George Perkins is a writer and he is completely
infatuated with Harrah's Honky Tonk lovely bartender
Trudy. He's already asked Trudy to go out with him eight
times, and to his surprise and delight, she accepts the
ninth time. Trudy has even read his two books, which
makes her even lovelier in George's eyes. George is not
really Trudy's type: he's more of a geek, but she likes
him.
Trudy has been on the run most of her life: she's a
werewolf hunter and that's the reason she kept refusing
to go out with George. On the evening of George's dream
date, right after coming out of a friend's bachelor
party, George is attacked by a vampire and turned against
his will; needless to say, he missed his dream date. The
friends he was with found him, and it turns out one of
them is also a vampire and so is his wife. There is a lot
in the little town of Hedy Texas that George doesn't know
about.
BITE MARKS is a fun and appealing paranormal romance
where nothing quite happens the way we're used to. I
loved that there was no instalove: Trudy and George have
known each other for a while, and Trudy had very solid
reasons for not wanting to involve him in her complicated
life. I like that the main protagonists are people we can
relate to: George is cute but something of a nerd, and
Trudy is sexy and pretty but she has an ordinary job,
although she is forever looking over her shoulder because
of past family concerns.
Ms. Royce's paranormal world is very clearly defined and
is quite complex; there are conflicting political
elements which differ from the usual fare, and it was
interesting how the various characters handled their
responsibilities within their factions. Ms. Royce is a
fine writer, she has quite a sense of humour as well, and
I found remarkable how multifaceted her characters are,
given the context of a novella. The world of BITE MARKS
is sufficiently complex and interesting that I hope it is
the beginning of a series for Ms. Royce because there is
still a lot more that could be done with BITE MARKS
premise. There are original and nice little touches,
especially with how George and Trudy handled the various
paranormal issues on hand. BITE MARKS is fast-spaced,
innovative, and a lot of fun!
George is a mystery writer in a small town who wants
nothing
more than one date with the local bartender named Trudy.
When he finally scores a date, he is ecstatic. But the
night
before he is bitten by a vampire–and accidentally
transformed into a member of the Undead. He assumes any
chance he had with Trudy died the same night his need for
food did.
But, Trudy is more than she seems. A werewolf hunter on
the
run she knows all about vampires and if she can keep them
both alive for any length of time, she might be just what
George needs to survive.
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