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Tempted by a Vampire: Immortal Hearts of San Francisco, Book 1 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Susan Griscom (Author, Publisher), John York (Narrator), Julie Walters (Narrator)
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Love lurks around the corner...but it might be too dangerous to pursue.

Everything is just the way Maggie has always imagined it would be, with a new job and a new apartment in San Francisco and the best roommate anyone could ever want - her BFF. Everything is perfect...until her gaze catches the sexy as sin lead singer of the rock band that performs weekly at an elite nightclub, and suddenly, her whole world is turned upside down.

Cian is a heartthrob rock star - and a vampire. He's every woman's dream, except he enjoys his single life in San Francisco and has no desire to change....until he meets a human woman he can't resist.

The scent of Magdalena's blood has him completely undone, and he begins to question his felicitous existence when his desire for her grows out of control. A powerful temptation ignites a sizzling passion until a threat from Cian's past wreaks havoc on their lives. Will he be able to resist the temptation in order to save her life?

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  1. Listening Length
    6 hours and 25 minutes
  2. Author
    Susan Griscom
  3. Narrator
    John York, see all
  4. Audible release date
    February 15, 2019
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Susan Griscom
  7. ASIN
    B07NQRJ8WZ
  8. Version
    Unabridged
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Listening Length 6 hours and 25 minutes
Author Susan Griscom
Narrator John York, Julie Walters
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date February 15, 2019
Publisher Susan Griscom
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07NQRJ8WZ
Best Sellers Rank #193,731 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#6,085 in Paranormal Romance (Audible Books & Originals)
#38,299 in Paranormal Romance (Books)

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4.2 out of 5 stars
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MaryLou Hoffman
5.0 out of 5 stars CHEMISTRY IN EVERY SYLLABLE
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2019
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TEMPTED BY A VAMPIRE is the first book in the Immortal Hearts of San Francisco series. They will need to be read in the order of release.

Oh! Em! Gee! Blown away!! I am in love with this series already. How soon does the next book release?

A little bit about me – I am a white-knuckle driver and this is why I listen to books. They keep me sane and provide safety for me and the other drivers. Not only did this book provide those services, I was smiling for the entire six hours and 26 minutes! I loved the story, the drama, the romance, and the choice of narrators.

The chemistry between Cian and Magdalena is steaming through every syllable of this reading. Their friends and their enemies are beautifully written and represented and I can’t wait to find out more about each of them. The dramas and twists are well thought out and kept me entertained from beginning to end.

On Facebook, many authors mention they listen to playlists as they write. I swear I could hear the songs playing while this book was being written and they were all classic and wonderful rock songs of San Francisco. Yes, I loved this too. (Days later, I'm still humming "when the lights go down in the city,...)

Narration: John York and Julie Walters are both wonderful narrators with clear voices and they give great drama. The topper is John York’s accent. Let’s face it, American girls are suckers for a British accent (or Aussie, or French, or…). I look forward to hearing from either one of these narrators again.

Note: While I received this book as a gifted audiobook copy, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

Title: TEMPTED BY A VAMPIRE
Series: Immortal Hearts of San Francisco #1
Category /Genre: Paranormal Romance
Recommended for: 18+ due to sexual content
Listenability: NSFW
Received from: Susan Griscom (as an Audible gifted copy)
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Mo Reader
4.0 out of 5 stars Plot holes, but good Vampire story
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2022
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This book started off well, but didn't carry that until the end. Interesting world-building; in this world vampires can teleport. A group of vampires have a rock band. They play every week at a club in San Francisco. A girl and her friend, celebrating new jobs, walk into the club. The lead singer is immediately captivated by one of the women. So far, so good. There is some background on him and his fellow vamps, some on her. Then things get supernatural and an old nemesis comes back and threatens all. They prevail in the end.
The idea two young ladies fresh out of college get an apartment in San Francisco with a jetted bathtub and a view of the Golden Gate bridge is beyond ludicrous. He has a conversation with his brother in which he promises to never, ever tell her about vampires. The very next conversation he has with her, he tells her! That was not at all believable. He promises to never compel her. He promises to never turn her. #nospoilers - things that are not very believable happen. The end of the evil nemesis was glossed over. Their first fight, they debated what to do so long she got off free. The next time, they come up with an elaborate plan that involves going across the world? That didn't add up.
There is a bit of romance and some sexiness. If you enjoy a vampire story you'll probably enjoy this one. Just don't look too closely at the plot holes and you'll be fine.
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Jeri Hinrichs
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, quick and easy read
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2023
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Enjoyed the storyline, the characters and the ending. I liked the plot twist of Vanessa being a witch I’m glad she was there to support her friend.
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Lorna
3.0 out of 5 stars Wish There Had Been More Character Development
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2015
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Vampire rockers in San Francisco? Yes, please. I am pretty much always up for a good vampire romance, but I also want my vampire reads to make sense, and to involve a good share of mystery and/or action. Just my personal taste. I want to say first, that I really wanted to love this book, I should have loved this book, but ended up only liking it.

