Sign in with Facebook
Loading...
45th out of 147 books
—
202 voters
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance (Cin Craven 0.5)
by
Trisha Telep ,
Karen Chance (Goodreads Author), Lilith Saintcrow (Goodreads Author), Colleen Gleason (Goodreads Author), C.T. Adams, Savannah Russe, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Vicki Pettersson (Goodreads Author)
,
more…
The biggest names in paranormal romance have created a fascinating array of 30 short stories of hot blood and inhuman passions that will leave you thirsting for more. Authors include Sherri Erwin, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Jenna Black, Jenna Maclaine, Raven Hart, Delilah Devlin, Keri Arthur, Kimberly Raye, Alexis Morgan, Lilith Saintcrow, C.T. Adams, Cathy Clamp, Susan Sizemore,...more
Paperback, 514 pages
Published
July 29th 2008
by Running Press
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
Community Reviews
(showing
1-30
of
3,000)
WOW...if you like romance and if you like vampires, how can you pass this one up? There are 25, that's right 2-5 short stories in this 'mammoth' book! Most of the authors haven't hit the biggest of the big time, but many of them are authors I follow. This isn't a full list...but, there are stories by Jenna Black, Jenna Maclaine, Delilah Devlin, Keri Arthur, Alexis Morgan, Shiloh Walker, Rebecca York, Karen Chance, & Vicki Pettersson, among many others. Some I like a lot, some I just liked, a...more
7 likes · like · see review
view all 4 comments
Like most people reviewing this there where definitely stories I liked and stories I didn't but I only found myself skipping through the pages on two stories that seemed to include fanciful details that where uninteresting and seemed unrelated. I definitely skipped the last story though. A definite warning to everyone reading that the last story in the book is drastically different and sticks out like a sore thumb!
I thoroughly enjoyed a lot of them and I couldn't pick a favourite! I was surpris...more
I thoroughly enjoyed a lot of them and I couldn't pick a favourite! I was surpris...more
C.T. Adams & Cathy Clamp's To Ease the Rage was imaginative. Could be interesting as a series.
Keri Arthur's Dreams was ... eyyy...
Amanda Ashely's Music of the Night was lamely sweet. A fairy tale, sorry, vampire take on Phantom of the Opera.
Jenna Black's Fangs for Hire was imaginative but a little too obvious.
Karen Chance's Day of the Dead was interesting. Had a very different take on vampires in Mexico involving Mayan? culture.
Delilah Devlin's Viper's Bite was imaginative; I liked it.
Barbar...more
Keri Arthur's Dreams was ... eyyy...
Amanda Ashely's Music of the Night was lamely sweet. A fairy tale, sorry, vampire take on Phantom of the Opera.
Jenna Black's Fangs for Hire was imaginative but a little too obvious.
Karen Chance's Day of the Dead was interesting. Had a very different take on vampires in Mexico involving Mayan? culture.
Delilah Devlin's Viper's Bite was imaginative; I liked it.
Barbar...more
Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance - BIG Book, Big Name Authors, Short stories - not all are romances
Yes, the Mammoth Book of Vampire Romances is truly MAMMOTH containing 25 short stories. You'll recognize the names of the most of the 23 well known authors as the writers of your favorite paranormal romance and popular urban fantasy series. Despite the title, only about half of the stories in the book are `romances' though most have some sex, but they do all have vampires and most all have a key el...more
This is an anthology containing 25 short stories. One surprise for me is how explicit the sex scenes are in nearly all of the stories. I’m not familiar with the romance genre but had assumed that they the stories would focus on fantasizing rather than fantasy fulfilled meaning it’s not a fantasy any more. It seems a vampire’s life is you look at someone and you barely have time to make it to a bed, screaming and groaning orgasms, and then the vampire bites a very happy and willing partner leadin...more
A savory collection of vampire tales of love and lust, THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF VAMPIRE ROMANCE, is a terrific sampler for fans of both the paranormal romance and urban fantasy genres. With offerings from some of the new big names in the vampire sub I highly recommend this for other readers who are seeking a taste of new authors. Others, not looking for new authors, might enjoy the few that tie into current series. To keep things brief let me offer information on each short story...
