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Received today from LiZzYbEtH199, along with its sequel, Sex and the Single Vampire. Thanks sweetie! I'm looking forward to reading these.

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From Booklist
All Joy Randall wants is a little old-fashioned romance, but when she participates in a "Goddess evoking" ceremony with her friend, Roxy, Joy finds out her future true love is a man with the potential to put her immortal soul in danger. At first the ever-practical Joy is ready to dismiss her vision as a product of too much gin and too many vampire romances, but while traveling through the Czech Republic with Roxy, Joy begins to have some second thoughts about her mystery lover because she is suddenly plagued by visions of a lethally handsome stranger. Then, when she and Roxy attend a local GothFaire, Joy meets Raphael Griffin St. John, head of security, and she becomes even more bewildered because the dark and dangerous Raphael seems too close to her dreams for comfort. Readers will gladly give in to the wickedly sharp bite of MacAlister's wit in this temptingly toothsome romance. With its superb characterization and writing that manages to be both sexy and humorous, this contemporary paranormal love story is an absolute delight. John Charles
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

From back cover

Joy Randall's Top 5 Tips for Vampire Hunters:

1. Location, location, location. Remember, if you wouldn't be there, neither would a bloodsucker. They won't be found dead (ha!) in places like discos, ten-minute lube shops, or Switzerland. Check the Czech Republic.
   
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. What you offer as a snack, he might take for a four-course meal.
   
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.

RELEASE NOTES:

I accidently wound up with 2 copies of this one, and since explorer1118m hasn't read it yet either, I'm sending it off to her so we can read and discuss it simultaneously, like a little mini bookclub/discussion group thingie. :)

Sent via Media Mail on 29-Nov-2004. Delivery Confirmation Number: 02010521297401067366

Tehehe...i love a good vamp book. This one looks great and will be read as soon as i get a few others done and sent out. As always, thanks CheriePie for having such great taste in books and for being generous enough to share them with me. :)

I had a hard time deciding whether or not i liked this book. On one hand, it was a quick, easy read,(one day), and it told a vamp story in a way that i haven't really seen before. Also, the action was pretty much non-stop.
On the other hand, the relationship between the main character and her best friend fairly drove me crazy...they were, more often than not, bickering like school children. Also, it was a bit on the cheesy side...i couldn't tell if it was meant to be light and silly, or just plain over the top at points. And as for all the "mystery", i had it all figured out long before it came together at the end. But, as it was such a quick read, i don't feel any time was wasted on it.....so i'll call it even.

I'm going to send it to Sanddanz now. Can't wait to hear what she, Cheriepie & BrynnSC think about it.

received in today's mail as part of a relay... thanks so much! :)

I absolutely LOVED this book and dived right into the sequel, Sex and the Single Vampire, as soon as I finished. The sex scenes in this book just make your insides (and outsides) tingle. I never did understand how people that read romances found the characters attractive and such just based on reading a book, but after reading about Raphael, I can now understand. Hubba hubba!!! I loved the story as well. The first few chapters I read fairly slow as I was trying to learn all the characters, but after that I had trouble putting the book down. It was action-packed and since I don't try too hard to solve mysteries when reading a book or watching a movie, I couldn't wait until the end to see how things wrapped up.

Thanks to both Explorer and Cherie for passing this along!!! *hugs to both of you*

This book is now reserved for AM10000 for one of the relay Yankee Book Swaps... can't remember which one. :P

RELEASE NOTES:

book is now on its way to AM10000 as part of the relayer's yankee book swap!

Got this one as part of a book swap..Thanks! :)

Eta: I loved this book. :) It was a bit corny here and there, but other than that...no complaints!

RELEASE NOTES:

Sent to Wss4 from the paranormal VBB :)

Book arrived today. I have already read Sex and the Single Vampire and enjoyed it so I am looking forward to this one also.

Thank you!

A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Totally enjoyed this quirky romance. I forget how much I enjoy sappy romances until I start reading them. Seems that I don't really read them as much as I probably should.

Loved Joy's personality and her humor. Enjoyed the story line and look forward to reading more about the Dark Ones and their Beloved.





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Sending to Elsi who chose this from the Paranormal VBB @ BookObsessed.com

Happy Reading!!!