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Love Without Blood

Love Without Blood, January 2009
by Raz Steel

Love Spell
Featuring: Lara West; Bobby Eyre
304 pages
ISBN: 0505528002
EAN: 9780505528001
Mass Market Paperback
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"A unique and fascinating vampire romance."

Fresh Fiction Review

Love Without Blood
Raz Steel

Reviewed by Mandy Burns
Posted December 27, 2008

Romance Paranormal

Dr. Lara West is on a mission to become the youngest and best Chief ER doctor in Washington. She's just waiting for the current holder of the position to retire. Lara's focus on her career forces her to lead a lonely life without any attachments other than the patients she's sworn to protect. Early one evening, she awakes from a deep sleep to answer her ringing cell phone. To her dismay, the voice on the other end is not only asking for her medical attention immediately; he's in her living room bleeding from a bullet wound. Quickly, Lara's goals for her future start unraveling before her eyes and she's too confused to stop it. Bobby Eyre is many centuries old, surviving the only way he knows how by keeping a low profile and not killing any innocents. The beast inside him craves blood; learning to control it has been more than challenging. Bobby uses the first stage of Vampirical Harmony to keep his victims compliant and then wipes their memories. Working as a nurse at a hospital is extremely convenient with blood easily at his deposal. That is until cameras are installed and security is increased since someone is stealing blood. LOVE WITHOUT BLOOD is exciting from the first page with a unique writing style and fascinating build-up even with all the normal vampire lore. I am very curious to see how the next book takes shape.

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SUMMARY

"I CAN'T STOP THE BLEEDING," said her nighttime caller.

The intruder then compelled Dr. Lara West to remove the bullet from his shoulder. She treated his wound, but that quelled neither his desire for the sweet life pulsing through the flesh of her thigh, nor the rampant animal lust that defines his existence.

The darkness has just begun. Dr. West's identity, what she wants--all stands in danger of being devoured. Nothing is ever the same for those inducted into the sinister world of vampires, be they newly turned monsters or the government agents sworn to destroy them. Lara West has tasted both power and passion, and a price must be paid. Yet she's glimpsed salvation in the night. Hope still remains for...
LOVE WITHOUT BLOOD


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1 comment posted.

Re: A unique and fascinating vampire romance.

Great review by Mandy Burns! I like
paranormal romances, and recently
read Twilight, which I really enjoyed.
Love Without Blood is about characters
closer to my age, though, so I am
really looking forward to devouring
this series! The author's website is
also impressive, and the soundtrack
(mp3) is definitely worth listening to!
(Kim Charnofsky 4:58pm January 18, 2009)

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