The Vampire Queen's Servant (Vampire Queen, #1) by Joey W. Hill

May 18, 2008

Daisiemae rated it

Recommends it for: Vampire/BDSM erotic readers

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Shelves: erotica, vampire-paranormal, books-read-in-2008

This is NOT a book for the faint hearted. There are some VERY strong BDSM elements to it. There were several times I felt myself wanting to cringe from the things Jacob is put through to prove his submission to Lyssa. Being an alpha male, he has some problems with being submissive, but in Lyssa's world that is not allowed. It is made very clear throughout the book that Vampires must be dominate, and demand nothing less but submission with all of their slaves, but honestly some of it was hard...more

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Apr 24, 2008

Marion rated it

Shelves: erotic-romance, 2008-read, bdsm

This book is about Lyssa the Vamire Queen and Jacob ( a human) who applies for the position to be her servant. Jacob was trained by Thomas who was Lyssa's previous servant.The problem is that Jacob is an alpha male and he is not submissive. Both Lyssa and Jacob try to dominate the other but also want to submit to each other. There is alot of sexual tension as well as romance and quite a bit of violence from Lyssa (after all she is a vampire). I was not sure I would like this book but was plea...more

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Oct 14, 2008

L8blmr rated it

Recommends it for: Fans of PN erotica and or BDSM

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Jul 07, 2008

Heather rated it

Recommends it for: Vampire erotica and romance fans.

Shelves: erotica, paranormal-romance

You should read this book! At first I was put off by a review I read that said there was a lot of violence in this book... I disagree!

This is really a love story. The story is about Alyssa- a 1000 year old vampire queen who was somewhat recently parted with her human servant Thomas. (For those who read the vampire genre we know what a human servant is.) Along comes Jacob- handsome man who swears he is the one to serve her and be with her. He tells her that Thomas himself trained him...more

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Mar 18, 2009

VampFanGirl rated it

Shelves: erotic-paranormal-romance, bdsm

Joey W. Hill is a very unique author. She can turn the simple evolution of a couple's relationship into an epic romance, baffling the reader with the scope of this ability within the confines of three to four hundred pages. Hill is an author to be savored and dedication of time is necessary in order to appreciate her artistry.

Lady Elyssa Amaterasu Yamato Wentworth is a vampire queen not only by birth but also by the shear force of her personality. A thousand years has given Lyssa ple...moreJoey W. Hill is a very unique author. She can turn the simple evolution of a couple's relationship into an epic romance, baffling the reader with the scope of this ability within the confines of three to four hundred pages. Hill is an author to be savored and dedication of time is necessary in order to appreciate her artistry.

Lady Elyssa Amaterasu Yamato Wentworth is a vampire queen not only by birth but also by the shear force of her personality. A thousand years has given Lyssa plenty of time to loose countless human servants, beloved each for their uniqueness and collectively for their submission, and also the loss of one controlling and perhaps crazed vampire husband. These years have also wrought a strange affliction upon Lyssa that forces moments of intense weakness. It's during one of these bouts that Lyssa decides to take home a potential new servant, Jacob.

Jacob, former vampire hunter and circus performer extraordinaire, has spent one man's dying months at perfecting his ability to serve and protect Lady Lyssa. Thomas, a monk and Lyssa's former servant, gifts Jacob to Lyssa by letter, provoking the queen's loneliness after a year of self enforced celibacy. She can no more resist the Renaissance man standing before her in nothing but skin tight hose, any more than she can fight the irrational need to bind him to her for centuries to come.

Combined with a supreme predatory nature and her status as Queen, Lyssa finds extraordinary sexual satisfaction by the willing submission of her servants. But, unlike those who've served before, Jacob is not a practitioner of sexual submission nor does he fully grasp the extent of submission required by a vampire. Having dabbled only in soft bondage, Jacob's inner alpha has always directed him where he needed to go in terms of a woman's pleasure. The cries and physical reactions of a woman in his arms determined where his hands and other appendages needed to go to ensure her pleasure. Being commanded what to do and punished for disobedience is a concept unknown to him. Yet, despite Jacob's need to control the situation, Lyssa's demands provokes a powerful response from him that he's never experienced before. But with his explosive desire for Lyssa also comes panic. Not that he doesn't trust his lady, but he's never been invaded so thoroughly nor so immediately by a woman before.

The rules governing the relationship between vampire and servant are ancient in their existence. It's a completely one sided affair giving the power exclusively to the vampire. At the whim of the vampire, a servant is given a total of three marks. One that is basically a tracker, resembling a mental GPS. The second allows the vampire to invade the very mind of it's servant. Again this is one sided. While the vampire can view the thoughts, emotions, fears, the past, and present of their servant's mind, the vampire may choose at it's leisure to invite the servant within the confines of it's own mind. The third and final mark links the servant to a vampire's immortality and thereby prolonging the humans life by three to four times what is normal.

