"Lighthearted Mystery Bring Favorite Characters to Life in a New Genre"
Reviewed by Jessica Dunn
Posted September 16, 2012
Mystery Paranormal | Mystery
Sarah Dearly has had a rough time of it these last several
months. It started off with a blind date going from bad to
worse when he bit her and abandoned her as a vampire. Since
then Sarah has escaped death more times than she can count
now, one by one her friends and family have moved away. All
she has left is her fiancé Thierry, a master vampire who
just got a job working for the Ring. Thierry informs her
that the Ring is the governing board for vampires and he
has to work for them for the next fifty years traveling all
over the world. Thierry de Bennicoeur has been a vampire for over six
centuries. Seven months ago he was standing on a bridge
about to stake himself. Just when he was at his lowest
point and was about to end it all, a petite fledgling
vampire walked into his life and things have never been the
same. Sarah has been the light of his life. Sarah recently
moved in and things were going well until now that he got a
call and he is being forced to take the job with the Ring.
Thierry fears for Sarah's safety and for her sake he
suggests she stay home while he travels; but in true Sarah
fashion she informs him she would give up everything to be
with him. Thierry and Sarah head to Las Vegas for his first mission
with the Ring. Upon his arrival Thierry is met by an old
friend but their reunion quickly erupts into a
confrontation where Thierry threatens to kill his friend.
Sarah encourages him to put it aside and they begin to
focus on the Thierry's first assignment. They work well as
a team and have wrapped up the case when Thierry's friend
is killed by a vampire hunter that announces Thierry sent
him just as he drove the stake in. Thierry is taken
prisoner by the Ring and will be punished for hiring the
murder. Thierry's only thought is for Sarah so he sends her
back home. Does he really think Sarah will leave him to be
punished for something he didn't do? BLOOD BATH AND BEYOND is a funny mystery come to
page. Sarah has the biggest heart which helps land her into
trouble but in every situation she keeps her head and focus
and comes out on top. The relationship with Thierry is
complicated and they have a lot in their way. But she gets
him like no other and she loves him despite it all. Thierry
looks past Sarah's fragile exterior and sees her heart and
soul. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. I had a constant
smile on my face and warm heart from the deep love they
share. BLOOD BATH AND BEYOND is book one in author Michelle
Rowen's Immortality Bites Mystery Series but I have
just
discovered that Rowen has an Immortality Bites series of
five books with Sarah and Thierry that I MUST read.
Hopefully that will help keep my satisfied until next June
when Book 2 Bled and Breakfast comes out.
SUMMARY
Sarah Dearly is adjusting to life as a fledgling vampire,
satisfying her cravings at vampire-friendly blood banks. But
when her fiancé Thierry takes a job with the Ring—the secret
council in charge of keeping vampires in line—Sarah’s about
to get more than a taste of danger… Being engaged to a centuries-old master vampire can be
challenging—especially when he takes a job with the Ring.
Thierry’s in for fifty years of nonstop travel and deadly
risk. It’s enough to make any woman reconsider the
wedding…any woman except Sarah, that is. Traveling to Las Vegas for his first assignment, they
encounter a child beauty pageant contestant from hell, as
well as a vampire serial killer leaving victims drained of
blood, potentially exposing the existence of vampires to the
whole world. But when Thierry’s truly ancient history comes
back to haunt him, and he’s accused of a crime he didn’t
commit, it’s up to Sarah to clear his name before their
immortal lives come to an end.
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