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Broken Heart, Oklahoma is a great place to live. If you’re dead. Sadly for Patsy Donahue, the best (and only) hair stylist around, business is as slow has her non-existent heartbeat and she’s reduced to giving shampoos to a handsome pack of werewolves to keep busy. Life (no pun intended) gets busy as she realizes her talents to communicate with ghosts as well as raise them. Her sixteen year old son, Wilson is giving her grey hair, heaven forbid! And a sexy lycanthrope named Gabriel lights her toes on fire. But he leaves her with the burning question. Who is he and can she trust him when no one else does? This is the third in the Broken Heart, Oklahoma series, and possibly the best yet. Patsy is one of the most down to earth characters we’ve been introduced to so far. She hasn’t had it easy, but she’s done the best she could and you won’t find a more admirable, yet sassy vampire out there. Touching on the seriousness of the subject of how alcoholism affects all members in the family with honesty and sensitivity, Michele Bardsley isn’t afraid to bring such important issues into the light. This gives a realistic foundation to Patsy’s story and makes her character development all the more palpable. The obvious research into Celtic legends is apparent and adds further to the depth of the story. All the Gaelic terms (with a very handy glossary in the back of the book) are beautiful and the characters are all the more vivid because of those fine details. So let me break this down. We have a unique world with a vampire PTA, lycanthrope body guards and a consortium forming their own paranormal community. Cool, right? Michele’s raucous sense of humor is sewn throughout and will have you laughing out loud. I’m giving you fair warning because if you’re anything like me, the snorts will start flying and we know that’s not always pretty. BECAUSE YOUR VAMPIRE SAID SO goes even deeper into the genesis of the vampires and the history is wrought with some cranky blood suckers who challenge even the oldest among them. Each vampire is hugely interesting in their own unique way, each one more dangerous than the last. Patsy has it pretty rough. One of the things she has to adapt to is her power to see ghosts. Not only can she see them, but some of them just won’t leave her alone, including her smoking, gambling Grandma. As Patsy comes into her own and harnesses her abilities, the dead will rise. And you will laugh until you cry! The Broken Heart, Oklahoma series is a must read, and it’s going on my keeper shelf to stay. Reviewed by Terri |
Because Your Vampire Said So
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