Title: Jane Bites Back
Author: Michael Thomas Ford
Pages: 320
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date:Original edition - 12/29/2009
ISBN-13: 978-0345513656
The Summary
200 years after her undeath and Jane Austen is still among the books she loves but she isn't surrounded merely by her own books but the books of other authors as well. She is the owner of Flyleaf Books in the sleepy college town of Brakeston located in Upper State New York were she gets to witness her books fly off the shelf...along with other unauthorized sequels, spin-offs and adaptations...which she doesn't see a damn cent from!To make things worse, the manuscript she finished before becoming a vampire has been rejected by 116 publishers. Why can't the great Jane Austen get published? Has she lost her thunder? Perhaps not. An email and a visit to New York City later proves she hasn't. Her book suddenly puts the spotlight back on the great Austen and she must protect her real identity at all costs while of course managing her bookstore, fending off a dark man from her past and dealing with her current flame(s). What's an undead girl to do? Will this historically renowned author keep her cool in this comedy of manners or will she show everyone not to mess with a women with a sharp wit and an even sharper set of fangs?
The Review
When I first received this book in the mail from the publishing company, I was kind of iffy about it. Jane Austen...a vampire. What? Ok, this is going to be so hokey...but it wasn't! It was such a great book, an easy read and a sure page turner. I had a hard time putting it down after getting into it. I have to admit though, I've never read a Jane Austen book but heard that Michael Thomas Ford doesn't copy her writing style in anyway...which might amount to someone that is going to pick up this book sooner or later. I'd recommend this book to any vampire romance reader...though it is kind of lacking in the hot and heavy sex scene I'm used to reading in most Vampire romance, but it wasn't missed. Ford did such a good job with this, it's more of a romantic comedy than anything...which I happen to freakin' love!
Ford had a way with words and knew what I like to read. Reading his writing was such a treat, both witty and entertaining at all times.
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