The Inside Reader: Jordan Castillo Price
Show me the books he loves and I shall know the man far better than through mortal friends - Silas Weir MitchellJordan Castillo Price is probably one of the few authors that is able to sell me a vampire story with a subtle but sweet humor; I'm not a huge fan of the vampire paranormal genre, but if it's a JCP's book, than I have no doubt. Please welcome Jordan as Inside Reader today!
Jordan Castillo Price's Inside Reader List
Because I have the need to sort and categorize, I´ve placed my ten favorite books in three distinct categories: early favorites, writing books, fiction favorites...and one bonus book that doesn´t fit into any of those categories!
Early Favorites
1) Twins by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland - I first read this as a young teen. It´s not a m/m precursor by any stretch of the imagination, although there is twincest. The power of obsession, of losing oneself entirely in another person, is what grabbed me, shook me and wouldn´t let go. I think the theme of obsession is one of my personal favorites, and it comes through in the Channeling Morpheus series. Publisher: Signet; 5th THUS edition (May 9, 1978)
ISBN-10: 0451080157
ISBN-13: 978-0451080158
Amazon: Twins
2) Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice - Here was another story of obsession, but without the fatalistic edge of Twins. I loved the worldbuilding, I loved the juxtaposition of historic and modern, and of course I loved the pretty boys with pointy teeth in pretty clothes! Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Ballantine Books (March 18, 1997)
Publisher Link: http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345409645
ISBN-10: 0345409647
ISBN-13: 978-0345409645
Amazon: Interview With The Vampire
Here are the confessions of a vampire. Hypnotic, shocking, and chillingly erotic, this is a novel of mesmerizing beauty and astonishing force--a story of danger and flight, of love and loss, of suspense and resolution, and of the extraordinary power of the senses. It is a novel only Anne Rice could write.... “Magnificent, compulsively readable." --CHICAGO TRIBUNE
( books from 3 to 10 )
About Jordan Castillo Price: Jordan Castillo Price grew up in Western New York, spent her formative drinking years in inner city Chicago, and is now writing paranormal thrillers from her home in small-town rural Wisconsin.
Have questions about writing erotica? Comments about any of her stories? Just want to say hi? Drop her an email at jordan (at) psycop (dot) com.
Jordan is best known as the author of the PsyCop series, an unfolding tale of paranormal mystery and suspense starring Victor Bayne, a gay medium who's plagued by ghostly visitations. Visit JCPbooks.com to glimpse Chicago beyond the veil.
Hemovore by Jordan Castillo Price Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing (May 4, 2010)
Publisher Link: http://samhainpublishing.com/romance/hemovore
ISBN-10: 1605047082
ISBN-13: 978-1605047089
Amazon: Hemovore
Can art imitate death? Oh no, girlfriend. Don’t even go there…
Ten years ago, the Human Hemovore Virus blazed through the world, and left the few victims who survived unable to eat, allergic to sunlight and craving the taste of blood.
Mark Hansen used to think V-positives were incredibly sexy with their pale, flawless skin and taut, lean bodies. Not anymore. Not since he’s been stuck procuring under-the-counter feline blood for his control-freak boss, Jonathan Varga. Why cat blood? Mark has never dared to ask.
It’s not as if he’s usually at a loss for words. He can dish an insult and follow it with a snap as quick as you can say “Miss Thang”. But one look at Jonathan’s black-as-sin gypsy eyes, and Mark’s objections drain away.
So he endures their strange, endless routine: Jonathan hiding in his studio, painting solid black canvases. Mark hurling insults as he buffs the office to a shine with antiviral wipes and maps out the mysterious “routes” he’s required to drive.
Then a blurb in Art in America unleashes a chain of events neither of them saw coming. As secrets of Jonathan’s past come to light, it becomes clear all his precautions weren’t nearly enough.
1) Twins by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland - I first read this as a young teen. It´s not a m/m precursor by any stretch of the imagination, although there is twincest. The power of obsession, of losing oneself entirely in another person, is what grabbed me, shook me and wouldn´t let go. I think the theme of obsession is one of my personal favorites, and it comes through in the Channeling Morpheus series. 
2) Interview With The Vampire by Anne Rice - Here was another story of obsession, but without the fatalistic edge of Twins. I loved the worldbuilding, I loved the juxtaposition of historic and modern, and of course I loved the pretty boys with pointy teeth in pretty clothes! 
Hemovore by Jordan Castillo Price 
Last Chance is nerd vs jock college boys themed story mixed with a very light and funny intake on a vampire gothic one. Even if Aric is a little older than Stu, post graduate and under graduate, both of them are basically still young boys with the need to find their real path in life and an independent one from their respective family. On both Aric than Stu’s shoulders weight the expectations of their families and this is greatly conditioning them. 
Last Chance is nerd vs jock college boys themed story mixed with a very light and funny intake on a vampire gothic one. Even if Aric is a little older than Stu, post graduate and under graduate, both of them are basically still young boys with the need to find their real path in life and an independent one from their respective family. On both Aric than Stu’s shoulders weight the expectations of their families and this is greatly conditioning them. 
