Book: Bitten (Susie Bright, ed) (2009)

Lush, sexy, sometimes sweet, sometimes menacing, but always hot, Bitten is an awesome collection of the dark and the erotic. There are a lot of jewels here, from Francesca Lia Block's lovely story of star crossed lovers finally found to Allison Lawless's steamy, cheeky tale of witchcraft run sexily amok, almost every story delivers the shivery goods. I took back a star because there were a few, like Ed Falco's Twins, that I didn't quite "get," but overall the collection was strong and hot like the best cup of coffee.