Blood Bar
by: Norm Applegate
Paperback: 324 pages
Publisher: BLACK BED SHEETS BOOKS (January 31, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 098225301X
ISBN-13: 978-0982253014
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
Not for the weak at heart, Blood Bar is the tale of vampires among us - though not necessarily the type of vampires you may typically imagine. Filled with role playing (or is it?!)blood, lust, and desire for power, Blood Bar combines many aspects of the paranormal and the underside of life.
It is not often that a book can hook a reader within the first page, but Blood Bar did that and more. Never did the story allow me to wander far from it's grasp, without leaving me yearning for my return. Thus, this was a quick and engrossing story that never entered into territory that dragged on or became redundant.
Blood Bar is the third book in a thriller/horror series featuring Kim Bennett, murder mystery sleuth, unlike any other. Though I have not yet read the first two in this series, Into the Basement and Into the Spell, I was still able to greatly enjoy Blood Bar. Norm Applegate does an exceptional job painting the scenes throughout the story and breathing life into his characters. Kim Bennett is a strong, take no guff from anyone type of heroine, who readers will enjoy immensely.
A call from her friend, Rose, brings Kim to Manhattan, where she tries to help figure out who murdered Rose's lover. Little does Kim know that this trip will change her, making her realize things about herself that she did not know and not sure she wanted to know. Blood Bar merges modern life and times with the past, as Kim uncovers little known facts about Jack the Ripper the the vampire code "The Black Testament" that he had written so long ago. Will Kim be able to solve the crimes and save mankind - and herself - or will she fall victim to the erotic life of the vampire? There's only one way to find out - grab a copy of Blood Bar, get comfy and settle back with a nice drink of warm blood...er, tea or coffee and get ready to be transported to another time and place.
*overall rating 4/5
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About Blood Bar:
Vampires don’t exist...yet, on the brownstone back alley side streets of New York, a vampire dies. Desperate, his lover turns to Kim Bennett, author Norm Applegate’s quintessential heroine whose passion for S&M led to celebrity status as a hell-and-back murder mystery sleuth who’s been there, done that, and then some. This time, Kim finds herself caught between a secret vampire society’s attempts to locate The Black Testament (a sacred document written by Jack the Ripper), the modern-day vampire hunters bent on their destruction, and a white knuckled journey of self-discovery that catapults her into the bowels of hell and the arms of the ultimate vampire.......courtesy of The Haven, New York’s ultimate BLOOD BAR.
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Excerpt:
Nicolai putting his foot on the brakes brought her out of her thoughts, and looking out of the window she recognized the street. It was the entrance to the parking lot across from The Haven.
“Why are we stopping here?” Kim asked. “Is it safe?”
“I don’t care, I need you.” Nicolai’s eyes were the deepest blue she had ever seen and they said more than his words.
“I know the feeling.” Kim blushed. "It's becoming a blood habit."
They looked at each other in silence. There was no way to know how Nicolai would respond to making love with Kim. He would learn it’s a full contact sport with no limits. “This is dangerous,” she said.
Nicolai’s lips slowly parted with an inviting smile. “Is that okay?”
Kim moved toward him. When her face was just inches from his and she could smell his skin, she spoke softly. “I love the edge. It makes you feel alive, like you’re really living in the moment."
Nicolai lifted her chin, looked into her eyes and with his thumb and finger slowly examined her hair. “You seem to have recovered so quickly, everything alright?”
“You mean with what you did to me?”
“Yes, and you can say it.” Nicolai knew it was the weirdest thing to saying you brought someone back from the dead, but he did, and successfully.
“I don’t remember much, the truck, pain, darkness, and then I heard your voice rising up from below me.”
Nicolai let his lips slide down her cheek; and taking in her aroma he closed his eyes and swallowed. Kim felt the warm moist air of each breath tickle her skin, and rolling her head back she felt her knees shaking as his fingers gently probed her neck. “I’m going to taste you?”
“Don’t ever ask permission, just take me,” Kim mumbled, "Make me yours."
