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Title: Lucky in Love

Subtitle: A Lucky OToole Vegas Adventure

Author: Deborah Coonts

Narrator: Renee Raudman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-22-13

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 27 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Lucky OToole, the vice president of customer relations for the Babylon, one of Las Vegas most over-the-top strip properties, is seriously regretting booking a reality television show, The Forever Game, into the small theatre at her hotel. One thing she knows for sure: Vegas does NOT need a dose of reality. The four couples competing in The Forever Game add their own mischief to the incendiary mix normally available in Sin City while competing for a Las Vegas wedding extravaganza. The host of the show, Trey Gold, appears interested only in keeping the spotlight on himself while the contestants run wild sampling all Vegas has to offer, threatening to blow the whole show out of the water.

Not only must Lucky keep the couples from killing each other, killing their relationships, or ending up on the front page of the Review-Journal, she has to navigate the rocky road to love herself. Teddie, her live-in lover is leaning more and more towards chasing a new dream as a singer, leaving Vegasand Lucky behind. And a new French chef who seems determined to muddy the murky waters of love even further.

Then theres Luckys mother, Mona, who never could leave well enough alone.

Members Reviews:

Love Lucky.

This was my first book in this series. Very funny. Great mystery. I have started reading them all. They just keep getting better. Compare to Stephanie Plum Series.

Not for me....

I thought that this book was going to be funny and light-hearted but for me it was just cliche and ridiculous. Writing was ok and I did like the main character but it really was too much drama for me.

Five Stars

another good one

Fun with Words and Story

Deborah Coonts has a wonderful way with words, while managing to keep distracting obscure ones to an acceptable minimum. Helps to read the Kindle version where one can look up any unknown words with a tap. The cool, casual style alone makes the novella a fun read, but Deborah also manages to add all kinds of unexpected plot twists to keep the story interesting. Sure, one cannot expect the complex character expositions in a novella that a full-length novel provides. Within the confines of a single-climax form she presents interesting stories and lots of drama against the backdrop of insider knowledge of one of the most fascinating cities in the world, Las Vegas. For those that want more depths to Lucky and other hotel characters, there are three full length novels to choose from.

Wolf O'Rourc, Author, Romy By Any Other Name

Need to Read!

Read these books! They are so good, but beware, they are additive!

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Title: Next Song I Sing

Subtitle: Next Time Around, Book 1

Author: Donna McDonald

Narrator: Anne Johnstonbrown

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-13-13

Publisher: Donna McDonald

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 31 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Book One of the Next Time Around Series

Freshly divorced at 40 yrs old, Chloe Zanders has few illusions left about her ability to make her dreams come true. She is never going to be thin, never going to be a famous singer, and never going to be sexy enough to keep a man like her handsome ex-football player husband from cheating. While the first two dreams might continue to flicker hopefully inside her, Chloe now accepts the last one had been doomed from the start.

All her ex ever did in their marriage was find fault with her. After learning about the latest twenty-something in his life, divorcing Aaron is just a relief because it means Chloe can finally stop trying to save a relationship so obviously not worth saving. With her friends encouraging her to move on, Chloe secretly vows to herself that next time around, she is going to look for a man who will love her just as she is.

Hoping distance will help, Chloe gladly returns to Laguna Nigel in sunny California, happy to be living closer to her college roommates slash best-friends-in-the-world. Celebrating her return with a long weekend at the 5-star rated Blue Skies Hotel and Spa seems like just the thing Chloe needs to jump start her "do over" life. How much she ends up instantly liking the hotel's sexy, 45 yr owner/manager, Jasper Wade, is a surprise though.

So is the way Jasper's unrestrained kisses send lust and renewed hope singing through Chloe. What she feels for Jasper is disturbingly too much too soon, and God knows she can't compete with his super model ex-wife. But how can Chloe turn away from a man who keeps insisting she's his every fantasy come true?

