Harper Allen, Dressed to Slay

Dressed to Slay

Harper Allen

Silhouette Bombshell, October 2006, $4.99

ISBN: 0373514239

The oldest of triplets by a half hour, Megan Crosse begins the walk down the aisle, accompanied by her sisters Natashya and Katherine, when her long lost thought dead grandfather interrupts the nuptials, though she and her siblings agree their respective fiance's fail to get their motors humming. Darkheart accompanied by shapeshifter Mikhail Vosteroff claims his triplet offspring are part of a family of vampire-slayers, and are needed right now. He insists one of them is a slayer, another will become a healer, and the third will convert into a vampire. He returned to them because they are in peril from the same creature that killed their mother.

The wedding is put off over the objections of the groom, investment banker Dean, as the triplets join their grandfather to fight a local nest of vampires. Meanwhile, Megan finds Mikhail stirs her blood, while he thinks she is his life mate. However, everyone fears that she is the one who will convert to a vampiress, since as a child she was bitten by one of the bloodsuckers.

Supernatural romance readers will appreciate this action-packed romantic thriller, starring a strong lead couples and fully developed support players. Readers will believe in vampires, werewolves, and an assortment of other ilk; much of that reality suspension comes from the non-stop escapes of the heroes, but also because of the amusing dialogue between the triplets and the sensual discourse between Megan and Mikhail. With Tash and Kat to follow, sub-genre fans have plenty to look forward to, as Harper Allen provides a terrific opening tale.