KISSING WITH FANGS is Book three in Ashlyn Chase's
Flirting
with Fangs series. Even though this book makes reference
to things that have happened in previous books, I think it
is possible to enjoy KISSING WITH FANGS without having read
those previous books. However, as a fan of Ashlyn Chase's
other books, I was happy to see characters from
her "Strange Neighbors" series pop up in this story.
One thing that is not hinted at in the book description is
Claudia's alcoholism. Both the reader and the hero
discover this at the very beginning of the story. The story
itself is very light at times but I think the author does a
good job of not making light of Claudia's addiction and
effort to maintain sobriety. Claudia comes across as a very
real character that becomes stronger over the course of the
book. Anthony Cross, the vampire hero of this story, tries
to be supportive in spite of not totally understanding her
struggle. That is one thing I love about Anthony in this
story -- even though he has emotions and flaws just like
anyone else, he is always loving and supportive of Claudia.
The two have known each other for five years while she
worked as the manager for his bar. Upon learning about her
addiction, he decides to rebuild his ruined property as a
tea room rather than the bar it used to be in order to help
Claudia. There are tons of steamy scenes between the two
and the chemistry works. Since Claudia is a human and
Anthony is a vampire, the book explores that dynamic and
the potential obstacles to their happiness. The question
that is always hovering over the relationship is: Is she
willing to change for him or is he willing to change for
her?
There were a few different sources of conflict in this
book, and a few surprise twists. Anthony and his friends
are looking into the disappearance of paranormal beings
from around town. It's something that's part of the overall
story, but I think the focus of most of the book is on
Anthony and Claudia's relationship. The evil researchers
and their secret lab are focused on more toward the last
half of the book. I liked the secondary romances in KISSING
WITH FANGS and enjoyed the supporting characters. I look
forward to reading the next book in this series and other
books by Ashlyn Chase.
Will she be willing to commit her heart for all
eternity once the fangs come out?
Claudia
Fletcher has her MBA and a stellar resume, so when the bar
she manages burns down, she could easily move on to bigger
and better things. But something about the bar owner, Anothy
Cross makes it impossible to leave.
Anthony has
never let on to the general public that he's a vampire, and
most of his staff members have no idea Boston Uncommon was a
safe gathering place for supernaturals of all kinds. Now
that it's nothing but ash, the tentative peace among warring
factions is starting to crumble. The last thing he wants to
do is put Claudia in danger, but he also knows there's no
way he can let her go...
I just realized I never thanked you for the awesome review! Ack! I'm so sorry. I have to claim distraction by shiny objects. Seriously though, you wrote a wonderful review and I'm so very grateful for your kind words. Thank you, thank you! (Ashlyn Chase 7:31am March 21, 2014)
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