title: Night Bites: Vampire Stories by Women Tales of Blood and Lust
author:  Victoria A. Brownworth 
description: Brownworth has assembled a collection of stories that have varying degrees of merit. Some have heavy-handed feminist or political themes and are plagued by predictable plots or cardboard characters. Others, however, have unique offerings for those who enjoy offbeat literature. Judith Katz's "Anita, Polish Vampire, Holds Forth at the Jewish Cafe of the Dead" is a funny, quirky little tale with a lesbian twist. In "Sustenance," Susanna J. Sturgis evokes the surreal world of a woman's emotional collapse. The theme of vampire seduction plays a major role in Diane Lisa D. Williamson's "Best of Friends," but in DeKelb-Rittenhouse's "To Die For," seduction hits an all-time erotic high. Judith M. Redding's "Unexpurgated Notes from a Homicide Case File" features an African American female police officer investigating four murders that appear to be the work of a blood-sucking creature. Although all the stories have a vampiric element, the true emphasis is on feminism. Suitable for large collections.?Patricia Altner, Information Seekers, Bowie, Md.<br />Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  ALSO BY SUZANNE WRIGHT
  
  
  
  
  
  _From Rags_
  
  
  
  
  
  THE DARK IN YOU SERIES
  
  
  
  
  
  _Burn_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Blaze_
  
  
  
  
  
  THE DEEP IN YOUR VEINS SERIES
  
  
  
  
  
  _Here Be Sexist Vampires_
  
  
  
  
  
  _The Bite That Binds_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Taste of Torment_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Consumed_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Fractured_
  
  
  
  
  
  THE PHOENIX PACK SERIES
  
  
  
  
  
  _Feral Sins_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Wicked Cravings_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Carnal Secrets_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Dark Instincts_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Savage Urges_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Fierce Obsessions_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Wild Hunger_
  
  
  
  
  
  THE MERCURY PACK SERIES
  
  
  
  
  
  _Spiral of Need_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Force of Temptation_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Lure of Oblivion_
  
  
  
  
  
  _Echoes of Fire_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events,
  and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used
  fictitiously.
  
  
  
  
  
  Text copyright © 2019 by Suzanne Wright
  
  
  
  
  
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