Need

Need #1

by Sean Michael

Can a vampire and a street hustler transcend their roles to become friends…and lovers?

When Bast picks up Trick, a street hustler with few prospects, Trick is prepared to play along and have some fun. What he’s not prepared for is falling in love with Trick. Good thing for him the obsession is shared on both sides, with Bast just as quickly falling for him, needing him.

Bast is far older than Trick can even imagine, and he has another necessity that’s just as pressing as his love for Trick. Will his vampire nature drive them apart? Or can Trick accept that need takes all forms, and give himself to Bast completely?

Genres: M M Romance, Vampires, Paranormal, Erotica, Romance, BDSM, Fantasy

195 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 2005

About the author

Often referred to as "Space Cowboy" and "Gangsta of Love" while still striving for the moniker of "Maurice," Sean Michael spends his days surfing, smutting, organizing his immense gourd collection and fantasizing about one day retiring on a small secluded island peopled entirely by horseshoe crabs. While collecting vast amounts of vintage gay pulp novels and mood rings, Sean whiles away the hours between dropping the f-bomb and persuing the kama sutra by channeling the long lost spirit of John Wayne and singing along with the soundtrack to "Chicago."

A long-time writer of complicated haiku, currently Sean is attempting to learn the advanced arts of plate spinning and soap carving sex toys.

Barring any of that? He'll stick with writing his stories, thanks, and rubbing pretty bodies together to see if they spark.

Reviews

[Bookwatcher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whoaaaaaaa


That's what I call a erotic book!!!!
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!!!


ok ok... sorry... I'm calm now...

Well, this INCREDIBLE erotic M/M novel is astonishing! From the way Trick call his lover (Baby boy) to the drama when he discover that Bast is not an 16-18 years old guy (but a 750 years old vampire), everything in book scream SEX!

Love it, and can't give less than 5 stars... I almost take 2 stars because I get sometimes confused when Bast and Bael where together (WTF??? With all the names to choose why the writer take two so similar???? And best friends!!! That was reeeeeeeally necessary???? two names sooooo similar????), but no... thinking better it's a 5 star book!

If you read it just take care reading scenes with Bast and Bael or you may, like me, get wrong who Trick is f@°*ing

[Asynia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This should have been my kind of book in so many ways, but it wasn't.

It's the story of 750-year-old vampire Bast, who was made into a vampire in his teens, and the young street hustler Trick. The're both sweet and sexy in their own ways, and like I said, this could have been so good.


The pros:

- Bast is the rarest of vampires: he's not an Alpha! This is great news for me, since I'm not into Alpha males. Bast is even usually the bottom when they have sex. I found it so refreshing that Bast not only wasn't an Alpha, he was perfectly comfortable with having an equal relationship with Trick and his other lovers, both in bed and out of it.

- Lots of hot sex.

- Likeable MCs and supporting characters.

- The first 65% of the book were great (except from the POV-thing mentioned below) and it felt that the story had played out at that point and it was the natural place for the book to end. Unforturnately the author obviously didn't agree with me there... If the story had ended at 65% this would have been a 4,5 stars book for me.


The cons:

- The author changed the POV constantly, sometimes in the middle of a paragraph. I have never been so confused about who was thinking/feeling/saying what inte any other book that I can remeber.

- Lots of hot sex. You didn't think that there could be such a thing as too much sex? Neither did I, until I read this book... Seriously, there guys could get it up - and come! - at least 10 times a day! Okay, a vampire might be able to do that, but the others involved were human. Maybe there is some secret mojo that makes you able to get it up and come 10 times a day if you're doing it with a vampire, but if that was the case I would have liked it to be mentioned. The sex also got very repetitive after a while and the last 35% of the book was more of less PWP.

- I wasn't happy with the involvement of other "players" in Bast and Tricks sex "games" during the last third of the book. Bast and Trick had really great sex on their own, why did Bast deem it necessary to involve others? And why did Trick agree, when he didn't seem that comfortable with it at first? And then Trick wants Bast to feed only from him, but to fuck others was apparently perfectly alright.


So, like I said, this was kind of a disappointment, it could have been so good, but then it didn't live up to it's promise. But at least I now know what to look for if I decide to start reading vampire books again: non-Alpha males who wants sex and love on equal terms!

