"Fresh, brash, in-your-face, evocative story telling. Andrew Valentine's Bitter Things is actually frothy and stimulating.  Think House and Bones, only a lot stranger and slyly literate.  Highly recommended summer reading - for that matter, in any season."

- Paul Levinson
Author of The Plot to Save Socrates

"Bitter Things is everything a vampire book should be.  Just like an incredible steak, it's juicy and sensual and satisfies some animal craving of yours, even though underneath you always know there's a dark side to it. Valentine's writing is as sharp and polished as an incisor pressed against your pulse point. A real treat."

-- Cecilia Tan
Author of White Flames

"Andrew Valentine's Bitter Things delivers a hard punch to the senses. It's provocative, erotic, and filled with unforgettable characters that make you eager for more. Within this story, Valentine brings new meaning to the word 'Vampire,' ripping it from the pages of folkloric fantasy and shoving it into the realm of horrific plausibility. I defy anyone to put this novel down after the first two pages--it simply can't be done! "

--Deborah LeBlanc
President of the National Horror Writers Association
Author of Water Witch