Product Description

Joy Randall is a girl with big expectations and an even bigger love for vampire romance novels. Unsuccessful so far in her quest to find her soulmate, Joy can’t say no when her friend Roxy suggests a holiday to the Czech Republic.

Tall, dark strangers? Tick. Craggy, romantic landscapes? Tick. Hoardes of centuries-old men who want to suck your blood? OK, that’s just Roxy’s over-active imagination. After all, vampires don’t exist . . . do they?

Plagued by dreams of a handsome stranger, haunted by a mysterious prophecy, and pursued by three pale, brooding, slightly sinister suitors, Joy isn’t so sure now. Worried about her growing attraction to the enigmatic Raphael, she knows that one thing’s for certain: Mr. Right should not equal Mr. Heading-Right-For-Your-Neck.

But can she resist the lure of the Dark Ones? Is her attraction to Raphael just lust . . . or blood lust? And will she find a chosen life partner that is, well, alive? Nowadays, finding The One sure is a pain in the neck . . .

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #26152 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-13
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Review

'With its superb characterization and writing that manages to be both sexy and humorous, this contempary paranormal love story is an absolute delight.'

(Booklist starred review for A GIRL'S GUIDE TO VAMPIRES )

'A book rich with humor, loaded with sexual tension, and packed with interesting, if sometimes slightly off-beat, characters.'

(Romance Reviews Today on A GIRL'S GUIDE TO VAMPIRES )

'Readers who delight in satiric romances will want to learn the rules of A Girl's Guide to Vampires.'

(Midwest Book Review )

'Smart, sexy and funny - Katie delivers!'

(Christine Feehan on FIRE ME UP )

Synopsis
Joy Randall is a girl with big expectations and an even bigger love for vampire romance novels. Unsuccessful so far in her quest to find her soulmate, Joy can't say no when her friend Roxy suggests a holiday to the Czech Republic. Tall, dark strangers? Tick. Craggy, romantic landscapes? Tick. Hoardes of centuries-old men who want to suck your blood? OK, that's just Roxy's over-active imagination. After all, vampires don't exist ...do they? Plagued by dreams of a handsome stranger, haunted by a mysterious prophecy, and pursued by three pale, brooding, slightly sinister suitors, Joy isn't so sure now. Worried about her growing attraction to the enigmatic Raphael, she knows that one thing's for certain: Mr. Right should not equal Mr. Heading-Right-For-Your-Neck. But can she resist the lure of the Dark Ones? Is her attraction to Raphael just lust ...or blood lust? And will she find a chosen life partner that is, well, alive? Nowadays, finding The One sure is a pain in the neck ...

About the Author
Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Katie MacAlister has a passion for mystery, a fascination with alpha males, and a deep love of history that qualifies her perfectly for the fiction she writes. She lives with her husband and dogs in the USA.

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Customer Reviews

A slow starter, but worth the perseverance!
As a self-confessed vampire freak - I sneaked this book to the top of my To Be Read pile as a treat. This is the first of Katie MacAllister's books that I've read and based on this I'd definitely read more.

A Girl's Guide to Vampires isn't perfect - but it's very good. To be honest, I found it a really slow starter. But I always persevere with books even if I'm not hooked straight away - and I'm glad because the story hotted up considerably! The tale is told from the point of view of Joy Randall. She and her best friend Roxy go on holiday to the Czech Republic, as Roxy is a complete vampire obsessive and in particular a huge fan of an author called C.J. Dante. Roxy's determined they will meet this famous writer and pump him for information about 'The Dark Ones' he writes about in his novels. Joy herself enjoys the books, but doesn't believe the content is real, unlike her friend.

Needing a change of scenery, Joy is happy to go along. The girls arrive to find the locals friendly, and the country beautiful. Soon, though, the girls are attracting quite a lot of attention, and not always of the good kind...

To make matters worse, Joy is experiencing weird visions which appear to be projected upon her by an unknown vampire; and she is pursued by three sinister suitors, and in making her choice from one of them - things become even more topsy-turvy!

This book is a mad wild-goose chase, with a lovely mix of romance, lust and steaming hot sex. I always enjoy a book containing vampires and bedroom naughtiness - and this is no exception. As I said, it was a real slow starter in my opinion, but give it chance because the rest of the book is worth it.

Great Fun!
I thoroughly enjoyed this first book of the Dark One series. The characters were fun and bubbly (the women) and quite hilarious and the guys were dark and brooding. I was pleased with the ending to the story which gave a great twist and I can't wait for the next one! I love Katie Macalister's books and this one was no exception.

So so
If you can get through the first few pages in this book without wanting to throttle the heroine and her friend, you deserve a medal. However, once you start to ignore how ditsy the main characters are the book is quite enjoyable, funny and sexy.