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The Vampires Heart |  | Author: Mark A. Roeder
Publisher: Mark A. Roeder
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  reviews
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Edition: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B001SAQW3U
Publication Date: February 10, 2009
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Product Description
Ever wonder what it would be like to be fifteen-years-old forever? Ever wonder how it would feel to find out your best friend is not what he seems? Graham Granger is intrigued by the new boy in school. Grahamâs heart aches for a friend, and maybe a boyfriend, but is Josiah the answer to his dreams? Why is Bry Hartnett, the school hunk, taking an interest in Graham as well? When strange happenings begin to occur at Griswold Jr./Sr. High, Grahamâs once boring life becomes more exciting than he can handle.
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 great gay romance May 14, 2008
Nightwolf (Chicago)
One of the best romance novels. Very innocent, gay vampire love story, definitely worth reading.
 Quirky and Adorable November 4, 2006
Michael Christopher (Seattle, WA USA)
The Vampire's Heart is a stand-alone story--not a part of the Gay Youth Chronicles for which Mark Roeder is famous. The main character is very young and just beginning to realize that he is gay. This youthful outlook carries him through the discovery of his feelings for a certain very odd boy at school--who just happens to be a vampire. The story is odd, but told very well and with great tenderness. A refreshingly light and uplifting story, more rewarding than other, more well-known, gay vampire stories. There is no reveling in darkness here, despite the supernatural themes--just the same old search for love and companionship that we all face. Do yourself a favor and allow yourself to enjoy this sweet tale.
Loving the Vampire's Heart October 25, 2005
Roger L. Hollenbeck (Honolulu, HI USA)
I just finished reading "The Vampire's Heart" a few days ago, and I loved it. I must admit I was a bit leary about this book, as I am not into vampires. But Mark has created a gay teen romance that really moves you, and as with all his works, you feel the pain, the love, and the horror, the two lovers feel. I have to admit this is one vampire story that I do like. One of the reviewsrs who obviously is in to vampires did not like this book, and recommended other vampire books to read. I don't want vampire stories I want gay romance stories, and Mark has again delivered the goods. This books stands proudly with his other works. You library is not complete without "The Vampire's Heart".
A romantic coming of age story, with a vampiric twist. October 22, 2003
Mikel (Daytona, FL USA)
Although the book does have it's grammatical errors (associated with Roeder), it is the plot that counts - and this story has a wonderful one. Graham is a fragile teen coming to grips with his homosexuality, throw into that the School Stud taking a liking to him, with a mysterious European kid named Josiah. And you get a formula for a great piece of literature.
Make That Four-and-a-Half Stars... May 28, 2003
Jerome Y. Hebert (Québec)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you're looking for an Anne Rice clone or have a hankering for blood, cruelty and horror, I don't think "The Vampire's Heart" is for you. However, if you have a taste for "gay teen romance" with a uniquely supernatural flavour, VH is definitely a darned good read.I have read all of Mark's books, finishing VH last night. In all honesty, I can say that it is not his absolute best. But I include it with "A Better Place" and "Someone Is Watching" as among my top three favourites. Its "defects" (if one can use that misleading term) lie not in any failure in the writing or plot or handling of the theme. Rather, VH's sole shortcoming is that it is ... well ... too *short*. VH seems to be a case where the storyteller does not take quite as long to go into the depth of his tale and its characters as he (and his readers) might have actually wished. To my mind, it is an "abridged" version of a longer story which cries out to be told in full. Perhaps Mark will do us that favour one of these days. I highly recommend "The Vampire's Heart" to all readers who enjoy positive and ultimately heart-warming stories about gay teens. It is fun; it is suspenseful; it is a thoroughly enjoyable (albeit all too short) adventure. That said, I must however disagree with Mark on one point. The author states in the book's Introduction that VH is *not* a part of the Gay Youth Chronicles set in and around Verona, Indiana. I believe that other fans of GYC who read "The Vampire's Heart" will understand my rather bold and presumptuous disagreement with the author's disavowal. Based on many "coincidences" in VH and on a plethora of speculations that arise about "what if...", this story definitely *could* be a part of GYC. In my opinion, it *should* be a part of them. In my heart and mind, it *is* a part of them. In other words, if you are a fan of the Gay Youth Chronicles, you will not need to fear that VH is entirely divorced from them. Indeed, if your imagination and love for Mark's other characters and creations matches my own, you will find subtle and perhaps even ethereal links to GYC. And as was the case for me, perhaps these links will make "The Vampire's Heart" an even more enjoyable reading adventure than it already is.
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