Genre: Humor/Mystery/Adventure/Paranormal
Description:
“You are cordially invited to the destination wedding of Wendy Darlin
Tomb Raider and Doctor Roger Jolley, world-renowned archaeologist to be held at
the Van Helsing Resort and Spa in Loutish, Vulgaria. In lieu of wedding gifts
please bring whole garlic buds. The ceremony will begin once the forty
bloodless monks are contained in Carfax Abbey.”
Author:
“Barbara Silkstone is the best-selling author of the Wendy Darlin Tomb
Raider series ~ Mystery Comedies featuring Wendy Darlin, Miami real estate
broker and part-time Tomb Raider. Silkstone enjoys doing playful things with
language as she writes criminally funny tales ripped from the
headlines...shaken, not stirred, and served with a twist and a chuckle. She
lives in south Florida where she survives on buttered popcorn and fried
chicken... extra crispy.”
You can find out more about Ms. Silkstone at her website or connect
with her on her blog. Ms. Silkstone has also recently opened another website
that has nothing to do with books. “The Second Act Café is a place for those
lingering on either side of fifty. It’s about getting even by having fun. Life
truly should be one long laugh.” Her books are also available on Audible.com.
Appraisal:
Roger Jolley has finally convinced Wendy to marry him so he whisks her
off for a destination wedding in Vulgaria. Wendy allowed Roger to pick the
location, her only requirement was that it be thug-less. Wendy is also sporting
a seven month baby bump and the hormones that come with that stage of
pregnancy. To say she was a bit cranky at times is an understatement. Hilarity
ensues as both Wendy and Roger try to curb their language so as not to taint
little Roger’s ears while in the womb, in hopes that the habit will stick with
them after the baby is born. With Wendy’s best friend, Kit, by her side for
support and the assistance of Miss Squirl E. McCurley, the hotel
innkeeper/cook, the Van Helsing Resort and Spa looked to be the perfect
romantic location. NOT.
Needless to say the quaint little town of Loutish has more surprises
for the happy couple than they expected. Between the mysterious events that had
just befallen the Carfax Abbey, to old Vulgarian customs that must be adhered
to for their wedding to be legal, and mob mentality Loutish villager’s the
festivities get a little disorderly. Just for fun Ms. Silkstone has thrown in a
politician building his platform for the upcoming election, a mattress salesman
who sees a business opportunity, an ex-husband thought to be dead, and
vampires. All these ingredients are stirred, not shaken, and ultimately brought
together with Roger’s secret motive for choosing Van Helsing Resort and Spa
that makes one hell of a good story that will warm the cockles of your heart.
The plot is fast paced and multi-layered as things spin out of
control, at least until the Vatican Vampire Investigators arrive in the
Vaticopters. Will Roger and Wendy manage to get married by Reverend Bram Soaker
and protect the cutest little non-sparkly vampire, Mina, who has been living on
the wine stored under Carfax Abbey her entire undead life? This is a fun
mystery with a surprise twist at the end. I can’t wait for Wendy’s adventures
to continue.
FYI:
This is the fifth book in the Wendy
Darlin Tomb Raider series. While this could be read as a stand-alone, I
think it would be more thoroughly enjoyed having read the previous books of the
Tomb Raider series.
Added for
Reprise Review: Vulgarian
Vamp was a nominee in the Humor category for B&P 2015 Readers' Choice
Awards. Original review ran July 22, 2014
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant errors.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 40-45,000 words
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