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How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Love at Stake, Book 1) by [Kerrelyn Sparks]

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So what if he's a bit older and usually regards a human female as dinner, not a dinner date? Yes, Roman Draganesti is a vampire, but a vampire who lost one of his fangs sinking his teeth into something he shouldn't have. Now he has one night to find a dentist before his natural healing abilities close the wound, leaving him a lop–sided eater for all eternity.

Things aren't going well for Shanna Whelan either...After witnessing a gruesome murder by the Russian mafia, she's next on their hit list. And her career as a dentist appears to be on a downward spiral because she's afraid of blood. When Roman rescues her from an assassination attempt, she wonders if she's found the one man who can keep her alive. Though the attraction between them is immediate and hot, can Shanna conquer her fear of blood to fix Roman's fang? And if she does, what will prevent Roman from using his fangs on her...

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Kerrelyn Sparks is the bestselling author of the Love at Stake series, which has hit as high as number 5 on the New York Times list and 22 on the USA Today list. Kerrelyn is honored that her band of merry vampires and shifters is spreading love and laughter worldwide in fourteen different languages.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001TKD4ZI
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins e-books (February 20, 2009)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 20, 2009
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2567 KB
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- #1,493 in Fairy Tale Fantasy (Kindle Store)

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Kerrelyn Sparks apparently has issues with reality. After writing more than a dozen books about vampires, she has now completely gone off the deep end and wound up on another planet. But how thrilling that she can share this magical new world with her readers! Although she is best known (so far) for the Love at Stake series, which has hit as high as number 5 on the New York Times list and 22 on the USA Today list, she hopes her readers will love The Embraced as much as they did her merry band of vamps and shifters. To learn more about her paranormal, historical, and upcoming out-of-this-world fantasy romances, please visit Kerrelyn on Facebook, Twitter, or her website at www.kerrelynsparks.com.

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Dumb Heroine and Glacial Pace

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018

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*Spoilers* I really hate it when an author selects an advanced vocation for her heroine, and then has that character act completely dumb. Shanna is a dentist, so we're talking advanced education, yet it takes her an unbelievable amount of time to figure out what is going on with the hero. She says and does completely ignorant things. Also, making the hero a 500 year old priest doesn't allow for much in the way of steamy scenes. This couple has aborted sex multiple times before he, a virgin vampire, finally consummate the relationship near the END of the book. The pacing is glacial. Eight chapters just to get through the first 24 hours of the plot. The final battle is anticlimactic. Little of the plot is a surprise and the emergence of her father abruptly near the end with his ludicrous small special CIA team is baffling. We're given only a cursory explanation of why Shanna has unique mental abilities or even how her father inherited (?) these skills. Most of the characters are tired stereotypes, especially the Russian villain who is easily defeated in the end. I gave the book two stars because near the beginning, the author did inject some sharp humor. Frankly, I'm shocked that this book received so many good ratings. I've been reading all genres of romantic fiction since I was eleven, and this particular book just isn't that good.

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This book was great

Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2018

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My daughter turned me onto this series. She was telling me about book 15. We laughed so much I decided to start the series.
I can’t think of anything that needs changing in the story. Of course the story is fictional, but if vampires were real and had the same personalities that they had while living, everything in the story is reasonable:) I don’t like to tell the story in a review. That takes away the pleasure of reading the book. I will tell you that it contains every emotion. It is a comedy that has you laughing. It is suspenseful and has you biting your nails. It is a love story that takes you through all the emotions of a love that Shanna did not think would have a chance. It took you through Roman’s heart break with his fear of losing her. His fear that she might hate him enough to kill him. It included friendships between a couple of mortals and vampires that were touching. I loved this story.

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Wish i hadn't bothered

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2018

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This book doesn't seem to like women at all - I swear even the ones that show up for just a page and have two whole lines complain about chocolate making them fat, like that's the only thing women can all agree on. Characters are unbelievable (I mean as people - not in terms of the fantasy setting) and unlikable, and the vampire lore doesn't even make sense within itself - they can levitate but not fly? And they can teleport but only if they're on the phone, except sometimes they don't have to be on the phone? They can communicate psychically except it's not very private except sometimes it is? You can read it fast, so it has that going for it I guess. I feel like a learned a lot about what this author thinks other women can relate to - and I guess I just can't.

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ETK

Riveting!

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2017

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This book was very good & had some sex scenes; but it also had some humorous scenes too. Not enough to make me laugh but enough to make me smile.

Roman is the founder of Romantech & the company makes synthetic blood for not only humans but vampires too. He also makes different flavors of the synthetic blood to cater to the vampires especially those who miss eating or drinking chocolate. One night as his fellow vampires who also work for Romantech had him try one of their experiments he loses a gang.

Shanna is in the Witness Protection Program after witnessing a murder spree in a store; but she still had the same profession & it's that of a Dentist. The night she was working at an all night dentistry she meets Roman when he comes in to get his gang put back in. That is also the night that her cover was blown.

They both were immediately attracted to each other but we're fighting it especially as they were trying to hide her from the hit men.

This book to me had lots of action, men in kilts, vampires, had a good vs bad plot & a HEA. I will also be reading the next book in this series as this is another series particularly this book in fact that has been on my mind lately. I had previously read some of the books in this series but not all; so, I also need a refresher in this series. I had also not previously written a review on this book &/or series which I now plan to do.

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Kerrelyn Sparks is innovative, humorous and her stories make you want to come back for more!

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2018

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This book was artfully crafted and uniquely designed to bring the characters to life for the readers and make them feel like they are experiencing the adventures right along with the characters! You will find yourself riveted by how Sparks incorporates so much fun, danger, action and love that is so deep that it transcends time!!! I would love to become an ARC reader to give back to the author and give her my honest opinion on her stories! I've been reading diligently since I was 13 years old and am now 48 years old! I've read more than 50,000 books in my life and counting! Please contact me via email if you're considering to take on one more reader who truly loves reading paranormal romance and action packed storylines that forms series!!!

