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Just One Bite: Volume One (Just One Bite #1)
by
Scarlet Blackwell,
J.L. Merrow (Goodreads Author), Josephine Myles (Goodreads Author), Erik Orrantia (Goodreads Author), Nix Winter (Goodreads Author), Stevie Woods (Goodreads Author)
Celebrate the best of M/M paranormal romance...
A genie who learns wishes can come true, a love that span time or can save a kingdom, a reluctant vamp, enemies who become lovers, and magic that will warm your soul, there's something for everyone in Volume 1 of ARe's Just One Bite.
Includes:
1. The Unlikely Vampire by Scarlet Blackwell
2. Sacrifice by J.L. Merrow
3. One Last Wis...more
A genie who learns wishes can come true, a love that span time or can save a kingdom, a reluctant vamp, enemies who become lovers, and magic that will warm your soul, there's something for everyone in Volume 1 of ARe's Just One Bite.
Includes:
1. The Unlikely Vampire by Scarlet Blackwell
2. Sacrifice by J.L. Merrow
3. One Last Wis...more
ebook, 63 pages
Published
November 25th 2010
by All Romance eBooks
(first published November 2010)
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Various authors, Just One Bite
Too short for my liking, but the stories are all good
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Rating: 7/10
PROS:
- Each of the stories is well written; that is, I didn’t find any of them amateurish or wooden or chock-full of typos and such. Granted, this is the first I’ve read by most of these writers, but they all seem to be promising authors.
- There are some amusing little moments throughout the collection, as well as some pretty vivid...more
Too short for my liking, but the stories are all good
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.
Rating: 7/10
PROS:
- Each of the stories is well written; that is, I didn’t find any of them amateurish or wooden or chock-full of typos and such. Granted, this is the first I’ve read by most of these writers, but they all seem to be promising authors.
- There are some amusing little moments throughout the collection, as well as some pretty vivid...more
I'm a fan of m/m anthologies, especially free m/m anthologies, so I was happy to discover the "Just One Bite" collections on ARe. This first volume contains six stories, all very different in tone and subject matter:
"The Unlikely Vampire" by Scarlet Blackwell - 3 stars. Cute and very silly.
"Sacrifice" by J.L. Merrow - 3.25 stars. It was too short to feel much connection to the characters, but Merrow's writing is always pleasant and often poignant.
"One Last Wish" by Josephine Myles - 3.5 stars. M...more
"The Unlikely Vampire" by Scarlet Blackwell - 3 stars. Cute and very silly.
"Sacrifice" by J.L. Merrow - 3.25 stars. It was too short to feel much connection to the characters, but Merrow's writing is always pleasant and often poignant.
"One Last Wish" by Josephine Myles - 3.5 stars. M...more
Overall, this was a 3.5 bumped up to a 4
The Unlikely Vampire by Scarlet Blackwell--4*--I liked this story. Sweet story about a human pursuing a straight vampire and showing him what he was missing.
Sacrifice by J.L. Merrow--3*--MC basically sacrifices his virginity to cleanse himself of all of the negativity surrounding his relationship with his emotionally distant and disappointed father.
One Last Wish by Josephine Myles--4*--Sweet genie story. Pretty cliche with the master wishing freedom for th...more
The Unlikely Vampire by Scarlet Blackwell--4*--I liked this story. Sweet story about a human pursuing a straight vampire and showing him what he was missing.
Sacrifice by J.L. Merrow--3*--MC basically sacrifices his virginity to cleanse himself of all of the negativity surrounding his relationship with his emotionally distant and disappointed father.
One Last Wish by Josephine Myles--4*--Sweet genie story. Pretty cliche with the master wishing freedom for th...more
The Unlikely Vampire by Scarlet Blackwell: [2 stars] Really not much to this story. No plot - just a vamp and donor quick read.
Sacrifice by J.L. Merrow: [3 stars] Pretty good story about one man needing to perform a ritual at a magical site in order to get wealth beyond his imagination.
One Last Wish by Josephine Myles: [3.5 stars] Very cute story about a genie (djinni) and his master, Scott. Scott seems like a really sweet guy and I liked his character a lot. A very short story, but a quick, int...more
Sacrifice by J.L. Merrow: [3 stars] Pretty good story about one man needing to perform a ritual at a magical site in order to get wealth beyond his imagination.