Lyssa can't help but be intrigued by Jacob. While a willing submissive is her preference, Jacob's arrogance and subsequent disobedience, springs forth a tidal wave of lust and yearning for him. Although he's a man who claims to be unable to woo a woman by words, Lyssa can't deny the emotions he ignites within her with his cunning wit, dry humor, and above all his words of devotion to her and his need to not only be her protector, but her beloved companion as well. Impulsively and much to Lyssa's early chagrin, she gifts Jacob with the first two marks, yet she promises him that third will never be given for purely unselfish reasons.

I've come to see that unlike most romance authors, Hill enjoys writing about tortured heroines verses tortured heroes. Unlike Hill's 'Ice Queen' - Marguerite, who was horrifically tortured, Lyssa's vulnerability and thus my connection to her plight, was difficult to uncover. As a reader, my preferences crave a dominant hero verses a dominant heroine, so that alone counts against Lyssa. I'm also attributing it towards her being a vampire and with that is the supreme ability to crush Jacob on a whim. Plus, Lyssa has lived for a thousand years thereby having plenty of time to cultivate and perfect her controlled facade. Even Jacob states that anyone else would be hard pressed to observe the subtle nuances in her expressions, signaling her displeasure or approval. Honestly, it's not until Jacob plunges into Lyssa's mind that I could finally understand her motivations and what a revelation did they ultimately prove to be. I finally saw Lyssa as human. She's a woman who is capable of remorse which was definitely something I needed to see in order to move past some of her bad treatment of Jacob. And when Lyssa begins to acknowledge the blurred lines between vampire and servant, she realizes that she craves spending time with Jacob. The sexual desire is still there but she's surprised at even her mundane cravings of him like sitting on the couch and watching television. It's at this time, when she finally reaches out for Jacob, that her vulnerability steps out from behind her shields and I simply could no longer resist her.

Jacob, on the other hand, was very easy to connect with. He truly cares for his lady but he was also very human. I bonded with his thought processes and how even he at times questioned Lyssa's behavior and on more than one occasion, thinks he's taken the wrong path. But true to his Irish heritage, he's equally stubborn as he is motivated to belong to Lyssa, heart and soul. Simply put, Jacob is genuinely a good guy with a big heart. His compulsion to be chivalrous to all woman was very enduring.

'The Vampire Queen's Servant' is very reminiscent of Hill's Ellora's Cave contemporaries despite it's paranormal attributes. This novel puts Jacob and Lyssa's relationship center stage which is unique, IMO, in today's paranormal genre which features a lot of action and fight sequences with the romance taking a backseat. However, I don't think that the novel is for everyone. Because Lyssa's vulnerability and humanity doesn't really come out until more than halfway through the novel combined with her brutal treatment of Jacob, some people might give up on Lyssa early on and may decide to not continue reading.

The BDSM in 'The Vampire Queen's Servant' is not extreme yet the novel definitely deserves it's "erotic" label. You can expect some sharing of sexual partners and some interesting devices to enhance sexual pleasure, but I in no way found the novel to be 'uncomfortable'. Just the opposite in fact. There is a scene where Lyssa hosts a dinner for three vampires and their human servants. The scene is intensely erotic with Jacob performing sexual acts with two other woman, all at the command of Mistress Lyssa. To me it's like Joey W. Hill orchestrates this elaborate masterpiece with numerous people engaging in sexual acts on a stage. Each performs a solo with the others supporting in the background. Then they all come together in a resounding climax that leaves you breathless.

The close of 'The Vampire Queen's Servant' in no way signals the end for Jacob and Lyssa. Their story could not be contained within the confines of one book alone and is followed by it's sequel - 'The Mark of The Vampire Queen'. I think this was Lyssa's doing. You can't say no to a queen.

Again, Hill's novels are not fast reads by any means. She forces you to slow down and savor her words rather than speed through. Jacob and Lyssa's relationship is very complex and it takes time to uncover the inner workings of their hearts especially when one person is guarding their heart so well. I admit that I struggled with the novel in the beginning but about midway through, it really started to flow and the characters washed through my mind like so much silk.
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Jun 15, 2010

Sparklybearsy rated it

This was my first Joey Hill book and it wont be my last. The Vampire Queen's Servant by Joey .W. Hill is book one in her 'Vampire Queen Series', it's certainly not for the faint of heart or if you are used to something a little more tame and vanilla. This book delves into BDSM and D/s in a big way. Jacob is one of those sexy Alpha men that has you drooling, nothing about him says submissive but when he sees Lady Lyssa he wants her, he learns her ways, how to look after her, be her servant. It'...more This was my first Joey Hill book and it wont be my last. The Vampire Queen's Servant by Joey .W. Hill is book one in her 'Vampire Queen Series', it's certainly not for the faint of heart or if you are used to something a little more tame and vanilla. This book delves into BDSM and D/s in a big way. Jacob is one of those sexy Alpha men that has you drooling, nothing about him says submissive but when he sees Lady Lyssa he wants her, he learns her ways, how to look after her, be her servant. It's usually the male protagonist who is the more dominant so i was very intrigued to see how it played out with Lyssa in that role. Jacob doesn't submit easily, making the vampire queen work for his submission leaving her frustrated at times but that just adds more to his appeal for her, she's used to "yes" people.

