ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE:
Book 2 in the Night Huntress Series
Jeaniene Frost
Avon
ISBN: 9780-06-124509-1
May 2008
Paranormal Romance

Something very peculiar happened to me while reading this book which has not happened to me in a long log time. I sat down to read ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE and was not able to put the darn thing down! I read this book (much to my chagrin) until 3AM. It has been so long since a book has captured my imagination and interest to such a degree that I threw caution to the wind, risking a groggy day because I HAD to find out what happened to our main characters.

Let me start, for those of you who are new to Ms. Frost’s Night Huntress’s series, by saying, do not start here. Turn around, go back and buy the first book and read that before embarking on this story. While I enjoyed reading this one, if I had not read the first one, I would have had no idea what was going on. Cat Crawfield is back, with a host of characters, to rid the world of vampires. She has been recruited by a special FBI task force to help keep this threat in check. Most people have no idea vampires exist so they are a law unto themselves. Cat does not care WHY she gets to kill vampires, but after being brought up to hate them, she is glad to have the excuse to have a license to kill. There is one small blip in this ideal set up…she happens to love a vampire. Having been forced to leave Bones behind in the last story, this book picks up four years later. Cat has not been able to forget about Bones, and apparently he has not been able to forget about her either. This book is about their reunion and ability to make their relationship work.

Bones is a vampire bounty hunter for hire. He also kills vampires, only not for revenge like Cat, but for money. Cat has never left his mind, and even though she has been put into protective custody of the government and given a new identity, it is only a matter time before he will find her again. Unfortunately, there are others out looking for her too…and want her dead. ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE, is a ground laying book for more in the series. Battle units are drawn, relationships are made, and secrets are revealed. There is just a flow to this book and series so far, that speaks to me. With so many vampire series out on the market today, that sort of threw me for a loop, I truly was not expecting it. Maybe it is our vampire hero. Bones is a kickass hero, ruthless and unforgiving. But he turns to putty in the face of Cats love. Many authors try to convey this type of relationship, and Ms. Frost nails it.

This is one series I am keeping my eye on and waiting anxiously for the next installment.

Reviewed by Sarah Silversmith
Rating 4 ½