The Bride of Casa Dracula

Casa Dracula #3

by Marta Acosta

Does she have prewedding jitters, or is someone out for her blood?

Milagro De Los Santos is having serious problems planning her wedding to fabulous Oswald Grant, M.D. Her future in-laws loathe her, her dog just died, and Oswald’s family has a genetic anomaly that makes them crave blood. Then her extravagant best friend hijacks the role of wedding coordinator, and the secretive Vampire Council assigns conniving Cornelia Ducharme to guide the couple through the ancient vampire marriage rituals.

To top it all off, Milagro’s career is on the skids. She’s reduced to ghostwriting the memoirs of a loony little man who claims to be a shapeshifter. And why does Cornelia’s decadent, way too attractive brother, Ian, always show up whenever Milagro is away from Oswald? When a series of accidents interferes with the wedding plans, Oswald worries that Milagro is cracking under the pressure? Is she just paranoid, or is a hidden enemy trying to make sure Milagro doesn’t wed the undead?

Genres: Vampires, Paranormal, Romance, Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Chick Lit, Fiction

286 pages, Paperback

First published September 16, 2008

About the author

Marta Acosta lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was a feral reader, roaming the stacks of the public library.

She received a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from Stanford University and has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, the Contra Costa Times, and Spaces Magazine.

Marta lives with her husband, spawn, and their crazy dogs. An avid gardener, she likes independent films, funny novels, loud music and lively conversations.

She’s always happy to hear from readers, even the ones who point out typos.

Reviews

[Julie (jjmachshev) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release Sep08
I wavered between 2.5 and 3 stars on this one.
Have I mentioned how much I love books lately? Well, I do. One of the greatest things about books is that what doesn’t ‘work’ for one reader will very likely work for many others. I’m guessing that’s probably the case with “The Bride of Casa Dracula” by Marta Acosta. This is Acosta’s third book starring Milagro De Los Santos. I think it would be beneficial to read the first two books to get a little more of the ‘back story’.

Milagro was made a vampire against her will and is somewhat of a miracle as so few survive the ‘change’. She is not exactly your ‘average’ vampire and doesn’t have any desire to ‘feed’ on humans. Milagro is very happy now that she’s about to marry into the family she’s grown to love. Her own childhood was a nightmare with a horrible mother and her yearning for love and a family is finally coming to fruition. She is, however, having difficulty with the thought of a ‘blood exchange’ with her husband-to-be although she’s already had some of his blood in a life-threatening event in an earlier book, she’s really not a human blood kind of gal…she’d much rather get her already bagged from animals!

Milagro is having a few problems. For instance: she keeps running into Ian who she’s incredibly attracted to, her best buddy has fired her wedding planners and intends to do the job herself, her ‘wedding counselor’ assigned by the vamp council is her hubby-to-be’s EX, she has to learn how and sew robes for a ‘real’ vamp wedding, the vamp council wants her to swear loyalty to them instead of the US, and it seems that someone is trying to kill her! As if planning a wedding isn’t stressful enough!

I don’t know if it’s my age, my lineage, or my vocabulary, but I just didn’t ‘get’ this book. There were certainly places where I found myself laughing out loud, but there were more places where I found myself hopelessly unamused and wondering what the author intended. I didn’t find Milagro intelligent, or very likeable. The villain of the piece was clear to me from the get go and it became very irritating when Milagro kept ‘missing it’. It was also very obvious that Milagro was more enamored of her fiance’s family than the man himself so I quit caring about the whole wedding issue fairly early. And I found Milagro and her friends more of an unflattering and unpleasant Latino parody than anything else. I’m hoping that was the author’s intention.

“The Bride of Casa Dracula” would probably appeal to a younger audience and one more in tune with Latino culture. I’m pretty sure that if the author, Marta Acosta, were not Latina, they would be lambasted for their unflattering portrayal of the culture. BUT, having said that, I can see how this would be a scream for those more comfortable than I. So, if you like a bit of Latina flavor with your paranormal chicklit, then pick up a copy (of the first book, please) and enjoy!

[Christine · Rating 1 out of 5]

Crossposted at Booklikes.


