Zen and the Art of Vampires (Dark Ones, Book 6)
Pia decides to charge her love life on a singles tour of Iceland. She hits the jackpot with gorgeous Alec. The morning after, however, reveals a missing Alec and a dead body. Alec’s friend Kristoff helps her stay ahead of the police until she can solve this mystery. He seems to want nothing to do with her, yet they find themselves irresistibly drawn together. MacAlister continues her Dark Ones series (The Last of the Red Hot Vampires, 2007) with a reverse take on her Aisling Grey series. Unfortunately, though the sex is steamy, the romantic tension is weak. MacAlister is at her best here in conveying Pia’s vulnerable-yet-tough personality. --Nina C. Davis