Writer Lizzie Vaughan is still riding high from her recent
article, The Last Real Cowboy, when she gets thrown an
assignment that has her stymied. Vampires. She is so
freaking tired of interviewing grease-painted Emos with
bloody false teeth she could scream. Then she gets an
invitation to a spooky high-toned art gallery for a
performance art piece of slaughter that has her running for
the hills and back to the arms of her cowboy.
Tucker has finally gotten his head around the idea that his
ideal woman is a reporter from New York when Lizzie shows up
at his trailer wanting his help, as well as his skills in
the saddle (so to speak). He and his dog, Rex, do their best
to protect her but, when well-dressed businessmen who refuse
to die grab her, he knows he has to brave New York to get
her back.
It took a bit of time to settle into the authors' style of
expression, to stop trying to figure out their point and
just enjoy the ride, but once I relaxed into the tale I
found myself caught up in the tension like I was watching a
well-done B horror flick. Then they'd crack their witty
whips and drop in a bit of dialogue that had me laughing my
ass off. In the midst of the blunt and hackneyed phrases of
love and vivid cowboyesque descriptions of the beauties of
Wyoming, a bit of wisdom or deft turn of phrase will lift
its head above the witty sarcasm and hit just right.
While mashing up all the stereotypical plot elements of
Paranormal Vampire and Contemporary Western Romance, THE
COWBOY AND THE VAMPIRE delivers unremitting fun, and a damn
good read.
Reporter Lizzie Vaughan doesn’t realize it, but she has
2,000 years of royal Vampiric blood coursing through her
veins. Neither she nor Tucker, her cowboy lover, has any
idea that Julius, the leader of the undead, has a diabolical
plan to reign over darkness for all eternity—with Lizzie at
his side.
Lizzie battles for her life—and her soul—as she
and Tucker find themselves caught up in a vampire war,
pursued by hordes of Julius’ maniacal, bloodthirsty
followers.
Diane, thanks for the great review. There must be something the air (paranormal romance). The Oregonian just ran a great article about how we met, and fell in love, writing this book. (Vampire Cowboy 4:39pm November 6, 2010)
PS, you can read it, and much more fun stuff, on our facebook page(cowboyandvampire)... (Vampire Cowboy 4:41pm November 6, 2010)
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