Reviewed for Suspense Magazine :)


These four stories truly portrayed the juxtaposition between vampires and Christmas, as well as romantically meshing the two together. The season was a perfect setting for a vampire tale, yet each Vamp felt like too much of an outcast, not worthy of such a holiday. Each author did a great job adhering to the old mythology, with the creatures of the night being wonderfully dark and seductive, adding touches of their own creativity.
In the first story, Enchanted by Blood, I loved this take on a vampire who couldn’t date a human, having to erase her memory of him even though he still desperately loved her. The heroine being a decorator at Christmas lent a beautiful background to this creature of the night in the story too. This one had the best plot of the four, and was my second favorite.
The second story, Monsters Don’t do Christmas, besides having the perfect title, and a perfect storyline with a scrooge-type vampire and a Christmas carol signing mortal who was also a famous star, was heartwarming on many levels.
When Herald Angels Sing, gave the most interesting and different mythology of vampires, meshing them with angels, both good and fallen. There is nothing like the threat of Satan to a vampire to hark the herald angels sing. This one had the most unique premise of the four.
Last, All I Want for Christmas, I think was my favorite overall, setting, storyline, everything, though it would be hard to pick. It was just that perfect holiday tale of doing things for others during the season, no matter how far life has brought you down.
I think what I liked about all of these stories was, not only did they mix my love of all things paranormal and romantic with one of my favorite holidays, but they also brought to light so much of what people love about Christmas time: from the decorations to the reminders that tug on your heart-strings. Good will toward men...or vampire.