Bite the Dust

Blood and Moonlight, Book 1

By: Cynthia Eden

Narrated by: Sophie Eastlake

Vampires. Werewolves. Beasts that hunt in the night. When New Orleans Detective Jane Hart investigates her first official homicide case, she never expects to have her world ripped apart. But the murder she's investigating is part of a deadly war between vampires and werewolves and now Jane is caught in that eternal battle. A battle that can't end well.

Werewolf Aidan Locke has been running New Orleans for years. It's his job to keep the vamps out of the city. But when a Master Vampire comes to town, determined to unleash hell, Aidan knows it's time to fight with all the fury of his pack. Beast versus vamp, until the last breath. Then he meets Jane.

One look, one taste, and Aidan knows that Jane is far more than she seems. Far more than she even knows herself to be. She's important in the paranormal war, not a pawn to be used, but a queen to be won. And if he can't keep her at his side, if he can't stop the darkness from descending on the town then Jane Hart will become not just a fierce cop, not some guardian, but something deadlier. Darker. Aidan will fight heaven and hell to change her fate. To change their fate because he is more than just a predator.

And Jane is more than prey. Far more.

©2015 Cindy Roussos (P)2016 Cindy Roussos

A decent read and narration..

I gotta’ tell ya” I wasn’t crazy about Jane, the heroine. She was TSTL. She’s upset over the death of the blood-sucking murderous Melanie Wagner and when another one turns up she wants to save her. It’s like she doesn’t even care how many people the vampire kills as long as she doesn’t die. WTH? How stupid was that. I normally love Ms. Eden’s books but sometimes she makes her heroines so stupid.

Taking away Jane’s stupidity, I really liked Aiden, Cole, Paris, Garrison, Annette, Dr. Bob, even the traitor until he chose to turn on Aiden and the pack. And, Virginia and Johnny? Wow, what a twosome. Fortunately, they both got what they deserved. But Thane was the worst! You’d have to read the book to find out what happened to him.

As much as I enjoyed the storyline I can’t see myself moving on to book 2. One book of a TSTL heroine is enough for me, and the next book is about Aiden and Jane, too. I’ve read about 15 of Ms. Eden’s books so I won’t give up on her, but I just can stand a human surrounded by werewolves and vampire talking and acting so tough, as if she can take them all on with just her measly gun. That’s what makes her TSTL.

Anyway, there really isn’t any sexual tension in this book, just Aiden talking about it once in a while, but no actual thoughts or feelings of desire or want in the story. However, there are some really explicit sex scenes.

AND there’s swearing, as well as the F-bomb being dropped 84 times.

As to the narrator: As I’ve said before I like Sophie Eastlake because she does a good male voice, and that’s good, considering how awful some female narrators suck at men’s voices. Unfortunately, Ms. Eastlake isn’t so great at doing what the book says as she reads. She doesn’t laugh or cry and only sometimes whispers, not much emotions at all. This book was narrated 5/17/16 so I would have thought she’d be better. The old narrations are mostly horrible but I expected more from the recent ones.

Bite the dust

This book was an entertaining paranormal story about werewolves and vampires who are in a fight for dominance.

Enjoyed this book

Enjoyed the story. Aiden and Jane will make an interesting couple and I look forward to their journey together in the rest of the series. The villian was truly evil.The narrator did a very good job of of portraying the emotion of the story.

Great!

I enjoyed this one very much. It was a great change what I usually listen to.

Good book but not the best.

it had a good story bit I think it was missing a different voice actor.