The “enchanting” (Publishers Weekly) Jane Jameson series returns with this fun and witty paranormal romance following a vampire consultant who has nefarious plans to oust Jane from her role as the head of Half-Moon Hollow’s vampire council. Ever since Jane Jameson took over running the Vampire Council for Half-Moon Hollow, things have been a little unorthodox and that doesn’t sit well with the … that doesn’t sit well with the head office. Who would have thought vampires were so into bureaucracy and tradition?
Enter a vamp from corporate who’s determined to unseat Jane and get the council back on track–which means no more of this Kentucky neighborliness and mixing with humans, werewolves, witches, or anything else.
But Jane’s not interested in going back to the bad old days when the council was mired in corruption and tended to “accidentally” eat people now and again, but she might be in over her head this time. Good thing there’s a pretty new face in town who just might be the perfect distraction and help save Jane’s career.
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3 stars – I liked it
From the blurb of this book you would think it was all about Jane, but that isn’t the case. Meadow Swartz is the main character in this story. She is on probation with the vampire council and Jane is her advisor. Everything is going well with her probation until the council sends an auditor to review Jane’s methods.
So if I was rating this book on the romance aspect of it I probably would only give it two stars. Their relationship was just ok. Meadow and Erik Weston spend a good portion of the book at odds with each other. Their relationship was really just beginning really at the end of this book so it was hard for me to really enjoy these two as a couple. Also, just as an FYI, Meadow is in a friends-with-benefits relationship with another man through the beginning of this book.
What I did enjoy about this book was seeing Jane Jameson and Dick Chaney deal with being audited. I adore how much Dick and Jane have changed since the first book in the Jane Jameson series. Jane is now a leader of a branch of the council and she does a very good job at keeping her charges in line and contributing to the community. Dick has turned into a very compassionate man who is constantly adopting women who have family issues, and I love him for it. The overarching story is what really keeps me listening to this book because I can’t seem to get enough of Dick and Jane.
Overall, this was a good story for the series. I do think this one wasn’t as humorous as previous ones but I still enjoyed it in the end.
Content Warnings: Meadow is with another man in a friends-with-benefits relationship through the first half of this book.
Oh how I have missed the gang from Half-Moon Hollow. Not my favourite in series, but loved to revisit favourites places and characters. Final Rating: 4.5 Stars
I’ve long been a fan of Harper’s books–found families, lots of humor and whimsy and solid banter. If you’re looking for something really fun to read, and you like romance, or vampires, this book is for you. I think you can read the books in any order, but you’ll understand more of the in-jokes and recognize a lot of returning characters if you start with the first one.
I loved it. Molly Harper returned to Half Moon Hollow with Dick and Jane. it doesn’t get better than that! Bless Molly Harper and her snark, principles and sarcasm.
Welcome back to Half-Moon Hollow. In this installment Jane and Dick are being audited by the council for their unorthodox methods. Jane is supervising new made vampire Meadow’s rehab who has managed to catch the eye of the auditor Erik. This all sounds very soap opera but it really isn’t it is just my weak way of saying this story has layers on layers and is all the more fantastic because of it. This is a terrific addition to the series.