THE TALISMAN
By: Marilyn Lee
Published by Ellora's Cave
http://www.ellorascave.com
C Copyright 2002
ISBN: # 1-84360-099-4
Genre and Sub-Genre: Erotic Romance
Cassy Thompson is attracted to Chandler Raven from the first moment she lays eyes on him, when he interviews her for a job with his electronics firm. She finds herself fantasizing about the man, dreaming increasingly erotic dreams, which she blames on the talisman which was given to her by her grandmother. Legend has it, that the talisman, if used properly, will bring a love like no other. Used improperly, it will bring a lifetime of grief. The power of the talisman frightens her, just as much as the apparent aliveness of the small figurine of a couple having anal sex. At times, Cassy can hear them fucking, even see the statues move.
Cassy believes she has no chance of attracting Chandler without using the talisman and yet she is unwilling to do so. She doesn't realize that the attraction is mutual, that Chandler too has been dreaming of her and finds her increasingly in his thoughts. Chandler has his own talisman, an Ebony Venus, that was handed down from his great grandfather, who left behind a Creole lover, when he moved north, and always regretted it.
The power of the two talismans brings Cassy and Chandler together, and they find themselves expressing the love that belonged to their great grandparents, talking in French, remembering the long distant past. Can they find their own love, or is it merely the spirit of two long dead ancestors, Marie and Philippe. Even more important, can they overcome the taboo of interracial dating and marriage, which was what tore their great grandparents apart, for Cassy is a black woman and Chandler is white.
While the Talisman is not precisely a vampire novel, her vampire, Serge, does appear in it. Serge was Chandler's roommate in college and Chandler knows that Serge is a vampire. He even spent two wild weeks in Boston, almost consumed by a vampiress, and becoming attracted, almost mated to Serge's sister Kate.
BLOODLUST II: THE TAMING OF SERGE DUMONT
By: Marilyn Lee
Published by Ellora's Cave
http://www.ellorascave.com
C Copyright 2002
ISBN: #1-84360-105-2
SERIES: "Bloodlust"
Genre and Sub-Genre: Vampire Romance Erotica
BLOODLUST II, THE TAMING OF SERGE, continues the story of Erica and Mikhel. Decorta is still trying to kill Erica, but Mikhel's brother Serge and his mother Paela step in to give Erica chance to escape. Erica loves Mihkel, but she has just learned that she is pregnant and must decide whether or not to keep the baby. Paela senses the child
