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An American Lamb in Europe
Jamie Anderson knows you need to look before you leap, but he forgets it often enough to land in trouble. When his brother and only remaining family member disappears, he doesn’t think twice about quitting his job as a dental hygienist to travel to the Czech Republic to search for him.
Rescued by the sexy, mysterious Tomas in a small city near the German border, Jamie enlists his help in locating Rudy. Soon Jamie realizes the man knows more than he’s sharing. When Jamie demands Tomas tell him the truth, Tomas reveals he’s a vampire. Horrified the man he’s fantasized about is a monster, Jamie struggles with the fact he still needs Tomas's help to find Rudy.
Jamie never expects their search will land him in the middle of a vampire turf war.
Rescued by the sexy, mysterious Tomas in a small city near the German border, Jamie enlists his help in locating Rudy. Soon Jamie realizes the man knows more than he’s sharing. When Jamie demands Tomas tell him the truth, Tomas reveals he’s a vampire. Horrified the man he’s fantasized about is a monster, Jamie struggles with the fact he still needs Tomas's help to find Rudy.
Jamie never expects their search will land him in the middle of a vampire turf war.
120 pages, ebook
First published February 11, 2014
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Rob Colton
37 books614 followersRob Colton is a software developer by day, and avid reader of romance novels at night. A romantic at heart, he loves stories that feature big, burly men who find true love and happy endings.
Stories can be found on Literotica, Nifty and Gay Authors under the username robcub32.
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March 23, 2015
Fangs & Fucking
This book delivers in terms of steam, with plenty of biting and sucking.
Tomas the Bavarian Vampire Prince and Jamie the ordinary American dental hygienist go at it hot and heavy.
Even though Jamie is annoying and wishy-washy, Tomas claims him as his own special lamb and offers to help Jamie track down his missing brother, Rudy.
This was a short, steamy read, and certainly entertaining, but a bit vague and rushed. There is no sense of setting and almost no world building.
Even so, I would read Rudy's story. I'm miffed to see there's no sequel.
This book delivers in terms of steam, with plenty of biting and sucking.
Tomas the Bavarian Vampire Prince and Jamie the ordinary American dental hygienist go at it hot and heavy.
Even though Jamie is annoying and wishy-washy, Tomas claims him as his own special lamb and offers to help Jamie track down his missing brother, Rudy.
This was a short, steamy read, and certainly entertaining, but a bit vague and rushed. There is no sense of setting and almost no world building.
Even so, I would read Rudy's story. I'm miffed to see there's no sequel.
April 13, 2014
A Hearts On Fire Review
3.75 HEARTS- If you're like me and haven't heard of Rob Colton until recently, let me tell you about his stories. They are hot, not too complex and usually features romance between bear-like and cub-like main characters. I have seen his name a lot recently and learned he wrote a good number of erotic stories online. So I checked his work out and was pleasantly surprised. And I have developed a liking towards his writings especially his paranormal work.
The stories follow a basic formula - the cub-like MC meets the bear-like MC, there is minor struggles or protests while falling in insta-love, the bear-like MC sort of courts his cub, hot sex is had and they have a HEA.
Did this story follow the Rob Colton formula? Yes. Sometimes books like this one make for a nice comfortable read. You know what you're going to get. But with an editor, there's a different vibe but the same Rob Colton tone.
American dental hygienist Jamie Anderson has left his apartment, job and life in New York to search for his missing younger brother, Rudy, in the Czech Republic. The local authorities have notified Jamie that Rudy is dead and have misplaced his body. But Jamie was not hearing that and needed answers for himself. On his search in the foreign country, he meets Tomas, a mysterious, bald headed giant of a man with ice blue eyes that entrance. Tomas saves Jamie from being robbed and the two search through the seedier part of town searching for Rudy.
Tomas has a secret, not everything is looking as it seems. The more time Jamie spends with Tomas, the more he dreams some pretty erotic dreams, vampiric erotic dreams. Tomas introduces Jamie into the vampire world and learns his brother was caught in its web.
The story started out pretty strong. The mystery of Tomas and the clubs was a nice touch. Learning about the vampires and the turf war was interesting. I wish more information was given about how the vampires function in this world (are they immortal? what constitutes a human/vampire bond? what happens if a human bonded to a vampire dies? do they age? etc.) It was bare minimum.
There were some parts of the story that read stilted, especially in conversation. Thankfully not too much. The author certainly can write hot sex scenes and did not disappoint. I particularly liked the first and the last scenes. Yum.
There's a little action thrown in and the bad guys are defeated. Overall, I liked the world created. There are werewolves and vampires, I wonder what else is lurking in the shadows?
The story ends with a HEA and an obvious setup for secondary characters in a future book (which I definitely plan on reading whenever it is published). Hopefully with a little more elaboration on this paranormal world introduced.
Recommended for paranormal fans that don't care for complexity to their plots.
3.75 HEARTS- If you're like me and haven't heard of Rob Colton until recently, let me tell you about his stories. They are hot, not too complex and usually features romance between bear-like and cub-like main characters. I have seen his name a lot recently and learned he wrote a good number of erotic stories online. So I checked his work out and was pleasantly surprised. And I have developed a liking towards his writings especially his paranormal work.
The stories follow a basic formula - the cub-like MC meets the bear-like MC, there is minor struggles or protests while falling in insta-love, the bear-like MC sort of courts his cub, hot sex is had and they have a HEA.
Did this story follow the Rob Colton formula? Yes. Sometimes books like this one make for a nice comfortable read. You know what you're going to get. But with an editor, there's a different vibe but the same Rob Colton tone.
American dental hygienist Jamie Anderson has left his apartment, job and life in New York to search for his missing younger brother, Rudy, in the Czech Republic. The local authorities have notified Jamie that Rudy is dead and have misplaced his body. But Jamie was not hearing that and needed answers for himself. On his search in the foreign country, he meets Tomas, a mysterious, bald headed giant of a man with ice blue eyes that entrance. Tomas saves Jamie from being robbed and the two search through the seedier part of town searching for Rudy.
Tomas has a secret, not everything is looking as it seems. The more time Jamie spends with Tomas, the more he dreams some pretty erotic dreams, vampiric erotic dreams. Tomas introduces Jamie into the vampire world and learns his brother was caught in its web.
The story started out pretty strong. The mystery of Tomas and the clubs was a nice touch. Learning about the vampires and the turf war was interesting. I wish more information was given about how the vampires function in this world (are they immortal? what constitutes a human/vampire bond? what happens if a human bonded to a vampire dies? do they age? etc.) It was bare minimum.
There were some parts of the story that read stilted, especially in conversation. Thankfully not too much. The author certainly can write hot sex scenes and did not disappoint. I particularly liked the first and the last scenes. Yum.
There's a little action thrown in and the bad guys are defeated. Overall, I liked the world created. There are werewolves and vampires, I wonder what else is lurking in the shadows?
The story ends with a HEA and an obvious setup for secondary characters in a future book (which I definitely plan on reading whenever it is published). Hopefully with a little more elaboration on this paranormal world introduced.
Recommended for paranormal fans that don't care for complexity to their plots.
September 24, 2023
It’s so bad, I give it a zero, but that’s not possible, so I give it a one. I hated it. The plot could have been something, it could have been good. Rob Colton had so much potential with it. But no! Each and every character, I hated. All of them. They were all horrible. Except for two. And, no, they were not Jamie and TOE-mas.
