Review: What a great idea.. Vampires Mainstreaming ! Sexy cops mix with the new Paranormal
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 31, 2012
What a wonderful idea L.E. Harner envisioned. Vampires in America, here and now in New Orleans LA. The prequel Altered States is a must-read to meet Sam Garrett and Travis Boudreaux from the beginning. To see who they were, to feel the chemistry, the heat between them, and see what fate had in store for them.The addition of T.A. Webb for Deep Blues Goodbye, Book 1, has added a measure of tough darkness to the storyline. Characters come alive and the story is crisp and exciting.5*****Stars - Deep Blues GoodbyeIf I had not read the prequel, this book's opening still really got my attention immediately!  We are at a funeral. The police department was having a service for one of its fallen. Their Commander stood with her back to the casket to say a few words, and the deceased sat up and muttered, "What the hell is going on?". Things have changed in the Big Easy. With the advent of vampires, weres and other paranormals, we now have a Vampire Protection League, and an amended Civil Rights Bill, and our Police department has to serve and protect more than just humans.Detective Danny Burkett is sent to ask Travis Boudreaux for help in a series of questionable homicides in which the deceased parties are both human and vampire. The electricity is immediate between the two men. I do not want to give away even one spoiler for this exciting story. The story's feel gets even darker as we delve into the Vampire relationships, the humans who lust after them. Danny and Sam become  part of the Odd Squad, who handle Paranormal Criminal Investigations. They tie the killings to a vampire named Vincent Jourdain, whose sire is a Master Vampire, Henri du Champ. The web these two authors are weaving is spectacular, and you follow the clues with the men in blue from bayou to cemetery to Bourbon St., and in our travels meet a wonderful pair of hunky weres, Russ and Jet... Lord have Mercy! I should only be as lucky as Sam is to have them watching over me.The story is difficult to read in some ways because each man is fighting to find himself. Sam who has to forgive himself for his fear and anger, Travis for hating who he is and what has happened to him. They had such potential...What if? Danny...is he the extra in the mix, what will become of him? The scenes between these men were so emotionally charged, sensual, and erotic. These men work hard and play hard.The last scene is breath-taking as we all are in a dark alley. A vampire has found her mark and swoops off the roof top. One of our heroes is injured, surrounded by faces he knows, a hand is trying to stem the bleeding. He knows he is dying and a voice cries out "Decide now. It has to be now." Painfully we fade to black.Love.  it .  Want. more. Now!Review by Gloria LakritzSr Reviewer and Review Chair for the Paranormal Romance Guildnote from Author.... Warning: In this series the vampires don't sparkle, werewolves kill, and sometimes the men have sex. With each other.