At the Advent of Dusk
Jamie CraigFantasy erotic romance
Available from Amber Quill Press
ISBN: 978-1-60272-195-1
January 2008
| Mary Straughn is a political activist in 1960s Chicago. Gideon Keel is a feared vampire who's hunting for his night's prey. When the two meet in a small church her beauty and guts draw him like no other has in years. The fact that she stakes him with a cross, narrowly missing his heart, doesn't seem to perturb him. It only seems to enhance her appeal in his mind. Strength respecting strength with a lot of mutual lust thrown in is the start of their relationship.
The writing duo known as Jamie Craig gave us a taste of the relationship between Mary and Gideon in book five with bits and pieces in other books. None are as detailed as in this excellent book. This is Gideon at his worst learning to be a better man because he falls in love with Mary. She's fighting for civil rights and has no problem staking vampires if they get in her way or try to hurt the people she cares about. He learns to rein in some of his hostility and thoughts of people as only a meal because of her. This tale builds Mary's and Gideon's characters well. The contrast of such a good human being with a powerful vampire who isn't human and doesn't have a kind bone in his body is superb. As we see Mary start to change Gideon, gentle him with kindness and eroticism that's well matched to his it's the stuff of all great romances. This is one of those stories you'll make time to read from first to last page and still want more.
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Reviewer: Dee Dailey |
