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4.0 out of 5 stars
Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour. -William Blake, January 6, 2008
This review is from: Sucker Bet ( Vegas Vampires, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the fourth book in the Vegas Vampire series.
Gwenna is a very old vampire, born in the 11th century. Having gotten a divorce from her controlling husband Gwenna has lived the last 300 years or so in almost complete isolation. She came to Las Vegas to witness the marriage of her brother Ethan, Vampire President, to his wife, Alexis, and decided to stay.
She's been filling her time on the computer in a Vampire slayers chat room, when she finally decides to meet one of the members, Slash. Only when she gets to the meeting spot Slash isn't there, instead she finds a dead body.
Detective Nate Thomas is investigating the murder and at the same time going through a horrible time in his personal life. Gwenna has been through a lot in her long life and the two find common ground and an easy companionship in each other. But soon the bodies are piling up, tied into the slayer group and the Vampire Nation. The two work together trying to solve the crimes, even though Nate is oblivious to the Vampires and their existence.
Erin McCarthy writes an emotionally complex tale in this fourth book. Gwenna is finally starting to come out of her shell, find herself, and stand up for herself. Her ex is still harassing her and is creepily obsessed and possessive of her, but Gwena is fighting back. With the murder mystery looming over their heads Nate and Gwenna share some similar sorrows and quickly fall under one another's spell. They have a whirlwind romance and a promising future...except Nate doesn't know what she is.
Like usual I flew through this book in a day, Ms. McCarthy has a knack for writing books you can't set down. My only complaint about this book is it lacked the easy humor most of her books usually contain. There are a few laughs but it's far from the page after page of giggles I usually enjoy with a McCarthy read. Even without the giggles, I enjoyed this book immensely; Gwenna is a fascinating heroine.
This is not a stand alone tale; you must read the previous three books to really know what's going on.
High Stakes (Vegas Vampires, Book 1)
Bit the Jackpot (Vegas Vampires, Book 2)
Bled Dry (Vegas Vampires, Book 3)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sucker Bet is a favorite, January 19, 2008
This review is from: Sucker Bet ( Vegas Vampires, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)
Gwenna Carrick is finally coming out of her shell after 900 years or so. Being a vampire she spends her time amusing herself on the Vampire slayers email loop. She sets up a face to face meeting with a fellow email buddy only to come across a terrible murder.
Detective Nate Thomas doesn't know what to make of his witness at the murder scene. His first assumptions about her fall apart after he gets to know her better. Nate enlists Gwenna's online search skills in working on this case. Being so close together causes their already smoking hot attraction to overload.
Gwenna since moving to be nearer her brother the Vampire President and his family is becoming her own woman. This chemistry to mortal Nate rocks her to her core. Plus she has to deal with someone trying to kill off her vamp friends as well as a pesky ex husband.
Nate's world hasn't been easy either of late and the one bright spot is Gwenna. Will he be able to handle who she really is?
Sucker Bet by Erin McCarthy is an absolute joy. Its funny, sexy and emotional. Watching Gwenna evolve into a strong woman is a revelation.
Sucker Bet Gwenna and Nate are right up there with my favorite Erin McCarthy couples. You can't go wrong buying a book by this author.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
More like Sure Bet, January 9, 2008
This review is from: Sucker Bet ( Vegas Vampires, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)
2008 is already starting strong, thanks to this contribution to the Vegas Vampire series by Erin McCarthy.
Sucker Bet features Gwenna Carrick, sister to the president of the Vampire Nation, and ex-wife to Roberto Donatelli, the villain throughout most of this series. Gwenna is 900 years old, having been transformed into a vampire by her brother Ethan while she was dying of childbirth to Roberto's illegitimate daughter. Now a divorced and sheltered immortal, she's starting to think how much time she's wasted and how ungrateful she has been for the immortality she's been given. She decides to live a little, which ends with her finding a dead body in the exact spot an internet friend from a Vampire Slayers loop asked her to meet him. Enter Det. Nate Thomas, LAPD, who at first writes Gwenna off as an airhead, but soon realizes she's just a little bit naive, but a kind, considerate, and compassionate woman underneath that fragile appearance. Driven together by their shared painful experiences, they come together for a fling that turns into much, much more.
By far, this is the best book in the entire series! I loved the character of Gwenna, and I thought it was very interesting how the author showed the progession of Gwenna's coming into her own. For 900 years, Gwenna had let herself be controlled, first by her brother, then by her ex-husband, and it was great to see her breaking free of that, thanks to Nate.
The character of Nate is great also - strong, sexy, straight-forward, but still a little vulnerable and very willing to let Gwenna live her own life. The love scenes are hot, the suspense plot is riveting, and I had no idea until I had about sixty pages left who the killer was. But there has to be another one! So much was left unsaid at the end ie Ringo & Kelsey and the motive of the villain. I can't wait to see what happens, and I really hope Kelsey kicks Ringo to the curb and the villain gets just what is coming the him/her.
Needless to say I stayed up waaaaaay too late last night to finish this, but it was well worth the eye baggage.
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