Not to mention sharp, cutting wit. Detective Peter King and movie star Ovsanna Moore are the sexiest tongue-in-cheek crime-solving duo since MOONLIGHTINGhit the air waves in the ‘80s. But they may remind you more of TRUE BLOOD’s Sookie and Eric than Maddie and David—because one of them’s a vampire. And like Sookie’s Bon Temps, their Los Angeles has its fair share of shapeshifting sometime-humans.
Ovsanna’s the successful owner of her own Hollywood film studio and the star of 17 blockbuster horror films, plus three, sadly, that went straight to video. But even vampires have bad days. Though never fat days or bad hair days—she looks pretty great for 450. And in those four and a half centuries she’s pretty much seen everything, formed an opinion about it, and developed the kind of worldly-wise wit Joan Rivers only dreams about.
Peter, on the other hand, is a Beverly Hills cop firmly rooted in human affairs, from the domestic issues of his lively Italian family to the romantic ones of his neighbor, snake dancer Suzie Q. Though Ovsanna’s had flings with everyone from Genghis Khan to Errol Flynn, Peter’s got what it takes to catch her eye and hold her interest. And he’s one hell of a detective. He's also a consummate master of spin, concealing what he knows about the world of vampires, werewolves, and shapeshifters while solving the crimes they commit.
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I really enjoyed this book. I loved the dynamics between Peter and Ovsanna! It isn't your typical pairing, which is what I enjoyed.
When he asks her to Christmas Eve dinner to meet his family, Ovsanna is terrified. She's almost 500 years old, and she doesn't know what to wear or how she's going to act. The cute detective knows what she is, but his family does not. They only know her as Ovsanna Moore, famous horror actress.
It doesn't help matters that a were wolf is trying to kill her. She doesn't know who he is, or why he wants to kill her, but she certainly wants to know why and who he is.
I really enjoyed this book! I loved Ovsanna's personality!! You realize that a lot of the famous actors are actually part of her band of Hollywood Vampyres! She was surprised by her attraction to the detective, and even more surprised by his invitation to meet his family. She likes him, and likes that he seems to accept her being what she is. He's not afraid of her or her world.
I loved Peter! I loved his family! He comes from a big Italian family, who seem to welcome in Osvanna with open arms. Despite her world being one that he thought only existed in books, he wants Osvanna.
As I said, I was leary about reading this book, because vampire books always make me leary. I do read them, and I do enjoy them... I'm just leary about them. I loved this book... also.. I think I want a flock of geese around my house like Osvanna.... great idea!!!
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THE AUTHOR:
Adrienne began her career in 1963 with the San Jose Civic Light
Opera. After graduating high school, she traveled with a musical comedy revue,
entertaining our servicemen on Army bases throughout Southeast Asia. In 1965,
she moved to New York where she made her Broadway debut as Tevye's second
daughter, Hodel, in Fiddler on the Roof. A Tony nomination and a Theatre World
Award for her creation of Rizzo in the original Broadway production of Grease
led her back to California and the role of Bea Arthur's daughter, Carol, in the
hit series Maude.
Since then she has
become a best selling author, a recording artist, and the star of numerous
features, films for television, concert performances, musicals and plays.
Movie fans know her best
for her performances in The Fog, Escape From New York, Creepshow, Swamp Thing,
Back to School, and Cannonball Run. Her recent films include Reach for Me, with
Seymour Cassell and Alfre Woodard and the award winning "zombie film"
Alice Jacobs is Dead. She can currently be seen in Argo, directed by and
starring Ben Affleck.
Adrienne has a Golden
Globe nomination and over 450 screen performances to her credit. Drew Carey
fans know her as Oswald's mom. She starred as Ruthie, the Snake Dancer, on
HBO's fascinating series, Carnivale. Her recent appearances include Son's of
Anarchy and Dexter and nine months on ABC's General Hospital, her first foray
into daytime television. She also portray's Victoria Grayson's (Madeline Stowe)
mother on ABC's hit series Revenge.
After appearing in over
25 musicals and plays, among them the West coast premieres of Women Behind Bars
and Drop Dead; the Canadian premiere of Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers; and the
world premiere of What the Rabbi Saw by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore, in
2006 she returned to New York to garner standing ovations as Judy Garland in
The Property Known As Garland. Summer of 2012 found her returning to her
favorite musical Fiddler on the Roof, playing Golde this time, not Hodel.
Off camera, Adrienne is
the voice of Catwoman in Batman, The Animated Series, Ms. Simone in Scooby-Do
on Zombie Island, and Scooter's Mom in the 3-D animated film Fly Me To The
Moon. She can be heard in a myriad of video games: God of War and Halo 4 among
them.
Adrienne is the author
of three books: the best-selling memoir There Are Worse Things I Could Do;
Vampyres of Hollywood; and the most recent Love Bites.
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So glad you loved it!
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