Review: To Love and Serve by Caridad Pineiro
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 28, 2013
I highly recommend TO LOVE AND SERVE by Caridad Pineiro especially if you love edgy, suspenseful, paranormal love stories. TLAS is the second in Ms. Pineiro's Reborn Vampire series and I have yet to read the first,  For Love or Vengeance, but I had no problem following the storyline and didn't feel as if I was missing important information on the plot it the characters. All due to the fact Ms. Pineiro dies an excellent job of world building and is not stingy with character back stories. She weaves it all in masterfully as she draws you in to the suspense of identifying and stopping a serial killer.The killer, a rogue slayer, is executing vampires without the sanction of the Slayer Council. His actions pull together the Elders of the Vampire Council, the Slayer Council, the FBI and a NYPD detective to solve the case. Ryder, a vampire nightclub and restaurant owner that caters to the undead crowd also becomes involved in the investigation, but tries to keep his lover, Diane, a FBI profiler on administrative leave out of it due to his concerns for her health. In the she is brought in anyway by her ADIC, Jesus. I don't want to say much more about that aspect and ruin the intricate plot for anyone.The other aspect of TLAS is the love story of Ryder and Diane. Ryder will steal your heart with his deep abiding love for Diane. How despite his "Demon's" desire to fully claim and turn her so he can spend eternity together with the love of his long life.  He respects and admires her wishes, her needs, her fears, her strengths, and her stubborn determination to do what is right. He is a sexy, passionate, tender, and giving lover who is totally focused on taking care of Diane in every way. Diane is strong, independent, intelligent, and completely in love with Ryder, the vampire who once saved her life.  I absolutely adored the scenes of the two of them together. Michaela, a sassy dhampir who represents the Slayer Council was a favorite character too. All in all TLAS was an excellent story that was well-paced, solidly written, and kept my interest from beginning to end.~Complimentary copy received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.