A sizzlingly sexy urban fantasy sure to feed the hunger of ravenous, vampire-loving fans. Kismet Knight, a brainy Denver-based psychologist with a ...
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Oct 22, 2011
Buggy
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Opening Line: " My involvement with vampires began innocently enough."
Dr. Kismit Knight is a respected Denver Psychologist who doesn't believe in the paranormal. She especially doesn't believe in Vampires. Kismit's character has been written like a real person, not your average romance heroine, she could be you or me and that's what makes it so great when she stumbles into the Vampire world. It could also be you or me.
The story begins with Dr. Knight taking on More...
Dr. Kismit Knight is a respected Denver Psychologist who doesn't believe in the paranormal. She especially doesn't believe in Vampires. Kismit's character has been written like a real person, not your average romance heroine, she could be you or me and that's what makes it so great when she stumbles into the Vampire world. It could also be you or me.
The story begins with Dr. Knight taking on More...
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May 26, 2008
Rebecca
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As a woman who has read a gazillion of vampire stories...this one is the best. A new twist to an old story line and none of the cheesiness that seems to be popular these days. It is romantic, sensual, and totally engrossing...and I'm not even done with it yet!
UPDATE: Ok, now that I'm done. Here is a shocker...this story is so well written and so engaging, and I'm a long time Laurell Hamilton fan, that I have closed my Hamilton collection down to make room for this fabulous new se More...
UPDATE: Ok, now that I'm done. Here is a shocker...this story is so well written and so engaging, and I'm a long time Laurell Hamilton fan, that I have closed my Hamilton collection down to make room for this fabulous new se More...
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May 31, 2009
Ladiibbug
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#1 Kismet Knight, Vampire Psychologist series
6/1/09: Reread - At the top of The Best of The Best ... one of the most enjoyable, unique and entertaining paranormals I've read ... and I've read lots of them.
Simply outstanding, a *gem* - definitely on my Top Reads of 2008! One of those "Oooo, why didn't I read this sooner?!" books :-)
Lynda Hilburn's unique tale features Kismet Knight, a sensible professional psychologist who does not believe in the pa More...
6/1/09: Reread - At the top of The Best of The Best ... one of the most enjoyable, unique and entertaining paranormals I've read ... and I've read lots of them.
Simply outstanding, a *gem* - definitely on my Top Reads of 2008! One of those "Oooo, why didn't I read this sooner?!" books :-)
Lynda Hilburn's unique tale features Kismet Knight, a sensible professional psychologist who does not believe in the pa More...
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Jun 29, 2010
Bookwatcher
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It's so hard to say something about this book 
but I'll try.
First thing... for 80 pages this book was sooooo boring
, but I insist... and I glad I go on and finished.
Devereux (the main male character) is really interesting... you will discover a little about him (and when I said "a little" I'm saying, "almost nothing". Lynda Hilburn let a lot to be told).
Kismet (the main female character) is so annoying! She is a shrink (oh yes, the title has a More...
but I'll try.
First thing... for 80 pages this book was sooooo boring
, but I insist... and I glad I go on and finished.
Devereux (the main male character) is really interesting... you will discover a little about him (and when I said "a little" I'm saying, "almost nothing". Lynda Hilburn let a lot to be told).
Kismet (the main female character) is so annoying! She is a shrink (oh yes, the title has a More...
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Aug 04, 2008
Jennifer
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This book had real potential. It's a new premise after all on the old and abused vampire/human love.
However it read like fanfiction. The author used the word ORBS to describe eyes. That is unforgivable. Beyond that it's just cheesy. The erotic scenes are borderline tasteless and crude. Dev says things like "You have the nicest breasts I have seen in 800 years." Puuuhlease. I think the next book will be better but this one is on my black list for it's fanfiction faux pas.
However it read like fanfiction. The author used the word ORBS to describe eyes. That is unforgivable. Beyond that it's just cheesy. The erotic scenes are borderline tasteless and crude. Dev says things like "You have the nicest breasts I have seen in 800 years." Puuuhlease. I think the next book will be better but this one is on my black list for it's fanfiction faux pas.
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Feb 13, 2012
Esme
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Kismet Knight ist Psychologin. Abwechslung in ihren beruflichen Alltag bringt Midnight, ein Mädchen, das sich für einen Vampir hält. Sie glaubt, eine neue psychische Störung entdeckt zu haben und sucht weitere Jugendliche mit denselben Symptomen. Und wird fündig, wenn auch anders als erwartet.
