A Novel with Thoughts and Ponderings

VAMPIRE MINE

Author: Kerrelyn Sparks ISBN: 9780061958045 4/2011 PARANORMAL Publisher: AVON

Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks
Nothing on earth can make this vampire fall in love . . .

After 499 years of existence, Connor Buchanan has arrived at an inescapable conclusion: he is a cold-hearted SOB. He's been watching his friends—those poor romantic fools—plummet off the cliff into love like a dazed herd of sheep. But not Connor. He knows that love leads to nothing but heartache.

Until Marielle . . .

She is an angel cast down from heaven for disobedience. Trapped in mortal form, she finds a protector in Connor, a Scottish vampire haunted by a dark past. Marielle hopes to heal his broken heart and earn her way back home, but suddenly she has these . . . feelings. This strange yet pleasant physical yearning—for a vampire! Is this the work of a demon luring her into hell, or has this angel found heavenly bliss?

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS: Top Pick

VAMPIRE MINE gets a Top-Pick from me because of the complex themes it addresses with love. Perhaps this sounds corny, but Sparks pulls it off without being preachy. What she does is create incredibly thoughtful scenes instead. I suppose when writing about a fallen angel and a vampire falling in love, a lot of soul-searching comes into play. The story isn't super romantic; the hero and heroine are in love within a few hours, so there isn't a lot of time for romance. Love at first sight works here.

I wish for more time between the hero and heroine and a bit more suspense in the plot, but the book works simply because the idea is so great and the characters get a lot accomplished in a small amount of time. Unique doesn't cover it, but is the closest term I can find to describe the way supposed good and evil can be brought together.

Well written and most thought provoking, VAMPIRE MINE is a gem.

Shannon Johnson

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