"They were soulmates"

Apollo and his wife Mansi have been together for centuries, they thought nothing could be better than the relationship betweeen them until they meet Ambrose. Even though Ambrose is human, he is also very hot and would be a perfect addition to their family. Unfortunately tragedy strikes when Ambrose takes up with Dark Rhythm, a group of vampires out to destroy humans. He pays the ultimate price and Mansi and Apollo mourn for their loss.

Now almost 200 years later, Dark Rhythm once again rears its ugly head and bring Apollo and Mansi to New York. Apollo agrees to one last mission to save an old friend while Mansi waits for him at Burgundy Peak.

When Mansi meets Huxley, she thinks for a minute that their dead lover has come back but she soon discovers that resemblance is the only thing that Huxley has with Ambrose. Will Apollo open up his heart to once again make their twosome become a threesome?

I always loved Kate Hill's Dark Cravings series and this book is no exception. Ms. Hill creates a world of vampires who live by their own rules. Apollo is very much an alpha vampire and when he falls in love it is forever. Mansi is the love of his life but living through the centuries he knows that you can have more then one soulmate. When Ambrose dies, he closes off a part of him that doesn't wake up again until he meets Huxley.

Dark Cravings: Lust and The Damned does have homoerotic love scenes as well as menage scenes, which Kate Hill does so well. I cannot wait to read the next book in the Dark Cravings series.

Barb Hicks

Reviewed by Barb Hicks
Posted September 27, 2005

Summary

The Ancient Vampire Apollo and his wife, Mansi, have loved one another for centuries. When young Ambrose, a human, comes to them for help, wishing to join their ranks, they both are attracted to him. Ambrose becomes an intricate part of their lives -- until Apollo's connection with the zealot organization Dark Rhythm claims Ambrose's life. A bitter Apollo forces himself to endure a painful exit ritual, and he forever denounces his association with Dark Rhythm. While Mansi engages in healthy grieving for their lost lover, Apollo retreats into himself. Mansi fears that her husband is beyond help until Huxley enters their lives. The young vampire reaches Apollo's frozen heart and becomes the couples' adored third partner. But can they really trust this young Vampire, when they know the members of Dark Rhythm will never truly let Apollo go?