The Silver Fang

by Tamara Gray and Sabrina Blackburry

As the human world struggles with accepting the fact there are creatures that go bump in the night, in sultry New Orleans, one woman is swept into a world only nightmares are made of. But Samantha... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586087258
• ISBN13: 9781586087258
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: New Concepts Publishing
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Humans, werewolves and vampires! OH MY!

Sion Baptiste is a vampire who can walk during the day. His father has sent him to hire Samantha, a bodyguard, under the pretense of protecting the family against an unknown enemy, most likely werewolves. Both are in the dark regarding his true purpose - creating a master race of vampires that will be able to once and for all destroy the werewolves. Disbelieving that she is the key to the Master race, and unwilling to be a pawn, Samantha becomes the hunted. When the vampires she has vowed to kill capture her, Samantha escapes only to get kidnapped by werewolves. Finding herself in a battle for her own life, she quickly discovers that the only way to save herself is to actually unite both factions to fight an even greater enemy! Tamara Gray has written a very fast paced novel that kept me reading as quickly as possible. Even though Samantha looses more blood than any one person should be allowed to loose (and not die or turn into a vampire), and it didn't make since that a master vampire would hire a mortal body guard - which she herself was suspicious of - I LOVED this book! THE SILVER FANG quite honestly is just amazing. The story is told in first person from Samantha's perspective (which was very quickly forgotten) and reads like a movie script. Fans of Wesley Snipes "Blade" series and the movie "Underworld" would really like this book as it reminded me of these movies. However, THE SILVER FANG, make no mistake, is its own story. The story starts with the ending battle and then you find out what happened leading Samantha into a blood bath with the werewolves. It was actually masterfully written because as a reader I had two totally different feelings reading the same section. Samantha is a strong woman. Stronger than most men she knows. I really liked her personality. Sion Baptiste, I greatly under estimated because at first I just found him exceedingly annoying. In the end, I really think get got the short end of the stick, even though he technically gets the girl...you will have to read the story to find out what I mean here! I was really frustrated with the ending because while it came to a satisfactory conclusion, you know there is more following because to many items haven't been resolved. So this will be another series on my auto-buy/must read list. I was so impressed with Tamara Grays writing style; I can't believe this is her first novel. Absolutely phenomenal! Buy the book or get the download, if you are a fan of vampires or werewolves it won't matter, you won't be disappointed with THE SILVER FANG!

FINALLY!!!

I'm not the easiest person to please. I often find myself reading through the first few chapters of a book and nodding off, only to three days later finish. Honestly, I wasn't impressed with this publisher until recently. Sometimes you by chance pick up a book and fall instantly in love with the characters and the author. To think I purchased this book to fill in the gap with a gift card my brother bought me. I've never heard of the author up until recently, and could find no other novels out on the market. I always seem to be disappointed in some aspect of a novel. For a new author I was surprised that I couldn't find anything to improve upon. I simply enjoyed the simplicity and the complexity of the plot and characters. It had me from the start hook line and sinker. I not only found myself intensely interested in the heroine but every new character she introduced. Maybe some of the more popular authors can learn from a new fresh voice. It's not always about the sex. It's not even about the complexity of a story line. It is about the genre and love of vampires and werewolves for many. I love the paranormal and this delivers. The only disappointment on my end was the fact I couldn't find a website, email or any way to contact the author to congratulate her on a job well done. I look forward to hearing more from this heroine and author. She's smart sassy, and isn't easily fooled by men. Keep up the good work, and don't leave us hanging. I expect Tamara Gray to be a household name someday.

Action Packed and on the right track

Way to deliver. I have been recently turned off by another vampire series and have been revaluating the genre altogether until now. This book delivers. I'm sure it's not for everyone but for me personally it kept me interested from page one, until the end. My only complaint, MORE MORE MORE. My recommendation. Do not take the turn that so many before you have. Keep this heroine grounded in reality. Don't let the leading men get in the way of the plot. Keep the sex hot and minimal. Too much is too much!! Great Read!! If you like the early Laurel K Hamiltons you will enjoy this author.

Something Different

Honestly, I'm not normally into romance novels. What struck me at first was the fact this author seems to relate to her main character. I can't put my finger on it exactly but it seems she is real, vulnerable yet strong. The internal struggles that someone has and is never willing to admit. I enjoyed the simplicity of the dialogue and the fact all the flub of normal romance was missing. What a refreshing change for once. I don't need to know every little detail of a room or character to fall in love with a book. I like the mystery, the suspense. It is wonderfully exhilarating to make up the world as you see it, in your own mind. KUDOS!! I look forward to her next novel with great anticipation.

A highly entertaining debut novel

As the human world struggles with accepting the fact there are creatures that go bump in the night, in sultry New Orleans, one woman is swept into a world only nightmares are made of. But Samantha Houston is different than most humans. She bumps back.... When a sexy vampire and his family hire her to protect them and track down a killer, Samantha finds herself a target of both vampires and werewolves. Rating: Contains sexual content, adult language, violence, and paranormal themes. So much for the description on the back of the book, which is quite accurate. What we have here is an action-packed dark fantasy novel, obviously the beginning of a series (I can't wait for the next book), with sexy and interesting heroes (vampires and werewolves) and a strong heroine. So if you like early Laurell K. Hamilton or Kim Harrison you're right here. There's a lot of humour, sizzle, an interesting plot and more than enough ideas for more than one book. That's my only problem with it: I would have preferred it if there had been a little less action and (male) complication in this first volume and if the author had concentrated a little more on Samantha and her new-found relationship with master vampire Sion Baptiste. But considering that this is a debut novel, I still give it the full 5 stars simply because it is great and shows so much promise. So buy this book and wait for the continuation. It's definitely worth it.