I've been reading

Yes. I've been reading here and there. I'm sorry to all the authors that have sent me books. I have such a large stack to read! I'll get to everybody's as soon as I can. I've forgotten the order in which I've received books so I apologize if I review yours later than it should have been. I'll make a list of books that need reviewing on this entry later this week. Check back soon!

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Summer Time!

You know what that means? That means I have more time on my hands! Sorry about the lack of updates, I've been extremely swamped. I had to get my portfolio together in order to continue in my major so I've been really focusing on school. Tons of other 'life' things have come up but I'll spear you. Again, I apologize to the authors and visitors. I've moved recently so once I get unpacked, which shouldn't take long, I'll read more.


Take care,
Josie

Happy Hour At Casa Dracula

Milagro De Los Santos is lonely. Sure, she's got a job that's taking her nowhere, a mother that criticizes her every decision, and a rent situation that forces her to occasionally jiggle her chichis at the landlord, but who doesn't? Alas, Milagro longs for more.

So when her boss invites her to a party in honor of one Milagro's ex-boyfriends, she readily accepts. And when one of the gorgeous guests suggests that she accompany him back to his hotel she's all for it.

That is, until things heat up too fast in his hotel room and he inadvertently bites her lip in the heat of passion:

"I became aware of a warm mineral taste in my mouth and I broke away from Oswald. I put my fingers to my face and discovered that my lower lip had been cut. My fingers came away glistening with blood. Oswald's lip too, had been cut in the fall. A gleaming red drop beaded at the corner of his mouth.

"Milagro," Oswald said softly. He didn't pull me toward him or push me away or laugh about our clumsiness. He just stared at me with his smoky gray eyes, his chest rising with every slow breath, the red, red drop of blood exquisitely balanced on the edge of his pink lip and his creamy skin."

Things soon come to an end due in part to a dramatic entrance by Milagro's ex-boyfriend, Sebastian, who apparently followed her to the hotel. While Sebastian and Oswald duke it out Milagro makes her way home, although she feels strangely disoriented.

What follows is a great story about Milagro's transformation into a supernatural creature and her introduction to the paranormal world. What I love about this is that Marta Acosta doesn't belabor the human-to-nonhuman transition. Sure, Milagro doesn't understand what's happening to her body and attempts to justify her unusual cravings for raw meat but Acosta's writing style keeps the reader's interest level high.

Milagro soon discovers that her ex-boyfriend Sebastian works for a secret organization whose mission is to destroy creatures just like her. As such she soon finds herself at the top of that group's Most Wanted List and realizes that people are gunning for her at every turn. In a funny, laugh out loud scene she's eventually rescued from an abduction attempt perpetrated by the evil Sebastian and taken to a ranch inhabited by others like her.

It's here that Milagro reacquaints herself with Oswald and meets his family and friends. Turns out the ranch is a safe haven for vampires who, although acclimated to human society, find solace in their isolation. I love the scenes at the ranch. They remind me of those great PBS and BBC "Gosford Park" like shows where people gather at an English countryside manor for a weekend of good food, great wine, and witty repartee. Just change the country to the US and turn the wine into blood and . . . well, you get the picture. This book has a great ensemble cast of characters that, thanks to Acosta's character building, are interesting, mysterious, and funny. I even found myself hoping for the redemption of slimy Sebastian!

A lot happens in this book: Milagro learns first hand about her new way of life and tries to fit in with Oswald's family; Oswald struggles with his feelings for her; Milagro experiences the dark and not so glamorous side of the supernatural world; and Sebastian continues his relentless search for Milagro. Marta Acosta does a fabulous job with pacing and sequencing. The action, mystery, and humor all blend together into a book that I found thoroughly entertaining and engaging. I recommend that you check it out as well as the other books in the series (Midnight Brunch and The Bride of Casa Dracula).

*Fantasy Girl manages the site BestFantasyStories.com where she regularly reviews contemporary and urban fantasy books, when not devising complicated plans to kidnap her dog back from her parents.

Yeah, Ok, maybe we were a little dead.

Hello fellow vampire book readers,

I'm sorry about the lack of updates and reviews. I've been extremely busy with work. If you don't already know, I'm freelancer (web design) plus I attend college and on top of that I work part-time. Oh, yeah, plus, I'm in a relationship, so you can imagine how busy I get as well as stressed out!

