Marisa Lopez works two jobs because she still needs $70 000 to send her gravely ill daughter Izzy to a clinic in Switzerland, the only place where a costly experimental treatment is offered. Marisa's best friend Inga talks her into getting well-paid jobs at the First International Conference on Pornography in Grand Keys Island Florida; it's only for a short term and it means more money for Izzy.

Sigurd Sigurdsson, a medical doctor, has been assigned to attend the same conference. Sigurd is a vangel, a vampire avenging angel, and his duty is to protect humans and other vangels from the nefarious Lucipires, demon vampires. A lot of sinners and would-be sinners will be attending as expected, and he must see to the safety of the attendees' souls. Marisa is reluctantly considering a lewd proposition from a porn producer, until Sigurd smells a rat, or rather lemons, and takes upon himself to prevent Marisa from making a grave mistake. It doesn't hurt that they're both inexplicably attracted to each other.

Anyone who has read any of Sandra Hill's Deadly Angels books is already laughing: the mere idea of porn and vangels being mentioned in the same sentence means guaranteed hilarity, and does the author ever deliver! Ms. Hill provides all the necessary background for readers unfamiliar with this series, and everyone better be prepared for side-splitting adventures with those randy vangels.

The characters are extremely well-defined, and Ms. Hill is a true artist at world-building, blending elements of theology, Viking mythology, and vampires seamlessly in a very solid and coherent story. The banter, double entendres, and verbal sparring between Sigurd and Marisa are hysterical, and worthy of a classic comedy skit. VAMPIRE IN PARADISE could well be Sandra Hill's funniest book ever, but we should not overlook how talented a writer she truly is: the story moves along quickly, and in spite of the zaniness, everything makes perfect sense.

The characters are priceless: the vangels are unique in more ways than one, and the descriptions of the participants in the conference and the goings-on are hysterically funny, completely outrageous, even more so than I thought it could, which is saying quite a lot. I particularly enjoyed one specific thing: it takes a long time for Marisa to be convinced of what is really happening, to believe that the vangels are for real; I found very refreshing that she didn't just take everything for granted right away and didn't fall for Sigurd at the drop of a hat. VAMPIRE IN PARADISE is a riot from beginning to end! I very, very highly recommend it!