Never Been Bitten is the first in a three part short story series by Tavia Lark.
The story revolves around what is called a Vampire Delivery Service where the vampire purchases the blood gift from a willing participant for cash.
The three part series is Never Been Bitten, Bitten with Benefits and Bitten Steady.
The "hero" is Alec, a college student who is trying to finance his college expenses by selling his blood via the Vampire Delivery Service. His first customer is Leander, a (sigh, so predictable) very beautiful male vampire. The two meet at Leander's home, and there is an instant attraction between the two.
In Never Been Bitten, the couple meet, connect and have a terrifically sexy evening together.
In Bitten with Benefits, the couple meet again for another transaction and once again have a terrifically sexy evening together, falling deeper under each other's spell.
In Bitten Steady, the relationship reaches a final climax where love conquers all and the couple declare their love for each other.
While the stories are short, roughly 32 pages each, the stories are very well written and there is, in remarkably short stories, very good character description, back story, and the author brings the reader willingly into the lives of the characters. The sex scenes are very scintillating, torrid without being trashy and while the reader says "this is so typical of the m/m genre of writing" the author draws the reader in, makes you like the characters and you instantly obtain the other two stories in the series to find out how the series ends.
All in all, the author makes this reader want to read more. Congratulations, Tavia Lark. Well done. You have taken the typical m/m genre, used its' broad outlines and created something which is a willing suspension of disbelief and one hopes she takes these short stories, explores the depth of the characters and turns it into a full fledged novel.
Many thanks for the quick and yet captivating read. More, please.