Bei diesem Ansatz glaubte ich noch ganz optimistisch, es mit etwas Neuem und Anderem zu tun zu haben, obwohl ich es doch inzwischen hätte besser wissen müssen. Sobald der Vampir Deveraux auftaucht More...
Bei diesem Ansatz glaubte ich noch ganz optimistisch, es mit etwas Neuem und Anderem zu tun zu haben, obwohl ich es doch inzwischen hätte besser wissen müssen. Sobald der Vampir Deveraux auftaucht More...
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Oct 07, 2011
Ally
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I must start by saying that I only got half way through the book before throwing it aside in disgust. Admittedly part of my negative review is duet to the fact that I was expecting so much more from a book with an original plot idea with potential for some great character development. As someone that is a fan of the vampire genre and a psychology student, I saw the potential for some really interesting plot twists. Yet instead of getting a horror novel with a bit of romance, or even a psycho-sex
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Oct 07, 2011
Kara-karina
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Before I start on the review, here is my heartfelt plea to Quercus!
Guys, honestly, the cover is atrocious - fake blood and peroxide-burnt hair? What were you thinking?!! It hurt my eyes. This is how you imagined delicious Devereux with his lustrous long hair the colour of moonlight? Like Curt Cobain-wannabe?
Now getting back to my review. This is a revised and extended version of the original story which I read in 2007. Of course, when Lynda HIlburn contacted me, I was ver More...
Guys, honestly, the cover is atrocious - fake blood and peroxide-burnt hair? What were you thinking?!! It hurt my eyes. This is how you imagined delicious Devereux with his lustrous long hair the colour of moonlight? Like Curt Cobain-wannabe?
Now getting back to my review. This is a revised and extended version of the original story which I read in 2007. Of course, when Lynda HIlburn contacted me, I was ver More...
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Mar 20, 2010
Laurie
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I love this book. it’s a mix between PNR and UF, so you get a little of both worlds. There is no HEA in this one. If you like a book where a woman is torn between two loves and you like to read about vampires fighting with fangs out and blood everywhere, teleporting in on you when your not expecting it, abilities to telepathy, an air of danger around them.
Kismet is a PH.D , A vampire shrink, to those who believe to be vampires, but are they really? Kismet thinks not. So one of More...
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Jun 02, 2010
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Feb 19, 2009
Miss
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I gave this book 273 pages to improve but it never really did lift from its bottom level of cheesiness. Probably the worst vampire book I've ever read. I gave up during the part where she had to go to a "protection ceremony" and then was dressed up by nubile female vampires. Ugh! Don't waste your time.
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Jan 14, 2012
Rjsmommy
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An interesting premise to begin with; a young psychologist (KIsmet) begins advertising herself as the "vampire psychologist" after meeting with a new patient who is a vamp wanna-be and claims she's hanging out with real vampires. Well, of course, Kismet expects to write a book on how she's helped all these "Twilight" created neurotics but ends up becoming involved in a real vampire grudge war. Along the way she meets a long list of strangely interesting characters...both h
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Nov 07, 2011
Jamie
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I have no idea where to start. I really should have stopped reading it, but some thing intrigued me to keep going ... there fore I finished it and gave it 2 stars.
Here is my analogy on how I feel about the book: It's as if a friend of mine wants to tell me this awesome story and there's all this babble and talk that seems to take away from the focus of the story and then I get to the end and I think - that was a horribly told story and it really wasn't worth listening to. But I'm co More...
Here is my analogy on how I feel about the book: It's as if a friend of mine wants to tell me this awesome story and there's all this babble and talk that seems to take away from the focus of the story and then I get to the end and I think - that was a horribly told story and it really wasn't worth listening to. But I'm co More...
Sep 01, 2011
Linda
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First, let me say after reading both THA VAMPIRE SHRINK and DARK HARVEST I wanted to understand the author a little more so I went to her website. It turns out that Lynda Hilburn is a psychotherapist, hypnotherapist, counselor and psychic currently living in Boulder, Colorado. I was wondering how she could write about a character, Kismet Knight, with such clarity. Just so you know, this is a different take on the vampire story, both light and dark.
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Mar 30, 2011
Nikicole
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This was not a interesting book. The main character,Kismet knight,at times was so annoying with her struggle to accept vampires as real beings even after she had proof. Her cynicism was just a little to over the top. I know it was meant to give readers insight into her thoughts but all it did was leave me wishing I could say SHUT UP. Overall she was a agreeable character. She was warm smart and a little funny. Devereux was the typical boring vampire. He was beautiful, tall. Strong, smart, charmi
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Feb 18, 2011
Lesley
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This book was dumb.
