Don't Talk Back to Your Vampire

Author: Michele Bardsley
Published: July 3, 2007 (Signet)
Category: Paranormal Romance
Series: Broken Heart #2
Rating: 7/10

Sorry, this'll be short as I read this a few weeks ago and I'm trying to catch up.

As seen in I'm the Vampire, That's Why, Bardsley really doesn't waste any text in getting into the story. In this second book in the Broken Heart vampire series, Eva, the town librarian, and Lorcan, ancient vampire scholar, become mates. There are some hiccups to their becoming a couple, as Lorcan was the one who "killed" Eva in the first place, when he attacked eleven humans in the first book, forcing the Consortium to Turn the victims.

I was a little disappointed that Bardsley chose to make the next book about a new couple, rather than making the series about Patrick and Jessica, but at least they did appear in a good part of this one. I'm so glad Lorcan found happiness, as he was guilty over what he'd done while undergoing the cure to the Taint. However, I didn't think the storyline was as tight as the first book in the series. There's a mysterious influx of unfriendly vampire-lycan half-breeds. As part of Eva's new vampire powers, she can "talk" to animals, and they follow her around. This talent also affects those vampires who have been trying to cure themselves of the Taint with lycan blood and turned into crazy half-lycans.

I was a little surprised at the true identity of the bad guy in this one, as there was a severe possible consequence to be had upon killing him. I don't think a whole family of vampires died when this ancient one was done in, but maybe they didn't get to figuring that out by the end of the book.

Eh, this one just wasn't as memorable as I'm the Vampire, That's Why, but entertaining still.