[FADE TO BLACK:]...more
[FADE TO BLACK:]...more
Well, I can't review just the book since many authors participated, but I must say that a lot of the very short stories... were cliffhangers. It was almost like a teaser or an excerpt of a chapter from a different book. It confused me, too, because what I thought to be the next chapter was really just the next story. I don't even want to talk about the love triangle in the first story! I loathe love triangles. This really wasn't what I was expecting.
Stories were boring and EXTREMELY amaturish. Authors need to be taught effective POV. Also, just because it's a short story, does not mean that you drop the concepts of beginning, middle, and end.
The more accomplished stories within the anthology belonged to Rebecca York, Jenna Maclaine, Dina James (if it were part of a series), and Karen Chance (I might check out her books).
Overall, don't buy. Get it from the library if you must.
The more accomplished stories within the anthology belonged to Rebecca York, Jenna Maclaine, Dina James (if it were part of a series), and Karen Chance (I might check out her books).
Overall, don't buy. Get it from the library if you must.
2 likes · like · see review
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance includes 25 short stories.
oh, and this is an adult book, it has sex scenes, so if you're looking for a YA read.... this aint it.
Fade To Black | Sherri Erwin -a professor has a tryst with one of her undead students and becomes infected with the vampire virus \ 1.5 stars
this story did not start out well for me, and it ended even worse. Everything moved so quickly, like the author was trying to pack everything she wanted into it, but didn't have enough space to w...more
oh, and this is an adult book, it has sex scenes, so if you're looking for a YA read.... this aint it.
Fade To Black | Sherri Erwin -a professor has a tryst with one of her undead students and becomes infected with the vampire virus \ 1.5 stars
this story did not start out well for me, and it ended even worse. Everything moved so quickly, like the author was trying to pack everything she wanted into it, but didn't have enough space to w...more
Jul 20, 2012
Lynne weir
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
vampire,
short-stories
The Mammoth book of Vampire Romance. Let’s see what it had to offer...
Book one) Fade to black by Sherri Erwin- Can see it as a complete novel as it leaves many questions unanswered and many facts that I would love elaborated on. (view spoiler) 4 stars. ****
Book...more
Book one) Fade to black by Sherri Erwin- Can see it as a complete novel as it leaves many questions unanswered and many facts that I would love elaborated on. (view spoiler) 4 stars. ****
Book...more
Teki mieli kokeilla toleranssia ja addiktion syvyyttä - 510 sivua. Kaikkihan tietävät, mistä puhumme kun puhumme vampyyriromansseista.
Muutama hampaallinen harlekiini, paljon kahisevia silkkilakanoita ja nöpöttäviä ihankaikkia, mutta joukkoon mahtui myös iloisia yllätyksiä.
Jenna Blackin palkkamurhaaja muistuttaa hiukan Janet Evanovichin Stephanieta, Savannah Russen seksistisen luuserihammaslääkärin Overbite-kehitystarina huvitti ja Rachel Vincentin novelli Midday Manglerista, hullusta sarjamurhaa...more
Muutama hampaallinen harlekiini, paljon kahisevia silkkilakanoita ja nöpöttäviä ihankaikkia, mutta joukkoon mahtui myös iloisia yllätyksiä.
Jenna Blackin palkkamurhaaja muistuttaa hiukan Janet Evanovichin Stephanieta, Savannah Russen seksistisen luuserihammaslääkärin Overbite-kehitystarina huvitti ja Rachel Vincentin novelli Midday Manglerista, hullusta sarjamurhaa...more
I normally like anthologies as they introduce me to new writers and some (like this one) have stories from my favorite authors that tide me over till thier next book. I don't know if it was just too many stories or if they were just too short but I finished feeling let down.