I seriously considered leaving that one sentence as my entire review because it pretty much sums it up. The characters were universally boring and one-dimensional. Only one exciting thing happened, and then that was it. The big fight at the end was lame. The hero was just a sex bomb and a total pansy and got his ass kicked. It's obvious this is a first novel, as the lack of skill made everything just kind of meh. And she is the queen of, extraneous, commas. OMG, it d More...
I seriously considered leaving that one sentence as my entire review because it pretty much sums it up. The characters were universally boring and one-dimensional. Only one exciting thing happened, and then that was it. The big fight at the end was lame. The hero was just a sex bomb and a total pansy and got his ass kicked. It's obvious this is a first novel, as the lack of skill made everything just kind of meh. And she is the queen of, extraneous, commas. OMG, it d More...
Feb 01, 2011
Tracy
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Kismet Knight, Ph.D., is a relatively successful psychologist leading a relatively average life in Denver. Her practice is strong, even if her love life's been more drought than flood for the past two years. She's a modern woman, self aware and logical, and while she may not be the most open minded of people, she definitely has a sense of personal humor that - when combined with her clinical mind - serve her well in her profession. When a teen-aged client comes into her office, forced into thera
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Jun 12, 2009
Amadei
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I was looking for a fun, easy read and I found it with this book. I'm not well versed in the genre I like to call "vampire smut," but as far as that type of novel goes, I'd have to say this one wasn't half bad. I'm only giving it three stars, however, because I didn't really believe in the protagonist, Kismet Knight.
The story, such as it is, centers around Kismet, a psychologist who decides, after her first session with a nineteen-year-old who says she wants to be a vampire More...
The story, such as it is, centers around Kismet, a psychologist who decides, after her first session with a nineteen-year-old who says she wants to be a vampire More...
Jun 06, 2009
Cindy
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Extremely good read. An absorbing look at vampires and vampire society through the eyes of a non-believer, a psychologist who keeps trying to help the 'delusional'. As she is sucked [:)] further in she keeps clinging to denial but is finally forced into acceptance. The pace of the book - which includes an XFiles-style FBI agent, multiple murders, mind control, rabid fanatics, magical elements, the rise of Evil, politics played as a blood sport and lots of vampires and those who love/hate/fear
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Oct 13, 2011
Kirsti
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*groan* I have no idea how I managed to drag myself through this book, but somehow I did.
It felt like the author went through a 'new age vampire checklist' ticking off necessary characters and info.
*Totally clueless human woman who thinks of herself as ugly, can't talk to regular men and hasn't had sex in a while and is therefore justified in wanting to jump every cute guy she sees. Lives alone, doesn't take care of herself, and seems to be waiting for someone to come alo More...
It felt like the author went through a 'new age vampire checklist' ticking off necessary characters and info.
*Totally clueless human woman who thinks of herself as ugly, can't talk to regular men and hasn't had sex in a while and is therefore justified in wanting to jump every cute guy she sees. Lives alone, doesn't take care of herself, and seems to be waiting for someone to come alo More...
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Jul 13, 2010
Lisi
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Der Klapptext „Ich bin ein Vampir.“ Selbstverständlich bist du das, dachte ich spöttisch. „Erzählen Sie mir davon.“ hat mich so neugierig auf dieses Buch gemacht, dass ich es gleich mit nach Hause nehmen musste. Ich dachte, dass ich es relativ schnell ausgelesen haben würde, was aber leider nicht der Fall war, da die Geschichte in meinen Augen nicht besonders interessant ist. Die Hauptperson Kismet Knight, eine Psychologin erzählt ihre Geschichte aus ihrer Sicht, sie therapiert Vampire, und ist
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Jan 29, 2012
Aimee
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Okay, so... This is a solid 3. This is a lazy review at best 'cause I have a cold, but as I read this from my sickbed, I gave the reading about as much attention as I'm giving the analysis now.
The book is cute. Kismet's inner monologue is entertaining, and her social anxiety (though inconsistent) is endearing. The "I HAVE A CRUSH ON EVERY BOY" aspect to her character wasn't my favorite, but didn't detract from the novel. I liked her interaction with Alan a lot and found i More...
