84) The Devil's in the Details by Kimberly Raye

The Blurb :


Jess Damon, Houston's hottest wedding planner (and reformed succubus), is working for the bride from hell, literally. Her mother is the queen of evil, the princess of darkness, Satan herself, and she's getting married. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, for starters, Mommie Dearest thinks Jess is only in the wedding business to hook up with hot groomsmen, not to find true love. If she knew her man-eating daughter had gone soft, there would be hell to pay. Making matters worse, hunky demon hunter Cutter Owens just rolled into town, determined to vanquish the devil once and for all and he wants Jess to help him do it.

Now, on top of wrangling florists and sweet-talking caterers, Jess must outfox the world's sexiest demon hunter and save her mom from oblivion. But can she do it without revealing her true identity? Or devil forbid falling in love?

My Thoughts :

Kimberly Raye's 'Dead-End Dating' series was a great read and I have been checking in on the author periodically to see if she had something new in the same style coming out.  This one came out a while ago but it is one that I snapped up pretty quick after its release but for some reason it kept falling down to the bottom of the 'to be read' pile.  I finally made an effort to get to it and read it in one day.  Exactly what I was expecting from the author and a great new series start.

If you read Kimberly's last series you will remember how funny Lil was and how madcap her life got.  Well in this new series you have the same craziness but it all has to do with demons and weddings instead of vampires and dating.  I enjoyed this from the very beginning and was sucked into the arrangements for the weddings and all the other various plates Jess was balancing.  There were good characters and a nice plot with a strong paranormal presence.

Any fans of Molly Harper's work will find a friend in this author.  Her style is similar and the paranormal/cozy mystery/comedy mixture really works well.  Some laughs and giggles are dotted throughout the book and I didn't find it difficult to get into the whole demon concept.  Well worth trying out if you like the fun and witty ones.

I hope this will become a series.  There was an excerpt of book two at the end but I can't see anything on Amazon yet.  So I will once again keep checking in on this fabulous author and hope that I don't miss anything good!

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163) Here Comes the Vampire by Kimberly Raye

The Blurb :

Top matchmaker and owner of Manhattan’s primo hook-up service, Dead End Dating—and one scorching hot vampire herself—Lil Marchette knows a little something about happily ever afterlife. But the bat hits the fan when she wakes up in the Las Vegas Mayan Resort and Casino hung-over and hitched to an old friend (and fellow night-lifer) who is NOT her bounty-hunting steady Ty Bonner.

Lil swipes some of the casino’s security tapes to shed light on the evening’s hazy events, but what she finds can make a vamp’s blood run even colder. Instead of her trip to the altar, the tapes reveal explosive footage of a poker game gone horribly wrong—a game which could launch an all-out war between the bloodsuckers and their werewolf brethren. Suddenly Lil finds herself catapulted into the middle of a hit man’s twisted scheme. But can this diva of the undead avert an epic battle, outrun a killer, and undo her “I do” before all hell breaks loose?

My Thoughts :

After three years of waiting I finally found the next Dead End Dating book on my Kindle.  It was a special moment because I know the author has been trying very hard to get this sixth book out there and it has been so long since Lil had come out to play.  I missed her and the dysfunctional life, friends and family she has.  It was so good to know this book was finally out that I admit my to be read pile was forgotten and this was my next read.

It was worth the wait!  Lil was on top form again and managed to get herself into a very difficult if not hilariously funny situation.  How she goes about getting out of the matrimonial trouble is just as funny.  The whole episode is an amusing and sometimes cringe worthy well written story that I enjoyed a lot.  The author already proved this series was a hit with the first five books but this sixth installment just shows that the series still is as great as it was and I really hope she publishes more.

Dead End Dating is a brilliantly well thought out paranormal romance with a cozy mystery twist.  You can expect some very unusual and original vampires and some interesting werewolves inside this series.  The dating agency is a lovely base for the story while the characters just shine by themselves.  This is a series that you really need to follow from the beginning and I highly recommend trying it.

This was one of the first vampire series I read and I loved it enough to keep reading the genre.  It also showed me that not all paranormal books are all doom, gloom and fighting.  There are light and fluffy ones out there that are still full of enough action and mystery to keep things interesting.

So make sure you visit Lil.  She is a fun vampire who a has a slight problem with money and a very weird family who will make you laugh.  Hopefully there will be more escapades from this character!






 

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127) Sucker for Love by Kimberly Raye

Lil Marchette is keeping her dating agency Dead End Dating above water but it isn't easy work. It could be a little easier to run the agency if she didn't have to put up with the calls from her mother but most likely it would be easier if she only catered to humans. Dead End Dating is the ultimate meet-and-greet for the fanged, furry and fabulous and there is never a dull moment or date.

A gorgeous eight-hundred-year-old warlock has kidnapped one of Lil's clients and nobody seems to be doing anything about it. So Lil rushes off to Texas in the hope of finding the warlock herself and saving her client from being sacrificed. It doesn't turn out to be as easy as Lil thought and then her friends and mom turn up to help her.

Will Lil manage to save the day and her dating agency? Can she solve the relationship problems between her friend and brother? Can she stop her mom from poisoning her human sister-in-law? It is all in a days work for Lil Marchette and maybe she will find some time to relax with hunky boyfriend Ty along the way.

It is hard to believe that Sucker for Love is book five in the Dead-End Dating series. Even with the long breaks between the releases in this series I never have a problem keeping up with Lil's life, family and friends. Which I think shows how good and how much fun this series is. Full of action but witty and sassy this series is a perfect blend of the paranormal and chick-lit.

Things are progressing nicely in the big picture but things are not looking so good for Lil and I hope she gets a break soon. I am excited to see what happens next in Here Comes the Vampire but I am a little worried about what they will do to the next book cover. My only peeve about this series is the change of cover styles. While books 1 to 3 had nice covers that suited the series and Lil well, the last 2 books have had completely different styles and look silly. So here's hoping to a nice cover next time.

All in all this is a perfect series to relax and have a laugh with. Lil is funny and the kind of vamp a girl hopes to be. Her family are hilarious and the plot is always exciting. A little romance here and there but nothing too over the top. Vamps, weres, demons and more make this a full paranormal house and a super read.