Jamie: he just had no brain. He made horrible decisions. Like literally, he hadn’t even known TOE-mas (yes, I call him that. Yes, it is to mock his name) for a whole day and was already like ‘oh my god, I’m in love, blah blah blah’. And then he’s like I’m just gonna let him live and feed off other people I guess -oh wait- no I’m not. “Don’t. Not with him […] Me. Feed from me”. LIKE UUUUGGH. NO!! DO YOU WANT TO DIE? DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH FOR YOURSELF? Like, I know Rudy isn’t dead, but you think he is because he was ‘fed on too much and sucked dry if his blood’, LIKE SERIOUSLY JAMIE??!?!! He knows Emeline doesn’t care about Rudy and he still lets him leave with her and goes to live in BAVARIA with TOE-MAS!!! O M G, HAVE A BRAIN J A M I E! ! ! ! PLEASE!!! When we first meet Jamie, I liked him. Like yeah ok you’re cool, go to a random place outside Germany and look for you missing brother, wow you’re so nice. Like, yay. But then, y’know, things happen. Also why would he quit his job, like you expected to find you brother and go back to America. Like, I know that’s not what happened but it was what you were planning on happening, so why would you quit, then you would have nothing to come back to.
TOE-mas: Hated him from the moment we met him. There was something off. I couldn’t quit put my finger on it. I don’t think Colton really wrote him as much there as he should have. But I just hated him. It was kind of an irrational hate. Just, no. No to TOE-mas. And then we find out he’s a vampire PRINCE. LIKE, REALLY BUDDY, WHY DIDN’T YOU SAY SOMETHING. But no. How many other secrets are you hiding? Also, I was really confused and it was really unrealistic that someone like TOE-mas, the vampire that almost all other vampires and people alike are literally obsessed with, and who has so many options, would choose a boring American dental hygienist like Jamie. But then we find out it was because Jamie can’t be hypnotized. Oh, and also, it never clarified why he and Rudy couldn’t be hypnotized. So you know, loose ends.
Jiri: I’m not elaborating much. Everyone should hate Jiri. He was weird, and creepy, and just an off kilter person (*cough cough* sorry, vampire) in general.
Hans and Greta: I’m putting them together because I don’t think it was written as them being two characters. It was more written that they were one and the same. But they were just weird. Like seriously guys, how many times does TOE-mas have to tell you to stop smelling him for you to stop smelling him.
Oleg: I’m once again not going to elaborate much, like obviously we’re not going to like Oleg. He da bad guy.
Emeline: Ok, so I know how sweet she was when she said Rudy was her favourite and how much she missed him and how sad she was and all that sweet stuff she said about him, but remember when Jamie said that she looked well fed. She’s been feeding off of other people. She’s completely fine. And if she really loved Rudy she would have went looking instead of going, ‘oh, well, he was PROBABLY, taken by the Russians, but, like, I’m not 100% sure, and IF he was then he’s PROBABLY dead. And IF he’s dead then there’s no point in doing anything.’ Lady, that is two ifs and two probablys stacked on top of each other, that’s a pretty big IF. Like, she seriously didn’t care about Rudy. At all. And how we find out that she only fed off him in private anyway, like, does that sound like she likes him. No!
Rudy: when we met Rudy I loved him, I had so much sympathy, he was amazing, he was wonderful, he was just a traumatized, scared, little, child. But then he refuses to feed from Jamie (bad decision #1), like, bro, you’ll die, then we realize he did it so he wouldn’t get kicked out of the French vampire coven (bad decision #2), yo, they don’t care about you. Pay attention (*clap clap, right in face*), and then when they get saved and he goes, ‘you know what, I don’t care about all the hard work and effort my brother and his friends have put into me and how well they cared and loved for me, imma go know, and hang with my vamp princess, peace guys’ (bad decision #3) so no, I do not like Rudy.
Horst: Ok, so at the top when I said that there were only 2 characters I liked, I lied, it’s actually 3. So at first I didn’t like Horst, but I had no reason to hate him. He was scary. And intimidating. But then when we get to see him with Rudy and it’s like, oh, no he’s actually a sweety, aww. Because yes. Just yes. That is all I have to say. Yes. The end.
Otto: Ok, so FROM THE MOMENT we got a description of Otto I liked him. Not the moment we met because that was like, oh no, scary body guards. But then it was like, WAIT no No NO, ooh, you’re fun, we like you. Otto is, like, literally the best, also I am OBSESSED with him and Gert, like, just yes. And Otto for some reason reminded of a child, but, like, in a good way, some how. He was just so Sweet, and AMAZing, and FUN, and COOL, and NO I Am not fangirling over a side character, I, like, literally don’t know what you taking about, obviously.
Gert: I LOVED Gert, from the moment he was introduced, it wasn’t a very good introduction to a character and we didn’t really get a whole lot about him, but for some reason I just liked him, there was something about this whole vibe he had going.
So, yes I like A WHOLE THREE CHARACTERS (*gasp* whaaat, wow) out of the ten characters there were, and they were only side characters so it is more like 1.5 out of 8 if we count side characters as half a character. And, no that does not give it another another star. NO!
I also feel like this books was very rushed, like I get that it is meant to be a shorter story, but it all felt crammed onto the pages, like, on some pages, one thing would be happening at the top of the page, and it would escalate so fast and something completely different would be happening on the bottom of the page. Also since it was very fast and crammed, there wasn’t a whole lot of detail, in the scenes, the scenery, the plot, the people, just in general parts were very vague.
THIS IS MY LAST POINT. NO NEED TO WORRY ANYMORE. I feel like this book mostly revolves around the sex. Like it was all Jamie thought about, and those were the longest, most described parts, everything else was kind of just, there. And it was all really annoying because I didn’t like Jamie, I didn’t like TOE-mas, and I especially didn’t like the two of them together. So, yeah, the end. I didn’t like it one bit, except for Horst, Otto, and Gert.
The end.
Sorry for using so much the word like, repetitive words.
My like count: around 29 or 30 or something
Ok well Goodbye, my lovies;p
Jamie: he just had no brain. He made horrible decisions. Like literally, he hadn’t even known TOE-mas (yes, I call him that. Yes, it is to mock his name) for a whole day and was already like ‘oh my god, I’m in love, blah blah blah’. And then he’s like I’m just gonna let him live and feed off other people I guess -oh wait- no I’m not. “Don’t. Not with him […] Me. Feed from me”. LIKE UUUUGGH. NO!! DO YOU WANT TO DIE? DO YOU HAVE A DEATH WISH FOR YOURSELF? Like, I know Rudy isn’t dead, but you think he is because he was ‘fed on too much and sucked dry if his blood’, LIKE SERIOUSLY JAMIE??!?!! He knows Emeline doesn’t care about Rudy and he still lets him leave with her and goes to live in BAVARIA with TOE-MAS!!! O M G, HAVE A BRAIN J A M I E! ! ! ! PLEASE!!! When we first meet Jamie, I liked him. Like yeah ok you’re cool, go to a random place outside Germany and look for you missing brother, wow you’re so nice. Like, yay. But then, y’know, things happen. Also why would he quit his job, like you expected to find you brother and go back to America. Like, I know that’s not what happened but it was what you were planning on happening, so why would you quit, then you would have nothing to come back to.
