Review: short but sweet
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 16, 2012
As DON'T BITE THE MESSENGER opens, our heroine Sydney Kildare is working as a courier in Alaska.  Vampires exist and they're most active in parts of the world with limited daylight; they're powerful and wealthy but fry technology like cell phones and computers, so they need couriers to carry messages.  These human couriers are paid a lot for their services, but they've got a dangerous job.  Scheming vampires often try to intercept or steal messages, so most of Kildare's deliveries are high-speed chases.  Attacks and outright murder are common.But Sydney has a plan.  Survive until she has enough money to retire in Hawaii and then retire young.  She's extra-careful, always disguising her scent and appearance to throw off tails, and she has nothing to do with vampires outside of handing over their parcels.Until she meets Malcolm Kelly, that is.  Their first few meetings are really deliicious.  Sexy and uncertain and a little suspicious.  But as they get closer, the danger for Sydney builds.I don't want to spoil any more, because it's a short book.  I do think that Sydney and Malcolm jump from "fooling around" to "committed, ready for an HEA" way, way too fast.  I wish there had been another, say, 60,000 words to connect the dots.I would have loved this as a full-length novel.  It would be a great urban fantasy/paranormal romance, with its adrenaline pumping mix of action and romance and intrigue.  As it is, though, it's a fully developed world with fully developed characters but not a full developed story.  The ending felt really rushed and I was left wanting more, not quite satisfied.But I will be on the lookout for more books - fingers crossed for a novel! - by this author.