It Happened One Bite (Gentlemen Vampyres, #1) in Vampires, Weres and Fae!

Mar 06, 2011 Melindeeloo rated it really liked it

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When her brother drags her along to visit the remote Scottish castle he's inherited, warrior witch Blare discovers that her deceased mother didn't pass on all of her secrets. For Blaire starts discovering clues that the castle should have been her birthright as well as an English man who - judging from the dust and era of his clothing - has been ensorcelled and imprisoned there for several decades apparently for crimes the seer of Blaire's mother's coven saw that he would commit sometime in the When her brother drags her along to visit the remote Scottish castle he's inherited, warrior witch Blare discovers that her deceased mother didn't pass on all of her secrets. For Blaire starts discovering clues that the castle should have been her birthright as well as an English man who - judging from the dust and era of his clothing - has been ensorcelled and imprisoned there for several decades apparently for crimes the seer of Blaire's mother's coven saw that he would commit sometime in the future. James Maitland, Baron Kettering's last memories were of being surrounded by five witches, so he is understandably miffed for losing more than a score of his immortal years. Yes he is vampire, but he's not evil.

Initially, James' plans involve revenge on the coven who locked him away but quickly his focus turns to the Blare, the feisty woman who attracts him like no other he's met over the long centuries of his life. But though Blaire finds James equally fascinating, his interest may have put her in the sights of another group of immortals who are no where near as benign - and the danger her mother feared may now be headed Blaire's way.

In It Happened One Bite, the author team who write as Lydia Dare branch out from their regency werewolves to vampires - or rather vampyres, and trade England for Scotland, the connection between the two series is that Tall, Dark and Wolfish and The Taming of the Wolf saw two of Blaire's coven sisters gain Lycan mates. Even though this story is really vampire-lite, both James and Blaire are quite appealing, so I found their romance with its touch of steam and dab of peril to be enjoyable. Also fun, the authors bring back a few of the past characters, and I am pretty sure that the stars of the next two books were setup in Jame's vampire mentor and another character from the last two books who looks to be daylight-challenged in the near future.

So It Happened One Bite is a pleasant change of place if you are looking for a light paranormal romance with a touch of the historical. And since I am intrigued by both Blaire's remaining unmated witch sisters and the two vampire leading-men-to-be, I'll be checking out In the Heat of the Bite and Never Been Bit. If you don't mind fur instead of fangs Dare's Regency werewolf brothers are available for ereaders as Lydia Dare Wolf Bundle.

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