Temptation in Neon

Nightbreak #1

by Connor Peterson, Peter W. Dawes

Danny Turner had sex last night. At least, he’s pretty sure that’s what happened. Memory gaps, strange wounds on his neck, and blood-stains on his clothing lead him on a quest to recreate a wild night spent at his favorite club, Nocturne. When his journey brings him to a vampire feeding den, he finds out that you only get one chance to walk away – and his curiosity blew it. The vampire who marked him is a two-hundred-year-old man named Liam Quinn. Together with his immortal child, Mari, Liam struggles to determine what to make of the headstrong human. After all, you only survive for two-centuries if you have rules. Something about Danny tempts Liam to bend more than a few, though, while Mari determines to break some entirely. Whatever happens next, Danny’s life as he knew it is over. He just needs to stay alive long enough to show Liam that he’s worth the trouble.

Set in the backdrop of 1980s Philadelphia, Temptation in Neon brings the dark, Gothic subculture of the late 80s into the queer struggle of the time. In this setting, Danny Turner comes to recognize that the very shackles which bind him to Liam and Mari also have the power to set him free.

M/M/F with polyamory, trans, and gay representation, steamy scenes, and an HEA.

Genres: Vampires, LGBT

172 pages, Paperback

First published July 17, 2018

About the author

Connor Peterson is a USA Today bestselling author of LGBTQ+ urban fantasy and dark, paranormal romance, local to the Philadelphia, PA area. The madman behind Deathspell and Temptation in Neon, Connor has also contributed to the story cycle Red Phone Box - published by Ghostwoods Books - and the anthology Nocturnal Embers - published by Crimson Melodies Publishing. He is also an active participant in the Philadelphia writing community, and volunteers as a municipal liaison for National Novel Writing Month.

You can follow him on Twitter (@AuthorConnorP) and Facebook (@AuthorConnorP), where he actively avoids being on time for any of his deadlines.

Reviews

[Funzee Shu · Rating 3 out of 5]

The blurb really tempting me and it’s been so long since the last time I read gay-vampire-romance. So, when I accidentally stumbled into this book and read the blurb, I said to myself, “Why not?”

The story a bit blurred and confusing at the beginning because we all were ‘forced’ to following Danny’s jumbled mind about what had happen to him though his POV.

Waking up disoriented about what had happen last night or a day before, Danny start the day in huge confused about what had happen to him before. What he only remember is he was out to a gothic club, have a drink, nope….maybe a lot of drinks and then BHAM! – the next thing he know that he woke up on his bed feeling dizzy with memory gap. The only clue he had from what happen is the bite mark on his neck, few drops of blood on his shirt and the almost very vivid dreams he has about meeting a breathtaking beautiful guy named Liam who turned out to be a vampire?

In the middle of his confusion, he decided to following his instinct to find the truth about what had happen to him days before. His search brought him to the club named Nocturne and accidentally meet the girl who also have the same bite mark on her neck. The girl then lead him to this very secret club which actually a vampire feeding den. When he finally meet with the vampire who appeared in his dream, Danny realized that his life might be in danger…

I must admit the story a bit confusing but at the same time its intriguing enough to drew my curiosity. I like Liam and Mari relationship and their strong bond to each other. Mari is a trans, found and ‘saved’ by Liam. Since then Mari become Liam’s ‘child’ and following Liam everywhere. When Danny presence drawn Liam’s full attention and later caused some trouble to Liam’s because it’s broke some of the vampires coven rules had put Liam’s in dilemma, Mari’s patience in opening Liam’s eyes to the fate that lies before his eyes made me love and respect her. How she ‘persuade’ and ‘comfort’ Danny and slowly put Danny into their polyamory relationship is another things that I found interesting.

There’s still a loopholes here and there but overall I think I do enjoying the story enough to leave this nice review.

[S · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25* Temptation in Neon follows Danny Turner as he discovers the vampire sub-culture in 1980’s Philadelphia. He goes to his favorite gothic club one evening and wakes up the next day with no memories of the night before and believing it’s an entirely different day. He decides to retrace his steps based on a dream and finds himself in a vampire feeding den searching out someone named Liam.

Liam is a centuries old vampire Danny meets during a night out. He works for the Marquis of the area and as an employee / loyal subject there are certain strict rules he must follow. He has turned Mari and needs to keep her with him for a total of 20 years prior to taking on another, but he’s only on year 11. Mari grows close to Danny and both Liam and Mari have a hard time wanting to let him go as the Marquis has required.

Do they let him go or did Danny’s curiosity get him killed this time?

I really enjoyed this book and would be very excited to see either more of the story between Mari, Danny, and Liam or others in this same created world. I both liked and disliked the ending of this book. It was good to see where the characters ended up, but it seemed to have wrapped up a bit too quickly for the story line. Also, I liked and disliked that the readers were confused and searching just as Danny was in the beginning, though it takes a couple of chapters to get in to the story because of this. Once you get further in the story, you find out why he was completely confused and when you follow his emotions / thoughts through the story, it makes so much more sense and is done very well. Would recommend and read more from this author!

Vampires, MMF, polyamory, transsexual character, sexy times

[Carol (bookish_notes)]

When I started reading this, there was zero indication on the original book listing or the boxset on Amazon that this was a historical book? It wasn’t until the characters started talking about Reagan and getting tested (presumably for AIDS) that I even realized. So why does it say all that only under the GR blurb and not on the actual book listing where the book is being sold? Did it get removed? I can’t imagine everyone would be up for reading a book set during that time period with zero warning.

I think it’s novel to explore bring a vampire during those days, but at the same time it also feels kind of tacky? I don’t know. I’m just not into it, so this is a DNF for me.

[TransBookReviews · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just got really frustrated with how Liam treats Danny when he first finds the vampires. - Arthur

This was a refreshing take on the usual vampire story and the question of Danny’s fate was enough to make me want to keep reading. - Amanda

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[Ren · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5* stars. A different take on a vampire story, which I rather enjoyed.

[EroticaAfterDark (Lilith)]

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[Laura ~Passion flower]

Temptation in Neon (ARC) was graciously provided to me by the author for an honest review. Review to follow.