One Last Wish by Josephine Myles: [3.5 stars] Very cute story about a genie (djinni) and his master, Scott. Scott seems like a really sweet guy and I liked his character a lot. A very short story, but a quick, int...more
First 3 stories were great - last 3 were unfinished due to the reasons stated below. I can only do an average on the overall but the individual ratings are stated below. Overall is 3*.
THE UNLIKELY VAMPIRE BY SCARLET BLACKWELL PART OF JUST ONE BITE 1 - ANTH - vamp - really liked this one - 5*
JUST ONE BITE 1 - ANTH - SACRIFICE BY J.L. MERROW - PARA - really liked this one 5*
JUST ONE BITE 1 - ANTH - ONE LAST WISH BY JOSEPHINE MYLES - PARA - really liked this one 5*
MAYAN TIME BY ERIK ORRANTIA PART O...more
THE UNLIKELY VAMPIRE BY SCARLET BLACKWELL PART OF JUST ONE BITE 1 - ANTH - vamp - really liked this one - 5*
JUST ONE BITE 1 - ANTH - SACRIFICE BY J.L. MERROW - PARA - really liked this one 5*
JUST ONE BITE 1 - ANTH - ONE LAST WISH BY JOSEPHINE MYLES - PARA - really liked this one 5*
MAYAN TIME BY ERIK ORRANTIA PART O...more
These really are short stories - a few pages each. Good for reading on your phone in line at the post office, rather than being satisfying romances.
Unlikely Vamp - Zachariah is funny as a vampire who is a fussy, shy Victorian gentleman who is too shy to court his food and too polite to kill it.
Sacrifice - this one is a bit melancholy. It is more about Damian's relationship to his parents than what happens with Rafe.
One last wish - Scott meets a genie with a sad past and takes good care of him....more
Unlikely Vamp - Zachariah is funny as a vampire who is a fussy, shy Victorian gentleman who is too shy to court his food and too polite to kill it.
Sacrifice - this one is a bit melancholy. It is more about Damian's relationship to his parents than what happens with Rafe.
One last wish - Scott meets a genie with a sad past and takes good care of him....more
The Unlikely Vamp by Scarlet Blackwell - Zacariah is a shy vamp who has his servant bring him home a willing dinner. Unexpectedly, Andrew shows up for dinner, Zacariah is NOT gay, he's sure. I liked how this tipped things with the human pursuing him, having seen him in a vamp club. Sort of a GFY in reverse.
Sacrifice by J.L. Merrow - Hearing tales of virgin sacrifice at the stone circles from his mother, Damien is determined to sacrifice his own virginity to gain back what he lacks after his rich...more
Sacrifice by J.L. Merrow - Hearing tales of virgin sacrifice at the stone circles from his mother, Damien is determined to sacrifice his own virginity to gain back what he lacks after his rich...more
Dec 01, 2011
Prangon
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
erotic-book-cover,
lgbt,
m-m-romance,
vampire,
paranormal,
adult,
i-own,
romance,
read-in-2011
Just One Bite, first volume contain six stories. All the stories in this book are smut based and very short so no way to get bored ;)
Every story is different. The Unlikely Vampire starting story of the book introduces a vampire who finds himself attracted to man while feeding. And that scene alone can make your toes tingle. The following stories all based on the concept of male/male romance but not all of them are vampire. A genie is particularly yumness.
For a little light reading this is recomm...more
Every story is different. The Unlikely Vampire starting story of the book introduces a vampire who finds himself attracted to man while feeding. And that scene alone can make your toes tingle. The following stories all based on the concept of male/male romance but not all of them are vampire. A genie is particularly yumness.
For a little light reading this is recomm...more
3.5 stars for this collection of interesting short stories written by authors I wasn't familiar with. There was a good mix of paranormal characters - not just your normal vampires (tho I like those the best - see below).
My favorites were The Unlikely Vampire and The Hunter & the Hunted. I thought those two stories were well written given how brief they were. Both could definitely be expanded.
My favorites were The Unlikely Vampire and The Hunter & the Hunted. I thought those two stories were well written given how brief they were. Both could definitely be expanded.
I enjoyed this quick free read from ARE. My favorites were 'The Unlikely Vamp' by Scarlet Blackwell and 'The Hunter and the Hunted' by Stevie Woods. I was also fascinated with 'Fire Can Make Rain' by Nix Winter. Made me wish they were longer!
