"Another Bordeaux Sister's Story"

Middle sister Cerise Bordeaux is seeking her lost sister. Heedless of the danger, she finds her way into the dangerous, deceptive Hellsing Wood. She comes face to face with the Vampire Lord Daegon Erlansson, and finds herself the prey in his impulsive cat-and-mouse game. Quickly captured, Cerise finds herself completely at the mercy of the vampire.

Daegon is not the type of man to spit on a woman freely offered... even if she didn't really intend to offer herself in the first place. Beautiful and dynamic, the middle Bordeaux sister awakens something in him that he thought long dead.

RED AS BLOOD is the second in de Winter's Bordeaux Sisters trilogy, though reading the first novella is not necessary to comprehend and enjoy Cerise and Daegon's story. Its chief characteristic is sex, and some readers may find the inclusion of bondage scenes and mild punishment (spanking) not to their liking, but there is a spark of classic vampire romance lurking beneath the gyrating bodies and long, heated looks. Not totally emotionally convincing, but enjoyable to those looking for a more carnal vampire read, RED AS BLOOD is a solidly relationship-oriented story with strong shades of the classic Beauty and the Beast tale. A fine read, but not for those looking for sweetness or intellectual vampirism.

Reviewed by Ann Leveille
Posted April 29, 2004

Summary

When Cerise Bordeaux stumbled into the accursed Hellsing wood in search of her missing sister, she never dreamed she'd be confronted by the fearsome vampire lord of legend, Daegon Erlansson.

But when he took her in his arms and arched her neck deeply for his kiss, it wasn't fear for her life that consumed her. At his mercy in every way, Cerise must fight the dizzying rush of passion that assails her at his every punishment ... his every kiss ... if she is ever to see her homeland again.