To give this one star is perhaps a little unfair, but that's the way I roll most times when I drop a book. The book has been edited, so it isn't one of those typo works from hell. It might appeal to someone reading this review. It's an urban fantasy chick lit. However, I think I have reached my limit with (1) female central characters who are super, super special (2) said female character flirts with all the men who love her but (3) all the women look down at her.



Sorry, it's me book, not you.



(I should not that I picked this up free as well as another book in a different series by the same author. I fully intend to give that other book a try).

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

A friend gave me this book a couple of months ago - and I have to say that at first I was wondering about this novel that had vampires and a latina main protagonist. I love the vampire theme for sure, but had realized I hadn't read any novel in this genre. When I started reading it, I knew that there had been a background to this book (as this was the third in the series) and I felt a bit sad that I didn't know any of the characters, but when I got over page 50 and when Ian came into the picture - I was super engrossed with the whole story and couldn't put it down at all! Thanks to True Blood, I could envision the whole world that was being described to me through this book and I loved loved how the journey went on for the main character... I can now see why my friend thought I would love it!

[Vakaris the Nosferatu · Rating 4 out of 5]

all reviews in one place:
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About the Book: Milagro is preparing for her wedding with Oswald, which, stressful under normal circumstances, but now involves jumping through vampire tradition hoops that are absolutely maddening. And if that’s not enough, Milagro’s pretty sure someone’s trying to kill or at least sabotage her. But, of course, no one believes her. Not even her husband to be.

My Opinion: At first it was incredibly annoying and mundane with the “strange and unusual circumstances and coincidences keep throwing me at this one other guy, and then someone is also trying to kill me as my family is slowly but surely starting to think I’m insane for there is no proof of it“. But then the story took a gentle little turn that might just make the last book more interesting.

[Bookaholics · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Bride of Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta

Oversize paperback release date September 16, 2008
4 stars

Marta Acosta's The Bride of Casa Dracula is another fresh addition to her Casa Dracula Series. Her eccentric characters are alive with charm and style. Milagro De Los Santos is an aspiring author who is soon to be wed to the man of her dreams, plastic surgeon Oswald Grant. The problem is Oswald comes from a long line of `vampires' and to marry they must resolve problems with parents, murder attempts and the secretive Vampire Council. To make things more stressful, Milagro is reunited with Ian, the handsome debonair vampire who has been pursuing her and Milagro finds, to her dismay that she may not want to run.

This book is filled with zany escapades, as feisty Milagro seems to find herself in wacky to serious situations wherever she goes. The off the wall characters make this read a non-stop ride. If you are looking for a fun read that is full of laughter and enjoy a spirited heroine, with unconventional appeal, this is the book for you! The only small disappointment with the story for me is that it ended rather abruptly and unresolved. That is to say, it is not a typical ending and seems to imply there will be another book in the series. But if you love this series, this will not be a problem since you will want to read more anyway!

Reviewed by Steph at Bookaholics Romance Book Club

[Froggarita · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marta has done it again! I absolutely loved this book! I could not put it down! Milagro is back in book 3 planning her wedding to Oswald. Things are not going so well for Milagro though. She has to go meet the council that governs over people like Oswald who have he genetic anomoly of craving blood (vampires) and things spin out of control from there! Her reservations get cancelled, her best friend hijacks the wedding, her wedding ring gets stolen, someone is trying to kill her....and this is just the tip of the iceburg!!
I don't want to give away any spoilers but I was so happy with the ending of this book and I am chomping at the bits to get book 4! I so hope Milagro ends up with who I want her to.....*crosses webbed fingers*

[Vivian ♪(┌・。・)┌ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank God she got rid of Oswald (well you could debate that he got rid of her).

Honestly he was getting on my nerves.
Though I never really ever liked infidelity in books, you have to admit, Ian and her were made for each other. And Oswald was damn annoying.

I liked how the author wrapped up the series, although I would've liked a more definite ending.

I laughed when I found out about her marriage with Ian though.
He's so sly HAHA ;) *swoon*


Anyway this whole series was really fun, fluffy and quite frivolous (in a good way) to read.
Add sexy sexy Ian to the mix and you've got the perfect read for a rainy day!


I enjoyed this book very much, definitely recommended!!

