Review: Love this book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2013
I just loved this book. It's been awhile since I chuckled my way through a really good story with a couple of really mismatched men who seemed to make the sparks fly between them. It was a real tongue-in-cheek look at the world of Vampires and Slayers and was original, funny and a very entertaining read.When Gabe heads out one warm Chicago night on a bit of a pub crawl, he has no idea he's going to meet his love nemesis. Or rather, his nemesis is going to kidnap him. Gabe is drugged by a dart and when he opens his eyes, he sees Harvey. Beautiful, Asian, sexy and downright so not what he expects. I mean how many vampires have you heard tell a slayer 'Don't be a grumpy pants', or call him 'a single-minded moron with the mental capacity of a charging rhino?'Harvey is just a little camp, as dangerous as hell, but has a real yen for the tough slayer. He's also mostly vegetarian.And so the story sets off at a fast-paced romp from Harvey and Gabe teaming together to find a friend of Harvey's called Dill, who's been kidnapped. It starts a chain of events that leads to Gabe taking on a job with a powerful vampire. And from there, the fun simply multiplies.I have to say Lou Harper can tell a great story. Her dialogue is fast-paced and natural, the characters of Harvey and Gabe, Dill, Stan and Ray are just so likeable and lovable, they make you wish they were real and you could have a set of your own. The story is so different than the usual Vamp/Slayer relationship and it races along, keeping you amused and absorbed the whole way through.This writer has a wicked imagination and a deep dark sense of humour. I love the way the relationship between Gabe and Harvey develops, two mortal enemies finally realising that they're crazy about each other, and despite their differences in age, humanity or lack of it, and outlook, they were simply meant to be together.I found the bit with the sexy role play where Gabe pretends to be Jack Bauer and Harvey his 'unfortunate' captive who's about to be interrogated extremely amusing. It had me rolling around the floor in laughter."Where's the bomb?" Gabe growled. He remembered Jack Bauer looking for bombs a lot.Harvey gave him a defiant glare. "In my pants."You can just guess how that finished up. The scene may sound comical but believe me, you get hot under the collar with the incendiary sex scenes.I enjoyed this so much I went out and bought another of Lou Harper's books, Last Stop, which I enjoyed as well. But that's a review for another day.I'd definitely recommend SPIRIT SANGUINE to anyone wanting a hot, sexy, camp Vamp and a rough, tough, trying to be macho Slayer. Meet Harvey and Gabe for yourselves. You'll love them.Reviewed by Susan Mac Nicolfor TheRomanceReviews.com