Tender Bites

by Lucy Blue

Five new short tales of vampire romance from Lucy Blue, the author of the Bound in Darkness series. In "The Haunting of Goody Crum," a Puritan widow finds comfort and compassion in the arms of a vampire in the North American wilderness. The vampire Amadeo goes to Paris during the Terror to do murder in the streets and discovers his soulmate in "Angelique." Zack is the "Little Boy Lost" in 1980s Chicago who loses a lover and finds a power he never knew was real. In 1990s San Francisco, an ancient vampire is plagued by melancholy until he tastes the charms of "The Artist." And finally, Catriona and Richard, two vampires of today, find they might be more than friends in "Budapest."

82 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 11, 2012

About the author

I’ve been a writer since I was seven years old when I conceived my very first short fiction piece, a suspenseful tale of terror and triumph about a puppy stuck at the top of a very tall sliding board because he’s afraid to slide down. As I recall this plotline came to me as I was sitting at the top of a very tall sliding board with a long line of other second graders behind me yelling, “Are you gonna slide or what?” As an artist, I’ve always responded well to pressure.

​Since the puppy (who made it, by the way, for anyone who’s worried), I’ve written and released ten and a half full-length novels and many, many short stories, published with two big publishers (Berkeley-Penguin and Pocket Books-Simon & Schuster), a couple of small indie publishers, and all by my itty bitty self. With my sister, Alexandra Christian, I write, edit, and publish for Little Red Hen Romance, a micro-press for the kind of romances we want to read.

​I’m a graduate of the SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Winthrop University, so if we went to school together, by all means drop me a note at lucybluecastle@gmail.com and say hi. I’m married to game designer and artist Justin Glanville.

Reviews

[Alexandra Christian · Rating 5 out of 5]

So far this book is kickass! I think my favorite story so far is "Budapest"-- a contemporary vampire romance.