Review: Funny and sexy Paranormal
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 27, 2013
Welcome back to Meiers Corners, the vampires that call it home and the woman who love them, atruegemawardand the vampires that want to take it over. Nothing much has changed except that we are adding a few new players to the mix. And a baby, too.In an attempt to save Meiers Corners from the clutches of Nosferatu, Twyla sends her cousin Synnove to try to persuade Ric Holiday, Ad-Man extraordinaire, to take on putting Meier's Corners on the map and to bring in the tourists they so desperately need. Oz, The Musical helped but they still needed to draw people to the town. What starts off as a comedy of errors, miscalculations and utter humiliation for Synnove, turns into a laugh-a-minute, oh-my-god is he hot, I gotta get into her pants, book.Ric Holiday is an Ad-man by day and a Vampire through and through. He has his own household and Aiden to protect his back. His one peeve is Nosferatu - his maker. Him and Aiden were the only ones to ever escape from him and they have the key to keep him away. Meier's Corners is the last place Ric will go, it's to close to his maker and he refuses to become part of the war between him and The Ancient One for power. But, in walks Synnove and his life is not going to be the same.Synnove is a shy, well-built, doctor. Well, not really. Since "The Incident", she had to leave her residency. She's tired of everyone just looking at her body and not seeing the smart woman within. She refuses to use her feminine wiles to achieve her goals. Common sense is the way for her to go and she is not going to back down. Well, that is until she has to go up against Camille and her feminine wiles. I guess she's going to have to put the girls on display to get Ric Holiday to take her side. What she doesn't know is that Ric sees the real person behind the body - yea, he'd love to get inside her and all, but knows there is more to her than that. She's his "sunshine" and he's her darkness.After Elena is attacked, all hell breaks loose. Nikos is gravely injured and Twyla is beside herself. Bo is determined to protect Elena and their unborn child. Synnove learns everything she never wanted to know about vampires. And a show-down between Synnove, Camille, Chicken-little, Ric, Aiden, and Nosferatu brings everything to a head. Ric finally agrees to take on the ad campaign to bring tourists to Meier's Corners and Synnove goes back to her residency - thanks to the love of her life, Ric.So, what did I love most about "Beauty Bites"? Well, of course, there's hot vampire sex but that's not the only thing. I adored how the whole story was built around "Beauty and the Beast" and all the references to fairy tales. And, then there's Synnove - she was a hysterical. Whenever she got nervous, she started sprouting "Grey's Anatomy" lines. See, her mind was set on medical terms and she just couldn't get them out of her head. Ric turned out to be one of the most loveable vampires ever. He never thought he would find someone like Synnove and wanted nothing more than to love, cherish and protect her in the end. So, Aiden, are you next? I hope so!I love the writing of Mary Hughes. I can always depend on her to lift my spirits, take away my worries and just make me laugh. She writes stories that will always put a silly grin on your face. They are funny, fast-paced, and so very easy to read. If you haven't read the whole series, I strongly suggest that you do. The whole Biting Love crew is a blast!Review copy provided for an honest review.