One of Your Greatest Fans,

Lena deLeon
lenadeleon2004.ld@gmail.com

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Shaun H

It's always nighttime somewhere!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2011

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The first thing I have to say is that vampire books are not usually my sort of thing. The second thing I have to say is that this book is brilliant!

From the opening scenes where Roman Draganesti (a genius vampire scientist and inventor of artificial blood) has a fang fall out and goes in search of a 24 hour dentist, you can tell this this story doesn't take itself too seriously.

A 24 hour vampire TV channel - The Digital Vampire Network whose catch phrase is "It's always nighttime somewhere"
A CIA "Stake-Out Team" of vampire hunters.
An army of Scottish Highlander vampires all in kilts.
A French vampire fashion designer.
And Shanna, a very confused female dentist on the run from the Russian Mafia who finds herself falling in love with a vampire.

This book really was hugely enjoyable. The strong storyline, brilliant characters and a large helping of humour kept me turning the pages right to the end.

Presentation on the Kindle is absolutely first class. Formatting, chapter and paragraph breaks are perfect and there is an active table of contents. The book cover art is also included and looks really very good in black and white.

As I said, vampire books have never been my thing, humorous books don't often hit my funny-bone and I would usually run a mile from a romance novel, but this book succeeds on all counts!

Overall - 5 stars and highly recommended!

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Grahame Gardner

Must try harder.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2011

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I think this could possibly be a new sub-genre of vampire fiction - Christian vampire romance fiction. I really could have lived without the Christian ethics being peddled throughout as an attempt to justify the vampire's apparent kindness towards humanity and make him a 'good guy'. He's a vampire for goodness sake - he's way beyond that level of morality. It was completely unnecessary to the plot and it seemed obvious that the Christian references were only put there to indoctrinate the reader, which personally I found patronising and irritating. Maybe it would work better in a juvenile market, but as the book is clearly aimed at an adult audience I felt it detracted from the story.

The other main annoyance was the woeful attempt at writing a Scottish accent for the Highlander guards. This would be laughable if it wasn't so excruciatingly bad. It's as though the only Scots accent that the writer has ever heard is that of Groundskeeper Willie in The Simpsons. Perhaps inevitably, that's exactly who they looked like in my imagination. I couldn't take them seriously at all.

I would say that the storyline is OK but not sparkling, and the writing is fairly competent; but there's too much vamp fiction around at the moment and this just doesn't stand out as being anything special - it's mildly entertaining at best. The plot isn't particularly fast-moving and feels like it's being overly stretched out to fill the book. The characters struggle to be more than two-dimensional. The main 'good guy' vamp was potentially quite an interesting character, apart from his Christian angst. The 'bad guy' vamp was very stereotypical; his only interesting character trait was a tendency to crack his neck bones from time to time. The heroine at least was a bit feisty, but I mean... a dentist with a fear of blood? Really?

Sorry, but the stakes are pretty high in this field of fiction just now (pardon the pun). This just about manages to rise above 'mediocre', but no further. Must try harder.

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daisyduck1976

A bit lukewarm

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2010

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Another reviewer described this book as lukewarm and I think that is spot on. It's not a bad book, there are just much better examples of this genre out there.

The characters of Shanna (blood phobic dentist in the Witness Protection Programme, hiding from the mob) and Roman (wealthy vampire businessman who specialises in the manufacture of synthetic blood products) are appealing enough. The dialogue is fine. The storyline is interesting enough too- Roman is in need of a dentist, having broken one of his fangs. He chooses Shanna and turns up in the nick of time, just as the mob are closing in on her. He rescues her and tries to keep her safe. Their relationship develops into something more but Shanna is unaware of what Roman is.

So, if all these things are okay, why am I not raving about this book? I think the crux of the problem is that there isn't really enough heat or tension between the characters, so the romance angle is a bit lacking. The plot is mildy amusing but not actually funny. It takes far too long for Shanna to properly clue into the fact that Roman is a vampire and I personally find all that a bit boring. With series like Sookie Stackhouse, Broken Heart and Queen Betsy where the vamp stuff is already out in the open to at least those that count, the big build up to the discovery that someone is a vampire seems terribly passe now.

So, it won't be a bad decision to read this book, if it has caught your eye, but don't be surprised if you are a bit underwhelmed.

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Juals55

Funny and romantic.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2011

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Shanna and Roman are the two main characters in this book. They are so funny, I was in stitches with the first few pages, then when he finds the dentist who is afraid of blood of all things, the adventure really kicks in. Kerrelyn Sparks had it all in this story, which in my book has got it to a tee. I enjoyed it so much and is glad there are more like this. I am definitely going to get the other books. If vampire's are real then I would definitely want one just like him, but that's not saying much for me as I love all of the vampire's I have read about, which have all been sexy, and charming. I'm afraid I'm not that lucky to get someone like that. I told my friend about the book and that was it, I had to tell her every thing that happened. We both had a good laugh, and wished for the same things Haha. Another great author to add to my very huge collection. This is such a good read I recommend it to every one. Don't think "Oh no vampire and fantasy" Because those types of stories are brilliant especially if you love romantics. Go on go for it.

Castiel

no angst in sight!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2013

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Great fun read. This book never takes itself too seriously, but rockets along at a cracking pace. There's the usual romance misunderstandings and the compulsory bad guys, but very little else fits the common mold! Vampires that don't bite and a dentist with a fear of blood, helped by highlanders in kilts and a fortune telling PA! What more can you want?
Smut? Yup, got that too!

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