AND THE OSCAR GO TO…
The best
:
* Dancing With The Star by Susan Sizemore (the ending was perfect and hilarious! Great story)
The worst
:
* The Music of the Night, by Amanda Ashley (bored me to dead)
The great deception
:
* Dreams, by Keri Arthur (I was expecting more from her)
Best couple
:
* The Righteous, by Jenna Maclaine
Good read, and enjoy
The best
:* Dancing With The Star by Susan Sizemore (the ending was perfect and hilarious! Great story)
The worst
:* The Music of the Night, by Amanda Ashley (bored me to dead)
The great deception
:* Dreams, by Keri Arthur (I was expecting more from her)
Best couple
:* The Righteous, by Jenna Maclaine
Good read, and enjoy
4 likes · like · see review
This is a huge anthology of vampire romance. There are 25 short stories contained in this anthology. I personally am reading it only for Amanda Ashley's short story. I am curious to see if there are any good short stories that can be told in about 20-25 pages. These short stories need to be edited so bad! Ms. Telep obviously did not do her job very well. There are grammatical and technical errors everywhere! That makes it very distracting to read these stories (at least for me).
"Fade to Black"...more
"Fade to Black"...more
I gave this book only 3 stars because some of the stories (forgive the pun) seriously sucked. And not in a good way either. Others were extremely well done, and some were excellent.
This is probably unfair to the rest of the short stories, but I found two of them so repugnant I couldn't rate this collection higher. Specific story ratings (in order from the Kindle version):
Fade to Black by Sherri Erwin
Three stars, interesting start! (view spoiler)
Ode to Edvard Munch by Caitlin R. Kierman
Five stars, a lovely story! Very short.
Fangs for Hire by Jenna Black
Four stars....more
Fade to Black by Sherri Erwin
Three stars, interesting start! (view spoiler)
Ode to Edvard Munch by Caitlin R. Kierman
Five stars, a lovely story! Very short.
Fangs for Hire by Jenna Black
Four stars....more
Jan 07, 2011
Heather
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
romance readers, vampire fans
Shelves:
short-stories-and-novellas
While there were some entertaining stories and even some FANTASTIC ones, I felt the quality of this anthology paled in comparison to the second "Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance" anthology I read earlier this year. There simply wasn't the same level of polish, the same caliber of writing. Oddly, there were a couple stories in there that didn't fit the romance theme -- a flat-out horror story containing sex doesn't cut it, and can a break-up story still be considered romance? Still, there were qui...more
I didn't finish it. It takes A LOT of dislike for me not to finish a book. These stories were just not good because there really wasn't a single enjoyable element. They are short stories, so I get that it's difficult to develop characters, generate a lot of tension, buildup, etc. But there was nothing: no good stories, barely there plots, zero tension, characters that were completely forgettable that I couldn't care less about, etc. Now bear in mind it could have gotten better in the latter half...more
It's not that I don't like romance, it's that I don't like cliche romance, where the girl who's never fallen in love ends up gaga over a guy she's known for three seconds and the guy is so sparkly (sometimes literally!) and of course he's a bad boy (read good guy who whine and mopes). Unfortunately this book has a lot of cliche. There are a few gems in here, a few heroines who can hold there own and a few guys with some real charm, but unfortunately most of it is oh so blah. I admittedly skipped...more
Fade to Black (by Sherri Erwin) - 3.5
Sherri Browning Erwin (by Caitlin R. Kiernan) - 1
Fangs for Hire (by Jenna Black) - 4.5
The Righteous (by Jenna Maclaine) - 5
Knowledge of Evil (by Raven Hart) - 3
Viper's Bite (by Delilah Devlin) - 4
Dreams (by Keri Arthur) - 5
Love Bites (by Kimberly Raye) - 5
What's at Stake (by Alexis Morgan) - 4
Coming Home (by Lilith Saintcrow) - 2.5
To Ease the Rage (by C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp) - 3.5
Dancing with the Star (by Susan Sizemore) - 3
Play Dead (by Dina James) - 4
In...more
Sherri Browning Erwin (by Caitlin R. Kiernan) - 1
Fangs for Hire (by Jenna Black) - 4.5
The Righteous (by Jenna Maclaine) - 5
Knowledge of Evil (by Raven Hart) - 3
Viper's Bite (by Delilah Devlin) - 4
Dreams (by Keri Arthur) - 5
Love Bites (by Kimberly Raye) - 5
What's at Stake (by Alexis Morgan) - 4
Coming Home (by Lilith Saintcrow) - 2.5
To Ease the Rage (by C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp) - 3.5
Dancing with the Star (by Susan Sizemore) - 3
Play Dead (by Dina James) - 4
In...more
Fade to Black by Sherri Erwin: (2.5 stars)
This is a story about a woman named Miranda. She's a teacher & is bitten by a student named Connor, who also happens to be a vampire. After she is bitten, her life changes dramatically & she has some major decisions to make.
