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Nov 13, 2011

Julie rated it:

3.5/5 An interesting start to a new paranormal/urban fantasy series. The psychometric ability of the lead character, Alexandra Sabien, and her development into a "Talent" is an interesting plus. There are lots of questions left to be answered around this part of her make up that can obviously lead into new books. Her relationship w/ her former trainer & ex-fiancé is a good aspect as they have a difficult history to overcome, but a strong connection to each other. And I enjoyed the tabl More...

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Oct 02, 2011

J9 rated it:

In her debut novel Jeannie Holmes takes the reader in the world of the FBPI (Federal Bureau of Preternatural Investigations) and a small town that is having some serious vampire trouble:

Now when you think of vampires causing a stir in a small town, normally you think they are chasing after the virgin daughter of the farmer, however, in this small town something different is happening. Some of the human have waged war on the vampire population living in their town and are willing to sto More...

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Jan 10, 2011

Sharon rated it:

This is a first novel from Jeanine Holmes.
Based in small town Jefferson Mississipi Alex is like celebrity in the vampire world ( making it so after her father's death 40 years previous), working as an enforcer, it reads like a murder mystery crime novel, with lots of forensics & police action.
Told in the third person it's not predictable & realistically covers what it would be like in a small town if vampires & humans had to live together in the real world - so there's lots of anta More...

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Dec 29, 2010

Nora-adrienne rated it:

I admit it, I love Vampire novels almost as much as I like cozies. LOL Yes it's a dichotomy. Blood Law is the first book in a new series by Jeannie Holmes. In her world Vampires live, love, and have children, work regular jobs just like everyone else. Granted they are a bit sensitive to light (making sunglasses a necessity) and yes, they are stronger and faster then normals but hey, there's room for all kinds of people as long as it's not your neck being chomped.

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Oct 07, 2010

Amanda rated it:

Not bad for a first novel, although I must admit I found it slightly "sluggish" in places. Some have described it as a romance - not sure I'd agree with that, I'd say it's more of a murder mystery/crime novel...the fact that some of the characters are vampires and that two of the leads happen to have a romantic connection is almost secondary.
I found some of the descriptive language repetitive, especially when describing the vampire's scents, but I think this was deliberate - uno More...

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Jan 02, 2011

Delilah rated it:

From page 1 I was intrigued by the end of the book I was wishing the 2nd was out already. All the multiple subplots weave together to make this a really good and addictive read. Alex's determination to find who is responsible for the murders of vampires in Jefferson, Mississippi, her confusion over her feelings for Varik and her still fresh grief over her father's murder 42 years ago make her the type of heroine I love. Hard, determined, while still being vulnerable and feminine.

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Oct 13, 2011

Janice rated it:

Alexandra Sabian is an Enforcer - a vampire federal agent - in a small southern town, and when vamps start turning up dead, it's her job to solve the case. This would be easier if humans were more accepting of the vamp population, but prejudices and tensions abound. The arrival of her ex-fiance and fellow Enforcer, Varik, with whom she shares a painful past, doesn't make things any easier. Alexandra and Varik have to put aside their differences to find a killer before more lives are lost.

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Oct 02, 2011

Kristin rated it:

Any spoilers, which are fairly small, are hidden.

I picked up this series for a bargain price at a Borders closing and I’m not sure how long it would’ve taken me to check it out, if at all, if I hadn’t. And let me say I’m glad I did.

Alexandra Sabian is an Enforcer with the Federal Bureau of Preternatural Investigations (FBPI) who is working on cases that seem to be the work of a serial killer who is beheading, defanging and shoving crosses through vampires hearts. Varik Ba More...

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Jul 19, 2010

Laura rated it:

Loving urban fiction, unique vampire or supernatural characters, and forensics-heavy stories, I was thrilled to read this (and also because it was written by the wife of a friend). I'll say that this is an imperfect book, but it is a good start for a new voice.

The positives include interesting secondary characters, a decent plot, and a desire to know what's coming next in the sequel.

The criticisms I have are varied. Perhaps the biggest drawback for me is that the vampir More...

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Jul 25, 2010

Jess rated it:

I really enjoyed this book, it was a nice urban fantasy book.

