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Long, dark hair. Dewy, khol-rimmed eyes. Ripe young lips just made for kissing? Guys like that are dime a dozen. Wild Bill likes a little edge on his playmates, and Michael's got the whole package going on--plus a loaded gun in his leather jacket, and an unquenchable obsession with vampires. Michael's back, and he's got a few new tricks up his sleeve. Hopefully the latest addition to his arsenal doesn't include a wooden stake with Wild Bill's name on it. But anything can happen in the dark?
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First published June 13, 2008
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Jordan Castillo Price
138 books2,133 followersAuthor and artist Jordan Castillo Price writes paranormal sci-fi thrillers colored by her time in the Midwest, from inner city Chicago, to various cities across southern Wisconsin. She’s settled in a 1910 Cape Cod near Lake Michigan with tons of character and a plethora of bizarre spiders. Any disembodied noises, she’s decided, will be blamed on the ice maker.
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.
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.
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December 31, 2024
Hello flip POV!
Wild Bill.
Wild Bill was a twitchy, aggressively sexual fellow who wound up saving Michael's life that night. at the end of book one, Michael was left at a bus station, coming down from the rohypnol, with Wild Bill on the brain.
Imagine my surprise when I started this story to discover that Wild Bill held the sole POV. What an incredibly fascinating character. Turns out, Ambrose Grey was the Vampire who turned Wild Bill into a bloodsucker. He's been hunting down Grey with singular focus and Michael just so happened to wander into the scene.
Michael... Who Wild Bill can't stop thinking about.
Michael... Vampire heroin.
Michael... Who managed to track down Wild Bill and follow him into a feeding frenzy at a park in Minnesota.
The first thing Wild Bill has to do is get Michael away from the pack of hungry bloodsuckers who hunt willing prey in the park. The second thing he has to do is get the fuck away from this goth kid before he becomes completely attached...
Unfortunately, Michael is a temptation impossible to resist.
Luring Wild Bill with his body and blood...
Seems Michael set out to seduce Wild Bill, and when the Vampire's control shatters, we're treated to a gloriously sexy episode set in the dark woods...
The first book in this series was wonderfully hot.
This book was on fucking fire.
Wild Bill's deliciously deviant POV was an absolute pleasure. I can't wait for more!
Read all my Reviews in this Series:
01.0 - Payback - Read my Review Here.
02.0 - Vertigo - You're reading it!
03.0 - Manikin - Read my Review Here.
03.1 - Heaven Sent - Read my Review Here.
04.0 - Tainted - Read my Review Here.
05.0 - Rebirth - Read my Review Here.
06.0 - Brazen - Read my Review Here.
07.0 - Snare - Read my Review Here.
08.0 - Fluid - Read my Review Here.
09.0 - Swarm - Read my Review Here.
10.0 - Elixir - Read my Review Here.
10.1 - Jackpot - Read my Review Here.
10.2 - Canine - Read my Review Here.
Omnibus Reviews:
1-5 - Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary - Read my Review Here.
6-10 - A Bitter Taste of Sweet Oblivion - Read my Review Here.
***I was provided with an audiobook copy of Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary (Channeling Morpheus, #1-5) from the author in exchange for an honest review.***
Be sure to check out my review of the box set for a more thorough examination of the series!
He was vamp-heroin and he wanted to know f he tasted good. Unbelievable. "Look, you're great eye candy and all, but I can tell you'd be way too high-maintenance for someone like me. Besides, you've got that pointy hobby of yours. And I've got my special diet - humanitarianism."The first story in the Channeling Morpheus series was told first person from Michael's POV. He's a twenty-one year old goth kid turned ammeter vampire hunter. His best friend was killed by a group of vampires, and Michael set out to avenge her death. In the process of tracking down one of her killers, Ambrose Grey, Michael found himself entangled in someone else's vendetta.
Wild Bill.
Wild Bill was a twitchy, aggressively sexual fellow who wound up saving Michael's life that night. at the end of book one, Michael was left at a bus station, coming down from the rohypnol, with Wild Bill on the brain.
