Cravings

by Laurell K. Hamilton, Rebecca York, and Mary Janice Davidson

[wyvernfriend]

Laurel K Hamilton has a horrible tendency to contribute to some compilations like this a story or excerpt from existing books, instead of other stories. This is no exception, the first story, Blood upon my lips, is an abridged version of the start of Incubus Dreams so if you were looking for something new in the Anitaverse forget it. (3/5)

Dead Girls Don't Dance has apparently appeared elsewhere but I hadn't read it. A vampire chick is going to meet Betsy and bumps into a guy she fancied in college. He goes with her. It's all you expect from MaryJanice Davidson, witty one-liners, fabulous clothes etc. (3.5/5)

I'd never read a Eileen Wilks before and this made me want to. A Succubus befriends a rather cute guy she finds naked on the shore. They try to find out where he's from and why he's turned up on her door. She was cursed to be a succubus by an unnamed goddess whose supporters are getting stronger. (4/5)

Burning Moon by Rebecca York was the sweetest of the stories. A werewolf hunting the murderer of his wife ends up following clues to a small town, Sea Gate in New Jersey. There he finds a blind guesthouse owner willing to house him and starts looking for the murderer while also having to deal with his growing love for the owner who also reads tarot cards for him. (4/5)