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I Burn for You (Primes #1)
by
Susan Sizemore (Goodreads Author)
Embrace the darkness in a sensual vampire romance novel from acclaimed author Susan Sizemore. . .
The world holds great danger for Alec Reynard and his kind. As the dark hollows of his soul threaten to overwhelm him, he undergoes secret medical treatments that allow him to bear daylight. Living a double life as a bodyguard, he must also battle the powerful chemistry that ex...more
The world holds great danger for Alec Reynard and his kind. As the dark hollows of his soul threaten to overwhelm him, he undergoes secret medical treatments that allow him to bear daylight. Living a double life as a bodyguard, he must also battle the powerful chemistry that ex...more
Paperback, 345 pages
Published
March 28th 2006
by Pocket Star Books
(first published 2003)
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Opening Line: “He was growing hungry for the night”
I BURN FOR YOU was an okay read. I mean I won’t be rushing out for the rest of the series or anything but it did have its moments. It’s the first book from Susan Sizemore’s Prime series (which is also available in the omnibus Crave the Night) Providing us with yet another unique take on Vampire romance. I have to say though that I enjoyed the world building here and for the most part, as a first-book-in-series it wasn’t overwhelmed with huge inf...more
I BURN FOR YOU was an okay read. I mean I won’t be rushing out for the rest of the series or anything but it did have its moments. It’s the first book from Susan Sizemore’s Prime series (which is also available in the omnibus Crave the Night) Providing us with yet another unique take on Vampire romance. I have to say though that I enjoyed the world building here and for the most part, as a first-book-in-series it wasn’t overwhelmed with huge inf...more
Apr 24, 2008
Laura
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fans of paranormal romance novels
Shelves:
paranormal-romance
Hmm. This the first novel in Sizemore’s “Primes” series, and it had a lot of potential. I was really looking forward to it because several of my friends here love this series, and you know how crazy I am about yummy vamps (big smile). I liked the vampire world Sizemore created, the sexual tension was hot and spanned the length of the novel, and the hero was totally yummy. Unfortunately, the sex scenes were brief and dreamy, making them rather meh. But I could live with that because the sexual te...more
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Dec 01, 2007
Jan
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Paranormal Romance - Vampire Lovers
Shelves:
susan-sizemore,
paranormal-romance
The first book in a new series – vampire “Primes”. If you like your vampire males, the alpha driven testosterone types, dark and brooding, this series is for you. For me it was a change from the humorous paranormal romances that I usually read. A nice balance for me to switch back and forth from.
Now on to the scathing review. Having started out reading the 6th ,and last, book in the series, Primal Desires, I enjoyed it enough to buy the other books in the series. I was, however, rather disappoin...more
Now on to the scathing review. Having started out reading the 6th ,and last, book in the series, Primal Desires, I enjoyed it enough to buy the other books in the series. I was, however, rather disappoin...more
This book starts out strong and ends strong. I liked that there was not that yo-yo/should I-shouldn't stuff going on. I'm planning on reading more of the series.
Alec is a vampire who's is going feral and is trying to slow/stop the process. In the middle of his mess, he finds his bond mate and tries to keep her from him until he has more control over himself. His bond mate Domini, has a secret family past that she's not even aware of let alone that vampires exist. Good book!
Alec is a vampire who's is going feral and is trying to slow/stop the process. In the middle of his mess, he finds his bond mate and tries to keep her from him until he has more control over himself. His bond mate Domini, has a secret family past that she's not even aware of let alone that vampires exist. Good book!
Nov 01, 2011
Raymond Hu
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Although the pictures maybe somewhat inappropriate i thought this was a really well written book. The author uses like imagination and emphasis or words to describe more of the feelings and emotions the characters are going through. I also love how she use personification to describe fear because she does it in like the boom moment where everything finally comes together like a puzzle and the character realizes her fear which is exciting to me. I also like how she used imagination because she pu...more
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Oct 24, 2009
Jamie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
vampire-fantasy,
romance
Alrighty!! Got my hands on the first Prime book, so let's start this off right! (Since I've already read the third book,lets do the series the way a series is meant to be done, starting with the first and ending with the last!) Let me get some reading done and I'll be updating this little review!
Ok, almost half way through, and I am liking this one very, very, very much!! This book doesn't rush into the story right off the bat, it takes it's time. It doesn't jump into things and the charaters, A...more
Ok, almost half way through, and I am liking this one very, very, very much!! This book doesn't rush into the story right off the bat, it takes it's time. It doesn't jump into things and the charaters, A...more
I really enjoyed this book. A little different from some of the Vampire books that I've read. I really liked the whole serum and clans. I'll definitely be reading book 2.
