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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book a lot.  Though the romance formula is present (the story of a courtship), the mystery takes priority, I think. And this courtship may take a few books for both people to accept. <br/><br/>The author is clearly paving the way for a more in-depth and serious story.  I think that is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48360317">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my first book review and I am trying not to add any spoilers into it...so bare with me please...<br/><br/>I bought this book at a discount book warehouse while on a road trip - it appears to be the author's first book (though it is possible that she has written other books prior to this on...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59738648">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't usually like vampire books - never tried Anne Rice, stopped after one Sookie Stackhouse book (although I love Charlaine Harris's Harper Connolly series...), and never made it through all of Laurell Hamilton's Anita Blake series - but I'm really enjoying this so far. The setting - Saint Augus...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28822786">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My husanbd and I went to the beach on Sunday and he found this book for me.  It doesn't seem like much but it's a great book and I was pleasantly surprised.  It is written well with lots of humor and an interesting take on vampires who drink bottled &quot;starbloods.&quot;  The plot revolves around ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53605874">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I believe I may be the first male ever to read this book.<br/><br/>It's a fun read by a local author who isn't afraid to break all the rules of the genre.  Our hero is a vampire who doesn't bite people, goes out in the daylight, hates the smell of blood, avoids using her vampire powers, and is a v...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46690399">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It's a vampire story!  Set in St Augustine!  I HAD to try this one!<br/><br/>************<br/><br/>The big problem I have with a lot of Florida fiction (and I guess the same is true for other specific geographically-based genres) is the level of detail.  We don't need to know the names of the st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33033129">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[La Vida Vampire (Oldest City Vampire, Book 1)]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>First in a delightfully irreverent new series-and second to none when it comes to beautiful 227-year-old career women.</strong> <br/><br/> Being dead isn't all it's cracked up to be. Take it from Francesca Marinelli, trapped underground for over 200 years and rediscovered during the renovation of a Victorian mansion in historic St. Augustine. A tourist attraction herself, she's well suited for a job as an Old Ghost Town Tour guide. Francesca's due for a new lease on afterlife-and with enough sunblock, she can finally live it. <br/><br/> Unfortunately, everything she learned about men is a little dated. And when people in her tour group turn up dead, naturally the police suspect her. After all, she is a vampire. Which is why a crazed vampire-hunting vigilante squad is out to get her as well. Between the dead bodies, the stalkers, and a seriously non-existent love life, she's starting to wish she was dead. Or at least buried, where she was safe.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[First I have to say this.... what the hell was with the mixing of 1st and 3rd person? For the most part, the book was in 1st person with Cesca's POV. Randomly it would switch to 3rd with some guy and a shape shifter cat. If those parts were really necessary, the book should have been done in the 3rd...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19515038">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<strong>First in a delightfully irreverent new series-and second to none when it comes to beautiful 227-year-old career women.</strong> <br/><br/> Being dead isn't all it's cracked up to be. Take it from Francesca Marinelli, trapped underground for over 200 years and rediscovered during the renovation of a Victorian mansion in historic St. Augustine. A tourist attraction herself, she's well suited for a job as an Old Ghost Town Tour guide. Francesca's due for a new lease on afterlife-and with enough sunblock, she can finally live it. <br/><br/> Unfortunately, everything she learned about men is a little dated. And when people in her tour group turn up dead, naturally the police suspect her. After all, she is a vampire. Which is why a crazed vampire-hunting vigilante squad is out to get her as well. Between the dead bodies, the stalkers, and a seriously non-existent love life, she's starting to wish she was dead. Or at least buried, where she was safe.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I got to chapter 3 and just couldn't take it anymore - this is a poorly written book. It's a contemporary/urban fantasy set in Florida with a vampire heroine and a few assorted other creatures that eventually make appearances in the story. I'm sad I didn't like it more because I found the premise so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23510029">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Grab a can of &quot;Starbloods&quot; and get ready for a good time! This is a breezy fun ride with a 227 year old surf-board riding, day-walking sexy vampire. Francesca &quot;Cesca&quot; is a Vampire Princess with a sketchy past and a promising future.  She rides a new wave of supernatural fiction r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45164910">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<strong>First in a delightfully irreverent new series-and second to none when it comes to beautiful 227-year-old career women.</strong> <br/><br/> Being dead isn't all it's cracked up to be. Take it from Francesca Marinelli, trapped underground for over 200 years and rediscovered during the renovation of a Victorian mansion in historic St. Augustine. A tourist attraction herself, she's well suited for a job as an Old Ghost Town Tour guide. Francesca's due for a new lease on afterlife-and with enough sunblock, she can finally live it. <br/><br/> Unfortunately, everything she learned about men is a little dated. And when people in her tour group turn up dead, naturally the police suspect her. After all, she is a vampire. Which is why a crazed vampire-hunting vigilante squad is out to get her as well. Between the dead bodies, the stalkers, and a seriously non-existent love life, she's starting to wish she was dead. Or at least buried, where she was safe.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[First in the series.<br/><br/>This one was a little slow to get started for me. Not bad, but it just didn't grab me right away. It slowly got better. I enjoyed the second half much more than the first.<br/><br/>The main character, Cesca, is a little unusual for a vampire. In fact, she's almost too n...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64935820">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[First of all, I really enjoyed reading the story since it was set in St. Augustine.  I grew up in Orange Park, a little city right outside of Jacksonville, so we went to St. Augustine all of the time.  I loved reading about the streets and loved recognizng other city names (and the author talked abo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51411237">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book....the vampire, Cessca, is a refreshing character. The minor ones are quite interesting as well---from gun packing old &quot;broads&quot; to sex-crazed French newlyweds. Though the vampire lore is fun, the story is truly an old fashioned murder mystery. I had to by the sec...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65245879">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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