Review: Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks

I just finished up Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks. It is the 6th book in the "Love at Stake" Series. This is the first book I have read by her because I hadn't realized it was a part of a series, but I was able to follow it just fine.

Summary: Lara Boucher is a young police officer in NYC. She makes a call to a bachelor party at a hotel that is getting out of control. When she arrives on the scene, she encounters Jack, a vampire (though she is unaware). There is an immediate physical attraction between the two, but something doesn't seem right to her. She tracks him down again and discovers he has supernatural powers such as super strength and ability to teleport. She is frightened by his abilities and Jack refuses to explain himself, despite their attraction towards one another. He is afraid that he cannot trust her to keep his secret of being a vampire, which would put the entire vampire race at risk. He also fears she will no longer want to be with him if she knows the truth about what he really is. Their relationship grows, and they have begun to fall in love, though she is resisting at times because he will not tell her the truth. Then suddenly, kidnappings of college girls begin occurring, which Jack believes is being done by a Malcontent (the bad vampires), and now Lara, as well as the entire vampire race, are in danger . . .

My Thoughts: This was my first Kerrelyn Sparks novel and I enjoyed it a lot. At the beginning, I was unsure because I just felt it was too cheesy. Jack and Lara fell in love in what seemed to be a split second, even though right before, they couldn't stand each other. After I got past that, I found the book to be excellent. It was entertaining, exciting, and romantic, especially the last 100 pages or so. I definitely plan on reading the rest of the "Love at Stake" series, hopefully from the beginning. Even though this is book 6 of the series, I would say the books are stand alone, because I was able to follow the story fine, but it probably would have been better to read starting from the first book, How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire, which I plan to read soon.

The Bottom Line: Highly recommended for fans of paranormal romance. Will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat.

Rating: 4/5

Currently Reading: Heat Wave by "Richard Castle." This is a novel based on the ABC show Castle, which is one of my favorite shows, about Richard Castle, an author of mystery crime novels who follows a NYPD cop for inspiration. The book is supposed to be one of his mystery novels. The reason I put his name in quotes is because he is obviously not the real author, as he is a fictional character haha.