Bons baisers du vampire (Love at Stake ) - Kerrelyn Sparks

Love at Stake est une série de 7 volets VO parus à ce jour.
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La série en version originale (et aux titres évocateurs )

Love at Stake, tome 1 : How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire (2005)


Love at Stake, tome 2 : Vamps and the City (2006)

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Who says a vamp can't have it all?

Darcy Newhart thought it was a stroke of genius -- the first-ever reality TV show where mortals vie with vampires for the title of The Sexiest Man on Earth. As the show's director, Darcy's career would be on track again. And she can finally have a life apart from the vampire harem. Okay, so she's still technically dead, but two out of three's not bad. Now she just has to make sure that a mortal doesn't win. If only she wasn't so distracted by a super-sexy and live contestant named Austin...

But Darcy doesn't know the worst of it. Austin Erickson is actually a vampire slayer! And he's got his eye on the show's leggy blond director. Only problem is, he's never wanted any woman -- living or dead -- as badly. But if he wins her heart, will he lose his soul? And if it means an eternity of hot, passionate loving with Darcy, does that really matter anyway?

Love at Stake, tome 3 : Be Still My Vampire Heart (2007)

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If it was still beating. Angus MacKay has been undead for almost five hundred years and it's not often something, or someone, surprises him. Until Emma Wallace. The sight of this luscious agent from the CIA's elite Stake-Out team was enough to stop Angus in his tracks. But then he discovers that she's a vampire slayer, intent on killing the "monsters" who killed her parents. And it's Angus's job to stop her.

The only good vampire is a dead vampire. It's been Emma's motto since she committed her life to the destruction of these things. Now Angus MacKay wants to convince her differently.

Sure, he's a sexy Highland warrior who seems to have stepped off the cover of a romance novel, complete with brogue, kilt, and sword, but he's also one of them. And it's her job to kill him.

The war is on, but will it end in the destruction of one or both of them . . . or in total surrender to a passion for the ages?

Love at Stake, tome 4 : The Undead Next Door (2008)

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Three signs that something is very different with your mew man:

1. He sleeps all day . . . which would be annoying except he's so attentive at night.

2. He's attacked by sword-wielding assailants, yet insists he can handle it on his own.

3. He never seems to age.

Heather Westfield has always lived a quiet life, but that all changes when she helps a very handsome, very mysterious stranger. There's something not quite right about Jean-Luc, but still, she's never been with a man so charming, so attractive . . . so wonderful. Now if only a murderous villain wasn't after them, they might get their happily-ever-after.

Love at Stake, tome 5 : All I Want for Christmas is a Vampire (2008)

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Vampire Ian MacPhie has a new face and a new mission - now that he looks twenty-seven instead of fifteen, he's on the lookout for true love. He claims that all he wants is another vampire ...until Toni Duncan comes along. Toni's best-friend is locked up in a psycho ward, deemed insane when she confesses that vampires attacked her. The only way to get her out is for Toni to prove that vampires exist. So Toni comes up with a plan: make Ian lose control, and beg him to transform her. He's reluctant - for he's deeply in love with Toni, and doesn't want to act too fast - and a passionate chase ensues.

Love at Stake, tome 6 : Secret Life of a Vampire (2009)

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Lara Boucher will do whatever it takes to get that coveted promotion to detective. She knows that something strange was happening at the incredibly handsome Jack's party. Working that out will have to take a back seat to discover why so many college girls have gone missing. But the last thing she expects when she goes undercover at the so-called 'spa' is to run into Jack again - or to feel such a strong attraction. The last thing Jack wants is to become the kind of man his father was. But that's just what's required if he's going to bring down this latest ring of Malcontents. Drawing on his legendary Casanova lineage, Jack works his way into the group. But will he be able to show Lara the man he really is without jeopardizing their mission? And can Lara ever trust a man with so many secrets?

Love at Stake, tome 7 : Forbidden Nights with a Vampire (2009)

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Vanda has a tiny anger problem. Nothing major. She has been known to destroy a room - or three - when something doesn't go her way, but who hasn't? That's no reason to force her into anger management! But that's just what the head vamps decide she needs. Once she gets there, things go from bad to worse. Because while Vanda lets the little things get her down, she has a very good reason not to trust her new sponsor, Phil...or anyone of his kind. Phil has made a place for himself with the vampires. They're the only ones who understand what it's like to be different and the fact that they would take in a werewolf like him means they have his loyalty forever. But even that loyalty can be tested, and Vanda is certainly the one to do it. Her seeming uncontainable rage at werewolves is unbearable - especially as Phil starts to realize that his feelings for her go far beyond friendship. But can he convince her to let go of the trauma of her past so she can learn to love him for who he is?

Love at Stake, tome 8 :The Vampire and the Virgin (2010)

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Olivia's packing list:
1. Sunscreen
2. Bathing suit
3. Flip-flops

FBI psychologist Olivia Sotiris was looking for a cool ocean breeze, sand between her toes, and a break from her crazy, chaotic, and sometimes all-too-dangerous life. But when she escaped to the small Greek island of Patmos, all she got were meddling grandmothers trying to marry her off. Can't they see that none of the men around interests her - except Robby MacKay?