[Tammy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked the first two books in this series but I didn't like the direction this book took the series Milagro and Oswald break up setting up a Milagro/Ian relationship. That said there was still a lot of the humor and snappy dialog that I loved in the other books. I would recommend the book to everyone who likes the series. I imagine there are quite a few people who will like the direction this book took.

[Missyb · Rating 5 out of 5]

great twist with the wedding. The pull with Ian is always there for Milagro. what a change in her, for the better in many aspects. More serious (more danger) then the first 2 books, but the story flows well from one book to the next.

[DJ Sakata · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marta has done it again, great story with many unpredictable twists and hilarious turns. I cannot wait to find out what happens to Milagro next, she is one fascinating chica!

[Helen Robare · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't like this book in the series as much as I did the first two. First: the title is misleading as Mirlagro doesn't get married in this book so she is not the "bride" of Casa Dracula. Second: she is still being careless and getting herself into situations that are dangerous. Third: it seems like each character is going their own separate way. Sam and Winnie and baby Libby barely make an appearance in this book. Gideon is pretty non-existent also and Edna merely makes cameo appearances. Oswald is a d!ck to her and I really can't see them ever being married to each other.

However, some of the characters were fleshed out a lot more than in the previous books. Cordelia is given a make-over (for lack of a better description) but Mirlagro has to stop making spur of the moment judgments against other females. It was GREAT to see Nancy take a starring role in this book as Mil's friend and it's always good to see Mercedes pop up.

So, I gave this book 4 stars even though it didn't seem as cohesive as the first two books in this series. The 4 stars were for the improvement in other characters and for making Cordelia more "human".

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not what I thought would happen in this book.

I'd assumed everything was rosy but it seems as the book goes on that thing just wont go to plan for poor old Milagro and most of this is down to herself. Still a great read with interesting characters and a page turning plot and I really hope the next book does things as well.

[D Call · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do not read this unless you've read the first two books.

How does one chica get into so many messes? Milagro is an amazing woman, and I admire her strength and resilience.

Contains no sex scenes (hints of them, but no details), no swear words, and violence (cutting, attempted murder, car crash, vandalism).

[Deborah Yunevich · Rating 4 out of 5]

A surprise and delightful

Milagro has to meet the Vampire Council before she can get married to Oswald. Things get interesting when she balks at one of their conditions. She also runs into Ian and his girlfriend. Things take off from there and poor Milagro is almost killed, she ghost writes a book and new characters make life interesting.

[ALPHAreader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Milagro De Los Santos is flying high. She is engaged to the love of her life, Oswald Grant. She has a ghost-writing project to keep her busy and a firm grasp on her red-coloured cravings.
Never mind that she and Oswald are fighting constantly, minus any make-up sex since the vampire council has banned copulation until the wedding. She is writing a memoir for Don Pedro, a self-proclaimed shapeshifter who also happens to be a complete nutbar. And Milagro’s blood cravings are only under control when she’s not around her ex-beau Ian Ducharme. . . the man who makes her blood fizz and her chichis ache.
But apart from that everything is fine. . .

The first two books in the series were all about our protagonist, Milagro De Los Santos, wanting to fit in. Milagro wanted to fit into her fiancées family and to be a part of the vampire society she had been infected into. But this third book is about what happens when the square peg has been rammed into the round hole. . .

“So you ate your pomegranate seed, but now you are not content to be queen of the underworld?” Ian asked.

Marta Acosta has some powerful writing juju going on in this third instalment of the ‘Casa Dracula’ series. Ms. Acosta draws on some fabulous references throughout ‘Bride’; rapid-fire allusions that swirl within the text and enrich the paranormal. Oswald and Milagro’s pre-marital struggles feel like a head-nod to Pygmalion, with Oswald as Henry Higgins trying to change his flower-girl into a lady she’s not. On a baser level it felt as though Milagro was a wolf trying to be tamed.

