The Hunter's Prey

The Hunter's Prey is vampire erotica, edging toward literary erotica. And no, I can't explain what I mean by that. It's the tone, I guess, more than anything else. Billed as "Texas vampires," which is true, as far as it goes, but someone who sees this and thinks "sexy vampire romance" is going to be disappointed. It's erotica. Period. No happy-ever-after, no world-building, no real character development. However, it is excellent erotica. The stories follow the same few characters through time. The stories are pretty varied, but they all have a definite erotica tone, not a romance tone, and yet it's not in-your-face crude, either. Very sensual.

The Hunter's Prey is one of my all time favorite books. It sets the standard for what a collection of novellas should be. The stories are detailed enough to understand the characters and their needs, and as a treat read one a day for a wonderful thrill. Each of the three vampires is unqiue and different from many of the paranormal stories I had read. Ms Whiteside is truly a gifted author.

These ten erotic tales showcase the erotic tales exploits of three Lone Star vampires, Don Rafael, Ethan and Jean-Marie starting in Reconstruction Era Texas to modern day trysts. These are not romances with happy ever after endings, and the key characters, the vampiric trio and their one night stand women are never fully developed. However, the escapades are torrid, passionate, and run the gamut of much of the range of sexual encounters including bondage. An interesting twist is that the females recount their most ardent capers with their supernatural lovers though once told lose the memory of their greatest night of lovemaking. These stories are Venusian hot, perhaps even pornographic, yet well written; fans of vampiric sexual escapades will enjoy this collection while looking forward to feature starring roles of the Texas vampires. Harriet Klausner