Members Reviews:

Sweet

Sweet romance book about second chances for love for d women and for men. No violence.

stories with heroines that are living their 40s

Starting off with a bang, the characters and conflicts are set in rapid fire dialogue and interactions, establishing Chloe and her concerns within a few short minutes. Chloe is newly divorced after a horrible marriage: her ex-husband played on all of her insecurities and nearly wrecked her self-esteem and dreams. But, with the help of a supportive group of friends, she is starting to take back her own life, and working on herself.

I liked Chloe: weve all been in situations where we dont make the healthiest choices for ourselves or our self-image. And it isnt helped by the never-ending fascination and obsession with youth: from media to celebrity to fashion magazines. She was trying to make a marriage work, and giving more to the relationship than her husband deserved. Her willingness and determination to move past the hurt feelings and find a new life for herself.

When she heads out to California to hang out with her college friends and spend time at an upscale spa for the pampering, the connection between Chloe, Emma and Taylor is palpable: these are women who know each others secrets and dreams, and are determined that time wont change the hopes or desires they held from their first meeting. While Chloe is more filled out and less California slim and tanned than her friends, they are all invested in the rebirth of the new Chloe and are encouraging her blossoming in every way.

Jasper is the spa owner, and is instantly captivated by Chloe: her spirit, her joy and her voice. It doesnt hurt that she is his fantasy woman come to life, with a body made for sin and a heart that he wants to cherish.

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Title: Old Maid of Honor

Subtitle: An LDS Romantic Comedy

Author: Heather Horrocks

Narrator: Amber Wallace

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-26-13

Publisher: Heather Horrocks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 32 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Part-time clown Amelia White has a detailed list of traits and accomplishments that make for her perfect man and she won't marry anyone lacking even one of them. Perhaps that's why she's nearly 30 and still unmarried. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride seems to apply to both her and her roommate, until Stacy announces her upcoming and unexpected wedding. Now Amelia is feeling like an old maid of honor. When she is introduced to Ben Adams and begins to spend time with him, she is delighted to check off all the items on her list and believes he might just be The One. As she falls in love, she learns she has assumed a great deal and Ben is not the man she thought he was. But, even so, could he prove to be the perfect man for her?

(Note: It's labeled as an LDS Romantic Comedy because the main character is LDS/Mormon and so some of the items on her perfect-husband list are LDS-specific; however, the book itself is just good clean fun about a woman who's ready for love but is afraid it's never going to find her - and it might not, until she loses her list.)

Members Reviews:

Squeaky clean

Juvenile Mormon cliche with a syrupy-sweet narrator. There's better out there.

Don't waste your time. Painful.

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Title: Slay and Rescue

Author: John Moore

Narrator: Jake Lewis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-08-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Prince Charming must work overtime when he becomes embroiled in a plot involving an evil sorceress, an enchanted castle, an angry dragon, and three beautiful damsels in distress.

In this hilarious fairy tale parody, Prince Charming is getting tired the constant need to Slay and Rescue.

Members Reviews:

Awesome spin on some worn out stories...

What did you love best about Slay and Rescue?

Fairy tales tend to lose their magic once you find that life is gritty. I enjoyed John Moore's way of breathing new life into them. He brought a contemporary touch to the classics while keeping it fun to read.

Kinda tiring

I like the idea- a story told from Prince Charming's POV, however, prince Charming is a horny teen and obsesses constantly about women and their physical attributes. I was bored. I think the writing is supposed to be funny and sometimes it was, but I gave up about the time Prince Charming got his quest from the evil queen. It was a little bored of the 'Johnny one note' quality of the writing.

Light and humorous.

The heroic Prince Charming is famous all across the Twenty Kingdoms. He slays vicious dragons, defeats evil knights in single combat, outwits dastardly sorcerers and wizards, and rescues damsels in distress, and he does it with all the charm he was named for. The people love him. They should of course and this is the very reason his father sends him on these unending slay and rescue missions. It's great PR for the Kingdom. The big problem is that Prince Charming is beyond tired of being so, well, charming all the time. He just wants to get out of the public eye for a bit and to be able to have some fun like any normal 18 year old! Unfortunately for him he gets caught up in three more missions. He has to save a princess from her wicked stepmother, then save another princess who has lapsed into an enchanted sleep, and that is on top of searching for that girl he met at the ball who lost her glass slipper.

