Summary: So what if he's a bit older and usually regards a human female as dinner, not a dinner date? Yes, Roman Draganesti is a vampire, but a vampire who lost one of his fangs sinking his teeth into something he shouldn't have. Now he has one night to find a dentist before his natural healing abilities close the wound, leaving him a lop–sided eater for all eternity.

Things aren't going well for Shanna Whelan either...After witnessing a gruesome murder by the Russian mafia, she's next on their hit list. And her career as a dentist appears to be on a downward spiral because she's afraid of blood. When Roman rescues her from an assassination attempt, she wonders if she's found the one man who can keep her alive. Though the attraction between them is immediate and hot, can Shanna conquer her fear of blood to fix Roman's fang? And if she does, what will prevent Roman from using his fangs on her...

I keep falling more and more in love with fresh new vampire paranormal. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, it had just the right about of steam and a great plot line. I have to say an Army of kilted vampire highlanders is not a bad thing to have in a book either. I have already started amassing the rest of the books in this series as well...hopefully I will receive number 2 in my swaps next week. *fingers crossed* I loved how brave Shanna was in facing off her enemies...I was a bit perturbed by her reaction being bitten though, she thought she could face down the Russian mob but not being bitten by a vampire? Well, ok I probably would have freaked a bit too. Anyway, I enjoyed this book immensely and will definitely keep up with this series. I am going to have to buy more bookshelves soon, or cull my collection again.

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This book made me laugh. And laugh. And laugh. From the moment our intrepid hero Roman, a five hundred and forty-four year old former monk turned vampire,gets his teeth stuck in a sex toy ( a lifesized doll ) in the first chapter and snaps off a fang, forcing him to lisp his swear words- "'Thit! 'Thit!"--I knew this was going to be a fun ride. And giving him a dentist with a fear of blood as his lady love was a wonderful touch. He's such a martyr, sitting around drinking garlic juice and his "harem" of lady vampires are a hoot too. The first in a series, I already have No. 5 on my bookshelf and will be reading it soon.

I can see the fact that they didn't address the main problem with vampire/mortal couples-i.e. the woman will grow old and die, as being a bit odd, but the novel was aiming for funny, and we've all had our share of the Angel/Buffy concept in the past. ( )

I just finished the first novel, How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire, in Kerrelyn Sparks Love at Stake series. The title kind of doesn’t make sense to me. When I first picked this book up, I was expecting a paranormal romance version of how to pick up a guy or something that was kind of light and fun. This really isn’t like that. The novel focuses on Roman Draganesti, the vampire, and Shanna Whelan, a dentist who is also running from the Russian mafia. We get the usual “he’s a vampire?!”, but Sparks takes it for a little different spin. Shanna’s reaction isn’t your typical one and she even throws us a pretty decent plot line. One that could be seen as being done before, but I can’t think of another novel off the top of my head.

Overall, How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire is pretty good. There was some good character development and the plot has the potential to carry on for a couple of books. There is an obvious end, so it wouldn’t have to, but it is something that could continue to pop up. The characters are likable and they each have their own personalities that seem to work for them. They don’t come off as “being” vampires, but when they do, they are a little more softer about it than serious and dark. I did like this book and I’m going to continue on with the series. Hopefully the books continue to be just as good, if not better.

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Wow! Just yesterday I read the book "High Stakes" a tale of a human girl who meets and falls in love with a rich vampire. Although the story claimed to be laugh out loud funny, it wasn't. Imagine my delight when I dove straight into "How to Marry A Millionaire Vampire" to find out it had a similar plot with a much better drawn plot and characters. I thought for sure that this was going to be another vampire chick lit story but it was so much more! Shanna is a dentist in the Witness Protection Program after testifying in court against Russian mob members who have killed her friend. They are still after her and during an attack on her dental clinic, Roman shows up and rescues her. Roman is a weathly scientist vampire. He has formulated and produced a synthetic blood that has saved millions of human lives. During a recent product 'testing' he lost one of his fangs. If he doesn't want to be permanently lopsided, he must convice his dentist on the lam to fix his tooth. This story has so much adventure that it is hard for me to classify it simply as a Paranormal Romance. The romance, while definitely there, supplements rather than overwhelms this story. There are several sex scenes and actually that was a scene or two more than I need in my books, but I really feel like I witnessed the love grown between the two characters. (Another point seriously lacking in the previous book I mentioned). One thing that seems to make or break a book for me is the cast of supporting characters. I adored most of these characters. Roman's cast of security guards, the Highlanders are an absolute delight. They brought humor to the story as well as a special sensitivity. Roman's harem was another fun side bar to the story, and brought out a lot of Shanna's insecurities. This book is certainly not laughable chick lit, but I admit to one scene in particular that did have me actually laugh out loud! Only because a five for me is AMAZING do I give this book a super well deserved four. This little gem is better than similar series such as the before mentioned "Vegas Vampires" and Lyndsay Sand's Argeneau vampire romances. I can't believe I almost missed this one, I had it on my wish list for ages before I stumbled upon a copy and picked it up. I encourage you not to wait as long as I did. This is a seriously fun winner. ( )