Imagine my surprise when I started this story to discover that Wild Bill held the sole POV. What an incredibly fascinating character. Turns out, Ambrose Grey was the Vampire who turned Wild Bill into a bloodsucker. He's been hunting down Grey with singular focus and Michael just so happened to wander into the scene.
Michael... Who Wild Bill can't stop thinking about.
Michael... Vampire heroin.
Michael... Who managed to track down Wild Bill and follow him into a feeding frenzy at a park in Minnesota.
The first thing Wild Bill has to do is get Michael away from the pack of hungry bloodsuckers who hunt willing prey in the park. The second thing he has to do is get the fuck away from this goth kid before he becomes completely attached...
Unfortunately, Michael is a temptation impossible to resist.
Luring Wild Bill with his body and blood...
Seems Michael set out to seduce Wild Bill, and when the Vampire's control shatters, we're treated to a gloriously sexy episode set in the dark woods...
The first book in this series was wonderfully hot.
This book was on fucking fire.
Wild Bill's deliciously deviant POV was an absolute pleasure. I can't wait for more!
Read all my Reviews in this Series:
01.0 - Payback - Read my Review Here.
02.0 - Vertigo - You're reading it!
03.0 - Manikin - Read my Review Here.
03.1 - Heaven Sent - Read my Review Here.
04.0 - Tainted - Read my Review Here.
05.0 - Rebirth - Read my Review Here.
06.0 - Brazen - Read my Review Here.
07.0 - Snare - Read my Review Here.
08.0 - Fluid - Read my Review Here.
09.0 - Swarm - Read my Review Here.
10.0 - Elixir - Read my Review Here.
10.1 - Jackpot - Read my Review Here.
10.2 - Canine - Read my Review Here.
Omnibus Reviews:
1-5 - Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary - Read my Review Here.
6-10 - A Bitter Taste of Sweet Oblivion - Read my Review Here.
***I was provided with an audiobook copy of Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary (Channeling Morpheus, #1-5) from the author in exchange for an honest review.***
Be sure to check out my review of the box set for a more thorough examination of the series!
December 29, 2021
A hot vampire, a vampire hunter with eyeliner, and a lot of blood play in 45 pages.
May 2, 2015
This was dirty.
This was creepy.
This was wrong, wrong, wrong.
Okay...okay.
It was good. No. It wasn't good.
It was damn good.
*4.5 holy-effing-good stars*
This was creepy.
This was wrong, wrong, wrong.
Okay...okay.
It was good. No. It wasn't good.
It was damn good.
*4.5 holy-effing-good stars*
June 13, 2015
Michael & Wild Bill -- you two crazy fuckers totally deserve each other.
I love it! Next please.
Obligatory Spike as Wild Bill pic:
January 12, 2017
****4 bloody and dirty stars****
Holy shit, what a RIDE! Literally!!! This was not a roll in the hay, this was more thrashing around on the ground with twigs and leaves!
Big unf!
'Nuff said.
BR with Marco!
As a little sidenote.... when I look at the cover I can't help myself and my mouth goes all pouty like in the picture.
*makes pouty mouth while talking*
Can you feel it? You are doing it yourself aren't you?! Just like me... yeah... pouty pouty pouty. *smacking lips*
Now you can read my review all over again with your mouth all pouty like that! It's so much fun!
If you pouted click here -->
If you didn't.... well, party pooper you.
Holy shit, what a RIDE! Literally!!! This was not a roll in the hay, this was more thrashing around on the ground with twigs and leaves!
Big unf!
'Nuff said.
BR with Marco!
As a little sidenote.... when I look at the cover I can't help myself and my mouth goes all pouty like in the picture.
*makes pouty mouth while talking*
Can you feel it? You are doing it yourself aren't you?! Just like me... yeah... pouty pouty pouty. *smacking lips*
Now you can read my review all over again with your mouth all pouty like that! It's so much fun!