TOE-mas: Hated him from the moment we met him. There was something off. I couldn’t quit put my finger on it. I don’t think Colton really wrote him as much there as he should have. But I just hated him. It was kind of an irrational hate. Just, no. No to TOE-mas. And then we find out he’s a vampire PRINCE. LIKE, REALLY BUDDY, WHY DIDN’T YOU SAY SOMETHING. But no. How many other secrets are you hiding? Also, I was really confused and it was really unrealistic that someone like TOE-mas, the vampire that almost all other vampires and people alike are literally obsessed with, and who has so many options, would choose a boring American dental hygienist like Jamie. But then we find out it was because Jamie can’t be hypnotized. Oh, and also, it never clarified why he and Rudy couldn’t be hypnotized. So you know, loose ends.
Jiri: I’m not elaborating much. Everyone should hate Jiri. He was weird, and creepy, and just an off kilter person (*cough cough* sorry, vampire) in general.
Hans and Greta: I’m putting them together because I don’t think it was written as them being two characters. It was more written that they were one and the same. But they were just weird. Like seriously guys, how many times does TOE-mas have to tell you to stop smelling him for you to stop smelling him.
Oleg: I’m once again not going to elaborate much, like obviously we’re not going to like Oleg. He da bad guy.
Emeline: Ok, so I know how sweet she was when she said Rudy was her favourite and how much she missed him and how sad she was and all that sweet stuff she said about him, but remember when Jamie said that she looked well fed. She’s been feeding off of other people. She’s completely fine. And if she really loved Rudy she would have went looking instead of going, ‘oh, well, he was PROBABLY, taken by the Russians, but, like, I’m not 100% sure, and IF he was then he’s PROBABLY dead. And IF he’s dead then there’s no point in doing anything.’ Lady, that is two ifs and two probablys stacked on top of each other, that’s a pretty big IF. Like, she seriously didn’t care about Rudy. At all. And how we find out that she only fed off him in private anyway, like, does that sound like she likes him. No!
Rudy: when we met Rudy I loved him, I had so much sympathy, he was amazing, he was wonderful, he was just a traumatized, scared, little, child. But then he refuses to feed from Jamie (bad decision #1), like, bro, you’ll die, then we realize he did it so he wouldn’t get kicked out of the French vampire coven (bad decision #2), yo, they don’t care about you. Pay attention (*clap clap, right in face*), and then when they get saved and he goes, ‘you know what, I don’t care about all the hard work and effort my brother and his friends have put into me and how well they cared and loved for me, imma go know, and hang with my vamp princess, peace guys’ (bad decision #3) so no, I do not like Rudy.
Horst: Ok, so at the top when I said that there were only 2 characters I liked, I lied, it’s actually 3. So at first I didn’t like Horst, but I had no reason to hate him. He was scary. And intimidating. But then when we get to see him with Rudy and it’s like, oh, no he’s actually a sweety, aww. Because yes. Just yes. That is all I have to say. Yes. The end.
Otto: Ok, so FROM THE MOMENT we got a description of Otto I liked him. Not the moment we met because that was like, oh no, scary body guards. But then it was like, WAIT no No NO, ooh, you’re fun, we like you. Otto is, like, literally the best, also I am OBSESSED with him and Gert, like, just yes. And Otto for some reason reminded of a child, but, like, in a good way, some how. He was just so Sweet, and AMAZing, and FUN, and COOL, and NO I Am not fangirling over a side character, I, like, literally don’t know what you taking about, obviously.
Gert: I LOVED Gert, from the moment he was introduced, it wasn’t a very good introduction to a character and we didn’t really get a whole lot about him, but for some reason I just liked him, there was something about this whole vibe he had going.
So, yes I like A WHOLE THREE CHARACTERS (*gasp* whaaat, wow) out of the ten characters there were, and they were only side characters so it is more like 1.5 out of 8 if we count side characters as half a character. And, no that does not give it another another star. NO!
I also feel like this books was very rushed, like I get that it is meant to be a shorter story, but it all felt crammed onto the pages, like, on some pages, one thing would be happening at the top of the page, and it would escalate so fast and something completely different would be happening on the bottom of the page. Also since it was very fast and crammed, there wasn’t a whole lot of detail, in the scenes, the scenery, the plot, the people, just in general parts were very vague.
THIS IS MY LAST POINT. NO NEED TO WORRY ANYMORE. I feel like this book mostly revolves around the sex. Like it was all Jamie thought about, and those were the longest, most described parts, everything else was kind of just, there. And it was all really annoying because I didn’t like Jamie, I didn’t like TOE-mas, and I especially didn’t like the two of them together. So, yeah, the end. I didn’t like it one bit, except for Horst, Otto, and Gert.
The end.
Sorry for using so much the word like, repetitive words.
My like count: around 29 or 30 or something
Ok well Goodbye, my lovies;p
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 27, 2015
I've decided I'm strangely attracted to Rob Colton's writing style. He's just easy to read. I love the alpha-males that are always included and their loving possessiveness. His writing is straightforward. It's a little predictable, but thoroughly enjoyable none the less. And let's not forget that he writes one hell of a hot scene. An American Lamb in Europe includes all of these characteristics. I loved the funny exchanges between Jamie and Tomas. Chief complaint: length. I just wanted more.
November 8, 2020
This is my third book by Rob Colton. I really enjoyed all three of them. This one was about vampires. His stories have romance and adventure with some very hot sex thrown in the mix.
August 3, 2014
What a great little story! I had so much fun with this one. A sweet and charming novella filled with humor, sexy heat, the complex love of family, loyalty and two men falling in love as they try to solve the mystery before it’s too late.
Jamie spends a lot of time in his head. He is the big brother who always took care of his troubled little brother. They were all they had growing up and while Rudy’s made some bad choices the bond is still strong. Jamie doesn’t hesitate to drop everything and come running when he knows that Rudy needs him. He was very stupid and wonderfully, foolishly brave in his pursuit of Rudy. No matter what anyone tells him or how dangerous things become he never gives up.
Tomas is delicious. He is this huge, scary, uber-sexy guy who keeps showing up to save Jamie’s butt. Tomas keeps trying to warn Jamie away and he keeps stepping in and standing between Jamie and the growing list of people who want to either eat or kill Jamie.
Tomas was incredibly patient with Jamie and we begin to see that he is just as charmed and the emotional connection goes both ways. We come to understand Tomas in pieces as Jamie learns more about him. He changes and becomes more human and sweet as they begin to do more than flirt and yell at each other.
I adored the shifting perception of everything for Jamie. He has so much to process and he does an amazing job of keeping his freak outs to a minimum and prioritizing. I was so glad that while he was smart enough to be scared he wasn’t one to wring his hands in the corner while others took the risks or made decisions. He is in way over his head and he valiantly struggles to swim through dangerous and bloody waters. I loved Jamie’s quirky sense of humor, he cracked me up with all his questions to Thomas about vampires. He shows his heart time and again and is always willing to help, to try to see the other person’s perspective.
This is at heart a love story. Both the love and loyalty between family and friends and the love that can grow slyly, masquerading as lust, until both people find themselves neatly and blissfully caught.
