Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home (Broken Heart, Oklahoma, Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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Libby Monroe, the daughter of paranormal hunters, has seen everything by the time she gets to Broken Heart, Oklahoma, except dragons fighting overhead. At 23, she has no idea what she wants to do, except to avoid getting toasted by dragon fire. She spots Ralph Genessa, a young widower who happens to be a vampire tending his wife's grave in the middle of the night. A female dragon appear, falls to the ground, and, as Libby tries to help, kisses her with her last breath, transforming Libby and Ralph. Ralph takes Libby to a compound populated by vampires, werewolves, and assorted otherworldly beings. There Libby is prodded and analyzed until havoc breaks out as dragons attack and she seems to be the answer as well as the problem. The only person she can turn to is Ralph, who understands her metamorphosis and their mutual desire. The fourth in Bardsley's vampire series has action aplenty and a free-spirited, wittily sarcastic heroine who will delight her fans. --Patty Engelmann

Product Description

Undead fathers really do know best...

To prove her journalistic chops, Libby Monroe ends up in Broken Heart, Oklahoma, chasing down bizarre rumors of strange goings-on—and finding vampires, lycanthropes, and zombies. She never expects to fall in lust with one of them, but vampire/single dad Ralph Genessa is too irresistible. Only the town is being torn in two by a war between the undead—and Libby may be the only thing that can hold Broken Heart together…

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Signet (November 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451225503
• ISBN-13: 978-0451225504
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,724 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 4 in The Broken Heart, Oklahoma Series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Vampires in Oklahoma, September 13, 2009

By	Daniel M. Hucks - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Michelle has done it again. The fourth installment of the Broken Heart, Oklahoma vampires is totally awesome. While a little harder to get into than the first three books, it was still a pleasure to read. The characters you had grown to love, you started to not like because they treated Libby so badly, but you understand by the end of the book. A must read.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the highlight of the series., July 15, 2009

By	Rhianna Walker "Rhi" (Northwestern US) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Libby Monroe comes from a family of paranormal investigators, running PRIS, better aka Paranormal Research and Investigation Services. When PRIS decides to investigate some interesting rumors of paranormal activity near the town of Broken Heart things get wild when Libby is attacked by a zombie, a tainted vampire and gets mixed up in a battle between dragons all in the course of a few minutes. This kind of proof is exactly the sort of thing she needs for PRIS to get some respect. But there's a complication... she's hopelessly attracted to the handsome vampire widower, Ralph Genessa, who helped her escape the monsters. As if that wasn't enough she's also developed strange new gifts after her contact with the dragons.

While Libby and Ralph continue to be drawn together the battle with those who've threatened Broken Heart in previous books continues. Could Libby's new gifts be the key to defeating Lia? Will Ralph be able to avert family crisis with his twin boys and will Ralph be able to bring Libby into his new life as both vampire and widowed father? You'll just have to read Wait Till Your Vampire Gets Home to find out!

I hate to say it but I was very disappointed with this installment in the series. Conceptually I like the series in general but have found the last couple of books somehow lacking. So far this has been the weakest of the bunch. Ralph is mentioned a lot in earlier books but now that he had his own book I expected to get to know him better, instead we're told the story from Libby's side of things. This makes Ralph pretty cookie-cutter and unfortunately he feels strangely generic. While other readers might find his attraction to Libby plausible I saw no actual reason for him to be drawn to her outside of her paranormal gifts. For me if the hero and heroine don't feel well matched I have a hard time enjoying a romance.

The plot itself felt contrived, as if a handful of ideas were written on slips of paper and drawn from a hat and this was the one that came out. It came together far too swiftly, with very little true conflict where I felt any of the characters were in danger. The previous heroes and heroines make appearances but none of them seemed important to the overall plot which was frustrating. The humor this series is characterized by was also weaker than in earlier installments.

In the end I don't know if I am going to continue reading this series or not. I know one dud shouldn't spoil a series but this one was exceptionally blase and dull and it wasn't the first that didn't win me. Ouch!

3.0 out of 5 stars Might want to read all the books in this series close together, June 6, 2009

By	A. Mason (Windermere, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the 4th book in the series. I'm not sure if its because I read the last book last August, or what, but I had a hard time reading this book. I normally can remember all of the characters in series, but I jusst could not remember anything about the characters in this one. And there wasn't a lot of details reminding you who each character was. Because of this, I just didn't enjoy it as much. And maybe that was my fault. I liked the humor, and the romance (I would love a Ralph of my own!) I just spent a lot of time trying to remember who each character was. I look forward to reading the next one, Over My Dead Body, soon!