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Redneck Vampires #1
Nibbles 'n' Bits
Fangs 'n' Foxes - Mardi Ballou
Darnell DeLouis, leader of the Trenton, New Jersey Black Guards, an elite vampire group, faces his biggest challenge ever. In three days, he and the head of the Cosa Nostra vampires will duke it out for control of Trenton. But the granddaddy of all cavities has hit Darnell in the right fang. If it doesn't get fixed, and pronto, he and the Black Guards better start packing. Tooth Fairy LaLilia Guitry plans to use her unique dental skills to convince Darnell not to fight anymore. It seems simple enough 'til she starts to fall head over fangs for Darnell...
Frannie 'n' the Private Dick - Delilah Devlin
Bent on catching her cheating fiance in the act, Frannie Valentine got sidetracked by a little thing like dying. When she awakens, Frannie learns her pampered "life" will never be the same, so she turns to the man responsible for her undeadness and demands he take on the responsibility of teaching her the biz - the PI biz. Niall Keegan never intended to make himself a mate, but with Frannie dying in his arms, the decision isn't hard. While the mating part isn't bad, making the disaster-prone Frannie a PI may just be the death of him.
Rednecks 'n' Roses - Judy Mays
What's a good old country boy vampire supposed to do when a smartass city-slicker female barrels into his life and totally disrupts it? What's wrong with hunting deer-with a rifle-for their blood, having a bushy beard, drinking beer out of Mason jars, and sleeping in the bathtub? And what's wrong with his name? Rusty Nipple is a fine name. Her aunt's farm is the perfect quiet place for Amber to write her vampire romance-until she finds a dead man in her bathtub. Only he's not dead, he's a vampire. Hot damn! What more could a romance writer ask for but her very own vampire hero? But how is she supposed to write about a suave, sexy, debonair vampire if Rusty won't cooperate? So Amber hides the rifle, shaves off his beard while he 's sleeping, and tries to teach him proper vampire behavior - biting humans. But the only human Rusty wants to bite is Amber.
Darnell DeLouis, leader of the Trenton, New Jersey Black Guards, an elite vampire group, faces his biggest challenge ever. In three days, he and the head of the Cosa Nostra vampires will duke it out for control of Trenton. But the granddaddy of all cavities has hit Darnell in the right fang. If it doesn't get fixed, and pronto, he and the Black Guards better start packing. Tooth Fairy LaLilia Guitry plans to use her unique dental skills to convince Darnell not to fight anymore. It seems simple enough 'til she starts to fall head over fangs for Darnell...
Frannie 'n' the Private Dick - Delilah Devlin
Bent on catching her cheating fiance in the act, Frannie Valentine got sidetracked by a little thing like dying. When she awakens, Frannie learns her pampered "life" will never be the same, so she turns to the man responsible for her undeadness and demands he take on the responsibility of teaching her the biz - the PI biz. Niall Keegan never intended to make himself a mate, but with Frannie dying in his arms, the decision isn't hard. While the mating part isn't bad, making the disaster-prone Frannie a PI may just be the death of him.
Rednecks 'n' Roses - Judy Mays
What's a good old country boy vampire supposed to do when a smartass city-slicker female barrels into his life and totally disrupts it? What's wrong with hunting deer-with a rifle-for their blood, having a bushy beard, drinking beer out of Mason jars, and sleeping in the bathtub? And what's wrong with his name? Rusty Nipple is a fine name. Her aunt's farm is the perfect quiet place for Amber to write her vampire romance-until she finds a dead man in her bathtub. Only he's not dead, he's a vampire. Hot damn! What more could a romance writer ask for but her very own vampire hero? But how is she supposed to write about a suave, sexy, debonair vampire if Rusty won't cooperate? So Amber hides the rifle, shaves off his beard while he 's sleeping, and tries to teach him proper vampire behavior - biting humans. But the only human Rusty wants to bite is Amber.
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About the author
Mardi Ballou
46 books25 followersBy day she's a mild-mannered language teacher. But after hours, Mardi Ballou's wild writer persona erupts and entraps her in bondage...to her computer. Release comes only once she achieves her word count goal, at which point the maniacal chocolate monster will give her one sublime piece. And then she can spend time with her hero husband Lee, who gives great massages at strategic times.