If you pouted click here -->
If you didn't.... well, party pooper you.
June 14, 2015
Read as part of Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary Ebook Box Set
Bill cracks me the hell up.
It was real sweet, except that he'd drugged me and ridden me to within an inch of my life, and I was still so high I was paralyzed and mute. But other than that, I guess it was pretty romantic.
Bill cracks me the hell up.
It was real sweet, except that he'd drugged me and ridden me to within an inch of my life, and I was still so high I was paralyzed and mute. But other than that, I guess it was pretty romantic.
February 24, 2014
3.5 Stars
First of all: JUST LOOK AT THAT COVER!!
THAT ladies and gents is Wild Bill, and he is my new obsession! He's a vampire and he likes to fuck. At this point he has the potential to be the most gorgeous, most addictive, most forceful vampire I've ever read. I'm already fiercely possessive of him and ...jealous! Oh boy, this is ridiculous; when he mentions sex with others so casually I burn with jealousy! Totally pathetic, I know ...but it is what it is, I'm enthralled. He is that, "incandescent".
Okay, my new obsession aside. I'm a tad disappointed. I wasn't ready for Wild bill's POV just yet. I would have liked to have hung onto a few of my assumptions a bit longer, but it's okay it doesn't quite detract from his enigmatic charisma, so all is not lost and I'm sure he has many secrets to reveal. Sex once again dominates this short but Michael turns the tables and scores a point which I LOVED. That boy is so freaking smart!
So onward with this delicious cat and mouse game!
First of all: JUST LOOK AT THAT COVER!!
THAT ladies and gents is Wild Bill, and he is my new obsession! He's a vampire and he likes to fuck. At this point he has the potential to be the most gorgeous, most addictive, most forceful vampire I've ever read. I'm already fiercely possessive of him and ...jealous! Oh boy, this is ridiculous; when he mentions sex with others so casually I burn with jealousy! Totally pathetic, I know ...but it is what it is, I'm enthralled. He is that, "incandescent".
Okay, my new obsession aside. I'm a tad disappointed. I wasn't ready for Wild bill's POV just yet. I would have liked to have hung onto a few of my assumptions a bit longer, but it's okay it doesn't quite detract from his enigmatic charisma, so all is not lost and I'm sure he has many secrets to reveal. Sex once again dominates this short but Michael turns the tables and scores a point which I LOVED. That boy is so freaking smart!
So onward with this delicious cat and mouse game!
November 1, 2014
I pretty much think JCP could write anything and I would read it (exhibit A: Turbulence). I think she could write anything and I would find a character who makes me cackle with glee (exhibit B: Crash from Psycop). I think I will probably never get enough of her book and this story is exactly why: hot, funny, with fan-freaking-tastic characterization, a well thought out narrative, and a complete-feeling ending which leaves me wanting MOAR!
Sigh. Happiness is 8 books + the shorts left to read in this series. sadness is knowing I'll probably be done tomorrow.
Sigh. Happiness is 8 books + the shorts left to read in this series. sadness is knowing I'll probably be done tomorrow.
April 26, 2015
Who knew vamp sex and dubcon was this hot? But the feels are there too - and growing - so I'm down with this.
January 23, 2019
Yes! This series is fantastic :)
April 25, 2015
Gah! Holy Hell!! I am totally digging this but from the Author notes I am scared shitless! More!
December 1, 2013
yes, but i don't think you heard me: i said it's got wild bill in it.
not sure the experiment in shifting POV to wicked willy was successful; he's better as an enigma stuffed full of cock than he is with all his motivations laid bare inside his mind.
the condom thing is getting a little ridiculous. wanna make out? hang on, let me just get my dental dam and purell.
not sure the experiment in shifting POV to wicked willy was successful; he's better as an enigma stuffed full of cock than he is with all his motivations laid bare inside his mind.
the condom thing is getting a little ridiculous. wanna make out? hang on, let me just get my dental dam and purell.
