THERE’S MORE THAN HER HEART AT STAKE. . . .As the only human to survive vampire infection, Milagro de Los Santos has become quite a celebrity among the blood-drinking elite. Too bad the perks of her condition—increased strength, super-fast healing—don’t pay her condo fees. There are other complications too. She’s feeling guilty about her fling with enigmatic Vampire Council member Ian Ducharme, and pining for her ex-fiancé, Dr. Oswald Grant . . . the fabulous man whose kiss changed her life. It’s when Milagro—irked by Ian’s attentions to his neighbor—travels to London and enjoys a sexy flirtation of her own, that the blood really hits the fan. Suddenly, those around her are dying gruesome deaths and Milagro’s being interrogated. Who would kill to set her up as a murder suspect? Milagro just wants to turn back the clock and have another chance to make things right, but no sooner has she escaped to Oswald’s ranch than an accident obliterates her memory. Will the murderer come after her now? And will amnesia spark a romantic do-over with Oswald—or will she make all the same mistakes before she ever gets to say "I do"?
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Acosta brings Milagro de Los Santos's roller-coaster of romantic misadventures to a close in this chipper final installment of the Casa Dracula series (after 2008's The Bride of Casa Dracula). Milagro, a human with vampiric abilities, mistrusts her feelings for Ian, her vampire "boyfriend-lover-whatever." To distract herself, Milagro has a lighthearted affair with sexy Wil, a surfer and vampire activist. Set up to take the fall when Wil is murdered, Milagro begs protection from her ex-fiancé, Oswald, further complicating her tangled love life. Too silly to be taken seriously but too serious to be comic, this series conclusion never quite gels as its own novel, and much of what Acosta attempts has been done before (and often better) by other paranormal romance authors, but Milagro's fans will be glad to see how her story is resolved.
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The conclusion to Acosta’s Casa Dracula series finds Milagro de Los Santos still smarting over the end of her engagement to handsome vampire Oswald. Milagro has gotten back together with Ian Ducharme, a devilishly enticing vampire, but she’s worried the two don’t see eye-to-eye on the issue of fidelity. Milagro’s encounters with her two vampire lovers have left her changed: she’s not a vampire, but her otherworldly strength and craving for blood make her something more than human. After discovering Ian cavorting with a human couple she distrusts, Milagro flees to England seeking Wilcox Spiggott, a vampire who longs to make the existence of his race public. Milagro hooks up with the seductive Wilcox, but when he visits her in L.A. and winds up dead in her bedroom, Milagro fears she has been framed for murder. As she struggles to find out who set her up, she realizes she has to make a choice between Ian and Oswald once and for all. A satisfying wrap-up to a snappy supernatural series. --Kristine Huntley
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Author of: Happy Hour at Casa Dracula, Midnight Brunch at Casa Dracula, and The Bride of Casa Dracula. Haunted Honeymoon at Casa Dracula will be released on October 5, 2010.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful send-off for one fabulous señorita!,
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Tabula rasa means `blank slate', and is both a kick-ass season six episode of `Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and the overarching theme of Marta Acosta's fourth and final `Casa Dracula' novel. . .