So Mardi writes what she knows-- romances--hot and mainstream--for numerous houses and distributors. Also women's fiction. Her most recent releases e-book releases are Deja Brew for Ellora's Cave and Emergency Ex from various on-line distributors. In print from Ellora's Cave Perfect Pear in the Ripe and Ready anthology; the Fangly, My Dear series--Byte Marks, What's a Ghoul to Do?, and Playing with Matches from Samhain.
So Mardi writes what she knows-- romances--hot and mainstream--for numerous houses and distributors. Also women's fiction. Her most recent releases e-book releases are Deja Brew for Ellora's Cave and Emergency Ex from various on-line distributors. In print from Ellora's Cave Perfect Pear in the Ripe and Ready anthology; the Fangly, My Dear series--Byte Marks, What's a Ghoul to Do?, and Playing with Matches from Samhain.
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August 9, 2009
Good read. Three story paranormal anthology.
Rednecks 'n' Roses by Judy Mays was the lead story in more ways than it's physical placement. It's the very funny story of a driven author who has been told to add vampires and sex to her writing if she wants to get published. She retires to her inheritance, a house out in the boonies, armed with a deep and abiding knowledge of vampires - based on Buffy reruns and Dracula movies. When she finds a vampire living in the house she is thrilled, except he looks more like he hails from redneck heaven than Transylvania and doesn't know a thing about being a proper vampire! Well! She'll just have to teach him how to do it right...
Fangs 'n' Foxes by Mardi Ballou is about opposing vampire 'gangs' in Trenton NJ tried a little too hard to be funny - at least IMO. It involves vampires with bad dental hygiene, living up to expectations and peacenik tooth fairies...
Frannie 'n' the Private Dick by Delilah Devlin was a good read. Can a high-maintenance blonde find happiness as a vampire and assistant PI? Can the PI who turned her to save her life ever find another file in his office after she refiled everything by her [usually incorrect:] opinions of the clients' nationalities? Fun read.
Rednecks 'n' Roses by Judy Mays was the lead story in more ways than it's physical placement. It's the very funny story of a driven author who has been told to add vampires and sex to her writing if she wants to get published. She retires to her inheritance, a house out in the boonies, armed with a deep and abiding knowledge of vampires - based on Buffy reruns and Dracula movies. When she finds a vampire living in the house she is thrilled, except he looks more like he hails from redneck heaven than Transylvania and doesn't know a thing about being a proper vampire! Well! She'll just have to teach him how to do it right...
Fangs 'n' Foxes by Mardi Ballou is about opposing vampire 'gangs' in Trenton NJ tried a little too hard to be funny - at least IMO. It involves vampires with bad dental hygiene, living up to expectations and peacenik tooth fairies...
Frannie 'n' the Private Dick by Delilah Devlin was a good read. Can a high-maintenance blonde find happiness as a vampire and assistant PI? Can the PI who turned her to save her life ever find another file in his office after she refiled everything by her [usually incorrect:] opinions of the clients' nationalities? Fun read.
June 29, 2013
Fangs 'n' Foxes was just ok for me; I liked LaLilia ok, but did not care for Darnell at all. I couldn't get over the ghetto-ness of it all, but I know that's what the author was going for intentionally, so I'd say she succeeded.
Frannie & The Private Dick was a little better. Frannie was whiny and stupid enough to settle for a loser who cheats on her and can't satisfy her in bed, so long as he buys her more jewelry. Niall, on the other hand, is great and seems more than happy to keep her under control.
Rednecks and Roses was funny, but sometimes I wanted to slap Amber for taking what Hollywood pushes on us regarding vampires. I'm surprised she didn't yell at him for not sparkling. Rusty was a sweet guy who just wanted to be left alone, but once he convinced her that she might not know everything there was to know about vampires, they worked out pretty well together.
Frannie & The Private Dick was a little better. Frannie was whiny and stupid enough to settle for a loser who cheats on her and can't satisfy her in bed, so long as he buys her more jewelry. Niall, on the other hand, is great and seems more than happy to keep her under control.
Rednecks and Roses was funny, but sometimes I wanted to slap Amber for taking what Hollywood pushes on us regarding vampires. I'm surprised she didn't yell at him for not sparkling. Rusty was a sweet guy who just wanted to be left alone, but once he convinced her that she might not know everything there was to know about vampires, they worked out pretty well together.
June 10, 2012
Malo, malísimo puaj...
May 24, 2015
Three short stories with vampires by three authors. I'm not really into reading vampire stories, but I found each of these well written, funny, and interesting. I even read some parts to my husband.
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