Last Vampire Standing
by:
Nancy Haddock (author)
Second in the delightful series featuring a vampire princess in the Sunshine State, adjusting to life, undeath, and that brutal Floridian sun. 228-year-old Francesca Marinelli thought her past was dead-then a stranger from the Atlanta vampire nest crashes her home looking for sanctuary. A budding...
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Second in the delightful series featuring a vampire princess in the Sunshine State, adjusting to life, undeath, and that brutal Floridian sun. 228-year-old Francesca Marinelli thought her past was dead-then a stranger from the Atlanta vampire nest crashes her home looking for sanctuary. A budding stand-up comic, Jo-Jo's running from an undead superior eager to drive a stake through the heart of his dream job. But Jo-Jo's bad jokes aren't the only dark clouds on the horizon. A psychotic vampire with a murderous agenda has followed Jo-Jo to Florida, putting everyone close to Francesca in danger.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780425227541 (0425227545)
Publish date: May 5th 2009
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Series: Oldest City Vampire (#2)
**Summary** 228 year old vampire princess Francesca (Cesca) Melisenda Alejandra Marinelli’s afterlife is looking up. She has a new home, complete with masses of villagers (minus the torches), good friends like Maggie O’Halloran, Mick, Janie, and Neil, and a hot boyfriend Deke Saber, a preternatural ...
I liked this book quite a bit. Love Cesca. My big issue is there are still unresolved issues at the end of the book. From what I can tell, no 3rd book out or upcoming to wrap up the story lines in a nice, neat, little bow. Thankfully, no cliffhanger ending. Just left me kinda wondering and.........
As soon as I finished this book, I wanted another installment. This is a good solid paranormal-mystery. The characters of Cesca and Deke are a great couple and the additional of J0-Jo was wonderful comic relief. Parts of the story reminded me of Christopher Moore and the author keeps the pages turni...