AN INTENSE AND AWKWARD DOG REHABILITATOR. A SUSPICIOUS DEADLY ACCIDENT. AN ALLURING YOUNG WIDOW.
When Maddie 'Mad Girl' Whitney rescues a half-dead 'bait dog,' she doesn't realize she's discovered the key to revealing vicious criminals hiding in plain sight.
Despite the sweltering summer, Maddie's problems keep snowballing. A freak accident sends her K-9 search and rescue team racing to locate the victim, but a gruesome discovery makes her question everything . . . and everyone around her.
Her partner, Sheriff Oliver Desjardins, is keeping secrets. Her flirtatious veterinarian friend is spending a suspicious amount of time with an enticing widow. A loathsome new deputy threatens her. And Maddie must work with wild and extraordinary Vixen.
Without her sister nearby, Maddie reverts to compulsive behaviors. Is she spinning out of control, or is she on the verge of learning the truth about the town's biggest mysteries?
Marta Acosta's Dark Companion follows the story of Jane Williams. Orphaned at the age of six, Jane has grown up in a series of foster homes, learning to survive in the shadows of life. Through hard work and determination, she manages to win a scholarship to the exclusive Birch Grove Academy. There, for the first time, Jane finds herself accepted by a group of friends. She even starts tutoring the headmistress's gorgeous son, Lucien. Things seem too good to be true.
They are.
The more she learns about Birch Grove's recent past, the more Jane comes to suspect that there is something sinister going on. Why did the wife of a popular teacher kill herself? What happened to the former scholarship student, whose place Jane took? Why does Lucien's brother, Jack, seem to dislike her so much?
As Jane begins to piece together the answers to the puzzle, she must find out why she was brought to Birch Grove and what she would risk to stay there .
They think she's an aimless party girl. She thinks they're terrible snobs...for blood-drinkers.'Kick back with Milagro de Los Santos as she navigates her way through post-college life, complete with crazy ex-boyfriends, cocktails, and of course, vampires.' —Cosmopolitan'A cross between Bridget Jones's Diary and Interview with the Vampire.' —Latina'An addictive combo plate of romance and vamp satire.' —Publishers WeeklyGardener and aspiring writer Milagro De Los Santos doesn’t quite fit in anywhere, but still manages to have fun in her haphazard city life of temp jobs, nightclubbing, and arty boyfriends. Then one night, at a book party for her pretentious ex, she meets Oswald, a fabulous man. A mad kissing session leads to cut lips and an accidental exchange of blood.
Then for the first time in Milagro's life, she becomes sick and develops strange cravings for raw meat. When her ex-boyfriend kidnaps her, accusing her of being a vampire, Oswald’s family comes to her rescue and hides her away to recover at their wine country estate.
Can they learn to tolerate one another long enough to defeat mutual enemies and make it home for cocktail hour?
'Extraordinary and hilarious. Five Blue Ribbons' —Romance Junkies'Milagro is back and wittier than ever! A phenomenal vampire series.' —Romantic Times'Danger, sizzling hot sex scenes, an imaginative and diabolical plot, witty repartee, vampires, zombies and a wonderfully poignant ending, which nearly brought me to tears… Extraordinary and hilarious.' —Romance JunkiesQuirky, sexy, bright Milagro De Los Santos is forced to take another ghostwriting job for hoaxer Don Pedro when she can’t pay her condo fees. Her romantic life isn’t much better. She’s conflicted about her torrid affair with dangerous Vampire Council director Ian Ducharme and still yearning for her ex-fiancé, Dr. Oswald Grant and her life at his wine-country ranch.
When Ian’s flirtations with a pretty neighbor infuriate Milagro, she travels to London, and the blood really hits the fan. People around her are dying grisly deaths, and Milagro’s framed for murder. She escapes to Oswald’s ranch, but an accident gives her amnesia and she forgets her entire existence as the only human survivor of a vampire infection. Will Milagro make all the same mistakes, or will she discover the real killers and finally get to use the Margaritanator 3000 at her wedding reception?
“This is the grand finale for Milagro De Los Santos—and her send-off is absurdly wonderful and befitting the unique Casa Dracula series…' —Chick Lit Plus
“The plot Acosta delivers is frustratingly great, and surprises you at every turn... The idea of second chances is nothing new but the way in which Acosta creates such an opportunity is crafty and oh so delicious.” —The Spinecracker
“Hilarious. Acosta’s heroine is fresh and sassy…all the characters are worth watching.” —Romantic Times'Modern-day vampires, mystery, romance, and a lot of sassy humor, and you have a book you can't put down!' —Contra Costa Times'An addictive combo plate of romance and vamp satire.' —Publishers WeeklyFunny, sexy aspiring writer Milagro De Los Santos thinks she's finally found love and a home at the California ranch of fabulous Oswald Grant, MD, and his snobby relatives, who have a rare genetic disorder that some call vampirism. But Milagro is bewildered when she's excluded from a mysterious midnight ceremony whose participants include Oswald's hostile parents, a creepy family elder, and Milagro's ex-lover, decadent and powerful aristovamp Ian Ducharme.
When Milagro's life is threatened, she flees to the desert to hide and work on a screenplay. Instead of solitude, she encounters an egomaniacal actor, a partying socialite, a sly tabloid reporter, and a lavish spa full of dark secrets.
Now all she has to do is finish her screenplay, ambush a world domination movement, and overcome a terrible infection before she can make her way back to Casa Dracula.
'Sizzling and sexy, Acosta's latest is perfect for readers who like a little snappy satire in their vampire romances.' —Booklist'Acosta's talent is staggering. In each of her Milagro de Los Santos novels, she shows readers all over again just how funny, ridiculous and thoroughly gifted she is at plotting. Top rated.' —Romantic TimesFunny, flirty Milagro is having serious problems planning her wedding to fabulous Oswald Grant, MD and vampire. Her future in-laws loathe her, her dog just died, and then her extravagant friend Nancy hijacks the role of wedding coordinator. As if things aren’t bad enough, the Vampire Council assigns conniving fashionista Cornelia Ducharme to supervise the couple through ancient wedding traditions.
Meanwhile Milagro’s reduced to ghostwriting the memoirs of a loony little man who claims to be a shapeshifter. A series of suspicious accidents interferes with the wedding plans. Is Milagro’s paranoia justified or is she cracking under the pressure? And why does she keep running into her charismatic ex-lover, depraved aristovamp Ian Ducharme?
'Milagro De Los Santos remains one of the most interesting characters I know, with her quick-wit, sharp tongue, and flirtatious manner. She demands full devotion from the reader, and with me she gets it.' —The Spinecracker
'The Bride of Casa Dracula is the fast-paced witty read that we have all come to enjoy from Marta Acosta. Yet it is much more than that...I am on pins and needles waiting for the next installment in one of my new favorite series.' —Bitten By Books
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