This started off alright. However, the ending was abrupt & a complete cliffhanger. It makes no sense if she doesn't continue to write a series after this story. Perhaps if it continued & was merely a prequel to a serie...more
This is a story about a woman named Miranda. She's a teacher & is bitten by a student named Connor, who also happens to be a vampire. After she is bitten, her life changes dramatically & she has some major decisions to make.
This started off alright. However, the ending was abrupt & a complete cliffhanger. It makes no sense if she doesn't continue to write a series after this story. Perhaps if it continued & was merely a prequel to a serie...more
5 likes · like · see review
If you like Vamp romance then you'll love this book. It has a wide variety of authors - so it has a little something for everyone's taste. However, out of the 25 short stories only 5 of them where in any way memorable for me. I really enjoyed reading; Knowlede of Evil (Raven Hart), Dreams (Kerri Authur), Dancing with the Star (Susan Siezemore), Play Dead (Dina James), and The Music of the Night (Amanda Ashley).
I actually loved The Music of the Night, it was an adaptation of The Phantom of the O...more
I actually loved The Music of the Night, it was an adaptation of The Phantom of the O...more
Only reading for Lilith Saintcrowe's stories, but, knowing me, I'll pick this up every now and then and read a story from it.
"Fade to Black" - Sherri Erwin
"Ode to Evdard Munch" - Caitlin Kiernan
"Fangs for Hire" - Jenna Black
"The Righteous" - Jenna Maclaine
"Knowledge of Evil" - Ravent Hart
"Viper's Bite" - Delilah Devlin
"Dreams" - Kerri Arthur
"Love Bites" - Kimberly Raye
"What's at Stake"
"Coming Home" - Lilith Saintcrow (4/5)
For readers of the Dante Valentine series, this story is a much desired g...more
"Fade to Black" - Sherri Erwin
"Ode to Evdard Munch" - Caitlin Kiernan
"Fangs for Hire" - Jenna Black
"The Righteous" - Jenna Maclaine
"Knowledge of Evil" - Ravent Hart
"Viper's Bite" - Delilah Devlin
"Dreams" - Kerri Arthur
"Love Bites" - Kimberly Raye
"What's at Stake"
"Coming Home" - Lilith Saintcrow (4/5)
For readers of the Dante Valentine series, this story is a much desired g...more
I didn't enjoy this anthology as much as The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance, mostly because there weren't enough gems in it. I do love a good vampire story, but I guess urban fantasies have spoilt me, because I know there's more interesting stuff out there now, more creatures far more fascinating than the run-of-the-mill vampire.
On saying that, there were a few stories I did enjoy. Some of the authors did a successful job of twisting vampire lore, even if the romance part of it wasn't really...more
On saying that, there were a few stories I did enjoy. Some of the authors did a successful job of twisting vampire lore, even if the romance part of it wasn't really...more
Jun 26, 2011
Ruth Violet
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
amanda-ashley,
fa-v,
fantasy,
fav-vampire-series,
fav-writers,
favorite-anthology,
urban-fantasy,
vampires
awesome. out of 25 stories only 6 stories i didnt like. which is awesome. i discovered writers i hadnt read any from and my fav i already like. i think the fav one was amanda ashley's. the music of the night. phantom of the opera need i saw more. in the story she was obsessed with phantom of the opera. that is soo me. and then found out he was a vampire. that was awesome.
these are the stories that were awesome:fade to black-sherri erwin,fangs for hire-jenna black,the righteous-jenna maclaine,kn...more
these are the stories that were awesome:fade to black-sherri erwin,fangs for hire-jenna black,the righteous-jenna maclaine,kn...more
Nov 29, 2008
Elizabeth
marked it as to-read
A collection of short stories:
*** "Fade to Black" - Sherri Erwin - A professor's tryst with a gorgeous student brings a whole new meaning to `unsafe sex' when he infects her with the `vampire' virus. (3 stars - This one was pointless and not a romance, it was all set up and then a too abrupt ending.)