In this novel Milagro is dealing with the fallout of `happily ever after'. Following the heartbreakingly complicated events of `Bride of Casa Dracula', Milagro de Los Santos made her bed and chose her man. Now she is discovering what happens after you ride off into the sunset with your prince charming. . . In `Haunted Honeymoon' Milagro discovers that the man she chose can promise her lust, but not love; adoration but not fidelity. She feels seller's remorse for the man she gave up, and to nurse her broken heart (and make some mula off a fauxoir freak) she jet-sets to London and shacks up with a politically-minded surfer with a lush name. When Milagro returns her problems are just as she left them - caught between the man she chose and the man she wants, and the vampire society who revere and vilify her. . . matters get even more complicated when the English surfer follows her home and gets himself killed. Suddenly Milagro is hunted by military contractors, and pissed off with Cockroaches and Pickles until her memory finally snaps and amnesia gives her a case of tabula rasa. Marta Acosta's `Casa Dracula' series is not paranormal romance. Rather it is a comedy-of-manners; revelling in absurd non sequiturs, stinging social observations and hilarious juxtapositions. Any paranormal and romantic elements are fringe benefits. . . and I sort of love the way that in `Haunted Honeymoon' Marta Acosta tramples a lot of paranormal romance conventions. She writes messy love, broken characters, awkward situations and scathing diatribes. And I loved every word. . . If you were ever under the impression that the `Casa Dracula' series is paranormal romance, then Milagro's bed-hopping should quickly dispel such misconceptions. It is very un-feminist and puritanical that in a lot of paranormal/urban-fantasy books the female characters are quite chaste. No way! Marta Acosta writes messy love - her heroine enjoys sex and flirting and she falls into bed for fun and forgetting. I loved reading about Milagro's oozing sexuality - both the references to her chichis and male character's reactions to her bazoombas. Sure, it's funny, but on a more emotional level I enjoyed reading Milagro's sexual armour. Acosta gets very Freudian in `Haunted Honeymoon' and explores Milagro's childhood as it impacts her current adult relationships, and it is fascinating. We all have 20/20 vision in hindsight, and I felt as though Acosta delving into Milagro's past made the previous three books more profound and enriching. The `Casa Dracula' series is a comedy-of-manners, but some of the most powerful scenes in `Haunted Honeymoon' came when manners were disposed of and characters didn't pull punches.`Haunted Honeymoon' is very much centred on Milagro - deconstructing her personality, her past and her predicaments. She is an infuriating character sometimes - both hyper-aware and utterly ignorant of herself. In other words, Milagro is just like everyone else in the world. But I loved that in `Haunted Honeymoon' a lot of dirty laundry was aired, and characters spoke their minds and had their say - often voicing criticisms and witticisms that had been on the tips of their tongue for three books. The amnesia plot is essentially a stripping down of Milagro's defences; a way for her to take a cold, hard look at her life decisions and gain perspective. It may be a cliché soap-opera storyline, but with Ms. Acosta's writing juju the amnesia plot becomes a deeply profound and funny character exposè, more in keeping with an Oscar Wilde comedy-of-errors than the Goldie Hawn movie 'Overboard'. `Haunted Honeymoon' does pack quite a punch. I cried, I laughed, I yelled at certain characters when they didn't chase after the girl or made inappropriate marriage proposals. But overall I got a sense of hope from this final `Casa Dracula' novel. This is the grand finale for Milagro de Los Santos - and her send-off is absurdly wonderful and befitting the unique `Casa Dracula' series. Milagro's love life is sorted out, once and for all. She accepts hard truths and her own limitations, and the book finishes on a beautiful note of Scarlett-esque proportions; `tomorrow is another day'. I would be over-the-moon thrilled if Marta Acosta wrote more books in the `Casa Dracula' series. But if `Haunted Honeymoon' really is the last then it's a beautiful send-off for one fabulous señorita.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Haunted Honeymoon (Paperback)
I feel like I am about to write a eulogy since I have just discover that this is the final book about Milagro. Marta Acosta is one of the best paranormal writers I have ever read and will sadly mourn the passing of the Casa Dracula series. Fortunately, the books survive the series' demise and you can read them all over and over again. You can't find a better written vampire series that combines wit, a love of dogs and gardening. Actually, I don't know of any other series that combines these three.
This story is a wonderful send off for Milagro since she gets to have her honeymoon after all. Well, honestly, you had to know that much just from the title, so I am not spoiling much. I won't mention who she ends up with, but it is not Oswald. Getting to the honeymoon is a wacky, snark-filled trip and one that I found immensely enjoyable. Milagro is never dull or boring and her philosophical discussions just make you smile. I swear I found a bunch of one liners that I want to use myself. Nancy (my fav!) makes a few cameos as well and check out Nancy's Theory of Style if you need a fix or find yourself missing Milagro. I just adore Acosta's writing and hope she has more books planned. This is one author who could make her grocery list sound witty and literate.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Haunted Honeymoon ends the Casa Dracula series perfectly. Milagro is finally right where she belongs. Everything about this book is spot on. And fans will rejoice when both Oswald and Ian's true inner selves are revealed.
Silly wacky Milagro has adventures galore, often finding herself somewhere instead of making things happen. This becomes obvious once she really finds that she has no control. In the end, she takes charge of her life and is finally, completely happy. There are lots of unforeseen twists along the way, including a fun-filled jaunt to London. As mentioned in the synopsis, Milagro deals with a bout of amnesia. Instead of being annoying as most instances of this particular plot twist are, the amnesia is a pivotal, revealing, laugh out loud escapade that makes the book all that more perfect. By far, the very best book in the series.
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