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American Vampire

American Vampire, March 2011
by Jennifer Armintrout

MIRA
Featuring: Graf McDonald; Jessa
336 pages
ISBN: 0778328783
EAN: 9780778328780
Kindle: B004MPRZNY
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
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"This fast-paced modern vampire novel successfully combines aspects of action, mystery and romance."

Fresh Fiction Review

American Vampire
Jennifer Armintrout

Reviewed by Vicky Gilpin
Posted February 8, 2011

Romance Paranormal

Unconnected to the Stephen King graphic novel of the same name, AMERICAN VAMPIRE still makes one recall King's work with the constant allusion to a dangerous creature known in the town of Penance, Ohio as "It." Vampire Graf McDonald just wants to go to his sire's place, have a great party, and go on with his carefree unlife. Instead, he gets stuck in a town that hasn't allowed people to enter or exit for years. Of course, his unprecedented arrival creates a lot of suspicion within the isolated community. The suspicion is magnified when his first contact is Jessa, an odd woman with an odder reputation: she lives in a house that doesn't seem to suit her personality, is on-again-off- again with a married bully, and is now unwillingly housing a vampire. In addition, some people think Jessa has lied about her interactions with "It." Graf quickly becomes desperate for blood, but this freaky town isn't necessarily the easiest place for a vampire to survive. Even more unusual is the creature that seems to hold this town hostage: not only is it deadly and destructive, it seems to be searching for something, and Graf's blood may be exactly what "It" is searching for. A fast-paced modern vampire novel, AMERICAN VAMPIRE successfully combines aspects of several genres: action, mystery and romance.

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SUMMARY

He's the GOOD kind of vampire. Sort of. Buried in the Heartland is a town that no one enters or leaves. Graf McDonald somehow becomes its first visitor in more than five years...and he was only looking for a good party. Unforunately, Penance, Ohio, is not that place. And after having been isolated for so long, they do not like strangers at all. Jessa's the only one to even remotely trust him, and she's desperate for the kind of protection that only a vampire like Graf can provide. Supplies are low, the locals are ornery for a sacrifice and there's a monster more powerful than Graf lurking in the woods. New men are hard to come by in this lonesome town, and this handsome stranger might be Jessa's only hope for salvation. Even if she has to die first...


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