When their Wiccan pal Miranda tells Roxy and Joy that the
ritual they did to find each of them the perfect man
actually worked, Roxy is ecstatic, Joy skeptical, as usual.
Roxy is certain her perfect mate will be a Dark One, one of
the vampires in books written by her favorite romance author
C. J. Dante. No matter what reasoned argument Joy offers
regarding the unreliability of basing reality on a book of
fiction, and that vampires logically cannot exist, Roxy
fully expects to meet her dream man soon. Joy has agreed to
visit the village of Dante's castle in the Moravian
highlands of the Czech Republic while they are on a business
trip to Europe. Roxy is certain C. J. Dante will be able to
hook her up with the dark and troubled fanged one of her
dreams. Joy is agreeable to the side trip, she enjoys travel
a great deal, but her primary purpose is to keep Roxy out of
trouble.
Soon after their arrival, Joy begins to have episodes where
she seems to be sharing the mind of a man, an angry man who
hungers for blood. Who could it be? Is it the charlatan who
claims vampire-hood and is running the traveling Goth
festival occurring nearby? Is it the tall sexy Raphael with
the golden eyes who has her statuesque body aquiver? Or is
it another person entirely, one who has been killing women
in Europe over the summer months?
Katie MacAlister has made a name for herself combining
Romantic Comedy with paranormal themes since 2003, when A
GIRL'S GUIDE TO VAMPIRES was first published. This first in
the Dark Ones series is what started it all off,
and is just as fun the second time around.
Joy Randall's Top 5 Tips for Vampire Hunters: Location,
location, location. Vampires won't be caught dead (ha!) in
places like discos, ten-minute lube shops, or Switzerland.
Remember, if you wouldn't be there, neither would a
bloodsucker. Trust your eyes. You know the handsome,
annoyingly arrogant, self-assured man in the shadows with
long hair and a cleft in his chin? He's your vampire. No
matter how tempting it might be, do not "accidentally"
acquire a paper cut on your finger and suggest your
vampire kiss it to make it better. Play it cool. Don't
offer to accompany your prince of the night on the talk-
show circuit, and whatever you do, don't offer him your
heart! Most of all, remember: being a vampire is nothing
to laugh about.
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