Lisa Olsen

I actually enjoyed this easy and fast read. It is like one of the gothic mystery novels I used to read except with a stronger and more modern protagonist. Sara (her son actually but he is too young) inherits a huge estate in England and while there she discovers there is more to the estate than meets the eye. The only downside for me was the ending. It seemed a bit too abrupt but didn't take away from my enjoyment at all.

It all started when she woke up with a sheet over her face, dressed in Norse clothing and no memory of how any of it happened.
Arguh, just her waking up in the morgue had me chewing the old finger nails. Holy craptastic nightmares. That was all my slam in the face welcome to the book first chapter. The book did not stop there, it lightened up a bit. Anja, our poor lost MC is having a hard time dealing with the how and whys she was thought to be dead. She doesn't remember a thing. She's show more feeling a bit weirded out and finds she just doesn't feel right.
*Ding dong*, her life is shattered into a new reality when Bishop a hot super duper vamp police shows up and wants her papers. What ? She has no idea what he's talking about. He is cold,(but still hot) uninterested in her lies about not knowing who her sire is. Yet he gets slowly sucked into her drama when her roommate and BFF has an accident that almost gets her killed. Bishop regrettably steps up to help this child vampire find her sire and either be put to the final rest or move on. He is our unhealthily distant hot vampire to dream about here. The man has some skills, action skills silly. he's old, well seasoned and has a thick head.
She continues to fumble and against his wishes she fumbles into him more and more often. They batter, nip and oh yeah rub against each other and yet he always pulls away. It is a tease lovers dream. Meanwhile they are trying to hide her out till they know something that may save her. She does not do the hiding thing well and it's get pretty funny at times. Several someones show up and threaten to take her over and then it gets even more interesting.

I really like how the author set this book up. i had fun reading it. I thought the MC was annoying sure but that's who she was. Bishop was a true Alpha male, distant, powerful, with many secrets including a big heart hidden under all those weapons. I can't wait to get my hands on the next book in the series.
Just when I was finally getting what I had hoped for since chapter 1 it ended. Yes, ladies and gentlemen a cliffhanger. show less

My first foray into vampires left me disappointed with a sense of is that all there is. The story started out with a bang catching my attention and making me want to read more but after the first 50 pages it just became slightly repetitive. A frequent and untrue feminist view point of "it's up to me, no man is going to tell me what to do" even if I don't know any facts of the situation. Which brings us to the "too stupid to live" moments ... this is where I lost my interest. Because the show more writer was setting up a cliff hanger and I hadn't even decided if I liked the characters yet. I may read the second in the series to be sure I am giving it a fair chance, but it won't be a priority read. show less

This is an interesting twist on a vampire novel. Anja awakes in the morgue and is told that they thought she was dead. It doesn't take her long to find out what is going on but she has no idea what to do next. They really need a handbook for new vampires as she clearly has no idea how to be a vampire. This isn't your typical vampire story but it is well written and the author pulls you into the story completely. I am looking forward to book 2.