I've never read anything by Stevie Woods or Nix Winter before, so I'm looking forward to seeing what else they have published.
I've never read anything by Stevie Woods or Nix Winter before, so I'm looking forward to seeing what else they have published.
A free read from All Romance. Admittedly, I don't normally seek out m/m romance. While the sex was hot, the stories themselves were almost too short to really connect to. Enjoyable, but nothing fantastic.
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
I do like a good anthology and this one had its good points. I enjoyed all the stories , some more than others, but that's always the way it is with anthologies. Some stories hit the mark. I won't list them, let you choose your own favorites. Read and enjoy.
Overall this anthology was okay. I really only enjoyed two: The Unlikely Vampire and The Hunter & The Hunted. I wish those two had been longer in length. Then there were the complete misses: Sacrifice and Fire Can Make it Rain. Sacrifice seemed sort of silly to me and I didn't quite get the premise for Fire, it could have been better. The others weren't particularly memorable, I think Mayan Time could have been better if it were longer length and had more time to explain things.
The stories in this anthology were great but the stand out story for me was
The Hunter And The Hunted by Stevie Woods. I read it twice. :) The conflict was brilliant and the story fabulous. Now I'm off to check out more Stevie Woods books.
The Hunter And The Hunted by Stevie Woods. I read it twice. :) The conflict was brilliant and the story fabulous. Now I'm off to check out more Stevie Woods books.
Some of these quickies were hot, some hot and sweet. A few were very creative. Not all vampire stories but all well-written m/m. Definitely more than a bargain, considering ir was free!
I think if I could, I'd give this a 2.5
I'm just not that found of all the stories in the book.
hey, quick and hot. That what you need sometimes.
I'm just not that found of all the stories in the book.
hey, quick and hot. That what you need sometimes.
Totally did not realize until I went to read these last night that I'd already read them. So, re-reading them was fun :D
In this collection of short stories the one I liked the most was without a doubt "The Hunter & the Hunted"!!
I wish I could have my time back.
Out of the six short tales, The Unlikely Vampire by Scarlet Blackwell and The Hunter & the Hunted by Stevie Woods are the only two worth stars at all.
With Stevie Woods read I wish there was more, as in a longer story, but it was still interesting.
the other four you can skip unless you have time to spare.
Out of the six short tales, The Unlikely Vampire by Scarlet Blackwell and The Hunter & the Hunted by Stevie Woods are the only two worth stars at all.
With Stevie Woods read I wish there was more, as in a longer story, but it was still interesting.
the other four you can skip unless you have time to spare.
a collection of m/m short stories. a freebie, as short stories are not my choice of good reading
3.5 the stories were short and entertaining but nothing profound. Just your average quick read.
Sep 10, 2012
Emanuela ~plastic duck~
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Shelves:
anthology-short-stories-collection,
paranormal
The best thing was the variety, but the stories didn't really stand out. It was free.
3.5 out of 5
free download
HOT!!!
I'm going to do what I did with the other anthologies and rate it as a whole rather than each individual story. I thought the collection flowed well, and that there was a good balance of sub-genres and even pov among the stories.
As happens with all anthologies, I liked some stories more than others. My favorites in this one were One Last Wish and Hunter and Hunted, both of which I would actually love to see in a longer version.
As happens with all anthologies, I liked some stories more than others. My favorites in this one were One Last Wish and Hunter and Hunted, both of which I would actually love to see in a longer version.
3.5 stars. Scarlett Blackwell: Very good, want more! Vampire. :: J.L. Merrow: Very good. Stone circle. :: Josephine Myles: Very good. Genie. :: Erik Orrantia: Pretty good. Mayan. :: Nix Winter: Ok. Fantasy. :: Stevie Woods: Pretty good. Vampire.
4 stars for Scarlet Blackwell's story. Funny and sweet.
1. The Unlikely Vampire. 4 STARS
2. Sacrifice. 2.5 STARS
3. One Last Wish. 4 STARS
4. Mayan Time. 3 STARS
5. Fire Can Make It Rain. STARS
6. The Hunter and The Hunted. 5 STARS
2. Sacrifice. 2.5 STARS
3. One Last Wish. 4 STARS
4. Mayan Time. 3 STARS
5. Fire Can Make It Rain. STARS
6. The Hunter and The Hunted. 5 STARS
I would actually give it a 3.5. This is a great anthology of short stories with a lot of variety in the themes.
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