Vampire Instinct

Vampire Queen #7

by Joey W. Hill

A brand-new Vampire Queen novel from the award-winning author who "never ceases to amaze." -Night Owl Romance

As servant to vampire mistress Lady Daniela, Elisa is unwaveringly devoted-but she recoils at one shocking destroy the untamed, undead children entrusted to her care. There is one desperate Malachi, a Native American vampire who is a legend for his work with rehabilitating feline predators. And as Malachi struggles to control the young ones' impulses, he opens himself up to those of Elisa-and the passion they share for the night could seal their fates forever.

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

440 pages, Paperback

First published July 5, 2011

About the author

"BDSM Romance for the Heart & Soul"

A submissive herself, Hill brings authenticity to her intensely emotional BDSM love stories. With over fifty titles and seven series, her contemporary and paranormal romances feature everything from billionaires, bikers, SEALs, firefighters, cops and housemaids, to vampires, mermaids, witches and angels.

"Joey translates the world of BDSM with such intense power and exquisite beauty. LOVE is the most powerful element entwined through the Dominance and submission.” –Goodreads, Pink Lady

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Reviews

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[Marianne · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've come to the conclusion that this series isn't for me, I'm just too resentful of the way these vampires view and treat humans; ESPECIALLY their servants. While this book was not as disgustingly heavy on the TPE and gory detais as the last book I read, I've decided not to read any more books set in the Vampire Queen universe.
So sorry Melissa and Margarita; I tried, I really did, but in the end I DNF'd this book at 50%

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review posted: Happily Ever After - Reads

When we first met Elisa in the series she was living as a maid at Lady Danny’s station. She was in a horrific attack by a fledgling, children turned into vampires, and only just survived. The man she loved was killed in the attack, she was raped and while her attacker was killed, she’s on a long road to recovery. The remaining fledglings are so unstable and Danny sends them to Malachi in the hopes of rehabbing them. They are years older than they appear, but once turned, they won’t age. They’re all having trouble controlling rage, blood lust, anger…and everyone except Elisa believes them to be lost causes. Elisa travels to Mal’s island to help get the kids settled and she can’t let go of the motherly feeling she has towards them. Even after being attacked by one, she still sees them and feels hope, and wants to be the soft voice and give them comfort that they’ve never had.

Mal spends his days fairly isolated on his island, rehabbing animals back into the wild, or providing a safe haven for those who can never be free on their own again. He has a way with the animals, instinctively knowing how to handle them, how to provide them with what they need be it an alpha influence, a parent teaching a cub how to hunt, or just a safe place being their protector. He takes in the fledglings and agrees to see if there’s anything that can be done to save them and actually help them have lives again.

It wouldn’t be a Vampire Queen series book with the vampire/servant dynamic. What was a nice change was Mal and Elisa themselves. Mal is probably the most human vampire I’ve read in this series. He’s young for a vampire, and has the urges most do, but he still remembers his human dreams. Simple dreams of having a wife, kids, a home, things that most vampires don’t bother with, but it’s something he thinks about and until Elisa came into his life, they were dreams that he didn’t let himself even hope for. Elisa wants those same things, and even though her life has been hard from the start, she still wants a simple life, same as Mal.

“What was it you wanted?” Danny’s voice was neutral, quiet.

What the hell? He’d opened the can of worms now, right? “A family. A home. Children. I wanted to hunt as the old ones of our tribe used to do before we were overrun with settlers, bring home game to my wife and have her prepare it. Sit with her around a fire at night, watch our children play and think about how I’d make love to her that night. I’m a vampire, Danny. I can’t have that memory. I can’t have the fantasy.”

“Maybe not exactly like that, no. But our way of life doesn’t completely exclude such a thing, Mal. And as much as you like that picture, there are things in you that are different from that, too. Things you need as a vampire that you can’t deny.”

“That’s the problem. They’re all tangled together. I’m with her, and I want…I want to own her. Make her mine in all ways. Take her to her knees and teach her pleasure there. And I also want to see her…”

“Cook your food, sit by your fire at night?”

