Crimson Kiss by Trisha Baker (2001, Paperback)

This story is about a woman who lusted so much for a man she just met then when it was to late she found out he was a Vampire. He turned her into a Vampire and she was trapped in a whirlwind of lust and abuse. She eventually got away and escaped under the assumption she had killed her master. But little did she know he would show up in the end to torment her and the ones she loved and rebuilt her life with.
I loved the book because it kept my attentions the whole time. I like how the author gave a taste of what was yet to come at the beginning of the book, then switched and went back in time and told the story of how it all started. This story was great because it had all kinds of emotions mixed up into one book, love, hate, bravery, scared, protective, hurtful, vengful etc.
My fiance recommended this book to me and after almost a year of searching I finally found it 3 weeks ago. I would recommend this book to other people who enjoy a good Vampire novel.

Meghann O’Neill is a psychologist that specializes in treating victims of abusive relationships. She is also a vampire and suffered years of brutality, and abuse from the vampire that turned her Simon Baldevar. She became his slave and was subjected to an endless cycle of pleasure, pain, passion, ecstasy, and vile and cruel punishment. She could not think without him constantly invading her mind. She thought she had killed him, but he is back and stronger than before.

Baldevar is one of the most sadistic vampire villains. His twisted obsessive love for Meghann is alarming in its intensity. This book was released in 2001. It’s violent and bloody a far cry from stereotypical vampire romance you read today. My only issue is the method in which the author chose to develop the plot of the story. Instead of being immersed in the moments with the characters things are sometimes told in synopsis styled flashbacks. Time passes and then things are explained later. I would much rather read the action as its happening not have someone wake up somewhere then be told what happened in a few paragraphs. I enjoyed the book overall. It was entertaining. It was both sexy and grotesque.
As much as I liked this book it is very hard to find. It is out of print and extremely expensive. Reading all 3 novels will be a challenge unless you can find it at your local library or you don’t mind paying almost 25 dollars for each book.