He went silent, lost in the nuzzling and kissing of her throat. Kim found her fingers on the back of his head, pulled him closer, and caressed his face. He was very warm to the touch.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
About Norm Applegate:
Norman Applegate is an author and consultant, with a growing body of work to his credit. Born in Glasgow Scotland, growing up in Toronto Canada and now residing in Florida with his wife Cheryl, Norm Applegate works and travels for an international consulting company, then occasionally scares the “heck” out of his family with his thoughts and writings.
His early years in Toronto were filled with aspirations of the late 60’s hippie music scene, and as a drummer in numerous bands led to a short lived career playing the bars and clubs in the Toronto area. The band Photograph, signed to a recording studio, made some noise on the coast to coast CBC radio show, the Entertainers, and after the legal issues strangled them into submission, they went their separate ways. The life of drugs, sex and rock and roll were over, sad but true.
His first novel, “Into the Basement,” a raw dark thriller introduced us to his unlikely heroine Kim Bennett and is scheduled for a movie release in 2009 with Triad Studios. The cast for the movie includes Courtney Gains, Naama Kates, Jonathan Breck, Two Foot Fred, Nicola Fiore, Jamie McCall, and a seasoned crew of horror and TV actors.
His follow up novel, “Into the Spell,” continued with Kim Bennett and the dark world of hypnosis, the paranormal and murder. Early 2008, Norm released a short story called “Jumpers,” with a Twilight Zone feel to it in the horror anthology “From the Shadows.”
Currently Mr. Applegate is a resident of Sarasota Florida, where he is working as a principle for the movie “Into the Basement,” a new horror thriller, and a sequel to Blood Bar.
For more information about Norman and his upcoming projects go to http://www.normanapplegate.com/.
WIN PRIZES!!!
BLOOD BAR VIRTUAL BLOG TOUR '09 will officially begin on June 1 and end on June 26. You can visit Norm's blog stops at http://www.virtualbooktours.wordpress.com/ in June to find out more about this great book and talented author!
As a special promotion for all our authors, Pump Up Your Book Promotion is giving away a FREE virtual book tour to a published author or a $50 Amazon gift certificate to those not published who comments on our authors' blog stops. More prizes will be announced as they become available.
by: Norm Applegate
Paperback: 324 pages
Publisher: BLACK BED SHEETS BOOKS (January 31, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 098225301X
ISBN-13: 978-0982253014
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.8 inches
Not for the weak at heart, Blood Bar is the tale of vampires among us - though not necessarily the type of vampires you may typically imagine. Filled with role playing (or is it?!)blood, lust, and desire for power, Blood Bar combines many aspects of the paranormal and the underside of life.
It is not often that a book can hook a reader within the first page, but Blood Bar did that and more. Never did the story allow me to wander far from it's grasp, without leaving me yearning for my return. Thus, this was a quick and engrossing story that never entered into territory that dragged on or became redundant.
Blood Bar is the third book in a thriller/horror series featuring Kim Bennett, murder mystery sleuth, unlike any other. Though I have not yet read the first two in this series, Into the Basement and Into the Spell, I was still able to greatly enjoy Blood Bar. Norm Applegate does an exceptional job painting the scenes throughout the story and breathing life into his characters. Kim Bennett is a strong, take no guff from anyone type of heroine, who readers will enjoy immensely.
A call from her friend, Rose, brings Kim to Manhattan, where she tries to help figure out who murdered Rose's lover. Little does Kim know that this trip will change her, making her realize things about herself that she did not know and not sure she wanted to know. Blood Bar merges modern life and times with the past, as Kim uncovers little known facts about Jack the Ripper the the vampire code "The Black Testament" that he had written so long ago. Will Kim be able to solve the crimes and save mankind - and herself - or will she fall victim to the erotic life of the vampire? There's only one way to find out - grab a copy of Blood Bar, get comfy and settle back with a nice drink of warm blood...er, tea or coffee and get ready to be transported to another time and place.
*overall rating 4/5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
About Blood Bar:
Vampires don’t exist...yet, on the brownstone back alley side streets of New York, a vampire dies. Desperate, his lover turns to Kim Bennett, author Norm Applegate’s quintessential heroine whose passion for S&M led to celebrity status as a hell-and-back murder mystery sleuth who’s been there, done that, and then some. This time, Kim finds herself caught between a secret vampire society’s attempts to locate The Black Testament (a sacred document written by Jack the Ripper), the modern-day vampire hunters bent on their destruction, and a white knuckled journey of self-discovery that catapults her into the bowels of hell and the arms of the ultimate vampire.......courtesy of The Haven, New York’s ultimate BLOOD BAR.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Excerpt:
Nicolai putting his foot on the brakes brought her out of her thoughts, and looking out of the window she recognized the street. It was the entrance to the parking lot across from The Haven.