“Yes…”

I loved their relationship. Loved. It was a nice change from the other vampire/servant relationships we’ve seen in the series so far, and while those hard, dark, deeply emotional storylines are so well done by Joey Hill, this relationship felt very much like a partnership. Mal has his “Master” moments at home in private and in the social setting with other vampires, but he and Elisa have a great give and take and I also enjoyed that the majority of their story took place on the island. There was one social scene with other vampires and if you’re familiar with this series, you know exactly what that means. Elisa agreed to do whatever was asked of her to be a proper servant to Mal, but one line from her really tugged at the heart strings, and I wished so badly that Mal would just scoop her up and leave. She lost the ability of choice. She had lived without being able to choose anything for so long and then Mal gave that back to her in the weeks prior, and when it felt taken away from her yet again, she struggled with that, and I struggled right along with her during that scene.

I had a hard time with rating this book for one reason, and it’s something that I couldn’t really get past. This paragraph will have spoilers as it deals with the fledglings storyline. I knew going in it would be a rough story to read because of them. These kids were brutalized, turned violently into vamps and have no outlet, no way to deal. They have such strong urges, Elisa isn’t able to be within touching distance of them for quite some time. There’s an attack within this group and one young male fledging rapes a young female. As a reader, this is just something I don’t read, ever. I have a hard time reading about a flashback a character might have with a past rape, but this was right there, in real story time and it was beyond difficult to get past. I understand why Joey put the scene in, it made story sense, but I wish I’d have skipped over it. It did pull me out of the story and I really had to distance myself from the fledglings storyline from that point on. This behavior and lack of control is a sad reality for some of these kids, but it was a scene I wish I hadn't read.

My final rating for this book is 3 stars. I loved the relationship between Mal and Elisa, and nobody writes the emotion involved in a Master/servant relationship better than Joey Hill, the kids storyline was very brutal and dark, it was just a little too much for me in this book.

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: Vampire Instinct
Author: Joey W. Hill
Release Date: July 2011
Genre: Erotic /BDSM Paranormal Romance
Pages: 448
Series: Book VII of the Vampire Queen Series
Publisher: Berkley Heat
ISBN: 978-0425241264
Posted: August 2011
Reviewer: Barb
Rating: 5 stars
Heat Level: III


Winner of Risque Reviews Top Pick Award (only given for a rating of 4.5 stars or higher)


Summary:

After being raped and seeing the man she loves killed right in front of her, by one of the young fledging vampires Elisa is trying to save, to say Elisa is traumatized
is putting it mildly. Yet with a lioness heart Elisa fights for the lives of the other fledglings when her mistress is ready to have the six surviving fledglings’ put down along her attacker.

When her mistress offers Elisa youthful fledglings what may be their only hope of surviving. Elisa jumps at the chance to save her young charges. Elisa dusts off her grief and heads into the unknown as only a person of servitude would know how.

Malachi, a Native American Indian before he was made a vampire, is known for his work in rehabilitating feline predators. Malachi’s understands better than most, what it takes to survive. However, even the king of the jungle knows when he’s met his match. And Malachi’s is about to meet his when Elisa enters his camp and proves she isn’t afraid of his roar, or his bite!

With so much riding on how these next few weeks, emotions are running high. Elisa and Malachi are blindsided when they discover it’s not just the fledgling’s survival that’s at stake. As passions are opened and desires become more than just a moment shared between them, Elisa and Malachi are hurled into the world of
vampire politics. Something neither has any way of preparing themselves for.

Now the only thing that may save Elisa and Malachi is to give into something even more dominant than a vampire…Love.


Review:

Hill has done it again, thoroughly knocking me on my ass with the latest installment in her vampire series, Vampire Instinct.

If asked why, my answer would be simple. Vampire Instinct is a contradiction in terms it is as rough as it is soft and when the philosophical and spiritual aspects clash they fight for dominancy almost as much as the characters do.

Of course, I’d be remiss if I failed to mention that Vampire Instinct is so scorching hot, you might want the fire department on speed dial to put out any spontaneous combustion that might happen while you’re reading.

Vampire Instinct is just another example of Hill’s talent as a novelist. Although the story is set in 1954 the plot is timeless, because it provides more than just entertainment, it presents itself as a literary novel as well. Hill is spot on once again with writing that is exceptional. Her writing is complimented with
characters that are fully developed, coupled with scenes so vividly drawn they become a character themselves. Within this story you’ll find there is a lesson to be learned, as it touches on the social etiquette of the era. Look also for another message to be conveyed, moral and otherwise, that will be as important a hundred years from now as it is today. That the real malevolence is when hate and prejudices are given enough fuel to gain strength, because evil has no bias as to whom it enlists.