It doesn't all go in Jacob's favour though, certain scenes were pretty brutal to read, the threat of male on male rape, a forced ménage à trois and group voyeurism are just some acts Jacob has to go through to become Lyssa's servant. The vampire politics are quite strict, Lyssa needs Jacob's submission if he is to exist in the vampire world and not undermine her authority.

Very much character laden i loved this book for alot of reasons, yes it has enough erotica to please the smuttiest of bitches, it has an underline mystery of past history and who is the bad guy, but it's the structure of character in Jacob and Lyssa i loved best. The author gives you great depth in these characters, they're not perfect and she shows you that and for all the politics and rules in both the vampire world and the D/s world all they both want really is love. I liked the tender moments Lyssa had, she was harsh at times so the contrast in her nicer side was good to see.
This is an on-going series so in The Vampire Queen's servant you don't get all the resolves you would in a stand alone book, but it just made me more eager to follow on with book two The Mark of the Vampire Queen.

If you like paranormal, vampires, biting, erotica, moresomes and pedicures given by a sexy alpha male then this book is a must read for you.
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Aug 12, 2010

Ridley rated it

Shelves: 3-star, erotic-romance, read-2010, paper

I won't be doing a full review because this book just sort of lost me somewhere. Maybe it's because I spent a week and a half to read it, stopping to glom the entire Girl Genius archives in the middle of it, but I don't think so.

The book shares three things in common with literary fiction: a trade paperback price, a love of figurative language and a lack of emphasis on plot.

Now, the reverse snob in me hates literary fiction, so anytime things start to resemble it, I get ...more

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May 10, 2010

Penny Watson rated it

The Vampire Queen's Servant by Joey Hill (Read April 2009)

I would like to think that I am not the squeamish type when it comes to romance novels. However, a book classified as a BDSM erotic vampire novel sounds a bit daunting, does it not? Since reading A Mermaid's Kiss and A Witch's Beauty, I have become a serious Joey Hill fan. My good friend and fellow writer Michelle heartily encouraged me to start her vampire series, and so I acquiesced, all the while harboring some reservations...moreThe Vampire Queen's Servant by Joey Hill (Read April 2009)

I would like to think that I am not the squeamish type when it comes to romance novels. However, a book classified as a BDSM erotic vampire novel sounds a bit daunting, does it not? Since reading A Mermaid's Kiss and A Witch's Beauty, I have become a serious Joey Hill fan. My good friend and fellow writer Michelle heartily encouraged me to start her vampire series, and so I acquiesced, all the while harboring some reservations about the BDSM stuff. Who would have expected it to be one of the most touching, revealing and vulnerable relationships in a romance novel? Hell, not me. (Okay, I was expecting whips and chains. So sue me.) Obviously I was missing the big picture about this lifestyle, which is ultimately about trust. But having the dominant be the female partner, in this case Lyssa the vampire queen, is a fascinating take on this sort of relationship. Jacob is a fabulous character, struggling with his instinctive need to dominate and the need to serve his "lady" who has stolen his heart over several lifetimes, as a knight, a Japanese warrior, and now as an applicant to be her human servant. God, is that romantic or what? This is one of the most "romantic" books I have ever read, and the fact that it is a BDSM erotic paranormal is just some tasty icing on the cake. Hill has written a beautiful book, although not as intense and fast-paced a read as A Mermaid's Kiss or A Witch's Beauty. Jacob and Lyssa's story unfolds in a slow, sensual, and satisfying way. Another interesting part of this book is that one of the key characters (Thomas, Lyssa's former servant and instructor for Jacob) has already died when this book takes place. That does not stop Hill from painting a stunning portrait of this man who selflessly loved his vampire queen, and dared to kill for her. Joey Hill is a writer beyond reproach and The Vampire Queen's Servant is a joy to read. I can't wait to devour the rest of the series! Grade: A+

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Apr 10, 2009

Anita rated it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, erotica

I couldn't get into this book. Half the time, I thought it was a poorly written sappy romance. The other half of the time, it seemed like an slightly edgy paranormal romance/erotica. It doesn't speak well for the writing that I never once cared about any of the characters. Too many cliches, too redundant, with a generally uninteresting story line. Even the "edgy" scenes were fairly boring because it really didn't matter to me if a character was hurt.