Milagro’s ex-lover and still-crush, Ian Ducharme, plays a vital role in this third book. . . even more so when his wacko sister, Cornelia Ducharme, comes to help plan Milagro and Oswald’s wedding. Ms. Acosta has said that she drew on Henry and Mary Crawford of Jane Austen’s ‘Mansfield Park’ for the characters of Ian and Cornelia. The Austen hat-tip is wonderful and befitting these twisted siblings, even more so when the Ducharme’s layers are peeled back. Cornelia Ducharme reminded me of Daisy Buchanan, and in fact the Grant mansion prompted me to think of Gatsby’s sprawling estate. . . even more so for the nostalgia Milagro feels for her first few months living with the Grant’s. I also couldn’t help but think that Milagro was Ian’s green light at the end of the dock.

The exploration of duality is explored when shapeshifters are introduced to the Casa Dracula universe. Then there’s the Greek mythology and the story of Persephone. Pomegranate seeds permeate the text – both literally and metaphorically. Milagro as Persephone caught between two worlds, always trying to live in both but belonging to neither. This theme is encapsulated in Milagro’s choice between two men – sweetheart Oswald and bad-boy Ian. And furthermore by Milagro's wish for all the normal things; love, family, white picket fence... while she's also desperate to fit into the hush-hush vampire society.

The duality conflict has been a staple of all the Casa Dracula books. The series is first and foremost a comedy-of-manners, and Ms. Acosta has always explored social niceties and hierarchies via Milagro’s Latina heritage. This has been one of my favourite aspects of the Casa Dracula series - that for all its paranormal tagging, the books have also been an exploration of modern bigotry. It’s not just vampires who are society outcasts. . .
Milagro has been referred to as a common Mexican girl; she has been relegated to the maid’s quarters and been the ‘odd one out’ in her group of blonde-haired blue-eyed university friends. Ms. Acosta has written some corker observations about Mexican Americans and their standing in society, like this comment made by Milagro’s friend, Nancy:

“Oh, darling, everyone’s using Spanglish. How else would you communicate with household staff?”

Acosta writes laugh-out-loud, so-wrong-it’s-right social observations that keep me thinking and chortling throughout the book.

One of my favourite things about this third book is the romance. Right from book one Milagro has been caught between two men – the safe and steady Oswald, and the dark and brooding Ian Ducharme. I have always been Team Ian, and my reasons felt justified by his appearance in this book;

I said. “I do hope we can continue to be friends.”
I didn’t expect him to burst into laughter, but he did, and I snapped. “What is so damn funny?”
When he finally stopped laughing, he looked more relaxed and said, “You and your attempts to be polite.”
“You think I’m incapable of fitting in with your swanky society pals?”
He stepped forward and took my hand. At his touch, a hot fizz went through my body. He looked into my eyes and asked softly, “Why are you so eager to be like everyone else when you’re Milagro De Los Santos?”

I don’t want to say how the book ends because it concerns Milagro’s final, romantic decision. I will say that the love triangle is solved, beautifully and messily. I cried. . . but I won’t say if it was tears of joy or frustration. But I will say it was an ending that left me panting for the fourth and final book ‘Haunted Honeymoon’.

[Tia · Rating 5 out of 5]

These Books are fantastic

Mil is always in some sort of trouble. Is she paranoid or is someone really trying to off her. She's a fun character and the story is full of interesting situations.

[Arlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bittersweet

I enjoyed this third installment of Milagro de los Santos's evolution into the woman that she needs to be. My only complaint is that the story has obsessed me and my housework is suffering.

[Glenna Kachtik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute

[Toni ~married to a hunk~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

So this book was very predictable to me as to what was going to happen at the end. I know there is only 1 book left but I think I won’t read it. I was very disappointed in this one.

[suzanne wharton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cada dracula

If you like a page turner, being on a rollercoaster then this book is for you . This series is out of the underworld

[Jeanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book

I really enjoyed this book. The poor girl is always being hurt and happiness is always just out of her reach.

[Ardie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Book

This book had you laughing and then tears..So much. Going on its hard to keep up with it..but it's a Great Series...

[Becca · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a delightfully fun, snarky, silly, smart book. It's a perfect continuation of this wonderful series by Marta Acosta. She is such an incredibly skilled writer. I am devoted to reading anything she writes, and this book did not disappoint (even on my second time reading it).

[Stacy Hobbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

As good s book 1, but not as good as book 2. The intensity isn’t there in this one. On to book 4.

[Linda I. McCormack · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series! What a riot! Milagro's life certainly hasn't been boring!