This had a light and fun tone and was a pretty hilarious parody of fairytales like Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Snow White. John Moore filled his story with more than enough wit and satire to keep me amused throughout the whole tale. If I had a slight criticism of his style it was that his constant focus on sexuality came across as a bit juvenile at times. That said, it was all fairly tame.

The story was actually fairly engaging. We got a little bit of intrigue, some romance, plenty of action, and tons of humor. Despite some characters flaws Charming and the rest of the characters were a likeable bunch who were easy to root for.

I'm not always a fan of comedic fantasy, but John Moore seems to have hit on a blend of ridiculousness and regular storytelling that works for me. I'll be listening to the rest of the audios in this series for sure.

Jake Lewis did a fantastic job with the audio. His voices were good, his comedic timing perfect, and he got the humor of the story which is always super important with this type of story!

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Title: We Are What We Pretend to Be

Subtitle: The First and Last Works

Author: Kurt Vonnegut

Narrator: Colin Hanks, Oliver Wyman, Suzanne Toren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-09-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Called our finest black-humorist by The Atlantic Monthly, Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Now his first and last works come together for the first time in print, in a collection aptly titled after his famous phrase, We Are What We Pretend To Be.

Written to be sold under the pseudonym of Mark Harvey, Basic Training was never published in Vonneguts lifetime. It appears to have been written in the late 1940s and is therefore Vonneguts first ever novella. It is a bitter, profoundly disenchanted story that satirizes the military, authoritarianism, gender relationships, parenthood, and most of the assumed mid-century myths of the family. Haley Brandon, the adolescent protagonist, comes to the farm of his relative, the old crazy who insists upon being called The General, to learn to be a straight-shooting American. Haleys only means of survival will lead him to unflagging defiance of the Generals deranged (but oh so American, oh so military) values. This story and its 30ish author were no friends of the milieu to which the slick magazines advertisers were pitching their products.

When Vonnegut passed away in 2007, he left his last novel unfinished. Entitled If God Were Alive Today, this last work is a brutal satire on societal ignorance and carefree denial of the worlds major problems. Protagonist Gil Berman is a middle-aged college lecturer and self-declared stand-up comedian who enjoys cracking jokes in front of a college audience while societal dependence on fossil fuels has led to the apocalypse. Described by Vonnegut as, the stand-up comedian on Doomsday, Gil is a character formed from Vonneguts own rich experiences living in a reality Vonnegut himself considered inevitable.

Along with the two works of fiction, Vonneguts daughter, Nanette shares reminiscences about her father and commentary on these two works - both exclusive to this edition. In this fiction collection, published in print for the first time, exist Vonneguts grand themes: trust no one, trust nothing; and the only constants are absurdity and resignation, which themselves cannot protect us from the void but might divert.

Members Reviews:

Not a place to start.

We Are What We Pretend To Be shows the evolution of Kurt Vonneguts writing at the beginning and end of his career. It contains two of the authors works. His first novella, Basic Training stands in stark contrast to his unfinished novel If God Were Alive Today. The former is a rather straight forward satire on the military, authoritarian parenting and authoritarianism in general. The latter is a completely wild and nutty, satirical look at our ignorance and denial of an apocalyptic future. Recently, I listened to a radio ad for The Last Warcrime. While I agreed with the message, the way the ad was delivered left something to be desired. I felt a little of that in IGWAT.

While the nexus of the two works is unmistakably satire, the whole feel, vocabulary and styles of writing in the two books could easily have been written by different authors. I think we hear the voice of Vonnegut in Basic Training but it is definitely a younger although not immature one. In the latter, the author comes across definitely older and more irascible, more universal and less personal.

While this might be his first and last work, I think most of KV's finest work is in many places in between.