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Jan 26, 2012

Weirde rated it

Scritta veramente bene e con grande pathos analizza la figura del vampiro in una nuova luce, più sensuale e crudele al tempo stesso. Il rapporto tra il vampiro e i suoi servi di cui si nutre….la natura dominante che lo guida nella vita e nei rapporti sessuali, la sua natura possessiva ma al tempo stesso non monogama….tutto è molto interessante e raccontato veramente bene. Impossibile non amare i personaggi principali della serie Lyssa e il il suo servo Jacob. Tra loro non dovrebbe essere possibi...more

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Oct 28, 2011

Reading Lark rated it

I picked up The Vampire Queen's Servant at the recommendation of friends. I was warned that if I can't handle hard core BDSM and multiple partners, then to steer clear of this one. Well, if you know me at all, you know that telling me that only intrigued me and urged me to drop everything else I had to read and start this one immediately. I figured if there was a scene I couldn't handle, I could skip that scene. I paid a little more for this eBook than I normally do, and in the end I didn't regr...moreI picked up The Vampire Queen's Servant at the recommendation of friends. I was warned that if I can't handle hard core BDSM and multiple partners, then to steer clear of this one. Well, if you know me at all, you know that telling me that only intrigued me and urged me to drop everything else I had to read and start this one immediately. I figured if there was a scene I couldn't handle, I could skip that scene. I paid a little more for this eBook than I normally do, and in the end I didn't regret that decision at all. I have not been this sucked into the Vampire world since my traipse through the realm of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Not since my first read-through of Dark Lover have I been completely enthralled with the adult vampire scene and the politics of a brand new Vampire world. I found myself thinking about this story and the characters 24/7, reading in the car at red lights and drive through windows, and looking for any excuse to pick up my Nook. I was absolutely consumed by the world Joey Hill created.

The Vampire Queen's Servant is the beginning of Lady Lyssa and Jacob's story. Jacob is a typical alpha-male with one huge distinction. He is drawn to Lady Lyssa and has trained to be her human servant following the traumatic loss of her previous servant. What his training neglected to prepare him for was the submission that being a human servant demanded. I love a strong female character, but I was leary of a male submissive. I love an alpha male and I didn't want to see Jacob lose that part of himself in his quest to serve Lady Lyssa. What I found was that the struggle between these two alpha characters was fascinating to me. I loved the banter and battle of the will between them.

This trip into the Vampire world held a whole new set of rules and politics for me. There are two distinct political forces at war, the born vampires and the made vampires. Lady Lyssa is a made vampire, and she has created and ruled over a world that requires vampires to control themselves and limit their killing of human lives. The made vampires are rebelling against this system and if any of them discovers Lyssa's weakened state, her world will crumble. The role of the human servant in this world is, I suppose, not unique to the Vampire world, but it was new to me. The human servant is trained to care for his/her master or mistress in all ways imaginable, from providing household and hygienic services to sexual and feeding services. They are to be submissive to their owners in all ways imaginable. This is where the heavy BDSM and multiple partners come in. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to handle them or that they would overwhelm the actual story, but I found that there were really only three hard-core scenes, and they did not in any way dominate the story. They served the purpose of driving home to both myself and Jacob exactly what being a human servant entailed and made Jacob question his ability to serve Lady Lyssa in the ways required of him.

There is a very unique bond between the vampire master/mistress and his/her human servant. It is both a physical and emotional bond. What neither Lady Lyssa or Jacob are prepared for is the depth of the bond, the love, that grows between them. Jacob is desperate to fight his nature to become what Lady Lyssa wants and needs, and Lady Lyssa knows that he is too much of an alpha male to ever become a true human servant. But that doesn't stop her from wanting him and being compelled to mark him as her servant even against her better judgement. There are forces at play that are both pushing these two together and at the same time threatening driving a wedge between them and threatening their lives.

I was absolutely sucked into this world. There were questions raised that pushed me to continue reading even when I knew I should be doing other things. I had to find out what was wrong with Lady Lyssa and if Jacob would give up and turn away from her. I was intrigued by the world created by Ms. Hill. The characters and story roamed my head 24/7. I could not stop thinking about them, even after finishing the book. (less)

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Aug 05, 2011

Charley Ferrer rated it

Shelves: bdsm-for-writers

A fabulous book about D/s and Vampires and strong Dominant women. Reading this book is what actually lead to me writing my new books BDSM FOR WRITERS and BDSM THE NAKED TRUTH. I wanted to kidnap Jacob (the main character) but had to settle for a TV interview for my show PLEASURE with author Joey W. Hill during the Authors After Dark 2010 event. While there I was asked to speak on the writers' panel to help normalize BDSM and then was asked if I'd consider writing a book on BDSM FOR WRITERS(hence...more

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Mar 08, 2011

Leontine rated it

Shelves: erotic-romance, crack

There are some authors who are meant to push your boundaries and throw you in uncharted territory, for me Joey W Hill is such an author! THE VAMPIRE QUEEN’S SERVANT is a story about how Jacob becomes the servant of vampire queen Lyssa. A very simple given but the journey they undertake is executed with such depth of character and rich detail of vampire culture that it kept boredom far away from this story.

