Sarah Dearly and brand new husband Theirry de Bennicoer are
in Salem, Massachusetts only days after their Las Vegas
wedding. It's not their first choice of vacation destination
by any means but when the Ring, (the official vampire
council) calls on Theirry in his position as consultant to
investigate the recent spate of vampires gone missing, any
hopes for a Hawaiian honeymoon must be put aside.
Jonathan Malik, the ghost of a witch hunter is still hanging
around giving dire statements, witches are thick on the
ground (as you might expect) and something odd seems to be
happening at the bed and breakfast where they are staying.
None of that seems to be more than a nuisance until Theirry
becomes caught in a terrible spell.
Sarah and Theirry's relationship is put to the test as
circumstances reveal parts of Theirry's past he would prefer
Sarah never see. After six centuries or so of living, there
are a lot of skeletons stuffed in that closet.
Michelle Rowen's light paranormal romances are definitely
well-written and perfect for any bathtub or beach reading.
With her mysteries, though, Rowen has shown additional skill
in creating delightfully twisty plotlines enjoyable enough
for light summer reading yet complicated enough to keep a
reader's interest high and brain engaged. BLED AND BREAKFAST
is Book 2 in the Immortality Bites Mystery series,
which is a continuation of Rowen's Immortality Bites
paranormal romance series, but with more focus on the
mystery without neglecting the romance. After reading both
series, I definitely prefer this new incarnation of Sarah
Dearly and her hunk-a-dour vampire husband. Michelle Rowen
also writes the Nightshade, Nightwatchers , and
Demon Princess paranormal series.
Fledgling vampire Sarah Dearly knew what she was getting
into when she married master vampire Thierry de Bennicoeur.
As an agent of the Ring, Thierry is sent all over the world
to solve vampire crimes and keep them secret from humans.
And now Sarah’s on the job with him—for better or worse.
Right after their wedding in Las Vegas, Sarah and Thierry
get their next assignment: Three vampires have gone missing
in Salem, Massachusetts, and they need to find out why.
Their contact in Salem turns out to be a local lothario with
a penchant for witches, but before he can help them, he
suddenly goes up in smoke—leaving behind nothing but a stain
on the ground and a seemingly impossible mystery. Did a
witchy ex-mistress cast a deadly spell, or is there
something even more sinister happening to the vampires of
Salem? Getting to the truth may require raising the undead,
with a little help from the owners of a vampire-friendly bed
and breakfast. But uncovering Salem’s darkest secrets may
drag some of Thierry’s own past into the light.