Anna Winthrop has a precious package to deliver to Jane
Jameson-Nightengale of the local World Council for the
Equal Treatment of the Undead. Anna doesn't like flying,
and especially not in the tiny plane that awaits her for
her flight to Half-Moon Hollow, Kentucky, and there is
only one passenger, besides the uncouth pilot Eddie. In
spite of all her insecurities, what are the chances of
the plane crashing, thinks Anna: one in nine million?
Well, she was that statistic, albeit with the aid of
Eddie, who was after her precious cargo, and tried to
kill her before jumping out of the plane in a parachute.
So Anna is left with the other passenger, who however
gorgeous, never lifted a finger to help her until he
jumped out of the plane, without a parachute, thank you
very much, and dragged Anna along with him. And the
mystery man, Finn Palmeroy, is a vampire. Stuck in the
middle of nowhere with a probably hungry vampire, and at
least one man who wants her dead: this was not part of
the job description!
WHERE THE WILD THINGS BITE is one of the best books I
have read this year! Even though, it is the fifth
instalment in this series, WHERE THE WILD THINGS BITE
works perfectly as a standalone, and while Ms. Harper's
worldbuilding is astonishing, she is able to relay the
gist of it in a few concise sentences; she even adds to
more elements about shifters, which were mindblowing.
Anna is the ultimate city girl trying to survive a forced
camping trip: she is a germophobe, prone to panic
attacks, and so insecure she doesn't even realise that
she is brave and resourceful, or even attractive. Finn is
GQ gorgeous, a smooth talker, and cannot get to first
base with Anna, who doesn't bite, pardon the pun.
As expected from the brilliant Molly Harper, the
dialogues are witty, the writing is vibrant, seamless,
and linguistically impeccable, and the story innovative.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS BITE is a book that is bursting
with excitement, action, laughs, but most surprising of
all is the extraordinary depth to Anna and Finn's
characters. Anna doesn't act the way she does merely as a
form of comic relief; events in her life made her
neurotic, and I couldn't help but commiserate upon
learning of her past. Finn is another matter altogether:
he oozes charm, but he is shifty, and he has a lot of
redeeming to do; I simply fell completely in love with
these two amazing characters. I also love that Ms. Harper
took the time to extrapolate and let the reader know why
the book was so valuable, and there is a lot to do with
that information!
Molly Harper makes it look so easy, that it made me
realise the inestimable value of perfectly executed
escapist fiction. While some serious issues are mentioned
in WHERE THE WILD THINGS BITE, I was so captivated by
Anna and Finn's adventures, that I forgot for a few
fleeting hours that all is not well in this world, and
this is the highest form of compliment I could ever pay
an author. Brava, Ms. Harper, for a job exceptionally
well done!
In Molly Harper’s witty new paranormal romance, a rare-book expert is delivering a package to Half Moon Hollow when her plane goes down, and a sexy vampire comes to her rescue. He’s clearly got ulterior motives, but does he want to date her…or devour her?
Delivering a rare book to a valued customer is definitely part of mild-mannered archivist Anna Whitfield’s job description. You know what isn’t? Protecting her precious cargo from mid-flight theft by the very pilot who is flying her to Half-Moon Hollow…while trying to appear as unappetizing as possible to the only other passenger, a vampire. Undead bookstore owner Jane Jameson could be waiting a very long time for her book. Possibly forever.
Fortunately, Anna’s dashing fanged companion Finn Palmeroy helps her fend off the attack, but not before their plane crash lands in the forest hundreds of miles from civilization. Great, now she’s stranded with a priceless tome and a rakish vampire whose bedtime is fast approaching. Why does everyone want this book so badly, anyway? Anna just wants to get it to Jane before Finn decides to turn her into dinner—or sweep her off her feet. Okay, the second option is really tempting. But they’re not out of the woods yet…
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