In THE VAMPIRE QUEEN’S SERVANT I got a first taste of the vampire culture which...more

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Sep 26, 2010

Jane Stewart rated it

Shelves: erotic-paranormal-romance

No interesting character development or plot. Cruel female vampire tortures her servant for unrealistic or vague reasons.

STORY BRIEF:
Lyssa is a powerful 1000 year old vampire. Her previous human servant Thomas died. Thomas chose Jacob as his replacement and sent Jacob to Lyssa with a letter of recommendation. Thomas also trained Jacob in things he would need to know. Jacob wants to be Lyssa’s servant. She tells him he must be totally submissive and endure torture from her...moreNo interesting character development or plot. Cruel female vampire tortures her servant for unrealistic or vague reasons.

STORY BRIEF:
Lyssa is a powerful 1000 year old vampire. Her previous human servant Thomas died. Thomas chose Jacob as his replacement and sent Jacob to Lyssa with a letter of recommendation. Thomas also trained Jacob in things he would need to know. Jacob wants to be Lyssa’s servant. She tells him he must be totally submissive and endure torture from her. Much of the story is Lyssa saying and doing cruel things to Jacob. He endures it and stays with her. She requires that he act as her maid, housekeeper, party planner, secretary, etc. There is a sequel book to continue the story.

REVIEWER’S OPINION:
I read the first 211 pages and the last 33 pages (65% of the book). I couldn’t take anymore. There was no character development and too many unknowns about the pasts and motivations of Jacob and Lyssa. What little was said about Lyssa’s past was told and not shown, for example on page 133. “Several vampires had trapped her in an alley. Or so they’d thought. Three bodies had been left behind, and hers had not been one of them. In fact, after making a brief stop to freshen up, she’d met Rex as planned for a theater production and seemed to thoroughly enjoy the play.”

Lyssa was mean, rude and a dominating bully. I never understood why Lyssa told Jacob she must torture him in order for him to be her servant. It seemed like an excuse to tie him up and cause sexual pain. There is almost too much sex in this book. Whenever they are together, thoughts of sex are involved. And, the sex scenes were not that good. There didn’t seem to be any story with good guys, bad guys or interesting developments. I normally do not like writing a review if I haven’t read the whole book, but reading more than half and being unable to finish it I felt was worth noting.

DATA:
Story length: 373 pages. Swearing language: strong, including religious words. Sexual language: strong/erotic. Number of sex scenes: many and long. Setting: current day Atlanta, Georgia. Copyright: 2007. Genre: erotic paranormal romance.

OTHER BOOKS:
I’ve read one other story by Joey W. Hill. I gave 1 star to “A Choice of Masters” copyright 2003, which appears in the anthology “Enchained.” My review for the anthology was posted on 3-13-08.(less)

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Feb 07, 2009

Rhianna rated it

Lady Lyssa doesn't want another human servant. To take another would mean losing him the way she lost Thomas, the monk who served her faithfully for hundreds of years. But Thomas' dying wish is that his mistress be protected and cared for. As queen of the vampires Lyssa's enemies are many and she cannot show weakness. The greatest of these being the mysterious illness that has plagued her for some time now.

Jacob Green has hunted vampires alongside his brother Gideon for most of his ...moreLady Lyssa doesn't want another human servant. To take another would mean losing him the way she lost Thomas, the monk who served her faithfully for hundreds of years. But Thomas' dying wish is that his mistress be protected and cared for. As queen of the vampires Lyssa's enemies are many and she cannot show weakness. The greatest of these being the mysterious illness that has plagued her for some time now.

Jacob Green has hunted vampires alongside his brother Gideon for most of his adult life. But one look at Lady Lyssa compelled him to be a part of her life. Thinking himself prepared by Thomas' tutelage he comes to Lyssa ready to serve, but unwilling to submit. She may not want a new human servant but she can't deny the wanting she feels for Jacob. If he is going to be her protector she must make him her submissive in all things; physically, emotionally and sexually. Can either deny that through it all something deeper and stronger than lust connects them?

I haven't read erotica really in quite a long time. I've always found it very difficult to read it when there's not some sub-story outside of the sex. Sure, you read erotica for the sexual nature of it, but is it too much to ask for there to be some action too? Fortunately, The Vampire Queen's Servant delivers on both smoothly. The plot of the story and the building of Lyssa's world gives the sex purpose and depth. It never feels overly gratuitous or out of place which is a feat worthy of praise.

Though I personally do not care for 'forced' sexual situations the BDSM was light enough that it was intriguing and sensual. The push-and-pull relationship that Lyssa and Jacob share spills over into their erotic encounters which makes the question of who will be initiating them anyone's guess. I very much enjoyed that Hill chose locations for the encounters that weren't conventional. The only scene I didn't particularly care for was an orgy, not so much because I don't care for several couplings happening at once, I just didn't like the casualness. I like there to be more emotional attachment between partners. Overall the book was well... hot. It blended great elements of paranormal romance with grittier sexuality than is typical, a great change of pace. (less)

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Aug 24, 2011

Jen Stewart rated it

Shelves: read-in-2011

Loved this story - Jacob is one of the hottest humans I've read about in a LONG time!!

