Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors
by Molly Harper
Narrator by Amanda Ronconi
Series: Jane Jameson #4
Published February 28th 2012 by Audible, Inc.
Just as Jane Jameson’s unlife seems to be stabilizing, fate sinks its fangs firmly into her butt. Despite her near-phobia of all things marital, her no-frills nighttime nuptials to her sexy boyfriend Gabriel are coming along smoothly. But the road to wedded bliss gets bumpy when a teenage acquaintance is fatally wounded in front of Jane’s shop and she turns him to save his life. The Council pronounces Jane responsible for the newborn vamp until he can control his thirst.
Jane’s kitchen at River Oaks barely holds enough Faux Type O to satiate the cute teen’s appetite and maintain Gabriel’s jealous streak at a slow simmer. As if keeping her hyperactive childe from sucking the blood out of the entire neighborhood isn’t enough to deal with, the persnickety ghost of Jane’s newly deceased Grandma Ruthie has declared a war on the fanged residents of River Oaks. Suddenly, choosing monogrammed cocktail napkins and a cake that she can’t eat seems downright relaxing in comparison.
Tensions inside the house are growing…and outside, a sinister force is aiming a stake straight for the center of Gabriel’s heart. Most brides just have to worry about choosing the right dress, but Jane fears that at this rate, she’ll never make it down the aisle for the wedding all nice girls dream of…
Molly Harper never fails to bring the snark and a pinch of sexy to her loveable characters. So I was excited to jump into another light and fun read with Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbors.
Jane and the group are back for another fun filled mystery. This time around Jane is dealing with her own wedding planning issues, more dead relatives, and being a new mother so to speak.
Seems that someone always wants to kill or at least maim Jane. And she usually makes things worse by running off by herself to solve the mystery of who it is. But this time Jane is showing her maturity by letting her friends do the heavy lifting in the department of who wants Jane dead.
Dick nodded. "I was thinking official 'Keep Jane from Being Murdered Task Force' T-shirts.”
Jane gets to see how life is as a sire when she helps out a follow Half Moon Hollow citizen. And it’s funny as hell to see her and the gang deal with the new member to the family.
At some point, your child may challenge you to a fight. Try not to beat the childe too badly. Imagine having your mother knock you into unconsciousness. It would be emotionally scarring on several levels.
- Siring for the Stupid: A beginner's Guide to Raising Newborn Vampires
So if you are a fan of the series you will want to pick this one up if you have not already. And if you have not started the series I recommended to anyone that likes a fun paranormal light read with laughs on just about every page.
I only listened to the first book, and for some reason I didn't get into it the way I wanted to, I like the narrator well enough - I don't know what went wrong.
ReplyDeleteI guess eventually I will listen to next on the series, but with so many audiobooks coming out I think it'll be a while, maybe I do need to give the series a second chance.
Thanks for the review, you make sound like it's a nice, easy and fun listen.
I like to listen to this series when I want a break from the darker UF books that I read/listen to. It's light and fun.
DeleteI completely agree, the laughs are what make this series!
ReplyDeleteI downloaded this series from my public library when I was making a 15 hour roadtrip, and they did not disappoint. The laughs and Southern-isms kept me awake and interested through driving hell. LOL
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