Merak edip aldım ama aynı oranda beklediğimi yansıtmayan bir hikaye ile karşılaştım , Seçkin vampirler arasında yer alsa da kaderinde ruh eşi olarak gördüğü kadın kahramanımızla tanışması ve olayların gelişimi çok anlamlı ve etkileyicilikten uzak bir şekilde anlatılmış diye düşünüyorum :) Takip etmeyi düşünmediğim bir yazar olarak kayda geçti benim için...
I was disappointed in this book right off the bat...never a good sign. I was so bothered by the fact that the author used Alec as a nickname for Alexander not to mention numerous grammatical errors and poor word usage. Does Susan Sizemore NOT have an editor? How did this ever get published in the first place?? Clearly, I will be continuing with this series.
That said, let me sum it all up for you. It's the story of Alec and Domini. Alec is a vampire prime who has chosen to live in the daylight. T...more
That said, let me sum it all up for you. It's the story of Alec and Domini. Alec is a vampire prime who has chosen to live in the daylight. T...more
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Another new world for vampires… another strand with its own mythology… in the beginning, both humans and vampires evolved – related, yet different… and the vampires split into: clan (like humans, protect humans), family (middle road, whatever is easier), & tribes (evil, annihilate humans)… The clans are matriarchal, with the title of Matri. And the clan found doctors in this century to help them overcome their ‘allergies’ to light, garlic, silver, wood, etc, with medicines/serums…
Alexander...more
Another new world for vampires… another strand with its own mythology… in the beginning, both humans and vampires evolved – related, yet different… and the vampires split into: clan (like humans, protect humans), family (middle road, whatever is easier), & tribes (evil, annihilate humans)… The clans are matriarchal, with the title of Matri. And the clan found doctors in this century to help them overcome their ‘allergies’ to light, garlic, silver, wood, etc, with medicines/serums…
Alexander...more
I really enjoyed this story overall. However, when I really stop and dissect the inner workings of this story's vampire world and other aspects of it, things become muddled and not a clear. I felt the story was sorta all over the place and had a 'newbie' feel to it.
Fate finally steps in and throws Alexander "Alec" Reynard and Domini Lance together. Alec instantly recognizes her as his mate, but with his recent trouble with his medication that allows him to be out in the sun, knows this isn't th...more
Fate finally steps in and throws Alexander "Alec" Reynard and Domini Lance together. Alec instantly recognizes her as his mate, but with his recent trouble with his medication that allows him to be out in the sun, knows this isn't th...more
Not the worst book that I've this year and by far not the best one either. I really liked the take the author had on the vampire society and their culture. I liked Domini, thought she had some strong backbone and was a pretty strong heroine. Alec had his good moments and then he had his realy jerk moments. Somethings didn't do it for me though. I thought the story started strong, but then it kept stalling in the middle, causing the end to be very rushed. There were times that I had to go back an...more
Apr 11, 2010
Angela
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
fans of romance
Recommended to Angela by:
Amazon
I decided to take this book with me on my short vacation to Las Vegas -- I ended up having time to read this, as it is a QUICK and fun read. A Vampire romance that focuses more on the romance and the life of our heroine rather than the VAMPIRE side of the story. Very nice. I look forward to the other two (or more by now??) in the series (thirst and hunger for you).
Domini is a great character, as is Alec, though we know more about D than her vampire. I also liked some of the other characters that...more
Domini is a great character, as is Alec, though we know more about D than her vampire. I also liked some of the other characters that...more
what a nice vampire book i highly recomend this one, kept me on the edge of me seat wating to read more and more of this book, so far as to say bludging at work to read, alec and domini have an explosive relationship filled with violence and mystery as i said it was a very good book, normaly short romace books leaves you going WTF wheres the rest of the book, this one does still leave you wanting more for example the sister is sooooooo bitter im wondering if anyone will be alpha enough to tame h...more
I started flipping through this on my nook and then realized I actually wanted to read it again, and it only took me about 3 hours. It's not a bad start for the series, though there are some dangly plot threads - we never really find out why Alec's meds stop working, just that they do; also, why doesn't Tony recognize his cousin? And what happens to Domini's great-grandmother?