The book basically was about Lady Lissa, the oldest Vampire living - and she is not a happy lady. She is actually pretty sad. She's had a rough life.
Her husband Rex use to beat on her, pretty badly too - since she's a vampire, she's able to heal, but she still hurts like anyone else. Only Vampires don't get to pass out from pain, they just have to endure it. It was pretty sad :(
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Feb 27, 2011

Bobs (Reader Unbound) rated it

Shelves: 2011-read-list, a-bit-disturbing, curiosity-shot-the-reader, paranormal-romance

I wanted to like this book.I tried. I really did. But it was so difficult for me to read it. At the beginning everything was excellent and just as a thought I found myself a new favorite series, things started to fall apart.
The biggest reason because of which I had such a difficult time with this read was the BDSM part. I can tolerate this kind of erotic relations, I can even find them appealing, but only when they are i small dozes. While reading The Vampire Queen's Servant, at some mome...more

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Dec 23, 2010

Joy rated it

Shelves: ebooks, erotic-fiction, paranormal-romance, vampires-and-werewolves

I took a rest reading about vampires so this one took a backseat after I explored other genres like fantasy, magic, and the like. After reading something I didn't enjoy, I decided to try this one. My copy is an e-book and this is one of those I downloaded after I saw it in the "related books" or "you might also like". After browsing the ratings (note: I didn't read the reviews), I decided to get the whole series since I'm one of those who always likes to follow something.
...moreI took a rest reading about vampires so this one took a backseat after I explored other genres like fantasy, magic, and the like. After reading something I didn't enjoy, I decided to try this one. My copy is an e-book and this is one of those I downloaded after I saw it in the "related books" or "you might also like". After browsing the ratings (note: I didn't read the reviews), I decided to get the whole series since I'm one of those who always likes to follow something.

I wasn't expecting anything, and I didn't get a background of the story, I love surprises, I want to be caught off-guard, so I only read about the description when I was 40% through with the book. I got a gleam in my eye when I saw its genre: paranormal erotica, what an explosive combination, right up my alley.

From the first chapter I was hooked. After reading a lot of vampire-related books, I'm open to how an author recreates the vampire world, and I'm very impressed with this one. Ms Hill writes with such clarity, vivid descriptions of places, facial expressions, and how she built the characters really piqued my interest and captivated me. Her brand of erotica is sensual, furious like a tempest, and she evoked different emotions through her characters. I loved every scene, but notice how I only gave this a 4.

I'd like very much to give this a very high rating, but I hated it when Jacob was commanded to entertain the other vampires through a certain dare (won't spoil it here), and there's a gay scene which I'm not really a fan of. I tolerate it, but there's only so much I could take. The images projected about it are not something I want to elaborate on. There's also the BDSM games which I'm really trying to understand and appreciate. This just shows how I loved the author's writing style because that's how affected I was.

I was never bored even though the setting was limited. I'm overwhelmed by the concepts and how the characters dealt with each other I was always on the edge. Lyssa was very unpredictable, I found myself holding my breath whenever Jacob defied her. From the beginning, they are a volatile mix - imagine a vampire queen having an alpha male for a servant, then things get more interesting than that.

I love love love Jacob!!! I'm crazy about the guy and of course wish for someone like him. He is an ideal. I liked the way he disobeys, he's only human and of course he has doubts whenever Lyssa rejects him and hurts him (literally and emotionally), but he never gave up, he kept on pushing maybe because he's optimistic and he's precognitive. Being a red-blooded female, I can't help but comment that Ms Hill knows how to describe sexy characters and Jacob is smokin' hot.

The story has a lot of mysteries, Ms Hill knew when to ratchet things up. Everything is balanced, everything was explained in detail, but still leaving some for the reader's imagination. I've already started reading the next and I'm sure it'll be a treat.(less)

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Jun 30, 2010

Lmb rated it

Recommends it for: Paranormal fans, vamp fans, angst lovers

Shelves: paranormal-pnr, overrated

This book was only OK to meh for me. I think some of it had to do with expectations based on reviews I read & some was just down to falling into stale cliche's & borrowing to heavily from other author's worlds.

Also - it was actually quite slow & too much repetitive angst. I'll tell you right now, I don't do angst very well. Esp. if it's tired & overused "plot development" ploy's.

I had been hearing a lot about Joey Hill lately. That she is a solid writer who re...more

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Jan 29, 2012

Bridget rated it

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Odd book. The premise is really interesting, that vampires often use a willing human as a "servant", providing daytime security, household maintenance, personal services (like manicures, huh?) and sexual relief. By "marking" the human in stages, the human becomes tied to their master. First marking, the vampire knows where their servant is at any time. Second marking, the vampire can invade their human's thoughts. It can go both ways at the master or mistresses desires at the...more

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Oct 14, 2011

Erica Chilson *Wicked Reads* rated it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, nook, gun-to-head-still-wouldnt-reread, digital, erotica, 3-star

Rating: 3 1/2 stars.

