First Drop of Crimson: Night Huntress World, Book 1

I HIGHLY recommend reading all of the "Night Huntress" novels BEFORE this novel. This is a "spin-off" but there are spoilers for the other books. Unfortunatly only "One Foot in the Grave" is availble in audio format, all the books are excellent.
Although this book is about Spade and Denise, Bones and Cat do make a siginifcant appearance in the last 3rd of the book, just as their lives were at the end of book 4 of the Night Huntress novels.

As with her other books, the author does a great job with charater, story and plot development, however I wasn't especially fond of the main charater, Denise. Although she does display traits of strength and bravery, she waivers between those traits and being, well, just down right whinny and irritating at times. Spade was Bones with a bit more polish, and thier relationship develops in much the same way as Bones and Cat's did: our heroine resisting the "nasty" vampire, but eventually falls for his irrestable charm. Now with all that said, there was alot that WAS interesting about Spade's back story, thier circumstances, and the conclusion of story. For me personally, I shy away from stories w/ demons in them (I find them morally disturbing), the demon indeed was a nasty fellow, but he was actually a shapeshifter not Lucifer's minion (or if he was, that wasn't brought up in the book).

The narrator does an excellent job, and I especially enjoy her accents with the exception of one: Denise which she does with a slight southern drawl, for some reason it just didn't work for me. I don't know if that contributed to why I didn't care for Denise or the other way around.
In any event I look forward to the next installment of this series!

I liked Spade's story a great deal. Lots of characters you know in this if you read the night huntress series. (read those first. It's so worth it)
Best to read after novel 4 in huntress series. Very good weave of the characters and stories up to that point. I love that Cat and Bones make appearances in this.

I finished 2nd one as well, I hope she writes a story of Ian next!!

I'm going to be honest here... I was really hesitant to get this one to listen to (I've listened to all of the NH series while at work and LOVE them all). I didn't think I was going to like it as much as the actual series. I went ahead and got it anyway because I am addicted to these books and am dying here waiting for my next "fix" when the next book in the series comes out on Aug. 30th. So I figured why not go ahead and get it. I was surprised at how much I really liked it. This is a great book and I'm glad I did it because I liked getting to know these side characters a little better and how Kats BFF came to marry Spade. I love how they have had the same narrator throughout the entire series so far (it really bugs me when they switch narrators and the voices you have come to know and love change). Tavia does an awesome job with the accents! I'm in the process of downloading the next spin of as I write this. Now all she needs to do is a spin off with Vlad (he cracks me up)! If you love the NH series these are a must read (or listen) as well. I just wish that Audible would get the Anthologies as well, but for now I guess I will just get them for my Kindle and read them. Don't hesitate like I did to pick this one, it's worth it!

The beginning started slow but it picked up after a few minutes of listening. The narrator was consistent with the characters all through out. You have to listen to this book if you like this genre.

Even though I'd already read it I wanted to HEAR it. After being caught up in the story and voices (which the narrator did a fantastic job in) of Jeaniene Frost's 'One Foot in the Grave' I just couldn't wait to hear Spade and Denise in this book. I wasn't disappointed!! Once again the narrator did a great job of capturing the characters and bringing the story to life. I highly recommend this book and will definitely listen to it again!!

awesome addition to the night huntress series... and also crucial to the story line of the night huntress series, to understand the latest release of the main story line i suggest you read both of the Night Huntress World releases as a few new characters are introduced :)

Very sensual story in an almost magical world, great action and suspense. The narrator makes the main characters come to life like they are in your world. A novel well done.

I love Jeanine Frost's books. The world she created and her characters are on my favorite list. I liked this book because it allows us to see this world from the eyes of secondary characters in her Night Huntress books. I like Denise and Spade, though I do find Denise a little weak. The plot line was fun and Tavia Gilbert did a good job in her narration. Her voices make it clear who is speaking.

I really enjoy the Night Huntress world and was so happy to discover 2 extra books I could listen to! We get to learn about some of the blanks and seeming skips in the main books. Tavia is a great narrator, keeping in character. A must "read" if you love the series....

Jeaniene Frost is a legend - I am addicted to her books and characters. Spade & Denise are fantastic & the fact that Bones & Cat are in the book makes it even more enjoyable. Keep them coming.. PS Audible there must be more than 2 of this authors books out there as Bones & Cat's relationship has moved forward. Get them to audio books asap