"Which would you chose--the dark or the light?"

At Devil's Talon in New Orleans those who were considered strange or bizarre were the norm. Created by Lucius, Alonso Santori has been a vampire for six hundred and fifty-five years. Tonight, when he meets some of his friends at the club, he realizes how much he longs to find a life-mate.

Jolie has a strong sixth sense and makes her living reading Tarot. When the tall blond man with the look of a Viking asks her to read his future, she can sense his sinister aura. When he asks her to share the night she knows she needs help, but can only articulate it in her mind. When the dark one shows up and comes to her rescue, she wonders if he could have possibly heard her? At any rate, she doesn't stick around to find out. However, getting away from Alonso is not that easy, for he knows that she is his life-mate. Besides, is she even sure that's what she wants? The problem is, Lucius wants her, also, and is determined to have her.

Alonso is the first story in the Descendants of Darkness series. It is very fast moving and erotic, yet gives a fairly comprehensive background for the main character. The introduction of the characters for the following installments in this series is quickly and painlessly done, yet leaves you anxiously awaiting them. The short length of the story makes it feasible for the relationship between Jolie and Alonso to move very quickly, yet this still bothered me and I would have liked them to have had more time to develop a relationship before they had sex.

Sexuality: A few explicit monogamous sexual encounters.

Reviewed by Flora Bell
Posted January 18, 2004

Short Vampire Erotica

Summary

Alonso existed for more than six and a half centuries, and the anniversary of his turning was always troublesome. When he hears a woman call for help in the recesses of his mind, he knows why. The demoni Lucius was hunting her. When he comes face-to-face with Jolie, a psychic and Tarot card reader, his entire world is turned upside down. Only bonding his body and soul to her could ease the hunger she invoked.