Sly Flores is a 56-year-old vampire living off the blood of
street criminals. Things have been looking up for him
lately since acquiring a group of good friends and meeting
his long-lost daughter. When his daughter offers him an
apartment in the building that her husband owns, Sly starts
to feel more than friendly toward his witch neighbor. But
he's never gotten over the death of his wife, and a little
intervention may be necessary to make Sly realize exactly
what he needs to find happiness.
Morgaine is a witch with a bit of a problem. She's
agoraphobic. She'd love to meet Mr. Right, but that's hard
to do when she can't leave her apartment building. When
Sly moves into the building it seems like all her wishes my
come true. The kind, funny and extremely sexy vampire is
perfect for her. All that stands in the way is Sly's
attachment to his dead wife, the nefarious plans of his
evil maker, and finding a permanent cure for vampirism.
That should be a piece of cake for a skilled witch like
Morgaine, right?
THE VAMPIRE NEXT DOOR is the third book in Ashlyn Chase's
Strange Neighbor's series. The story is light, funny and
easy to follow. I haven't read the first two books in the
series, but this installment can definitely stand on its
own, and I didn't feel like I missed anything crucial by
jumping in at book three. Sly, a vigilante vampire, and
Morgaine, an agoraphobic witch, are intriguing characters on
their own; however, I was slightly disappointed with the
lack of chemistry between the two. Their budding romance
seems a little forced and lacks the depth of passion you
would expect from a romance novel. The sex scenes are
pretty hot, but I would have enjoyed them more if the
relationship felt less fabricated.
The best thing about this book is the large cast of quirky
neighbors. Mogaine's Southern cousin, an eavesdropping
ghost, and werewolf, raven, merman, and dragon shifters
make for an incredible display of hilarity. I was left
laughing out loud at the numerous matching and rescue
attempts. The story also followed up a little on one of
the couples from a previous book, which will appeal to
those who are fans of the series. Overall this light,
kooky, paranormal romance reminded me of a TV sitcom, and
those looking for a good laugh will definitely not be
disappointed.
Room for Rent: Normal need not apply
This old Boston brownstone is not known for quiet
living...first the shapeshifter meets his nurse, then the
werewolf falls for his sassy lawyer, but now the vampire is
looking for love with a witch who’s afraid of the dark...and
you thought your neighbors had issues!
Undead Sly is content playing vigilante vampire, keeping the
neighborhood safe from human criminals, until Morgaine moves
in upstairs. Suddenly he finds himself weak with desire,
which isn’t a good place for a vampire to be. And Morgaine
isn’t exactly without her own issues—will the two of them be
able to get past their deepest fears before their chance at
"normal" slips away?
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