I did like the overall premise of the book. I just wished there were more of it. A lot of repetition. I hope this is the case of the 1st (in the series) book curse. I will continue to read the series before I abandon it. I have seen many positive reviews for the following books. Hopefully the story picks up in the direction I can see it leading. I love naughty bits in my books but I find them more stimulating when it is within a storyline and has meaning. The a...more

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Jul 19, 2011

DavinciKittie rated it

Shelves: erotica, joey-w-hill, series-starters, the-vampire-queen-series, paranormal-romance-urban-fantasy

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The oldest living vampire and the last queen of the Far East Clan, Lady Elyssa Amaterasu Yamato Wentworth, still suffers from the pain of losing her human servant and her husband. Jacob Green is, among other things, a vampire hunter trained to hunt and kill her kind but is strangely drawn to Lyssa in ways he does not yet understand. Even a perfect match takes a little breaking in, and Lady ...more

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Jan 22, 2012

Terri Dion rated it

Recommends it for: adults

Recommended to Terri by: i won this book from Joey

O.K. I said I'd never do this but before I start i have to say SPOILER ALERT I just can't tell you why I liked this book without giving something away.
Lyssa wanted a meal. Preferably something muscular, a man whose long, powerful body would serve her well as she took his blood. She would hold him down, drink her fill and ride him hard.
That was the first three sentences in a book that is hot hot hot!!! After the first couple of chapters I felt like I needed a cold shower but i ...more

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Oct 28, 2011

Tevya (Reading Lark) rated it

I picked up The Vampire Queen's Servant at the recommendation of friends. I was warned that if I can't handle hard core BDSM and multiple partners, then to steer clear of this one. Well, if you know me at all, you know that telling me that only intrigued me and urged me to drop everything else I had to read and start this one immediately. I figured if there was a scene I couldn't handle, I could skip that scene. I paid a little more for this eBook than I normally do, and in the end I didn't regr...moreI picked up The Vampire Queen's Servant at the recommendation of friends. I was warned that if I can't handle hard core BDSM and multiple partners, then to steer clear of this one. Well, if you know me at all, you know that telling me that only intrigued me and urged me to drop everything else I had to read and start this one immediately. I figured if there was a scene I couldn't handle, I could skip that scene. I paid a little more for this eBook than I normally do, and in the end I didn't regret that decision at all. I have not been this sucked into the Vampire world since my traipse through the realm of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Not since my first read-through of Dark Lover have I been completely enthralled with the adult vampire scene and the politics of a brand new Vampire world. I found myself thinking about this story and the characters 24/7, reading in the car at red lights and drive through windows, and looking for any excuse to pick up my Nook. I was absolutely consumed by the world Joey Hill created.

The Vampire Queen's Servant is the beginning of Lady Lyssa and Jacob's story. Jacob is a typical alpha-male with one huge distinction. He is drawn to Lady Lyssa and has trained to be her human servant following the traumatic loss of her previous servant. What his training neglected to prepare him for was the submission that being a human servant demanded. I love a strong female character, but I was leary of a male submissive. I love an alpha male and I didn't want to see Jacob lose that part of himself in his quest to serve Lady Lyssa. What I found was that the struggle between these two alpha characters was fascinating to me. I loved the banter and battle of the will between them.

This trip into the Vampire world held a whole new set of rules and politics for me. There are two distinct political forces at war, the born vampires and the made vampires. Lady Lyssa is a made vampire, and she has created and ruled over a world that requires vampires to control themselves and limit their killing of human lives. The made vampires are rebelling against this system and if any of them discovers Lyssa's weakened state, her world will crumble. The role of the human servant in this world is, I suppose, not unique to the Vampire world, but it was new to me. The human servant is trained to care for his/her master or mistress in all ways imaginable, from providing household and hygienic services to sexual and feeding services. They are to be submissive to their owners in all ways imaginable. This is where the heavy BDSM and multiple partners come in. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to handle them or that they would overwhelm the actual story, but I found that there were really only three hard-core scenes, and they did not in any way dominate the story. They served the purpose of driving home to both myself and Jacob exactly what being a human servant entailed and made Jacob question his ability to serve Lady Lyssa in the ways required of him.

There is a very unique bond between the vampire master/mistress and his/her human servant. It is both a physical and emotional bond. What neither Lady Lyssa or Jacob are prepared for is the depth of the bond, the love, that grows between them. Jacob is desperate to fight his nature to become what Lady Lyssa wants and needs, and Lady Lyssa knows that he is too much of an alpha male to ever become a true human servant. But that doesn't stop her from wanting him and being compelled to mark him as her servant even against her better judgement. There are forces at play that are both pushing these two together and at the same time threatening driving a wedge between them and threatening their lives.