However, what will keep the reader riveted to each page is the emotional turmoil that, Malachi and Elisa (especially Elisa) have to endure; just to get them to where they need to be. The turmoil is almost palpable as the pages turn,
so will the reader be absorbed in their emotions. Tears will form from so
deep inside it will feel like a damn broke, taking with it not only the reader’s
heart, but their soul, as well.

Not even the vampires Hill writes about would be able to resist getting carried away in the steam of emotions that this story brings.

What else does Vampire Instinct bring?

Vampires so enthralling your heart will be racing – check

Sexual tension- check

Romance (notice I put the sexual tension first)- check

A bit of horror- check

Humor (witty humor even)-check

Sex…(Oh yea and Hill can throw down some of the best, most erotic sex scenes I have ever read) -check

Tortured hero- oh mama…I mean check

The perfect erotic paranormal romance – check!!!


~Barbara Mazzuca

[BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is probably now my favourite book in the series. It's hard to tell because I really do like all the characters Ms. Hill creates, but this one, I felt so much more for the characters. I really like Elisa. She is so spunky and sweet in her submission. God the sex scene where she was forced to take 3 men on was SO DAMN HOT. I thought, wow, I need an orgasm now. Damn, my DH is asleep.

As for Malachi ~ can we be anymore depressing? Trail of Tears? For real? Why?? God that was a terrible time. One of the presidents I despise. I never understood why he was on the 20 dollar bill. Andrew Jackson was a MASS MURDERER! He tried to commit total genocide and we allow him to be in our daily lives on a 20 dollar bill. WTF? I don't get it.

Anyway, back to the book, what really killed me was the fledglings. What happen to them was terrible. As a lost cause, it broke my heart. My heart tore when Jeremiah spoke to Elisa. That Victor and Leo were good at one point but were driven to madness out of their control is even more heart breaking. Please Ms. Hill, just end it. No need to twist the dull dagger in my heart several revolutions before finally ending the pain, misery and suffering.

I also enjoyed the animal sanctuary. This was truly a marvelous yet depressing piece. Ms. Hill certainly did her work on this one. The amount of research and world building to create this story was amazingly detailed and full of colour. I loved it. I will probably read this story over and over again which is why it is a 5 star for me. I'm not sure why I waited so long to read this book. I didn't even know I purchased it when it first came out.

I recommend this story to vampire lovers who want to read about how live goes on, despite heartbreak and brutalization. The strong will survive.

[J.A. Saare · Rating 5 out of 5]

I won't say too much at this time as the release date in in July (I will do a full review prior to release). However, I will say I was thrilled to read an ARC of Vampire Instinct. This book is a must read. I laughed, I teared up, I got hot and bothered, and I wanted more after the final page was turned.

As far as characters go: Malachi almost edged Lord Mason off the top of my "all time favorite hero" list. I mean, he was this close. Elisa was something else. I absolutely loved her. You also get to revisit familiar faces, which is always a treat.

Bravo, Joey. You've done it again. Not that I had any doubt. *wink*

Now I'm am waiting for Bound by a Vampire Queen. December can't come soon enough!

[Pam Godwin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a comprehensive review of the first eight books in the series.

Passionate, raw, often painful to read. Hill takes D/s to a supernatural level that knows no bounds. The world she creates is haunting and addicting, rife with floggers, whips, paddles and fangs. It hurts so good, stabbing way down in the deep dark squishy part of the soul.

[Cheap and Lazy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots to love in this installment of Hill’s Vampire Queen series. This one begins after Danny and Dev in the Outback and goes to a subtly-magical island. Mal’s growing respect for Elisa is constantly shown, and theirs is an HEA I can totally believe in. The BDSM here is mainly D/s, the sex super-hot but not frequent. A hallmark of this author for me is the depth with which she develops characters and relationships, and this one is very strong. The non-romance plot element is somewhat dark, but adds intensity and believability to the relationship. The ending is satisfying and romantic.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phew....I think I am now officially all cried out! This book is definitely a heavy one, but then again, are any of Joey Hill's books really light reading?