There is heaps of room for a follow up to this story where we get to see Jamie and Tomas happy and find out how they make it all work. There are also so many hints of other characters who deserve to get some page time, I know I really want to see what happens with Rudy. Hopefully Rob Colton agrees and is already working on satisfying my curiosity, please. Highly recommended for anyone who likes a little humor and sex with their (non-sparkling) vampires.
Reviewed by Nina
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Jamie spends a lot of time in his head. He is the big brother who always took care of his troubled little brother. They were all they had growing up and while Rudy’s made some bad choices the bond is still strong. Jamie doesn’t hesitate to drop everything and come running when he knows that Rudy needs him. He was very stupid and wonderfully, foolishly brave in his pursuit of Rudy. No matter what anyone tells him or how dangerous things become he never gives up.
Tomas is delicious. He is this huge, scary, uber-sexy guy who keeps showing up to save Jamie’s butt. Tomas keeps trying to warn Jamie away and he keeps stepping in and standing between Jamie and the growing list of people who want to either eat or kill Jamie.
Tomas was incredibly patient with Jamie and we begin to see that he is just as charmed and the emotional connection goes both ways. We come to understand Tomas in pieces as Jamie learns more about him. He changes and becomes more human and sweet as they begin to do more than flirt and yell at each other.
I adored the shifting perception of everything for Jamie. He has so much to process and he does an amazing job of keeping his freak outs to a minimum and prioritizing. I was so glad that while he was smart enough to be scared he wasn’t one to wring his hands in the corner while others took the risks or made decisions. He is in way over his head and he valiantly struggles to swim through dangerous and bloody waters. I loved Jamie’s quirky sense of humor, he cracked me up with all his questions to Thomas about vampires. He shows his heart time and again and is always willing to help, to try to see the other person’s perspective.
This is at heart a love story. Both the love and loyalty between family and friends and the love that can grow slyly, masquerading as lust, until both people find themselves neatly and blissfully caught.
There is heaps of room for a follow up to this story where we get to see Jamie and Tomas happy and find out how they make it all work. There are also so many hints of other characters who deserve to get some page time, I know I really want to see what happens with Rudy. Hopefully Rob Colton agrees and is already working on satisfying my curiosity, please. Highly recommended for anyone who likes a little humor and sex with their (non-sparkling) vampires.
Reviewed by Nina
To see more of this review and others like it please visit us at Gay List Book Reviews at www.gaylistbookreviews.wordpress.com
April 16, 2014
I have been a fan of Robcub for a long time. Sitting at my computer reading his stories on Literotica was like a kid setting foot in a candy store for me. Now, his writing is getting better and the stories even more so (however, I do miss some of the raunchiness from his newly published works).
An American Lamb in Europe was excellent. I loved when Jamie went into "dental" mode when he saw teeth. I loved that Jamie had some backbone and wasn't going to back down. I loved Tomas and his claim on Jamie. I loved Jamie's determination to find his brother. I loved Jamie's questions regarding vampirism.
Now I want Rudy's book! PLEASE tell me there's going to be a book for Rudy.
An American Lamb in Europe was excellent. I loved when Jamie went into "dental" mode when he saw teeth. I loved that Jamie had some backbone and wasn't going to back down. I loved Tomas and his claim on Jamie. I loved Jamie's determination to find his brother. I loved Jamie's questions regarding vampirism.
Now I want Rudy's book! PLEASE tell me there's going to be a book for Rudy.
March 1, 2017
I didn't need a description of him in the first couple of pages.
Pretty good. Sweet. It felt like the first in a series, though. The thing with Rudy, Emmiline and Horst felt unfinished. I want to read more.
Pretty good. Sweet. It felt like the first in a series, though. The thing with Rudy, Emmiline and Horst felt unfinished. I want to read more.
March 30, 2014
This review can be found at The Blogger Girls review site.
When Jamie gets a letter from his brother, Rudy, that sounds suspiciously like a goodbye, he quits his job and goes searching for him. When he arrives in a small town in Czech Republic, his search for Rudy leads to another dead end until he’s put in a situation that results in him meeting Tomas. Tomas knows something he’s not saying and when he finally reveals to Jamie the life Rudy was in, Jamie is revolted and disgusted. Unfortunately, Jamie’s attraction for Tomas wars with his fear of Tomas being a vampire. If Jamie has any hope of finding Rudy, he needs Tomas’ help but when Jamie’s association with Tomas puts him in the middle of a dangerous turf war, will all his sacrifices be for nothing… or will it finally lead to finding his brother?
The story is very simplistic in that it deals with Jamie’s determination of finding his brother. Even when he’s fearing for his life, he will do whatever it takes to find Rudy. He’s tenacious and stubborn but his lust for Tomas makes him a little bit uncomfortable when he finds out Tomas is a vampire. Tomas is much more than he seems. He’s a vampire who’s very selective of his lovers but he’s immediately drawn to Jamie from the beginning. Readers should be warned that this book is insta-love but I liked that about them because their ‘bonding’ gave them both a jealous and possessive streak (which I love in characters) that I found enjoyable. I also really liked that Jamie had such issues with Tomas’ nature, which caused him to struggle with what his head was telling him to do and what his heart was telling him to do.
My biggest issue with this book, though, was that it lacked any depth to the characters or the world. While we knew a little about the characters, I didn’t feel like there was enough information to make them three dimensional. The same goes for the world. The reader knows there are multiple covens in the area but we don’t know how it all works, the hierarchy, why the Russians wanted to start a war, etc. So, by the end, I was left with a bunch of questions about vampires in general and how that society worked.
In the end, I still really enjoyed this one. I like Rob Colton’s writing and I liked how this dealt with Jamie’s struggle in wanting Tomas but hating what he was. It’s not a story that is filled with uniqueness but I think that readers who enjoy vampires with some romance, some sex and a bit of kidnapping will like it anyway. I’m hoping there’s a sequel because there was an obvious connection between Rudy and Horst that I would love to read about, as well as, getting to see Tomas and Jamie in their new lives.
When Jamie gets a letter from his brother, Rudy, that sounds suspiciously like a goodbye, he quits his job and goes searching for him. When he arrives in a small town in Czech Republic, his search for Rudy leads to another dead end until he’s put in a situation that results in him meeting Tomas. Tomas knows something he’s not saying and when he finally reveals to Jamie the life Rudy was in, Jamie is revolted and disgusted. Unfortunately, Jamie’s attraction for Tomas wars with his fear of Tomas being a vampire. If Jamie has any hope of finding Rudy, he needs Tomas’ help but when Jamie’s association with Tomas puts him in the middle of a dangerous turf war, will all his sacrifices be for nothing… or will it finally lead to finding his brother?
The story is very simplistic in that it deals with Jamie’s determination of finding his brother. Even when he’s fearing for his life, he will do whatever it takes to find Rudy. He’s tenacious and stubborn but his lust for Tomas makes him a little bit uncomfortable when he finds out Tomas is a vampire. Tomas is much more than he seems. He’s a vampire who’s very selective of his lovers but he’s immediately drawn to Jamie from the beginning. Readers should be warned that this book is insta-love but I liked that about them because their ‘bonding’ gave them both a jealous and possessive streak (which I love in characters) that I found enjoyable. I also really liked that Jamie had such issues with Tomas’ nature, which caused him to struggle with what his head was telling him to do and what his heart was telling him to do.
