Review: Refreshing Take on Vampires! Will Creep up on You!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 9, 2013
When you are a driven, successful advertising exec, who wears Louboutins and has the biggest campaign of your life in the bag, how do you react when said campaign is torn out from under you and you are left with promoting Romania, as in the country Romania? If you are Talia “the tiger” Quinton, you might throw yourself a pity party and get tossed from a local bar, only to wake in a pile of garbage next to a moaning and bloody man who has no idea who he is, except, well, you could swear his eyes glowed and he had fangs. To say Talia’s life is about to change would be an understatement, totally.Draculaville I – Discovery in New York by Lara Nance is definitely not the run-of-the-mill vampire meets human romance. Forget about the over the top, macho, warrior vamp who rips off heads and drains his enemies dry, because Drake the newly turned vampire gives quiet, alpha strength a whole new meaning, and the guy can cook, too! Talia is an often self-absorbed woman who seems to value her appearance, her job and her accomplishments over all else, until she meets Drake. But first, back to making Romania a vacation mecca and what better way to do that than to promote “Dracula?” How fortunate Drake is hot, handsome and willing to go along with it all, right down to the black cape a he could very well become the “face” of tourism in Romania!What is it about him that makes Talia want to depend on someone? The man brings out a softer side in her and she fights it, clinging to her plastic persona. When word is out there’s a new vamp in town, things heat up, life gets dangerous, but, the campaign must go on! What is the connection between Drake and Talia? Filled with a cast of quirky friends and even a little boy vampire from the streets, Lara Nace has given a whole new look and feel to the paranormal romance genre! Sure, there are still dark, nasty vamps and vamp power struggles and vamp egos, but still, the story flows along at a steady pace, and just enough twists and dangling turns to make reading the next book in the series a must!If you’re looking for a tamer change of pace in your vamp reads, with subtle romance and moments of humor and warmth added into the mix, Draculaville I: Discovery in New York might be a good read to try! For me, it kind of crept up on me and sucked me in before I knew what was happening. I enjoyed it and even found my favorite characters to watch!