I was absolutely sucked into this world. There were questions raised that pushed me to continue reading even when I knew I should be doing other things. I had to find out what was wrong with Lady Lyssa and if Jacob would give up and turn away from her. I was intrigued by the world created by Ms. Hill. The characters and story roamed my head 24/7. I could not stop thinking about them, even after finishing the book. (less)

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Mar 04, 2011

Jennifer rated it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, vamps, bd-sm, hottest-covers, favorites, erotic-romance

Ahhhhhhhhh! If I could give this book 10 stars I would. There are books you read to pass the time, that are enjoyable while they last, but don't leave lasting impressions. I read A LOT of that stuff. Sometimes I can't even remember the names of the characters 10 minutes after I finish. But this novel is in another stratosphere for me.

Jacob is a strong, beautiful, rough alpha male who is drawn to become the servant of the Vampire Queen Lyssa. Without Lyssa's knowledge, he is tr...moreAhhhhhhhhh! If I could give this book 10 stars I would. There are books you read to pass the time, that are enjoyable while they last, but don't leave lasting impressions. I read A LOT of that stuff. Sometimes I can't even remember the names of the characters 10 minutes after I finish. But this novel is in another stratosphere for me.

Jacob is a strong, beautiful, rough alpha male who is drawn to become the servant of the Vampire Queen Lyssa. Without Lyssa's knowledge, he is trained for months by her dying, estranged servant, Thomas, before his sudden and compelling introduction into her life. Jacob has learned much about how to serve a vampire, but cannot fully comprehend how deeply the vampire society demands complete submission from its human servants, whether male or female (both exist). The structure of their society is formal and unyielding. The politics are complicated and there is always the danger of betrayal by rivals. As such, servants must be tested in extreme situations to prove their loyalty. They serve their vampire masters with their blood and their sex. In some vampires' eyes, they are seen as no more then pets to command. Lyssa exerts her dominance over Jacob, but is challenged by his alpha nature and his ability to rise to her equal in their passionate encounters. She can be brutal. There is s/m involved, but not in the kinky, "lifestyle-choice" way most bdsm books are written. It's not a whips and chains book, but there is violence and questionable consent. Jacob, however, is a dominant force in his own right and that makes it all the more intriguing.

This is a very passionate love story between two souls who are destined to be together. Joey Hill writes so sensually and beautifully, she makes even the most mundane actions enticing to read about. You are able to get lost in the words which just float by. It's not an action packed story, but character driven. We mostly live in the heads of the two leads as they struggle with their emotions, a constant push and pull. Wonderful and thorough character descriptions abound. The pages just burn. Oh, and this is only the first part of their story. It's to be continued in book 2 of the series :) (less)

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Apr 16, 2009

Cathy rated it

Shelves: fantasy, horror, paranormal, urban, read-in-2009, vampire

Really, I just skimmed it. It's just not my style. I didn't identify with the characters or feel any true interest in their story. I just skimmed enough to see where the author was going with the concept. Despite some sexy scenes it didn't feel passionate or exciting to me at all, just a dull read.

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Feb 03, 2012

Ann rated it

Holy cow this was one sexy book! Seriously, I felt like going into the backyard to hose myself off and it is February in the midwest. The main reason that this is getting at 3 star for me instead of a 4 star is the huge amount of what I would consider to be emo whining between Jacob and Lyssa about thier relationship that took up a great deal of the back half of the book. I liked that they were both so attracted to each other even though they thought they were looking for something different...more

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Jan 13, 2011

Sophie rated it

Shelves: paranormal, raunchy-erotic, romance, series

I’m sad to say that I was really disappointed with this book. I had read so many positive reviews about this series as well as Hill as an author and was intrigued from the description of this book. However, I found that from the start Hill was trying too hard to establish the sexual chemistry/tension etc between Jacob and Lyssa that the story got a bit bogged down by it. I understand Hill was trying to establish the sub-dom r/ship etc but seemed to overshadow everything else. I couldn’t get into...more

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Sep 20, 2011

Sharon rated it

I really enjoyed this. It's a lot steamier than a lot of other Vampire stories - bordering on BDSM. If you like a bit of erotica with your vamp stories you're bound to like this. It is definitely not for the faint hearted though, so if you're easily offended, it might be as well to give this a wide berth.

The story is fast paced and does a good job of setting the scene and explaining the background, without taking too much time or slowing the story down. You get to know the charac...more

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Nov 01, 2009

jessa girl ♥dhanger♥ rated it

Shelves: bdsm, paranormal-romance-fantasy, erotica

I really enjoyed this book. First off, let me say that it's not for the sexually 'faint of heart'. This book can be rough at times but that's to be expected with paranormal erotica so its all good. I loved the interaction between Jacob and Lyssa. Jacob is your typical dominant male that must learn to be submissive to his Mistress, totally submissive in everything. He must obey her orders or recieve her punishment and boy does she know how to punish. He fights it every step of the way, of c...more

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