My biggest issue with this book, though, was that it lacked any depth to the characters or the world. While we knew a little about the characters, I didn’t feel like there was enough information to make them three dimensional. The same goes for the world. The reader knows there are multiple covens in the area but we don’t know how it all works, the hierarchy, why the Russians wanted to start a war, etc. So, by the end, I was left with a bunch of questions about vampires in general and how that society worked.
In the end, I still really enjoyed this one. I like Rob Colton’s writing and I liked how this dealt with Jamie’s struggle in wanting Tomas but hating what he was. It’s not a story that is filled with uniqueness but I think that readers who enjoy vampires with some romance, some sex and a bit of kidnapping will like it anyway. I’m hoping there’s a sequel because there was an obvious connection between Rudy and Horst that I would love to read about, as well as, getting to see Tomas and Jamie in their new lives.
February 13, 2014
I found this kind of disappointing. This author has some really great free stories which I have enjoyed, and a great sci fi series which is among my favourite books, so I automatically bought this one and I read it but I was bored.
The story was just too predictable and full of overused tropes. Younger brother goes missing in Europe, sends older brother cryptic message, older brother goes to look for him, meets vampire, gets involved in vampire turf war and falls in love.
I have to confess that I didn't read the blurb carefully and so this is partly my fault, but still I think this could have been better.
The story just felt so ordinary and familiar - kind of so so. If you have been reading mm for some time trust me you will be bored because it is just so similar to all the other vampire/shifter mm stories out there. But if you are new to the mm genre then it is a nice enough read. Just not for me.
Of course the best sibling rescue story has already been done - see Karen Marie Moning's m/f Fever series. I am afraid the Fever series has spoilt all other sibling rescue stories for me. I am yet to find another author who can top the creation of the mysterious Jericho Barrons from the Fever series (sigh).
In this story the equivalent to Jericho (love interest Tomas) is a vampire but the mystery, darkness, and erotic allure just doesn't come across and it didn't feel real. Everything felt rather flat and that is why i found it boring.
So alas I found this story kind of lacking :( It won't put me off reading other stories from this author though because he has some really great stuff, just that this one was a no go for me.
The story was just too predictable and full of overused tropes. Younger brother goes missing in Europe, sends older brother cryptic message, older brother goes to look for him, meets vampire, gets involved in vampire turf war and falls in love.
I have to confess that I didn't read the blurb carefully and so this is partly my fault, but still I think this could have been better.
The story just felt so ordinary and familiar - kind of so so. If you have been reading mm for some time trust me you will be bored because it is just so similar to all the other vampire/shifter mm stories out there. But if you are new to the mm genre then it is a nice enough read. Just not for me.
Of course the best sibling rescue story has already been done - see Karen Marie Moning's m/f Fever series. I am afraid the Fever series has spoilt all other sibling rescue stories for me. I am yet to find another author who can top the creation of the mysterious Jericho Barrons from the Fever series (sigh).
In this story the equivalent to Jericho (love interest Tomas) is a vampire but the mystery, darkness, and erotic allure just doesn't come across and it didn't feel real. Everything felt rather flat and that is why i found it boring.
So alas I found this story kind of lacking :( It won't put me off reading other stories from this author though because he has some really great stuff, just that this one was a no go for me.
January 2, 2023
A lot of Americans never leave their own country. Heck, some of them never leave their state or their home town. Personally, I find that concept disturbingly frightening, but it is reality for some. Hence, I tried to be empathetic for Jamie, all alone in the Czech Republic, not speaking the language and trying to locate his missing younger brother. Who, by the way, the police tell Jamie is dead but they lost the body. What?! This is the entertaining plot of Rob Colton's 'An American Lamb in Europe'.
Jamie's little brother, Rudy, may look a lot like Jamie, but they are polar opposites in personality, values, and moral code. Jamie has bailed Rudy out more times than he can count, loaned him money, and even overlooked it when Rudy stole from him. When Jamie gets a letter from Rudy, postmarked in the Czech Republic (Jamie didn't even know his brother had left the States), saying he was sorry and he loved Jamie, well family is family, no matter what. When the police tells Jamie that Rudy is dead but they'd lost his body and he had probably been accidentally cremated, Jamie quits his job, sells most of his belongings, and heads to the address listed on Rudy's letter.
Please find my full review at Rainbow Book Reviews
Jamie's little brother, Rudy, may look a lot like Jamie, but they are polar opposites in personality, values, and moral code. Jamie has bailed Rudy out more times than he can count, loaned him money, and even overlooked it when Rudy stole from him. When Jamie gets a letter from Rudy, postmarked in the Czech Republic (Jamie didn't even know his brother had left the States), saying he was sorry and he loved Jamie, well family is family, no matter what. When the police tells Jamie that Rudy is dead but they'd lost his body and he had probably been accidentally cremated, Jamie quits his job, sells most of his belongings, and heads to the address listed on Rudy's letter.
Please find my full review at Rainbow Book Reviews
June 17, 2015
More like 4.5 stars
I'm a huge fan of Rob Colton and I liked his take on vampires. Although the guy on the cover should have a shaved head like a German skinhead.
Because this book is pretty short, I felt like some things could have been expanded or better explained. I wanted more details about the vampire culture and how Rudy got involved.
I loved Jamie and felt some good sexy as hell chemistry between him and Tomas.
I'm a huge fan of Rob Colton and I liked his take on vampires. Although the guy on the cover should have a shaved head like a German skinhead.
Because this book is pretty short, I felt like some things could have been expanded or better explained. I wanted more details about the vampire culture and how Rudy got involved.
I loved Jamie and felt some good sexy as hell chemistry between him and Tomas.
July 29, 2016
I like this authors writing style. I'm not sure why since uber alpha males ususally annoy me but the author makes them better without being total douche bags.
The story line was good. Little brother reported lost & dead in a foreign country, big brother runs to the rescue only to stumble onto the paranormal world. The story was short and imo need to be longer and more meaty. I felt like I was left hanging.
The story line was good. Little brother reported lost & dead in a foreign country, big brother runs to the rescue only to stumble onto the paranormal world. The story was short and imo need to be longer and more meaty. I felt like I was left hanging.
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February 24, 2014Not what I expected from Rob. It was nice yet bland. There is nothing about this that I will remember next week.
It won't stop me from reading future works. He's one of my favorite authors. I'm sure no one likes every single thing an author puts out there. This one was just a miss for me. No worries I'll make up for it by rereading Timber Pack Chronicles!
It won't stop me from reading future works. He's one of my favorite authors. I'm sure no one likes every single thing an author puts out there. This one was just a miss for me. No worries I'll make up for it by rereading Timber Pack Chronicles!
March 22, 2015
Rob Colton can do no wrong in my eyes...but seriously, I love the way he writes! I was torn between thinking this was perfection and wanting it to be longer. I would love to see another installment of Jamie and Toe-mas *swoons*
November 5, 2014
3.5 Stars
Definitely would want to read more. Left me hanging.
Definitely would want to read more. Left me hanging.
February 15, 2014
I'm hoping there will be a sequel with Rudy and possibly Horst.
June 26, 2017
The romance in this was good if very fast. It was close to insta-love but never exactly stated or played as such. It is sort of just a fast relationship- commitment and all.
