"Charming satirical supernatural romance"
Though he has been a vampire for several centuries, Roman
Draganesti, CEO chemist of Romatech Industries, hates
being God's abomination in spite of doing great things for
humanity and his species like inventing synthetic blood
and blood cuisines. However, his success has made it a
safer world for vampires, but a splinter group the
Malcontents believe that biting humans is the only way to
dine for a superior species. Roman tests a new device,
but his fang falls out. He must get it replanted tonight
or his vampiric healing prowess will close the gap
permanently. Dentist Shanna Whelan works night at a clinic though she
fears blood since someone killed her friend in front of
her. Roman arrives holding a wolf's tooth, but she
refuses to place an animal's fang in his mouth. However,
he rescues her from Russians and vampire Ivan Petrovsky,
who want her dead since her testimony incarcerated one of
them. Instead of gratitude she knees him in his testicles,
which hurts severely. Still he takes her with him; soon
they fall in love, but relationships between vampires and
mortals have lifespan issues although Ivan plans to bite
both of them out of existence. Mindful of MaryJanice Davidson's works, the key to this
satirical supernatural romance is that the species vampire
comes across as genuine within a modern age context. The
lead couple is a likable star-crossed duo while the strong
support cast augments the belief that vampires live.
Though the climax seems rushed and the large vampire
population contains many lacking discipline making it
impossible to accept that most humans remain unaware they
exist, sub-genre readers will enjoy this biting tale and
look forward to an upcoming sequel. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 26, 2005
Roman Draganesti is a vampire with a problem. He's lost
one of his fangs,
biting something he shouldn't have. He has one night to
find a dentist and
get his fang fixed before his natural healing abilities
close the wound
forever, leaving him a lopsided eater for all eternity.
Shanna Whelan is a mortal with a problem. After witnessing
a gruesome
murder, she's next on a hit list. And her career as a
dentist appears to be
over because now, she faints at the sight of blood. When
Roman rescues her
from an assassination attempt, she wonders if she's found
the one man who
can keep her alive. Can she conquer her fear of blood in
order to fix Roman'
s fang? And if she does, will he use his fangs on her?
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