• Guilty Pleasures

  • An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel
  • By: Laurell K. Hamilton
  • Narrated by: Kimberly Alexis
  • Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (5,345 ratings)

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Guilty Pleasures

By: Laurell K. Hamilton
Narrated by: Kimberly Alexis
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Publisher's summary

Published almost 10 years ago, Guilty Pleasures marked the debut of a writer who was destined to grow from cult favorite to a major best-selling author. Now, for long-time Anita Blake aficionados and newfound fans, Guilty Pleasures makes its debut in downloadable audio.

Listeners will learn how Anita Blake started raising the dead - and killing the undead. And how she met Jean Claude, the master vampire destined to become not only her biggest nemesis but her greatest lover.

Love in vein: listen to more tales of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter.
©2009 Laurell K. Hamilton (P)2009 Penguin

Critic reviews

“Hamilton remains one of the most inventive and exciting writers in the paranormal field.” (Number-one New York Times best-selling author Charlaine Harris)

“A sex-positive, kick-ass female protagonist." (Starburst)

“Number one New York Times best seller Hamilton is still thrilling fans...with her amazing multifaceted characters and intricate multilayered world, a mix of erotic romance, crime drama, and paranormal/fantasy fiction. Her descriptive prose is gritty and raw, with a mosaic of humor and horror to tell this complex, well-detailed story. But it’s her enigmatic stable of stars that continues to shine, managing their improbable interpersonal relationship dynamics." (Library Journal)

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One of my new faves.

My hubby has been telling me for years I would love this series. He was right. I'm hooked. Can hardly wait to get the next one.

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meh

the background music and sound effects are distracting but the story is good. I love the Anita Blake novels.

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Anita Blake series

I love the long K Hamilton Anita Blake series. fantasy mystery and Supernatural. amazing books

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Loved this!

Fantastic storyline. Great characters. Suspenseful fiction. Great selection for a book club starter! Excited to move further into the series.

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It starts here

Anita is a content mid twenty vampire hunter and with the necromancer. She has her friends, works with the police, raises the dead for a man whose God is money until the queen of St. Louis vampires takes an interest in her and someone starts killing the local vampires. Anita is hired by the vampires to find the killer and I
John Claude is doing all he can to keep her out of the hands of the local head Vampire. It is an action, bloody filled story of necromancers, vampires, contract vampire hunters and were's. For adults due to the violence.


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Love this narrator!

I read all the Anita Blake series before listening to the audio books. I disagree with all the previous posts where people are unhappy with the narrator. Kimberly Alexis IS Anita Blake. I have all the unabridged books for this series that she had done to date and I am so happy with all of her narration. I am anxiously awaiting Narcissus in Chains and the remainder of the books that she has yet to do. I simply cannot tolerate listening to Cynthia Holloway reading the series. Kimberly portrays Anita as she is meant to--A strong, independent woman. Any other narrator falls way short of Kimberly's amazing performance.

As for the book itself, this is one of my least favorite out of the series, and only because Anita is so against Jean Claude. (four stars for a least favorite will give you some clue as to how incredibly awesome this series is) The story is wonderful and inventive and I am a huge LKH fan!

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amazing book

loved it i couldnt put it down at all
five star audio book
love it so much

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Great book

Great book with excellent narration. Narrator did great using da variety of voices for the characters. I will definitely continue the series.

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Amazing!

I absolutely loved this book. I must listen for vampire slayer fans. So glad I started the series.

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awesome

I started listening to audiobooks while i was at work and why not to start it off with Anita Blake? I read the books when i was younger and love it. Now listening to it on audio is more amazing Kimberly is amazing and really like her voice.

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