Book 11, 2022

A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands

My rating: 2 of 5 stars



I brought my book from the office home to finish, and I just now completed it. The book was A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands, and it's the first in her "Argeneau" series of vampire chick-lit. The main characters are Lissiana Argeneau, a 200-year old vampire, and Dr Greg Hewitt, a psychologist specializing in treating phobias.

Lissiana has an unusual phobia for a vampire: she faints at the sight of blood. However, her mother, Marguerite, has the solution. She kidnaps Dr Hewitt to have him treat Lissiana. When her mother mentions a special birthday gift for her and Lissiana finds Greg tied to her bed, she believes her mother has provided him for a treat. It's not until after Lissiana bites Greg and engages in some heavy kissing and frotting that she learns he was meant to cure her phobia. Lissiana feels terrible about the way Greg was treated, and she helps him escape from the family home. Fearful now that the vampire council may wish to exterminate Greg since he knows that vampires exist, Lissiana and Greg go on the run, leading them into more danger.

For the most part, this was fun and sexy and cute, with an added dollop or two of drama and danger, but I couldn't help finding the entire scenario absurd and annoying.
( Spoilers!! )

Favorite line: It was hard to be scared of people you've seen in their pajamas.

Overall, a disappointing read from this author. Two stars.