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Title: Big Maria

Author: Johnny Shaw

Narrator: David de Vries

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-25-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 74 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Somewhere in Arizonas Chocolate Mountains lie the Big Maria Mine and a wealth of gold lost for 100 years. Theres only one problem: Those mountains are now the home of the US Army Proving Ground, the worlds largest active artillery range. But for Harry, Ricky, and Frank, three down-at-the-heels guys with few dollars but plenty of dreams, the gold offers each of them a chance for a new life. Are scuba diving through an underwater ghost town; facing down a hungry mountain lion; doing the hesitation waltz across a minefield; matching wits with potheads, pit bulls, and bikers; and braving the might of Uncle Sams full arsenal worth it?

With little more than a samurai sword, a severed head, and an impractical amount of optimism, these intrepid soldiers of (mis)fortune are about to find out.

Members Reviews:

Crazy Adventure and Crude Humor - GOOD STUFF

Every now and then I find an author I've never heard of before and it's like hearing a great new song.

In this case it's Johnny Shaw. This guy has the right combination of crude humor, bad-ass plot, and a certain quirky, slightly crazy, twisted point of view.

I should say this too: IT'S NOT FOR EVERYBODY.

It's more of a guy thing.

If you're PC, or easily offended, don't buy it.

If dirty jokes turn you off, go read something on Oprah's list. This is not for prudes.

It's not the work of a genius of literature.

If you love a dirty joke and a crazy adventure this is for you.

It's funny. It's raw. It makes me laugh right out loud even when I'm not feeling very well.

It's the kind of humor I grew up with when I hung around up the schoolyard.

Medium Hot

I am really surprised that no one else has rated this book yet because Johnny Shaw writes books for guys from a male's point of view. His humor really shows in his stories and his use of everyday foul language is so commonly use in his characters where it becomes laughable in his subtle jokes

After reading "Dove Season", I was really excited to read "Big Maria". It's not as good as his previous title, which you should read, but "Big Maria" will give you a good adventure, in finding the treasure of gold.

Once you read this book, you will understand the joke of being Medium Hot. I will always be a fan of Shaw because like a romance author, he writes with all of his testosterone firing.

I hope that I'm the not the only person that who writes a review on this book.

I finished it within a day.

The Hilarious Antics of the Desperate and Stupid.

This book a was a delightful surprise. It's very different than what I normally read, leaning to the more serious works of fantasy and science fiction, but I am glad I got it. Shaw has a particular sense of humor that pokes fun at people in general. I can take every character in this story and apply them to someone I know. Even though his characters are ignorant in many ways, you have to root for them because, as you shake your head at them, you realize they are reflections of you and everyone else. The dialogue is superbly written, and the narration (I got the Wysper-Sync added) is incredible. David de Vries takes a well written story and really adds to it with perfect narration. I can't say enough about what a great job Mr. de Vries did with this story.

Couldn't do it

The crudity in the first three minutes made me ditch this one.

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Title: Kingdom of the Wicked: Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 7

Author: Derek Landy

Narrator: Stephen Hogan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-30-12

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

The seventh instalment in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universeDeath Bringer, book 6 in the Skulduggery Pleasant series, was the number-one bestselling childrens book for two weeks running in September 2011, as well as outselling the number one adult fiction hardback.

And guess what? This one is going to be Even Bigger. Hot on the heels of World Book Day, when 250,000 copies of Dereks one-off novelette will be distributed, everyone will be a Skulduggery fan in 2012 and EVERYONE will want this book. Books 1-3 were the Faceless Ones trilogy. Books 4-6 were the Necromancer trilogy. Now, get ready for the Darquesse trilogy. Valkyrie will finally come into her destiny. The end will finally come. And the last part of your minds will be totally and utterly blown

Critic Reviews:

"This is a writer at the height of his powers and Landy is getting better with every book Whatever your age, read them and enjoy the ride." (Irish Independent)

"Fast and funny" (The Times)

"A fast evolving plot and a great mix of scariness and humour." (5 star review, Sunday Express)

Members Reviews:

The Humour of Earlier Novels is Missing

This books lacks the humour found in the earlier novels and in the last third of the book, there is too much violence and death. The characters are in a constant search for more powerful weapons with which to solve problems. I will continue with the series.