When Jamie goes to Europe to find his brother, he finds himself in a small old world town where no one seems to want to help him. When he is almost mugged a stranger saves him, but he too tries to get Jamie to leave. As Jamie persists he ends up meeting his stranger again, Tomas, and is very attracted to him. Soon Jamie finds himself falling into Tomas' world, the paranormal world, where Tomas is a vampire embroiled in a conflict that Rudy found himself part of. Jamie has to make decisions about how he feels about Tomas and what he wants in life.
Jamie can't be tranced by vamps, which makes him either interesting to them or very annoying. As you can guess, Tomas falls into the category of interested. Tomas is intrigued that he cannot make Jamie do anything, and ends up helping the man, and the two fall in love. They are falling in bed extremely fast and not but days later are falling in love, a very quick relationship. This is mostly believable with the circumstances and the setup in the story. After all, Jamie did sell everything and quit his job back in the States, so a major life change is alright to him. How they would work in normal life isn't really clear but I could see the relationship working.
What irked me was how much was left unanswered and how many things were unexplored. This likely could have been a full length novel if time was given to explain the paranormal world presented and the going on within it. For example, we know next to nothing about vampires in this world. Jamie does a little yes/no thing with Tomas, so we learn they can't go out in sun, are fine with religion, and do need blood. That's about all we learn when there is so much more hinted. For example, what are the ways that you can kill a vampire? Is it just the sun? There is an implication that vampires eat food, do they need to? Or is blood their only requirement, while food is a desire? Then there was the whole things about smell. Apparently the vamps noticed when Jamie had Tomas' scent on him. Before Jamie knew anything about vamps though, he noticed that certain people (who turned out to be vamps) really smelled. However Jamie really liked Tomas' scent. Does this mean something? Is it supposed to be like a mate bond? Then we get into the actual bonding- what on earth does it mean when the two do bond? Will it prolong Jamie's life? Does Tomas have an extended life span, or does he age? What does happen when someone is turned?
There were just so many questions that really took away from the story. As I said, this easily could have been a full length novel to answer all of this, or could have a continuation of further books to go into it. On it's own, it is a decent romance, but lacking in much else.
When Jamie goes to Europe to find his brother, he finds himself in a small old world town where no one seems to want to help him. When he is almost mugged a stranger saves him, but he too tries to get Jamie to leave. As Jamie persists he ends up meeting his stranger again, Tomas, and is very attracted to him. Soon Jamie finds himself falling into Tomas' world, the paranormal world, where Tomas is a vampire embroiled in a conflict that Rudy found himself part of. Jamie has to make decisions about how he feels about Tomas and what he wants in life.
Jamie can't be tranced by vamps, which makes him either interesting to them or very annoying. As you can guess, Tomas falls into the category of interested. Tomas is intrigued that he cannot make Jamie do anything, and ends up helping the man, and the two fall in love. They are falling in bed extremely fast and not but days later are falling in love, a very quick relationship. This is mostly believable with the circumstances and the setup in the story. After all, Jamie did sell everything and quit his job back in the States, so a major life change is alright to him. How they would work in normal life isn't really clear but I could see the relationship working.
What irked me was how much was left unanswered and how many things were unexplored. This likely could have been a full length novel if time was given to explain the paranormal world presented and the going on within it. For example, we know next to nothing about vampires in this world. Jamie does a little yes/no thing with Tomas, so we learn they can't go out in sun, are fine with religion, and do need blood. That's about all we learn when there is so much more hinted. For example, what are the ways that you can kill a vampire? Is it just the sun? There is an implication that vampires eat food, do they need to? Or is blood their only requirement, while food is a desire? Then there was the whole things about smell. Apparently the vamps noticed when Jamie had Tomas' scent on him. Before Jamie knew anything about vamps though, he noticed that certain people (who turned out to be vamps) really smelled. However Jamie really liked Tomas' scent. Does this mean something? Is it supposed to be like a mate bond? Then we get into the actual bonding- what on earth does it mean when the two do bond? Will it prolong Jamie's life? Does Tomas have an extended life span, or does he age? What does happen when someone is turned?
There were just so many questions that really took away from the story. As I said, this easily could have been a full length novel to answer all of this, or could have a continuation of further books to go into it. On it's own, it is a decent romance, but lacking in much else.
October 28, 2020
I was finally in the mood for a vampire book. I'm a huge fan of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles but surprisingly, had never read any other queer vampire story. So it was about time to change that.
AN AMERICAN LAMB IN EUROPE follows Jamie who travels to Czech Republic in search of his younger brother Rudy who has been supposedly found dead, but the police has “lost” the body and Jamie isn’t buying it. Jamie soon runs into the vampires that struggle for control over the region. Among them is Tomas, who turns out to be the protector Jamie needs while searching for his brother.
One of the first things I noticed was how negatively Czech Republic and Germany were portrayed. As someone who has lived in both countries, I found the portrayal of them at times bordering on the offensive. The word “Aryan” is used to describe a blond character, which I found particularly jarring, as this is Nazi lingo and should not be used. The story employs the worst European cliches since the infamous EUROTRIP movie. And it completely lacks self-awareness on top of that. (Though I do have to admit that I LOVE the idea of a Bavarian vampire nation).
Some of the characters in the book are German and have, of course, German names. But unfortunately, these are almost comically old-fashioned. Nobody under the age of 60 is called Hans, Otto or Horst these days. I get that vampires are immortal and have lived for a long time, but I cannot imagine that a youthful looking vampire wouldn’t at least adopt a nickname more in line with the times.
That aside, the setting is never really described. Prague makes the perfect setting for a vampire story. Unfortunately this novella doesn’t exploit the opportunity at all and ignores the great potential for world building the setting holds. The Prague setting was one of the main reasons this particular book interested me and after reading it I feel like the story could have been set almost anywhere in Europe.
There are also several logical errors throughout the book. Threads are opened but never picked up on again. On top of that, Jamie seems to be incapable of thinking logically and instead he jumps to conclusions - often things the reader would know, but Jamie couldn’t possibly. So it’s more an issue of bad writing than characterisation. The writing overall isn’t the strongest, though I have read much worse.
So why 3 stars after all these negative points? Well, I was still weirdly entertained by the book and overall had a good time reading it. I like the world building around the nature of the vampires - they always have different attributes depending on the author and I love exploring that.
AN AMERICAN LAMB IN EUROPE follows Jamie who travels to Czech Republic in search of his younger brother Rudy who has been supposedly found dead, but the police has “lost” the body and Jamie isn’t buying it. Jamie soon runs into the vampires that struggle for control over the region. Among them is Tomas, who turns out to be the protector Jamie needs while searching for his brother.
One of the first things I noticed was how negatively Czech Republic and Germany were portrayed. As someone who has lived in both countries, I found the portrayal of them at times bordering on the offensive. The word “Aryan” is used to describe a blond character, which I found particularly jarring, as this is Nazi lingo and should not be used. The story employs the worst European cliches since the infamous EUROTRIP movie. And it completely lacks self-awareness on top of that. (Though I do have to admit that I LOVE the idea of a Bavarian vampire nation).
Some of the characters in the book are German and have, of course, German names. But unfortunately, these are almost comically old-fashioned. Nobody under the age of 60 is called Hans, Otto or Horst these days. I get that vampires are immortal and have lived for a long time, but I cannot imagine that a youthful looking vampire wouldn’t at least adopt a nickname more in line with the times.
