such as cocaine and heroin, sharing needles and living like animals.
These are not posh vampires like Lestat or Edward Cullen.
Adragon is still not exactly the nicest of guys, but he has learned to love his daughter with a firm responsibility to her but still treating Del like he did when he was seventeen. His method in dealing with the Society and protecting their kind are very close to being a mob boss of sorts.
Compared to Quinn, Adragon is downright decent.
Jealous, ruthless, vicious, a drug dealer and a pimp...to boot, most of this is geared toward Adragon's pre-teen daughter. Elements of this book may not be to the taste of some readers as it is very bitter and downright cruel like a 1970s made for TV movie, gritty vibe despite the setting as a future of 2005 in the novel.
Precious Blood also has a very down ending so to read either of these books your heart doesn't have to be made of stone but your stomach sure will.
Spoilers ahead for Sweet Blood BTW...
Adragon Hart went seventeen years of his life not knowing he was a vampire until he started to drink the blood of his lover, Delphine. He also didn't know that his mother, Elsbeth, was the one to make him a vampire since she was one herself despite his father being human.
It also came as shock to find out that he and his mother had been reincarnated as lovers for centuries until the last they were born as brother and sister that ended in an incestuous murder to have them reborn as mother and son.
When the leader of the Society of Vampires found that Delphine became pregnant by Adragon, he had her beaten because he had wanted the boy for himself. Adragon had to choose between Delphine and Elsbeth before they were blown up in a fiery explosion.
Adragon chose Delphine but now, Elsbeth will be reborn in their child.
Their daughter, named Beth, is diagnosed with a condition where she is allergic to sunlight so she must live as a vampire found in myth: no contact with the sun. Taking over his mother's mantle as an author, Adragon is wealthy enough to have his home converted to light blocking glass on the windows to protect his precious daughter.
He soon becomes the new leader of the Society of Vampires and his relationship with Del becomes strained as Beth gets older. Eleven going on twelve, Beth resents her mother and adores her father until the day comes that she remembers her life as Elsbeth.
Now, Beth tries to both seduce her own father and push him away by becoming promiscuous with both drinking blood, alcohol, taking drugs and having sex as her body blossoms due to vampirism.
The book is told with focus on a different character in the three parts but still in omnipotent third person narration. The first focus is on Del, the second on Beth and the last on Adragon.
The back of the book does give away some details as well in that Beth is seduced away to New York by a vampire named Quinn. The vampires who live and work under him are addicted to a new drug called Rush along with others such as cocaine and heroin, sharing needles and living like animals.
These are not posh vampires like Lestat or Edward Cullen.
Adragon is still not exactly the nicest of guys, but he has learned to love his daughter with a firm responsibility to her but still treating Del like he did when he was seventeen. His method in dealing with the Society and protecting their kind are very close to being a mob boss of sorts.
Compared to Quinn, Adragon is downright decent.
Jealous, ruthless, vicious, a drug dealer and a pimp...to boot, most of this is geared toward Adragon's pre-teen daughter. Elements of this book may not be to the taste of some readers as it is very bitter and downright cruel like a 1970s made for TV movie, gritty vibe despite the setting as a future of 2005 in the novel.
Precious Blood also has a very down ending so to read either of these books your heart doesn't have to be made of stone but your stomach sure will.
May 29, 2023
Just terrible. Nothing good about it and way too degenerative for any way to enjoy.
July 11, 2010
Well, I gave her four stars so I must have liked her but I didn't bother much with the synopsis. I shall let you draw your own conclusions... A vampire king battling a renegade for the life of his daughter.
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