Robby's packing list:
1. Synthetic blood
2. More synthetic blood
3. Jogging clothes
(even vamps have to stay in shape!)

Robby needs to cool off, too, since all he can think about is revenge on the Malcontent bloodsuckers who once held him captive - but then he meets Olivia, the beauty with wild curls and a tempting smile. When a deadly criminal from a case back home tracks her down, Robby will have to save her life - along with giving her a first time she'll never forget . . .

Prévu pour le 10 avril 2010

Bons baisers du vampire, tome 1
Auteur : Kerrelyn Sparks
Editeur : Editions ADA
ISBN : 978-2896670390
Prix : 19,50€



Quatrième de couverture :
Que faire lorsqu'un homme est un peu plus âgés et qu'habituellement il regarde les femmes comme un dîner ? Oui, Roman Draganesti est un vampire, mais un vampire qui a perdu un de ses crocs car il a enfoncé ses dents dans quelque chose qu'il n'aurait pas dû. Maintenant, il a une nuit pour trouver un dentiste avant que ses capacités de guérison naturelle répare la plaie, le laissant déstabilisé par rapport à son éternité. Les choses ne vont pas bien pour Shanna Whelan... après avoir assisté à un assassinat macabre par le mafia russe, elle apprend qu'elle est la prochaine sur leur liste. De plus, sa carrière de dentiste semble être en pente descendante suite à sa peur du sang. Lorsque Roman la sauve d'une tentative d'assassinat, elle se demande si elle a trouvé l'homme qui peut la sauver et la garder en vie. Bien que l'attraction entre eux est immédiat et torride, Shanna cherche à surmonter sa peur du sang, ce qui lui éviterait la morsure de Roman.

Ca a l'air bien sympa, je note. ;)

Je viens de le trouver pour 3$ neuf!
J'ai lu les deux premiers tomes et j'ai l'impression que ce sera le genre de série où on reprend la même histoire ou presque d'un tome à l'autre. L'idée d'un ou une mortelle qui tombe en amour avec un ou une vampire. Ça reste à voir.
La guerre entre "bons" et "mauvais" vampire pourrait être plus exploitée selon moi.
Mais on met en avant plan l'histoire d'amour et gardant le reste loin derrière.

Prévu pour le 15 août 2010

Vampires a new york - livre 2
Editeur : Ada éditions
Auteur : Kerrelyn Sparks
ISBN : 9782896670994
Prix : 19,95 $ (400 pages)



Quatrième de couverture :
Darcy Newhart pensait qu'elle avait eu un éclair de génie ? la première émission de téléréalité où des mortels auraient à rivaliser avec des vampires pour le titre de L'homme le plus séduisant sur Terre. En tant que réalisatrice de l'émission, la carrière de Darcy allait de nouveau être sur la voie du succès, et elle pourrait enfin avoir une vie en dehors du harem de vampires dont elle faisait partie. Oui, elle était encore techniquement morte, mais deux réussites sur trois possibilités, c'était tout de même acceptable. Elle n'avait plus maintenant qu'à s'assurer qu'un mortel ne remporte pas la palme. Si seulement elle n'était pas aussi distraite par un concurrent très séduisant et vivant nommé Adam?

Prévu pour le 25 novembre 2010

Emma contre les vampires - livre 3
Auteur : Kerrelyn Sparks
Editeur : Ada Edition
ISBN : 9782896671939
Prix : 19,95$ can (416 pages)



Quatrième de couverture :
Si seulement il battait encore… Angus MacKay était un mort-vivant depuis près de cinq cents ans, et il était rare que quelque chose, ou encore quelqu’un, puisse le surprendre. C’était avant qu’Emma Wallace ne se manifeste. Le simple fait d’avoir la pulpeuse agente de l’équipe de Surveillance de la CIA sous les yeux suffisait pour qu’Angus s’arrête net. Il allait ensuite découvrir qu’elle était une tueuse de vampires, résolue à tuer les «monstres» qui avaient assassiné ses parents, et c’était à lui qu’on avait confié la tâche de l’arrêter. Les seuls vampires qui n’ont pas tort sont les vampires qui sont morts. C’était là la devise d’Emma depuis qu’elle avait décidé de consacrer sa vie à la destruction de ces choses. Angus Mackay souhaitait maintenant la convaincre de penser autrement. Oui, c’était un séduisant guerrier des Highlands qui semblait s’être glissé dans le réel depuis la page couverture d’un roman d’amour, avec son accent écossais, son kilt et son épée, mais il faisait tout de même partie d’eux, et s’était son travail de le tuer. La guerre est ouverte. Est-ce qu’elle se terminera par la destruction de l’un d’entre eux ou même des deux, ou est-ce qu’ils capituleront en faveur d’une passion pouvant durer pendant des siècles et des siècles?