The Care And Feeding Of Stray Vampires by Molly Harper, 356
pages
“’The thing to remember about a 'stray'
vampire is that there is probably a good reason he is friendless, alone, and
wounded. Approach with caution.’ Iris Scanlon, Half-Moon Hollow's only daytime
vampire concierge, knows more about the undead than she'd like. Running their
daylight errands--from letting in the plumber to picking up some chilled Faux
Type O--gives her a look at the not-so-glamorous side of vamps. Her rules are
strict; relationships are purely business, not friendship--and certainly not
anything more. Then she finds her newest client, Cal, poisoned on his kitchen
floor, and her quiet life turns upside down. Cal--who would be devastatingly
sexy, if Iris thought vampires were sexy--offers Iris a hefty fee for hiding
him at her place. And even though he's imperious, unfriendly, and doesn't seem
to understand the difference between "employee" and
"servant," she agrees. But as they search for who wants him permanently
dead, Iris is breaking more and more of her own rules . . . particularly those
about nudity. Could it be that what she really needs is some intrigue and
romance--and her very own stray vampire?” I like Harper’s books and this one was typically
amusing. It could have used a little
better editing. At least three times I
went back and reread a section because something didn’t make sense. Rereading didn’t help, either; there were
issues with the text. These problems
aside, I still enjoyed it and would recommend it to fans of supernatural
humorous romance.
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