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STORYBook I This is Sugar Bernstein’s new now. A former New York ad woman and nobody’s fool, this freshly minted vampire is avoiding loved ones by driving thecountry alone in a luxury camper van. (“Luxury” and “camper van” seem mutually exclusive concepts when your routine involves a sewage hose.) If all that’s not enough, her man is dead; an evil, blood-sucking she-creature is on her tail; and an entire Jewish family is on her case. It’s a lot. With no guidance, Sugar is struggling to learn as much as possible about the rules of undead existence. She’s dusting off the oldest and most authoritative vampire books and movies, and testing the truth of it all by trial and error. Sunlight good or sunlight bad? Enhanced senses or just over imagination? Animal blood or human blood—is there really a difference? (Spoiler Alert: Yes.) And when it comes to life with no obvious end, how the hell do you finance it? In her travels, Sugar finds help in surprising places—like beneath the neon signage of the Moonglow chain of RV parks—each with a secret section designated “V-parking.” And there’s even an app for that. Seems that Sugar is not the only “V” who feels #VanLife is a smart way to go. At Moonglow, Sugar feels like she can let down her guard enough to allow in some fellow travelers. But making friends is dangerous business when an infamous and evil vampire bitch is hunting you down. Opening your heart can have deadly consequences. Will Sugar outrun evil? Will she take a chance on love when her previous encounters ended in murder? Will she make it to her niece’s bat mitzvah without causing the synagogue to explode? In her shoes, what would you do? Book II A lover in a kilt. An assassination plot. A rabbi with apparent romantic intent. Lying to family while hoping that Dad stays alive. Hiding out in an abandoned mine in Idaho. Camping in the special V-lot at an RV park in Mississippi. Staying at a New Orleans guest house with special dawn-to-dusk rates. Phew. This first year of being a vampire is getting crazy. Sugar Bernstein, Jewish princess and rookie vampire, is still working out the kinks. Nonetheless, she’s taken up music and has a fledgling career singing in local bars. (Night gigs are good for a girl like her.) But the challenges keep coming. Her bloodthirsty old nemesis has been upping the body count ever since that mayhem in the synagogue parking lot. And with all her current struggles, is she going to be able to enjoy a renewed relationship with Mac, her handsome Scottish vampire suitor, while being required to keep secrets from him? It’s worth a try. Or is it? Now, if she can just figure out how to nail down this swordplay business, maybe she can stay undead instead of ending up dead dead. It’s a treacherous road that Sugar is navigating, but there are surprising moments of humor and joy along the way for this vampire-out-of-water. And there are hints of romance. Or is that just sex? Care to go for a ride along the V-highway? Buckle up! |
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REVIEWS"Honey Parker's brilliance lies in keeping the narrative light-hearted and, at the same time, keeping readers aware of the darkness that looms."
-Ankita Shukla for Reader's Favorite " Over the course of the novel, Parker delivers a winning paranormal tale with quirky details." - Kirkus Reviews "Sugar Bernstein’s transformation is as captivating as it is entertaining because author Honey Parker skillfully strikes a balance between supernatural mystery and everyday hardships." - Indie Reader “I loved the first one. This one's even better.” -Pamela Wallace, Oscar-winning screenwriter "I believe this book is an instant award winner." -Lily Andrews, Bestsellers World |
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