[Mimi · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25 stars

[Elisa Rolle]

Sebastian, Bast, is 750 years old vampire who looks like a sixteen years old kid. And like all the kis, he love dancing, music and funny. But like a man who has seen all in your life, he loves sex. But, even if sex for the sake of sex is good, he needs something else, something more.

Trick is a 20 years old hustler. He has a gentle soul, but really, is true problems at the moment, is gain enough money to eat. So when he meets Bast is like a dream: Bast is rich but he is also kind and caring. For the first time in his life, Trick wants badly to trust someone else.

But when Bast reveal his segret, what really upset Trick is that Bast was not sincere from the first time. He can deal with the vampire being of Bast. But with the sincerety and the trust, arrives also the love. But an immortal vampire can love a mortal human?

I like very much the character of Bast: he has the fragility of a teenager inside the mind of a very old and savy person. He is strong for the others, but can suffer a lot for love; he is open and trusting. Trick instead is very closed: he is like an animal badly beaten who has to learn to trust again; but, even if he is poor, what he needs more are not money but love, a lot of love.

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[Danielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Classic case of too much sex and not enough story. Not to say a plain old steamy erotica can't be a great read. It's when an erotica leaves you bored and wishing they would just stop having sex that something has gone drastically wrong.

Now, I do like Sean Michael. There is a little place in my heart for these types of guilty pleasures, but Need just didn't live up to the author's other works. I'd personally recommend skipping this one and picking up something else like Three Wishes with lots of VARIED sex and characters you actually get to know and understand.

[Wendy❤Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Strong on the erotica side of the scale, but a little weak on plot. Other than a bit of a freak out by Trick upon learning that Bast is a vampire, the majority of the rest of the story is about how many different ways the two of them can go at it like bunnies and just how much more amped up the pleasure can be when you decide to donate a little blood in the process. I wasn’t quite as keen on the “playing” they pursued, but I’m not really complaining. I have nothing against erotica!

[Furio · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not that the plot be without potential or the writing bad, quite the contrary. I am a sucker for slash vampire stories: the ingredients for a good vampire hunk vs human hunk interaction are always the same, nobody cares about originality.

Whithin limits, of course.

Here the characters are hard to believe, their personal development and interaction unclear, sex scenes repetitive and full of high sounding sentences and poor in excitement.

[Ms. Nikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wavered between 4 and 5 stars. I can gripe all I want about repetitive nicknames (Sweets sounded hot though) or sex, but you can't knock a good erotic vampire M/M romance down. The book is called need and I felt the MC's did "NEED" each other. No big plot was necessary to show the newness of this relationship. Romantics at heart will most likely enjoy this story.

[Caroline Brand · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my type of vamp book. I like them gay fun and dancing! This is quite a tender story as vampires go but defo going onto my re-read list! Bast and Trick are fab main characters which of course always helps

[Cindra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought this was good, although there is more sex than plot, it isn't quite PWP. Would like to have more info on the vampiric aspect of the tale. Endearing characters, both needy and full of angst, and that just does it for me. Will start the sequel, Chosen, next.

[Liza · Rating 1 out of 5]

So they are fucking. Then they’re fucking. After that they are fucking. The the author thought this would be boring so we get an orgy.
Worst book I read in this genre.

[Camilla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh Trick.. You have singlehandly brought back my faith in m/m books.. And for that I'll be forever grateful.. Because I do love me some m/m action once in a while.. (Or all the time, but who's counting)

I've been so confused about the "sharing" that goes on in most m/m books, and why nobody gets jealous?? I mean.. Seriously.. I would die before sharing my boyfriend (whenever he decides to show himself that is ;) with anyone.. And I just didnt get that nobody got jealous to see their boyfriend kiss of have sex with another guy..

So thats why I'm SO glad that Trick did in this book, well, it was really that he didnt want anyone feeding Bast, but I still got the "yay Trick, you tell him that he is all yours" feeling..

I really liked this book, and I liked how different Bast was from all other vamps (gay or not) that I've read about.. I'm still a girl who loves her "MINE" moments in books (vamp, gay or not) and I would have loved that from Bast, but at least Trick got a MINE moment, and I guess I cant ask for more than that..

