Lady & the Vamp
by Michelle Rowen
Published by Grand Central Publishing (April release)
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Reviewed by Stephanie Boyd
Lady & the Vamp is the third book of Michelle Rowen’s vampire series. You could read this book stand alone but you would miss a lot of history on the main characters in this story. Both of the main characters in Lady & the Vamp are secondary characters in the earlier books. This is such a fun and entertaining series, I highly recommend you take the time to read the first two books, Bitten & Smitten and Fanged & Fabulous before reading this story.
Michael Quinn, a former vampire hunter turned vampire, is determined to become human again. And all he has to do is find some artifact called The Eye and wish on it, right? Janie Parker has to find The Eye and turn it over to her boss or lose her head literally–and her boss has threatened to kill her sister too, just for fun.
Janie and Michael have a history together. Growing up, Michael was Janie’s brother’s best friend, and her first crush. The last time they met however, Janie shot him with a garlic dart, and then left him. It is an understatement to say that the chance of these two getting along is slim. But chemistry does strange things to people, and the one thing this couple has in their favor is chemistry. Can Michael and Janie get over their past and work together to get what they both need? Or will one of them kill the other for The Eye?
I loved Lady & the Vamp! Michelle Rowen has again successfully written a funny and highly entertaining vampire story. The characters of Michael and Janie are so flawed to begin with you can’t help but hope that things get better, and that they will both survive the situation they are faced with. I loved hating the bad guys and rooting for Michael and Janie to succeed. I enjoyed the antics of their sidekicks, Lenny and Barkley, and I was delighted with the ending the author came up with. She always throws in an interesting twist that leaves something to look forward to in the next book. I can’t wait for book four of this series!
Armchair Interviews says: If you like your romance with vampires thrown in, this is for you. Or if you like your vampires, with romance as part of the mix–this is for you.
Author’s Web site: http://www.MichelleRowen.com