Denver psychologist Kismet Knight is a woman who believes in what is tangible. Facts, data, evidenceβthese are the things Kismet relies on. She does not believe in magic. She does not believe in fairy tales. And she certainly does not believe in vampires. At least not at first.
When Kismet meets a young woman who confides in her about Denver's secret vampire population, she starts off skeptical. However, as strange things start to happen and dead bodies start turning up, Kismet begins to realize that the world may not be as black and white as she originally thought.
With the help of a smoking hot FBI agent and the leader of a powerful coven of vampires, both of whom are interested in her romantically, Kismet begins to infiltrate the underground world of vampires. When a malevolent force targets her, the three of them must join forces to protect her from harm and rid Denver of the taint of evil nightwalkers.
THE VAMPIRE SHRINK is not the sort of book I would pick up on my own, but it was enjoyable to read. I typically read paranormal stories where all characters involved are aware of the supernatural beings around them, which made this book a change for me. But not necessarily an unwelcome one. Kismet's stubborn refusal to believe in vampires was endearing at first, but about halfway through the book I was ready for her to stop being so logical. She received so much evidence of their existence, and had so many bad things happen to her as a result of her disbelief, I just wanted her to let go of her inhibitions and believe.
Though I enjoyed this story, THE VAMPIRE SHRINK ended suddenly, which I had a problem with. I'll be interested to see if a sequel is written. If not, there are a few too many unresolved plot points for me to recommend this book wholeheartedly. If so, I'll be interested to see how the story works out.
Kismet Knight is a young psychologist with a growing
clinical practice, and she's always looking for something to
give her the edge in her chosen career. When her new client
turns out to be a Goth teenager who desperately wants to
become a vampire, Kismet is inspired to become the vampire
shrink, offering her services to people who believe they are
undead.
Kismet herself, as a scientist, knows it's hokum, but she's
looking at it in a purely psychoanalytic light, already
imagining the papers she's going to write on this strange
subculture. That's until she meets the leader of a vampire
coven, a sexy, mysterious man who claims to be a powerful
800-year-old vampire, and she is pulled into a whirlwind of
inexplicable events that start her questioning everything
she once believed about the paranormal.
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