Dead and Dateless (Dead End Dating, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Kimberly Raye (Author)
Key Phrases: born vamp, stomach hollowed, gaze sliced, Dead End Dating, The Ninas, Costa Rica (more...)

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Product Description
SHE’D LIKE HER BLOOD BOTTLED, PLEASE!

The sassiest vampire in all of Manhattan, Lil Marchette, is the owner of Dead End Dating–a matchmaking service for hip, intelligent singles like herself. After only three months, business is booming, and she can finally pay her bills (or, more important, feed a hungry cosmetics addiction). But when one of her clients turns up dead (as in never coming back), Lil is named as the prime suspect.
Murder?

Sure, she’s a vampire, but she can’t even work up her nerve when it comes to blood-sucking. Hacking somebody to pieces is so out of the question.

To make matters worse, Lil must also contend with a pack of werewolves who ask–no, demand–that she find each one a tall, dark, and handsome mate before the next full moon. Plus, the to-die-for-if-I wasn’t-already-dead Ty Bonner, a lusciously sexy lover but totally unsuitable eternity mate, is never far from her midnight fantasies. But Lil has no time for such thoughts. She must prove her innocence and focus on pairing off the dead and the furry–and maybe stake a claim to her own tasty true love.

“Kimberly Raye is hot, hot, hot!”
–Vicki Lewis Thompson, author of Nerds Like It Hot

About the Author
Kimberly Raye is the bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including Dead End Dating. She’s been nominated for several Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards, as well as a RITA Award. Her books have been featured in several major magazines, including Better Homes & Gardens and Glamour, and her novel Sometimes Naughty, Sometimes Nice was a Cosmopolitan magazine book club pick. She lives deep in the heart of Texas Hill Country with her husband and their young children. Please visit her website at www.kimberlyraye.com.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books (January 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 034549217X
• ISBN-13: 978-0345492173
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #114,656 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This is item 2 in The Dead End Dating Series.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good read., February 15, 2007

By	Detra Fitch (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Lilliana "Lil" Marchette is not only a "born" vampire, but she's also the owner of Dead End Dating, a matchmaking service that caters to all types. That means her clients do not have to be human. The client may be vampire, werewolf, human ... anything. Lil's business has not been open long, but it's doing very well indeed. In fact, Lil has until the next full moon to find twenty-eight alpha males for a pack of werewolves that are ready to start breeding! Time is short, especially since she's on the run from the law. One of the clients has been murdered and the evidence points to Lil.

Tyler "Ty" Bonner is a "made" vampire who earns his money via bounty hunting. With the one hundred thousand dollar price tag on Lilliana's head, Ty may be the only person (human or otherwise) who is NOT out to cash in. Instead, he is helping Lil to lay low. This is hard to do since Lil's family is high up the Society ladder. That means when Lil agrees not to "walk" out of Ty's apartment and risk being caught, she waits for him to leave and then "flies" out instead.

The police are closing in, time is short to locate the needed alpha males, Lil's family is having a few family troubles, and Lil can't seem to stop drooling over Ty.

**** You do not have to read "Dead End Dating" to enjoy this tale of Lil's vampire life. However, you DO have to be a fan of super natural romances. The humor falls flat a few times, but the originality of Lil's profession more than makes up for it. And the term "BORN vampire" was stressed and used way too often before the story finally got around to explaining exactly what that meant. Otherwise though, I found the story to be a delightful way to spend an evening at home. I look forward to the next release in the series. ****


Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Didn't love it, didn't hate it = 3 stars, July 30, 2007

By	A Busy Reader - See all my reviews

I am pretty ambivalent about this book. It fell somewhere in the middle. Plot was ok .. interesting mystery trying to determine who framed Lil for murder. The writing style is very casual and relaxed, lots of (comments in asides). It began to get a little annoying.

But, the story is interesting. There is heat between Lil and her vampire bounty hunter, and it's fun to watch the characters fight the chemisty between them. Lil's mom is a hoot.

Overall, it's not a keeper, but I'm still glad I read it. Hoping that book 3 can grab me the way the first in the series did.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4 stars, March 2, 2007

By	Amanda Killgore (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

For just a moment, Lil Marchette is on top of the world as it looks like she is about to land her biggest match up client yet. Then, her life goes to heck as the cops arrive to arrest her for murder. True, she is a vampire and that does carry with it an implication of such things, but she would not kill, especially not in the manner described. So, Lil goes on the lam, seeking refuge with handsome, but unfortunately made-vamp, bounty hunter, Ty Bonner. Of course, she can't let her business just slide, so she tries to balance trying to find out who framed her, resisting Ty, and dealing with her nutty family with keeping Dead End Dating afloat. The results are hilarious.

**** Lil's saga is simply fun. If you enjoy Stephanie Plum's adventures, then you will probably love these as well. The same wry humor infuses every page and the character driven plot keeps you interested from the start to the end. ****

Reviewed by Amanda Killgore, Freelance Reviewer.