The new book in the trilogy of trilogies

Now of course all Skulduggery books should get five stars by default, but I felt that with this outing Derek wanted to cram too many new ideas into one book. It loses a star for being so full of overlapping plot points that by the end I thought I still had a couple of hours to go because I had forgotten what the actual plot of this book was. None the less while not being perfect this is definitely a brilliant set up for the chaos that is going to be the Darquesse trilogy.

I miss Rupert Dagas

But I don't mind that much :3

Story is very good. Looking forward to next one!

Cutoff prevention

Brilliant

Some of the voices weren't how I imagined but some came off well. Good in general and the story was excellent.

Another outstanding dark adventure

I can't get enough of these Skulduggery novels, they're the perfect thing to have on when pottering in the garden or stuck in traffic.

The story is a good one though I had a feeling that a little too much material was included in this one, but that's a good complaint to make.

Those who have avidly devoured their way through the previous 6 will enjoy this one immensely. If you haven't I envy you a delicious journey into a fantastic, crazy, action packed world.

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Title: Some Like it Hawk

Subtitle: A Meg Langslow Mystery, Book 14

Author: Donna Andrews

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-17-12

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 113 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Meg Langslow is plying her blacksmith's trade at Caerphilly Days, a festival inspired by the town's sudden notoriety as "The Town That Mortgaged Its Jail". The lender has foreclosed on all Caerphilly's public buildings, and all employees have evacuated - except one. Phineas Throckmorton, town clerk, has been barricaded in the courthouse basement for over a year. But the lender seems increasingly determined to evict him, and may succeed after one of its executives is found shot, apparently from inside the basement.

Meg and her fellow townspeople suspect that someone hopes to end the siege by framing Mr. Throckmorton. Meg soon deduces that the killer isn't just trying to end the siege but to conceal information that would help the town reclaim its buildings.

Critic Reviews:

"...warm, charming 14th Meg Langslow mystery..." (

Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Hurrah! Meg Langslow finally in audio!

I've loved the Meg Langslow series by Donna Andrews since the beginning, but haven't been able to find most of them in audio. I'm glad to see this one is available, and hope that it means others will follow.

I always enjoy visiting with Meg and her (slightly zany) family and friends. Some Like it Hawk is a worthy addition to the series. Bernadette Dunne does a great job giving life to the characters, and makes it easy to keep track of who is speaking. This is just the thing to take my mind off what I'm doing while I'm at the gym working out!

A Great Series

Would you consider the audio edition of Some Like it Hawk to be better than the print version?

There are a few books that I've found that are definitely better having read to me. The Discworld audiobooks are definitely better than reading the books. I wouldn't say these books are necessarily better than the print version, nor would I say they are worse. The reader is definitely up to the job; does wonderfully. Fortunately, since Audible has so few of this series, it's probably just as well that I like the paperbacks just fine!

What did you like best about this story?

I like the people. Each of them with their own quirks and foibles and none of them are utterly stupid. Generally, not even the back guys are utterly stupid.

Have you listened to any of Bernadette Dunnes other performances before? How does this one compare?

I believe I've only heard her do other Donna Andrews books. The recording quality on this one seemed a little bit better than the earlier ones.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Not really.

Any additional comments?

I love these books. I've tried to identify what it is that is so appealing, primarily to try and find another equally enjoyable series, and it has got to be the people. I am a sucker for books about women who are living lives that I wish were mine, but aren't so horribly perfect in every way that I simply want to strangle them. They have jobs that aren't just sitting behind a desk; they live someplace just a little bit more interesting than I do; their hobbies are interesting; their friends are interesting. It's a different life that I can escape to just for a little while.

I just hope that the author has a few more volumes in her.

Recommended

A fun listening experience.

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Title: Happy Hour at Casa Dracula

Subtitle: The Casa Dracula Series, Book 1

Author: Marta Acosta

Narrator: Patricia Fructuoso

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-11-12

Publisher: Marta Acosta

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 49 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

Milagro De Los Santos needs to get her career on track - and a sexy man to come home to. At a party for her ex-boyfriend, she meets the unusually attractive Oswald Grant, who sweeps her off her feet. But when he bites her in the heat of passion and she instantly falls ill, Milagro realizes Oswald is not just any fabulous man - he's a vampire. Whisked away to his family's estate to recover, Milagro learns the ins and outs of vampirism while falling for a wickedly inappropriate man.