The main character in the book is Alexandra Sabian, a vampire, and she is an enforcer for the Federal Bureau of Preternatural Investigations. Her job is to keep the vamp population under control and crimes that involve vamps is Alex's territory. The world in this book is just getting used to vampires being real, vampires came out of the closet 40 years prior to the start of the book. When a couple of vampires end up dead, More...

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Jan 31, 2012

Angela rated it:

What are you to do if you are a vampire in a prominently human small town? Well, become an Enforcer, that’s what! Alexandra, aka Alex, is a vampire Enforcer. She investigates crimes that involve the vampire community. Since the vampires have come out and have been let live like “normal” humans, not everything is gumdrops and roses. Turns out not every human is comfortable with vampires living among them. Even though the vampires are not supposed to use humans as food, it doesn’t always hap More...

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Sep 08, 2010

Amanda rated it:

Book #48 of 2010

This was a fairly decent read that I've been working on forever. There's nothing wrong with it really, I think I just got bored by the story line. Or maybe life got busy and the story wasn't holding me enough to take me away from work and studying (and can I say, thank goodness work has slowed down.) I was only about 50 pages away from finishing this on Monday night, so I just read until the end rather than starting something new.

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Aug 04, 2010

Sabrina rated it:

This compelling and thrilling book captured my interest right from the first page.

Alexandra Sabian is a vampire who is working for the Federal Bureau of Preternatural Investigations (FBPI). She's living in a world where vampires and humans try to coexist in peace but it's not so easy.
When several vampires are killed in Alex's area in a similar way and the suspicion of the humans regarding the vampires get out of control she needs help. However she is not happy when her ex-fianc More...

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Aug 02, 2011

Amy rated it:

I didn't know really what to expect with this book. It was a voting choice in a book club monthly read and I thought the premise sounded good. I will have to say that I really did enjoy this book. I look forward to the second book more, however, because this book does have the first-in-a-series world set-up going on which can sometimes slow down the progress of the storyline.

The story takes place in Mississippi and vampires have been out in the public for decades living amongst huma More...

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Jul 11, 2010

Susie rated it:

After I finished Twice Bitten, I was lost. What do I read now?? I started this book today and just couldn't get through it. I read a good chunk of it then skipped to the end. The writing is fine, but the characters and plot failed to draw me in to their world. The characters were just boring to me. When describing the love interest, I wanted to put down the book and walk away, but I didn't ok? I pushed myself forward and put it down a few chapters later. Varik is described as being incredibly ha More...

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Oct 21, 2011

Vex rated it:

I found this a little too similiar to True Blood (Charlene Harris' "Sookie Stackhouse" series). I feel that the book would have been much better if it didn't have such striking similarities (set in the South, main character has uncontrollable psychic abilities, the blood bar, the concept of a blood-bond, the blood-drug, a string of murders occurring after vampires "come out of the coffin" etc). However, had I been unaware of the Sookie Stackhouse series I would've found this More...

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May 28, 2011

Mihir rated it:

A new series which has an interesting heroine, the plot felt similar to the Sookie Stackhouse books in the sense of it being located in a small southern town with the anti-vampire feelings. The book though is much darker and has a lot less fluff to it.

There's an over-arcing plot mystery which has a small revelation at the end and which will probably continue over the next few books. The heroine isn't a throughly likeable one but she has some redeeming features to her. Most l More...

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Dec 08, 2010

Melinda rated it:

Well, this is a hard book to describe. It is a dark book with a few bright spots.

There are similarities to real life in how some people can discriminate just because someone is different and how the snowball effect touch each character. In this case, humans and vampires. Then there is the investigative part since the main character is a federal agent. Added to that is the romantic story to go with it.

So how does all this fit together? Believe it or not wonderfully. It's More...

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Aug 01, 2011

Sara rated it:

Plot: 4.5 Stars
Some of my favorite paranormal novels involve the supernatural creatures being out to the general public. This novel does a great job of explaining how the vampires came out to the humans in between the action. And as much as they frustrate and aggravate me, I also enjoy when novels include religious groups that rally against the supernatural. The investigation that the novel centers around was a wild goose chase of epic proportions. Even with the different points of view us More...

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Nov 27, 2010

Kami rated it:

Kind of derivative with shades of Charlaine Harris and Lynn Viehl, but interesting. Vampires live alongside humans who fear and hate them. Alex is a vampire cop trying to stop a serial killer. Then there is the sexy Varik from her past who comes to town to help her and to reinstate their bond. Alex has psychic powers which cause her to have visions of ghosts. Despite her troubles, Alex is determined to save the day.

