Tempted in the Night
by Robin T. Popp
Published by Warner Books
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Reviewed by Mayra Calvani
(Paranormal Romance)
Robin T. Popp brings us yet another thrilling adventure in this her latest Night Slayer book, Tempted in the Night.
Beautiful brunette Jessica Winslow lives with one obsession--destroying as many vampires as she can. Her lust for revenge has its roots in her childhood, when she witnessed one of the undead brutally kill her own mother. Now, she will stop at nothing to seek justice and protect innocent victims from the same fate.
Detective John Boehler has one aim in mind--finding a savage serial killer who's terrorizing the D.C. area. That is, until a group of strange vigilantes called the Exsanguinators capture the criminal and leave his body devoid of blood. There's only one problem: What happens when the serial killer awakens as one of the undead?
In spite of their mutual attraction, which threatens to do them more harm than good, Jessica and John join forces to destroy the serial killer vampire...but at what price? Are they ready to fall into darkness and lose their souls to achieve their goal?
The story starts with an exciting scenario, grabbing the reader into the world of the characters, then maintains a rather quick pace until the end. There are enough romance and supernatural thrills to keep fans of the genre happy. Popp creates her own chupacabra myth and hierarchy of vampires, adding a certain level of originality to the plot.
The only aspect of the novel that didn't work for me was characterization. Jessica, though sympathetic, somehow didn't come through enough to make me care her predicament. I had problems with the hero as well, mainly because of character inconsistencies--he seems to behave like two different men in the first and second parts of the book. These two problems made me lose connection to the plot during the second half of the story.
Armchair Interviews says: All in all, this is an entertaining book that will be enjoyed by most fans of vampire romance.
Author's Web site: http://www.robintpopp.com