title: Zen and the Art of Vampires (Dark Ones, Book 6)
author: Katie Macalister
description: Pia decides to charge her love life on a singles tour of Iceland. She hits the jackpot with gorgeousAlec. The morning after, however, reveals a missing Alec and a dead body. Alecs friend Kristoff helps her stay ahead of the police until she can solve this mystery. He seems to want nothing to do with her, yet they find themselves irresistibly drawn together. MacAlister continues her Dark Ones series (The Last of the Red Hot Vampires, 2007) with a reverse take on her Aisling Grey series. Unfortunately, though the sex is steamy, the romantic tension is weak. MacAlister is at her best here in conveyingPias vulnerable-yet-tough personality. --Nina C. Davis
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  ELIZABETH ENGSTROM
  
  
  BLACK AMBROSIA
  
  
  
  
  
  With a new introduction by
  
  
  GRADY HENDRIX
  
  
  
  
  
  VALANCOURT BOOKS
  
  
  
  
  
  Black Ambrosia by Elizabeth Engstrom Originally published by Tor in 1988
  
  
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  ## INTRODUCTION
  
  
  This is a book about a vampire.
  
  
  Angelina, the main character, is assaulted by two 