Cian is lead singer of the band, The Lost Boys, and they play Saturday nights in the bar that Cian and his fraternal twin brother, Lane, owns. All of the members of the band are vampires and are all about the music. Magdalena, or Mags, has just moved to San Francisco after college to start her dream job in journalism. She has a jerk(and cheater)of a boyfriend, Kellen, who lives and works over an hour drive away from Mags. Her best friend and roommate is Vanessa. Instead of settling in their first night, they go out and end up in Cian’s bar. And that was it for Cian. Love at first sight, soulmates, whatever it is, he has to have her. On Mags part, she is pretty smitten, but still thinks she loves her boyfriend.That being said, they soon have their first date, which quickly ends up way more.

Coincidences. I dislike it when an author uses one to cause action to happen. This book has at least two big ones. Some would call them twists, in these cases to me, not so much. There is a third twist that was a true twist for me, and it really added to the story. As much as I didn’t like the reason for the twist, it was the part of the book that causes all the action in the later part of the read. So that was a good thing.

For the most part, I did mostly enjoy the romance. It’s fast, pretty much insta-love-especially on Cian’s part-and the sexual scenes are pretty intense. As far as world building, there is some and more is alluded to that I found interesting, as well. These vampires have lots of special powers, reading minds, compelling people, teleporting, and of course, no reflection in a mirror. My least favorite thing in a vampire book is the mirror thing, although I have to give this author credit, she does have an interesting spin on this.

I think I might have liked it a bit better if Mags had some flaws. Or Vanessa for that matter. They are both beautiful, and already have their dream, high paying jobs,right out of college. Does that even happen? Mag’s thoughts aren’t very deep, and I guess I just wanted more out of her as a character. The reader gets a bit more about Cian, and a backstory, but mostly he is obsessed with Magdalena. He does have a scene at the beginning of the book that had me almost DNF’ing the whole thing. Compelling someone for blood is one thing, but add in a sexual component with a stranger, and yeah, it came close to losing me. It bothered me, so I felt it needed to be mentioned.

Adult vampire read with a few twists, recommended for paranormal romance readers.
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Folk6pack
5.0 out of 5 stars great retelling of vampire tales
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2023
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This was a well put together current rendition of vampires and how they exist around humans. It was fun and happy relationship that had a few bumps but overall was a good read.
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Cortanie S
4.0 out of 5 stars Really sweet
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023
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This was a good really sweet vampire book. The characters were likeable, the story was good, and the ending was perfect.
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K. Lambert
3.0 out of 5 stars a decent time
Reviewed in Canada on January 17, 2022
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This is a decently written story with good characters and a fun entry into the vampire romance genre, but there was a moment half-way through when the author stretches the bounds of believability by having Mags respond to being threatened with total vampire control over her mind and memory erasure with what amounts to a shrug and an "okay". For all her worry and nerves about dating a killer and a monster where was her horror at being threatened with becoming a human puppet? This was a serviceable story, and a good way to kill a few hours but that one moment completely broke the mood of the story.
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Monica
3.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre fantasy romance
Reviewed in Italy on February 15, 2017
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Magdalene è arrivata da poco a San Francisco ed è in libera uscita con la sua amica e compagna di stanza. Vanno in un club dove suona un gruppo rock, quello che non sanno è che è totalmente formato da vampiri. Cian, il cantante, prova un'irresistibile attrazione verso Mags, ma non sa spiegarsi il motivo. Dopo duecento anni, si sente solo e decide di provarci, anche se scopre che ha un fidanzato Kellen. Mags scopre il gg dopo che il suo ragazzo la tradisce regolarmente e decide di lasciarlo, per seguire Cian, il misterioso cantante. Tutto sembra procedere per il meglio, fino a quando scopre che è un vampiro....storia narrata tramite i punti di vista dei due protagonisti. Trama un po' troppo noiosa e prevedibile.
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Trina H
4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad start to a new series
Reviewed in Australia on February 20, 2020
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This is my first book from this author, wasn't too bad. Could be more description of the characters, example more of Mag's family history maybe that will come in future books. Otherwise I liked the story, could have done without the very descriptive sex, but that is just a personal thing for me. Listened to it as an audiobook with audible, it was very well read I liked the accents and found it easy to listen to.
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Sarah
5.0 out of 5 stars The Immortal Hearts
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 11, 2015
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The start of The Immortal Hearts series is very provocative. There are the two sides, one human and one vampire, feelings of being drawn to each other without knowing why. The vampire of course twigs first that she is his mate to be but the human girl is still very unsure of what is going on but however is so overtaken with her feeling for him that although she tries to hold back, she is not sure she wants to while he knows that he doesn't but is willing to wait for her. If only it was that easy of course. There many instances of well I could have seen that coming but honestly without them and the coincides that are within the story, the story itself would no be what it is. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves reading vampire stories that are a a bit different and I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
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Sunsar Avens
3.0 out of 5 stars So sexy
Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2019
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Good read. I purchased the entire series
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