[Mandy*reads obsessively* · Rating 3 out of 5]

I actually liked this book, although I'm not quite sure why!
I think if the sex scenes were removed this book might be 10 pages long, so it's Sean Michael and it's a lot, I mean a whole lot of sex, I ended up skimming, cause it got very repetitive and sort of boring, biting, sucking, feeding ( the vamp) ...well you know!
Now for a slight spoiler the couple is not exclusive, they have sex with Bael and why his name needs to be so similar to Bast is beyond me, and with um..Bear and Rose and some twins and Miranda and ...not sure, but there was one scene with a whole group of them, and one with just the couple and Bael
There was a small hiccup for the couple and that's it,the rest is sex...but I will read the second book, because like I said, for some reason I don't understand I actually enjoyed it, even if I don't need to see any more 'sweets' and 'baby boy' for the next few years!

[Karen K · Rating 5 out of 5]

**4.5**
This was a beautifully erotic vampire love story. Bast and Trick are a match made in heaven... or at least vampire heaven - sexy, emotional, so into each other. I've read Sean Michael before so I expected a lot of sex scenes and this book had them - they irritated me a little bit, just the overall quantity, but not enough to not love the book. The emotional connection between Bast and Trick was so sweet, so complete, and yeah, so passionate and when Bast disappeared for a while it broke my heart - for both of them. When they got back together it was so heartwarming and the final nail that secured the pair in the coffin of my heart was when Trick asked Bast to only feed from him and Bast agreed with all his heart. This was a very emotional read and I never expected that.

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was packed full of horny vampire/rentboy sex. Like so many books by this author I found myself rather frustrated. These characters were wonderful and had so much potential that was wasted in a haze of asses, cocks, and lips. I loved Bast and Trick they were interesting and likable and I really wanted to know more about them. There was alot that could have been explored like Bast's nature, his relationship with Bryce, Trick's broken past, his life on the streets and friends there, and both of their escalating need to share blood. We see tantalizing glimpse of these thing then they are throw aside for sex. The sex was hot especially the spin the bottle scene but I really NEED to see more of these guys than their cocks.

[Coffinmo · Rating 2 out of 5]

It seemed like a good read in the beginning,really promising,I thought is this still the Sean Michael that I remembered who wrote overwhelmingly sweet romances and air-headed MCs?And then I learned,AGAIN,people do not change.After Trick found Bast and they got back together,they just turned into sweet-talk&sex machines,it's so sickenning!What happened to their angst,huh?I don't really mind none-stop hot sex,what bugs me is all the silly sweet-talking,just too much...

[Sucajo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the first half of this story. The romance between Trick and Bast was very sweet and I even found Bast a little naive considering his age. Then the second half of the story turned in to some sort of orgy (with male and female characters) and this took away from the sweetness of the story for me.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written and engaging for one-handed fiction.

Overall, this was a fun read that never forgot its real purpose. Things ended before they got too repetitive but I was afraid that they wouldn't.

[Nightcolors · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars.
I liked the two main characters, Bast and Trick. They were very sweet (and intense) together. I only wish they did more than just be together and have sex for most of the book. Need is the type of book that I should read a chapter or two at a time, not all at one sitting like I just did.

[Cecilia Rodriguez · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the first three quarters of the book but I didn't care for the "play" they indulged in. I just didn't get that Trick was jealous and upset when Bast fed from others but was okay with the playing.

[Jilrene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow. Another extraordinary book from Sean Michael. Bast, the vampire in the story, is simply fascinating. Trick is complex and lovable. Loaded with angst and humor (and hot sex), this book is a must read if you enjoy M/M romance.

[Kristie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is 99.9% pure porn. There's a little story in there that's really sweet and I really liked Bast and Trick. But really, most of the book was about their sex life. I'm not complaining... it was hot. I needed fluffy vampire sex and I got it.

[Ayune01 · Rating 3 out of 5]

i should say that this ebook is a pure erotic.
a little plot.

[JustJen "Miss Conduct" · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a sweet, sexy story with a lot of sweetness and a ton of sex. I loved Bast and Trick together. A very enjoyable hot vampire story.

[Skye Blue ☆*~ﾟლ(´ڡ`ლ)~*☆ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This ran a little long. I know it's only 160 pages...but really it should have stopped at about 100. That first 100 or so pages, sooo good, after that, was just filler.

[Bella · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.8 stars!

Hot, really really HOT!
Well written and very small angst.
Interesting characters. Not so charming best friends.. ;)

[Suburbancowgirl · Rating 3 out of 5]

No real plot and it sort of ends abruptly. But there is a lot of hot sex.