A Vampire Carol

by Tara Maya

The last thing Alex wanted was to become a vampire for Christmas... or to feed on his best friend's brother. His friend will do anything for revenge. Even become a werewolf.

Can there be such a thing as forgiveness for monsters?

This is an urban fantasy novelette, with some romance,some fighting, some Christianity and three Christmases.

Genres: Vampires, Christmas

ebook

First published December 17, 2012

About the author

Tara Maya has lived in Africa, Europe and Asia. She's pounded sorghum with mortar and pestle in a little clay village where the jungle meets the desert, meditated in a Buddhist monastery in the Himalayas and sailed the Volga river to a secret city that was once the heart of the Soviet space program. This first-hand experience, as well as research into the strange and piquant histories of lost civilizations, inspires her writing. Her terrible housekeeping, however, is entirely the fault of pixies.

Reviews

[Annie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Started off good.
Her grip was surprisingly strong, and he couldn’t break free when she began nuzzling against his neck. Alex thought she was giving him a hickey, until he died

And I found why they turn main character funny.
“We needed a sys admin. Most of us are a couple hundred years old, and we don’t know squat about computers.”

But when the killings started and added werewolves it went downhill.

[Mare · Rating 3 out of 5]

for a short story it was pretty good. alex was "recruited" by the vampire ruby clan. when he wakes up he doesnt realize hes a vamire & goes to his friends house & accidentially kills his best friends brother.
a year goes by and alex adjusts to being a vampire & meets the onyx vampire clan & discovers the werewolves are mad at him & he doesnt know why...yet.
will the spirit of christmas save them in the end?

[Char ღ Denae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Original tale of a man turned into a vampire at his company Christmas party. Waking up alone in a dumpster, he turns to his best friend for help, not realizing he's a vampire, and kills his friend's brother. Seeking revenge, the best friend asks to be turned into a werewolf, a vampire's only, true enemy.

[Oleander · Rating 4 out of 5]

This had lots of small stories in it. I enjoyed it. The main selection was really good. The ending was a surprise.

[Aleta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, somewhat odd, collection of short stories.

[Laura Wolf · Rating 1 out of 5]

not much of a story.

[Hillary · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short story

Very short story for a paranormal Christmas. the only complaint I have is it's pretty choppy. it doesn't have as nice flow to the story line.