I'm not prone to vampire stories. Not usually. Most of what happens in this sub-genre of horror has been done to death, pardon the pun, and the writing is often of the cookie cutter variety. Fortunately, Vampire Seductress by Lance Panzer doesn't suffer from such problems.

First off, Lance is an accomplished writer. I've seen too much amateur bullshit floating around out there, so I'm always excited when I find a writer who has studied the craft of writing enough to be able to pull off a novel with the sort of skill Lance has managed with Vampire Seductress.

Vampire Seductress is a love story. It's about one man's journey from one species to another. It's about love and hate and passion. It's the story of Ross and the vampire seductress who changed his life forever. Along the way, Ross copes with his love for (and sometimes underlying despisal of)the seductive creature who made him what he will forever be. We see Ross gradually come to grips with his newfound form, along with the power it brings, and his evolution from slave to master.

What makes Vampire Seductress so good is Lance's eye for detail, his rich description of setting, and his often-poetic flare for prose writing. While the story is not necessarily unique, Lance's presentation makes it well worth the read.

There's a lot of sex in this book. Good sex. Writing sex scenes that arouse takes a great deal of skill. Lance pulls it off. The sex is erotic and hot. Lance weaves it into the fabric of the story rather than throw it in for effect. After years of writing and reading erotic horror, I've become jaded. It takes a bit of fancy footwork to catch me by surprise with a sex scene, but again, Lance pulls it off.

Check out the Vampire Seductress web site or go to Books Unbound to grab yourself a copy of Vampire Seductress, available only as an e-book. I definitely recommend Vampire Seductress to vampire fans, and if you aren't into vampire stories, I think you'll like this one. A great read, well worth the purchase. Download it for $4.95 or get it on CD for $9.95.