Malachi is a made, half-Native American/half white vamp who runs a big cat rehabilitation preserve on an island off the coast of Florida. He's a friend of Lady Danny, whom we saw in Danny and Dev's book. This story takes place in 1954, not long after their story. Remember the made, vampire children from that station? Elisa, a second-marked servant of Danny has been caring for them in the Outback. She feels a deep connection to them, almost as if they are her children. Danny decides these damaged fledglings need a chance to be rehabilitated and sends Elisa and the young vamps to Malachi's preserve. She's not long-past an attack by one of those child vamps that almost took her life and did kill her first human love, Will. Elisa sees that Malachi is much different from most vamps she has met, dominant for sure, but often kind. She stands up to him when she thinks his actions might not be what's best for the "children". And he takes it to a point...They can't deny their attraction and Malachi sees in her that she's a submissive that wants to care for the world.

I love that Joey is able to make each story so different. Elisa is submissive but fierce in her protectiveness. Malachi is different in that he was made, but still remembers some of his Cherokee past, his journey along the Trail of Tears. She and Malachi make a wonderful pair, but it's not without a lot of heartache. And there's another vampire dinner gathering (what would one of these be without that, huh?)! Very hot stuff :) The crux of the story though, is about many types of love, not only of a vamp for his servant, but of a mother for her children, biological and adoptive. That even the most meek appearing mother will become a fierce tiger when protecting her own. That love was enough to make me absolutely weep in both joy and sadness at this beautiful story.

[Gigi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let me just start by quoting a description of Maluchi..."His coat lay over the seat opposite him in the limo. He'd rolled up his sleeves, and he had a knee propped against the door. Sleek and brushed, his hair was pulled into a tail at his nape, so it emphasized the strong bones of his face. He looked like a lean, powerful animal pressing against the bars of his cell, ready to leap out as soon as the door was opened." I loved his theme of dont run from a predator which went throughout the book. Oh my my my, his sex scenes were amazing and exactly what I love to read about, wink wink. The ice was surprising and I love when the women character in a book in this case Elisa does exactly what I would've done, which was lay down on his bed in his extremeley exoctic bedroom. The cats the bengal fur and the dreams were all eye candy. Absolutely loved the images of the island and the way he cares for his animals.

Getting to Elisa and Mal and the "children" it was so sad. All of it from the way they had their freedom on the island to Jeremiah dieing. I was so happy to see some of them rehabilitated and sent to homes but Jeremiah had me sobbing. From the second marking of Elisa which was a surprise to when he killed Leonidas and then when he himself died at Elisa's hand...it was beautiful and so sad. he loved her as a man but he was stuck in a 9 year old body tormented with bloodlust. I would love to see him come back in another form or body please oh please.

Maluchi wanting to be married and with children was so sweet. He was one of the sweeter vampires being young, he had his memories of his human life it was a nice change. Then him finding a third servant and seeing her through her nature of being a mom and wanting the same as him, he really protected and possesed all of them. I wish he knew his real name and I loved when he spoke his language there are just so many things I loved about this book, it was poetic and profound.
*juicebox*

[Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Originally posted at: http://whippedcream2.blogspot.com/201...

Anyone familiar with Joey W. Hill’s Vampire Queen Series will relish this newest installment. In Vampire Instinct we are introduced to a different kind of hero. Malachi is a vampire who has been turned, not born, and is Native American. For the most part he stays away from the vampire world, remaining at his sanctuary for feline predators. So when vampire Lady Daniela asks for his help in rehabilitating feral vampire children, he isn’t certain he is up to the task. Enter Elisa; Daniela’s servant and a woman who has lost much at the hands of the children in her care. Mal and Elisa don’t appear to have much in common, but as past tragedies are revealed they discover they need each other far more than they realize.

As with Ms. Hill’s previous books, Vampire Instinct is impossible to put down. The characters come to life on the page, becoming living, breathing people. Malachi is extremely sexy as a vampire who resists his darker compulsions, while Elisa is the perfect heroine to test him at every turn and peel away the layers to reveal the man beneath the tough façade. There is heartbreak, there is love, and there is so much emotion in this novel it’s impossible to formulate into words. It’s difficult to reveal too much about Elisa and Mal for fear of ruining the story. However, it is safe to say Mal learns to master the fragile and traumatized Elisa in the same cautious fashion he approaches her vampire charges. Although the heat and chemistry between the protagonists is off the charts, it’s the deeper emotional connection that will bring readers back to this book when they want a tear-jerker read.

