I hate to say it but I did not enjoy this as much as I have other paranormal romances.  I thought the writing to be self conscious and stilted.  The dialogue didn't feel authentic, and by that I don't mean 'what would a vampire really say', I mean it sounded like contrived dialogue. I read these kind of books for pure entertainment value and this failed to deliver. I regret paying full price for this one.  I will not be ordering the other books in this series.