The book is cute. Kismet's inner monologue is entertaining, and her social anxiety (though inconsistent) is endearing. The "I HAVE A CRUSH ON EVERY BOY" aspect to her character wasn't my favorite, but didn't detract from the novel. I liked her interaction with Alan a lot and found i More...
Mar 02, 2011
Carol
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I'm honestly surprised by the number of people on GR that rated this 5 stars. While I found it a decent read at the start, it quickly lost coherence, and the vampire worldview was barely drawn in a consistent way. At first I found the heroine very likeable, a retiring, sensitive psychologist who hated shopping and loved take-out food. However, as events spiral out of her control, her moods swing wildly from one extreme to the other and I feel she loses coherence and believability. She a
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Jan 11, 2009
Lea
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“My Involvement with vampires began innocently enough.” This is the first sentence of Kismet’s story and it speaks volumes.
Dr. Kismet Knight is a psychologist in private practice working in Denver, Colorado. At the opening of the book she meets a new young patient “Midnight”, who dresses ‘goth’ and claims, as their therapy session continues to be involved with a group of vampires at a bar called “The Crypt”, in downtown Denver. Kismet of course concludes that Midnight has created a f More...
Dr. Kismet Knight is a psychologist in private practice working in Denver, Colorado. At the opening of the book she meets a new young patient “Midnight”, who dresses ‘goth’ and claims, as their therapy session continues to be involved with a group of vampires at a bar called “The Crypt”, in downtown Denver. Kismet of course concludes that Midnight has created a f More...
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Jun 29, 2010
If I could have forced myself to read more than 27% through this book, I'd rate it one star. But that seems unfair. Maybe it would have improved at some point after I threw in the towel. I doubt it. But maybe.
My first major hurdle was the depiction of Kismet as a psychologist. I know that is my own stuff after close to 25 years in Mental Health and perhaps others wouldn't notice or care. I was surprised to see the author states on her GR page that she is a psychotherapist. I More...
My first major hurdle was the depiction of Kismet as a psychologist. I know that is my own stuff after close to 25 years in Mental Health and perhaps others wouldn't notice or care. I was surprised to see the author states on her GR page that she is a psychotherapist. I More...
Feb 19, 2012
Theresa
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I enjoyed this book very much. Kismet Knight is smart, self-aware and self-accepting of her strengths and human weaknesses. Refreshing. This therapist bites off more than she can chew when she gets a new client who wants to become a vampire. Kismet decides she’ll specialize in this delusion, only to discover she’s the naïve one. The Master of the region, Devereux, is not a nice, tame vampire, either, not the Southern or old gentleman we find in True Blood or Twilight. He is a bit of a gentleman,
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Jul 02, 2010
Bella (Bella's Wonderworld)
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"Kismet Knight" von Lynda Hilburn ist der Auftakt zu einer neuen Vampirserie. Im Mittelpunkt steht die bodenständige Therapeutin Kismet. Als ihr die neue Patientin Midnight von ihren Erlebnissen und Problemen mit Vampiren erzählt, glaubt Kismet nur an eine übereifrige Fantasie ihres neuen Schützlings. Da Kismet Midnight unbedingt helfen möchte bringt sie sich auf den neusten Stand in Dingen Vampirismus. Fasziniert von dem Syndromen (die der Vampirismus mit sich bringt) inseriert sie ku
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Nov 03, 2011
Emerch
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Kismet Knight Ph.D therapist get's an great idea of one of her new clients. Young gifted girl calling herself Midnight is a wannabe vampire with delusions that these creatures of the night really excist and she's not the only one. Kismet sees an opportunity to specialise of helping these youngs with their oddly strong fantasies. She's going to be a Vampire Psychologist! Working as a therapist Kismet is also working on her own problem not being able to make or keep social relationships in her own
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Apr 08, 2011
Genesis
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Kismet Knight is a shrink who doesn't believe in vampires, even when the bloodsuckers start showing up for counseling. Even when she finally accepts it, she finds herself falling for one of them.
I have to admit, this is not my favorite vampire book. For one, Kismet is easily overwhelmed by all vampires. They can read her mind, control her thoughts and basically do anything they want to her, she has no defenses against them. That's not nearly as exciting as someone who can hold their ow More...
I have to admit, this is not my favorite vampire book. For one, Kismet is easily overwhelmed by all vampires. They can read her mind, control her thoughts and basically do anything they want to her, she has no defenses against them. That's not nearly as exciting as someone who can hold their ow More...
Jun 07, 2010
Jennifer
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