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“Glory St. Clair is a vampire. Surprised by that, given the title? :grin: She was an actress with William Shakespeare, so that makes her about 400 years old. Back when she was mortal, women who were, let’s say, plump were considered desirable. Skinny meant you couldn’t afford to eat. So, why, why I ask, is Glory obsessed about her weight? I know that she’s living in modern day America but you’d think she’d have held on to something. The other vampires of her acquaintance seem to be clinging to various aspects of their original lives.
So, Glory is moving to Austin, TX from Las Vegas because she has a nasty gambling habit. Moving with her is her dog, Valdez. Valdez is not your ordinary dog. Not only does the goldendoodle (or maybe he’s a labradoodle, I don’t remember) communicate with anyone in the vicinity by “speaking” in their minds, he can also communicate with the vampire who made Glory and who gave her Valdez. Jerry, occasionally referred to as Jeremiah (his given name) or Blade (a nickname), wants Glory to be His Woman. She wants to have sex with him, maybe even a relationship, but she wants to live her own life. He isn’t happy about it.
In Austin, Glory opens an antique shop: vintage clothing, books and furniture. It helps to know people who’ve been alive for hundreds of years and have things they’d like to unload. Not to mention her own collection. The shop is very successful but things aren’t all well in Austin.
There’s a vampire hunter out to kill all the vampires. This guy is clever – he has found a way to detect body heat so he knows who is a vampire and who is not. He has also found a way to block the vampires from reading his mind or sensing his presence. Helpful, that, in trying to kill them. Glory and Co. have to figure out now only who he is but how to stop him.
Aside from the occasional Weight Freak Out by Glory, I liked this book a lot. There is at least one more in the series and I’ll get them. After I read the about 50 books I already have waiting for me. But I digress.”