*** "Ode to Evdard Munch" - Caitlin Kiernan - A man shares his blood with a mysterious vamp for a piece of her dreams. (3 stars - no romance and the connection between the leads was odd)
*** "Fangs...more
*** "Fade to Black" - Sherri Erwin - A professor's tryst with a gorgeous student brings a whole new meaning to `unsafe sex' when he infects her with the `vampire' virus. (3 stars - This one was pointless and not a romance, it was all set up and then a too abrupt ending.)
*** "Ode to Evdard Munch" - Caitlin Kiernan - A man shares his blood with a mysterious vamp for a piece of her dreams. (3 stars - no romance and the connection between the leads was odd)
*** "Fangs...more
This is a really good anthology of several of the authors I usually read and the stories fit into a lot of the series of those authors while some are stand-alone stories. Authors such as Jenna Black, Keri Arthur, Alexis Morgan, C.T. Adams and Cathy Clamp, Susan Sizemore, Shiloh Walker, Rebecca York, Rachel Vincent, Amanda Ashley, Karen Chance, 2 stories by Lilith Saintcrow and several more. Some of the stories are not strictly romance but vampire story-lovers will like them. Most are less than 1...more
Nov 11, 2008
Pamela
marked it as to-read
I'm writing a series of ongoing reviews as I read the stories in this anthology. I'll post links to my reviews as I write them.
Review #1: http://blog.phoenixfyre.net/2008/10/0...
("Fade To Black" by Sherri Erwin & "Ode to Edvard Munch" by Caitlin R. Kiernan; contains spoilers for "Fade To Black")
Review #2: http://blog.phoenixfyre.net/2008/10/0...
("Fangs For Hire" by Jenna Black, "The Righteous" by Jenna Maclaine, "Knowledge of Evil" by Raven Hart, & "Viper's Bite" by Delilah Devlin; conta...more
Review #1: http://blog.phoenixfyre.net/2008/10/0...
("Fade To Black" by Sherri Erwin & "Ode to Edvard Munch" by Caitlin R. Kiernan; contains spoilers for "Fade To Black")
Review #2: http://blog.phoenixfyre.net/2008/10/0...
("Fangs For Hire" by Jenna Black, "The Righteous" by Jenna Maclaine, "Knowledge of Evil" by Raven Hart, & "Viper's Bite" by Delilah Devlin; conta...more
1 like · like · see review
Well, I must explain that I didn't read the whole book. My 5 star rating is due to the story from Lilith Saincrow that I did read and loved. "Coming Home".
A short story about Dante valentine's adopted daughter as the protagonist. It's just great, it might be short but it fills us in very well on the events after the fifth book in the Dante Valentine series. I won't spoil the story anymore, read it. It's worth it.
A short story about Dante valentine's adopted daughter as the protagonist. It's just great, it might be short but it fills us in very well on the events after the fifth book in the Dante Valentine series. I won't spoil the story anymore, read it. It's worth it.
Some of the stories in this were very good, and some of them really sucked. I liked it enough to read the whole thing, but I wanted to hurry thru some of the bad ones, because there were much better writers in the book that I prefered to read. It also introduced me to a couple of writers that I liked, and so I looked up their books found more books that I won't be able to live without.
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gauntlet By Karen Chance Available In New Mammoth Book Of Paranormal Romance | 1 | 8 | Oct 04, 2010 11:29pm | |
| A Cyber Launch Party For Karen Chance's New Release DEATH'S MISTRESS | 1 | 7 | Jan 06, 2010 08:53am |
Trisha Telep was the romance and fantasy book buyer at Murder One, a London crime, mystery, and romance bookstore; she's now co-owner of the virtual bookstore www.murderone.co.uk and an editor of romance and supernatural anthologies for Mammoth. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, she now lives in London.
More about Trisha Telep...
Share This Book
No trivia or quizzes yet. Add some now »
“And do you not think less of me for making my fortune in
such a way?” After all, her own sister did.
He gave her an odd look. “There is no shame in being the
mistress of a king. It’s a position of great power and influence. I think less of Louis for letting you go.”
—
2 people liked it
More quotes…
such a way?” After all, her own sister did.
He gave her an odd look. “There is no shame in being the
mistress of a king. It’s a position of great power and influence. I think less of Louis for letting you go.”
