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Zen and the Art of Vampires:
In Zen and the Art of Vampires
Pia is in search of her dreams. She has always wanted
the husband, kids and the house in the suburbs but as she is
turning forty she is losing hope. So Pia gives herself the
present of a singles tour through romantic Europe as a
present. The only thing is the guys on the trip leave a lot
to be desired. But the two men she sees on the Icelandic
street are different; they are handsome, mysterious and
dangerous. But, they are obviously not for her. So she is
surprised when things take a turn and she ends up involved
with Alec, then married to Kristoff. If that was the
extent of her issues it wouldn’t be bad but someone is
mysteriously killed in her bathroom and now she seems to be
a Zorya (and just what the heck is that), and has spirits
following her around. Oh and her husband apparently is a
Vampire, who would have guessed.
Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang
picks up after Pia is back in the states. She is
alone and is torn between both her new job as Zorya and her
husband Kristoff (who doesn’t seem to want anything to do
with her). So while Pia in one way has finally got what she
has wanted out of life – being married, her husband not only
doesn’t want her but the vampire council thinks they have
conspired against the Dark Ones and now she is going to have
to see Kristoff face to face.
Things change when Kristoff and Pia
meet face to face again and she is determined to make things
work with him, even if it kills him. How did one woman end
up with ghostly charges, a vampire husband and people out to
kill her? More importantly can she make the best out of the
situation and possibly keep the new husband and new friends?
These two stories have been reviewed as a pair as at the end
of Zen and the Art of Vampires, Pia does not
have her happy ever after ending, as a matter of fact most
of the characters won’t be happy until everything works out
at the end of Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang.
That being said, I think this is a fantastic duo of stories
from Katie MacAlister. I have loved her work from reading
her first historical romance to her contemporaries and now
her dragons and vampires, and have never been let down. She
continues to write strong and super spunky characters that
women will love to read about. If you are a fan of Mary
Janice Davidson’s Betsy series than I think you will
definitely enjoy Zen and the Art of Vampires
and Crouching Vampire, Hidden Fang. |