About twenty years ago, a rock star came out as a vampire, and on national TV turned someone publicly. The undead came forth at last but for a little while, vampires were persecuted and shunned, but since the majority of those who suffered the ire of the intolerant members of the population turned out to be humans, the hostile treatment of vampires stopped rather quickly; they soon became fashionable. Since then, the vampires have completely integrated into society.

Dr Kale Swanson has been a vampire for around a hundred years. Although still a country boy at heart, he is a psychiatrist to vampires and humans alike. One evening, when one of his regular vampire patients doesn't show up, a human client is waiting to see him, the beautiful Pamela. She is quite flirtatious, but she really needs to talk to Dr Swanson. Kale is rather smitten as well. After she leaves Kale's office, two men barge in and are looking for her.

Pamela is quite mysterious and has many secrets, which Kale sets out to discover. She finally reveals that, when she ended her relationship with her fiancé Patrick, things didn't go well. He wouldn't take no for an answer and swore to get her back, whether she liked it or not. Patrick is a very powerful and intimidating man.

WHISPERS IN A DEAD MAN'S EARS is a fun, sexy and entertaining read. It's a rather conventional paranormal romance, but it is extremely well written. And for once the author takes care of making a point of how other creatures react to the undead. The characters are very engaging, especially Kale; he is a very nice and caring man. Even though WHISPERS IN A DEAD MAN'S EARS is a novella, the story is complete, nothing is left hanging, and the characters are surprisingly well fleshed out. There are a couple of rather stunning revelations at the end that I never saw coming.