That aside, the setting is never really described. Prague makes the perfect setting for a vampire story. Unfortunately this novella doesn’t exploit the opportunity at all and ignores the great potential for world building the setting holds. The Prague setting was one of the main reasons this particular book interested me and after reading it I feel like the story could have been set almost anywhere in Europe.
There are also several logical errors throughout the book. Threads are opened but never picked up on again. On top of that, Jamie seems to be incapable of thinking logically and instead he jumps to conclusions - often things the reader would know, but Jamie couldn’t possibly. So it’s more an issue of bad writing than characterisation. The writing overall isn’t the strongest, though I have read much worse.
So why 3 stars after all these negative points? Well, I was still weirdly entertained by the book and overall had a good time reading it. I like the world building around the nature of the vampires - they always have different attributes depending on the author and I love exploring that.
July 8, 2017
The story is set in a small town in the Czech Republic; the last place Jaime Anderson had gotten a letter from his brother, Rudy. Rudy was trouble with a capital T, everything from drug abuse to living on the edge, and Jaime was quite used to cleaning up his brother’s mess and taking care of him. However, nothing had prepared Jaime for the idea that Rudy was presumed dead and his body missing. Leaving his job as a dental hygienist (please read this story to see how very clever that little piece of information is to the story), Jaime heads to Europe to pick up the trail and find Rob, dead or alive.
Along the way, he meets one mysterious person after another and several times fears for his very life as the strange inhabitants of the town make themselves known. After a dark stranger, Tomas, Jaime sets out with him to uncover exactly what happened to Rudy and where he has disappeared. Little did Jaime know he what danger lie in store for him and just how quickly he would fall for man with the many deadly secrets.
I cannot tell you much about these characters for to do so would really give away intricate plot points that you really should discover on your own—and trust me when I say you will want to discover them! This was not your run of the mill paranormal story. Rather with deft tongue in cheek humor and truly eerie moments, author Rob Colton weaves a fantastically taut little tale that leaves you hungering for more. It was really the character of Jaime that kept this story from falling into the “just another paranormal” category for me. Here was a sensitive, brave man who defied the idea of being a “victim” or in any way weaker than the man he was falling in love with so very rapidly. Rather, Jaime was fierce, and while he questioned his motives and his sanity many times, he stayed the course despite real threats to do him harm.
All in all, this novella, An American Lamb in Europe captured my interest from page one and held it till the very last word. I am looking forward to reading more work by author Rob Colton, who seamlessly blends action with humor to produce a delightful story!
Along the way, he meets one mysterious person after another and several times fears for his very life as the strange inhabitants of the town make themselves known. After a dark stranger, Tomas, Jaime sets out with him to uncover exactly what happened to Rudy and where he has disappeared. Little did Jaime know he what danger lie in store for him and just how quickly he would fall for man with the many deadly secrets.
I cannot tell you much about these characters for to do so would really give away intricate plot points that you really should discover on your own—and trust me when I say you will want to discover them! This was not your run of the mill paranormal story. Rather with deft tongue in cheek humor and truly eerie moments, author Rob Colton weaves a fantastically taut little tale that leaves you hungering for more. It was really the character of Jaime that kept this story from falling into the “just another paranormal” category for me. Here was a sensitive, brave man who defied the idea of being a “victim” or in any way weaker than the man he was falling in love with so very rapidly. Rather, Jaime was fierce, and while he questioned his motives and his sanity many times, he stayed the course despite real threats to do him harm.
All in all, this novella, An American Lamb in Europe captured my interest from page one and held it till the very last word. I am looking forward to reading more work by author Rob Colton, who seamlessly blends action with humor to produce a delightful story!
October 11, 2019
Jaime knows to look before he leaps, but when he gets the news his brother is missing in the Czech Republic, he sells everything and leaves it all behind to go investigates. Once he arrives, no one will talk to him about his brothers disappearance, but Tomas keeps having to rescue him from sticky situations. Jaime can tell Tomas is hiding something from him and knows more than he is letting on, but when he finds out exactly what Tomas is hiding it is more than he bargained on.
I enjoyed both Jaime and Tomas, the instant attraction between them but also the determination in Jaime to find out what had happened to his brother at all cost. Tomas while a gruff and hard man, had a soft side for Jaime, which made for a sweet read.
I enjoyed both Jaime and Tomas, the instant attraction between them but also the determination in Jaime to find out what had happened to his brother at all cost. Tomas while a gruff and hard man, had a soft side for Jaime, which made for a sweet read.
March 5, 2020
Total Rating: 3.0 Stars out of 5
Rating Review Rollout:
(1) Blurb vs Story matchup: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(2) Character Development: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(3) Danger/Drama/Thrills/Chills: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(4) Editing/Proofreading: 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
(5) Entertainment Value: 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
(6) Feeling the Words: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(7) Flow of the Story: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(8) Keeps my Attention: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(9) MC Appeal: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(10) MC Backstory: 2 🌟🌟
(11) MC Chemistry: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(12) MC Love Connection: 2 🌟🌟
(13) Plot Worthiness: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(14) Sexy Sex Scenes: 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
(15) Wrap Up of Loose Ends: 2 🌟🌟
Rating Review Rollout:
(1) Blurb vs Story matchup: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(2) Character Development: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(3) Danger/Drama/Thrills/Chills: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(4) Editing/Proofreading: 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
(5) Entertainment Value: 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
(6) Feeling the Words: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(7) Flow of the Story: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(8) Keeps my Attention: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(9) MC Appeal: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(10) MC Backstory: 2 🌟🌟
(11) MC Chemistry: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(12) MC Love Connection: 2 🌟🌟
(13) Plot Worthiness: 3 🌟🌟🌟
(14) Sexy Sex Scenes: 4 🌟🌟🌟🌟
(15) Wrap Up of Loose Ends: 2 🌟🌟
December 28, 2017
This thing with the Russians is really starting to piss me off. Need an average bad guy? Grab a Russian! Need a brutal murderer? Grab two more! Hey, they are a bunch a dime, why not grab another six and store them in a cool place, until you need another psychopath? What, Russians are the only nation with the maniacs on the loose? Read US news lately? Frigging bullets are all over the place in case you missed THAT :/ I am so fed up with this BS!
ONE STAR
ONE STAR
June 3, 2017
Even though I'm not fond of reading vampire romance stories, I did have fun with this one. But then again I enjoy Rob Colton stories, especially his Galactic series. I really enjoyed the plot, and this has the great beginnings of a new series. Hope to find out what happens with Rudy!
June 8, 2017
perfect. would really like to read the sequel. I really like this writer. I loved how the vampire thing was portrayed. How the boy looked to window as he thought a bat could have entered that way. Cute.
June 24, 2017
I enjoyed this story...Jamie and Tomas and their finding one another was electric and the way that Rob Colton told the story, I was enraptured until the end. Sex, kidnapping, vampires, and love...what a setting for a story!!!
June 1, 2021
Intruiging, old books are really nostalgic.
June 7, 2018
I wish this had been longer. It had a lot of potential to be a really cool vampire novel. The setting was unique (a small town in the Czech Republic) and there are hints at interesting world building but it was just too short to get more than those hints or really get a sense of the place. It did have hot sexytimes and a nice little mystery but I wanted more.