But when the vampires' lives are threatened, Milagro uses her wits, her wiles, and an incredibly whacky scheme to bring down a power-mad secret society that refuses to let the undead live and love in peace.

Members Reviews:

Enjoyable

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, this is a nice light fantasy book that grabs the readers attention quickly

Did Patricia Fructuoso do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

The narrator did great with the main character but narration of some of the other characters could have been better. Too many pauses with some of the male characters, making the characters seem as though they are mentally challenged. Also, sometimes the narrator speaks so softly I miss what she said and have rewind to catch it. She also speaks too fast, which takes away from some of the funny parts of the story.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, great story with witty and funny storyline.

Cute and Funny!

I took a chance on this book and found it entertaining. It was funny, light, and keeped my attention. So, ignore the cover and enjoy the story. Can't wait to see if the next two books are as good as the first.

Just blah. Not good not bad just blah.

Would you try another book from Marta Acosta and/or Patricia Fructuoso?

Maybe

What was most disappointing about Marta Acostas story?

The story was just blah, the main character was more slutty than any other quality, and the regular remarks on ethnicity without anything positive being associated was just aggravating. The story wasn't bad I just didn't care even by the end.

Did Happy Hour at Casa Dracula inspire you to do anything?

Get a refund.

Uninspired Narrator

The story is fun and entertaining but was ruined by the narrator. There were scenes that would have been humorous had the narrator done a better job. Breaths were taken too often at inappropriate times, the tone was amateurish and the characters were not developed. The overall rating was mediocre because of poor narration.

What a deal!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is a fun and quirky listen. It kept my interest throughout. I have already downloaded the next two books in the series. I saved my credits and just purchased them.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I liked them all.

Which character ??? as performed by Patricia Fructuoso ??? was your favorite?

She did a good job with all the voices.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Give it a try.

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Title: Midnight Brunch

Subtitle: The Casa Dracula Series, Book 2

Author: Marta Acosta

Narrator: Patricia Fructuoso

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-10-12

Publisher: Marta Acosta

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 29 votes

Genres: Fiction, Humor

Publisher's Summary:

What's a girl to do when she discovers she's the main course on the menu?

Hip, funny Milagro de los Santos thinks she's finally found love and a home at the California ranch of fabulous Oswald Grant and his urbane relatives, who have a rare genetic disorder that some call vampirism. But Milagro is bewildered when she's excluded from an ancient and mysterious midnight ceremony whose participants include Oswald's unfriendly parents, a creepy family elder, and Milagro's ex-lover, the powerful and decadent Ian Ducharme. What skeletons are the vampires keeping in their designer closets?

When Milagro's life is threatened by a rogue family member, she flees to the desert to hide. Instead of solitude, she encounters an egomaniacal actor, a partying heiress, a sly tabloid reporter, and a lavish spa full of dark secrets - all of which might help her find a way home.

Members Reviews:

Absolutely wonderful!

I first read book three in the Casa Dracula series a couple years ago. I just finished Midnight Brunch the second book in the series. I know Im going backwards but its a fun series and for the careful reader they dont need to be read in order, although, Im sure it would make the series even better.

Milagro is a writer, well she tries, and who loves gardening. At one point she is bitten by a vampire. Since I havent read book one I cant offer more on that. The vampires and other super naturals in this book are simply humans with genetic chromosomal deformalities. In her case she lived whereas most people die. That being the case she has a few side effects that make her a little more than human. Her boyfriend Oswald is a vampire and a plastic surgeon. They live on a farm with his family.

I love this series and found myself laughing hysterically at times. The authors creation of the world inside the story is genius and her descriptions are priceless. Its far more than a romance, or comedy, or even paranormal. Its a wonderful combination of everything and perfectly balanced.

I listened to book two on audio narrated by Patricia Fructuoso. She really did a fantastic job with the narration giving Milagro and the other characters more life. She consistent, clear and uses the stories clues to fluctuate her voice as needed.

Absolutely a book worth reading/listening too!