Grave Illusions

Fantastic read!

I stumbled across this author by accident. The book description was so intriguing, I took a chance and was pleasantly surprised. Lina's great writing has made a fan out of me. John Brittian is an ex-cop wallowing in his guilt and self-medicating w/ alcohol, for accidentally killing his partner. Jess Vandermire is a vampire and also a lieutenant in the NYPD. Thrown together by fate; together they will set out to solve one of the most deadly mysteries happening around the city. Someone has created a drug that permits vampires to become day-walkers. Jess must go toe to toe w/ a master vamp, even though she is technically a baby vamp in vampire years. She and Britt have a chance to prove they are both redeemable. Jess may prove she is still worth being loved and Britt may prove himself not to be a cop-killer after all. This story flowed smoothly and was well done. I could hardly put it down. I can't wait to get my hands on the next installment, Beyond the Grave. I highly recommend this book.

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Interesting ake on the vamire mythos-it is great

Though part of NYPD, Jess Vandermire feels all alone as far as she knows she is the only vampire with a soul. Her mission in life is to stop her soulless cousins from feeding on humans. Her quest has recently become extremely difficult as an ancient genetically altered one has taken control of the vampire horde and organized them into a smooth fighting force.----------- John Brittain feels his life is over ever since he lost his police job following his killing of his partner Randy during a dispute between them. A reluctant Jess, knowing she needs help even if that goes against her fight alone nature, asks Britt to join her top secret team as a full member of NYPD, but provides no further info except people will die. With his former boss at the meeting encouraging him, Britt accepts. However, he will soon learn how dangerous their mission is when evidence surfaces that Jess¿ war ties in to his partner¿s death. As they work together, they fall in love, but he is human and she is vampire.-------------- The lead couple is a fascinating pair who finds their world suddenly turned upside down and not just because they fall in love. She is a loner who suddenly becomes a police lieutenant running a NYPD black ops team he is an alcoholic who suffers from depresion who suddenly is back on the force he loves after having no hopes for any future. Together, along with other recruits, they make a formidable team as they battle killer vampires using a dangerous drug Sunshine to enhance their prowess. Though the story line starts a bit slow while Britt makes up his mind whether to join or not, fans will appreciate the adventures of Jess Vandermire, vampire hunter.----------- Harriet Klausner

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