I liked the story but there was a lot wrong with this book. It is the More...

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Jul 24, 2010

Suspense Magazine rated it:

Rarely surprised, I was utterly stunned when a glance at the end of the book revealed that “Blood Law” was actually Jeannie Holmes first novel. Not written like a novice, Holmes pens absorbing plotlines and smoldering characters like a pro in “Blood Law”.

Working as an Enforcer for the FBPI (Federal Bureau of Preternatural Investigations) in a tiny Mississippi town, vampire Alexandra Sabien has fought to thrive beyond her family history and her race to develop a tentative relationshi More...

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Oct 29, 2011

Amy rated it:

PB/Paranormal Fantasy: I really wanted to like this. I gave it two stars b/c I did finish it. It is an easy read, but I did skip through a lot of the scene settings and only read the dialog. There were so many problems. I am a big fan of fantasy, but the heroine, Alex, is a unlikeable hothead. She is so poorly written and one dimensional. The setting of paranormal beings being in a human world is feasible for me, but this setting did not work. The romance did not work for me either; why would Va More...

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Sep 16, 2011

Christy rated it:

Actually, I give this book a 4.5/5 stars.

Alex Sabian is a FBPI Enforcer and when vampire bodies start piling up, she comes face to face with a cold-blooded, psychopathic killer whose methods mirror the murder of her father decades before. Now it's a race against time to find the killer who has decided to make this personal against Alex and attack who she holds close and dear to her.

Jeannie Holmes packs this Urban Fantasy thriller with action, suspense, drama, intrigue, mys More...

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Sep 20, 2010

Lauren rated it:

In Blood Law by Jeannie Holmes, we see a small town under attack by a serial killer who’s MO mimics a case from the sixties. The problem is that his victims are all vampires, and the local law isn’t a big fan of them. In steps resident Enforcer Alex Sabian and FBPI to deal with a local Sheriff who hates vamps and the killer who seems to have his sites aimed squarely at Alex. This quickly becomes too much for her or the local law enforcement, so the FBPI send in back up. Alex’s ex-mentor and More...

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Feb 26, 2011

Danielle rated it:

Synopsis:

To stop a vampire killer, she’ll have to slay her own demons first.

A provocative and savvy vampire, Alexandra Sabian moves to the sleepy hamlet of Jefferson, Mississippi—population 6,000, half vampires—to escape the demons lurking in her past. As an enforcer for the Federal Bureau of Preternatural Investigations (FBPI), Alex must maintain the uneasy peace between her kind and humans, including Jefferson’s bigoted sheriff, who’d be happy to see all vampires banished More...

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Jan 09, 2011

Shelley rated it:

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Jul 18, 2010

Jessica rated it:

Finished Blood Law by Jeannie Holmes and it was very interesting. It really keeps you on edge. Told it third person from multiple p.o.v.s it really keeps you on your toes with the different characters.

The romance aspects were little, there is mostly just tension between Alex and Varik as they used to be engaged and now they have to work together again. There's some romantic tension spread throughout the book, little moments that escalate as they continue to happen.

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Jan 07, 2011

Carmel (Rabid Reads) rated it:

I'll be the first one to admit that I bought this book based on the cover alone! I did read the synopsis as well and the mention of vampires further sealed the deal. Fortunately this book's contents mirror its cover in that they're wicked! The direction that the story takes surprised me a little. The plot didn't unravel as I had expected. Good, because I hate predictable books!

The start of this novel is slower paced than I would have liked. The story really started moving once I was pa More...

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Jan 06, 2011

Melliane rated it:

j'ai bien aimé ce livre, alex est officier et enquete sur des meurtres de vampires dont on a coupé la tete comme l'ancien meurtre de son père. Mais les vampires ne sont toujours pas bien acceptés par les humains et certains essaient de les tuer ce qui n'arrange pas les choses. L'ancien amant d'Alex vient pour l'aider à découvrir ce qu'il se passe bien qu'elle ne veuille pas de lui.

Alex est tétue et déterminée à découvrir la vérité sans l'aide de personne d'autre. mais quand sa famille More...

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Sep 24, 2010

CD rated it:

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