The Good, the Bad, and the Vampire (Dead in the City #4)
by Sara Humphreys
Blurb:
He wants eternity?
Dakota
Shelton is a vampire cowboy with a penchant for cinnamon lollipops and Johnny
Cash. Though highly skilled and deadly dangerous to his enemies, he's still a
Texas good ol' boy at heart. And he has that heart set on wooing Trixie
LaRoux-the most badass punk rock chick in town-the old-fashioned way.
Over her undead body...
Trixie
is tough as nails and sharp as a silver stake-the last thing she wants is a man
to sit on a porch and not grow old with. So it'll take going to hell and back
fighting a new threat to vampires before she admits Dakota's courtship makes
her blood hum. Turns out chivalry's not dead after all.
Themes: vampires,
witches, paranormal
Rating: 4.25 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
I have been a big fan of Sara Humphreys ever
since I stumbled across her Amoveo series several years ago; her unique take on
shifters, vampires, witches and other paranormal beings continues to amaze me
and this newest addition to the spinoff Dead in the City series was just as intriguing. Humphreys takes us deep into
the underground and undead world of New York City, one that the humans don’t
even begin to guess they are clueless about.
Serious changes have come to this society recently with long forgotten
secrets being uncovered, cross-species matings, and battles brewing that no one
realized they needed to be worried about.
Dakota and Trixie’s story was just as vital and interesting to the
overall plot in this series as it was as a stand-alone novel. Trixie is the kind of character that makes me want to dig deeper into their minds and learn all about them. She obviously has secrets, ones she’s kept
even from her coven, women she has long looked at as being her only true
family. She is faced with a startling
attraction to a male that she knows would completely change her world, but
resisting the sexy and lethal cowboy is becoming increasing difficult. When Dakota came to New York a few years ago
we all enjoyed seeing his playful laid back country boy wats clashing against
Trixie’s punk rocker hard-ass personality, but under all that swagger is a
truly loving and sweet male—Trixie’s perfect mate. I loved seeing these two find their way
through the morass of drama that they found themselves in and finding a way to
deal with their fears and hang-ups in order to find one another’s hearts. The passion between them is undeniable and
the moments that they give in to it make me feel like I need a cold shower, but
the truly great moments between them happened when they dropped their guards
and were able to truly show their love and caring for one another. Trixie’s past and the truth of her heritage
was just the icing on the cake in my opinion and I, though I think I might be a
long shot, hope to see her again in future novels as she moves further with
her new powers. All in all a really
great story that I can see myself reading again and I am waiting anxiously for
the next novel to find out who will find their mates and where these changing
times will take Olivia’s family and coven.
*ebook provided by publisher (via
netgalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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