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Story

I loved The Bride of Casa Dracula. Lots of action and the characters are wonderful. I am reading the entire series. I recommend that you do too.

[Angels · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Bride of Casa Dracula (Casa Dracula #3)

by Marta Acosta

5 out of 5 stars

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Milagro De Los Santos is having serious problems planning her wedding to fabulous Oswald Grant, M.D. Her future in-laws loathe her, her dog just died, and Oswald's family has a genetic anomaly that makes them crave blood. Then her extravagant best friend hijacks the role of wedding coordinator, and the secretive Vampire Council assigns conniving Cornelia Ducharme to guide the couple through the ancient vampire marriage rituals.

To top it all off, Milagro's career is on the skids. She's reduced to ghost-writing the memoirs of a loony little man who claims to be a shapeshifter. And why does Cornelia's decadent, way too attractive brother, Ian, always show up whenever Milagro is away from Oswald? When a series of accidents interferes with wedding plans, Oswald worries that Milagro is cracking under the pressure. Is she just paranoid, or is a hidden enemy trying to make sure Milagro doesn't wed the undead?



Paperback, 286 pages
ISBN
1416559639 (ISBN13: 9781416559634)
The Bride of Casa Dracula
series


My Thoughts and Review

I just love this series it is fantastic! The characters are very engaging, some are humorous, some funny., while some have a very sharp tongue and others just down right dangerous !If you ever have read Charlaine Harris and her Sookie Stakehouse series or Gerry Bartlett with her Vampire series featuring Glory this series is very similar to those series.


Milagro has decided to married Oswald Grant her current beau and maker.The problem is that the council wants her to jump hoops and give up certain rights like renounce her citizenship and also be part of a vampire traditional wedding ceremony to become a member of there elite group and will be then granted there protection.The things that they want her to do for this ceremony are medieval but, one she has a very hard time with is no sex until the wedding.


While ghost writing a book getting ready for a wedding and registering for wedding gifts Milagro is just drained.Shes lost her dog but, recently met a wolf how has taken an interest in her.Things start happening like missing engagement ring, someone trying to cause her to have a car crash and other upsetting incidences.Oswald thinks she is imagining that someone is out to harm her.Oswald thinks its nerves but, Milagro someone wants her dead. She starts spending time with her previous lover Ian know as the Dark Lord and the sparks sizzle whenever next to him.Ian wants Milagro for himself and pleads with him to be with him instead but, her course is set with Oswald.

Milagro with have to choose between the two men she loves the only thing is she needs to remain alive to do it !

Quite the page turner ! The book had everything we look for Romance, Laughs, Danger, Suspense and great characters with a interesting storyline!

A Must Read! Recommending this book and the other in this series for your reading pleasure!

[Paula Phillips · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since the release of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight Series, it has opened up a huge niche for Paranormal Romances especially involving Vampires/Vampyres depending which book your reading. For all those who loved Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones Diary and Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire either the books or the films, and then you are sure to enjoy this as I place it as a mix between those two.

I was browsing the library the other day , as I am absolutely in love with books on Vamps and Werewolves , and came across a book just released titled The Bride of Casa Dracula , It is set in the desert of Mexico and stars Latino Author Milagro De Los Santos ( Very Latin-American name) and her fiancé Oswald Grant M.D.

As they prepare for their wedding, they come across and face-to-face with a number of obstacles. The first and major one is that Oswald is a Vampire and Milagro in the face of death was saved by a Vampire, has become a hybrid of human and vampire. To top this all off her future in-laws absolutely despise her, her poor companion Daisy has died, her mother Regina can’t stand her.

To make matters worse in the prior months of her wedding, Milagro is presented with an invitation to appear in front of the “Vampire Council”. In which, they must decide whether or not she is suitable to become a vampire’s wife. For Milagro this decision is easier said than done, as she has lived most of her life as a human, and her college friends have arrived and taken the wedding planning into their own hands.

Further on in the book , you start to get the feeling are Oswald and Milagro going to get their happy ending as chaos arises from one thing or another. This book faces obstacles from those awful car-brakes getting cut to old and new flames. As things get worse and worse, the cracks between Oswald and Milagro start to seep and we are left thinking is Milagro paranoid or is somebody out there willing to pull all the stops to make sure she doesn’t wed the undead?.

