Kimberly Raye, Dead End Dating

Dead End Dating

Kimberly Raye

Ivy, Sept 2006, $6.99, 352 pp.

ISBN 0345492161

Vampires are either born or made and Lil Marchette belongs to the upper social class that was born. That means her eternity mate has to be a born vampire with a high fertility rating in order to have children. Made vampires can't have children which leaves bounty hunter Ty Bonner off Lil's list as prospective mates if she was searching which she is not.

She is interested in getting her matchmaking business Dead End Dating, which services vampires, humans and anything in between off the ground. She meets the oldest, vampire in her father's Kinko like store and if she can get the shy vamp fixed up with his eternity mate, she will make a good start in making her business the place to go. She also wants to fix up a snobby wealthy boring born vampire with someone who cares about him. This will keep her occupied because she thinks too much of Ty, a bounty hunter made vampire who is chasing after a serial killer, even though a relationship between them is definitely taboo.

Readers who like paranormal romances will want to read DEAD END DATING. The sparks that fly between Lil and Ty are so hot it feels as if the book will spontaneously combust. The heroine marches to her own drummer and doesn't always follow the dictates of born vampires socially which leads to some very biting episodes. Kimberly Raye has written a magical tale.

Harriet Klausner