Book Review - Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks

 
The Love at Stake series is incredible. I bought Vampire Mine several weeks ago and read it in one sitting. It's that good. Connor & Marielle's romance is the kind of story that sticks with you days after you finish.

First, a little background. I started reading the series with the first book, How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire. I totally fell in love w/ the series. Every book is funny and unique. It's good vamps (bagged blood drinkers) against the malcontents (those horrid vamps who bite and kill).

I was really looking forward to reading Vampire Mine and it didn't disappoint! It was fantastic!

As always, Sparks made me laugh-out-loud. The romance between Connor and Marielle was sweet and burning at the same time. The book had several twists that surprised me.

I had wondered how the entire angel/religious theme would work. It worked! Sparks did a fantastic job giving just the right amount of angel innocence along with burning desire. I don't want to give too much away, but I think it was a perfect balancing act.

Several secondary characters made an appearance, including Vanda and her sister from book # 7 (Forbidden Nights with a Vampire), one of my favorites! I love her purple hair. LOL

Vampire Mine continued the underlying battle with the malcontents and opened all new possibilities for future books, but didn't overwhelm the current story.

I recommend reading the first nine books before Vampire Mine not because you need to, but because it will enhance your enjoyment. Yes, if you've never read anything by Kerrelyn Sparks the crew of secondary characters might be a bit confusing, but the love story does stand on its own.

Vampire Mine was a very enjoyable read!

The next book in the Love at Stake series is Gregori's, the flirtatious lover boy in Sexiest Vampire Alive







 P.S. According to Kerrelyn's Facebook page Dr. Phang's story (book #12) is coming soon! Wanted: Undead or Alive ~ I can't wait!!

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My least favorite of the series, but it was still a very good book:


NOTE: I originally posted this review on June 29, 2011 at my very dusty review blog, a blog that I recently closed. On my new dragon scale, I give Vampire Mine a roaring 5 dragons!!

Kerrelyn Sparks at Amazon

Book Review - NightDrake by Lara Adrian

Description taken from Amazon: Tough female mercenary Nisha the Heartless is hired to transport mysterious cargo arrived from exotic New Asia to a well-paying client. But things are never what they seem in a dark world now populated by humans and the Strange: shapeshifters and telepaths, nymphs and hobgoblins. It is a lesson Nisha learns all too soon--one that puts her on a journey with a dangerously sexy, enigmatic man who will force her to confront the nightmares of her past, and risk her heart for a future she never dreamed could be hers....

I loved it! This was a great short story.

I was immediately pulled into the story. Lara Adrian has a way with words that hits hard and fast. Even with a short story (8,800 words) she created a vivid world with fascinating details.

Nisha and Drakor are very likable characters. If you're looking for a fast, enjoyable read this story has tension, a love scene and a great paranormal twist.

I loved the world Lara created. I hope to see more of it in future short stories... hint, hint! :)

NightDrake by Lara Adrian = 5 Roaring Dragons!!

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At the tender age of twenty-seven, Merit became a sword-wielding vampire. Since then, she’s become the protector of her House, watched Chicago nearly burn to the ground, and seen her Master fall and rise. Now she’ll see her mettle—and her metal—tested like never before.

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It was a bizarre twist of fate that turned James Hood into the Hero of Pluto Station. Now, nearly 20 years after that famous battle against the hostile alien race known at the Cilik'ti, Hood is called on again for a dangerous mission. This time he must take a new ship, the Armstrong, into deep space to make contact with fledgling colonies, created from ships developed by the Epherium Corporation that were launched before the war with the Cilik'ti began. As their journey begins, Hood and his crew discover more information about the colonies and their corporate benefactors. What they uncover could be more dangerous to humanity than a new conflict with their formidable foe.

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