I really enjoyed the prior book dealing with Marc Cage---so this one was just great as it picked up where the other left off with Cage's cousin. There was plenty of suspense with a plot that keeps you guessing, romance and hot, sexual tension to make you keep turning those pages!

While for me I Thirst For You with Marc Cage & Joe Elliot has been the highlight book in this series, this tale of Cage's cousin and Joe's sister hooking up at the first couples wedding was still pretty good. It has a beter story line than a few of the other books in the series and it was more suspenseful. The bad guy was not glaringly obviouse for a change and the blending of several of the storylines and characters from this series was good. I don't know that this book could be considered a stand alone though as a first time reader of the series would probably be pretty confused.

The plot shapes out like this: Phillipa, Joe's older cop sister, and Matt Bridger, Cage's brit cousin who is the enforcement for the Family of vampires, hook up at Joe & Marcus's wedding. Matt knows that Philipa is his lifemate but he is afraid she will be targeted by his enemies and so runs away super quick.Flash forward 3 years. The happy Cage couple has just had their first child and it's time for the christening. Both Matt & Phillipa are back in town as godparents. But a psycho vamp has enlisted a few other supernatural friends and they are pulling heists in the same city. As a distraction to Matt the ringleader brainwashes a few Purist vampirehunters to target the baby and then Phillipa. Matt's werewolf buddy Mike, whom we met in Laurent's story is also in town after the baddy but stuck in doggy form. He may find salvation in an odd place though- a vampire magician who will be the subject of Ms. Sizemore's next book in the series.

Susan Sizemore's PRIMAL HEAT is vampire romance at its best. Mathias is Prime of his vampire family and sworn to protect his people - but he finds himself falling in love with a lovely police officer from the past, and when a band of vampire hunters threatens them, Matt finds a hidden danger underlying his romance and longing for love. Swift action and vampire fantasy make for a steamy combination.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

I couldn't seem to get a real feeling for the characters. The previous book was also a vamp male and Philipa's sister (regular human but a little physic. The other books had females with a little power to them (half-vamp, vamp-hunter, physic). I really am looking forward to something with a female vamp (Flame maybe) and a vamp male. Now that would have some sparks. Or maybe a new love interest for the poor vamp who lost his woman (I think they call him the snake or the viper). Anyways, this one was weak but necessary to continue the series.