Despite those flaws, it's an enjoyable book, with a few twists along the way and some funny moments as well. The sex was...more
Despite those flaws, it's an enjoyable book, with a few twists along the way and some funny moments as well. The sex was...more
La historia me parecio interesante, como es que los vampiros llegan a formar distintos grupos que representan lo que son.. y como dentro de uno de ellos se encuentran diferentes clanes. Todo el concepto del clan es que son guardianes y no solo de su pueblo.. sino que tambien cuidan de los humanos a su manera.. como por ejemplo participando en las diferentes formas de defensa que tiene el pais.. ya sea de policias, bomberos o demas..
Domini se encuentra con Alex gracias a los poderes psiquicos que...more
Domini se encuentra con Alex gracias a los poderes psiquicos que...more
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A pure urban romance with a relatively strong story and plot. But maybe too complex for a shorter novel because so many intriguing ideas are not followed up, such as her grandfather's story, Alec's sister, etc. Maybe they are addressed in later books, although the main characters in those stories are not those guys or the heroes from this book (based on the back cover of the book). It was good, not great, and not intriguing enough to get me to read the rest of the series.
This was actually pretty good. A ton of things were explained clearly as far as the 3 types of vampires etc. Purists & hunters...
ONE MAJOR FLAW!!! She gives a date of birth instead of an age of the vamp. He would be 44 today, but when it came out, he was 35... In a few years, he will be 50 & so not cool in the vamp world.
The blurb on the back is incorrect. It says that he wonders if she is a slayer infiltrating his clan... WHAT?!?
First of all, this is about Domini whose grandfather owns...more
ONE MAJOR FLAW!!! She gives a date of birth instead of an age of the vamp. He would be 44 today, but when it came out, he was 35... In a few years, he will be 50 & so not cool in the vamp world.
The blurb on the back is incorrect. It says that he wonders if she is a slayer infiltrating his clan... WHAT?!?
First of all, this is about Domini whose grandfather owns...more
This relates to the whole series, not just the first book.
It is AMAZING - my favourite books ever will always be the twilight saga, it was the first set of books i ever read and nothing will ever change my mind on that, but this series is my next best ones, please give them all a try you wont regret it.
Susan Sizemore's writing is so easy flowing, characters are likable, hell i love this series and cannot praise them enough.
It is AMAZING - my favourite books ever will always be the twilight saga, it was the first set of books i ever read and nothing will ever change my mind on that, but this series is my next best ones, please give them all a try you wont regret it.
Susan Sizemore's writing is so easy flowing, characters are likable, hell i love this series and cannot praise them enough.
I didn't enjoy this one as much as I wanted to. It's a fast read, and the writing is confident and smooth, but I felt like sometimes it moved too fast, and the main characters were a little detached, especially during the sex scenes, which weren't as intimate as I'd like. I didn't buy that Alec loved her, I didn't really buy any of their emotions.
I liked the take on vampires - with the Clans taking medicine and serums so they can move about during the day and not be susceptible to garlic etc.,...more
I liked the take on vampires - with the Clans taking medicine and serums so they can move about during the day and not be susceptible to garlic etc.,...more
An OK read but not one I would jump to recommend as exceptional. Interesting development of her vampire culture but overall not as a convincing a 'world' as, say, Kelley Armstrong's werewolf culture. I did like the tension between the hero and heroine. I own two more of the series that I may read eventually but find I'm not really drawn to them. So, closer to a 2.5 stars.
3.5 stars. Really liked the uber-alpha male, strong heroine, and the reasonable conflict combined with the high sexual tension between them, along with the vampire cosmology Ms. Sizemore slowly meted out. I do wish there'd been a little more to the external plot and the romance, though. The next book in the series will be on my list, but not as a top priority.
I really really really really like this book more than the others because i undersatood what was going on and just the idea that two people who cant really be with each other fight for their love because thier love is fobitten but they fight for it and i loved that in this book....got to luve it.....u should also read this book.
I enjoyed the author's Laws of the Blood series which is Urban Fantasy with some love interest, so I started this series of her's looking for some light entertainment. I guess I should have known from the title it was a vampire Bodice Ripper with the usual obsessive/possessive lovers and graphic sex. 20 pages was enough.
I thought that the book was ok. The story was pretty good, but the build up just kept going and going to the point of fustration. The ending was a bit of a let down. I did enjoy the the true vampire charisma of Alec and suppose it's what kept me interested. I hope that the next book in the series is better.
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Susan Sizemore's life and interests include such varied activities as medieval costuming and embroidery, being a chef, and working in the defense industry.She is owned by her spoiled rotten, beloved mutt dog, rather than the other way around, and this is just fine with her.Current hobbies include hiking and studying t'ai chi. She travels whenever she can, loves history, loud music, movies, good co...more
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