Bitten by Eden Darry

Bitten by Eden Darry

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is both the first work I've read by this author, and the first work I've read put out by NineStar Press (which I've known about for a year or more but hadn't tried until just now).

Gray Davis (sorry, Doctor Gray Davis) is a medical doctor who has spent her life working hard to get where she is now - a practicing doctor in line (she hopes) to be made a partner. She's, except for two relationships way back when, has mostly stayed away from relationships and the like, instead focusing all of her energy on work. A friend, whose name doesn't really matter, badgers Gray to finally take a break, to take a vacation. Reluctantly she agrees - and heads off to a LGBT themed retreat at an island in the Carribean.

Beau Pickford is a player, always has been, always plans to be - ever since . . . well, I didn't pick up exactly, but there was mention of a love lust towards a neighbor when she, Beau, was 10. She routinely goes on these lesbian retreats to have some fun. She has her eyes set on one specific woman who she pomptly sits next to on the plane heading towards the islands.

Brody Douglas is a player, the male kind, but he is also married and his much younger wife (of around 28) and he (who is around 53 or something like that) are also on this same plane that Gray and Beau are on - heading off on an aniversary vacation. He's feeling quite poorly, though, but he needs to go on this trip.

Gray meets and and interacts with Beau when Beau slumps into her on the plane, somewhat literally. Hitting her with her arm and leg while trying to sit in the tiny plane seat. Gray is both instantly attracted to and repulsed by Beau - attracted to the woman, repulsed by the 'obvious' player vibes coming off of her. They talk on the ride to the island.

Gray meet and interacts with Brody when he stumps hurriedly down the plane aisle, and darts into a bathroom. She hurried after him, she is a doctor after all. The plane, and this part is important to note, is still on the ground - they can still boot Brody from the plane. And the flight attendent did ask the doctor's oppinion . . . probably against her better judgement, she allows the man to continue on the flight.

And so - the plane arrives, 'everyone' heads off to a hotel (except for Brody and Celia - the wife - who head to a hospital). Gray and Brody mingle, visit one or two locations, mingle more; Brody continues to get worse. Gray visits him. Later, much later, screams erupt.

Did I mention yet that this is a zombie story? No? Well, this is a zombie story. Quite interesting mix of lesbian romance/horror/zombie story. I liked it well enough.

Of note: I mentioned the three, Brody, Gray, and Beau, because all three have their own point of views expressed in this story.

Rating: 3.70

January 16 2017




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