When Ashley Hawn is on date with Isaac; an attractive man
she has been dating for a while. She innocently mentions that there were
rumours of a wizard in her family’s past. He is suddenly a lot more interested
in his date and she painfully finds out what he really is. The next few days
see her struggling to hold on to her new vampire life. She is helped by her ‘vampire
baby sitter’ Nik as the two struggle to find out who wants to capture and
sacrifice her. Despite disliking Nik, Ashley recognises she needs him to stay
alive. The banter between the reluctant protector and the hapless but stubborn
new vampire is what makes this book so much fun to read. Ashley Hawn, the main
character is a writer of vampire novels. The sort of novels I normally hate and
in which all vampires are attractive, brooding and uber powerful. Thankfully
Charissa Dufour isn’t that sort of writer. She takes the whole genre with a
healthy dose of humour and a good pinch of salt. She has created in Ashley a
heroine that is flawed but also highly entertaining. I can’t wait to read more about this hapless
new vampire.