Vampire Instinct is an absolute must buy for those who enjoy thoroughly developed characters, a soul-deep emotional journey, and the perfect amount of BDSM.

[SaturNalia · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the idea and potential of this story. Mal a reclusive, Native American vampire, living on a secluded island is asked to help Elysa, a traumatized maid from Danny's household. Elysa was brutally raped and saw her husband murdered. Mal is dominant and Elysa is a natural submissive, who has never experianced a D/s relationship. The developing relationship between Mal and Elysa was boged down with psychology lessons, history lessons and ecology lessons. Mal rescues and rehabilitates wild cats, so there was a lot of information about how the rehabilitation works. Elysa is trying to save vampire made children, and I felt this story was more about her relationship with the children than her relationship with Mal. They had sex 2 days after meeting each other and I didn't feel the fire between them. Elysa has low self esteem and she distrusts Mal, even when she is third marked. She had no personal growth, other than sex with Mal was different than with other men. There wasn't much exploration of the D/s relationship and not a lot of sexy times, the sex scenes were pages long but scares.

[carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve just read the 7th in the Vampire Queen series as a stand-alone book of the month group read. It is a very emotive story.
Advice, have tissues to hand.

Joey W Hill is a very good writer, not just of paranormal or erotica genres but a storyline with a well thought out setting and plot.
Characters that are plausible, main ones here, Elisa, human, and vampire, Malachi. Even though the vampire doesn’t exist in reality, here he reigns supreme.
The characters Joey created are believable.
The story contains horrors, tension building, crisis points, psychological observations, fear and worry and all emotions through to romance and love, and the unimaginable pain, even bravery and warring emotions of denial to acceptance that death and grief provoke. This imaginary world has it all.

I’m now backpedaling to the first in this series and finding out about the names seen in this particular story. I have a feeling each is going to be a rounded story in its own right, not cliffhangers. I hope so.

Hits my five star rating.
Thank you to the group for suggesting this as BOM.

[Sofia Lazaridou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vampire instinct is slitly different from the other 6.Two totaly unknown until now characters are the main characters,but we see Lady Danny and Dev(actually Dev is only mentioned).

She sents Elisa with 6 vampire children(turned not born from a vampire who let them be an entertainment to his guests )to Malachi with the hopes that he will be able to tame them.
Malachi an Indian vampire who takes hurted cats from circuses and other places and helps them become used to their natural inviroment.

Elisa was in love with Willis but a vampire/child killed him and raped her.She has a little problem now with the man touch but Malachi helps her to overcome it.

The book was good and the center of it was the children.For Elisa the vampires were her children(and pretty much everyone around her) and for Malachi his cats.He takes great care of them as she does for the little vampires.Even when they travel they do it about the vamps and there the vampire has a servant who has lost 3 vamp chirldren and that made their relationship has taken downfall.

[Dorothy Shaw · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an absolutely fantastic installment to the Vampire Queen series. A heart wrenching story that had me in tears one minute and giggling in the next. Elisa is beyond adorable and sweet, yet real. She wasn't too sweet, just that she had an innocence about her that made you love her. Malachi is... he is the perfect brooding vampire, yet easy to love. He held on to his humanity far more than the other vampires we see in Ms. Hill's books. Let's not forget to add how undeniably sexy he is. He's half white, half Native American, and that just.. yeah.. *swoon*

In the middle of their budding love is the trauma that Elisa must overcome which of course causes Malachi to also look back at his own trauma. Elisa is a bright light for him and he becomes her solid ground, her home.

I enjoyed every moment of this story and cannot wait to see who's story will be next.

[Cindyg · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can I say...Joey pulls me in and she doesn't let me go until the final page...the final word...and I love her it.
This was such a moving, touching story. Mal and Elisa are so enduring...so captivating...so loving...I took my time with this story...because I didn't want it to end.
You have to get this book...you have to get this series...it will stir things deep inside of you...things you may not have even realized were buried there.
Highly recommend this book...let me say it again...I highly recommend this book.

[Krita · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book started out really good but then it degenerated into punishment, spanking, and servants and masters. Wish they'd stuck to the story that started.

[Angel (huge fan of all things Totoro) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Almost 5 stars.