I have a few books that really need reviewing...some include:

Ebook:
Derek by Renee Larsen

Books:

Predatory Angel by Shaylynn Black
A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix
Staked by J.F.Lewis.

I'm sure there are a few others (and if you happened to have sent me a book that should be on that list, don't hesitate to email me again, purely.vampiric(AT)gmail.com). I apologize again for the lack of reviews, not only to the visitors but to the publishers and authors that have been sending me books and offers. I will now be responding to all emails and updating monthly (at the very least), call this my New Year's resolution.

Take care,

We are not dead!

Ok. I know this place hasn't been updated since early April and for that, I truly apologize. I'm starting college next week so life has been hectic, to say the least. I'll get back on the ball as soon as possible, expect an update in about two to three weeks. I finished a few books but just need to find the time to write the reviews.

Once again, I'm very sorry to the visitors and the publishers and authors that have been sending me books to review. I hope to have the books read soon and the reviews posted.

Take care,
Josie

I Only Have Fangs for You by Kathy Love (Young Brothers Series, Book 3)

Reading Order

1. Fangs for the Memories
2. Fangs but No Fangs
3. I Only Have Fangs for You
4. My Sister is a Werewolf



Being the youngest of three brothers, Sebastian Young is your class-A playboy. "He isn't the type to settle down" is something that isn't rare to hear regarding the vamp. Women and making appearances in his club, Carfax Abbey, are the only things Sebastian care about...that's until the strange vampiress Wilhelmina Weiss enters the picture.

Wilhelmina is a woman on a mission. Sebastian Young is one of the most dangerous vampires in all of New York City and it's Wilhelmina's job to stop him and his club. Mortals are not to be used, is one of the major rules of the Society and this is just what Sebastian Young appears to be doing in their eyes, so Wilhelmina takes a job as a waitress at the club in order to sabotage Carfax Abbey and shut it down for good...but everything doesn't go as planned.

This is the third book of the Young Brothers series by Kathy Love. (The first just needs to be reviewed) I really enjoyed this book. It was amazing... I loved reading about Wilhelmina and her crazy ideas. Plus, her and Sebastian together were just lovely... The Society meetings we so comical; they reminded me of Finding Nemo's "Fish are friends, not food". All the humor in the book just made this one such a good, easy, and fast read. However, I wasn't too crazy about the villain in this one... it was a little predictable in that sense but the book was still rather enjoyable. I highly suggest this series if you like comedy mixed into your vampire romance.

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The Accidental Vampire (Argeneau Vampires Book 7) by Lynsay Sands

I have been waiting for something new from Lynsay Sands for awhile now and just got this one early February. She was the very first vampire romance novelist I picked up, ever since that day, I've fallen head over heels for the genre.

The 7th book of the Argeneau Vampires series, and yes, I've kept up with this one and I'm really itching to buy all of them and reread them (and I'll review them as well...).

Now about this book, it was excellent; I found myself staying up extra late trying to finish it, I just couldn't put it down! Everything was great about this one... the love scenes, the humor, everything. Can you say "yummy"?

After an accident leaves Elvi Black a vampire without a sire, she's forced to learn everything there is to know about vampire life from Dracula...that means sleeping in coffins, avoiding garlic and sunlight like the plague, and the ultimate sin; giving up food. Little does she know that all theses things are just Hollywood garbage. Of course how is one to know when you're left with no recollection of how you were made and just abandoned like yesterday's newspaper. But when the lovely people of Elvi's small town secretly put out a personal ad in her name stating Elvi's looking for a soul mate to spend eternity with, she never thought she'd get to ask all her vampire questions to someone as downright gorgeous as Victor Argeneau.

An Enforcer for the vampire council, Victor shows up along with DJ Benoit to see what kind of immortal would so openly break the rule of secrecy set forth by the Council by advertising in a singles' ad. It's utterly "Unbelievable." as DJ would say! What is Victor to do when he finds out about Elvi's unconventional turn? Will ignorance of the law be enough to get Elvi off the hook? Or will Victor be forced to take action? Read and find out!


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