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August 11, 2012About this Story
Wild Bill—what a character. I never had any plans to write from his point of view. It just happened that way.
Initially, Channeling Morpheus was supposed to be a one-off that began and ended with Payback, but the original publisher thought it would make a great series, and so I began trying to figure out how the heck I’d proceed. My tendency would normally be to pick a single protagonist and write the whole series from their point of view. It’s harder that way, because you need to work in a lot of backstory and subtext around the very strict point of view, but it’s also very rewarding.
I’m not sure if I sensed that Michael wasn’t really a leading man, or if I just wanted to see if being in Wild Bill’s head was as do-able as having Michael hear him talk. I knew that if I did write from a place of Bill, it couldn’t sound like it was coming from the head of any old person. The voice needed to be perfect. And I was scared. What if I couldn’t pull it off? What if the eloquently trashy turns of phrase sounded great in my mind, but fell flat on the page? Plus, wasn’t I cheating, in a sense, if I dipped into Bill’s mind and actually showed his perspective? It seemed like cheating, like I should be able to convey what he’s thinking and feeling through the filter of Michael and, if I were doing my job as a writer correctly, showing just that part of him would be enough.
In the end, though, I decided that whether it was cheating or not to dip into Bill’s perspective, I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could write like he thought. I don’t remember having a lot of false starts trying to get into a Wild Bill state of mind. Once I decided to do it, I just buckled down and wrote it like it sounded in my head, and hoped for the best.
One thing that surprised me was that the Wild Bill fans preferred to read from his point of view. That doesn’t make sense to me, because if you’re reading from Wild Bill’s head, Michael becomes the focus of the attention. I’d think Bill would seem sexier through Michael’s eyes, in Michael’s point of view, when Bill is the object of attraction. But no. The Bill-fans want to be Bill. Just goes to show how much more alchemy is at play here than logic.
As I polish and typeset this second edition, I’m struck by the pull of their lust for each other. I think they both get that nothing good can come of hooking up…but when the urge is too strong to resist, there’s no stopping it. I think that dynamic carried through the rest of the series beautifully, that they’re both so needy for each other, and both so full of broken places inside that no one can really heal, that there’s no way it’s going to end up with them picking out curtains. And I’m glad. Wild Bill would be sorely tempted to steal Michael’s piece and put it to his temple if he ever seriously considered picking out curtains with anybody. Even Michael.
Wild Bill—what a character. I never had any plans to write from his point of view. It just happened that way.
Initially, Channeling Morpheus was supposed to be a one-off that began and ended with Payback, but the original publisher thought it would make a great series, and so I began trying to figure out how the heck I’d proceed. My tendency would normally be to pick a single protagonist and write the whole series from their point of view. It’s harder that way, because you need to work in a lot of backstory and subtext around the very strict point of view, but it’s also very rewarding.
I’m not sure if I sensed that Michael wasn’t really a leading man, or if I just wanted to see if being in Wild Bill’s head was as do-able as having Michael hear him talk. I knew that if I did write from a place of Bill, it couldn’t sound like it was coming from the head of any old person. The voice needed to be perfect. And I was scared. What if I couldn’t pull it off? What if the eloquently trashy turns of phrase sounded great in my mind, but fell flat on the page? Plus, wasn’t I cheating, in a sense, if I dipped into Bill’s mind and actually showed his perspective? It seemed like cheating, like I should be able to convey what he’s thinking and feeling through the filter of Michael and, if I were doing my job as a writer correctly, showing just that part of him would be enough.
In the end, though, I decided that whether it was cheating or not to dip into Bill’s perspective, I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could write like he thought. I don’t remember having a lot of false starts trying to get into a Wild Bill state of mind. Once I decided to do it, I just buckled down and wrote it like it sounded in my head, and hoped for the best.
One thing that surprised me was that the Wild Bill fans preferred to read from his point of view. That doesn’t make sense to me, because if you’re reading from Wild Bill’s head, Michael becomes the focus of the attention. I’d think Bill would seem sexier through Michael’s eyes, in Michael’s point of view, when Bill is the object of attraction. But no. The Bill-fans want to be Bill. Just goes to show how much more alchemy is at play here than logic.
