One very sexy vampire, one reluctantly attracted vampire executioner, a single kiss, plenty of sexual tension and I ended up ordering the rest of the books and devouring them all in less than a week. I started out innocently enough with Guilty Pleasures. Since I’ve written more than forty romance novels, it’s no surprise that it’s the romantic element that drew me into Anita’s world and kept me turning pages through all nine books. Hamilton, a wickedly talented writer whose Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series smashes through genre boundaries, combining elements of mystery, horror, action, fantasy and romance. So, how did a wuss like me end up addicted to a series of books about a vampire executioner and her two lovers – one a vampire, the other a werewolf?īlame it on Laurell K. I suppose I don’t have to tell you that I’ve never read Stephen King or Ann Rice, seen a Freddie Krueger movie or ventured into any haunted house attraction that a toddler couldn’t handle.

Remember the velociraptors in Jurassic Park? The night after I saw the movie, I had trouble falling asleep because, every time I closed my eyes, I could hear that peculiar little purring noise they made and I’d have to open my eyes to see if one of the little darlings was slinking through the bedroom door. But I’m also cursed – or blessed, depending on your point of view – with a better than average imagination.

You know, ghoulies and ghosties and long legged beasties? Intellectually, I know there are no such things. I’ve heard confession is good for the soul so, in the interests of soul improvement, I’ll confess that I’m afraid of the dark and the things that might go bump in it. Why I’m Obsessed with Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter

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