Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs

Molly Harper

Mar 2009 · Half-Moon Hollow Series Book 1 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

The first in the Half-Moon Hollow series is “wry, delicious fun” (Susan Andersen, New York Times bestselling author) as it follows a librarian whose life is turned upside down by a tempestuous and sexy vampire.

Maybe it was the Shenanigans gift certificate that put her over the edge. When children’s librarian and self-professed nice girl Jane Jameson is fired by her beastly boss and handed twenty-five dollars in potato skins instead of a severance check, she goes on a bender that’s sure to become Half Moon Hollow legend. On her way home, she’s mistaken for a deer, shot, and left for dead. And thanks to the mysterious stranger she met while chugging neon-colored cocktails, she wakes up with a decidedly unladylike thirst for blood.

Jane is now the latest recipient of a gift basket from the Newly Undead Welcoming Committee, and her life-after-lifestyle is taking some getting used to. Her recently deceased favorite aunt is now her ghostly roommate. She has to fake breathing and endure daytime hours to avoid coming out of the coffin to her family. She’s forced to forgo her favorite down-home Southern cooking for bags of O negative. Her relationship with her sexy, mercurial vampire sire keeps running hot and cold. And if all that wasn’t enough, it looks like someone in Half Moon Hollow is trying to frame her for a series of vampire murders. What’s a nice undead girl to do?

Ratings and reviews

1. Complete highschool 2. Obtain master degree in library science 3. Develop a thriving young readers program in your hometown's public library. What could go wrong? How about being fired from said job and replaced by the town pyromaniac? Or getting sloppy drunk at the local bar using your severance gift certificate? And finally dying in a drive-by shooting from a blind-drunk deer hunter after falling face-first into a ditch? In that span of time when the dying Jane reflected on her life and its inevitable, undignified death, she is given a chance at un-death by a mysterious stranger. Jane has a slightly caustic sense of humor tempered with Southern hospitality. Like any vampire book reader, I find the sharp-tongued heroine to be literary joy-stealers. They are so prevalent in the genre that I just don't care to know why they are so contrary. Except with Jane. While not an original character flaw, in this book I found her taunts, barbs, and sarcasm to be very entertaining. The book has many colorful characters. Zeb the male best friend. Gabriel the sexy, mysterious vampire sire. Dick Cheney, Gabriel's foil. Andrea the blood surrogate. Missy the aggressive vampire realtor. The mother she "lives" to disappoint. The father who honored her with the horrible middle name. The sister that pretends she does not exist (even before her death). The grandmother who loves all of her husbands to their horrible deaths. And the ghost of a dead aunt who wears funny slogan t-shirts in her spirit form. The story follows: Jane and Gabriel's efforts to forge a relationship beyond that of child and master. Jane's negotiations with her family regarding the delicate nature of inheritance property when the dearly departed doesn't have the good sense to remain dead. Jane's complicated efforts of learning the intricacies of the vampire community while being accused of vampire debauchery and murder. Quite a lot for this "Nice Girl." I did enjoy this little novel by Molly Harper. It gave me tons to laugh over and an atypical mystery for a vampire romance novel. The author wove a long story with clues just about everywhere. Once I let go of my expectations for the book, I found a hilarious story I couldn't put down or wait until the sequel.

This was a very fun read. If you like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series then you will enjoy this. There was enough intreig and humor and plot vehicle to keep me entertained begining to end. Parts I laughed out loud to, couldn't put it down. I'll keep this one around and re-read it again.

Review by Kitty Ranma Vampires, werewolves and ghosts oh my. Audio version. I love this so far. I can't wait for more of this, I want to say more about this story but I absolutely hate spoilers, so I won't go into details. The narrator brings the story to life. Reasons I enjoyed this audio book: Happily Ever After, Witty, Romantic, Wonderful characters, Page-turner, Great world building, Unpredictable, Original, Easy-to-listen/read, Entertaining, Action-packed, Twisted, Steamy, Funny. Bookshelves/tags: adult, contemporary, favorites, ghost, humorous, multiple-couples, nonhuman, paranormal, romance, series, vampire, werewolf.

About the author

Molly Harper is the bestselling author of dozens of paranormal romances, including the Half-Moon Hollow series and the Naked Werewolf series. She also writes contemporary romance, young adult, and mystery titles. A former humor columnist and newspaper reporter, she lives in Michigan with her family. Visit her on the web at MollyHarper.com.