As I polish and typeset this second edition, I’m struck by the pull of their lust for each other. I think they both get that nothing good can come of hooking up…but when the urge is too strong to resist, there’s no stopping it. I think that dynamic carried through the rest of the series beautifully, that they’re both so needy for each other, and both so full of broken places inside that no one can really heal, that there’s no way it’s going to end up with them picking out curtains. And I’m glad. Wild Bill would be sorely tempted to steal Michael’s piece and put it to his temple if he ever seriously considered picking out curtains with anybody. Even Michael.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 19, 2013
Bill's POV in this one gives us a very different picture of who he is, and why Michael appeals to him, that Michael would lead us to believe. Again, a very sexy short story, but with a backstory that moves the plot forward, and a look at Wild Bill that makes him a far more interesting character than I expected. These are very short in story content, but hot and addictive. On to the next one.
March 30, 2015
I am loving me some vampires! Look at that cover. Wild Bill is all kinds of delicious, isn't he?? Love this series!!
November 14, 2021
Kinda fucked-up..
April 25, 2015
Michael kicked ass in this one.
June 20, 2015
Rating for the whole series.
At first I though this was just going to be one huge sex scene but JCP turned things around. Being inside Wild Bill's head was great.
Overall thoughts on the series here
Channeling Morpheus 1-5 BR thread 12th June 2015
June 5, 2017
Well, that was an awesome 30 page sex scene. Loved it! And, my, isn't Michael the crafty one?
September 9, 2015
Written June 13, 2015
3.3 Stars - Still mostly "steam" (good though) but it is improving
Novella serial #2
I'm listening to the 7:44 hrs audiobook box Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary including novella #1-#5:
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Payback was a first short teaser to Michael and Wild Bill's future adventures. This second Vertigo was about their second meeting and still mostly an hilarious amusing PWP shortie. I'm liking this smart and clever 21 years old youngster Michael more and more. The vampire Wild Bill is awesome cute too.
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Once again perfect narrated by Gomez Pugh, his voice is mesmerizing. He is going to do this to a great listening for me.
There are all in all all 10 full serial novellas in this 'Channeling Morpheus/Sweet Oblivion' series. ~ Read my full Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary review for the first five parts later on.
I LIKE - and I just want to start the next part
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BR start 12th June for book 1-5 starting with #1 - Payback. (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
3.3 Stars - Still mostly "steam" (good though) but it is improving
Novella serial #2
I'm listening to the 7:44 hrs audiobook box Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary including novella #1-#5:
=
Payback was a first short teaser to Michael and Wild Bill's future adventures. This second Vertigo was about their second meeting and still mostly an hilarious amusing PWP shortie. I'm liking this smart and clever 21 years old youngster Michael more and more. The vampire Wild Bill is awesome cute too.
*********************************************************
Once again perfect narrated by Gomez Pugh, his voice is mesmerizing. He is going to do this to a great listening for me.
There are all in all all 10 full serial novellas in this 'Channeling Morpheus/Sweet Oblivion' series. ~ Read my full Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary review for the first five parts later on.
I LIKE - and I just want to start the next part
******
BR start 12th June for book 1-5 starting with #1 - Payback. (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...)
October 31, 2010
This time we get Wild Bill's point of view and we finally go behind his bold and seemingly careless façade.
Michael has been looking for him and he has finally found him. Wild Bill hasn't forgotten the night they spent together and he doesn't want to repeat it. He recognises Michael is different from anyone else, that he's truly special and he struggles not to fall for him. While reading the first book in the series Payback I wanted to know everything about Wild Bill's past and it's interesting that in this book the words about his past are spoken by Michael, whose fragility is incredibly deceitful. It gives you a measure of their chemistry, of how deep the understanding of each other is.
