Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home

October 15, 2008
Libby Monroe, the daughter of paranormal hunters, has seen everything by the time she gets to Broken Heart, Oklahoma, except dragons fighting overhead. At 23, she has no idea what she wants to do, except to avoidgetting toasted bydragon fire. She spots Ralph Genessa, ayoung widower who happens to be a vampire tending his wife's grave in the middle of the night. A female dragon appear, falls to the ground, and, as Libby tries to help, kisses her with her last breath, transforming Libby and Ralph. Ralph takes Libby to a compoundpopulated by vampires, werewolves, and assorted otherworldly beings. There Libby isprodded and analyzed untilhavoc breaks out as dragons attack and she seems to be the answer as well as the problem. The only person she can turn to is Ralph, who understands her metamorphosis and their mutual desire. The fourth in Bardsley's vampire series has action aplenty and a free-spirited, wittilysarcastic heroine who willdelighther fans.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)