"Vampire romance"

In Broken Heart, Oklahoma, Lorcan the vampire catches the dreaded werewolf syndrome. He loses all control and goes on a killing rampage. Eleven innocent humans are slaughtered during the carnage. The vampire board of directors converts the victims into vampires.

Lorcan recovers from his affliction, but mentally feels guilt for what he wrought even if the disease controlled him. When he meets one of the Lorcan eleven, single mother of the most dangerous species on the planet (a female human teen) librarian Eva LeRoy guilt explodes as much as desire for her. She, in turn, finds she would not mind necking with him. As they begin to fall in love, evil wraiths want to infect Eva, her child, and her friends with Lorcan her only protector as her daughter's boyfriend hunts vampires.

Vampire romance readers will enjoy the return to Broken Heart, Okalahoma (see I'M THE VAMPIRE, THAT'S WHY), the capital of single moms and the vampires who lust after them, for an amusing tale of redemption and love. The story line is fast-paced, but as with the first tale remains undecided between biting satire and humorous PTA and teen dating bits and bites. Michele Bardsley provides a fun paranormal romance with an interesting undead pairing, but to satirically bite or not to bite the soccer mom turned supernatural vamp that is the question.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 24, 2007

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Summary

Being a mother is never easy—especially when you're undead.

Eva LeRoy, Broken Heart, Oklahoma's librarian, got "vampified" when everyone else did: during a rogue vampire's feeding frenzy. But books still make her undead heart beat—and, strangely enough, so does Lorcan the Loner, the vampire who killed her...