Knowing you are the Beloved of a Dark One, destined to save the soul of and be romantically linked with a lusty vampire for eternity, would be great, right? Although not strictly a normal human herself, Fran was first thrust into her role as a Beloved when she was a teenager, and she quailed from what seemed like the iron bands of Fate tying her to one destiny. She asked for "space" from her ancient vampire paramour in order to make her own decisions.

However, with re-incorporealized Viking ghosts foisted upon her to help her defeat Loki, a foiled kidnapping attempt, and fears that her mother has been stolen or bewitched, Fran's "space" time may be running out. She has to go back to GothFaire and face her friends and her sexy vampire, Benedikt. However, this fresh and fun adventure has circles within circles of plot intricacies, and Fran has to unravel them before she can figure out what is going on, where her mother's gone, and what to do about being a Beloved, particularly as her reunion with Benedikt wasn't quite what she had prepared herself for.

A continuation of GOT FANGS and Circus of the Darned (part of CONFESSIONS OF A VAMPIRE'S GIRLFRIEND), IN THE COMPANY OF VAMPIRES provides an excellent read even for those who have not read Katie MacAlister (or her pseudonym Katie Maxwell)'s books. Hysterical and surprisingly realistic, considering it includes witches, deities, vampires and Viking ghosts, IN THE COMPANY OF VAMPIRES delivers a great story and excellent characterization.

Book Summary

When Francesca arrives at GothFaire to save her mother from the trickster god, Loki, things go from bad to worse. Her immortal ex, Benedikt, is there, full of secrets-and with a new girlfriend. Now Fran must battle a power-hungry group who wishes to dominate both the immortal and mortal worlds-and the woman who claimed Ben's heart. It's a good thing Fran's no ordinary mortal...

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