“Why are we stopping here?” Kim asked. “Is it safe?”
“I don’t care, I need you.” Nicolai’s eyes were the deepest blue she had ever seen and they said more than his words.
“I know the feeling.” Kim blushed. "It's becoming a blood habit."
They looked at each other in silence. There was no way to know how Nicolai would respond to making love with Kim. He would learn it’s a full contact sport with no limits. “This is dangerous,” she said.
Nicolai’s lips slowly parted with an inviting smile. “Is that okay?”
Kim moved toward him. When her face was just inches from his and she could smell his skin, she spoke softly. “I love the edge. It makes you feel alive, like you’re really living in the moment."
Nicolai lifted her chin, looked into her eyes and with his thumb and finger slowly examined her hair. “You seem to have recovered so quickly, everything alright?”
“You mean with what you did to me?”
“Yes, and you can say it.” Nicolai knew it was the weirdest thing to saying you brought someone back from the dead, but he did, and successfully.
“I don’t remember much, the truck, pain, darkness, and then I heard your voice rising up from below me.”
Nicolai let his lips slide down her cheek; and taking in her aroma he closed his eyes and swallowed. Kim felt the warm moist air of each breath tickle her skin, and rolling her head back she felt her knees shaking as his fingers gently probed her neck. “I’m going to taste you?”
“Don’t ever ask permission, just take me,” Kim mumbled, "Make me yours."
He went silent, lost in the nuzzling and kissing of her throat. Kim found her fingers on the back of his head, pulled him closer, and caressed his face. He was very warm to the touch.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
About Norm Applegate:Norman Applegate is an author and consultant, with a growing body of work to his credit. Born in Glasgow Scotland, growing up in Toronto Canada and now residing in Florida with his wife Cheryl, Norm Applegate works and travels for an international consulting company, then occasionally scares the “heck” out of his family with his thoughts and writings.
His early years in Toronto were filled with aspirations of the late 60’s hippie music scene, and as a drummer in numerous bands led to a short lived career playing the bars and clubs in the Toronto area. The band Photograph, signed to a recording studio, made some noise on the coast to coast CBC radio show, the Entertainers, and after the legal issues strangled them into submission, they went their separate ways. The life of drugs, sex and rock and roll were over, sad but true.
His first novel, “Into the Basement,” a raw dark thriller introduced us to his unlikely heroine Kim Bennett and is scheduled for a movie release in 2009 with Triad Studios. The cast for the movie includes Courtney Gains, Naama Kates, Jonathan Breck, Two Foot Fred, Nicola Fiore, Jamie McCall, and a seasoned crew of horror and TV actors.
His follow up novel, “Into the Spell,” continued with Kim Bennett and the dark world of hypnosis, the paranormal and murder. Early 2008, Norm released a short story called “Jumpers,” with a Twilight Zone feel to it in the horror anthology “From the Shadows.”
Currently Mr. Applegate is a resident of Sarasota Florida, where he is working as a principle for the movie “Into the Basement,” a new horror thriller, and a sequel to Blood Bar.
For more information about Norman and his upcoming projects go to http://www.normanapplegate.com/.
WIN PRIZES!!!
BLOOD BAR VIRTUAL BLOG TOUR '09 will officially begin on June 1 and end on June 26. You can visit Norm's blog stops at http://www.virtualbooktours.wordpress.com/ in June to find out more about this great book and talented author!
As a special promotion for all our authors, Pump Up Your Book Promotion is giving away a FREE virtual book tour to a published author or a $50 Amazon gift certificate to those not published who comments on our authors' blog stops. More prizes will be announced as they become available.
3 comments:
This sounds intriguing, April. I love a good vampire story--especially a dark one. Great review!
This book sounds really good. Like the Literary Feline, I love dark vampire stories, and this sounds right up my alley. Thanks for the review!
I loved your blog. Thank you.
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