Lil Marchette is truly a vampire of the times. There's no drab black for this New Yorker; she's into shades of pink, high fashion, romance and cosmos. Lil has a talent for matchmaking, and she's decided to turn her gift into a business. Dead End Dating (DED) matchmaking service is sure to be a hit, if she can just find a few clients.

Enter super-geek vampire Francis Deville of the Devilles, one of the oldest vampire families around. Lil knows if she can match Francis (after some serious revamping, of course. The scariest thing he can change into is an Old Italian grandma!), then DED will be a huge hit in the vampire community.

Just as things are getting started, bounty hunter vampire Ty Bonner shows up, looking for a serial killer using dating services to meet his victims. While Lil is sure she'd never have a serial killer as a client (she's pretty good at reading minds), she's more than willing to assist hunky Ty, even though he's totally wrong for her. He's a "made" vampire, rather than a "born" vampire, which means he's sterile, so there'll be no baby vamps for him. Spending time with Ty as they search for the serial killer (in between checking out prospective matches for Francis...including werewolves) has Lil rethinking her opinion of him.

DEAD END DATING is the first in a new series by Raye (upcoming titles are DEAD & DATELESS, and ONE BITE STAND). Her talent for humor is evident throughout, and she's created several entertaining characters. The plot moves quickly throughout, but even so, I felt everyone was a bit too human to be vampire.