National Novel Writing Month -- Boy am I scared!!!
In case you hadn't heard, Nov. 1 kicked off National Novel Writing Month -- a month where those who love to write commit to writing at least 50,000 words within 30 days. You may be thinking... 50,000 words? 30 Days? Why?Honestly, I didn't really know why until I started writing -- on November 2nd! Yeah that means I didn't write a dayum thing

Hunted Book One of the Guardians' League by Amelia Elias
In my continued hunt for the Black Vampire, I came across the first installment of Elias' Guardians' League, Hunted and I have to say I was very impressed. While this novel doesn't have a black vampire, the lead is a 1,000 year old vampire of Spanish decent, Diego Leonides. Spanish Vamp? I was hooked from the first chapter.Sian Lazuro is a former cop on the run. Three years ago she was a key witne

Unclean Spirits, Mmmmm not so much.
I'm tossing in an extra review today, because I just recently completed, Unclean Spirits, Book One of The Black Sun's Daughter.  This isn't a vampire book, just something I picked up because the cover looked interesing.  It's a story about Jayné Heller, a young college drop-out who inherits a fortune after her uncle Eric is murdered. But along with money, properties all over the world and end

The Flip Side of Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- I give you Danali Richards, Vampire Huntress!
Minion by L. A. Banks is Book One of a thirteen book series written by L. A. Banks. I have to say, Minion was a tough read for me. Not because the content was "bad" but -- I'm a die-hard Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan and this book initially reeked of rip-off innuendo from that series. Buffy is a Vamp Slayer. Damali Richards is a Vampire Slayer. Buffy - One Slayer dies - another is "activated". Minion - Slayers are born - but Damali is a MILENIU

Fledgling - A Novel by Octavia E. Butler
Octavia Butler was a celebrated award winning writer of Science Fiction before I ever learned about this book. This was her first entry into the world of Vampires and I was hooked from the first paragraph.Fledgling is the story about Shori Matthews, a seemingly young african american girl with amnesia who learns that she is in fact a 53-year old vampire, genetically modified to walk in the light of day. The only sur