Real Vampires Have Curves

Gerry Bartlett broke the mold when she came up with Glory St. Clair. Glory is a 500 years old plus vampire who has become a total modern girl. She is a "real" woman, meaning a size 12 and not a size 2 like most heroines found in romance whether they be historical, modern or paranormal. This first book in the Glory vampire series is funny, heartwarming and very erotic. It is also very refreshing to read about the potluck of characters that Glory surrounds herself with, including her creator and love of her undead life, Gerry. For ultimate laughs and modern day problems such as dating, sex and trying to get through the ho-hum (including trying to stay alive from evil vampire hunters), this is the book for fans of romance and comedy all rolled into one. Again, the true reason to start reading this series is because of Glory. Everything is told in her first person point of view, ala "Sex in the City." A true laugh a minute that will not disappoint, plus very hot sex! Katiebabs Real Vampires Live Large

I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up this book for a quick read on the train. Since I read it, I've been counting down the days to the author's 2nd book! Vampires haven't been this much fun to read as Ann Rice's original Vampire Chronicles. More Gerry, more!

Some readers shall see this as author Gerry Bartlett's debut novel, but au contraire, "Ganymede" and I are clued up and know this is former historical romance author Lynn McKay. I enjoyed her historical works. However it's with this absolutely wonderful novel about a vampire, full of humour and fashion-savvy, where Bartlett hits her true stride. Glory St. Clair has spent the past few centuries royally P.O.ed at the sexy vamp, Blade. It wasn't the fact he turned her into a vampire, which left her with a mad on. When he made her a vamp she was less than her svelte self, and ever since, she's been stuck with that "well-rounded" figure, the pits for a fashion maven! Eternal life sucks¯pardon the pun. Dating is troublesome, all those curves are pain to one cursed with a fashion sense, and now some whacked out vampire hunter is running around trying to be a pain in the bum¯and other places. Glory, poor lass never learnt the full extent of being one of the undead in Vampdom, but after all these centuries she just might be getting her act together. So what's a lass to do when Blade pops up trying to play hero and save her from the big bad vampire killer? Clearly, the first in a new series, this novel is a breath of fresh air into the funny vamps sub genre. Nina Bangs, Katie Macalister, MaryJanice Davidson and Lynsay Sands make room for the newest member of the Vamp sisterhood because Gerry Bartlett has arrived. I highly recommend this laugh out loud, funny, sexy vampire romp and eagerly await Real Vampire Live Large.

I loved this book! It had humor, suspense, hot romance--everything you could want in a great book. Glory seems so real that you can actually believe that vampires are everywhere. And Blade . . . If vamps are everywhere, I definitely want one of him! I can't wait for the next installment in Glory's life. She's so likeable and personable, that you'll want to get to know her even better. Kudos to Gerry Bartlett for a wonderful read!!