If you are new to the REAL VAMPIRE books, witty dialogue, fascinating snippets of history and a captivating cast of characters are just a few of the reasons all four books are a must read! Each stands alone, but read one and you’ll be hooked.

If you are already a Glory fan, REAL VAMPIRES DON’T DIET is populated with familiar friends and foes while adding a sinister new villain with the ability to freeze victims into living statues.

When a family emergency forces Glory’s boyfriend, Blade, to fly off to Europe on New Year’s Eve, she expects to spend a quiet evening watching chick flicks. A phone call from pop star Ray Caine, a newly turned vampire who Glory has taken under her wing, causes her to rush to his lake house, where a party is in full swing. Alcohol is like poison to vampires. Ray is feeling depressed and well on the way to being drunk when Glory arrives.

Needing a safe distraction, Glory agrees to go for a midnight boat ride with Ray. Unfortunately, their trip puts them in the path of a Siren who has been cursed by the Goddess of Night. To break the curse, the Siren must deliver three vampires to the Goddess. Fortunately, even Sirens swoon under the spell of Ray’s love songs, which enables him to make a deal – Ray and Glory have until the next full moon to deliver three replacement vampires to the Siren or they will be sacrificed to the Goddess. WORSE, they are now forcibly compelled to answer the Siren’s call. Regardless of what they are doing, how far away they go, day or night, when the Siren calls it is impossible for Glory and Ray not to respond.

With the clock ticking, Glory and Ray must pose as an engaged couple to fool an old enemy, the head of the Energy Vampires, with hopes of luring him and couple of his cohorts into the Siren’s web. Energy Vampires are the “human” equivalent to drug pushers. Having three fewer on the streets of Austin would be a good thing and solve their problem. Only the fickle Goddess decides that one of the sacrificial vampires must be Casanova – the brother of Flo, Glory’s friend and roommate. If the situation weren’t bad enough, Glory never found the opportunity to tell Blade about the `pretend’ engagement to Ray, and he returns from Europe to find Glory and Ray in a very compromising situation.

Will Glory find a way to satisfy the Siren’s demands, save Flo’s brother and win Blade’s forgiveness? Don’t miss this exciting and fun adventure with Glory St. Claire!

Rating: 5 / 5

I love my girl, Glorianna St. Clair, but this story just didn’t do it for me. I loved the connection between Glory and Israel. They are totally hot together, but I felt that by enjoying them, I was being disloyal to Blade. LOL. Go figure that one, huh? I love Jeremy Blade and wish there was more of him in this book. I felt cheated out of the whole Aggie getting Casanova thing. There is a wild storm raging and the next thing you know Aggie is human again walking in with WIll. Wait did I miss something? What happened when she got Casanova and the other two hot vamps? I don’t know I guess I was just let down. There wasn’t much story going on here. Hope the next book is better.
Rating: 3 / 5

This was another fun book in the Real Vampires series by Gerry Bartlett. Once again it was HOT! This time there was passion not just between Glory and Blade but between her and Ray too. It was fun to add another hottie to the mix. If I were here, I’m not sure who I would choose. I liked all of the action in the story and the addition of the Siren character. And I really liked the ending (although I don’t want to give it away). I look forward to reading the next book in the series, Real Vampires Hate Their Thighs, although I have to wait until February, when it comes out!
Rating: 3 / 5