Since I DNFed "Vampire Trinity", something I really wish I hadn't, I was hesitant to continue this series. "Vampire Instinct" definitely reminded me why I fell in love with this world in the first place. It felt like coming home after being gone for so many weeks.

Mal was a breath of fresh air to the Vampire World. He wasn’t like other vampires not only because he used to be human, but because he still retained human characteristics. On his island where he rehabs cats (lions, cheetahs, leopards, ect), he doesn’t have to put on a front for other vampires. He and his staff are like one family, but they still know that he is their boss, and that he is a vampire. One thing that definitely made me fall in love with Mal is when he apologized to Elisa when he said something very cruel to her.

In Joey Hill’s vampire world, vampires do NOT apologize to humans for anything, since they see them as inferior.

I would love to meet Elisa. She has a heart of gold and has been through something very traumatic, but it she didn’t give up on life. Instead, she dedicated her time to helping the fledglings that had been turned to vampires while still being a child. We were introduced to them, namelessly at the time, in Dev and Danny’s book, “A Vampire’s Claim”, which is still one of my most favorite books in this series. At that time, the fledglings were mindless monsters that were solely created to kill. When Danny defeated Lord Ruskin, she inherited the fledglings.

Elisa convinced her not to kill them, even when one of the fledglings, Victor, escaped and raped her after killing her loved one in front of her. Danny later killed Victor, but elisa begged for the others to be saved. Mal comes into the picture because he has a great reputation of being able to rehab animals and setting them free into the wild.

I won’t give any spoilers, but the growing relationship between Elisa and Mal was just wonderful to read. In the end, when Mal confessed his love to Elisa, it just yanked at my heart strings. You see, in this world, vampires cannot, or rather should not, love humans or see them as equals. However, Mal basically ignores that and tells Elisa how he truly feels.

And of course that little bomb in the end made me go slack jaw. Loved it!

[Karla Schneider · Rating 2 out of 5]

Took me less than 2 days to finish the book mainly because I was irritated with it. The whining, and the same sex moves, yeah, yeah. But maybe it's not just because it's getting repetitive, it is also getting downgraded. We went from 1000 years old to 900 years old to 700 years old... now we're at 120 years old, less attractive less authoritative, and she throws the same story at us as the previous 4 books? No.

[TinaMarie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Elisa was raped and assault and witnessed her love being murdered, she is in the care of damaged fledglings and is sent to Malachi to determine if they can be saved. She was also sent to see if she and Malachi could save each other. A unique pairing, filled with emotion, I even cried. Loved their story. While listed as seventh in the series I think this would fit better if read after Beloved Vampire

[Angela Schmangela · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book will break your heart.

But you’re going to love it anyway. This book has more heart and feeling and emotion than almost any book I’ve ever read. I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve actually read it. I can tell you I will read it again. And again. And again and again and again.....

[Chelsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vampire Queen series is just amazing

Mal & Elisa is just another well-made erotica. Joey Hill is masterful at character building. I have read each book in this series at least twice. CANNOT wait for the new book on the 10th!

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vampire Instinct

Holy shiznet!!! What a gr8 story. I was so enraptured in this story that I couldn't put it down. I cried for so hard for Elisa that it hurt. I recommend this read. 5 Thumbs up

[Pat Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

RAW

Raw power. Raw emotions. Raw love! A connection, a relationship that has no boundaries, that does not fit any mold. There is warmth and cold as well as heart wrenching depth and hope.
Vampire Instinct is definitely a do not miss this fantastic read. So highly recommend.

[Zana Wilder · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was something like book 7 in a series which i hadn't read... but it was easy to read as a stand alone. Erotica/ BDSM written well - I wasn't sure it was for me; I didn't think naturally submissive female MC would work for me, it's not what I normally like to read. But hell, this was hot!

[Clarissa Price · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yummy

True love, drama, action, romance, it's captivating you won't be able to put it down a must read I loved it

[Phyllis Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exciting!

Love Mal and Elisa's story and the 5 vampire children! Amazing, exciting and heartbreaking! I love Joey W. Hill's books! They make you feel alive!

[jakira · Rating 5 out of 5]

okay, this one was so good. the best one out of the series tbh.

[Stella Shahan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

This was a great story. It made me laugh and cry. Different take from my reading of other vampires stories.

[Cindi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Started out slow, but finally ended the way I wanted.