February 25, 2014
3 Stars
A "Live Your Life, Buy The Book" Review
Jamie Anderson leaves his entire life behind to go look for his brother. His brother is something of a ne'er do well, but that doesn't stop him. Rudy is Jamie's only family. When he was reported dead by Czech authorities only to then have his body go missing Jamie was on his way to find him. The language barrier didn't help, nor did being a foreigner obviously out of his element. No one seems willing to help. Rudy's old land lady refuses to talk at all, language barrier or not. Jamie continues to search and finds himself repeatedly rescued by an attractive but scary German man named Tomas. In addition to saving him from creeps, Tomas agrees to help Jamie find information about his brother. He also stars in some erotic dreams. Tomas tells Jamie his brother Rudy died in a gang war. In some ways Jamie finds that plausible, but it's also fairly obvious Tomas is hiding something. Jamie decides he wants to find things out for himself and finds himself amongst a bunch of vampires. Literally he's in a dance club full of vampires who are doing everything from dancing to having sex and feeding from humans or some combination of all three.
Jamie has to quickly accept vampires are real and he's willing to work with them and engage in sexual activities with them to find out what really happened to his brother. Pretty quickly Jamie realizes he doesn't mind the sex with Tomas, but there is no way he's going to let Tomas drink his blood. Tomas does help Jamie learn what has been going on in Rudy's life for the past few months. He has been a human who agrees to feed vampires for a French vampire princess but was kidnapped. She has no idea what happened to him. The relationship between Jamie and Tomas continues to blossom and Jamie finds himself agreeing to feed Tomas as he doesn't want anyone else to do it. Afterwards, Jamie thinks he wants to leave Tomas as he simply can't handle being kept around as food. As he realizes the relationship is much more than that he finds himself kidnapped. His fate looks to be very similar to that of his brother.
I really enjoy paranormal stories, in case you guys haven't noticed. And I will say I enjoyed this one as it was much like many others I've read over the years. But that's also the problem. This story was much like many others I've read over the years. There is a fine line to walk when world building to stick enough with the traditional so your creations are recognizable and to create a new and interesting iconoclastic world. I don't feel this story broke anything in a new and interesting way. Overall the storyline was good, but also a little bland. The characters were good but I didn't really want to know more. I was actually a bit disappointed. Based on the blurb I felt this could have been fantastic. All in all I would say if you're a die hard vampire fan and are looking for a hint of instalove with your bite this is the book for you. It has potential to be a charming afternoon read if that's your criteria.
A "Live Your Life, Buy The Book" Review
Jamie Anderson leaves his entire life behind to go look for his brother. His brother is something of a ne'er do well, but that doesn't stop him. Rudy is Jamie's only family. When he was reported dead by Czech authorities only to then have his body go missing Jamie was on his way to find him. The language barrier didn't help, nor did being a foreigner obviously out of his element. No one seems willing to help. Rudy's old land lady refuses to talk at all, language barrier or not. Jamie continues to search and finds himself repeatedly rescued by an attractive but scary German man named Tomas. In addition to saving him from creeps, Tomas agrees to help Jamie find information about his brother. He also stars in some erotic dreams. Tomas tells Jamie his brother Rudy died in a gang war. In some ways Jamie finds that plausible, but it's also fairly obvious Tomas is hiding something. Jamie decides he wants to find things out for himself and finds himself amongst a bunch of vampires. Literally he's in a dance club full of vampires who are doing everything from dancing to having sex and feeding from humans or some combination of all three.
Jamie has to quickly accept vampires are real and he's willing to work with them and engage in sexual activities with them to find out what really happened to his brother. Pretty quickly Jamie realizes he doesn't mind the sex with Tomas, but there is no way he's going to let Tomas drink his blood. Tomas does help Jamie learn what has been going on in Rudy's life for the past few months. He has been a human who agrees to feed vampires for a French vampire princess but was kidnapped. She has no idea what happened to him. The relationship between Jamie and Tomas continues to blossom and Jamie finds himself agreeing to feed Tomas as he doesn't want anyone else to do it. Afterwards, Jamie thinks he wants to leave Tomas as he simply can't handle being kept around as food. As he realizes the relationship is much more than that he finds himself kidnapped. His fate looks to be very similar to that of his brother.
I really enjoy paranormal stories, in case you guys haven't noticed. And I will say I enjoyed this one as it was much like many others I've read over the years. But that's also the problem. This story was much like many others I've read over the years. There is a fine line to walk when world building to stick enough with the traditional so your creations are recognizable and to create a new and interesting iconoclastic world. I don't feel this story broke anything in a new and interesting way. Overall the storyline was good, but also a little bland. The characters were good but I didn't really want to know more. I was actually a bit disappointed. Based on the blurb I felt this could have been fantastic. All in all I would say if you're a die hard vampire fan and are looking for a hint of instalove with your bite this is the book for you. It has potential to be a charming afternoon read if that's your criteria.
February 27, 2014
I like Rob's story. A while back I got to read it and share some thoughts. If you're reading this review, I'm sure you've seen the blurb and everything, so I won't go into the this and that happens explanation. I've read pretty much everything Rob's ever written. Okay, everything he's ever written. I even get to share my thoughts with him before they hit the public eye.
That doesn't mean I love everything. With An American Lamb in Europe we are seeing very familiar tropes. That's not anything new with Rob's writing. He does have a formula style writing technique but damned if it doesn't work for him. You know you're gonna get a hot Alpha type, often a big and burly one. You get a smaller guy, and the two of them get up to some very, very heated scenes.
But for all that, I felt a real disconnect from Jamie and Tomas. I mean, you have a desperate brother, intrigue, creepy dudes, slightly creepy yet intriguing hot alpha male... but it didn't feel quite as immediate as it could. The paranormal element with the vampires didn't wow me either. There was some redemption during the scene between the brothers during the climactic event where I finally felt the character's pain but that comes toward the end instead of the beginning like I'd have wished it.
Yet, I didn't put the story down. I read it again, after he published it. There are still things I'd suggest he tweak to individualize the story, if he could, but that didn't lessen my overall enjoyment of a solid Rob Colton story. If you like his style, and I do, then you'll like this book. I'm holding out hope the sequel will answer some questions left for me about the Tomas' connections and we'll get to delve further into the vampire world.
That doesn't mean I love everything. With An American Lamb in Europe we are seeing very familiar tropes. That's not anything new with Rob's writing. He does have a formula style writing technique but damned if it doesn't work for him. You know you're gonna get a hot Alpha type, often a big and burly one. You get a smaller guy, and the two of them get up to some very, very heated scenes.
But for all that, I felt a real disconnect from Jamie and Tomas. I mean, you have a desperate brother, intrigue, creepy dudes, slightly creepy yet intriguing hot alpha male... but it didn't feel quite as immediate as it could. The paranormal element with the vampires didn't wow me either. There was some redemption during the scene between the brothers during the climactic event where I finally felt the character's pain but that comes toward the end instead of the beginning like I'd have wished it.
Yet, I didn't put the story down. I read it again, after he published it. There are still things I'd suggest he tweak to individualize the story, if he could, but that didn't lessen my overall enjoyment of a solid Rob Colton story. If you like his style, and I do, then you'll like this book. I'm holding out hope the sequel will answer some questions left for me about the Tomas' connections and we'll get to delve further into the vampire world.
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