The way their passion/obsession is described is amazing and Wild Bill's thoughts are truly expressed through his fierce love-making (even if I think he would disagree with this term).
I'm going to read the next installment Manikin, I want to know what happens next.
Michael has been looking for him and he has finally found him. Wild Bill hasn't forgotten the night they spent together and he doesn't want to repeat it. He recognises Michael is different from anyone else, that he's truly special and he struggles not to fall for him. While reading the first book in the series Payback I wanted to know everything about Wild Bill's past and it's interesting that in this book the words about his past are spoken by Michael, whose fragility is incredibly deceitful. It gives you a measure of their chemistry, of how deep the understanding of each other is.
The way their passion/obsession is described is amazing and Wild Bill's thoughts are truly expressed through his fierce love-making (even if I think he would disagree with this term).
I'm going to read the next installment Manikin, I want to know what happens next.
October 23, 2015
Another hot encounter between Bill and Michael. This time from Bill's POV.
I liked the previous book better, but I was still glued to my seat with this one.
Bill, the bad boy vampire and Michael, the smart but very young vampire hunter. Together they were explosive and hot. I found it hilarious the way they were constantly trying to outsmart each other.
"He curled against my side with his face resting on my shoulder. It was real sweet, except that he'd drugged me and ridden me to within an inch of my life, and I was still so high I was paralyzed and mute. But other than that, I guess it was pretty romantic."
I liked the previous book better, but I was still glued to my seat with this one.
Bill, the bad boy vampire and Michael, the smart but very young vampire hunter. Together they were explosive and hot. I found it hilarious the way they were constantly trying to outsmart each other.
"He curled against my side with his face resting on my shoulder. It was real sweet, except that he'd drugged me and ridden me to within an inch of my life, and I was still so high I was paralyzed and mute. But other than that, I guess it was pretty romantic."
May 4, 2012
Well shit! I hated the first book but I loved this one! I was a bit confused in the beginning before I figured out that this story was told from Wild Bill's POV instead of Michael's like in the first book.
Michael and Wild Bill were hot and dirty together I have to read the next one now!
Michael and Wild Bill were hot and dirty together I have to read the next one now!
April 2, 2015
Ha he sure as outsmarted you this time, Bill!! Didn't see that coming.... Loved the POV from Bill. Gosh this series is addictive!! Next book please :)
May 22, 2016
I think this series one needs to be graded as a whole, and not necessarily by its individual parts. I reserve the right to come back and update my ratings.
August 14, 2011
I love that this is from Wild Bill's perspective. These are great little shorts.
November 3, 2014
Well, that was fucking hot!!! The fact that JCP can write shorts like this that are practically a very long sex scene and manage to maintain the steamness is just.. wow.
June 13, 2015
Well, I'd have been glad if GR hadn't disappeared my review of the series:( wild Bill keeps being a favourute POV in the reread.
October 7, 2020
Even better than the first one! Loved reading Wild Bill’s POV. The chemistry between him and Michael is insane. 🔥 I wonder why I never finished this series…
January 11, 2013
I have just ONE question: What the hell I was waiting for??? No seriously! I know JCP books, but never read this serie! I mean... Come on! Why? Erotic scenes, great main characters, interesting plot.. I ALWAYS love this characteristics on JCP books, so what the hell I was waiting for!!! This serie is out there for sooooo long and only now I'm reading it!
Yep, I deserve a HUGE facepalm
Because it's ABSURD I, a vampire addicted only NOW is reading this story, of a HOT goth guy, Michael, and the enigmatic vampire Wild Bill...
Seriously... I deserve worst... I deserve more facepalms
And more!!!
Yeah... Loving this serie... So yes, keep reading it
5 stars
Yep, I deserve a HUGE facepalm
Because it's ABSURD I, a vampire addicted only NOW is reading this story, of a HOT goth guy, Michael, and the enigmatic vampire Wild Bill...
Seriously... I deserve worst... I deserve more facepalms
And more!!!
Yeah... Loving this serie... So yes, keep reading it
5 stars
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