- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca; Original edition (August 1, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1402236638
- ISBN-13: 978-1402236631
About The Book from Sourcebooks
In this third installment of Chase's lively, sexy, paranormal trilogy, we meet witch Morgaine, who is deathly afraid of the dark, and her vigilante vampire neighbor Sly, who has his reasons for hating sunlight. Sly needs Morgaine's magic to help heal a broken fang, but with further help, and sometimes hindrance, from the wacky apartment dwellers around them, they may become each other's last hope for a normal life...About the Author
Multi-published author Ashlyn Chase specializes in characters who reinvent themselves, having reinvented herself numerous times. She has worked as a psychiatric nurse, for the Red Cross, and has a degree in behavioral sciences. Her romance Strange Neighbors gets rave reviews. She lives with her true-life hero husband in beautiful New Hampshire.
My Thoughts:
The Vampire Next Door by Ashlyn Chase is another installment about otherworldly characters living in the same apartment building. This time the story circles around Morgaine, a witch who is not only afraid of the dark but has not left her apartment due to a case of agoraphobia (the fear of open or public places). This condition which can be debilitating. She starts getting the attention of Sly, a vampire who also lives in her building who comes to her to help heal a broken fang. I should say that the apartment building is the home to all sorts of characters. There is the resident ghost, another witch, shapeshifters, a merman, and a dragon. Yes, a very eclectic mix of people, or er supernatural beings. An evil vampire and Sly's maker, Malvant, is bound and determined to gain control over Sly, so with Morgaine's help they try to find a way to stay just one step ahead of the nasty vampire and find a potion if you will that would enable Sly to be able to go out in the daylight. There is romance aplenty, steamy sex scenes, and crazy antics. Enough wit and humor to go around. I loved how all the zany characters came together in the end to round out the story. The author sure has a way with words and characterizations to keep the story from getting boring. I enjoyed this book. A great read for anyone who is a fan of Ashlyn Chase and the paranormal.
I received this review copy from Sourcebooks and was not monetarily compensated for my review.
The Vampire Next Door by Ashlyn Chase is another installment about otherworldly characters living in the same apartment building. This time the story circles around Morgaine, a witch who is not only afraid of the dark but has not left her apartment due to a case of agoraphobia (the fear of open or public places). This condition which can be debilitating. She starts getting the attention of Sly, a vampire who also lives in her building who comes to her to help heal a broken fang. I should say that the apartment building is the home to all sorts of characters. There is the resident ghost, another witch, shapeshifters, a merman, and a dragon. Yes, a very eclectic mix of people, or er supernatural beings. An evil vampire and Sly's maker, Malvant, is bound and determined to gain control over Sly, so with Morgaine's help they try to find a way to stay just one step ahead of the nasty vampire and find a potion if you will that would enable Sly to be able to go out in the daylight. There is romance aplenty, steamy sex scenes, and crazy antics. Enough wit and humor to go around. I loved how all the zany characters came together in the end to round out the story. The author sure has a way with words and characterizations to keep the story from getting boring. I enjoyed this book. A great read for anyone who is a fan of Ashlyn Chase and the paranormal.
I received this review copy from Sourcebooks and was not monetarily compensated for my review.
Thank you so much for your kind words, CelticLady. A good review really makes my day!
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