Also featured inside the book , in case you wish to use it as a book club read is a couple of pages filled with discussion questions , a conversation with the author Marta Acosta and a preview to her first book Happy Hour at Casa Dracula.

Christopher Moore acclaimed that this book is “a spicy comedy of manners and fangs”. Anyone who loves that down-to-earth attitude with a twist of vampire blood to it .This is a Fang-tastic Read.

[Roswita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book 3 of Milagro De Los Santos' adventures pulls you in from page one and doesn't let you go until you turn the last page. I was so absorbed by the book that I read it in one sitting.

At the end of Midnight Brunch , Oswald proposes to Milagro. Cheers are heard across the land. Except for inside the Council. Or from his Mother. Oh, and Ian isn't very happy about it, either. But, our Milagro knows what she wants and is determined to get it. So she dutifully heads off (alone—Oswald has to work, of course!) to the east coast to meet with the Council and get their approval. She arrives at the hotel to find her reservation has been cancelled and her college friend Toodles is down with the flu. Then, in a shocking turn of events (she said knowingly), Ian just happens to be in the city as well. He comes to her rescue (again) by providing a place to stay and taking her out for supper. Fortunately, Ian's new girlfriend Ilena is there, so Milagro is not tempted to jump all over him (even though she really wants to). When she returns to Casa Dracula, it's with the news that the Council is still deliberating and they want her and Oswald to practice celibacy until the wedding, which is not for 3 more months! Oh, and they want her to swear loyalty and fealty to the Vampire Nation and renounce the USA. O.o

You've got to wonder how Milagro gets herself into these fixes. Needless to say, she is very unhappy about the whole celibacy thing. And there's no way she's going to give up her American citizenship. And really, this kind of stress is the last thing she needs, what with her writing career going nowhere fast and poor Daisy, her beloved dog, dying. But she soldiers on, because that is what our Milagro does, and even though fate seems to keep shoving her back two steps for every three she takes forward, she is bound and determined to make this wedding come to pass. Or is it fate? Some of these supposedly coincidental coincidences seem awfully convenient. And the more they happen, the more it appears that poor Milagro has gone 'round the bend.

I thoroughly enjoyed this instalment of the Adventures of the Miracle of the Saints at Casa Dracula. Marta Acosta has proven yet again that she knows what she is doing—and that's write an engaging, funny, appealing, and memorable romantic comedy. This series is a definite keeper.

[Larissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Previously Published on my blog: Welcome to Larissa's Bookish Life

Series Review:

*SPOILER FREE

I LOVE this series! There I said it and I will say it as many times as I need to. Marta Acosta does the impossible and brings something new to the Vampire table with the Casa Dracula series and the result is a hilarious, fun and amazing series that I am sad is over.

Milagros is an aspiring writer who has been burned by her pretentions ex-boyfriend. One night during a literary event for his new book, she meets Oswald and is instantly captivated. They share a kiss and an overzealous bite on her lip changes her whole world. She gets sick and is taken to his family’s ranch to be taken cared of. That is where she finds out that Oswald and his family are Vampires, even though the churn the term and prefer to treat their condition as an allergy to the sun and iron deficiency that makes them drink animal blood cocktails.

Milagros is a spit-fire Latina and I love her for it. She is so different from the regular UF heroine that you can’t help but fall prey to her wits and crazy ways. She takes to Oswald’s family and embraces their “Vampire” culture wholeheartedly, not to mention that she completely embraces Oswald himself!

The Casa Dracula series is not a Paranormal Romance, it doesn’t follow the HEA of one couple through a book, it is a Comedic Urban Fantasy series that definitely has Romance elements and even thought Milagros does get her HEA, the ending might surprise you.

I’m sad this series is over and I’ll miss all the characters, from Oswald’s grandmother and her sharp tongue to the worldly Ian and his sex-appeal. I hope Marta gets a chance to write a new series with Milagros and her man’s adventures! I would totally read that!

If you are an Urban Fantasy fan and feels like you need some new blood *snicker* in the genre, you should definitely read this series, I can’t recommend it enough! =D