A GIRL'S GUIDE TO VAMPIRES

Author: Katie MacAlister ISBN:084395292X 11/2003 PARANORMAL Publisher: LOVE SPELL

Joy Randall's Top 5 Tips for Vampire Hunters: 1. Location, location, location. Remember, if you wouldn't be there, neither would a bloodsucker. 2. Trust your eyes. You know the handsome, annoyingly arrogant, self-assured man in the shadows with long hair and a cleft in his chin? He's your vampire. 3. No matter how tempting it might be, DO NOT "ACCIDENTALLY" ACQUIRE A PAPER CUT AND SUGGEST YOUR VAMPIRE KISS YOUR FINGER TO MAKE IT BETTER. 4. From here on out, play it cool. Don't offer to accompany your prince of the night on the talk show circuit and WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T OFFER HIM YOUR HEART. 5. And most of all, remember—being a vampire is nothing to laugh about. Visit Katie MacAlister's website via: http://www.sandrabrown.net/

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

I had a chuckle reading the back cover of this book...I always read them before I get into the book itself, to get a good idea what it is about. However, the back cover is nothing in comparison to the hilarious read waiting for you inside!

A GIRL'S GUIDE TO VAMPIRES is a rare treat. Katie MacAlister blends romance, suspense, and humour together in such a way that you'll find you can't put this book down until the very last pages...and then, you'll have to go back and re-read them a few times, just to relive the ending for a little while longer!

Joy Randall and her best friend, affectionately known as Roxy, decide to take a vacation to the Czech Republic after visiting their Wiccan friend Miranda, who predicted some very interesting encounters in the very near future. And boy, was Miranda ever right! On arrival at their destination, they come across a "Goth Faire"...and, a pair of very interesting men, Raphael and Christian. The attraction and witty banter between the six-foot tall Joy, and the even taller Raphael, is captivating and hilarious, right from their first encounter in the local pub, when Joy fell and got a nasty bump on her head. She awoke to find that she was being carried back up to her room by Raphael, and the conversation on the way goes something like this:

"We Haven't been introduced. My Name is Joy."
"Raphael."
"Raphael? I've never known a Raphael before. The name's very Romantic"...
"Yeah, it sounds like a male prostitute."
"Well, I think it suits you."
"Do I look like a man who takes money to pleasure women?"
"I think a lot of women would pay you money to give them pleasure...I know I certainly would if I had some spare cash laying around."

Mind you, Joy did just recover consciousness, and was still a little woozy, and therefore, not accountable for her words. Or was she?

Well, Joy and Raphael might think not, but the trouble that these two captivating characters get themselves into gets progressively more and more complicated...and hilarious. By the end of the book, you'll be turning the last page and thinking, "What? That's all? I need More!" Thankfully for us, Ms. MacAlister, who is the author of several historical, contemporary and paranormal romances, has promised that Joy and Raphael's adventures are far from over. She has promised to tell us more of their antics in the spring of 2004. And, I for one can't wait!

Definitely one of my Top Picks for a touching, yet laugh-out-loud romantic read.

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